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Sports Report October 18, 2023
Green N White Club Reporters
October 18, 2023
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Many thanks to the following Green N White Club corporate sponsors for their support this year:
Bollinger Shipyards
LaFleur & Laborde
Tulane Doctors
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The Chloe
CMS's Services LLC
Dawn Services
First Horizon Bank
Landry & Swarr LLC, Attorney-at-Law
Manning Passing Academy
Ashley and J.T. Nesser
Taceaux Loceaux
Walker & Dunlop
Woodward Design+Build
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Auto-Chlor, Bayou Hot Wings,
C. Collection, Betsy and Gary Laborde,
Marquette Transportation, Midway Pizza,
K. Miller Gem and Jewelry Brokerage,
Moses Engineering, NOLA Chill, Seatrax,
Stretch Zone, tasc Performance,
Vendisco Culinary Services, Villere & Co.
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Black Bay Energy Capital,
The Chicory House | The Garden District Book Shop,
Deirdre and Hal Moffett, Entablature - Design/Build,
Amy Farnsworth Designs, Lovell and Company
Cross Country
This past weekend Newman hosted the annual Randy Zell Cross Country Classic in City Park. It was a great race day for our team as we celebrated our Seniors.
Newman had Twelve Top 10 finishers including Ava Hartman - 1st Place, Avery Summerour – 5th Place , and Jadyn Schwartz – 10th Place for the Varsity Girls. Sam Haber finished 5th Place for Varsity Boys.
The JV Girls finished with Charlotte Estrada (1st Place), Sydney Gallagher, AnneLise Drouin, Belle Wanek, Lyla Gordon, Madelyn Sonnier, Alex Ducote, and Lauren Favrot all in the Top 10.
Both Varsity and JV Girls were Team Champions for the Zell Classic. Boys Varsity received Team Runner-Up.
Congratulations to Sam Haber on winning the MileSplit LA Boys’ Athlete of the Month! Go Greenies!!
Football
Last Friday evening, Newman got a huge come-from-behind 29-24 win against our cross-street rivals, the De La Salle (DLS) Cavaliers. In a back and forth affair, the Cavaliers took an early 3 point lead after Senior CB D.J. “Shifty” Thomas broke up a DLS pass attempt in the end zone, holding the Cavaliers to a field goal. The Greenies then countered with a huge special teams touchdown by Senior TE Will Loerzel, who blocked a Cavaliers punt (his second of the season) and scooped the ball up in the end zone to put Newman ahead 7-3.
In the second quarter, the physical Cavaliers running game produced two touchdowns, while the Greenies added a running touchdown by do-it-all Quarterback Eli Friend. At half, DLS was up 14-17.
The second half started slowly. The Greenies were forced to punt on the opening possession. The Cavaliers marched down for their third rushing touchdown and took a 14-24 lead. At that point, the halftime adjustments by Coach Stewart’s offense and Coach Noth’s defense finally took hold and the Greenies began to fire on all cylinders. It started with Friend finding Senior WR Peter Loop for a 22 yard TD. Then, the Greenies got a key stop on Defense, forced a DLS punt, and Newman took the lead on a touchdown pass to Senior WR Anthony Jones. The Greenies added two more on the PAT, when Friend mishandled the snap but recovered beautifully, passing to Sophomore Charles Wilson for an important two-point conversion.
The talented Cavaliers did not quit and marched deep into Newman territory to start the 4th quarter. However, the Newman D, powered by leading tacklers James Reiss (10 tackles), Bobby “Big Game” Kerrigan (9 tackles, plus 2 key TFLs) and Jack Nesser (7 tackles), was ready for the challenge. With 9 minutes left in the game, DLS faced third down with two yards to go on Newman’s 9 yard line and Bobby Big Game came through with a tackle in the backfield forcing a 4th down play. Down by 4 points with just over 8 minutes left, the Cavaliers went for it and D.J. “Shifty” Thomas broke up a pass attempt in the end zone (for the second time on the night) as the Cavaliers turned the ball over on downs.
