On Friday, Nov. 7, the football team lost its last home game against Santa Clara, leaving them at 1-8 overall for the season, not including their game against Lynbrook on Saturday, Nov. 15.

Though, according to some team member s, the team may not have lived to its full potential, coach Matt McGinn said that the team showed improvement throughout the course of the season both on the offensive and defensive line. “We have been able to execute plays offensively and the running backs have been promising,” McGinn said. “Defensively, we were pretty consistent with linebackers and the defensive line. They were undersized, but they used their techniques very well against bigger and more athletic teams and kept us in a lot of games. Some of our younger players were able to make significant contributions to the team.”

One of the team’s highlights of this season was its Homecoming game victory against Cupertino, 21-10 on Oct. 24, in which junior third string quarterback Yash Patel made his star appearance. In the third quarter of that game, Patel managed a 92-yard dash to score a touchdown for the Titans, putting them in the lead. “Patel stepped in during the second half of the Cupertino game and has done a great job since then,” McGinn said. “It was good to see us come from behind to take the lead and finish strong.”

According to senior cornerback Matt Bordbari, one of the team’s problems this season was a lack of commitment. “I believe we were skilled and had potential, but there were some consistency and player issues, because not every player went to practice everyday and gave it his all,” Bordbari said. “I love my teammates, but with more initiative, we could have finished stronger.”

However, sophomore running back and linebacker Josh Jackson said that what the team may have lacked in records, they made up for with spirit. “I was happy about our attitude towards playing football,” Jackson said. “Even though we were down, we never gave up.”

As for next season, Bordbari said the team hopes to attract larger crowds to the games and raise school spirit to boost the team’s morale. “We have very talented players, so please bring your friends and come,” he said. “You will not be disappointed.”