2008 - 2009 Jesuit Soccer
 

Jesuit's Hubie Collins Named Outstanding Prep Coach in Louisiana

 


Congratulations to Jesuit Head Soccer Coach Hubie Collins (far right) for being named the Outstanding Prep Coach in Louisiana by the Allstate Sugar Bowl
and the Greater New Orleans Sports Selection Committee. Coach Collins,
who has led the Jesuit soccer program to seven district championships
 and four state titles since taking the helm in 2002, is pictured doing
what he does best -- mentoring Blue Jay soccer players
and inspiring them to always give it their best.

Jesuit Soccer Coach and Six Blue Jays
 to Take Their Game Overseas

Jesuit Head Soccer Coach Hubie Collins and six Blue Jays will join two other coaches and ten other athletes to represent the United States at the One Nations Cup Soccer Tournament for boys 15 years of age and younger. The tournament will take place early next month (July 2008) in Durban, South Africa.

Blue Jays participating on this team include Brian Barbara, Steven Cabos, Ralph Freibert, Ross Heidingsfelder, Bradley James, and John-Michael Warriner.

 

Sixteen cities representing sixteen countries from around the world were invited to this competition. Tournament officials contacted the City of New Orleans and invited the Crescent City’s soccer community to represent the United States at the tournament.

 

Good luck to all the coaches and athletes participating in this special event.

 



Blue Jay Named T-P Player of the Year
 


Congratulations to sophomore Patrick Mullins for being named
The Times-Picayune All-Metro Soccer Player of the Year.
 

2008 Times-Picayune
All-Metro Jesuit Soccer Players
Patrick Mullins (Sophomore)
Jake Miranda (Senior)
Blake Day (Senior)

All-Metro Player of the Year: Patrick Mullins

2008 Times-Picayune
All-District Jesuit Soccer Players
Blake Day
Charles Kleinschmidt
Jake Miranda
Patrick Mullins
Jeff Bertel

District Player of the Year: Patrick Mullins
Coach of the Year: Hubie Collins, Jesuit

(The following article is courtesy of The Times-Picayune and nola.com)

Wollerman, Mullins Lead All-Metro Teams

Newman senior, Jesuit sophomore shined as playmakers

Saturday, March 22, 2008

By Pierce W. Huff

Though the conclusion of the season wasn't what she wanted, Newman senior Rhegan Wollerman said the year was a joy because of her teammates.

The Newman girls soccer team lost to eventual state champion St. Louis 1-0 in overtime in the Division III semifinals.

"Every year we've had a great group, but this year the chemistry from freshmen to seniors was great, because everyone got along so close," Wollerman said.

Wollerman, a center midfielder, headlines The Times-Picayune's All-Metro girls soccer team as the Player of the Year. St. Scholastica sweeper Sally St. Germain is the squad's defensive specialist. Sacred Heart's Tooraj Badie, who guided his team to the Division III state championship game, is the Coach of the Year.

Jesuit sophomore Patrick Mullins is the boys Player of the Year. He's joined by Rummel's Tarek Balamane, selected as the Defensive Specialist, and Coach of the Year Matt Jacques of Newman.

The Greenies girls soccer team (17-3-2) put together another strong playoff run behind Wollerman's leadership, although their streak of four consecutive state championships ended.

Wollerman made her mark as one of the best playmakers from the middle of the field. She had five goals and 25 assists.

"I pushed forward and scored sometimes, but it was much more of my nature to assist on our goals than score," she said.

Badie led Sacred Heart (16-5-3) to the state finals for the fourth consecutive year. The Cardinals lost to St. Louis 2-1 in overtime in the title match.

Sacred Heart entered the state championship match having defeated its opponents by a margin of 22-2.

Badie replaced longtime Sacred Heart Coach Sean Moser, who resigned after the 2006-07 season.

St. Germain was the stalwart of the Doves' defense. The Doves advanced to the Division I semifinals.

Jesuit Coach Hubie Collins considers Mullins to be one of the soccer phenoms in New Orleans.

