Beachside midfielder Jon Paul Fernandez has one goal so far this season. (courtesy photo)
As Jon Paul Fernandez's senior year wound down, he wanted to push for more in the college recruiting process.
He'd long developed at Beachside, and a fair deal of Division 3 interest came. Conversations with Ivy League programs fizzled out, too, for the midfielder from Stamford, Conn.
Fernandez, 18, wanted to play Division 1.