Jesuit’s Lacrosse team has a stellar reputation throughout the state and nation, and the D2 team just proved this statement by winning the State Championship 7-3. From defying the odds to handing out cold revenge, Jesuit D2 Lacrosse is, once again, the state champion.
The season started as it always did, 0-0, so this was our chance to start anew and bring greatness to the team by practicing and winning. The first three games were on one weekend, with our team being split into two. One team played a great shutout game against Loyola, and the other team had an amazing win against St. Stanislaus in Gulfport, but had an unfortunate loss to Saint Paul’s afterward. After that crazy weekend, we had to make a new game plan and regroup as we were all going to be playing as one unit from now on. Our next opportunity to succeed was at Southside in Lafayette, where we had our first true win as a team, winning 3-12.
Then, tragedy struck. We got defeated by Rummel 6-9. However, we didn’t let this small defeat deter us from advancing our record to new heights. After this, we went on to both shut out Shaw and score well over twenty points on them. Next was our toughest matchup yet, Central High School in Baton Rouge. Fortunately, we did not succumb to their efforts and won 14-12. After that matchup, we played Holy Cross and Catholic, where we beat them 12-2 and 10-4, respectively.
Afterwards, it was time for the playoffs. The team went to Muss Bertolino in Kenner, where we had an excellent rematch against Saint Stanislaus. Then, we had an exhilarating rematch against Rummel, where we had to make a special game plan to lock down their top players. For one, Sean Weise led the defense by locking down their best offensive player, #17. Then, we had Nicolas Sintz lead the offensive ride by guarding their goalie. These two players combined helped flip the score into our favor for the semis, taking us to the championship with a final score of 9-6. Now, we have reached the game where you have to either go big or go home. We took this game in stride, but were late to the punch with Central striking first, but we followed up with our own score soon after. In the second quarter, we knew we needed to up the tempo. We eventually scored, but not after Central scored a goal of their own. The second half began. The first round of scoring only went up by one for both teams, but by the middle of the third quarter, Central’s players began to get tired. As a result, we notched up the score one by one, until we reached the final score of 7-3, winning the Championship game and bringing yet another trophy back to Carrolton and Banks under the name of Jesuit D2 Lacrosse.
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