Hannan Soccer on Northshore Sports

Archbishop Hannan's Hannah Duplechain & Megan Reilly

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NCS boys soccer rolls past Archbishop Hannan; Lady Wolverines trim Lady Hawks

 

Northlake Christian School's boys soccer team, ranked No. 1 in the state, rolled past
Archbishop Hannan 9-0 yesterday in district play on the strength of Mason Cook's hat trick and
two goals by Nash Odenwald. Josh Landry, Miguel Black, Mason Morise and BJ Blestel netted one
goal each for the victorious Wolverines, who moved to 14-1-3 on the season and remained
unbeaten at 3-0 in district competition. In Saturday action, NCS slipped past Country Day 3-1 on the road. Mason Cook recorded two goals and Matt Pearl added one. Devan Pathoumthong was named the Wolverines top defender and Josh  Landry was the winning keeper. In NCS girls'
action yesterday, the Lady Wolverines blanked Archbishop Hannan 1-0 on a goal by Maddie Gill
assisted by Bethany Acosta. Lexi White posted her second consecutive shut out for the Lady
Wolverines and Faith Saucier was named the top defender as they evened their record at 5-5-1
and stand at 2-1 in district. Archbishop Hannan dropped its second straight match and is 10-2-2
In Saturday action, NCS blanked Country Day 1-0 on Gill's lone goal. Gabby Soong was named the
NCS top defender and White posted the shutout.  

 

Archbishop Hannan Hawks split games with St. Martin Episcopal in basketball

Archbishop Hannan's girls basketball team rolled past St. Martin Episcopal 53-14 Friday as the
Lady Hawks won their fourth consecutive game moving to 9-9 on the year. Hannan raced out to a
convincing 36-3 halftime advantage and placed 11 players in the scoring column led by Megan
Reilly and Rachael LePere with 11 points each. Hannan starts district play tomorrow night,
hosting Mt. Hermon. In Hannan boys' action, the Hawks came up short falling to St. Martin's
Episcopal 46-40. Noah Griffin topped the Hawks with 14 points followed by Nick Daniel and Ross
Murray with seven points each.   

Archbishop Hannan Lady Hawks edge SSA on Megan Baker free throw

 

The Archbishop Hannan Lady Hawks trimmed the St. Scholastica Academy Doves 36-35 last night in
non-district play with Megan Baker hitting a free throw with the contest tied at 35-all. Baker sank her game-winning free throw with 20 seconds left. Hannan, 7-9, was led by Rachael LePere with 13 points. Archbishop Hannan's  Megan Reilly came up big registering a double-double with 11 points and 12 rebounds to help spark the Lady Hawks' victory. Lizzie Legarde topped SSA with 19 points as the Doves slipped to 8-9. Archbishop Hannan returns to action tomorrow hosting the First Baptist Christian School Lady Eagles at 5 o'clock. SSA is at home this afternoon hosting Belle Chasse also with a 5 o'clock tip off. 

Archbishop Hannan and Covington High football appearing on Northshore Sports from WOW Cafe in Covington

 

Listeners can join me tonight on Northshore Sports airing from 6:30 to 8 o'clock from WOW Cafe at the Clarion Inn & Suites on Highway 190 in Covington. Tonight we'll be featuring a couple of our St. Tammany Parish football teams, which excelled during the recently concluded high school season. The Archbishop Hannan Hawks, who finished 11-3, making their way to the Division III state championship game in the Superdome will be on hand along with head coach Pat Lambert. The Hawks will be our first guests followed by the Covington High Fighting Lions, state semifinalists under first-year head coach Greg Salter. The Lions finished 9-5 falling to Parkway 28-27 in the semifinals. 

