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August 2000 INJURIES
CLOUDING RUMMEL OPTIMISM Times-Picayune, The (New Orleans, LA) - Thursday, August
24, 2000 Author: Bill Bumgarner East Jefferson bureau
Straddling a bench inside the Rummel locker room, Jay Roth meticulously checks off each game and practice
jersey assigned to one of his 95 Raiders football players, just part of the minutiae inherent with occupying the post as head
coach.
"Just practicing," Roth jokes. "Maybe one day, I'll become an equipment manager."
For now, however, Roth remains preoccupied with coaching his seventh season at Rummel. Graduation took four Division
I college signees from a 10-2 team that formed, arguably, the most talented nucleus in school history.
The 2000
season beckons amid injury question marks, starting with senior quarterback Daris Wilson, who is battling stomach and back
injuries that date to last season's Jesuit game and a sprained ankle that dates to spring workouts.
Spring work
depleted the depth chart in other areas. Starting defensive end Michael Seeling tore a knee ligament and will miss his senior
season, and starting linebacker Billy Phillpott broke an ankle, which might delay his return until the start of District 10-5A
play. Freshman Donnie Cook will fill for Phillpott; quarterback Pat Dick, who played four games last season, would fill for
Wilson.
Running backs Eric Smith and Russell Russo, who will compete at one position, are joined by fullback Kevin
Steltz, a 250-pounder. The offensive line will be the strong point of the team, with four returning starters plus tight end
Nick Gemar.
"We will have to find more ways to win than just by pounding people with our running game and
stopping the run like we did last season," Roth said. "Our secondary returns all four players, but they have got
to really improve. That was a sore spot for us last year. Teams passed on us, and most of those receivers are back."
On defense, junior tackle Lamar Mills and senior linebacker Stephen Gordon form the cornerstones of that unit.
Gordon, a 6-foot, 190-pounder, had 11 sacks last season and doubled as the team's deep snapper.
"We
have to bond during two-a-days," Gordon said. "I am used to winning here, so I don't know what it would be like
to lose. But it is going to be tougher than last season.
"Personally, I want to play better than I did last
year. I need to be a little bit stronger, and I have to cut down on missed tackles."
"The thing I like
about this team is that they have won and they have a winning attitude," said Roth, whose squads have reached the postseason
for five consecutive seasons. "But defense is a concern. We just lost too much over there." Section:
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RUMMEL
ROLLS PAST HANNAN - SHAW OFFENSE RIPS EAST JEFFERSON Times-Picayune, The (New Orleans,
LA) - Saturday, August 26, 2000 Author: From staff reports
Rummel, scoring touchdowns on its first three possessions, Rummel downed the host
Hawks on Friday night, 31-6, in the second game of the Hannan Jamboree.
Rummel took a 7-0 lead on a 2-yard run
by Kevin Steltz at 10:15.
The Raiders next scored from 42 yards on one play, a sweep by Russell Russo for a 14-0
lead at 7:47.
Quarterback Darius Wilson accounted for all 53 yards of the next drive with three rushes and one
pass completion. His 11-yard touchdown run made it 21-0 with 3:14.
Following an interception by Terrence Dunbar
to the Hannan 32, place- kicker Chris Molina hit a 47-yard field goal as time expired in the first half.
SHAW
32, EAST JEFFERSON 6: Shaw turned the Hannan football field into a team distribution center.
The Eagles' special
teams, offense and defense each scored a touchdown in the first 4:51 of the first half en route to a victory in the first
game at the Hannan Jamboree.
Shaw's junior Steve Dickerson returned the opening kickoff 95 yards for a 6-0 lead
at the 14:44 mark. Three plays later, junior linebacker Cameron Vaughn intercepted a flat pass and returned 69 yard for a
14-0 lead with 13 minutes remaining in the half.
After a fumble recovery by Shaw's Sammy Joseph at East Jeff's
42, the Eagles' offense scored on its first possession of the jamboree. A 16-yard scoring run by sophomore quarterback Carlos
Rachel made it 20-0 at the 10:09 mark.
Rachel later scored on a 23-yard run, set up by his 41-yard completion
to Spencer Morgan, for a 26-0 lead. The Eagles scored with 25 seconds remaining in the half on a 25-yard pass from Rachel
to Matthew Broussard.
East Jefferson scored with 37 seconds remaining in the game on a 1-yard run by Marcus Reid.
"I was most pleased with the way our quarterback executed, because he didn't execute last week in our scrimmage,"
Shaw Coach Hank Tierney said. "But all this means nothing next Saturday."
The Eagles face defending
Class 5A state champion Evangel in the Superdome next week in its opener.
Bill Bumgarner
--- Newman
Jamboree ---
CURTIS 21, NEWMAN 0: Much like opening night in a new Broadway production, Curtis' offense -- with
so many new faces -- showed some first- performance jitters.
But they didn't last long. And by the time Patriots'
jamboree victory against Newman was salted away, it was clear the Curtis offense was its same old productive self.
Curtis running back Anthony Baldwin, making his first start, rushed for 90 yards and two touchdowns to lead the defending
Class 4A state champion to victory in the Newman Jamboree at Lupin Field on Friday night Baldwin and the Patriots rolled up
251 yards, including 217 yards rushing in the 30-minute game.
MCMAIN 14, MCDONOGH 35 6: McMain running backs Jock
Summers and John Coleman combined to rush for 66 yards to lead the Mustangs.
McMain rolled up 135 yards, including
87 yards rushing. But the Mustangs needed a mistake by the Roneagles to secure the victory.
McDonogh 35 surrendered
the ball on its when a punt snap went over punter Jonthan Harris' head and rolled 26 yards back to the Roneagles 5. Two plays
later, Summers ran 3 yards for a touchdown and a 14-0 lead with 9:28 left in the second half.
Trey Iles Section: SPORTS
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September 2000 RUMMEL
OUTLASTS CAPITOL Times-Picayune, The (New Orleans, LA) - Friday, September 1,
2000 Author: From staff reports
Rummel's
first football victory of 2000 proved to be the longest in school history.
With the non-district kickoff delayed
by 30 minutes and second-quarter play halted for 58 minutes because of lightning, the Raiders needed three hours, 45 minutes
to dispense with the Capitol Lions, 40-14, at Joe Yenni Stadium on Thursday night.
Game officials stopped play
at 9:38 p.m. of the second quarter with Rummel leading 13-8. After the weather cleared, Rummel tacked on two more second-quarter
touchdowns for a 26-8 halftime lead in the season-opener for both teams.
"I'm glad we got it in," Raiders
coach Jay Roth said. "And I was very pleased with the way the defense and the secondary played in the second half."
Capitol coach Roman Bates did not want to return to Metairie to resume the game had it been halted.
Raiders quarterback Daris Wilson opened the game with a 47-yard keeper and ended the first drive of the night -- for 96
yards -- with a 6- yard touchdown at the 9:30 mark. Capitol drove to the Raiders' 3-yard line, but Rummel defensive back Terrence
Dunbar intercepted a pass in the flat and returned it 99 yards for a 13-0 lead at 2:02.
Capitol cut the deficit
to 13-8 on a 22-yard scoring pass from quarterback Sedgwyn Thigpin to Willie Dorsey at 9:51 of the second quarter. The pass
was deflected by a pair of Raiders defenders.
When second-quarter play resumed, Rummel completed a 73-yard drive
with a 4-yard touchdown run by Eric Smith. The Raiders later drove 53 yards and took a 26-8 halftime advantage on a 1-yard
run by Russell Russo with 39 seconds remaining in the half.
After a scoreless third quarter, Rummel increased
its lead to 33-8 on a 7-yard touchdown run by fullback Kevin Steltz. Then Dunbar struck again, picking off another pass and
returning the interception 29 yards for a 40- 8 lead with 8:14 remaining. Capitol scored with 4:58 to play on a 7-yard run
by Denard Duheart.
The Raiders rushed for 301 yards, including 114 yards on nine carries by Wilson. The Lions
were tackled nine times behind the line for a loss of 73 yards.
Bill Bumgarner
--- Football ---
RIVERSIDE 40, ST. CHARLES CATHOLIC 15: The powerful storms that rolled through the River Parishes area on Thursday
afternoon delayed but could not stop the season-opening matchup between St. John the Baptist Parish rivals Riverside Academy
and St. Charles Catholic.
And St. Charles could not stop Riverside.
With a spectacular lightning display
in the background, the Riverside Rebels rolled for 497 yards of offense on the way to a 40-15 victory against their cross-town
rivals. It was the eighth consecutive meeting of the teams and the eighth consecutive victory for the Rebels, ranked No. 2
in Class 2A. St. Charles has not beaten Riverside since 1987. The game was delayed about half an hour when lightning knocked
out the power in Reserve from about 5:30 p.m. to 6:45 p.m.
But once the game began, junior running back Britt
Waguespack lit things up. He rushed for 149 yards and two touchdowns on 12 carries and caught three passes for 97 yards and
another score. He also added a 45- yard kickoff return to give him 291 all-purpose yards on the night.
The Rebels
scored on six of their nine possessions and had two one-play drives. The running game used eight different ball carriers to
amass its 280 yards rushing. Senior quarterback Damian Melancon completed four of seven passes for 179 yards and two touchdowns.
He connected with Gary Entremont on a 49-yard touchdown pass and with Waguespack on an 80-yard strike, both one-play drives
in the second quarter. Jared St. Amant scored on a 1-yard run in the first quarter, and backup quarterback Michael Schoen
scored from 1 yard late in the game.
Lori Lyons
JESUIT GAME POSTPONED: The Jesuit-Catholic Baton Rouge
season-opening football game was postponed Thursday night by lightning and will resume tonight at Tad Gormley Stadium beginning
at 7:30 p.m.
Jesuit had taken a 3-0 lead with 7:12 left in the first quarter when lightning began striking close
by. The beginning of the game was delayed by lightning for 30 minutes.
Jesuit kicker Ryan Gaudet booted a 27-yard
field goal with 7:45 left in the first quarter to give the Jays the lead. The score was set up when Catholic quarterback Jonathan
Booth fumbled at his 24 and Jesuit's Kyle Sannino recovered.
