Local highschool soccer playoff action

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. 

Soccery Playoffs

The opening round of the Louisiana High School Athletic Association boys and girls 

state soccer playoffs concluded on Saturday and a number of St. Tammany Parish 

clubs continued their winning ways in their march for potential coveted 

championships in Divisions I, II and III. in girls' Division I action from 

Friday, the No. 1 seed St. Scholastica Academy rolled past No. 32  seed West 

Jefferson 13-0 with Taylor Lambert, Kate Gutterman and Courtney Robicheaux 

netting two goals each to help spark the Doves' bi-district round playoff 

explosion. SSA, 19-2, named  Kristen Stuckey its top defender and the Doves 

advance to the regional round hosting No. 16 Archbishop Chapelle, a 3-1 winner 

over No. 17 Denham Srpings. The SSA-Chapelle match takes place tonight at 6 o'clock 

at the Art Lyons Athletic Complex. No. 4 seed Fontaienbleau Lady Bulldogs 

blanked No. 29 Chalmette 12-0 Friday at the Dawg Pound after building a 6-0 

halftime advantage. Four players, Savannah Camarda, Abby Pence, Danielle 

Sabathe and Chelsea Stiebing each netted two goals to help spearhead the 

Lady Bulldogs' attack. Gabi Cerise, Maddie Cerise, Diana Goff and Allie White 

tallied one goal each. Fontainebleau 22-2 hosts No. 13 West Monroe Wednesday 

at 5 o'clock. No. 11 Northshore's Lady Panthers blanked No. 22 New Iberia 2-0 

on two goals by Samantha Jordan. Jordan netted an unassisted goal in the 20th 

minute and tacked on her second goal 20 minutes into the second half assisted 

by Kristen Delhome. Northshore named Sha-Sha Lee its top defender and keeper 

Jade Gallaher played lights out according to coach Jeff Dunlop. Northshore, 

13-7-1 advances and travels to No. 6 St. Joseph's Academy, a 4-0 winner over 

No. 27 Central Lafourche.
In Division II, the No. 15 Pearl River Lady Rebels raced past No. 18 East 

Jefferson 11-1 and now travels to No. 2 St. Thomas More, who had a first-round 

bye. 
In Division III, No. 7 seven seed Archbishop Hannan blanked No. 26 North Caddo 

7-0 on two second half goals by Shannon Reilly and single goals by Stefa 

Harvey, Lizzie Frank, Hannah Duplechain, Megan Reilly and Theresa Goldkamp. 

Hannan named Olivia Sanchez its top defender and Jensen Volz was the winning 

keeper.
Archbishop Hannan, 15-4-2, hosts No. 10 Metairie Park Country Day  thias 

afternoon at 5 o'clock. 
In today's girls' Division II playoff action, No. 5 seed Lakeshore, following 

a first-round bye, hosts No. 12 seed West Ouachita this afternoon at 5 o'clock. 
In Division III, No. 1 seed Pope John Paul II, 18-1-1, is on the road 

today, taking on No. 17 Holy Savior Menard.    

NS Soccer Playoffs for the Boys

Ten St. Tammany Parish boys soccer teams received good news yesterday as the Louisiana High School Athletic Association released the playoff brackets for Divisions I, II and III.
In Division I there were five St. Tammany Parish clubs listed including No. 2 seed St. Paul's Wolves. St. Paul's opens the bi-district round tomorrow, hosting No. 31 seed Central of Baton Rouge with a 5:30 start at Hunter Stadium.

Mandeville's Skippers enter as the No. 9 seed and will host No. 24 Airline tomorrow at 4:30. The Northshore Panthers are a No. 10 seed and host No. 23 Hahnville this Saturday at 5 p.m. Fontainebleau's Bulldogs are seeded No. 18 and will travel to No. 15 Caddo Magnet for a 4:30 match tomorrow. The Covington Lions drew a No. 29 seed and are on the road against No. 4 Acadiana.

In Division II, the Lakeshore Titans, drew a No. 4 seed and a first-round bye. The Titans will advance and play the winner of No. 13 Lutcher and No. 20 Westgate. Pearl River is No. 18 seed and travels to No. 15 Leesville tomorrow for a 5 o'clock match. The Salmen Spartans come in at No. 22 and travel to No. 11 Loyola Prep.

In Division III, the No. 2 seeded Northlake Christian School Wolverines, host No. 31 seed St. Frederick tomorrow at 4 o'clock. Pope John Paul II is the No. 17 seed and travels to No. 16 Parkview Baptist.

Switching to the girls bracket, which was announced on Tuesday, there are nine St. Tammany Parish clubs entering the soccer playoffs and three of them are in action today. In Division I play this afternoon, the No. 8 seeded Mandeville Lady Skippers host No. 25 Hahnville at 6 o'clock. In Division II action, the No. 1 seed Pope John Paul II Lady Jaguars host the No. 32 Academy of Sacred Heart this afternoon at 5. No. 12 seed Northlake Christian School is also in action today hosting No. 21 Ascension Episcopal at 6 p.m.

Highschool Soccer

In local high school soccer action, Northshore's Dario Cutura broke through 

for two goals following a hard-fought scoreless tie at the half, leading the 

Panthers to a 2-0 victory over the Slidell Tigers. Northshore goal keeper 

Larry Newby was the winning keeper with five saves, while Matt Smith was 

named the Panthers' top defender. Northshore, 16-4-2 and 10-3 in District 

6-I play close out their regular season today at the Covington High Fighting 

Lions. In last night's girls match, Northshore Lady Panthers won their match 2-1. 

The Lady Jags on Northshore Sports

Mike P tried his hand at a selfie with his guests the Lady Jags on Northshore Sports last week. Thanks to Alexis Molero for the help and thanks to the ladies from PJP II for visiting with us on the Lake 94.7. The Lady Jags win two on the road over this weekend, with Jessica Mahoney netting five goals. The girls are not 13-1-1. We wish you continued success with your year.