Sports Report October 30, 2023

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Green N White Club Reporters
October 30, 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 Saturday, our JV boys and girls participated in the JV Metro at City Park. Both boys and girls finished 3rd overall. It was a great finish to their season!

Friday, November 3rd our Varsity boys and girls will participate in the Regional Championship at City Park. Girls run at 10:00 a.m. and boys run at 12:15 p.m. This will be their last meet before XC State in Natchitoches, LA on Monday, November 13.

Go Greenies!

Football

The Greenies got a big Homecoming and Senior Night win last Friday, defeating Martin Luther King (MLK) Charter 47-12. It was Newman’s most balanced offensive effort of the season. Six different players scored. The team passed for over 200 yards and ran for 180 yards. Junior Quarterback Eli Friend spread the love, tossing TD passes to Sophomore Wide Receiver George Loop and Seniors D.J. Thomas, Will Loerzel, and Anthony Jones. Senior Running Back Seth Perrilliat had his best game of the season, rushing for 76 yards and a touchdown. Greenie Nation was thrilled to see Sophomore RB Jake Randle return from injury to add 44 yards rushing and a TD of his own. Senior Placekicker Jacob Dusansky made all 6 PATs and a field goal.

For the Greenie Defense, Senior Middle Linebacker Bobby Kerrigan also returned to action and led the team in tackles (9). Senior OLB Isaiah Grant added a sack plus 2 TFLs, and the DB duo of James Reiss and Jack Nesser had a pair of interceptions. 

The win moved Newman to 8-0 on the season, setting the table for an epic battle with undefeated St. Charles Catholic in LaPlace on Friday. The District 10-2A Championship is on the line, as well as a possible #1 seed in the Select Division III playoffs. Please make the road trip to LaPlace to support your Greenies!

Swimming

Newman competed in two meets this past week. They traveled to Lutcher on Thursday where they swam against Destrehan, Hammond, Lutcher, Riverside, St. Charles, St. James, Vandebilt Catholic, and The Willow School. The team continues to show improvement each week. Top 8 finishes at this meet included:

Morgan Breaux 200 Free and 100 Free

Elias Hutchings             200 IM and 100 Back

Emma Passler                200 IM and 100 Back

Nick Rezza                       500 Free

Emma Passler and Nick Rezza both placed 2nd in their events.

On Saturday, Newman returned home to host the South District Championships. Teams in attendance were Newman, Sacred Heart, McGehee, St. Martin’s, John Curtis, Country Day, Morris Jeff, The Willow School and Lycee Francais. Newman was third in the boys division with 198 points and the girls came in fourth with 186 points. The following Newman swimmers scored points for the Greenies:

Gio Arenas                  50 Free and 100 Breast

Morgan Breaux             200 Free and 100 Breast

Anjali Dasa                  100 Free

Elias Hutchings              200 Free and 100 Breast

Turner Mazzanti           50 Free and 100 Free

Charlotte Norwood     200 Free and 500 Free

Nick Rezza                       200 IM and 100 Back

Drew Sonnier                 200 IM and 500 Free

Vivian Zhou                    200 IM and 100 Back

With less than a month to go before the end of the season, the only meets left are Metro, November 3-4, and State Meet, November 15-16. Newman has two swimmers qualified for Metro….Morgan Breaux and Vivian Zhou. Way to go, Greenies!

The following swimmers have qualified to compete at State Meet in individual events…Morgan Breaux, Anjali Dasa, Elias Hutchings, Charlotte Norwood, Emma Passler, Nick Rezza, Drew Sonnier, and Vivian Zhou. These swimmers will be joined by Gio Arenas, Zoila Linares, and Turner Mazzanti who will help fill out relay spots.

Saturday's District Meet was also the Senior Meet honoring  Greenie Swim Seniors Emma Passler and Gio Arenas.  

Volleyball

What an incredible volleyball season for the Newman Greenies.  JV White won their last match of the season against Chalmette High School (2-0).  JV White and JV Green have wowed us all season with their volleyball skills and school spirit.  Thank you to both teams for an exciting season.  We look forward to seeing what next year holds for these great players. 

On Tuesday, October 24th, we celebrated our Seniors, Ella Faliveno, Carolyn Rushing, Trecia Stanford, and Chandler Gaudin prior to the game against The Dunham School, from Baton Rouge, LA, where both JV Green and Varsity won their matches. Unfortunately, on Thursday, October 26th, JV Green and Varsity took losses against Dutchtown High School, Dutchtown, LA, which was their last regular season game.

Congratulations to Varsity for winning District and ending their season with an impressive 33-7 record, landing them the #1 seed for the playoffs. The first playoff game will be Wednesday, November 1st at 5:00pm in the Palaestra against South Plaquemines. 

Note that tickets to the Wednesday playoff game against South Plaquemines will cost $5, and everyone (students, faculty, family, fans, and GNW Club members) must pay to enter (this is a LHSAA rule).  

Thank you to all the parents, students, faculty administrators, and teachers who have supported Newman Volleyball this season.  As we enter the playoff weeks, we look forward to your continued support.  Wear your green and let’s pack the Palaestra!!!  We look forward to seeing you in the stands.  

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