On the ensuing kickoff, Catholic's Greg Skidmore
fumbled, and Jesuit recovered at the Bears' 27. That's when the lightning began, leading to the postponement of the game.
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RUNNIN' RAIDERS RUMBLE PAST LIONS - RUMMEL 42 - COVINGTON 14 Times-Picayune, The (New Orleans, LA) - Saturday, September 9, 2000 Author: Tammy Nunez Staff writer
It's a first for Coach
Jay Roth's Rummel Raiders to have a four-man rushing attack. Call it running back by committee.
Covington (0-2)
might call it "run all over by committee" after Rummel (2-0) totaled 294 rushing yards in a 42-14 victory at the
Cow Palace on Friday.
Eric Smith led the committee with 136 yards rushing, 133 in the second half. He scored the
final touchdown.
Fullback Kevin Steltz rushed for 64 yards and a touchdown, tailback Russell Russo rushed for
53 yards and a touchdown, and quarterback Darius Wilson added 48 yards and three touchdowns.
"For the first
time in my five years here we have -- what did you call it? -- running back by committee," Roth said. "We have been
very one-dimensional in the past. It makes us very diverse."
Wilson was perfect passing to add even more
crinkles to the Lions' flustered defense. Wilson completed all six of his passing attempts for 72 yards.
"It
was a team effort," Smith said. "It's whoever has the hot hands."
Rummel pounced early. The Raiders
scored two touchdowns in the first quarter and held on for a 14-7 halftime lead. The lone Lions score in the first half came
when the Raiders fumbled in their own territory. Bryan Wilson capped the 36-yard drive with a 3-yard Covington touchdown.
Lawrence Darby returned a kickoff 91 yards to give Covington its final points in the third quarter. Roth said
he never felt comfortable with his lead until late in the game.
"I think they have a better offense this
year, and our defense is young," Roth said.
Other than the big return, Rummel didn't falter much in the second
half and continued its grueling running game for four more touchdowns. Section: SPORTS
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RAIDERS RUMBLE PAST LIONS - RUMMEL 42 - COVINGTON 14
Times-Picayune, The (New Orleans, LA) - Saturday, September 9, 2000 Author: Tammy Nunez Staff writer
It's
a first for Coach Jay Roth's Rummel Raiders to have a four-man rushing attack. Call it running back by committee.
Covington (0-2) might call it "run all over by committee" after Rummel (2-0) totaled 294 rushing yards in a 42-14
victory at the Cow Palace on Friday.
Eric Smith led the committee with 136 yards rushing, 133 in the second half.
He scored the final touchdown.
Fullback Kevin Steltz rushed for 64 yards and a touchdown, tailback Russell Russo
rushed for 53 yards and a touchdown, and quarterback Darius Wilson added 48 yards and three touchdowns.
"For
the first time in my five years here we have -- what did you call it? -- running back by committee," Roth said. "We
have been very one-dimensional in the past. It makes us very diverse."
Wilson was perfect passing to add
even more crinkles to the Lions' flustered defense. Wilson completed all six of his passing attempts for 72 yards.
"It was a team effort," Smith said. "It's whoever has the hot hands."
Rummel pounced early.
The Raiders scored two touchdowns in the first quarter and held on for a 14-7 halftime lead. The lone Lions score in the first
half came when the Raiders fumbled in their own territory. Bryan Wilson capped the 36-yard drive with a 3-yard Covington touchdown.
Lawrence Darby returned a kickoff 91 yards to give Covington its final points in the third quarter. Roth said
he never felt comfortable with his lead until late in the game.
"I think they have a better offense this
year, and our defense is young," Roth said.
Other than the big return, Rummel didn't falter much in the second
half and continued its grueling running game for four more touchdowns. Section: SPORTS
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Rummel rushes past Ehret - RUMMEL 35, EHRET 26 Times-Picayune, The (New Orleans, LA) - Sunday, September 17, 2000 Author: Bill Bumgarner East Jefferson bureau
The non-district
matchup between Rummel and John Ehret brought together a pair of unbeatens with opposite approaches but similiar quality of
play.
When the two finished four, time-consuming quarters Saturday night at Joe Yenni -- having combined for 780
yards of offense -- Rummel had prevailed, 35-26, before 5,000 fans.
Rummel (3-0) relied on the rush as heavily
as Ehret (2-1) relied on the pass.
Raiders quarterback Daris Wilson rushed for 117 yards and also completed two
play-action scoring passes.
Ehret quarterback Bruce Petty threw 44 passes and completed 18 (with at least 10 drops)
for 297 yards and two touchdowns.
"It was hard to remember all that happened, but it was back and forth,"
Ehret coach Billy North said. "This was a game that matched two good teams, but the bottom line is that Rummel was the
better team tonight. We got the effort we needed, but we made a ton of mistakes."
The most costly took place
late in the fourth quarter when Rummel's Ramon Williams forced a fumble on a punt return and recovered the ball at the Ehret
7-yard line. Wilson's 12-yard scoring pass to tight end Nick Gemar put the Raiders ahead 28-19 with 7:27 remaining. Petty
led his team to one more touchdown, driving the Patriots 74 yards. Ulysses Odoms scored from 2 yards at the 4:06 mark to make
the score 28-26. Rummel recovered the ensuing onside kick, and Eric Smith swept outside for a 47-yard touchdown with 3:52
remaining.
"There were a lot of bodies flying around out there," Raiders coach Jay Roth said. "We
made the big fumble recovery and the two late scores. and that was the difference. Ehret is plenty good. They could finish
9-1."
Ehret threw passes on its first 19 plays from scrimmage from the shotgun formation with receivers spread
all across the field. Petty staked Ehret to a 6-0 lead on a 15-yard strike to Joseph Brandon in the first quarter. Rummel
rebounded by scoring consecutive touchdowns on an 11-yard run by Russell Russo and a perfect play-action pass from Wilson
to Daron Gogreve of 44 yards for a 14-6 lead at 8:57 of the second quarter.
Petty cut the margin to 14-12 on a
1-yard sneak after Patriots defensive back Bryson Dixon intercepted a deflected pass and returned the ball 56 yards to the
Raiders' 19-yard line. Section: SPORTS
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Rummel leaves no doubt, 41-14 Times-Picayune,
The (New Orleans, LA) - Sunday, September 24, 2000 Author: From
staff reports
The miraculous method of victory in the Rummel-Jesuit series gave
way to a methodical one Saturday night.
Rummel, the recipient of victories in 1998 and '99 via a fake field goal
and overtime, made sure Saturday night with a 41-14 victory against the Blue Jays before a crowd of 8,000 at Tad Gormley Stadium.
Rummel (4-0, 1-0 District 10-5A) rode a 281-yard ground game to victory behind quarterback Daris Wilson (12 carries,
102 yards rushing, one touchdown) and Eric Smith (17 carries, 120 yards rushing, two touchdowns).
Jesuit, meanwhile,
could muster just 66 yards rushing and had just eight plays that gained more than 10 yards. Ryan Gaudet kicked two field goals
and Dominique Webber scored from 3 yards for Jesuit (2-2, 0-1) against the Rummel reserves with one minute remaining. Blue
Jays quarterback Perrin Rittiner completed 12 of 26 passes for 140 yards with two interceptions.
"In a series
that has been neck-and-neck for five years, it was good to get one this way," Rummel coach Jay Roth said. "I was
especially pleased with the defense."
"We did not play well," Jesuit coach Jay Pittman said. "It's
my job to prepare this team, and it was not prepared tonight."
Rummel breezed 68 yards in four plays on its
first series, scoring on a 27-yard run by fullback Kevin Steltz. Chris Molina booted field goals of 38 and 33 yards during
a Rummel surge of 34 consecutive points.
Smith scored from 25 and 26 yards and Wilson ran in from 5 yards in the
third quarter for the Raiders, who committed no turnovers.
Bill Bumgarner
DE LA SALLE 21, BROTHER
MARTIN 9: The Cavaliers' defense forced six turnovers and limited the Crusaders to 88 yards of offense at Tad Gormley Stadium
in the District 10-5A opener for both teams.
Fifty-three of Brother Martin's yards came on Evan Trapani's third-quarter
touchdown pass to Craig Smith that cut De La Salle's lead to 14-9. But Trapani, who was sacked five times and threw four interceptions,
didn't complete any of his last six attempts and was intercepted twice in the fourth quarter by Robert Horton.
De
La Salle's Grayden Griener threw a 48-yard touchdown pass to Therral Hatfield with 7:20 remaining, and Guy LeBlanc added the
extra point for the final margin.
Michael Smith
HIGGINS 39, COHEN 8: Donnie Harris rushed for three
first-half touchdowns to lead the Hurricanes (4-0) in a non-district victory at Pan American Stadium.
Harris carried
12 times for 115 yards in the first half and had touchdown runs of 7, 10 and 20 yards. He finished with 156 yards and scored
once in the second half.
Doug Moreau
REDEEMER-SETON 30, FISHER 0: The Rams claimed their District
9-2A opener behind the passing of Donald Allen at Pan American Stadium.
Allen completed 11 of 19 passes for 126
yards and two touchdowns. Arton Nelson had four receptions for 113 yards.
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Rummel , Tigers cross unbeaten paths Times-Picayune, The (New Orleans,
LA) - Friday, September 29, 2000 Author: Bill Bumgarner
East Jefferson bureau
One month into the 2000 season, the Catholic League pairing
between Rummel and Holy Cross Saturday night brings together teams whose poor health has yet to translate into poor performance.
Rummel (4-0, 1-0 in District 10-5A) has lost three projected defensive starters and running back Russell Russo
for the season.
Holy Cross (4-0, 0-0) has prospered despite the first-game loss of quarterback John Wattigny,
whose replacement senior Daniel Moore, a former punter, has completed 45 of 71 passes (63 percent) for 668 yards and six touchdowns.
"He's a punter/quarterback," observed Rummel coach Jay Roth. "But a good punter/quarterback."
Tigers' starting wide receiver Gino Giambelluca and running back Chris Dupuy were injured against Bonnabel. Giambellua
has an ankle sprain; Dupuy has a slight shoulder separation.