Archbishop Hannan drops LHSAA Division III championship game to Cavalry Baptist

The No. 4 seed Archbishop Hannan had its miraculous season come to a close yesterday afternoon as the Hawks ran into a highly synchronized machine falling to the Cavalry Baptist Cavaliers 62-7 in the LHSAA/State Farm Prep Classic Division III championship game played in the Mercedes-Benz Superdome. Hannan fourth-year head coach Pat Lambert said you have to give Calvary Baptist and their coaching staff all the credit. They are a tremendous ball club and deserved the victory. When asked what his 14 Hannan Hawks' seniors meant, he responded, "They will be sorely missed, but never forgotten as they have helped establish a winning program with lots of tradition," Lambert added. The Hawks finish the year with an impressive 11-3 record as they moved up in classification this season. Calvary Baptist, the Division III state champions under the newly designed LHSAA playoff format, coached by John Bachman, Sr. in his third season, finished the year at 9-4 and literally had everything go their way from the opening whistle. The Cavaliers dominated play in all three phases of the game, offense, defense and special teams. Junior tailback Orlando Bradford motored and maneuvered his way through the Hawks' defense gaining 227 yards on 16 carries  to four touchdowns as the Hawks' defense had no answer for trying to stop him. Sophomore
quarterback Shea Patterson, who finished the season with 34 touchdown passes, engineered the Cavalry Baptist offense, hitting on 13-of-19 passes for 285 yards with three TD tosses. The Cavaliers earning their first ever school championship in football rolled to 578 yards of total offense, while they held Archbishop Hannan to just 221 yards well below the Hawks'  productive season average. Hannan finally managed to get on the board with senior signal caller Korey Zeigler, a starter since the eighth grade, made his way into the end zone on a five-yard scamper with 2:23 remaining in the game. Zeigler, who was pressured throughout the contest, finished 12-of-25 for 113 yards with an interception and was sacked four times. Senior running back Michael Froeba, a 1,000-yard rusher with 15 TDs, capped off his amazing Hawks,' career rushing for 95 yards on 20 carries. Senior Jason Brooks caught six passes, but was limited to 38 yards. Brooks, the Hawks' top receiver, caught 65 passes this season. Senior Zack Castelluccio, the Hawks' leading tackler, returned eight kickoffs for 152 yards with a long return of 40 yards. Defensively, the Hawks were led by senior Bruce DiMartino, who recorded six solo tackles with five assists including a sack for 11 yards. DiMartino made three stops for losses. Senior Jack Witte, a two-way performer, added four primary tackles and three assists with one play going for a loss. Congratulations to coach Pat Lambert, his coaching staff and the Hawks' players on turning in a superb playoff run and memorable season.   

Archbishop Hannan battles Cavalry Baptist for the Division III state title

Archbishop Hannan senior quarterback Korey Zeigler (10) heads up field in the first round of this year's playoffs. Zeigler has passed for 1,780 yards with 20 touchdowns and 10 interceptions. Zeigler is also the Hhawks' second leading ground gainer with 749 yards and 12 rushing scores. Photos courtesy of Jill Hogan.

Hawks' Bruce DiMartino (8) blocks a De La Salle kick earlier in the season. DiMartino has recorded 77 tackles with an interception this season.

Hannan two-way performer Jack Witte (51) and Austin Burgess (64)  in action against Northlake Christian School. Witte is the Hawks' starting center and plays linebacker. Witte has registered 74 tackles.

Hannan senior receiver Jason Brooks (2) runs away from a defender. Brooks tops the Hawks with 59 receptions for 530 yards.

Hawks' senior running back Michael Froeba picks up a nice gain against the NCS Wolverines. Froeba is a thousand-yard rusher with 1,197 yards averaging 6.2 yards per carry with a team-high 15 rushing touchdowns.

