Soccer: Top seed Pope John Paul II earns another boys state title game appearance

Top seed and defending boys state champion Pope John Paul II is returning to the Division IV state championship game for a second straight year after shutting out No. 5 Ascension Episcopal 3-0 Friday at home for their 11th consecutive victory.

The match was scoreless until late in the first half when Brenden Kuzminski put in what turned out to be the game-winner to give the Jaguars a 1-0 halftime lead.

In the second half, Nicholas Barone and Patrick Whitehouse each added a goal to propel the Jaguars to an impressive win.

The Jaguars (16-1-5) will play the winner of today’s match between No. 10 Newman and No. 3 Episcopal in the state title game with the championship match set for 7:30 p.m. Monday night at Strawberry Stadium.

Pope John Paul II downed Episcopal 2-1 in the title match a year ago.

Several area teams are in semifinal action today.

On the boys side in Division I, No. 3 St. Paul’s hosts No. 10 Dutchtown at 5:30 p.m. at Hunter Stadium. You can watch it live on CrescentCitySports.com.

In Division II, No. 6 Lakeshore travels to No. 2 Caddo Magnet at 1:30 p.m. at Lee Hedges Stadium.

In Division III, No. 3 Lusher Charter plays at No. 2 University High at 6:30 p.m.

In Division IV, No. 10 Newman plays at No. 3 Episcopal at 2 p.m.

In girls semifinal action, No. 1 Dominican plays host to No. 5 Dutchtown at 3:30 p.m. at Pan American Stadium while No. 3 Northshore is at No. 2 St. Joseph’s Academy at 5:30 p.m. at the Burbank Complex.

In Division II, No. 6 Lakeshore faces No. 2 Caddo Magnet at 1:30 p.m. at Lee Hedges Stadium.

In Division III, No. 5 Archbishop Hannan plays at No. 1 University High.

In Division IV, No. 9 McGehee travels to No. 4 Ouachita Christian at 1 p.m. while No. 7 Academy of the Sacred Heart entertains No. 11 Episcopal of Acadiana at 4 p.m. at Tad Gormley Stadium.

Bi-District Prep Soccer Playoff Results
Boys
Division I
#1 Catholic (BR) 8, John Ehret 0
#16 Lafayette 6, #17 Pineville 0
#9 Southside 8, #24 Airline 0
#8 Archbishop Rummel 3, #25 Zachary 0
#5 St. Amant 1, #28 New Iberia 0
#12 Denham Springs 6, #21 Hahnville 0
#13 Captain Shreve 6, #20 Mandeville 2
#4 Alexandria 6, #29 Fontainebleau 1
#3 St. Paul’s 7, #30 East Ascension 1
#14 Northshore 3, #19 West Monroe 0
#11 Byrd 4, #22 H.L. Bourgeois 1
#6 Sulphur 3, #27 Barbe 0
#7 Brother Martin 9, #26 Walker 1
#10 Dutchtown 4, #23 Central Lafourche 1
#18 Baton Rouge 1, #15 Grace King 0
#2 Jesuit 3, #31 Slidell 0

Division II
#16 Belle Chasse 3, #17 Woodlawn (BR) 0
#9 Ouachita Parish 2, #24 McKinley 1
#21 Haughton 2, #12 Northwood 1
#13 Live Oak 2, #20 West Ouachita 1
#19 Riverdale 3, #14 Beau Chene 0
#22 Lakeshore 3, #11 Archbishop Shaw 2
#15 South Terrebonne 5, #18 Sam Houston 0

Division III
#16 Parkview Baptist 3, #17 Sterlington 1
#9 Leesville 2, #24 Lutcher 0
#12 North Vermilion 2, #21 Cecilia 1
#13 Haynes Academy 1, #20 E.D. White Catholic 0
#14 Loyola Prep 4, #19 DeRidder 2 (OT)
#11 David Thibodaux 6, #22 Belaire 0
#10 Archbishop Hannan 8, #23 Erath 0
#15 New Orleans Military & Maritime 3, #18 Kenner Discovery 0

Division IV
#16 St. Charles Catholic 1, #17 Lafayette Christian 0
#9 Morris Jeff Community 5, #24 Evangel Christian Academy 1
#12 Grace Christian 1, #21 St. Frederick 0
#20 Catholic (NI) 2, #13 Westminster Christian 1
#14 Country Day 3, #19 Covenant Christian 1
#11 Holy Savior Menard 5, #22 Rapides 1
#10 Newman 8, #23 Glenmora 0
#18 St. Thomas Aquinas 1, #15 Dunham 0

