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I had the privilege of being in the stands in Corpus Christi last Saturday when the Lopez Lobos seized the Texas “futbol” championship from favored Brenham in the first eight minutes of the game; when our Lobos surprised the opposition with two great goals and cracked their confidence. The rest of the game was superb tactics and great defense that prevented the bigger Brenham team from becoming a serious threat until late in the game when a shot on goal was helped by the wind and found the net.
To me the bigger story is the way these young folks represented Brownsville before, during and after the game. Even though the frustration on the part of the Brenham resulting from not being able to mount any kind of meaningful attack, precipitated some unsportsmanlike conduct such as kicking our goalie, discrete punches in the clinches on the field, and racial epithets in the stands and on the field; our young folks just kept their cool and played an outstanding game.

In the stands, which on the Lopez side were packed, the folks very loudly supported them with a “Si se puede” which really says it all. Yes – you can.
It certainly wasn’t substantial resources provided by BISD that made this possible as much more goes to support the other “football”. It was the parents that instilled the drive for something better than they had and the teachers and coaches that guided them to the education that prepares them for life and teaches them that they can achieve any goal, providing they are willing to do what is necessary.
Coaches Espitia and Escandon deserve enormous credit for keeping the “Si se puede” alive in the hearts of their students and demonstrating to us all – Yes, we can.
I therefore nominate Coaches Espitia and Escandon to the “Society of Living Heros”.