INDUCTED SOCCER TEAMS
2013 Boys Soccer Team | Inducted 2018
DISTRICT & STATE CHAMPIONS
Team members were Rafael Corral, Alex Centeno, Sayeg Moreno, Angel Farina, Emiliano Jacinto, Juan Nunez, Martin Garcia, Favian Herrera, Bryant Bustamante, Joel Asuncion, Nico Zarazua, Angel Jacinto, Alex Gomez, Abel Alvarado, Michael Jaime, Jose Marquez, Faustino Arroyo, Lucian Anguino, William Guardado, Charlie Trautman, Pasqual Delgado, Eduardo Corona, Noor Hamadi, Jose Avila, Luis Rodriguez, Nelson Martinez. Joe Maass was the head coach.
Team members were Rafael Corral, Alex Centeno, Sayeg Moreno, Angel Farina, Emiliano Jacinto, Juan Nunez, Martin Garcia, Favian Herrera, Bryant Bustamante, Joel Asuncion, Nico Zarazua, Angel Jacinto, Alex Gomez, Abel Alvarado, Michael Jaime, Jose Marquez, Faustino Arroyo, Lucian Anguino, William Guardado, Charlie Trautman, Pasqual Delgado, Eduardo Corona, Noor Hamadi, Jose Avila, Luis Rodriguez, Nelson Martinez. Joe Maass was the head coach.
In 2013 the Omaha South Varsity Boys Soccer Team ended the South High 23 year all sport State Championship drought by defeating rival Creighton Prep 1-0 at Morrison Stadium in front of a record crowd of 8,200 people. This attendance record still holds for all levels of soccer in the State of Nebraska to this day. Jose Marquez scored the winning goal following a pass from Bryan Bustamante with a little under 5 minutes left in the game to seal the victory. Statistically, there has never been another team in Nebraska better than South 2013. The Packers never trailed a game and scored a Class A state record of 133 goals. Maybe more impressive than that, was the defensive strength of this bunch. They still hold the State record of 20 shutouts and another record of only 3 goals allowed during an entire season.
The 2013 team is regarded as the best high school team ever assembled in the state of Nebraska as well as the most dominant sport team to ever represent South High. This team finished the record setting season with 23 wins and 0 losses, beating nationally rated Creighton Prep 3 times during the campaign. Not only did the team win the Nebraska State Championship, but finished the year ranked #1 in the Nation by Top Drawer Soccer. This is the only soccer team out of Nebraska to ever be named the National Champion.
Post season player honors:
Following the 2013 incredible run, the team was invited to the Governor’s Mansion for lunch where Governor Heineman declared May 28th “Omaha South Packers Soccer Day”. Along with that, Mayor Suttle attended a South High Pep Rally to present the team with the key to the city as well as to proclaim May 14th as “South High Packers Men’s Soccer State Championship Day”. At the same pep rally the Mexican Consulate showed up and presented the team with a certificated of recognition. One year later, the team was featured in an article written in Sports Illustrated. Looking back in history South soccer has had many great teams over the last decade or better, but none will have impacted the school, the South Omaha community or the surrounding soccer communities the way this one did. 2013 South Boys Soccer will always be the team that officially established Omaha South as being one of the great soccer powers in Nebraska.
The 2013 team is regarded as the best high school team ever assembled in the state of Nebraska as well as the most dominant sport team to ever represent South High. This team finished the record setting season with 23 wins and 0 losses, beating nationally rated Creighton Prep 3 times during the campaign. Not only did the team win the Nebraska State Championship, but finished the year ranked #1 in the Nation by Top Drawer Soccer. This is the only soccer team out of Nebraska to ever be named the National Champion.
Post season player honors:
- Abel Alavardo: 2013 OWH/LJS 1st Team Class A & 1st Team All Metro, 2012 OWH 2nd Team Class A & 2nd Team All Metro.
- Emiliano Jacinto: 2013 OWH 2nd Team All State, 2nd Team Class A & 1st Team All Metro
- Jose Marquez: 2013 LJS 2nd Team All State & 1st Team Class A, OWH 2nd Team All Metro
- Sayeg Moreno: 2013 OWH/LJS 2nd Team All State, 1st Team Class A & 1st Team All Metro
- Luis Rodiguez: 2013 OWH 2nd Team All State, 2nd Team Class A & 2nd Team All Metro
- Favian Herrera: 2013 OWH 2nd Team All Metro
- Charlie Trautman: 2013 OWH/LJS 2nd Team All State, LJS 1st Team Class A, OWH 2nd TEAM Class A, OWH 2nd Team All Metro
- Angel Jacinto: 2013 OWH 2nd Team All Metro
- Michael Jaime: 2014 Nebraska Gatorade Player of the Year, OWH/LJS State Captain 2013/2014, OWH 1st Team All State 2012, 13 & 14, OWH/LJS 1st Team Class A 2012,13 & 14, 1st Team All Metro 2012, 13 &14, 2nd Team All Metro in 2011
Following the 2013 incredible run, the team was invited to the Governor’s Mansion for lunch where Governor Heineman declared May 28th “Omaha South Packers Soccer Day”. Along with that, Mayor Suttle attended a South High Pep Rally to present the team with the key to the city as well as to proclaim May 14th as “South High Packers Men’s Soccer State Championship Day”. At the same pep rally the Mexican Consulate showed up and presented the team with a certificated of recognition. One year later, the team was featured in an article written in Sports Illustrated. Looking back in history South soccer has had many great teams over the last decade or better, but none will have impacted the school, the South Omaha community or the surrounding soccer communities the way this one did. 2013 South Boys Soccer will always be the team that officially established Omaha South as being one of the great soccer powers in Nebraska.