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SENATE CONCURRENT RESOL UTION NO. 23
BY SENATOR JOHNS
A CONCURRENT RESOL UTION
To commend and congratulate the 2015 Division III St. Louis Catholic State Championship
Soccer Team on its fifth state championship in six years.
WHEREAS, top-seeded St. Louis Catholic Saints notched its eleventh overall state
championship and the fifth state championship in the last six years by knocking off No. 3
Northlake Christian Wolverines in the Division III LHSAA Boys State Soccer
Championship presented by NOLA Media Group at Tad Gormley Stadium; and
WHEREAS, the match was tied at one going into penalty kicks, and St. Louis keeper
Conner Cutrera, a junior who was named the match's Most Outstanding Player, gave a
herculean performance in the penalty kick session notching three saves in a row after giving
up the first penalty kick to Northlake, his third save sending the St. Louis players rushing
the field to mob their teammate in the Division III championship game; and
WHEREAS, after the Wolverines controlled possession for the opening fifteen
minutes, St. Louis started to assert itself and controlled for the remainder of the first half,
notching three shots on goal in the half, and Northlake Christian had its opportunities with
four corner kicks and three shots of its own; and
WHEREAS, Nick Cironi put St. Louis on the board in the first twenty-two minutes
on a breakaway and blasted the ball past Northlake Christian for the 1-0 lead, the shot
coincidentally being the Saints' first shot on goal of the match; and
WHEREAS, Northlake Christian and St. Louis put relentless pressure on each other's
opposing keepers throughout the second half, combining for nine shots on goal, but the
Wolverines barely missed putting a point on the board with a rocket shot from forty yards
out when the ball rolled inches past the goal post out of bounds; and
WHEREAS, the Wolverines finally cashed in on one of its opportunities to tie the
score at one when the referees called the Saints for a foul in the box; and
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WHEREAS, both teams had chances in the overtime periods, but the Saints outshot
the Wolverines 4-2; the win was a bit of sweet redemption for St. Louis (21-3-4) as the
Saints lost in the semifinals a year ago in penalty kicks to Lusher High School who went on
to win the championship title for 2014; and
WHEREAS, the Saints posted a record of twenty-one wins, three losses, and four
ties, led by Athletic Director and Head Coach Jason Oertling and assistant coaches Toby
Landry, Luke Pousson, Irvin Clark, Paul Burgess, and Maria Lapira, and captured the state
championship for the eleventh time in program history; and
WHEREAS, the team also included players Michael Mack, Nick Cironi, Joe Manuel,
Carter Sutton, Zack Eisner, Michael Buisson, Strack Brown, Brandon Amiot, Mac
Thompson, Conner Cutrera, Ben Jester, Matthew McNamara, John Henry Ammons,
Matthew Ieyoub, Daltin Babineaux, Hunter Dore', George Villaume, Alex Ieyoub, Jack
Clement, Nic Migues, Luke Ieyoub, Evan Dore', Brian Queenan, Andrew Alley, Bryce
Rachal, Christian Ertell, Hunter Guillory, Alexander Stroh, Ryan Monk, Charles Vanchiere,
Luke Burnham, Tyler Hoover, Brian Snider, Joseph Tassin, Noah LeJeune, Rafael Zapata,
and Matthew Gatson; managers Kirby Oertling and T-Beau Faul; and medical staff Dr. Ben
Williams.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana does hereby
commend and congratulate the St. Louis Catholic High School boys soccer team upon
winning its fifth state championship in six years and the eleventh in the program's history.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to
Athletic Director and Head Coach Jason Oertling.
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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