Soccer: Brother Martin, Jesuit, St. Paul’s win openers at SPS tourney
Local powers Brother Martin, Jesuit and St. Paul’s all won their openers in the annual St. Paul’s Invitational Tournament.
The Crusaders blasted Covington 6-1 to improve to 6-3-4 as the Lions fell to 6-2-2.
Jesuit blanked Lakeshore 3-0 as the Blue Jays improved to 6-2-2 with their fourth consecutive victory. The Titans fell to 3-4-2 with the defeat.
St. Paul’s defeated Ocean Springs, MS 2-0 as the Wolves improved to 10-1. The Greyhounds fell to 7-5-1 with the loss.
The Wolves face Brother Martin today at 10 a.m. and take on Jesuit at 2 p.m. St. Paul’s downed Jesuit 2-0 to open the season on Nov. 14 in New Orleans. The Crusaders also face Lakeshore at 4 p.m.
Area Prep Soccer Results from Thursday, Dec. 21
Boys
New Orleans Area
Brother Martin 6, Covington 1 (St. Paul’s Tournament)
Jesuit 3, Lakeshore 0 (St. Paul’s Tourmament)
St. Paul’s 2, Ocean Springs (MS) 0 (St. Paul’s Tournament)
Archbishop Hannan 1, Haynes 0
East St. John 1, Riverside 0
Episcopal of Acadiana 3, Northlake Christian 1
Grace King 2, Hammond 1
Baton Rouge Area
Cecilia 3, Ascension Episcopal 2
Dunham 4, De La Salle 1
Live Oak 6, Runnels 1
Lutcher 9, St. Charles Catholic 1
West Feliciana 3, Plaquemine 2
Bayou Area
H.L. Bourgeois 4, Terrebonne 0
Girls
New Orleans Area
Archbishop Chapelle 9, Catholic (PC) 1
Chalmette 0, De La Salle 0
Haynes 8, International high 0
Northshore 3, Dutchtown 1
St. Joseph’s Academy 5, Fontainebleau 2
St. Scholastica 4, Lakeshore 1
Baton Rouge Area
East Ascension 2, Zachary 1
Live Oak 1, Runnels 1
Morgan City 3, Plaquemine 0
St. Amant 1, Acadiana 1
Bayou Area
Terrebonne 3, H.L. Bourgeois 1
Thibodaux 1, Catholic (NI) 0
Area Prep Soccer Schedule for Friday, Dec. 22
Boys
New Orleans Area
St. Paul’s Tournament
Brother Martin vs. St. Paul’s, 10 a.m.
Jesuit vs. Gulfport, MS, 11:30 a.m.
Lakeshore vs. Ocean Springs, MS, 1 p.m.
Jesuit vs. St. Paul’s, 2:30 p.m.
Brother Martin vs. Lakeshore, 4 p.m.
Covington vs. Ocean Springs, MS, 5:30 p.m.
Others
Episcopal of Acadiana at St. Thomas Aquinas, 2 p.m.
Hahnville at Destrehan, 7 p.m.
Jesuit vs. St. Paul’s, 2 p.m.
Newman at Lusher, 7 p.m.
Vandebilt Catholic at Mandeville, 6 p.m.
Baton Rouge Area
Dutchtown at Baton Rouge, 6 p.m.
East Ascension at Zachary, 6 p.m.
Grace Christian at Parkview Baptist, 7 p.m.
Northshore at Denham Springs, 6 p.m.
Bayou Area
Girls
New Orleans Area
Franklinton at St. Thomas Aquinas, 5:30 p.m.
Hahnville at Destrehan, 4 p.m.
Mount Carmel at Mandeville, 6 p.m.
West Jefferson at Haynes, 3:30 p.m.
Baton Rouge Area
Grace Christian at Parkview Baptist, 6 p.m.
St. Michael at Walker, 6 p.m.
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