The Archbishop Hannan Hawks continue their preparations as they have their sights set on competing in tomorrow afternoon's LHSAA/State Farm Prep Classic Division III state championship game doing battle with the No. 2 seed Calvary Baptist Cavaliers. The Lake 94.7 will broadcast tomorrow's Division III championship tilt so join Matt Penix and I for the pregame show beginning at 12:15 tomorrow originating from the Mercedes-Benz Superdome followed by the 12:30 kickoff. The 11-2 Hawks have put together a masterful season under fourth-year head coach Pat Lambert. The high-soaring Hawks have been impressive winning their three playoff games putting up 115 points during their  three playoff game run. Archbishop Hannan's most impressive victory was a 12-7 semifinal victory over No. 1 seed and previously unbeaten Episcopal Knights. Talented senior quarterback Korey Zeigler, who has started since the eighth grade, is poised and ready to lead his Hawks into the Division III championship game. Zeigler, who tore his ACL last season, has made his way back and turned in a consistent, productive season, throwing for 1,780 yards, completing 154-of-236 passes with an effective completion percentage of 65.3. Zeigler has 20 touchdowns with 10 interceptions. Zeigler shined in the Hawks' 42-14 quarterfinal victory over the Pope John Paul II Jaguars. Zeigler, a true dual threat, is also the team's second leading rusher with 749 yards and 12 TDs. Senior running back Michael Froeba handles the bulk of the Hawks' rushing attack, rushing the ball 193 times for 1,197 yards with a team-high 15 scores. Froeba was sensational in the semifinal victory gaining 144 yards on 27 carries to help the Hawks advance. Senior Jason Brooks is the Hawks' top receiver with 59 catches for 530 yards. Brooks has two receiving touchdowns. Brooks is the third leading rusher with 381 yards and four scores. Junior Daniel Hollander and senior Kyle Sewald have put together excellent seasons making plays in the Hawks' passing game. Hollander has 48 receptions including a team-high eight touchdowns, averaging 15.7 yards per reception. Hollander caught a key 44-yard scoring strike from Zeigler, which helped propel the Hawks past Episcopal in the semifinals. Sewald, who has come on during the latter part of the season has 18 catches including four TD catches. Sewald caught three touchdowns from Zeigler in the quarterfinal victory over PJP II. The Hawks' defense has done its job under fourth-year defensive coordinator Bobby Scelfo. Scelfo has a knack for putting his Hawks in good situations as they execute his game plan. The Hawks have only allowed 41 points in three playoff games. Known as the "Heart and Soul" of the defense, senior Zack Castelluccio, who enters the championship game, leading the Hawks with 89 tackles. Castelluccio is second on the team with five interceptions putting him one behind team leader Gavin Brooks.  Senior Mitchell Morel is the second leading tackler with 77 stops and a team-high four sacks. Fellow senior Bruce DiMartino another consistent, sound member of the Hawks' defense also has 77 tackles. Two-way senior performer Jack Witte provides the Hawks with excellent leadership at the center position and has recorded 74 tackles. Junior Griffin Hakenjos, the author of two big secondary hits on Episcopal receivers in the semifinals has logged 62 tackles along with junior Mason Caillouet.

Archbishop Hannan gearing up for Division III state title clash with Calvary Baptist

The 11-2 Archbishop Hannan Hawks, the No. 4 seed, continue their preparations for this week's LHSAA Division III championship game encounter with the No. 2 seed Cavalry Baptist Cavaliers. The Hawks under fourth-year head coach Pat Lambert have made a superb showing to this point posting three impressive playoff victories earning the right to compete for the Division III state crown under the newly designed LHSAA playoff format. Hannan treated its home fans to a regional round victory with the Hawks rolling past No. 13 Westminster 61-20 and followed up with a 42-14 quarterfinal win over district rival Pope John Paul II playing on the road.Archbishop Hannan's biggest win came against No. 1 seed and previously unbeaten Episcopal Knights 12-7 at home in the Division III semifinal game. Coach Lambert said his Hawks continue to remain focused on the task at hand. "This one is extra special because its the last one for our special group of 14 seniors. Its kind of like a dream. This is what they have been working for during the last four years and they have just one more game to go," Lambert said. Lambert added that a number of his players watched the Saints' Sunday night victory over the Carolina Panthers and talked about how special it is going to be playing in the Superdome in the championship game.     

