St. Paul's soccer team remained unbeaten on the season over the weekend as the Wolves blanked Acadiana 2-0 to capture the 31st annual St. Paul's Holiday Invitational Soccer Tournament. St. Paul's, 14-0-1, the No. 1 ranked team in Division I according to the Louisiana High School Soccer Coaches Association, went up 1-0 on senior Cameron Robinson's penalty kick, which gave the Wolves a 1-0 halftime advantage. Senior Christian Caragliano capped off the scoring with a goal about 10 minutes into the second half assisted by Austin Groeneveld. Junior goal keeper Parker Rice earned the shut out, netting five saves. The Wolves' defense turned in a solid effort keeping the Acadiana Rams off the board. St. Paul's head coach Sean Moser said it was the first time the host Wolves had won the tournament in the past seven years. Moser said his Wolves achieved one of their season goals by capturing the championship and it was a tremendous team effort. "We had really good overall team play and we were able to spread out the scoring." St. Paul's opened tournament play Friday taking a 3-1 victory over Archbishop Rummel led by Robinson, who tallied a goal and netted an assist. Davis Neitzschman and Eric Giun finished with one goal each and Brett Feringa was credited with an assist. St. Paul's followed that settling for a scoreless tie with Catholic High. Rice earned four saves in the scoreless encounter. St. Paul's blanked Beau Chene 5-0 with Robinson posting two goals. Tyler Murphy, Groeneveld and Neitzschman tallied one goal each for the Wolves. The Wolves defeated district rival Mandeville Skippers 3-1 on goals by Robinson, Neitzschman and Grant Hebert. Groeneveld added two assists while Rice netted four saves for the victorious Wolves.
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