The Newman Offense took the ball on its 10 yard line with just under 8 minutes left and never gave it back. The Greenie Offensive Line, Brett Bordelon, Heid Manning, Griffin Maxwell, Brandon “Big B the Homecoming King” Wilkins and Jack Del Castillo, was dominant and paved the way for a final drive where Friend, Senior RB Seth Perrilliat, and Loerzel pounded out clock-killing rushing yards and first down after first down. The game ended with the score Newman 29 and DLS 24, with Senior Placekicker Jacob Dusansky adding three absolutely critical PATs.
The Greenies are now 6-0 and face rival Country Day in Metairie on Friday.
Local media coverage of Newman’s big win can be found here:
Swimming
Newman Swimming hosted its second home meet at the Palestra on Saturday, October 14th. The Greenies swam against schools that included The Willow School, Ben Franklin and The Academy of the Sacred Heart.
Newman swimmers continue working towards State Championships, which are 4 weeks away. Swimmers have dropped time in 70% of their swims since the start of the season. Here are some of the highlights from Saturday.
Top 3 Finishes:
Elias Hitchings 200 Free and 100 Fly
Vivian Zhou 200 IM
Nick Rezza 200 IM and 100 Back
State Qualifying Swims include:
Charlotte Norwood 200 Free
Vivian Zhou 200 IM
Nick Rezza 200 IM, 100 Back
Morgan Breaux 100 Breast
Season State Qualifying Swims through today:
Morgan Breaux 100, 200, 500 Free, 100 Breast, 200 IM
Anjali Dasa 100 Free, 200 Free, 100 Breast
Elias Hutchings 500 Free
Charlotte Norwood 200 Free, 500 Free, 100 Back
Nick Rezza 500 Free, 100 Breast, 100 Back, 200 IM
Drew Sonnier 500 Free
Vivian Zhou 100 Free, 200 Free, 500 Free,100 Back, 200 IM
The Greenies next meet is on Wednesday, October 18th, at St. Martin's.
Volleyball
Hard to believe we are halfway through Volleyball season. These volleyball girls are working hard and it’s paying off on the court. Tuesday, October 10th in the Palaestra, JV White, JV Green, and Varsity played against a very competitive ED White from Thibodaux, LA. JV Green won their match in 2 sets and Varsity won their match in 4 sets. JV White took their match to 3 sets and was just short of taking the win. Impressive wins and power points for our teams! Thursday, October 12th in the Palaestra, JV Green and Varsity swept The Willow School winning all their sets. JV White traveled to Marrero to play Academy of Our Lady, winning their match in 2 sets. Friday (10/13) and Saturday (10/14) Varsity traveled to Morgan City to compete in the Morgan City High School Tournament. Varsity didn’t lose a match (Westlake High School, Westlake, LA; Berwick High School, Berwick, LA; Vandebilt Catholic High School, Houma, LA; Morgan City High School, Morgan City, LA). Congratulations to all the girls for their hard work and dedication!
This is a BIG week for volleyball at Newman as they prepare to play Academy of Sacred Heart (ASH). These 2 teams have a long-standing rivalry, and the girls look forward to this game all year. This year’s games will be played on Tuesday, October 17th at Newman in the Palestra. The 8th grade middle school team will play at 3:45, JV Green at 4:30, and Varsity to follow (6:00). There is also Bingo & Volleyball beginning at 5:30 in the Dining Hall. Bingo tickets include admission to the Girls Varsity Volleyball game. We need all Greenies on deck! Wear your GREEN and pack the Palaestra!
[Editor’s Note - due to the late delivery of this week’s GNW Club Sports Report (problems with the printer… and/or JT had to travel for his real job), the ASH games have already taken place and we are pleased to report that Newman Varsity won! You can read more here: Nola.com Article on Newman Volleyball and can see some terrific Nola.com photos here: Nola.com Volleyball Photos]
Thursday, October 19th, JV Green and Varsity will play their 4th District game against De La Salle at Newman in the Palaestra. JV Green will begin at 4:30 and Varsity to follow.
Another busy volleyball weekend as Newman hosts their annual invitational (NIT). This is a 2-day event - Friday, October 18th through Saturday, October 19th. The first match will begin at 4:00 on Friday. The schedule for this event has not yet been announced.
Come support your Greenies! We look forward to seeing you in the stands.
Upcoming Schedule
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