Archbishop Hannan vying for LHSAA Division III state title

The Archbishop Hannan Hawks, 11-2, are making their first ever appearance in a football state
championship game doing battle with No. 2 seed Calvary Baptist this Thursday for the Division
III state title in the Superdome. The game kicks off at 12:30 and the Lake will be on hand providing championship game coverage. The Hawks, the No. 4 seed, earned the right to advance by edging previously unbeaten No. 1 seed Episcopal 12-7 in the semifinal game. Calvary Baptist secured its spot in the championship game advancing with a 34-33 victory over Catholic of New Iberia.

Archbishop Hannan and Covington High still alive in state football title quests

On the high school football playoff scene, the Archbishop Hannan Hawks and the Covington High 
Fighting Lions continue their preparations in their quest for possible state titles. Archbishop Hannan, 11-2, the No. 4 seed in the newly designed LHSAA Division III, is vying for the state title taking on the No. 2 seed Calvary Baptist Cavaliers. The Division III LHSAA/State Farm Prep Classic championship game is scheduled for Dec. 12 in the Mercedes-Benz Superdome with a 12:30 kickoff. Hannan fourth-year head coach Pat Lambert and members of the Hawks' squad will be appearing on tomorrow night's Northshore Sports program airing from 6:30 to 8 p.m, originating from WOW Cafe in the Clarion Inn & Suites in Covington. We'll also be featuring the St. Paul's Cross Country state champion Wolves along with their head coach Terryl Chatham during tomorrow night's program.
The Covington High Fighting Lions, the No. 14 seed, continue to impress and remain alive in their hunt for a state title under successful first-year head coach Greg Salter. The 9-4 Lions are at home this Friday at Jack Salter Stadium hosting the No. 2 seed Parkway Panthers from Bossier City. Kick off is set for 7 o'clock. Covington advanced earning a 20-14 quarterfinal victory over No. 11 seed Central of Baton Rouge. Parkway advanced holding off No. 10 seed Zachary, 49-34.   

Archbishop Hannan Hawks and Covington High Fighting Lions advance in football playoffs

Archbishop Hannan senior running back Michael Froeba (21) picks up yardage for the Hawks. Hannan, 10-2, the No. 4 seed in Division III, is hosting No. 1 Episcopal  Friday night in the state semifinals.

 

On the local St. Tammany Parish high school football scene, we only have two teams remaining in competition for a possible LHSAA state championship.
In Friday night's Lake 94.7 broadcast game of the week, the No. 4 seed Archbishop Hannan Hawks, cruised past the No. 12 seed Pope John Paul II Jaguars, 42-14 on the road in the Division III quarterfinals  behind Korey Zeigler's four touchdown passes and 277 yards threw the air. Zeigler connected with Kyle Sewald on three of those, covering 27, 9 and 18 yards. Zeigler also clicked with Daniel Hollander on a 35-yard TD strike and found him on a successful two-point conversion. Michael Froeba handled the Hawks' running game delivering 102 yards on 25 carries with an 18-yard tally. Froeba has rushed for 1,053 yards  and 15 touchdowns.
The Hawks, 10-2, advance to the semifinals and will host No. 1 Episcopal Friday night. Episcopal
advanced earning a 28-21 victory over the St. Thomas Aquinas Falcons.
Northlake Christian School, the No. 3 seed in Division III, had its miraculous season, 11-1 come to a close as the Wolverines were upended 60-26, falling to the No. 6 seed Catholic of New Iberia in a disappointing loss at home Friday night.
The other St. Tammany Parish team to advance is the Class 5A Covington High Fighting Lions, the No. 12 seed, who took care of business, downing No. 3 seed East Ascension 28-21 to advance to the quarterfinals behind C. J. Sims' 244 yards rushing on 29 carries with three TDs.
Covingon, 8-4, is on the road this Friday, traveling to No. 11 Central of Baton Rouge, which blanked No. 6 West Monroe 14-0 to advance. Best of luck to the Archbishop Hannan Hawks and the Covington High Fighting Lions n their quest for football supremacy.
   

