River Valley High's Jose Mendoza, center, pumps his fist next to Melad Rahim (9) and Christopher Zamora: Top Stories Photo : Appeal-Democrat

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River Valley High's Jose Mendoza, center, pumps his fist next to Melad Rahim (9) and Christopher Zamora (11) while celebrating his team's 2-0 victory over Central Valley of Ceres in the Sac-Joaquin Section Division III championship game at Lincoln High in Stockton on Saturday.

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STOCKTON — Three seasons ago when he took over River Valley High's soccer program, coach Abel Franco told his players they would hoist a section banner by the time they were seniors. When he made this bold statement, players like Castulo Carvajal, Melad Rahim and Triston Montoya wer. Read Valley of the Kings...