Senior Theo Vasicek sprints down the sideline after the ball.
Surveying the field, senior Nicholas Downing throws the ball in.
Senior Jake Perkins attempts the slide tackle on his opponent.
Sprinting back on defense, senior Jack Corvi tries to stop his opponent's attack.
Redwood players watch the ball, hopeful that it will go into the net.
Pushing the offense, senior Evan White runs with the ball.
Junior Sam Gersch fends off his opponent while protecting the ball.
Redwood defenders swarm the Tam attack.
Making his move, senior Thomas Griffin attempts to get past the defense.
Redwood players signal to the referee, saying they believe it should be their throw in.
Attacking his defender, junior Sam Gersch makes his move.
Senior Jack Middleton does a corner kick towards the box.
Senior Thomas Griffin prepares to kick the crosser to his teammates.
Walling off two attackers, senior Ensio Sardans protects the ball.
Sophomore Chase Martin boots the free kick downfield.
Protecting the goal, senior Jackson Walker clears the ball.
Putting his hands up in disbelief, senior Ensio Sardans disagrees with the referee's call.
Locked in on the ball, senior Ensio Sardans attempts the pass to his teammates.
Senior Thomas Griffin attempts the through pass to his teammate junior Ben Sherry.
Senior Jack Corvi attempts the powerful pass forward.
Rising above his opponent, senior Jack Corvi wins the header.
Senior Jackson Walker goes to his knees in order to block the shot.
Running with teammates, senior Thomas Griffin pushes the offense.
On Dec. 6, the boys’ varsity soccer team took on Tamalpais High School (Tam) in a non-league game. Redwood took an early 1-0 lead as senior Thomas Griffin booted one past the goalkeeper, straight into the back of the net. From there, Redwood’s offense kept up the pressure, rarely allowing Tam to control the ball past the center line. When Tam made a push, Redwood’s defense was continuously there to stop them, maintaining a 1-0 lead when entering the second half. Early in the half, Redwood solidified their lead with a goal from junior Ben Sherry, making it 2-0. However, Tam quickly struck back, capitalizing on a breakaway to make the score 2-1 with 20 minutes left. The Giants succeeded in controlling the ball for the rest of the game, but were unable to score any more points. Strong Redwood defense neutralized any offense push from Tam and the Giants were able to win the game 2-1. The Giants will have a rematch with Tam at home on Jan. 25 for their official league game.
Robert Lapic is a senior at Redwood High School and a senior staff writer for the Bark. In his free time, he loves to play baseball and go hiking around Marin.
