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Jesuit Has Home Field Advantage in State Playoff Opener Friday, Feb. 7

Posted February 5, 2014 / Last updated February 7, 2014

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Senior Will McQueen, one of the sparks of the Jesuit offense, exhibits his scrappy play that was sorely missed while he was sidelined with an injury. He returned to the lineup in the Jays' final game of the regular season, scoring the team's lone goal in their win against Vandebilt last Monday, Feb. 2.

Senior Will McQueen, one of the sparks of the Jesuit offense, exhibits his scrappy play that was sorely missed while he was sidelined with an injury. He returned to the lineup in the Jays’ final game of the regular season, scoring the team’s lone goal in their win against Vandebilt last Monday, Feb. 2. View two new Photo Galleries below.

Jays Host Spartans of Comeaux High in 4:30 PM Match at John Ryan Stadium

Jesuit’s varsity soccer team, defending state champions for the past two years, opens the Division 1 playoffs at home on Friday afternoon, Feb. 7 against Comeaux High School of Lafayette.

The Blue Jays will host the Spartans at John Ryan Stadium, where their bi-district match kicks off at 4:30 p.m.

Admission is $5 each for adults, students, and children (ages 6-12). Student IDs will NOT be accepted at the gate.

Jesuit is seeded 6th in Division I while Comeaux is seeded 27th. The top seed in Division I is district rival Brother Martin. St. Paul’s is seeded 2nd.

The Jays won the state championship in 2012 and 2013, and ended their 2014 regular season with a 12-3 record against in-state teams. They finished 6-2 in district play.

In their final two games of the regular season, the Blue Jays defeated two good teams, Newman and Vandebilt (Houma). In each match, Jesuit scored one lone goal but put up a tenacious defense that stymied the Greenies and the Terriers, especially in the closing minutes of play.

View the Jesuit – Vandebilt Photo Gallery

View the Jesuit – Newman Photo Gallery

2014 Jesuit Soccer Record
Overall 14-3-4
District 6-2
In-State 12-3-0
Division 1 9-3-0
Lower Division 3-0
Out-of-State 2-0-4
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View the Division 1 Soccer Brackets on the LHSAA Web Site

Galleries

Soccer vs. Newman, Feb. 1, 2014

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    After scoring, Mitch Bourgeois acknowledges teammate Evan Kramer whose right foot this season seems to have a hidden G.P.S. attached whenever the Jays have a corner kick.
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    The Greenies and Blue Jays meet on the field after the final whistle. Newman has traditionally hosted this match, which is always played at the end of the regular season for both teams.
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    Jesuit's Otto Candies played the second half of the match against Newman because starter Nick Tadros aggravated an injury. Candies, a junior, ends the threat posed by a corner kick that Newman put into play in the waning seconds of the match, thus preserving the 1-0 win for the Jays.
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    Another close call as Cameron Coulon tries to shove the ball past the Greenies' goalie who punches it away.
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    Cameron Coulon hustles full speed along the sideline followed closely by this Greenie defender who is determined to stop, or at least slow down, what is the equivalent of a bull in a china shop.
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    Charles Graham stays focused on the ball as he tries to shake off a Greenie who has a piece of his jersey.
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    Newman's goalie takes a huge risk coming out of the goal, but he successfully interrupts the bullish charge of Cameron Coulon.
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    Senior mid-fielder Jacob Stansberry cuts off this Greenie to move the ball up the sideline.
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    With one foot claiming the ball, junior defensive back Dylan Mire wins possession.
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    Senior Nick Tadros started in the Jesuit goal against Newman but aggravated an injury sustained in am earlier match. The few shots on goal that the Greenies took did not phase Tadros who effectively kept them out of the net... at least for the first half.
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    Mitch Bourgeois continues to make corner kicks dangerous for Jesuit's opponents and unleashes a vicious kick that sends the ball whizzing past Newman's goalie. The goal gave the Jays a 1-0 lead that miraculously held up in the intense closing minutes of the match.
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    Evan Kamer places a corner kick in precisely the right place. Jack LaForge (middle) misses heading the ball into the Greenie's goal, but Mitch Bourgeois is in the right place at the right time.
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    Senior striker Gabriel Navar draws the Greenie goalie from his lair, but the ball proves elusive. Reinforcements arrived for Newman and the ball skittered to safer territory.
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    Senior mid-fielder Evan DeHoog soars high for this header.
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    Evan DeHoog (22) gives his teammate Cameron Coulon all the room he needs to charge the goal.
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    Senior defensive flanker Charles Graham executes a slide kick to clear the ball from the Newman offense.
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    Junior defensive back Jack LaForge plays the header as senior Mitch Bourgeois stands ready to chase it.