El Camino Real and Birmingham dominated the West Valley League boys soccer competition. Both schools usually end up competing for the city title.
Now, under second-year coach Julio Chacon, Cleveland is looking to disrupt the ECR-Birmingham football dynasty.
The Cavaliers enter Wednesday’s league opener against El Camino Real with an 11-2 record. Anderson Carranza has 10 goals.
Chacon, a Cleveland graduate, is trying to get his team to have the confidence to compete with defending champion City El Camino Real and longtime powerhouse Birmingham.
“I’m trying to build a new culture,” he said.
This is the first season in years that City’s title chase appears wide open. Sylmar has a win over Birmingham and South East is 14-1-2, including a tie against Birmingham.
El Camino Real has a big week coming up as they play Cleveland on Friday and then Birmingham. On Saturday, ECR passed its first test with a 5-0 win over Sylmar.
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