Monday, August 30, 2010 Volume 41, Issue 1
The Weekly Update The Record - The Official Student Publication of the Saint Louis Priory School
Football Preview David Taiclet, ’11 Layout Editor
The Rebels 2010 football season gets underway Friday, August 27 against the Windsor Owls. The Rebels are looking very good after a tough couple weeks of two-adays. We look to many first time varsity starters to lead the Rebels this year after graduating so many quality players from last year’s team. The offense looks very young but very promising. Only Francis Cassidy is returning on the o-line, but Brett Moen, Matt Keating, Matt Dowling, and John Houser are picking up right where last year’s seniors left off. Junior Seve Esparrago is the only skill player returning. David Taiclet, Adam Still, Colin Bruns, Nick Thompson, and Tony
Soccer Preview Kevin Hess, ’11 Editor in Chief
After falling just short of the state tournament last season, the Rebel soccer team looks to reclaim the ABC League Title and make a deep run into the state tournament. This may be the Rebels’ year as the senior leadership of four-year Varsity starter D o u g Brooking and his co-captain Jack Wegmann will combine with the talent of younger players like Sophomore Jeffy Hopson, making Priory soccer extremely talented and dangerous. The Rebels did suffer a major setback as last year’s leading scorer Junior Andrew Rhodes was forced to have offseason surgery on an ailing foot. Rhodes will
Cribbin look strong as they try to fill the shoes of a great group of seniors who graduated. The defense looked excellent at the Jamboree as no team was able to gain a yard against it. Colin Linkul and Peter Jochens are the leaders of the defense while Mark Mannino, Ray Bayer, Seve Esparrago, Hunter Salmon, and Brendan Thomas also play key roles. The Rebels will have to deal with the loss of junior stand-out Andrew Wright who tore his ACL on the second play of the Jamboree. His role will be filled by a rotation of Cassidy, Dowling, and Keating. The Rebels look to repeat the success of last year’s team but know that it won’t be easy. The two biggest games are against MICDS on October 2 at home, and Burroughs on October 30 at Burroughs. The Burroughs game is especially big because the winner could possibly be the District Champion and go into the playoffs with the momentum necessary to make a run.
Weekly Calendar Monday, 8/30 • School Resumes
Tuesday, 8/31 • Cross Country Kick off @ Quail Ridge Park 4:00 • Varsity Soccer vs Lutheran North 4:15 • JV Soccer vs Lutheran North 4:15
Wednesday, 9/1
Thursday, 9/2
• Varsity Soccer vs Lutheran be out for at least the first five games of the South 4:15 season. While this is a huge blow for the Rebels, • JV Soccer @ Lutheran South 4:15 this year’s team is remarkably deep and capable. In the mean time, Priory will look to have a stonewall defense with the help of Juniors Andy Kopfensteiner and Kyle Martin. Your Rebels will have their home opener Friday, 9/3 this Tuesday (the 31st) against Lutheran North, closely followed by a game Thursday against ABC League competitors Lutheran South. Both games will be located at the Rebels’ brand new beautiful field located right next to the baseball field. This new field, lovingly called New Trafford by Saturday, 9/4 coaches and players (a play off Old Trafford, Manchester • Varsity Football @ Affton 7:00 United’s famous stadium), will be the home of most of the Rebel’s games • Cross Country Lutheran South Invitational 8:30am this season. As it is located right next to the gym, we hope to see all of you out to cheer on your Rebels in what promises to be an exciting and successful season!