Mullins was one of the top substitutes last year when Jesuit won its second Division I state title in three years. Mullins dominated the midfield this season leading Jesuit (22-3-4) to the Division I semifinals. He scored 15 goals and Collins estimates set up just as many for teammates. "His ability to play wide, beat a player, score or cross the ball to the middle, there was no one better," Collins said.

"The fact he is technically gifted, with great ball control, makes him different than most, and then he can score goals from almost impossible positions and beat two or three players. His biggest threat was he was unpredictable, defenders didn't know if he was going wide and shooting or going to pass."

Said Mullins: "It's an honor when a coach says that about a player. A lot of my good chances came from our all-around team play, and I just happened to be the last guy in the sequence."

The Newman's boys soccer team lost to St. Thomas Aquinas 1-0 in the Division III championship match.

Jacques returned to coaching last year after sitting out the previous season. He wanted to concentrate on his day job as an operations manager at a local business and his club soccer coaching at Lakeview.

With Newman players eager to buy into his new system, Jacques, who coached four years as an assistant at Brother Martin, was able to guide the Greenies to the state championship match.

Newman (16-7-2) defeated its opponents by a margin of 17-1 before losing in the state championship match.

Balamane, a senior defender, started for three years at Rummel, which compiled a cumulative 49-28-6 record during those seasons, including a 20-6-1 mark in 2008. Balamane was a part of 14 shutouts as a defender. A two-time All-District selection, he scored one goal and had three assists as a senior.

 

Blue Jays Stumble in Semi-final Round to Woodlawn, 1-0
 


Junior Charles Kleinschmidt attempts to squeeze between two Woodlawn defenders.

Jesuit-Woodlawn Photo Gallery

The Blue Jay varsity soccer teams campaign through the LHSAA playoffs ended Saturday afternoon at Bertolino in the semifinal round against the Woodlawn Panthers, 1-0.

Jesuit had many looks at the goal; however, none of their shots found the mark. Late in the second half, Woodlawn scored the only goal of the game and kept the Jays scoreless with the remaining time in regulation play.

(The following article is courtesy of The Times-Picayune and nola.com)

Woodlawn Gets Break, Upsets Jays

Jesuit, St. Paul's control tempo in semis but fall; Greenies on to finals


Sunday, February 17, 2008

From staff reports

 

Marcus Dyer's goal in the 70th minute gave Baton Rouge-Woodlawn a 1-0 victory against Jesuit in a Division I soccer semifinal match Saturday at Muss Bertolino Stadium.

 

The Panthers face Caddo on Saturday at 7 p.m. in Shreveport for the state championship.

 

Woodlawn took advantage of a misplay by Jesuit goalkeeper Evan Keller, who came out of the goal box to field the ball but bobbled it. Dyer then made contact with Keller. The ball fell free, and Dyer scored uncontested.

"I saw the keeper was having trouble handling the ball," Dyer said. "We made contact, and I ran past him. The ball came free, and I scored unchallenged."

Midway through the second half, the Blue Jays (22-3-4) attempted four shots on goal in a span of four minutes but were unable to finish.

"We did not convert our opportunities today," Blue Jays Coach Hubie Collins said. "Our goalkeeper was fantastic all season. I thought we were a little out of sync today."

The Blue Jays attempted six shots, including a header by Jake Miranda that was wide of the right post, in the first 10 minutes.

The Blue Jays outshot the Panthers 13-2. Woodlawn goalkeeper Sterling Perryman had five saves.

John Giambelluca



Slip Sliding on Severn: Blue Jays Shutout Raiders, 3-0, for District Championship


Jesuits varsity soccer team: 2007-08 District Champs
The Jays defeated Rummel on the Raiders’ home field, 3-0, 
on Saturday afternoon. Senior Jake Miranda scored for the Jays
in the first half and junior Daniel Moise added two goals
in the second half. The game was played on a sloppy field which
acerbated tempers on both teams, resulting in the referee pulling
four red cards -- two for the Jays, two for the Raiders.

The Blue Jays begin their quest for a state title when the first round
of playoffs begin this week. Jesuit is scheduled to play Mandeville at
Muss Bertolino Playground in Kenner. The game will most likely be Thursday,
January 31 at 7 p.m. When the schedule is finalized, the web site will be updated.


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