Last year, Esteban Salais scored both goals as Cuyamaca College defeated Butte 2-0 to win the California Community College Athletic Association’s men’s soccer championship.

This season, Salais led the Coyotes deep into the state two-year college playoffs with 14 goals in 20 games.

But there was a long pause when Salais was asked to discuss his scoring prowess for one of California’s ranking soccer programs. Then he spoke.

“It’s not just me,” he said. “If you name one of us, you have to name all of us. That’s who we are.”

“This team has exceeded my expectations in so many ways on and off the field,” said coach Brian Hiatt-Aleu. “We’ve surprised everyone over the last couple seasons. Winning the state title last year was an amazing accomplishment. But that was a veteran team. Most the pl

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