Girls
Division I
#1 Dominican 8, #32 H.L. Bourgeois 0
#17 Hahnville 3, #16 Live Oak 1
#9 Mount Carmel Academy 9, #24 New Iberia 1
#8 Byrd 4, #25 Walker 0
#5 Dutchtown 4, #28 East Ascension 1
#12 Fontainebleau 3, #21 Acadiana 0
#13 Baton Rouge 3, #20 Thibodaux 1
#4 Captain Shreve 3, #29 Denham Springs 0
#3 Northshore 8, #30 Ponchatoula 0
#14 Southside 2, #19 Alexandria 1
#11 Mandeville 2, #22 St. Amant 1
#6 St. Scholastica 8, #27 Pineville 0
#7 Barbe 1, #26 Airline 0
#10 Lafayette 4, #23 Sulphur 0
#18 Central Lafourche 3, #15 West Monroe 2
#2 St. Joseph’s 8, #31 Zachary 0

Division II
#16 Minden 2, #17 Sam Houston 0
#9 Terrebonne 3, #24 Liberty 0
#12 Franklin Parish 6, #21 South Terrebonne 3
#13 West Ouachita 3, #20 Belle Chasse 2
#14 Ouachita Parish 3, #19 East Jefferson 1
#11 Haughton 2, #22 Woodlawn (BR) 1
#10 Tioga 8, #23 Archbishop Chapelle 0
#15 Beau Chene 5, #18 Bonnabel 3

Division III
#16 Cabrini 1, #17 Haynes Academy 0
#9 Lutcher 5, #24 David Thibodaux 0
#12 DeRidder 1, #21 Leesville 0
#13 North Vermilion 3, #20 Cecilia 0
#19 Pearl River 1, #14 South Plaquemines 0
#11 West Feliciana 3, #22 Brusly 0
#10 Sterlington 8, #23 Patrick Taylor 1
#15 E.D. White Catholic 4, #18 Grant 0

Division IV
#16 Dunham 5, #17 Vermilion Catholic 1
#9 McGehee 8, #24 Delta Charter 0
#12 Ascension Episcopal 6, #21 Evangel Christian Academy 1
#13 Covenant Christian 4, #20 Holy Savior Menard 3
#19 Country Day 4, #14 Highland Baptist 1
#11 Episcopal of Acadiana 7, #22 Thomas Jefferson 0
#10 Grace Christian 1, #23 Westminster Christian 0
#18 Northlake Christian 1, #15 St. Frederick 0

Regional Prep Playoff Results
Boys
Division I
#1 Catholic (BR) 5, #16 Lafayette 0
#9 Southside 2, #8 Rummel 1
#12 Denham Springs 2, #5 St. Amant 1
#4 Alexandria 5, #13 Captain Shreve 1
#3 St. Paul’s 4, #14 Northshore 1
#6 Sulphur 3, #11 Byrd 2
#10 Dutchtown 2, #7 Brother Martin 1
#2 Jesuit 4, Baton Rouge High 1

Division II
#1 St. Thomas More 1, #16 Belle Chasse 0
#9 Ouachita Parish 3, #8 Parkway 1
#5 Caddo Magnet 3, #21 Haughton 1
#4 Neville 4, #13 Live Oak 0
#3 East Jefferson 1, #19 Riverdale 0
#6 Benton 8, #22 Lakeshore 1
#7 Ben Franklin 2, #10 Bonnabel 1
#2 Holy Cross 5, #15 South Terrebonne 1

Division III
#1 Vandebilt Catholic 6, #16 Parkview Baptist 1
#9 Leesville 3, #8 St. Michael 0
#12 North Vermilion 2, #5 St. Louis Catholic 0
#4 Bossier 5, #13 Haynes Academy 0
#3 Lusher 6, #14 Loyola Prep 1
#11 David Thibodaux 2, #6 Teurlings Catholic 1
#10 Archbishop Hannan 1, #7 Morgan City 0

#2 University High 8, #15 New Orleans Military & Maritime 0

Division IV
#1 Pope John Paul II 6, #16 St. Charles Catholic 1
#9 Morris Jeff Community 3, #8 St. Martin’s Episcopal 0
#5 Ascension Episcopal 1, #12 Grace Christian 0
#4 Northlake Christian 4, #20 Catholic (NI) 0
#3 Episcopal 3, #14 Country Day 2
#11 Holy Savior Menard 1, No. 6 Ouachita Christian 0
#10 Newman 8, #7 River Oaks 0
#18 St. Thomas Aquinas 3, #2 Episcopal School of Acadiana 1

Girls
Division I
#1 Dominican 5, #17 Hahnville 1
#9 Mt. Carmel Academy 1, #8 Byrd 0
#5 Dutchtown 3, #12 Fontainebleau 2
#4 Captain Shreve 3, #13 Baton Rouge 0
#3 Northshore 5, #14 Southside 0
#6 St. Scholastica 2, #11 Mandeville 1
#7 Barbe 1, #10 Lafayette 0
#2 St. Joseph’s Academy 6, #18 Central Lafourche 0

Division II
#1 St. Thomas More 8, #16 Minden 0
#8 Ben Franklin (13-6-2) 7, #9 Terrebonne 0
#5 Benton 7, #12 Franklin Parish 0
#4 Neville 1, #13 West Ouachita 0
#3 Vandebilt Catholic 8, #14 Ouachita Parish 0
#6 Lakeshore 8, #11 Haughton 0
#7 Teurlings Catholic 7, #10 Tioga 0
#2 Caddo Magnet 7, #15 Beau Chene 0