"I'm very surprised to be where we are,"
said Tigers coach Scott Bairnsfather. "To win three games in a row with a backup quarterback is very unusual. That just
doesn't happen.
"But it helped that both quarterbacks learned the system at the same time. I would have thought
that Daniel would have struggled without game experience, but he has a knack for seeing what is in front of him and not panicking.
The game just came to him."
Having targets such as Giambelluca (19 receptions, 361 yards, three touchdowns)
and 6-foot-6, 235-pound Jerome Landry (27 receptions, 370 yards, four touchdowns) helps. The Tigers, in their third season
under Bairnsfather, feature a wide-open offense utilizing multiple receiver sets.
Although none of the seven Catholic
League teams has a losing record, the attrition rate for unbeatens through four weeks has been high, leaving Rummel and Holy
Cross as the lone squads without a blemish. Both coaches foresee 'big' matchup problems -- literally -- beginning with the
7 p.m. kickoff at Joe Yenni.
"The main problem that Rummel presents is that they are huge on both lines,"
said Bairnsfather. "They will give us matchup problems in the trenches because we're small, especially on defense.
"Being 4-0 is something new for us," said Bairnsfather, "and our reaction to how we play in this game,
win or lose, will have an effect on us the rest of the season."
Rummel's secondary, with three returning
starters, helped pave the way last week against Jesuit, along with tackle Lamar Mills, who had 10 tackles. Defensive back
Terrence Dunbar leads the Raiders with four interceptions. Dunbar was assigned to cover Jesuit receiver Brett Gaudet one-on-one,
but the 5-8, 175-pound Raiders junior sees a test of a different magnitude this week in Landry.
"His height
is a big factor," said Dunbar. "And he knows how to get good position.
"We're happy with the way
the secondary has played, but we're not satisfied. We still make errors now and then that we need to correct. All four of
us are close, and we have a lot of unity," said Dunbar. Section: SPORTS
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October 2000 Rummel
expansion facing hurdles - Neighbors oppose it; zoning panel to rule Olympic panel denies role Times-Picayune,
The (New Orleans, LA) - Saturday, October 7, 2000 Author: Cary
Phelps East Jefferson bureau
Archbishop Rummel High School wants to build a new
gymnasium on the east side of its Metairie campus, but first it will have to wrestle with neighbors who plan to contest the
expansion before the Jefferson Parish Zoning Appeals Board.
Rummel's proposal includes a gym and a new parking
lot fronting West Napoleon Avenue between North Hullen Street and Athania Parkway. The gym would be just 15 feet from the
rear property line. The law requires 25 feet, but the appeals board may waive the requirement.
Neighbors said
the new building could cause traffic, noise, crime and drainage problems and devalue their property.
"I am
very much concerned," said Rita Arnold, who lives on Athania.
David Hardin, principal of the Catholic boys
school, met with some neighbors last month, but they said he shared little information.
"It was a smooth-over
meeting," said neighbor Alton Grand, who said he was not given answers to his questions about the project.
A spokesman for the Archdiocese of New Orleans referred questions about the proposal to Hardin, who would not discuss it
with The Times-Picayune.
Most of Rummel's campus sits in the block bounded by West Napoleon Avenue, Severn Avenue,
41st Street and North Hullen Street. Rummel also owns part of the block immediately east, and that is where school officials
seek to erect the gym.
In papers filed with the appeals board, school representatives said the gym would be used
for physical education classes during the school day. However, in the letter inviting neighbors to the Sept. 25 meeting with
him, Hardin wrote that the building would also be used as an Olympic training facility for wrestling in the South.
There are mixed reports of financing sources for the project as well. An aide to Parish Councilman Nick Giambelluca, whose
district includes the area, said Hardin told Giambelluca's office that the U.S. Olympic Committee would be donating money.
North Hullen Street resident Gary Herbert said he heard that an individual has given more than $100,000 for the gym, in addition
to the Olympic Committee's possible donation.
Spokespeople for the Olympic Committee and USA Wrestling, the national
governing body for the sport, said they are not involved in the project.
The appeals board meeting will be Monday
at 2 p.m. at the Joseph S. Yenni Building, 1221 Elmwood Park Blvd. in Elmwood. Section:
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Rummel
stays unbeaten Times-Picayune, The (New Orleans, LA) - Saturday, October 7, 2000
Author: Compiled by Troy Cox
Rummel
fought back from a 19-7 halftime deficit to defeat South Lafourche, 28-26, in a non-district game at South Lafourche on Friday.
The Raiders (6-0), ranked fifth in Louisiana Sports Writers Association state poll and co-leaders of the Catholic
League, scored two touchdowns in the third quarter en route to the comeback victory against the Tarpons (4-2).
Eric
Smith scored on a 2-yard run with 9:50 remaining in the third for the Raiders. On Rummel's next possession it scored again
when Michael Markey caught a 21-yard touchdown pass from Daris Wilson. That gave the Raiders a 21-19 lead.
Smith
scored on another run, this time from 4 yards out, in the fourth to extend the lead to 28-19 with two minutes left in the
game.
NEWMAN 42, FISHER 7: Damion Carter accounted for three touchdowns while completing five of eight passes
for 172 yards to lead Newman (4-2, 1-1) to a District 9-2A victory over Fisher (1-5, 0-3) at Lupin Field.
The
Greenies amassed 304 total yards and held Fisher to 121.
On the first play from scrimmage, Carter passed to Bruce
Fowler for a 59-yard touchdown. Brandon Bissinger scored on a 3-yard run, and Chandler Malone ran for a 25-yard score to help
Newman build a 21-0 lead in the first quarter.
Newman scored two more touchdowns before the half. Scott Powell
ran for a 22-yard touchdown, and Zach Kuppermon caught a 51-yard pass from Carter, extending the Greenies' lead to 35.
RIVERSIDE 27, E.D. WHITE 17: Quarterback Damian Melancon threw for 124 yards and ran for 54 as the Rebels beat the
Cardinals in a non-district game in Thibodaux.
Riverside took the lead in the first when Melancon threw a 40-yard
touchdown pass to Gary Entremont. Later in the quarter, E.D. White's Matt Matis returned a kickoff 65 yards giving the Cardinals
a 10-7 lead.
Jared St. Amant scored on a 71-yard run and in the second and, on the final play of the half, Entremont
caught a 7-yard touchdown pass from Melancon as the Rebels took a 21-10 lead.
DONALDSONVILLE 34, ST. JAMES 28:
Tremaine Brown caught a 63-yard fourth-quarter touchdown pass from Terrance Brown as the Tigers (3-3, 0-1) beat the Wildcats
(0-1, 3-3) in a 9-3A District game in Donaldsonville.
BEN FRANKLIN 43, ECOLE CLASSIQUE 15: The Falcons gained
451 yard total offense and scored 36 unanswered points in the second half to gain a non-district victory over the Spartans
at Ben Franklin.
Greg Preston, who had a game-high 215 yards rushing, scored the first of his three touchdowns
in the third on a 5-yard run. Ecole (1-4) led 15-14 at that point.
Preston scored on another 5-yard run in the
third to give the Falcons (4-2) the lead. Section: SPORTS
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Decision on Rummel gym, parking
lot is postponed - Zoning board deals with setback issue Times-Picayune, The (New Orleans,
LA) - Wednesday, October 11, 2000 Author: Cary Phelps East
Jefferson bureau
Archbishop Rummel High School in Metairie and its neighbors
will have to wait at least two more weeks to find out if the school may move forward with plans for a new gymnasium and parking
lot.
The Jefferson Parish Zoning Appeals Board voted Monday to postpone its decision on Rummel's request to build
15 feet from its rear property line, instead of the required 25 feet.
The board member for that district, Dexter
Accardo, suggested the delay to allow time for a compromise to be forged between the school and its neighbors, several of
whom showed up at the meeting in opposition.
The gym would be used for Rummel's physical education classes during
the school day, but backers say it also would be a wrestling training center for amateur athletes from all over the South.
A spokesperson at USA Wrestling, the national governing body for the sport, said Friday that it was not involved,
but a local member of its executive board, Jim Ravannack, said the national group is, indeed, promoting the project.
Ravannack said he has put together a private group to pay for the project, which is likely to cost about $300,000.
The gym and parking lot would be built in a block bounded by West Napoleon Avenue, North Hullen Street, Athania Parkway
and 40th Street, immediately east of Rummel's main campus.
Nearby residents are concerned about the effect of
the gym and parking lot on their neighborhood. Alton Grand suggested switching the proposed locations of the gym and the parking
lot so that the parking lot, instead of the 21-foot high gym, would abut his Athania Parkway house.
Rummel Principal
David Hardin said such a flip-flop would decrease the number of parking spaces the school could add to the point that it would
not meet parish requirements.
Accardo said he will try to negotiate a solution.
"I would rather
us swallow the problem than the neighbors," Accardo said.
Though neighbors listed many complaints about the
proposed development, few addressed the rear-yard setback. The chairwoman of the Zoning Appeals Board, Rossolino "Dinah"
Territo, said the board has jurisdiction over only the rear-yard setback requirement.
She said it cannot address
other concerns of neighbors, such as fears that the building could bring more crime, flooding, noise and traffic, and lower
their property values.
_________
Correction:
A story in some Wednesday editions about
Archbishop Rummel High School's request for a zoning variance incorrectly identified Rosolino "Dinah" Territo as
chairwoman of the Jefferson Parish Zoning Appeals Board. Territo is a man.(10/12/00) Section:
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Rummel
eases past Martin - RUMMEL 28BRO. MARTIN 0 Times-Picayune, The (New Orleans, LA)
- Sunday, October 15, 2000 Author: John Giambelluca Staff writer
The stage has been set for next Saturday's showdown between Rummel and St. Augustine
for first place in District 10-5A.
Eric Smith gained 164 yards on 18 carries and scored a touchdown to lead the
Raiders to a 28-0 victory over Brother Martin on Saturday night at Tad Gormley Stadium.
Rummel (7-0, 3-0) dominated
the line of scrimmage on offense and defense. The Raiders rushed for 217 yards and allowed 33 yards rushing.
The
Crusaders (2-5, 0-4) controlled the ball early.
