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Post by daniel on Mar 1, 2010 4:44:53 GMT -6
As an outsider looking in, I'm having a hard time uderstanding why "fans" are questioning Vandy's coach. Are you people serious? My son attends another school in the area & I would do flips to have Matt Kelso as the coach there. Grow up people & appreciate what yall have.
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Post by Bish on Mar 1, 2010 7:29:51 GMT -6
Sounds like Vandy has some angry parents/players on this field looking to point this forum looking to put blame on the coach. lawlz
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Post by trf on Mar 1, 2010 7:43:12 GMT -6
St Louis is VERY effective off the corner and the long throw in. ;D
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Post by q on Mar 1, 2010 8:20:52 GMT -6
Saints hold off Terriers rally for boys title Matt LeBlanc Houma Courier Staff Writer
HOUMA — Before Saturday’s Division II state championship match, No. 2 Vandebilt Catholic had seven state titles to its name, while No. 1 St. Louis Catholic had six.
As Vandebilt coach Matt Kelso described it earlier in the week, it was a “battle of the giants.”
Now, consider the giants even.
The Saints scored goals in the 31st and 73rd minutes then held off a furious Vandebilt rally to take a 2-1 win and claim their seventh state championship in school history.
Both teams last won a championship in 2007, with this being St. Louis’ first in Division II after moving up from Division III.
The Saints scored off a throw in and a corner kick to take the 2-0 lead.
Vandebilt’s T.J. Freeman cut it to 2-1 with a 78th minute penalty kick, but the Terriers couldn’t tie it in the final minutes.
“Credit to St. Louis. They came out here, and they executed on set plays,” Kelso said.
“We had our opportunities. We hit the crossbar, we hit the post. It just wasn’t going in for us, and they executed one more than we did.”
Vandebilt (21-5-2 overall) tried to rally at the end, similar to its 2-1 semifinal win against Teurlings Catholic last week, but couldn’t get the tying goal.
“We never felt secured until that final whistle blew,” St. Louis coach Jason Oertling said.
“Vandebilt battled the entire time. They just have such an incredible tradition. I saw them come back with two minutes left against Teurlings, so if there’s any time on the clock, they were going to battle the entire way.”
For most the game, both teams were evenly matched, with scoring opportunities going both ways.
The first serious chance came in the 16th minute when St. Louis’ Patrick Bice followed a teammate’s shot, but sent the ball wide of the near post.
Vandebilt answered with a flurry of chances.
First, J.J. Waitz’s header off a corner kick hit off the post and went out of bounds for a goal kick.
Next, Lawrence Ward’s throw in set up Freeman for a header near the penalty spot, but St. Louis (25-5-3) goalie Trevor Duplechain knocked it down for a defender to clear it from danger.
Finally, in the 27th minute, Freeman took a pass near the top of the penalty box and sent a hard shot off the crossbar.
“Could we have been better with our shot selection?” Kelso asked after the game.
“Probably not. But credit (St. Louis). They’re a fantastic team. We’re a fantastic team. On the night, we just fell short.”
Four minutes after Freeman’s shot hit the crossbar, the Saints broke the scoreless tie.
James Allen sent a long throw in to the front of the goal.
Vandebilt goalie Mike Ortego came out to make a play on it, but dropped the ball. St. Louis’ John Miller was near the ball, and scored on the open net, making it 1-0 at the 31st minute.
For most of the second half, the teams battled in the midfield, but late in the match, St. Louis took advantage of its sixth corner kick of the night.
Most of the match, St. Louis sent its corner kicks low and to the near post, but this time, Zack Drouilhet sent it in the air and to the far post where Adam France headed it in for a 2-0 lead at the 73rd minute.
“We felt like, let’s send (corner kicks) near post, let’s send them low and see if we can get the goalie to kind of overplay that front post,” Oertling said.
“Then we hit them with that backside. I’d like to say that it works like that every time, but it doesn’t. It was just something the kids executed perfectly.”
Vandebilt answered with some chances off of free kicks, but didn’t get its first goal until Freeman’s penalty kick in the 78th minute.
The Terriers had a couple more chances, one on a pass in front the goal that rolled by Waitz and another on a cross that Duplechain saved.
Kelso said despite the loss, his team should be proud of its season.
“I’m extremely proud of my boys,” he said.
“They did not give up. It was easy for them to fold in with six minutes to go when (St. Louis) scored the second one, but we kept fighting. We fell short, but I’m still so proud of my boys.”
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Post by Bish on Mar 1, 2010 9:55:10 GMT -6
^^^ What a great article. It sounds like the journalist actually knows a thing or two about soccer.
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Post by noway on Mar 1, 2010 21:21:20 GMT -6
Saints hold off Terriers rally for boys title Matt LeBlanc Houma Courier Staff WriterHe even got the names right. Don't see that often in a soccer article.
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Post by stickit on Mar 2, 2010 19:16:56 GMT -6
first lets get the record straight, No one said that the parents didn't appreciate Kelso as a coach nor does any one have sour grapes. From the parents point of view, they understand why the seniors played but you take a senior out to replace with a freshman when there are others who have contributed just as much, and have been with the team and put their time in longer. there is no one on that team that out shines any one else, SOCCER IS A TEAM GAME! they all make mistakes and they all have good days. I think Vandy is blessed and extremely fortunate to have Kelso as their head coach. He made the decisions and everyone stands behind him.
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