By Ed Piper
Senior Nathan Plaskonos, a veteran of the Vikings boys beach volleyball program and a participant in Tom Atwell's swim program, as well, has been warming up in his performance as a La Jolla rugby player in the first two games this season.
Plaskonos joined the program last year, but this month, in the Vikings' season opener Jan. 13 at home against Mission Vista, he scored on a try (touching the ball down in the end zone, like a touchdown) for five points just before halftime to give the home team a 12-7 lead. Marc Oriol kicked the conversion for 14-7.
La Jolla went on to win resoundingly, 35-7.
Then, in their rescheduled game Sat., Jan. 21 at Torrey Pines High, Nathan, who speaks modestly and who seems to accompany that reserve with a disciplined style of play on the field, scored one of the Vikings' tries in the second half as the visitors won going away against the Torrey Pines "B" squad, 26-12.
"Part of scoring is luck," "Plas" said Monday, when asked about his scoring consistency in the first two games. "I happened to be there" for the opportunity to score, he explained quite accurately, though again modestly.
From his number-six slot on the left of the third row, near the front of the formation, he fills a spot for the good of the team as members work in tandem. But he is also doing it well, his first time in the "First 15" this season.
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