F LY I N G W I T H T H E J AY S
Golf Following a shortened 2020 campaign, the Jesuit golf team claimed another Catholic League district title to continue its successful run. The Jays’ 13th district title in the past 14 seasons came by way of an unbeaten regular season going into regionals. The golfers defeated familiar Catholic League opponents such as Holy Cross, Rummel, St. Augustine, and Brother Martin. The closest match occurred on March 9 against Brother Martin at English Turn on the Westbank. Due to windy conditions, both squads posted higher scores than usual, but Jesuit weathered the storm and Jacob Schorr and Morgan Hebert led the Jays to a 169-173 victory each with a score of 41. The Blue Jays continued their impressive play at the regional stage, finishing 3rd, which was good enough for a spot in the Allstate Sugar Bowl LHSAA golf championships. This feat is even more impressive considering that the tournament has switched to an eight-team format. Jesuit wrapped up its season by finishing 6th in the state tournament. The Jays were led by multi-sport athlete Hebert, who tied for 16th with scores of 77 and 73. Junior Taylor Boasberg finished inside the Top 20 (tied 19) with 77 and 74. Junior cocaptain Merrick Rotolo shot 73 and 82. Schorr finished at 168 (85 and 83), and senior co-captain Si Holmes shot a 169 (83 and 86). The team, coached by Owen Seiler ’75, brought another district trophy back to Carrollton & Banks.
Bowling Jesuit bowlers capped off an outstanding season with junior Luke Wood claiming the state runner-up medal at April’s LHSAA State Singles Championship in Baton Rouge. Wood averaged an impressive 246 over four games and finished just 19 pins behind the gold medal winner from Central
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LaFourche. The tournament included the top 81 prep bowlers from across the state. Seven of them, a school record, had Jesuit emblazoned on their jerseys. Joining Wood were seniors Ben Hunn and Michael McGovern, juniors Collin Pearce and Gary Sims, and sophomores Will Adams and Will Carpenter. Jesuit fell to state champion Brother Martin in second-round play of the LHSAA team tournament. An outstanding regular season included multiple shutouts as well as new team and state records. In 18 games (six bowlers from each school bowl three matches) against Patrick Taylor Academy, Blue Jay bowlers knocked down 3,951 pins, 128 more than the previous school mark. Their 12-game total of 2,716 pins broke a state record held by rival Brother Martin. Hunn, Sims, and Wood were named to the All-District First Team. Adams was named to the All-District Second Team. A panel of coaches from other schools selected Hunn, a fouryear starter and two-time captain, as District co-MVP. Other 2021 contributors include seniors Brandon Griffin and Tyler Westfall and juniors Jonah Anderson and Josh Barraza.
Soccer With Hubie Collins at the helm, Jesuit soccer concluded the regular season unbeaten and claimed another district title for the school. The team followed this momentum into the LHSAA State Tournament by defeating Ruston 7-0 in a one-sided affair. The regional round also produced a lopsided victory for the Jays against No. 18 West Jefferson. On a misty and foggy night at the Ryan, Jesuit showed no signs of letting the nasty elements affect them. After 20 minutes senior Trevor Reichman, with some help from seniors Colin Bruzdzinski and Noah D’Aunoy, scored a hat trick before the fog even had time to settle. Senior Robert Colomb scored on
a header to extend the lead to 4-0 going into halftime. Jesuit claimed the victory by a score of 7-0. The squad would not stop there. The Blue Jays continued their success on the pitch by defeating No. 7 St. Amant 4-0 in the quarterfinal round of the LSHAA playoffs at John Ryan Stadium. Reichman continued his impressive play by scoring and then assisting on a goal by Bruzdzinski to grab an early 2-0 lead. For the rest of the half, the Jesuit defense held strong with its typical combination of seniors Maxx Hanemann, D’Aunoy, Jacob Merritt, and Noah Relan. Unfortunately, the win streak would end at 18 games. The Blue Jays and the St. Paul’s Wolves produced another exciting soccer match-up. When the semifinal concluded, St. Paul’s ended Jesuit’s undefeated campaign by a score of 2-0. Senior mid-fielders Chris Schmidt and Joe Pacaccio provided stability in both the attacking and defensive ends of the pitch. Two Jays will continue their careers in college. Goalie Raymond Sauerwin will play for Spring Hill College, and forward Trevor Reichmann will leave New Orleans for Sewanee University. With a season full of offensive and defensive skill, the soccer team finished 18-1-1.
Tennis The Jesuit tennis team produced another exciting season in 2021. The Jays finished their regular season on April 8, defeating all local competition except Brother Martin. Some impressive wins included sweeps of Holy Cross, Newman, and Lusher. After a successful regular season, the Blue Jays brought the momentum to the regional round of the LHSAA playoffs. Day one at regionals produced ten wins for Jesuit out of 11 matches with the only loss being a 3-set nail biter with rival Brother Martin. Day two also brought exciting tennis action to City Park. Four out of five