They drove down to the Raiders' 40-yard line, but Evan Trapani's
pass was intercepted by Fernand McDowell at the Rummel 10. McDowell intercepted two passes.
Rummel drove 90 yards
in nine plays, Smith scoring on a 35-yard run with 2:31 remaining in the first quarter to give the Raiders a 6-0 lead.
Martin took the ensuing kickoff and drove to the Raiders' 24, but their drive stalled.
Jonathan Marcel
attempted a 35 yard field goal, but the ball hit the crossbar.
It took five plays for Rummel to move 80 yards
and increase its lead. Daron Gogreve caught a 67-yard pass from Daris Wilson for the touchdown.
Early in the third
quarter, McDowell intercepted a tipped pass and returned the ball 30 yards for a touchdown to increase Rummel's lead to 20-0.
Section: SPORTS
Page: 15
Rummel eases past Martin Times-Picayune,
The (New Orleans, LA) - Sunday, October 15, 2000 Author: John
Giambelluca Staff writer
The stage has been set for next Saturday's showdown
between Rummel and St. Augustine for first place in District 10-5A.
Eric Smith gained 164 yards on 18 carries
and scored a touchdown to lead the Raiders to a 28-0 victory over Brother Martin on Saturday night at Tad Gormley Stadium.
Rummel (7-0, 3-0) dominated the line of scrimmage on offense and defense. The Raiders rushed for 217 yards and
allowed 33 yards rushing.
The Crusaders (2-5, 0-4) controlled the ball early.
They drove down to the
Raiders' 40-yard line, but Evan Trapani's pass was intercepted by Fernand McDowell at the Rummel 10. McDowell intercepted
two passes.
Rummel drove 90 yards in nine plays, Smith scoring on a 35-yard run with 2:31 remaining in the first
quarter to give the Raiders a 6-0 lead.
Martin took the ensuing kickoff and drove to the Raiders' 24, but their
drive stalled.
Jonathan Marcel attempted a 35 yard field goal, but the ball hit the crossbar.
It took
five plays for Rummel to move 80 yards and increase its lead. Daron Gogreve caught a 67-yard pass from Daris Wilson for the
touchdown.
Early in the third quarter, McDowell intercepted a tipped pass and returned the ball 30 yards for a
touchdown to increase Rummel's lead to 20-0. Section: SPORTS
Page: 15
FOR THE LEAD - Roth, Wilson
lead Rummel against Knights Times-Picayune, The (New Orleans, LA) - Friday, October
20, 2000 Author: Bill Bumgarner East Jefferson bureau
Kneeling alongside one another, the team's coach on the sidelines and the team's coach in the huddle savor
in the final minutes of a 28-0 victory against Brother Martin.
You need only watch the manner in which coach Jay
Roth, Rummel Class of 1981, handles his communication with quarterback Daris Wilson, Class of 2001, to realize the strong
bond that has materialized over the course of four seasons. The instruction, the encouragement, even the criticism, seems
readily dispensed by one and readily absorbed by the other.
Most among the coaching fraternity take measures to
ensure that all players are treated equally, without partisanship. But some unions inevitably evolve into strong friendships.
Such is the case for the former Rummel quarterback (1978-'80) and the current one (1997-2000).
"I do like
him," said Roth. "Daris is a very cool and calm person, and I try to remain that way, too. He is a leader by his
actions. He's the first player in the five years I've been here to be elected team captain as a junior and that might be the
first time that's ever happened at this school."
The trigger of an offense that has yet to score less than
28 points in a game, Wilson, an elusive, quick darter, has rushed for 489 yards on 81 carries, an average of 6 yards per carry,
with six touchdowns. Utilizing rollouts and play action to afford the 5-foot-8 senior a better view of the field, Wilson has
responded by completing 27 of 53 passes for 559 and six touchdowns, an average of 20.1 yards per completion.
But
coach and player cannot help but chuckle at the memory of the first varsity start for Wilson, then 14, against mighty John
Curtis, then a 12-time state champion, in a 1997 jamboree.
"We had faith in him," said Roth. "If
I thought he would go out there and get hurt or embarrass himself, he would not have played. That night, Daris would get under
center and extend his right foot backward so he could turn around and make the hand-off quicker. He knew that if we he wasn't
quick enough, Michael (Burks) would run him over."
In his final two seasons at Rummel, All-State player Michael
Burks took 494 hand-offs, rushed for 3,228 yards and scored 37 touchdowns, before giving way to All-State player Derron Parquet,
who received 446 hand-offs in 1998 and '99, and rushed for 2,998 yards and 31 touchdowns.
"For three years,
Daris mostly handed off to Burks and Parquet and never said a word about it (his role)," said Roth. "That shows
he's unselfish."
Wilson, who lives in Kenner with his mother, Alisa King, and grandfather, Sam Wilson, came
to Rummel as a promising point guard in basketball. "I didn't know very much about the Catholic League or Catholic League
football," he said.
Wilson, 170-pounds is 24-5 as a starter, will help forge Catholic League memories one
way or another the next two weeks. Rummel (7-0, 3-0 in District 10-5A) opens a demanding stretch Saturday afternoon against
St. Augustine (6-1, 4-0), followed by another Saturday afternoon pairing next week against Shaw (6-1), games that will decide
the Catholic League championship and the crucial postseason seedings. No. 3-ranked St. Aug and No. 6-ranked Rummel kick off
at 2:30 at Gormley in a duel for first place.
"This team reminds me of the 1995 St. Aug team that was 11-2,"
said Roth. "Very physical, one that can pass hard licks."
As a player, Roth engineered upsets against
St. Aug in 1978 and 1979, pinning the only loss on two state championship teams. Rummel won five straight against the Purple
Knights from 1995 to 1999, before St. Aug reversed its fortunes, 23-6, in the 1999 regionals. In the two decades since Roth
appeared in this series as a player, Rummel has undergone four coaching changes and the wing-T formation of 1978-'79 has given
way to the tailback-oriented, I-formation.
"Daris is more talented, a better athlete and he understands the
game better than I did," said Roth. "He knows what will work and what will not work. When he comes off the field,
he can tell me where all 11 players on defense were on the previous play. This season, most of his touchdown passes have been
thrown to the third receiver."
"I have the utmost respect for Coach Roth," said Wilson. "He
understands where I came from. He knows a quarterback gets most of the glory when you win, and he catches all the heat when
you don't. He's been tougher on me this year than any other season, but I don't mind. I can live with that."
"That's true, I have," agreed Roth. "He's a four-year starter and a senior, so I expect more out of him.
But believe me, he's a super kid."
A footnote: Rummel tied John Curtis, 7-7, in that 1997 jamboree. Section:
SPORTS
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St. Aug, goes to 8-0 RUMMEL 14 ST. AUGUSTINE 12 Times-Picayune, The (New Orleans, LA)
- Sunday, October 22, 2000 Author: Bill Bumgarner East Jefferson
bureau
For Rummel, it's one Catholic League powerhouse down and one Catholic
League nemesis to go.
With a crowd of 9,000 fans as a backdrop, Rummel slipped past District 10-5A favorite St.
Augustine in a 14-12 thriller Saturday afternoon that leaves the Raiders 8-0 and 4-0 in league play entering next Saturday's
matchup at Joe Yenni against Shaw, which has beaten the Raiders 15 consecutive times since 1986.
Two extra points,
including a 35-yarder by Chris Molina, provided the margin of victory.
But St. Aug (6-2, 4-1) was undone by the
firm of Smith & Wilson, two common names who showed uncommon tenacity at Tad Gormley Stadium.
Rummel senior
quarterback Daris Wilson and junior running back Eric Smith combined for 324 yards rushing, and Wilson completed two passes
for 21 yards. The rest of the Rummel offense carried once for a five-yard loss.
"I didn't know if we could
win throwing just three passes, but that's what we had to do," Rummel coach Jay Roth said. "It didn't surprise me
that we had to run, because St. Aug did such a good job defending our play-action passes last year in the playoffs. So I told
our offensive line that (the rushing game) was where this game was going to be won or lost.
"The offense
and defense stepped up when each had to, and the defense did not allow the big plays which was very important. We made St.
Aug drive for everything they got. I was disappointed with our offense in the fourth quarter when we needed to control the
ball. We were tired and cramping."
Rummel led, 14-6, entering the final quarter, but St. Aug's Michael Franklin
scored on an 8-yard run with 11:27 remaining to cut the lead to 14-12. Jason Burns threw incomplete on the two-point conversion.
St. Aug started its next two possessions in Rummel territory. An 8-yard sack of Burns by Matthew Chatelain killed
the first drive at the Rummel 48-yard line. Three plays after a Rummel punt, Franklin took a short pass over the middle and
eluded tacklers for a 37-yard gain to the Rummel 10-yard line. After a 6-yard sack, Burns' fade pass was intercepted by Fernandez
McDowell, who leaped for the ball in the end zone with four minutes to play.
Wilson, who rushed 20 times for 142
yards, and Smith, who rushed 30 times for 182 yards, then ran the ball to the Raiders' 43-yard line before Rummel punted.
St. Aug took over at its 19-yard line with 1:06 remaining, but could not mount a threat.
"I was very disappointed
in our defense," St. Aug coach Tony Biagas said. "We did not stop Rummel's running game until the fourth quarter.
Kicking has been a problem for us all year. This was our fourth kicker we have used and it was bound to haunt us."
It did. After Molina's 24-yard field-goal attempt was blocked by Brandon Spincer with 10:44 remaining in the second
quarter, Rummel drove 85 yards on its next possession. Smith scored on a 5-yard run with 2:12 to go. St. Aug then whisked
66 yards on five plays, with Burns hitting Lawrence Fortuna from 30 yards. The extra-point attempt by Brandon Bailey hooked
right, leaving Rummel ahead, 7-6, at halftime.
A 65-yard Raiders drive ended at the St. Aug 1-yard line in the
third quarter, but Rummel regained possession at the Purple Knights' 28-yard line after a punt. Smith scored from 28 yards
for a 14-6 lead. St. Aug countered with Franklin's 8-yard run before its next three threats came up short.
