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Post by soccerman100 on Feb 27, 2012 7:56:05 GMT -6
It's obvious the better team won.. Congrats Jays
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Post by pack96 on Feb 27, 2012 8:24:11 GMT -6
Congrats to Jesuit, yes. It's got to be a good feeling to get the title back. There were moments of greatness and mistakes by both sides. Both teams are talented. To say thebetter team won, is typical but not entirely accurate. It was only in the last few minutes that the jays won it. They were not a dominant force. Once the wolves' powerhouse of a center back wasn't able to come back due to injury, their defense definitely weakened. The jays saw it and took advantage...as they should. Could have gone either way.
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Post by parishpride on Feb 27, 2012 12:02:45 GMT -6
Yes it is a good feeling to get the title back especially when most of the Louisiana soccer world is against you and for what WINNING . Every program fights and wants to WIN but only one can in the end. Last year it was STP's time and all the self proclaimed Jesuit HATERS danced in the streets and yelled the great Jesuit is DEAD!! Posting on this board that the talent level at Jesuit had dropped and they where done for championships runs in the near future .Ten of the eleven starters from last years team where seniors and are fine gentlemen as well as great soccer players.They where part of teams that had won titles and a winning steak that will go untouched. What makes this years Jesuit team special is that we had one retuning starter and team captain Phillip Hicks. From that point Hubie has talent but must find his team chemistry and continue to WIN at the same time. This group just continued to work hard, stuck together and found ways to WIN. Just because everyone thinks you will win does not mean you are going to win. It takes Heart ,Talent , Drive ,Motivation, Team Chemistry and a will to finish strong. When you are part of a Jesuit team every opponent wants to beat you. I feel what makes this Jesuit Championship special is like the old Smith Barney commercial said . And yes you must be old to remember this .
They EAAARRRRRRNED IT !!
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Post by wrc12 on Feb 27, 2012 12:19:08 GMT -6
chill out
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Post by loJic on Feb 27, 2012 12:32:30 GMT -6
Yes it is a good feeling to get the title back especially when most of the Louisiana soccer world is against you and for what WINNING . Every program fights and wants to WIN but only one can in the end. Last year it was STP's time and all the self proclaimed Jesuit HATERS danced in the streets and yelled the great Jesuit is DEAD!! Posting on this board that the talent level at Jesuit had dropped and they where done for championships runs in the near future .Ten of the eleven starters from last years team where seniors and are fine gentlemen as well as great soccer players.They where part of teams that had won titles and a winning steak that will go untouched. What makes this years Jesuit team special is that we had one retuning starter and team captain Phillip Hicks. From that point Hubie has talent but must find his team chemistry and continue to WIN at the same time. This group just continued to work hard, stuck together and found ways to WIN. Just because everyone thinks you will win does not mean you are going to win. It takes Heart ,Talent , Drive ,Motivation, Team Chemistry and a will to finish strong. When you are part of a Jesuit team every opponent wants to beat you. I feel what makes this Jesuit Championship special is like the old Smith Barney commercial said . And yes you must be old to remember this . They EAAARRRRRRNED IT !! I don't know if you're a parent, player, former player, fan, student at Jesuit or whatever it may be but you need to slow it down a bit. Jesuit ISN'T the same team from last year. Yes, they dropped off in talent. But nobody was stating that they weren't going to compete for the title. It's Jesuit. When you can field 4 competitive varsity teams every year i'm sure you are going to find a way to be in the mix. Yes they earned it and they deserve to raise that trophy but you're acting as if Jesuit is some school who people think have no chance of ever winning anything. Let me just remind you to be extremely grateful that Jesuit is blessed with the plethora of talent year in and year out. Humble yourself with that fact. Cause a down year for Jesuit equals to 98% of the other school's best years. Congrats to the Jays on another great year. I expect to see them back in the mix next year.
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Post by chelsea007 on Feb 27, 2012 14:02:37 GMT -6
FWIW, I thought the whole state was down talentwise in D-I, not just Jesuit. They were both very good teams this year but I feel both Jesuit and St. Paul were stronger last season. It is just my opinion though so take it for what it is worth. Again, congrats to the Jays.