Archbishop Hannan and Pope John Paul II appearing on Northshore Sports

 

Northshore Sports hits the airwaves tonight from our title sponsor location the WOW Cafe located
in the Clarion Inn & Suites on Highway 190 tonight from 6:30 to 8. Tonight's primary topic will be LHSAA playoff football with guests the Archbishop Hannan Hawks and the Pope John Paul II Jaguars. The two teams, District 7-2A rivals, are squaring off in the second round of the Division III state football playoffs. Archbishop Hannan, the No. 4 seed, travels to No. 12 seed PJP II tomorrow night for a 7 o'clock encounter at Lester Latino Field in Slidell. The Hannan-PJP II game is the Lake 94.7 featured game of the week tomorrow so join Matt Penix and I for the play-by-play call. The pregame show airs 6:45.
Archbishop Hannan, 9-2, advanced cruising past No. 13 Westminster Christian, 61-20, while PJP II, the No. 12 seed, earned a quality 22-6 road victory over No. 5 seed Holy Savior Menard. 

Four St. Tammany Parish football teams advance in state playoffs

Four St. Tammany Parish football teams got the job done Friday night picking up victories in the Louisiana High School Athletic Association football playoffs under the new playoff system.
In our Lake 94.7 broadcast game of the week first-year head coach Greg Salter helped lead his Fighting Lions to their first playoff victory since 2001. Covington, the No. 14 seed, played ferocious defense downing the visiting No. 19 Airline Vikings 48-13 at Jack Salter Stadium.
The Lions' defense generated seven turnovers including five interceptions and two fumble recoveries. George Brister returned a pick-six 100 yards, whole Jeremy Haar made his way into the end zone with a 62-yard return and Andrew Breeland also scored on a 38-yard interception.
The Lions advance to the regional round and travel to No. 3 East Ascension, a 42-21 winner over McKinley.
Three teams representing District 7-2A advanced in Division III, which consists of 12 teams under the new playoff format.
Unbeaten Northlake Christian School, 11-0, the No. 3 seed cruised past No. 14 Redemptorist
49-14 at home behind Josh O'Rear's three passing TDs and two rushing scores. O'Rear passed for
177 yards, while Taylor Mussachia rushed for 133 yards with a five-yard TD run, giving him 21 tallies for the season.
Archbishop Hannan, the No. 4 seed, blew past No. 13 Westminster Christian 61-20 sparked by Korey
Zeigler and Michael Froeba. Froeba scored three TDs and rushed for 167 yards, while Zeigler hit
Daniel Hollander for a 21-yard score and rushed for two touchdowns, covering 15 and 51 yards.
Hannan, travels to district foe, Pope John Paul II this week for a regional round tilt. The Jaguars, the No. 12 seed, surprised No. 5 Holy Savior Menard 22-6 to advance. The Jags rushed for 5-1 yards in the game sparked by Chance Caire, who finished with 286 yards rushing and a TD. Joe Feraci contributed 186 yards and two scores for victorious PJP II.
Good luck to our remaining four St. Tammany Parish football teams in their quest for  possible state titles.     

Archbishop Hannan cruises past Mt. Hermon

In Thursday night High School football, the Archbishop Hannan Hawks rolled to a 44-14
District 7-2A road victory over the undermanned Mt. Hermon Yellow Jackets behind senior Michael
Froeba's four rushing touchdowns. Froeba gained 42 yards rushing, making the most of his short yardage scoring opportunities. Garrett Groce tallied on a 49-yard kickoff return, while Ryan Hensarling scored from a yard
out for the Hawks. Placekicker Peyton Hudson kicked a 24-yard field goal for the Hawks and
added four extra points. 
The Hawks' didn't play senior quarterback Korey Zeigler resting him for the playoffs, so Bruce
DiMartino started and Jonathan Ryan also saw action as the Hawks pulled their starters giving
the younger players some valuable varsity game time experience. Place kicker Peyton Hudson kicked a 24-yard field goal and made four extra points for the Hawks.
Hannan wide receivers' coach Sean Zeigler said Mt. Hermon didn't quite despite only having 14
players on the roster. He praised them for giving a good effort right down to the end, despite falling behind 35-0 at the half.     
The Hawks move to 8-2 on the regular season and finish 5-2 in district play good for third place
behind District leader Northlake Christian School and St. Thomas Aquinas, which close out their
regular seasons tonight.