Division III
#1 University High 7, #16 Cabrini 0
#9 Lutcher 5, #8 North DeSoto 0
#5 Archbishop Hannan 6, #12 DeRidder 0
#4 Parkview Baptist 2, #13 North Vermilion 0
#3 St. Michael 7, #19 Pearl River 1
#6 St. Louis Catholic 2, #11 West Feliciana 0
#7 Lusher Charter 3, #10 Sterlington 0
#2 Loyola Prep 4, #15 E.D. White Catholic 0

Division IV
#1 Catholic-NI 5, #16 Dunham 2
#9 McGehee 2, #8 Calvary Baptist 1 (OT)
#5 Pope John Paul II 4, #12 Ascension Episcopal 3
#4 Ouachita Christian 3, #13 Covenant Christian 0
#19 Metairie Park Country Day 2, #3 Houma Christian 1
#11 Episcopal School of Acadiana 2, #6 Episcopal 1
#7 Sacred Heart-NO 6, #10 Grace Christian 0
#2 Newman 1, #18 Northlake Christian 0

Quarterfinal Prep Playoff Results

Boys

Division I

#1 Catholic (BR) 3, #9 Southside 1

#4 Alexandria 4, #12 Denham Springs 3

#3 St. Paul’s 6, #6 Sulphur 0

#10 Dutchtown 2, #2 Jesuit 1

Division II

#1 St. Thomas More 5, #9 Ouachita Parish 0

#4 Neville 5, #5 Caddo Magnet 0

#3 East Jefferson 3, #6 Benton 1

#7 Ben Franklin 1, #2 Holy Cross 0

Division III

#1 Vandebilt Catholic 4, #9 Leesville 0

#4 Bossier 3, #12 North Vermilion 1

#3 Lusher Charter 5, #11 David Thibodaux 0

#2 University High 8, #10 Archbishop Hannan 0

Division IV

#1 Pope John Paul II 6, #9 Morris Jeff Community 0

#5 Ascension Episcopal 2, #4 Northlake Christian 0

#3 Episcopal 3, #11 Holy Savior Menard 1

#10 Newman 1 #18 St. Thomas Aquinas 1 (Newman wins 5-4 on penalty kicks)

Girls

Division I

#1 Dominican 3, #9 Mount Carmel Academy 0

#5 Dutchtown 4, #4 Captain Shreve 0

#3 Northshore 2, #6 St. Scholastica 1

#2 St. Joseph’s Academy 8, #7 Barbe 1

Division II

#1 St. Thomas More 4, #8 Ben Franklin 0

#4 Neville 4, #5 Benton 0

#6 Lakeshore 3, #3 Vandebilt Catholic 0

#2 Caddo Magnet 4, #7 Teurlings Catholic 3

Division III

#1 University High 2, #9 Lutcher 1

#5 Archbishop Hannan 1, #4 Parkview Baptist 0

#3 St. Michael 4, #6 St. Louis Catholic 2

#2 Loyola Prep 5, #7 Lusher Charter 0

Division IV

#9 McGehee 6, #1 Catholic (NI) 3

#4 Ouachita Christian 2, #5 Pope John Paul II 1

#11 Episcopal of Acadiana 2, #19 Country Day 0

#7 Academy of The Sacred Heart 1, #2 Newman 0

Semifinal Schedule, Results

Boys

Division I

#4 Alexandria at #1 Catholic (BR), 6 p.m. today

#10 Dutchtown at #3 St. Paul’s, 5:30 p.m. today

Division II

#4 Neville at #1 St. Thomas More, 6:30 p.m. today

#7 Ben Franklin at #3 East Jefferson, 6 p.m. today

Division III

#4 Bossier at #1 Vandebilt Catholic, 1 p.m.

#3 Lusher Charter at #2 University High, 6:30 p.m. today

Division IV

#1 Pope John Paul II 3, #5 Ascension Episcopal 0

#10 Newman at #3 Episcopal, 2 p.m. today

Girls

Division I

#5 Dutchtown at #1 Dominican, 3:30 p.m. today at Pan American Stadium

#3 Northshore at #2 St. Joseph’s Academy, 5:30 p.m. today at Burbank Complex

Division II

#4 Neville at #1 St. Thomas More, 4 p.m. today

#6 Lakeshore at #2 Caddo Magnet, 1:30 p.m. today at Lee Hedges Stadium

Division III

#5 Archbishop Hannan at #1 University High, 4 p.m. today

#3 St. Michael at #2 Loyola Prep, 2 p.m. today

Division IV

#9 McGehee at #1 Ouachita Christian, 1 p.m. today

#11 Episcopal of Acadiana at #7 Sacred Heart (NO), 4 p.m. today at Tad Gormley Stadium