![Passionate about her performance on stage at the Downey High School Little Theatre, Sofia Hammond-Mota, 11, showcases her talent by playing as an elderly woman in the schools play, “Clue”, on November 18, 2021. “Usually as I’m waiting behind stage for my first entrance, I try to remember who exactly it is that Im playing. [Since] I’m playing a neurotic older lady, I try to get into that mindset,” Hammond-Mota states. “I think about my first couple lines and how I say them and that sets the tone for the rest of the show.”](https://www.thedowneylegend.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/image5-1-900x600.jpg)
One of the most popular rivalry games in Southern California, Downey versus Warren football, took place on October 29, 2021 at Downey High’s...
![After winning against Warren High School with a final score of 15-4 on October 26, 2021 at the Downey High School swimming pool, Senior Varsity water polo athletes Jose Jaime, Wyatt Calderon, and Jonathan Vigil all reflect on the match and their team’s performance. “I feel amazing,” Calderon shared. “It was a great accomplishment.”
Both Vigil and Jaime expressed their excitement after winning against their rivals. “[We] got pumped up because it’s our school’s rival, so we had to win it,” Vigil stated. “[I] felt excited, you know, it was a big game over Warren,” Jaime agreed.
With an overall record of 17-7, the Boys Varsity Water Polo team will host their last game of the regular season at home against California High School on Thursday, October 28, 2021.](https://www.thedowneylegend.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/image3-7-900x600.jpg)
![At the Downey vs. Warren Girls tennis Varsity game on October 15, 2021 on the Downey High School tennis courts, Malinalxochitl Vo, 12, shared her feelings on her team and on the match.
“Its like a family, we’re so happy and close together, and we love playing tennis together all the time everyday,” Vo stated. “I feel really confident [in my matches].”](https://www.thedowneylegend.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/tennis_Molly-1-900x600.jpg)
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