Mandeville and Archbishop Hannan win volleyball playoff matches

 

In the Division I state volleyball playoffs,
Mandeville's Lady Skippers, the No. 15 seed, earned a hard fought, sweep over district rival
No. 18 Ponchatoula yesterday at home. MHS won 25-23, 25-23, 25-15 in a competitive match.
Mandeville, 20-18, advances and travels to No. 2 Mt. Carmel, the defending Division I state champs, who posted a 41-3 regular season record and drew a first round bye.
Monday's regional round contest gets underway at 5 o'clock. Mandeville's Caroline Hasse spearheaded the the Lady Skippers' attack with 16 kills, five digs and two blocks followed by Sam Gomez, who posted 10 kills. Marissa LeCompte, the daughter of Mandeville High head football coach Guy LeCompte, delivered five kills with three blocks, while Sarah Rinaudo netted 27 assists. Ali LeBlanc pulled up 15 digs, while Amber Sheffield added eight digs and three assists.
The Fontainebleau Lady Bulldogs, who captured another unbeaten district title this season,
enters the playoffs as a No. 9 seed and hosts No. 24 Chalmette this afternoon at 5 o'clock.
In Division II, district champion Lakeshore Lady Titans, the No. 2 seed, and No. 5 seeded St. Scholastica
Academy, drew first round byes, while No. 24 Salmen plays No. 9 Cabrini, this afternoon on
the road at 5:30.
In Division IV playoff action, the  No. 10 seed Archbishop Hannan Lady Hawks, cruised past No.
23 Cohen, 25-3, 25-9, 25-3. Hannah Naquin topped the Lady Hawks with 15 kills and Haley
Cabeceiras added 14 assists. Danielle Ledet served eight aces. The Lady Hawks advance to the
regional round and travel to No. 7 John Curtis, which had a first round bye.
No. 9 seed Northlake Christian School opens their anticipated playoff run this afternoon hosting No. 24
Sophie B. Wright at 5 o'clock.
District champion, No. 5 seed Pope John Paul II, drew a first round bye and hosts No. 12
Episcopal, Saturday at noon.
In Division V, the No. 12 seed, First Baptist Christian School Lady Eagles, host Crescent City
this afternoon at 5.

Archbishop Hannan and NCS only remaining St. Tammany Parish unbeatens

St. Tammany Parish features two remaining unbeaten teams in the Archbishop Hannan Hawks
and the Northlake Christian School Wolverines, who are both 5-0 heading into tonight's action.
Both the Hawks, who moved up to Class 2A this season and the Wolverines, compete in the same
district this year, District 7-2A. The pair faces off Oct. 25th at Wolverines Stadium.
Archbishop Hannan is at home tonight, hosting the St. Thomas Aquinas Falcons. The Hawks edged
district foe Pope John Paul II, 22-20 last week on the road.
Hawks' senior quarterback Korey Zeigler has paced the Hawks with excellent supporting
efforts from fellow seniors Jason Brooks and Michael Froeba. Junior receiver Daniel Hollander
has been a standout performer for the Hawks.
NCS rolled past Mt. Hermon, 42-6, last week with Taylor Mussachia rushing for 130 yards and three
TDs. Josh O'Rear rushed for 60 yards and scored twice.
NCS rushed for 327 yards last week, while the Wolverines' defense limited Mt. Hermon to just 12 yards on the ground.
The Wolverines are at home tonight. hosting St. Helena Central.