Two years ago, Harvest-Westminster’s Heitor Bannwart arrived in the United States ready to show that his game transcended the culture or the language.

Now a senior forward, the native of Sao Paulo, Brazil had a limited command of English at first, but he still maintained a burning desire to break new ground in soccer.

“You have to be willing to get outside of your comfort zone,” Bannwart said. “I didn’t speak the language at all and everything was a new challenge.

“My head is stronger than the ball, and the one thing I never worry about is getting concussions.”

Bannwart continued to use his head Wednesday afternoon, scoring on a header in the 55th minute to spark a 2-1 victory over Byron in a Class 1A Indian Creek Sectional semifinal at Waterman.

Not content with just scoring goals,

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