Post by Tigertail on Feb 25, 2007 13:59:06 GMT -6
Vandebilt wins unprecedented third straight state soccer title
Terriers shut out East Ascension, again
Vance T. Barker
Sports Correspondent
GONZALES – Saturday night became a historic one for high school soccer in Louisiana.
In a rematch of last year’s Division II state championship, Vandebilt returned to Spartan Stadium and beat East Ascension 3-0 in the state final to become the first team in Louisiana to win three straight state titles.
“I’m extraordinarily happy,” Vandebilt coach Doug Hamilton said. “We went through a lot of adversity this season. We had some pretty major injuries early in the year. All the preparation and the scheduling is to prepare for a game like this. It’s a tremendous credit to our senior class. They had been to many championship games, but this is the first time many of them had to be the winners and the champions. We knew they had it in them. We peaked at the right time. I couldn’t be happier for the boys.”
Not only is the title the third in a row for the Terriers (19-11-2), it’s their fifth in the last six years and the program’s seventh. The victory is Vandebilt’s 27th in its last 28 playoff matches. It was the sixth straight year the Terriers have played for the state title.
Mac Corbin began the scoring 5 minutes into the match when he headed a free kick by Bradon Eschete.
After a yellow card was issued to East Ascension’s Carey Gautreaux for dissent after a hard tackle, T.J. Freeman extended Vandebilt’s lead to 2-0 on a penalty kick in the 35th minute. The score remained that way through halftime.
In the 54th minute, Corbin ended the scoring when he booted in another free kick from Eschette.
“This means a lot to us,” Corbin said. “Nobody thought we would do the three-peat. Everybody thought we’d be too young. We just thought different. We came out and decided to play. We knew we’d be all right. We didn’t want to be the team not to do it.”
East Ascension (18-8) was issued five yellow cards in the match, all but one coming in the second half.
The difference however was Vandebilt’s efficiency on offense. While the Spartans outshot the Terriers 30-10, they failed to get one kick past Vandebilt goaltender Mason Smith, who was only called on to make one save. Most of that was because the Terriers’ defense helped control the action for most of the match.
“Bradon Eschette and Mitchell Barker in the middle of the defense were spectacular,” Hamilton said. “They shut down any chances East Ascension had. They played well.”
East Ascension goalie Chad Ledler made two saves.
“It was a good game, better than last year, but it doesn’t lessen the pain,” Spartans coach Rueben Ruiz said. “They had our backs against the wall and used it to their advantage.”
I posted this on the girl's side b/c hasn't NEWMAN already DONE THIS (see boldfaced areas above)
In fact, not only did Newman accomplish this feat LAST YEAR, they won NUMBER 4 in a row THIS YEAR!
I love the accuracy of the media (LOL)!!
Terriers shut out East Ascension, again
Vance T. Barker
Sports Correspondent
GONZALES – Saturday night became a historic one for high school soccer in Louisiana.
In a rematch of last year’s Division II state championship, Vandebilt returned to Spartan Stadium and beat East Ascension 3-0 in the state final to become the first team in Louisiana to win three straight state titles.
“I’m extraordinarily happy,” Vandebilt coach Doug Hamilton said. “We went through a lot of adversity this season. We had some pretty major injuries early in the year. All the preparation and the scheduling is to prepare for a game like this. It’s a tremendous credit to our senior class. They had been to many championship games, but this is the first time many of them had to be the winners and the champions. We knew they had it in them. We peaked at the right time. I couldn’t be happier for the boys.”
Not only is the title the third in a row for the Terriers (19-11-2), it’s their fifth in the last six years and the program’s seventh. The victory is Vandebilt’s 27th in its last 28 playoff matches. It was the sixth straight year the Terriers have played for the state title.
Mac Corbin began the scoring 5 minutes into the match when he headed a free kick by Bradon Eschete.
After a yellow card was issued to East Ascension’s Carey Gautreaux for dissent after a hard tackle, T.J. Freeman extended Vandebilt’s lead to 2-0 on a penalty kick in the 35th minute. The score remained that way through halftime.
In the 54th minute, Corbin ended the scoring when he booted in another free kick from Eschette.
“This means a lot to us,” Corbin said. “Nobody thought we would do the three-peat. Everybody thought we’d be too young. We just thought different. We came out and decided to play. We knew we’d be all right. We didn’t want to be the team not to do it.”
East Ascension (18-8) was issued five yellow cards in the match, all but one coming in the second half.
The difference however was Vandebilt’s efficiency on offense. While the Spartans outshot the Terriers 30-10, they failed to get one kick past Vandebilt goaltender Mason Smith, who was only called on to make one save. Most of that was because the Terriers’ defense helped control the action for most of the match.
“Bradon Eschette and Mitchell Barker in the middle of the defense were spectacular,” Hamilton said. “They shut down any chances East Ascension had. They played well.”
East Ascension goalie Chad Ledler made two saves.
“It was a good game, better than last year, but it doesn’t lessen the pain,” Spartans coach Rueben Ruiz said. “They had our backs against the wall and used it to their advantage.”
I posted this on the girl's side b/c hasn't NEWMAN already DONE THIS (see boldfaced areas above)
In fact, not only did Newman accomplish this feat LAST YEAR, they won NUMBER 4 in a row THIS YEAR!
I love the accuracy of the media (LOL)!!
