This summer Lodi High School football is excited to be a part of the new season. As many seniors have left, new and returning players still stay to show what Lodi is capable of. To start the season, we will have many new faces coming to the LHS football team. LHS football team is working towards being seen in the play-offs.
Lodi High School takes a 3 year consecutive victory over Garfield on August 29th, 2024, with Shane Bell taking the winning ball home in overtime. Lodi had made a comeback from the first half, with 14-0, Garfield in the lead. Our O-line Bahri Xhaferi and Brandon Anderson were able to make holes for our Quarterback Evan Kuhl to make a running touchdown.
Varsity Senior Shoutout; Evan Kuhl (CAPTAIN), Shane Bell (CAPTAIN), Brian Rodriguez, Randy Ortiz, Bhari Xhaferi, Darwin Guerrero, Daniel Qasemi, Yandel Hernandez, Luis Cay, Zakaria Sisaber, Michael Dessus, Angel Camilo, and Ayden Lacugna.
Varsity Members; John Wyman, Ayden Salazar, Chris Taveras, Julian Cruz, Brandon Anderson, Rafael Richardson, Daniel Jovino, Anthony Buttacavole, and Stephen Xhaferi.
The Lodi High school JV team is currently 2-1. The team made a huge score difference on September 23rd, 2024 against Elmwood Park’s JV team at 26-0! Julian Cruz scored a total of 3 touchdowns making speed through their defensive line.
The JV team consists of underclassmen Julian Xheraji, Daniel Jovino, Aidan Guevara, Anis Sisaber, Ty Asbury, Evan Ebinim, Oscar Rodriguez, Alberto Brugal, Rayon Wahdan, Jordanny Rodriguez, Kris Estrella, Isaac Hernandez, Isaac Menjivar, Swanjeet Singh, Anthony Buttacavole, Rafael Richardson, Harris Shahbaz, Julian Cruz, Stephen Xhaferi, Najir Wright, and Jonas Tejada.
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