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re: Louisiana State Soccer Championships
Posted on 2/27/21 at 7:39 pm to OldmanBeasley
Posted on 2/27/21 at 7:39 pm to OldmanBeasley
No idea. Maybe to get more playoffs?
Posted on 2/27/21 at 11:09 pm to hendersonshands
Catholic BR wins the DI title. Have a feeling the split may be coming to soccer at some point. Jesuit and St. Paul won the previous 11 titles and now Catholic of BR is a machine.
Private schools have made it impossible for a public school to win again in that division for sure — possibly the rest of them too
Private schools have made it impossible for a public school to win again in that division for sure — possibly the rest of them too
Posted on 2/28/21 at 11:11 am to hendersonshands
quote:you seen Holy Cross’s field?
Private schools have made it impossible for a public school to win again in that division for sure — possibly the rest of them too
A lot of public schools don’t care about the sport
Posted on 2/28/21 at 12:39 pm to hendersonshands
quote:Yep, hard fought match and a late night...
Catholic BR wins the DI title.
Posted on 2/28/21 at 7:20 pm to chalmetteowl
Hard for public schools to keep up. Also private schools have gotten better at recruiting and getting several kids from the same team. When I was in high school, we had something like 45 club players spread through varsity, JV, and freshman at a public school. Now it’s very rare to have even close to half.
Posted on 3/1/21 at 7:25 am to hendersonshands
Where did you go to HS if you don't mind the question?
Posted on 3/1/21 at 8:26 am to hendersonshands
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hendersonshands
Grace King won a title not that long ago.
Posted on 3/1/21 at 10:13 am to The Mick
Lafayette High — they’re nowhere near as talented these days
Posted on 3/1/21 at 10:19 am to glassman
quote:they lost to St. Paul in the final but it was remarkable that they even got there
Grace King won a title not that long ago.
Posted on 3/1/21 at 10:56 am to glassman
Prior to CHS’s title this year St Paul’s and Jesuit had won the previous 12
Posted on 3/1/21 at 12:40 pm to hendersonshands
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Prior to CHS’s title this year St Paul’s and Jesuit had won the previous 12
this happens because public schools don't have to care how good their programs are, they'll get their kids regardless
Posted on 3/1/21 at 7:12 pm to chalmetteowl
I don't think it's that they don't care, it's that they can't afford to keep up.
Posted on 3/2/21 at 7:10 am to hendersonshands
quote:My oldest son graduated hs in 2012. When he played I think Lafayette was pretty solid.
Lafayette High — they’re nowhere near as talented these days
Posted on 3/2/21 at 4:48 pm to The Mick
Just curious if anybody would know this, but was BR Catholic healthy and at full strength when they played in the Lafayette tournament in January? We came down from Jackson and played them. Lost 1-0, but a pretty even match.
Posted on 3/2/21 at 8:57 pm to hendersonshands
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Lafayette High — they’re nowhere near as talented these days
I am not sure if Southside is getting some of their kids but Southside is going to be good next year.
Posted on 3/3/21 at 10:13 am to tigerskin
Southside is getting a lot of the kids on that end of town that would’ve joined the health academy, gifted, gone to STM, or some other school choice program to avoid going to Comeaux. So yeah they’re taking some from LHS, but others are going to private schools. ESA used to be terrible but now they’re a good soccer school.
Posted on 3/3/21 at 10:52 am to mrbeer18
quote:They were either missing some kids or moved some pieces around during the year and got better and better.
Just curious if anybody would know this, but was BR Catholic healthy and at full strength when they played in the Lafayette tournament in January? We came down from Jackson and played them. Lost 1-0, but a pretty even match.
Posted on 3/4/21 at 1:16 pm to The Mick
The 2014 and 2016 re-alignments have definitely made D-II way weaker than it used to be. Mostly to the benefit of D-III.
When I played at St. Michael, we played up in D-II, and were routinely in the top 10 and bossed our district, which besides us was all BR-area public schools plus Lutcher. One year we had like 81 goals for and none conceded in 10 district games.
Then since dropping down to D-III we haven’t come close to winning district even once, and the past couple years we’ve only won 1 playoff game.
All the mid-sized Catholic schools like us, St. Louis, ED White, Vandy, etc. that used to play up in D-II have dropped into D-III leaving a big power vacuum. Holy Cross has really taken advantage, credit to them. D-II is definitely the best chance a true public school has to win a state title, if someone can beat Holy Cross.
The school choice program in Lafayette has really spread out the soccer talent there, to the detriment of Lafayette High and Acadiana, who were consistent Top 5 teams when I played.
Dutchtown and St. Amant have had some great teams recently, but the new high school in Prairieville will really hurt both programs when it opens in a few years. Especially Dutchtown.
When I played at St. Michael, we played up in D-II, and were routinely in the top 10 and bossed our district, which besides us was all BR-area public schools plus Lutcher. One year we had like 81 goals for and none conceded in 10 district games.
Then since dropping down to D-III we haven’t come close to winning district even once, and the past couple years we’ve only won 1 playoff game.
All the mid-sized Catholic schools like us, St. Louis, ED White, Vandy, etc. that used to play up in D-II have dropped into D-III leaving a big power vacuum. Holy Cross has really taken advantage, credit to them. D-II is definitely the best chance a true public school has to win a state title, if someone can beat Holy Cross.
The school choice program in Lafayette has really spread out the soccer talent there, to the detriment of Lafayette High and Acadiana, who were consistent Top 5 teams when I played.
Dutchtown and St. Amant have had some great teams recently, but the new high school in Prairieville will really hurt both programs when it opens in a few years. Especially Dutchtown.
Posted on 3/4/21 at 7:43 pm to Michael Stein
quote:when is it scheduled to open??? That might make West Monroe and Chalmette the two biggest schools in the state
Dutchtown and St. Amant have had some great teams recently, but the new high school in Prairieville will really hurt both programs when it opens in a few years. Especially Dutchtown.
Posted on 3/6/21 at 6:24 pm to chalmetteowl
Hey, I forgot to respond earlier. My bad.
The new Prairieville school is expected to open for the 2023-24 school year. Construction begins soon. $80 million project.
They’ll be a D-I school not long after opening, but watch out if they are Varsity-eligible for a year or two while they still have a D-II enrollment. They would immediately be a legit threat to win the D-II state title in soccer for however long they’re in that division before getting bumped up to D-I.
I predict Denham Springs will be the first high school in the state to reach 3K enrollment. Unlike Ascension Parish, I can’t see Denham Springs voters ever choosing to establish a second high school there. It’ll become like one of those massive Dallas schools with 7K kids.
The new Prairieville school is expected to open for the 2023-24 school year. Construction begins soon. $80 million project.
They’ll be a D-I school not long after opening, but watch out if they are Varsity-eligible for a year or two while they still have a D-II enrollment. They would immediately be a legit threat to win the D-II state title in soccer for however long they’re in that division before getting bumped up to D-I.
I predict Denham Springs will be the first high school in the state to reach 3K enrollment. Unlike Ascension Parish, I can’t see Denham Springs voters ever choosing to establish a second high school there. It’ll become like one of those massive Dallas schools with 7K kids.
This post was edited on 3/6/21 at 6:27 pm
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