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Friday, September 18, 2009
Record Weekly Volume 4, Issue 2
The Official Student Publication of the Saint Louis Priory High School since 1969
Photo Credit: Nim Frost
Rhodes and Altepeter Lead Rebels to Super Cup Title Kevin Hess, ‘11 Sports Writer
The Priory varsity soccer team won the Saint Dominic Super Cup last week following the dominant defensive and offensive efforts by senior Joe Altepeter and sophomore Andrew Rhodes respectively. Altepeter and senior keeper Doug Hall, even with the injury to co-captain and stand out marking-back Dan Croghan, held opposing teams to only 1 goal over the course of the entire 3 game tournament. In the first game of the tournament, Priory faced off against Fort Zumwalt East. The Rebels “shot” off to a fiery offensive start with goals by both senior Ragen Frost and Sophomore Peter Reitz in the first half. The Rebels did not slow down in the second half, they continued to dominate play and finished the game by adding to their 2-0 lead with a stunning head ball goal by sophomore Andrew Rhodes. This was Rhodes’ first of his team leading 4 goals in the 3 Super Cup games. In their second game, Priory faced off against Timberland, who was flying high after their defeat of the reigning state champions Saint Dominic. The competition on the field was fast and aggressive and both teams had chances in the first half. Joe Altepeter continued to anchor the defense, while junior Doug Brooking, sophomores Kyle Martin and Jacob Mohrmann, and freshman Jeffrey
Senior Captain Joe Altepeter (above) was crucial to the Rebels’ success defensively and offensively this past week, especially after Captain Danny Croghan’s concussion this past Thursday.
Hopson battled the talented midfield of the Wolves. In the second half, the Rebels stepped up their game and eventually worked the ball to offensive stud Andrew Rhodes who tucked the ball away in the bottom corner of the net. Priory defended well for the rest of the game and took the victory; however it was bitter sweet because in the last couple minutes of the game, Priory co-captain Dan Croghan collided with a Timberland forward, leaving him concussed and in need of stitches. In the championship game, Priory faced off against Wentzville Holt High School. The Rebels relied of the defensive prowess of Joe Altepeter and sophomore Andy Kopfensteiner, as Dan Croghan was unable to play due to a concussion suffered the night
before. Even with this tremendous loss to the team, Priory played well and took a 1-0 lead against Holt thanks to a tremendous goal by Andrew Rhodes after a perfect pass by junior forward Jack Wegmann. In the second half of the very physical game, many free kicks were awarded for both teams and eventually Holt tucked one away to tie the game at one with about 10 minutes to play. However, Priory’s Andrew Rhodes came through yet again with a response only a couple minutes later. On what looked to be a dead play, Rhodes chased down the defender and deflected a clearing attempt by the Timberland goalie into a bizarre goal. This sealed Priory’s 2-1 victory and the first place in St. Dominic Super Cup. (continued on back page)