BY JAMES YODICE/JOURNAL STAFF WRITER
Santa Fe, Albuquerque Academy and Sandia Prep are seeking to defend their 2021 state championships with the 2022 boys soccer season having begun in earnest last week.
CLASS 4A: Three of the final four last season were from Albuquerque, including the Chargers, Highland and Hope Christian.
“Gutted” is how Academy coach Laney Kolek described this year’s roster, following spring graduation. Senior defender Jude Logan and senior midfielder Ethan Saiz represent the old guard on this roster.
“The is the first time I have ever been in a situation where we had so many underclassmen,” Kolek said. Academy has beaten Lovington the last two seasons in the 4A championship game. The Chargers this year are young but “highly tenacious,” she added.
