A couple of St. Tammany Parish boys' soccer teams continued to make their mark in the LHSAA state playoffs winning in yesterday's quarterfinals to advance to the semifinals, which need to be played by this Saturday.
In Division I, the No. 2 seed St. Paul's Wolves were victorious stopping No. 7 Captain Shreve 4-1 last night at Hunter Stadium on a second-half hat trick by Cameron Robinson, the Wolves' leading scorer. St. Paul's Davis Neitzschman netted a goal in the ninth minute to give the Wolves the early advantage. Grant Hebert and Byron Morgan were credited with excellent ball movement setting up Neitzschman. St. Paul's coach Sean Moser named Christian Caragliano, the Wolves' MVP. The Captain Shreve Gators tallied the equalizer in the 30th minute. The Wolves' 24-1-1 will battle the No. 6 Jesuit Blue Jays Saturday at Hunter Stadium with the game time still to be determined. Jesuit, the defending Division I champions, after they secured a thrilling 2-1 victory over St. Paul's in last year's championship tilt. St. Paul's and Jesuit have established themselves as the two premier boys Division I soccer clubs in the state representing the Northshore and the Southshore as they have met for the coveted state championship for the last three years. The Blue Jays have bragging rights winning two of the three state championship matches. Saturday's rivalry semifinal match has the makings of being a special encounter for both clubs as they try to advance to the championship match scheduled for Friday February 28th at Tad Gormley Stadium.
In Division III quarterfinal action, the No. 2 seed Northlake Christian School Wolverines kept their championship hopes alive earning a hard-fought 1-0 victory over No. 7 Holy Savior Menard on a goal by Mason Morise. NCS, 20-3-2, advances to the semis, and will host No. 6 Newman at Wolverine Stadium. NCS coach Nick Chetta named his back line as the defensive players of the match with Josh "Catfish" Landry posting the Wolverines' third consecutive playoff shutout, registering three saves on free kicks. Coach Chetta said, his team still has "unfinished business" reference getting back to the state championship game.
In Division II quarterfinal action from yesterday, the No. 4 seed Lakeshore Titans came up short falling to No. 5 St. Thomas More 2-0. Lakeshore trailed 1-0 at the half. Lakeshore coach Andrew Knock named Ethan Leger his top defender, while keeper Jordan Hall netted three saves. The Titans, who finish the season 14-5-3, will be appearing tomorrow night with their head coach on Northshore Sports broadcasting live from WOW Cafe in Covington. Join me for tomorrow night's show, which airs from 7-8 p.m.
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