Rummel
prevailed despite 88 yards in penalties and five fumbles, none lost. Section: SPORTS
Page: 14
Rummel 's Smith to miss
Shaw game Times-Picayune, The (New Orleans, LA) - Friday, October 27, 2000 Author: Bill Bumgarner East Jefferson bureau
Several
weeks after a broken ankle removed one rusher from the Rummel backfield, emergency surgery has removed the other one.
Rummel junior Eric Smith, who had gained 1,043 yards and scored 13 touchdowns in eight games, became ill after practice
Tuesday and underwent surgery in his lower abdomen later that night. He will miss the crucial District 10-5A game against
Shaw on Saturday at 2 p.m. at Joe Yenni.
"He complained about pain, and he got sick right at the end of practice,"
said Raider coach Jay Roth. "You hate to see this happen to a kid, especially since he had such a good game last week
against St. Aug."
Rummel, which earlier lost Russell Russo to a season-ending ankle injury, will be attempting
to end a losing streak against Shaw that dates back 14 seasons.
In the Eagle-Raider series, initiated in 1963,
there have been close ones (Rummel won 8-7 in 1976, and Shaw won 20-19 in '91); and there have been not-so-close ones (Shaw's
average victory margin the past nine years is 21.6 points). But since 1986, there have been no unsuccessful ones for the Eagles,
who have transformed the rivals' symbol of victory, The Megaphone, into a West Bank fixture since Rummel's last triumph, 17-10,
in '85.
"There's no key," said Shaw coach Hank Tierney of the 14-year, 15-game mastery. "A lot
of the games could have gone either way. Last year, we were pouting about the muddy field because we felt that it hurt our
quickness. But as it turned out, Shyrone (Carey) was the only who could stand up on the field."
Shaw, 7-1
at this point last season, is again 7-1; Rummel, 8-0 in 1999, is again 8-0.
But the Raiders sit alone atop District
10-5A at 4-0, one game ahead of St. Augustine (3-1) and Shaw (4-1) in the loss column. The Eagles look to create a three-way
tie, with Rummel looking to clear a huge hurdle en route, possibly, to its first outright Catholic League title since 1980.
During those two decades, Shaw has claimed the outright title nine times.
"I've been on both sides of this
series," said Roth, a former Shaw assistant. "And this is getting old. I've tried to say everything possible about
it to the players, and I've approached it every which way. This time, the district championship is most important."
Barring unforeseen weather problems, the teams should enjoy a fast track Saturday on a stage suited to the talents
of Shaw sophomore quarterback Carlos Rachel and Rummel senior Daris Wilson.
Both teams took notice of the other
last week, with Shaw shutting out Holy Cross, 35-0, after leading 28-0 at halftime, and Rummel edging St. Aug, 14-12.
"When's the last time someone rushed for 319 yards against St. Aug?" said Tierney. "I think this is
one of Rummel's strongest teams, one that defeated St. Aug worse than the score. This game could be over in 40 minutes, because
Jay and I share the same philosophy: There is less margin for error when you run the football."
Wilson's
throwing and rushing efficiency is almost identical, with 580 yards passing and 631 yards rushing. He'll be counted upon even
more now that Smith is out.
"We know we are going to have to play good football to win," said Shaw senior
free safety Chase Dardar, who has six interceptions. "We will have to cause turnovers and make big plays, and keep them
from making big plays."
Rachel, the second-leading rusher for Shaw, has completed 51 of 103 passes for 1,041
yards, to complement his 252 yards rushing.
"This week, our whole team has to play as a team," said
Rummel senior linebacker Stephen Gordon. "We are aware of the streak, and we know it's been 20 years (since the last
title), but we have to approach this just like any other game. The district championship is bigger than the streak."
During his tenure as head coach, a bevy of former Tierney coaches has fanned out across the state.
Darren
Barbier, then at Hahnville, is the only former coach to have whipped his mentor.
"Hank is very good,"
Roth admitted, "at beating his old coaches." Section: SPORTS
Page: 08
Rummel rushes past Shaw, 28-12
Times-Picayune, The (New Orleans, LA) - Sunday, October 29, 2000 Author: Bill Bumgarner East Jefferson bureau
Being minus
a major resource Saturday did not hinder Rummel's resourcefulness.
Playing without 1,000-yard rusher Eric Smith,
the Raiders turned to Terrence Dunbar. Responding to a switch from defensive back, Dunbar rushed for 212 yards and two touchdowns
to power the Raiders past Shaw, 28-12, before 7,000 fans at Joe Yenni.
Rummel (9-0, 5-0 District 10-5A), which
beat Shaw for the first time since 1985, clinched no worse than a tie for the Catholic League championship.
The
Raiders last won the title outright in 1980, which was the last time Rummel completed an unbeaten regular season.
Dunbar's void in the secondary was filled by sophomore Nick Child, who knocked down a pass on a two-point conversion attempt
to keep Rummel in front 21-12 with 11:48 remaining in the fourth quarter.
"A lot of players on offense and
defense stepped up," Raiders coach Jay Roth said.
"We had some penalties that hurt us in the first half,
but that really wasn't the difference," Eagles coach Hank Tierney said. "Rummel lined up and did what they do best
-- run the ball -- and we could not stop them. They deserved to win this game."
Shaw (7-2, 3-2) scored on
field goals of 30 and 26 yards in the first half by Jeremy Thibodeaux.
Dunbar, who rushed 27 times, scored the
second time he touched the ball, sweeping outside for 78 yards and a 7-3 lead at 2:19 of the first quarter. Rummel drove 80
yards in 13 plays to take a 14-6 halftime lead on a 4-yard run by fullback Kevin Steltz. Dunbar's 1-yard run on fourth down
on the opening drive of the third quarter increased Rummel's lead to 21-6.
Shaw countered in the fourth quarter
by scoring on a 9-yard pass from quarterback Carlos Rachel to Spencer Morgan. But Rachel's pass across the grain to Ike Chekwa
was deflected by Child, leaving Shaw behind by two scores.
Rummel's Billy Phillpot then recovered a fumble at
Shaw's 9 after Rachel was hit in the pocket. Quarterback Daris Wilson wiggled free from pressure and swept in from 5 yards
to give the Raiders a 28-12 lead with 6:49 to play. Shaw's final two possessions ended with a punt and an interception in
the end zone by Greg Whitman on the last play.
Rummel rushed for 284 yards, didn't commit a turnover and scored
its most points in a series that dates to 1963, eclipsing the previous high of 27 points in 1974. Rummel's ran 43 rushing
plays. Its only pass was nullified by a penalty.
"Why would I throw against the best secondary in the district?"
Roth said. "We just lined up behind our big line and ran."
Dunbar, a junior cornerback, was informed
of his starting role Tuesday night when Smith underwent abdominal surgery. He will be out for a month.
"I
knew I had a big task at hand," Dunbar said. "But I played running back until the ninth grade, and I had confidence
in my line and our quarterback."
And what did he think when his second carry netted a 78-yard score? "I
felt like I needed a drink of water," he said. Section: SPORTS
Page: 01
November 2001 Raiders
wrap up perfect season Offense not sharp as regular season ends - RUMMEL 26DE LA SALLE 0 Times-Picayune,
The (New Orleans, LA) - Saturday, November 4, 2000 Author: Bryan
Lazare Staff writer
If anyone would understand the challenge of completing an
unbeaten regular season, it would be Rummel coach Jay Roth.
Twenty seasons ago, Roth was the starting quarterback
for a Rummel team that went 10-0. On Friday night at Tad Gormley Stadium, Roth's Raiders completed an undefeated regular season
with a 20-6 District 10-5A victory against De La Salle.
"10-0 was something that never entered my mind when
this season started," Roth said. "It's something that these kids will remember the rest of their lives. Going undefeated
doesn't happen often."
Rummel, which won its first outright Catholic League championship since 1980, did
not perform as efficiently as it had in its victories against St. Augustine and Shaw the past two weeks. The Raiders were
limited to four first downs and 82 yards in the first half. It took a pass interception by Nick Child late in the second quarter
to give the Raiders a 7-0 halftime lead.
Child intercepted a Grayden Griener pass and returned the ball 19 yards
to De La Salle's 24. Five plays later, Daris Wilson threw a 15-yard touchdown pass to Michael Russo with 4:35 remaining in
the first half. The Cavaliers (3-7, 1-5) had an opportunity to tie the score before the end of the first half, but Griener
was stopped on a fourth-and-one from Rummel's 10.
"We were not as sharp as we had been and I expected that,"
Roth said. "I knew this would be tough because of our games the last two weeks. Also, De La Salle has played hard and
has been in all of its games. I'm proud of the way our kids played tonight."
Wilson, who rushed for 1 yard
on six carries in the first half, produced two big plays on Rummel's opening drive of the third quarter. His 41-yard run moved
the ball to the Cavaliers' 35. Then, Wilson had a 16-yard run to De La Salle's 14. Four plays later, Terrence Dunbar ran 4
yards to conclude the six-play, 76-yard scoring drive. Wilson, who finished with 92 yards rushing, scored the Raiders' last
touchdown on a 16-yard run with 2:23 left in the fourth quarter. Section:
SPORTS
Page: 09
Raiders
steamroll Central Lafourche - RUMMEL 49C. LAFOURCHE 15 Times-Picayune, The (New Orleans,
LA) - Saturday, November 11, 2000 Author: Bill Bumgarner
Staff writer
A Rummel football player wobbled to the sidelines, tossed his helmet
to the ground and then crumpled into a heap before coach Jay Roth. Taking off his ear phones, Roth noted, "We may have
to cancel next week."
Rummel's attrition and success rates continued in tandem Friday night as the Catholic
League champions polished off Central Lafourche, 49-15, in a Class 5A bi-district playoff game before 5,000 fans at Joe Yenni.
Rummel (11-0) advanced to the regionals next week against either Holy Cross at home or Baker on the road. Central
Lafourche, the No. 31 seed, finished 5-6, but didn't leave Metairie without causing some concern.
Rummel lost
three starters during the game, but will welcome the return of running back Eric Smith next week. "We've got nicks and
injuries all over the place," said Roth. "I thought offensively we played well the entire ball game. Defensively,
Central Lafourche moved the ball on us in the first half on the ground better than anyone this See RUMMEL, D-2Rummel easespast
TrojansRUMMEL, D-1season. That upset me."
