2018 Coronado Boys Soccer Capsule

League: Class 4A Desert

Head coach: Dustin Barton, 11th season

2017 record: 26-2-3 (8-1-1 Southeast/first)

Returning lettermen (starters): Twelve (seven)

Top athletes: F Alfredo Diaz (Sr.), MF Lincoln Aquino (Jr.), D Alex White (Sr.)

Outlook: The defending Class 4A state champions bring back seven starters, but for the first time in four years will experience life without John Lynam.

Lynam scored the third-most goals in a season in state history (55) last year and finished his career with 109 goals, also third-best in state history.

Picking up some of the scoring load will be a challenge for the Cougars who still hope to contend.

“After losing several key players to graduation, we look to rebuild and make a deep run in the playoffs,” Barton said.