Newport Central Catholic 2 Owensboro Catholic 0 ( Girls All A State Finals)

[Oldbird]

Congrats to the Lady Breds for brining home the All A State Championship (we can leave that whole debate for another thread).

 

Loren Zimmerman got the scoring under way very early and the Breds led 1-0 at intermission.

 

Taylor tolle on an assist from Zimmerman added a second insurance goal early in the 2nd half to seal the win.

 

Some great kids on that team and very happy for them.

[Oldbird]

Congrats to the Lady Breds for brining home the All A State Championship (we can leave that whole debate for another thread).

 

Loren Zimmerman got the scoring under way very early and the Breds led 1-0 at intermission.

 

Taylor tolle on an assist from Zimmerman added a second insurance goal early in the 2nd half to seal the win.

 

Some great kids on that team and very happy for them.

 

All tourney team:

 

Sam Bunzel

Ansley Davenport

Ruthie Barth

Meg Martin

 

MVP Taylor Tolle

[Lawnboy13]

Missing the Homecoming Dance was well worth it......CONGRATS!!!!! :dancingpa

[TAC]

Congrats to the lady Breds. And a shout out to Taylor Tolle for being honored as MVP!

[Lawnboy13]

Courtesy of Marc Hardin at the Enquirer.....http://nky.cincinnati.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/AB/20130929/SPT0302/309130168/&nclick_check=1

 

Brossart boys, NewCath girls win All 'A' Classic

 

Small-school soccer bragging rights will reside in Northern Kentucky for the next year. Bishop Brossart's boys and Newport Central Catholic's girls swept their way to championships Sunday afternoon at the Touchstone Energy All "A" Classic Statewide Tournament at Elizabethtown Sports Park.

 

The young and old alike helped produce the local sweep.

 

Senior-laden Bishop Brossart defeated Kentucky Country Day, 3-0, with an MVP performance from veteran Eli Nienaber. NewCath beat Owensboro Catholic, 2-0, with an MVP performance from Taylor Tolle, one of nine freshmen for the Thoroughbreds.

 

"I knew it was possible and it feels amazing," said Tolle, who scored six goals in three tournament matches.

 

Her second-half goal Sunday on a through-ball from Loren Zimmerman that left her one-on-one with the goalkeeper gave NewCath a two-goal cushion against the Lady Aces. Zimmerman scored on a deflected ball inside the first 10 minutes of the match, giving her a goal in all three contests. Zimmerman and teammates Ansley Davenport and Ruthie Barth, a pair of defensive marking backs, were named all-tournament.

 

Jake Jennings, Jon Henn and Mitch Parnell accounted for the scoring in the boys' final for Brossart, which numbers 10 seniors. Henn's blast from 25 yards on an intercepted ball made it 2-0 at halftime. He assisted on Jennings' score midway through the half. Named all-tournament for Brossart were Henn, Parnell, Dylan Geiman and Mark Goller, son of the coach.

 

"I like it," the younger Goller said of sharing the winning experience with his father. "We talk about soccer a lot, and I know we'll have fun talking about this game."

 

It's the second small-school title for Brossart, winner of the 2005 All "A" Cup. It's a record fourth for NewCath, a three-time All "A" Cup winner in 2005-07.

 

Brossart coach Brian Goller and NewCath coach Kevin Turnick were on the sidelines eight years ago when the Mustangs (14-1) and Throughbreds (11-1-2) won their first championships. Goller has been the coach for 20 years. Turnick is in his 15th season at NewCath. Both have won more than 200 games.

 

"It's deja vu, because I remember coming down here and winning," Goller said. "They (the Thoroughbreds) put the pressure on us today by winning the early final, but we were in a dog pile at midfield after the game."

 

Both local powers dominated the competition and remained hot. Brossart's goalkeeper combination of Andrew Erickson and Jeff Paulin allowed just one goal while the Mustangs outscored opponents, 12-1. NewCath had a 17-2 scoring advantage. Sunday's shutout for Meg Martin was her second of the tournament for NewCath.

 

The Mustangs extended their winning streak to nine games. The Thoroughbreds have played 12 consecutive matches without a loss.

 

"These are special girls and we're going to enjoy this, because I scheduled Highlands, our big rival, and Notre Dame next, and that's all my fault with the schedule," Turnick said. "It's been a great weekend, but we still have other goals."