Rummel pounded out 501 yards of offense, including 403 yards rushing,
and put the Trojans away with a 21-0 surge in the second half. The Trojans trailed 21-15 with 3:33 remaining in the first
half, but Raiders quarterback Daris Wilson shook loose on a 45-yard score for a 28-15 lead at intermission. Two interceptions
by Rummel's Casey Preskitt in the second half doomed the visitors from Mathews.
"Rummel had an answer for
everything we tried," said Trojan coach Randy Breaux. "That is a very good team. My guys were scrappy and played
hard, but Rummel took advantage of its size mismatches."
And Rummel took advantage of Wilson's quickness,
the speed of Terrence Dunbar and the raw power of 250-pound fullback Kevin Steltz. Wilson gained 181 yards on 17 carries and
scored three touchdowns on efforts of 34, 45 and 5 yards. Dunbar rushed 21 times for 135 yards and two touchdowns, and Steltz
added 71 yards on seven carries. Wilson connected on 6 of 9 passes for 77 yards, including a 15-yard touchdown strike to Paul
Berner in the fourth quarter. Reserve quarterback Matthew Dick scored the final points on a 2-yard run.
The Trojans
scores came on a 55-yard run from Shane Eschete on the first play of the second quarter and a 3-yard scoring pass from quarterback
T.J. Vedros to Algeron Brown.
But the Trojans could not neutralize the Raiders offensive front. Rummel had scoring
drives of 62, 63, 66 and 71 yards in the first half and lost a fumble at the Trojan 2-yard line. Rummel motored 85, 48 and
14 yards for second-half scores.
"Give the credit tonight to the line," said Wilson. "They opened
the holes for me and all the backs." Section: SPORTS
Page: 01
Rummel Web site 1st on field - Student-run pages post live coverage Times-Picayune, The (New Orleans, LA) - Friday, November 17, 2000 Author: Matt Scallan East Jefferson bureau
Pascagoula,
Miss., physician Randy Roth can't make all of Archbishop Rummel High School's football games. But the 1984 alumnus doesn't
have any trouble keeping up with the team's progress, thanks to a student-run Web site that posts a live commentary and pictures
of the Raiders' football fortunes.
"I love to log on during a game," said Roth, whose brother, Jay,
is head football coach at the Metairie school. "It's great that I can do it even when I'm out of town."
Rummel students maintain the site, an arrangement that gives it a leg up on schools whose sites are maintained by professionals
for a fee, journalism teacher Joseph Serio said.
"We can update it as often as we want, and we update it
a lot," Serio said.
Serio and Internet coordinator Mary Smith supervise what the students produce, but the
students often are ahead of their teachers.
"We monitor them," Serio said, "but they know a heck
of a lot more than we do."
At the Nov. 3 game against De La Salle High School, the Rummel Web crew, perched
in the press box of Tad Gormley Stadium in New Orleans, typed out the progress of the game. Senior Brad Schoolmeyer talked
ninth-grader J.C. Andry through the process of describing the plays as they occurred, then hitting Control-S to save the file
to the Web:
Kevin Steltz breaks loose to DLS 36!
Wilson pass to Russo -- Good! 1/10 on DLS 32.
On 3 and 9, Wilson pass to Parquet good! 1/10 on DLS 6!
4:42 left in the half. Time-out Raiders! This
alumni band is Reallllly good!
Parquet waltzes in from 6. Touchdown Raiders! Molina -- PAT good!
Down
on the field, senior Ryan Garrity snapped pictures with a 1.3-megapixel digital camera, which can hold about 20 images on
a floppy disk. Andry usually climbs back and forth between the press box and the field, ferrying the disks between the photographer
and laptops. But during this game, one of the computers was in the shop, so Schoolmeyer waited until halftime to begin uploading
photographs to the Web site.
The Web crew has had its share of tribulations on the road. It was banished from
the playoffs in New Iberia last year, after Louisiana High School Athletic Association officials decided that the school's
efforts violated the association's broadcast franchise, which it had sold to a media outlet.
"We took the
laptop to a hotel room and gave constant updates with a cell phone," Smith said. "They didn't want someone to put
together a simultaneous report, so we didn't. Ours was 3 seconds late, so we didn't break the rules."
The
association's rules about simultaneous reporting didn't mention the Internet then, only radio and television. They do now,
Smith said.
"I guess that means we broke new ground," she said.
Officials from the association
did not return calls for comment.
On another road trip to a game with South Lafourche High School, the Rummel
group was told there would be a phone line reserved for them in the press box, only to find that the press box had a single
phone line that was being monopolized by the local radio station.
The site -- www.rummel.idsno.com/sports/football
-- gets between 200 and 300 hits during big games.
The Web crew has big plans for the school's basketball season,
too.
The Rummel gymnasium already has a high-speed Internet connection that will let it post video clips on the
site. Next year, the school plans to have a high-speed connection installed at Joe Yenni Stadium at East Jefferson High School,
where it plays its home games.
By that time, students hope to be able to produce "streaming video" of
the game, so people who can't get to the stadium can see the game as it happens.
Principal David Hardin said the
school is committed to integrating technology into the curriculum.
"It's a big investment, but we feel like
we have to do it," he said.
"This is the future." Section:
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Curtis,
Rummel facing new foes in playoffs Times-Picayune, The (New Orleans, LA) - Friday,
November 17, 2000 Author: Bill Bumgarner East Jefferson bureau
What's new?
At John Curtis and Rummel, the correct answer would be postseason
opponents, Bossier and Baker. The Patriots and Raiders enter the second round of the state football playoffs tonight against
squads that neither school has faced.
Curtis (9-1) will make the short trek from River Ridge to Kenner to face
the Bearcats (9-2) at Bertolino Playground in the Class 4A regionals. Rummel (11-0) must bus to Baker for a Class 5A regional
against the Buffaloes (9-2). Both games kick off at 7 p.m.
"I'm happy to be playing anyone, anywhere,"
said Rummel coach Jay Roth, "as long as it's not Holy Cross. I didn't want to play the same team twice in the same year.
We learned how tough that can be last season against St. Augustine, and Holy Cross found out how difficult it is against Baker."
Rummel was ousted by St. Aug, 23-6, in the 1999 regionals after a 34-16 regular-season victory. Holy Cross downed
Baker, 28-20, but lost the postseason rematch, 30-23. If not for a muffed punt snap, Tiger coach Scott Bairnsfather would
have faced both teams twice.
"Baker is talented on offense and defense with good athletes," said Bairnsfather,
whose Tigers lost to Rummel, 52-16. "Baker is a power wishbone team that breaks a lot of long runs. The question for
Rummel is whether they can slow that offense. But I don't think Baker will stop Rummel's rushing game."
Rummel
will welcome back Eric Smith, a 1,000-yard rusher who has missed three games. Two-way tackle Mario Loiacono (sternum) and
linebacker Billy Phillpott (knee), both injured last week, also will play. "We keep getting kids to fill in who are stepping
up," said Roth. "But we could be getting to the point where we're one injury away from the end to our season."
Curtis is hale and hearty for its anual quest for a state championship. The second step takes place against a
team that has won nine straight games. "Bossier has outstanding speed across the board," said coach J.T. Curtis.
"They were the state track champions in 1998 and could have won in 1999 if not for a dropped baton.
"I
think we are improving, and we're more complete on offense now than early in the season," said Curtis. "Defensively,
we have played well all season, especially the last four to five weeks." Section:
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Steady
Rummel runs down Baker - RUMMEL 28 BAKER 7 Times-Picayune, The (New Orleans, LA)
- Saturday, November 18, 2000 Author: Bill Bumgarner Staff writer
BAKER -- Mud and muck obliterated the numerals on the Rummel jerseys Friday night,
but aside from that, the Raiders looked pretty much the same. On a soaked field, Rummel ground out 288 yards rushing en route
to a 28-7 victory in the Class 5A regionals before 1,000 fans.
Rummel (12-0) advances to the quarterfinals next
week at home against Shaw.
"When you get to the final eight, you don't care who you play," said Raiders
coach Jay Roth. "We didn't change a thing tonight because of the conditions. With us, what you see is what you get."
Baker (9-3) received a double dose of quarterback Daris Wilson, who rushed for 140 yards on 15 carries, and running
back Eric Smith, who returned from an injury to chip in with 137 yards on 22 carries.
"I had three weeks
to rest," said Smith. "So I felt fresh. I had to run carefully, not to fumble in the rain. But our line did a super
job for Daris and me."
Rummel promptly drove 72 yards with its first possession, one kept alive when Baker
declined to take a 15-yard clipping penalty on third-and-seven. After a 5-yard penalty against the Buffaloes, Smith picked
up a needed first down. Eight plays later, Rummel led 7-0 after Smith hurdled two tacklers for a score from 12 yards.
Baker later drove from its 13-yard line to the Raiders' 21-yard line early in the second quarter, but quarterback
James Allen was hit on fourth down and lost 15 yards. The Buffaloes converted on fourth-and-two at their 21-yard line on that
possession.
"After we scored on the first drive, I thought he had no choice but to go for it," said
Roth.
Wilson added a 15-yard touchdown run at the end of a 65-yard drive at 1:18 of the second quarter for a 14-0
lead. Rummel's Terrence Dunbar increased the lead to 21-0 in the third quarter when he fielded a punt without a tackler within
15 yards and returned it 78 yards for a 21-0 lead. Wilson capped the Rummel scoring with an 11-yard run in the final quarter.
Rummel's defense recovered one fumble and intercepted three passes, two by Greg Whitman and one by Fernandez McDowell.
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Steltz heavy load as Rummel FB - Blocker has made 1,000 yard rushers Times-Picayune, The (New Orleans, LA) - Friday, November 24, 2000 Author: Bill Bumgarner East Jefferson bureau
To gauge
the impact of a pure fullback in an I-formation offense that rushes the football 87 percent of the time, just ask.
"You assess his value by looking at Derron Parquet, 2,000 yards rushing; Eric Smith, 1,000 yards rushing; Daris Wilson,
1,000 yards rushing. That's 4,000 yards rushing with him at the point of attack," Rummel coach Jay Roth said.
