Instead, his father told him: "don't give up your dream. You want to go to College and play football. "
Now 18 and the mother of a 1 year old, high school not only still playing football but is starring a team of Del Mar that resources from another player like her. Zuleyni Huizache is a senior high score with a child, and she and Del Mar Plancarte led to an 18-0-2 and a playoff berth that begin next week.
At once in a lifetime that is often difficult at the best of circumstances, young people are dedicated to accomplish something longtime observers say it is very rare: the practice of sports school while learning to be a parent.
Just stay in school is a challenge for many. According to a study conducted by the national campaign to prevent Teen and unplanned pregnancy, 30% of girls school that left the cited pregnancy or motherhood as a reason. The same study found that among women who had a son before 18, only 38 percent earned a high school diploma for 22 years.
"My wife told me that cannot be as stiff-necked with them," said Ken Padia, coach of the football team of girls Del Mar. "Have to bend a little, because they are dealing with things that are different from typical high school kid" .... What does the typical
school kid to worry about: ' what will I wear? What I'm going to have for lunch? Can I get a date for the dance? ' Their situation is obviously different. "Huizache is the team's leading scorer, with 30 goals in 20 games. Plancarte is next with 22. Both hope college football will take the opportunity to provide a better life for their children.
"I got to thinking about a high standard of living," said Huizache, whose son, Santiago, was born in May 2008. "I want my son to do much better than I did. Wanna be the one to prove to you that he can do it. "
As for Plancarte, she wasn't sure she could manage this-until his family gathered around her and promised to help.
"sulma," his father said: "everything is possible in this life. You just continue with school, continue with the football. We'll worry about it. "
Growing fastAs in a matter of conscience, nor Huizache nor Plancarte felt that giving up her son was an option."I never would have thought not to keep it," said Huizache, who was pregnant with her first year. "I don't take responsibility wouldn't be right."
And the girls say that the responsibilities of fatherhood that forced them to grow quickly.
"Firstly I thought it would be easy-I could just take care of it and go to sleep," said Plancarte, whose son, Alex, turned 1 this month. "but I can't go out with my friends or going to the movies, because I have to be with him. I have to get up in the middle of the night. I gotta give baths. I never thought it would be this hard. "
With no father in the picture, two young mothers depend on their families for child care and financial support, especially when they need to do homework or prepare for games.
Everything that makes their prowess on the football field more remarkable.
Rachel Schauer, one of the masters of Del Mar, says Huizache and Plancarte are doing is "inspiring". "It's hard enough already to concentrate at school and bring your ' A ' game every game," she said. "They go home, raise a baby, do your homework, then get up early morning and do it again".
Family supportDel sea is part of the Campbell Union High School District, which does not maintain statistics on how many of your students are mothers. Del Mar does not offer special programs for adolescent mothers due to lack of funding."There's a lot of left the County programs that do this," said Terry Peluso, Executive Director of student services.
Schools in the District of Campbell offer classes that help students with parenting skills, career and life. But Peluso said family support is one of the most important factors in helping teenage mothers graduate.
Thanks in large part to their families, both girls are on track to graduate-Plancarte Huizache this year and a year later because she took time during pregnancy. Football played a role, too, in each one helping to elevate its qualities. Both now carry an average c solid.
"The entire soccer team has study sessions once a week," said Huizache, "and they really helped me with what you needed help with".
Father of Plancarte, Guillermo, admits that he had concerns about the juggling act, his daughter and her family was about to perform.
But he said that we're working on. Without doubt, it is better that dreaded Sulma at the beginning.
"She became very depressed-she doesn't think she was already going to play again," Guillermo said through a translator. "Just told him to have the child and we move forward.
Forty days after birth, Guillermo said, he took his daughter to the Park and football was in his life.
And now he can't wait to start coaching baby Alex.
Guillermo "I'm just waiting for another year," he said. "He'll be good."
Mercury News photographer Maria j. Avila Lopez and writer Elliott Almond contributed to this report.
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