[PsalmsG]

By G. MICHAEL GRAHAM

Fort Thomas Matters Sports Reporter

Check off another goal in what has been another great soccer season.

The Newport Central Catholic Lady Breds won the All “A” Classic State championship on Sunday with a 2-0 win over the Owensboro Catholic Lady Aces in Elizabethtown. This marked the first crown since winning the tournament three consecutive years from 2005 to 2007.

The Lady Breds recorded two sound victories on Saturday to make it to the title game. They beat Pikeville, 10-0 before knocking off Bardstown Bethlehem in the semifinals, 5-2.

“They are doing a great job of communicating with one another,” said Kevin Turnick, NewCath Head Coach. “They’re doing a great job of staying with their marks and not allowing (opponents) time or space to turn. If (opponents) do have the ball, they are right there so they don’t have an opportunity to pass it off. They did a fantastic job all weekend.”

NewCath moved to 11-1-2 with the win. The lone loss for the Lady Breds came 1-0 on Aug. 26 at Ryle.

This marked the second tournament win of the season for NewCath. The Lady Breds won the Ashland Invitational Tournament a few weeks ago.

Defense has been a long-time priority for NewCath. The Lady Breds outscored the three opponents, 17-2.

NewCath ran a 4-4-2 (defender-midfielder-forward) set with a 4-5-1 look at one point. Owensboro Catholic (13-2-2) ran a 4-3-3.

“Owensboro did a good job of keeping possession,” Turnick said. “In the first 40 minutes, we didn’t play very smart and very effective. We did more chasing. When we won the ball, we didn’t keep possession very well. At halftime, we made adjustments. Owensboro Catholic liked to play with the ball out of the back quite a bit. We let them do what they wanted back there. We just marked the middle and shut down the passing lanes. That helped out tremendously calming our kids down at halftime.”

NewCath freshman forward Taylor Tolle earned Most Valuable Player honors with a sensational tournament. Tolle scored six goals in the tournament with at least one per game. Tolle’s goal against Owensboro Catholic came in the second half to make the final score.

Tolle had a hat trick against Bethlehem with three goals. Tolle and Chandler Cain led NewCath with two scores each against Pikeville.

Junior Loren Zimmerman scored one goal per game for a total of three goals. Her marker in the first half gave NewCath the only goal it needed in the championship game.

Ruthie Barth, Sam Bunzel, Ansley Davenport and Meg Martin joined Tolle on the All-Tournament team. Bunzel surpassed 2007 NewCath graduate Stephanie Burns and 2009 graduate Andrea Macke for the most assists in school history with her 25th against Bethlehem. Goalkeeper Martin recorded two saves against the Lady Aces.

The game marked the third time NewCath and Owensboro Catholic met for a championship since 2010. The Thoroughbreds beat the Aces, 42-0 in the Class 2A state football championship in 2010 and the Lady Aces beat the Thoroughbreds in the All “A” basketball championship in Frankfort, 52-42 this past winter. Zimmerman, Davenport, Mikayla Seibert and Michela Ware played on that basketball team.

Owensboro Catholic landed three players on the all-tournament team. They were Sara Haleman, Brooke Logsdon and Anna Belle Moore.

NewCath gets back to work today. The Lady Breds travel across I-471 to face the 36th District rival Highlands Bluebirds.

“We’ve got a pretty tough week ahead of us,” Turnick said. “I think playing Highlands after those wins will continue to motivate us. We’ll learn more about ourselves these next two games seeing how we stack up against two of the perennial (state) powers in girls soccer. We have to continue to keep playing smart and stay healthy.”

They then battle the defending 9th Region champion and state runner-up Notre Dame Pandas on Thursday in Park Hills. That game starts at 5:15 p.m.

 

Fort Thomas Sports: Lady Breds capture fourth All "A" state soccer crown

[EasyG]

Great weekend for the Lady Breds. Kids stepped up and played solid. They took advantage of the space available on the large E-town fields and the defense was well organized all weekend.

 

The NCC Families had a good time too. Joe Collopy's motivational speech (Matt Foley "down by the river" style) before the kids left for the championship game was worthy of him being named to the all tourney team. Maybe someone can post the video ... had me in tears.

[JMU31]

Congrats to NCC exp Sam B, glad to see her doing well.