Roth would rather speak on behalf of Raider fullback Kevin Steltz than step in front of him.
With Steltz, a
5-foot-10, 260-pounder in the lineup, Rummel has five blockers who weigh 260 pounds or more, including three linemen in excess
of 290 pounds. "It's like having an offensive lineman leading on every play," said Roth.
That blocking
formula enabled Rummel's Derron Parquet, an LSU signee last spring, to rush for a Catholic League record 2,211 yards in 1999.
Through 12 games this season, Wilson, a quarterback, and Smith, a running back, have each carried 163 times. Smith
has rushed for 1,233 yards and Wilson for 1,081 yards. Rummel rushed 410 times in the regular season, contrasted to 61 passes.
"I know what my role is," said Steltz, who came to Rummel as a 190-pound eighth grader. "And that
is to block and open holes."
For the first time during his stay at Rummel, Steltz will have the opportunity
to block in a Class 5A state quarterfinal game. Rummel (12-0) meets Shaw (10-2) at 7 p.m. at Joe Yenni Stadium for a berth
in the semifinals next week.
After 15 consecutive losses to Shaw, Rummel turned the tide in the regular season,
28-12.
"It was good to finally win one after 14 years," said Steltz. "But I felt like we were going
to be here.
"I knew we were better than what people said in the preseason. And I'm not satisfied with just
being in the quarterfinals."
Coaches Hank Tierney at Shaw and Roth are each hopeful of one mistake this week
-- that the weather forecast of more rain, as was the case in the regionals, proves incorrect. The Eagles and Raiders fans
want to turn out en masse for this rematch.
"The second time around for both of us," said Roth. "We
have got to keep Shaw from hitting the big play on offense, and we must stay focused and not become distracted. Shaw's defense
was good in the regular season but I think it's gotten better in the playoffs."
"Our defense has to
stay disciplined and our offense has to stay on the field and score points," said Steltz.
Although the tight
end and fullback positions have become somewhat archaic amid the pass-happy, five-wide receiver collegiate sets today, Steltz
feels he can find a niche on the next level.
"I like playing the I-formation, and I would like to do that
in college," said Steltz, who bench presses 485 pounds, and has rushed for 302 yards and five touchdowns on 51 carries.
"A good fullback must know what type of block to throw in what situation, and he must be physical,"
said Steltz. "When I see a teammate score a touchdown, that's all the thanks I need."
SHAW (10-2)vs.
RUMMEL (12-0)Time: 7 p.m.Place: Joe Yenni Stadium.Last week: Rummel 28, Baker 7. Shaw 17, East St. John 7.Next week: Winner
faces the Ehret-Carencro winner in the semifinals.Notable: Shaw and Rummel met twice in 1997, with Shaw winning 42-14 in the
regular season and 49-20 in the quarterfinals. Rummel has reached the state semifinals twice, losing to state runner-up Fair
Park 7-0 in 1974, and to state champion Ruston 14-3 in 1982. District 10-5A has three teams remaining in Class 5A quarterfinals.
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Eagles
avenge setback to Raiders - SHAW 23, RUMMEL 3 Times-Picayune, The (New Orleans, LA)
- Saturday, November 25, 2000 Author: Bill Bumgarner Staff writer
In this Catholic League encore, the team that fell first remained standing after
seconds.
The Shaw Eagles turned a District 10-5A rematch into a mismatch Friday night, dominating play in a 28-3
Class 5A quarterfinal playoff victory against Rummel before 7,000 fans at Joe Yenni Stadium.
Shaw (11-2) plays
Ehret next week at Memtsas Stadium for the opportunity to play for the state championship after terminating Rummel's season
at 12-1.
Shaw, which lost the first meeting 28-12, allowing 284 yards rushing, held fast against the Raiders'
rushing game. Rummel gained 157 yards on 36 carries and never had a run of more than 10 yards until the Eagles enjoyed their
25-point differential.
"Rummel physically whipped us the first time," Eagles coach Hank Tierney said.
"So we made a pact at practice this week that we were going to be more physical. I think the team that lost the first
game has an advantage in the second. The weather probably hurt both offenses' ability to get outside. We did change our defense
somewhat, because the one we used a month ago didn't work."
This one did.
After the Eagles fumbled
a pitchout, Rummel scored on a 46-yard field goal by Chris Molina at 5:01 of the first quarter. From that point, Rummel did
not dent Shaw's 14-yard line, and that possession came to a halt in the second quarter on a leaping end zone interception
by Chase Dardar, who picked off another pass in the second half.
Shaw, meanwhile, struck quickly on offense and
special teams. Rummel punter Gerardo Galdamez fielded the snap with his knee grounded, killing the ball at the Raiders' 23-yard
line late in the first quarter. Shaw scored on the third play when quarterback Carlos Rachel hit Ike Chekaw on a crossing
pattern for a 20-yard touchdown and a 7-3 lead at 10:19.
Rummel's Terrence Dunbar then lost the ball on the ensuing
kickoff, with Shaw's Henry Johnson recovering. Shaw's Brock Adams, who gained 122 yards on 18 carries, run up the middle for
37 yards on the first snap for a 14-7 lead that stood at halftime thanks to Dardar's interception.
Shaw drove
43 yards for a 21-3 lead after a 1-yard sneak by Terrence Anderson and then polished off the Catholic League champions with
a 66-yard drive that ended with a 48-yard burst by Adams with 10:58 left in the final quarter. Shaw rushed for 255 yards and
did not commit a turnover after its first possession.
"They handled us up front," Rummel coach Jay Roth
said. "They didn't do anything we didn't expect. We just could not slow them down."
"We used a
defense designed to keep them contained in the middle of the field," said Dardar, a senior cornerback. "But that
wasn't the real difference. I think we just wanted this one more. We felt our 11 players were better than their 11 players."
Of that observation, Dardar and the Eagles made a pretty convincing argument. Section:
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ARCHBISHOP
RUMMEL HONOR ROLL Times-Picayune, The (New Orleans, LA) - Sunday, November 26,
2000 These students at Archbishop Rummel High School in Metairie were named to the
first-quarter honor roll:A honor roll (3.5-4.0)12th grade: Scott Alexander, Jeremy Bergeron, Salvadore Bertucci, Sean Burns,
Dustin Calamia, Matthew Charles, Clifford Darby, Ryan Davenport, Ryan deJong, Jeffrey Despommier, Michael Gennaro, Jonathan
Giambrone, Stephen Gordon, Chase Handley, Thomas Haysley, Joseph Hebert, Cory James, Matthew Landry, Michael Markey, Matthew
Nesser, Trey Reed, Brad Schoolmeyer, Brian Schoolmeyer, Paul Scott, Jason Smith, Terry Tully, Jon Turnipseed, Justin Wisecarver
and Paris Zervoudis.11th grade: David Bode, Nicholas Bourgeois, Christian Briceno, Kevin Chaix, Sean Comiskey, Paul Delord,
Clark Dennis, Matthew Eggert, Brendan Flynn, John Fournet, Adam Gleason, Phillip Glotser, Gene Guillot, Joseph Hardy, Robert
Hitchins, Andrew Hunter, Ryan Jaubert, Ryan Kropog, Timothy Labat, Travis Laurendine, Lionel Lechler, Matthew Liuzza, James
Martin, John Meunier, Christopher Meyer, Matthew Montgomery, Matthew Morey, Juan Nogueira, Daniel Rachal, Larry Rapp, Kristopher
Rappold, David Rittiner, Brian Rodriguez, Ryan Ruffino, Michael Scalise, Brian Schmidt, Brad Shannon, Leonard Smith, Nathan
Southard, Scott Tracy, Chad Truxillo, Kyle Van Hoven, Richard Vogt, Edward Weidner, Thomas Wolf and Damon Zehner.10th grade:
Randy Bordes, Matthew Caire, Brian Caraher, Jared Carollo, Marc Cenac, Patrick Childress, James Cobb, Curtis Dugas, Jeffrey
Freyder, Andrew Frilot, Jonathan Henne, Chad Hille, Nathan Hite, Richard Houidobre, Benjamin Hughes, Brian Junod, Scott Keppel,
Steven Keppel, Ryan Kline, Justin Kornrumpf, Glenn Maffe, Chadwick Murphy, Jeremy Murphy, Joel Neill, Christopher Odinet,
Robert Schinetsky, Stephen Schomaker, Christopher St. Romain, Adam Stumpf, Matthew Uzee, John Wilson, Daniel Ziabari.Ninth
grade: Christopher Africh, Shaawn Ali, John Andry, Quinn Asaro, Ian Barrios, Emile Broussard, Anthony Cash, Nicholas Clayton,
Mark Comeaux, Matthew Cotton, Nicholas Couch, Stephen Dale, Stephen Darre, Jonathan Diaz, Bryan Dupuy, Matthew Erskin, Christopher
Gasser, Ross Gaudet, John Green, Faraz Hafeez, Steven Hannan, Anthony Impastato, Ross Joyner, Kristopher Khalil, Christopher
Lomongo, Steven Manuel, Ryan McCloskey, Paul Neill, Bryan O'Connor, Travis Ortiz, Michael Pecoraro, Van Phelan, Jason Picone,
Bryan Rauch, Patrick Robichaux, Kevin Rodriguez, Neil Romig, Frank Roth, Daniel Santana, Brian Schilling, Matthew Schmitt,
Lefteris Toras, Timothy Tregle, Daniel Underwood, Nicholas Usner, Nickolas VanMeter and William Weidner.Eighth grade: Paul
