Aram Leyva (middle), destroying the competition on the pitch. (Pat Kelley photo)
One of the few moments when Leyva isn’t moving. (John Fisken photo)
The records may seem unbreakable, but not so fast.
As he graduated this spring, soccer sensation Abraham Leyva left Coupeville High School with season (20) and career (45) goal-scoring records.
What he achieved in three years on the pitch was far beyond what any other Wolf booter had accomplished.
But wait, because there’s a new gunslinger in town and he wants all the records.
Younger brother Aram Leyva, who will be a freshman at CHS in the fall, has been tearing up fields at every level he’s played, and he plans to make a run for family honor.
“I want to beat my brother’s score in soccer, in less time,” he said with a smile.
Leyva, who will also be playing basketball for the Wolves, is a hard-charging, super-friendly young man who doesn’t know, or at least acknowledge, the meaning of “down time.”
“I love being active,” he said. “I usually hate when I do nothing. I get bored.”
While he’s participated in a number of sports — Leyva was a strong runner for the CMS track squad this spring — the “beautiful game” has always drawn the most interest from him.
“With soccer I grew up learning at a young age and I just loved it,” he said. “I have plenty of endurance, which keeps me going in a game.”
He credits his father for working with him on soccer (“My dad has had a giant impact on me by supporting and telling me how to improve”), and one of his CMS hoops coaches for helping him improve on the hard-court.
“Coach Ryan King, cause this year was my first and he made it a great year for me.”