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Post by nolasoccerfan on Feb 27, 2012 14:26:21 GMT -6
After Saturdays game, that last minute goal shocked everyone. I felt SPS had abetted possession game while Jesuit tried to play long balls with their fast feet moving up top which seemed to make some chances. SPS was supposively missing one of their star center backs. When a defensive line plays together all year and is missing a starter for the lay game, the chemistry changes and it's hard to adjust. The jays found that hole and that's where all 3 goals seemed to happen (not much sps could do to help that fact). I felt the JHS keeper (Tulley) was a bit weaker than the sps keeper (Barnett). Tulley kept dropping balls in the air and slapping them to the top of the 6 and his teammates would scold him. Barnett did a great job-with missing a center back and getting hurt late in the game. Not scolding, but some calls we're controversial including when an sps player kept getting taken down in the box.
Both teams had a great game.
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Post by nolasoccerfan on Feb 27, 2012 14:27:52 GMT -6
*a better possession *last game
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Post by goalieguy on Feb 27, 2012 16:18:47 GMT -6
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Post by smoser on Mar 6, 2012 21:17:03 GMT -6
To all the supporters of Engoff7 and Vladimir Ashkenazy, St Pauls practice of cutting has not been a "tradition" but only instituted and enforced by me , Sean Moser. Last year it seemed to be an amazing transformation (30-2) and a year later (28-2-2) I am a donkey for not keeping 37 on my roster... As soon as you have a clue about soccer feel free to call me at home - 985-792 -0527..... Just hoping my 18 varsity players next year can get me back into the the championship game, which would be my 10th in the last 14 years as a head coach in Louisiana. I apologize for my diatribe last year about not being asked to coach an All-Star game...I have definitely not done enough of the behind the scenes work for high school s occer in Louisiana.
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Post by engo7 on Mar 7, 2012 8:57:30 GMT -6
Our group had a bet on whether there would be a response to the criticism. As one of the St. Paul supporters of this group, I am sorry to say I lost the bet. There will always be those who do not agree with the way a program is run, that is the nature of sports. While I suppose some would say it is nice when a coach will answer his detractors, I for one am in favor of letting boards such as this one be just what they are, a venue for fans of the sport to get information and to express opinions, often knowing full well there will be many who do not agree with those opinions. This is even truer when we consider that these are high school programs and high school kids. I like many others I am sure, are made uncomfortable when it becomes something other than that and appreciate when those that have the actual power to affect the lives of young people keep their decisions/reasons/strategies private. Be that as it may, St. Pauls has been a program, like Jesuit, that has enjoyed a great deal of success over the years with a number of appearances in the state championship game including three prior state championships, four with last year’s win. They have a long history of strong coaching and successful teams at every level. Any coach coming into such a program is fortunate in that he inherits one of the strongest most tradition filled programs in the state. When you add to that the incredibly strong group of club players who had for years played together on a three time state championship club team, it is easy to see why this year’s group of seniors was long viewed as the group who could win it all for that program. While they could not pull it out this year, they should be proud of their accomplishments and I have no doubt St. Pauls will find a way to get back to a state championship game again in the future.
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Post by thejester on Mar 7, 2012 8:59:41 GMT -6
I jsut want to say that I think the entire state has dropped off tremendously in the last ten years. I also think the sport is not as big. I can remember going to the Jesuit-Brother Martin championship when Danny Heine played won for Brother Martin. The stands were completely packed and there were many more people standing. The Jesuit team that went 31-0 in 2007 would beat any team in the state this year 8 to 0.
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Post by Scott Crawford on Mar 7, 2012 9:25:17 GMT -6
That same argument of soccer being better years earlier was made ten years ago on these forums. It pops up every year. I think the younger we are, the easier and more likely it is we idolize what we see. Our favorite songs, movies, and TV shows are often from our childhood for that reason. While there are some seasons when teams shine, like the 2007 Jesuit team, I think the quality of soccer, both overall and in the elite teams, has seen a general improvement over the years. I also think there were more spectators at the last two Division I State Championships than the Jesuit-Brother Martin state championships a decade ago.
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Post by thejester on Mar 7, 2012 22:42:53 GMT -6
Timaeus, I definitely respect your opinion.You have probably been around the game a lot longer than I have, but I strongly disagree that the quality of soccer has improved in the last decade. As for the attendance, it could just have been that Pan Am is much smaller than Tad Gormley so it seemed like more people were at the Jesuit-Brother Martin game ten years ago.
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