Bertuccini, Kyle Boudreau, Matthew Brady, Patrick Defourneaux, Rene DeLage, Joseph Douroux, Kevin Exnicios, Christopher Fleming,
Colin Fleming, Paul Fournet, Thomas Freeman, Jeffrey Hamilton, Kevin Jones, Andrew LeGuluche, Patrick Mansfield, Christopher
McCabe, Casey Murphy, Brad O'Dwyer, Bradley Sentilles, Kyle Whitfield and Jimmy Wylie.Beta honor roll (3.0-3.4)12th grade:
Jason Amadeo, Jeremy Atkinson, Bradley Bearmann, Michael Bourgeois, Thomas Buford, Lawrence Cinquemano, Geoffrey Clement,
Jonathan Coates, Daren Cressionnie, Rick Delahoussaye, Sean Dennis, Craig Denny, Matthew Dick, Blaine DiVincenti, Reed Dowie,
Scott Durnin, Kipp Fellon, James Fuselier, Kurt Garris, Nicholas Gemar, Ryan Gernon, Richard Giacontiere, Matthew Gilbert,
Christopher Gomez, Christopher Gordy, Michael Gremillion, Justin Groetsch, Anthony Gross, Christopher Gross, Kevin Hebert,
Kyle Herbert, Cristhian Hernandez, Janic Hoyuela, Michael Hymel, Logan Jackson, Nicholas Kapesis, Shane Kerwin, Brian Kubricht,
Cory Lacrouts, Robert Lambert, David Lamouranne, Sean Lamy, Antoine LeBlanc, Stephen LeCarpentier, Raymond Liotta, Philip
Luna, Michael Macaluso, Lance Manalo, Mark McCloskey, Patrick McKenna, Andres' Moorman, Brett Morris, Neal Mukherjee, John
Nesser, Frank Opelka, Jason Picone, Robert Poche', Shawn Poche', Kristopher Polit, Troy Prudhomme, Richard Sahuque, Donald
Sharp, Jonathan Shaw, Donald Springler, Jonathan Stoltz, Roland Toca, John Tomlinson, Jose Torres, Ryan Tortorich, Matthew
Truax, Kevin Tusa, Kevin Uhle, Matthew Vega, Christopher Villemuer, Greg Whitman, Daris Wilson, Patrick Wilson, Ryan Wood,
George Wu and Steven Young.11th grade: Forrest Acrey, Michael Adragna, Carlos Almeida, Nicholas Angelette, Kevin Arceneaux,
Christopher Bayer, Keith Benoit, Paul Berner, Jason Blaum, Gregory Booth, Dumari Boutte, Craig Cordes, John Coyle, Joseph
Crain, Paul Cuadrado, Brandon Davidson, Stephen Duffel, Gregory Duhon, Terrence Dunbar, Christopher Emery, Neal Foster, Matthew
Gentry, Jeffrey Gonzalez, Mitchel Graff, Justin Gravois, Blake Green, Drew Guajardo, Jason Jaquillard, John Jurasin, Michael
Knoll, Greg Lampard, Brandon Lanza, William Lee, Richard Legendre, Robert Locke, Daniel Maldonado, Benjamin Martinez, Ricardo
Martinez, Emanuel Massa, William McInnis, Michael McLeod, Ryan McMullin, David Mellor, Pablo Merlos, Justin Miller, Lamar
Mills, Scott Mouledous, Matthew Mula, Michael Occhipinti, Alexander Outhuse, Charles Porretto, Jeffrey Reynolds, Jacques Roman
V, Kevin Rome, Bradley Rosenberg, Jareth Rosman, Daniel Rusich, Christopher Russo,Daniel Russo, Michael Russo, Russell Russo,
James Sauvinet, Derek Seibert, Brett Sentilles, Gabriel Simon, Philip Staines, Brandon Sullivan, Jeffrey Tizzard, Dominic
Traina, Alvaro Varela, Sean Villemarette, Matthew Villio, Ryan Volz, Corey Wainwright and William Walther.10th grade: Darrell
Ashley Jr, Christopher Balatico, Kevin Berrios, Gregory Bordelon, Randy Boudreaux, Cory Brown, Bryan Burroughs, Casey Cadella,
Ryan Calub, Nicholas Child, Scott Davis, Kevin Dessauer, Joseph Diaz, Andrew Duhon, Keith Earhart, Scott Elstrott, Cody Gaspard,
Brandon Gaubert, Oscar Gonzalez, Matthew Guzzardi, Joshua Hafford, Barrett Hagstette, Shane Huckabay, Usman Jafarey, Daniel
Keller, Brendan Kenning, Raymond Labat, Sean LeBlanc, Thomas LeBlanc, Michael Linam, Alvin Loi, Eric Lumetta, Ryan McKinnon,
Kory McNally, Steven Mendoza, Christopher Munguia, John Newman, Michael Parrino, Chad Picone, Alexander Ragan, Todd Rauch,
Justin Remes, Matthew Rhodes, Justin Rivolo, Robert Ruiz, James Rumney, Kyle Sanders, Omar Saybe, Todd Sciortino,Kenneth Sharpe,
Christopher Shockley, Fahad Siddiqui, Paul Spindel, Richard Stonicher, Brian Terrio, Hai Tran, Phillip Trosclair, Matthew
Tubre, Javier Vazquez and Robert Whitman.Ninth grade: Craig Arceneaux, Myles Barker, Alan Blanchard, Allen Bonura, Michael
Bray, Vinh Bui, Eric Cadow, Alexander Castillo, James Cohn, Bradley Collins, Todd Collins, Peter Crosby, Shawn Cruse, Robert
Dowie, Devin Drouant, Vincent Fabra, Mitchel Fellon, Bruce Firmin, Michael Foto, Jason Franicevich, Ross Gernon, Brandon Goss,
Daniel Gross, David Guevara, David Gutierrez, Miklos Gyorgy, Craig Henderson, Griffin Horridge, Michael Kalantari, Brett Kearns,
John Kesler, Brandon Lafon, Christopher LaGarde, Drew Laizer, Michael Lamy, Christian Lassere, Matthew McFall, James McKinzie,
Scott McLean, Marel Medina, Jay Meliezer, Michael Millbern, James Miller, Christopher Milton, Marco Monteilh, Ralph Morgan
VI, Sean Murphy,Patrick Natal, Cesar Nunez, Brad Oestriecher, Christopher Parra, Christopher Patrick, Daniel Payn, Erik Peltier,
Glenn Penton Jr, Danny Perez, Jonathan Poche, Scott Posecai, Joseph Rein, Andrew Rhodes, Albert Ricker, Andrew Roberts, Justin
Rogers, Gerald Roser, Anthony Ruckert,Scott Savoy, Gregory Schellhaas, Zachary Schuler, Cory Seeger, Sean Short, Michael Sison,
Donald Tillman, Jonathan Tran, Brandon Van Norman, Sean Vanhuss, Brandon Vivien, Joseph Waguespack, Nicholas Wall, Mark Wilson,
Michael Wilson and Jeffery Windham.Eighth grade: Daniel Aucoin, Jeremy Barocco, Daniel Benoit, Stephano Bilich, Robert Boihem,
Darren Bone, Timothy Bonstaff, Blake Brown, Huy Bui, Brandon Bullinger, Pedro Burguera, Alexander Chisholm, Zachary Delerno,
Philip DeLuca, Patrick Follette, Matthew Gaudet, Nicholas Gilthorpe, Ryan Harmon, Craig Harrington, Richard Kelt, Mark Lagarde,
Wesley Laurendine, Robert Lazarine, David Morris, Kevin Morrow, Jeffrey Nicklas, Patrick O'Shaughnessy, Nauraj Pannu, Nick
Provenzano, Blake Reed, Dustin Rittler, Brent Rumney, Michael Scullin, Scott Stansbury, Joshua Stover, Joshua Thornton, Jonathan
Warner, Randy White, Matthew Whitehead and Andy Williams. Section: METAIRIE
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December 2000 Mandeville
stops Rummel - MANDEVILLE 3, RUMMEL 1 Times-Picayune, The (New Orleans, LA) -
Wednesday, December 6, 2000 Author: Jim Rapier Staff writer
A six-minute period in the second half of the Mandeville-Rummel soccer match Tuesday
night was a microcosm of the game.
With neither team controlling the midfield, momentum shifted back and forth.
One of those momentum shifts, however, proved the difference, as Mandeville scored two goals on its way to a 3-1
victory against the Raiders in a non-district match at Mandeville.
Johnathan Mineo's goal in the 62nd minute lifted
Rummel (2-1-2) into a tie at 1. Kyle Judd scored for Mandeville (5-1) in the 11th minute.
"The momentum was
turning (in Rummel's favor)," Mandeville coach Richard Yeadon said.
It did not take the Skippers and David
Sommers long to respond.
After a deflected Rummel free kick in Mandeville's zone, Sommers found an open field
and good numbers to push a 4-on-3 counterattack. Just outside the Raiders' box, Sommers passed to Judd, who passed back to
Sommers, who drilled a shot past the goalkeeper to give Mandeville a 2-1 lead.
The goal came just three minutes
after Rummel's.
"When David scored, it gave us the momentum back for keeps," Yeadon said.
"It was a game where both teams were fighting to get the momentum," Rummel coach Ken Farrell said. "We had
pushed forward to tie the game. That counterattack killed us."
It took only three minutes for Sommers to
add another goal.
This time he played a through ball on Rummel's side of the field, dribbled right past a defender
and angled a shot inside the left post in the 68th minute.
Other than the score, the game was even, except the
Skippers made the most of their opportunities. Each team finished with 11 shots on goal and had several missed chances from
point-blank range.
"They were quick and well-coached," Yeadon said. "It was what we expected."
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Lamb silences Raiders - HIGGINS 36, RUMMEL 35 Times-Picayune,
The (New Orleans, LA) - Wednesday, December 6, 2000 Author: John
Reid West Bank bureau
This was the moment Joseph Lamb knew might eventually happen.
Crunch time. A desperation shot in the final seconds.
It came Tuesday night against Rummel at Higgins' gym. The
crowd was standing, along with both coaches. It was desperation time -- 8.9 seconds remained on the clock, and Higgins, trailing
35-34, was in dire need of a basket.
Lamb got his hands high and caught the inbounds pass. He moved inside, towering
over Rummel's defense, and made a layup with 2.6 seconds remaining to lift the Hurricanes to a 36-35 victory.
"I
was open, and I didn't think about anything else except putting the ball in the basket," said Lamb, a 6-foot-5 senior
forward who scored nine points.
Higgins gained possession with 50.6 seconds to go and played for the final shot.
The Hurricanes called consecutive timeouts and then missed consecutive shots with 10.6 and 8.9 seconds remaining. But on both
occasions they got the rebound.
"They were bigger and stronger than us," Rummel coach Rusty Jones said.
"We lost the game when we had a 28-20 lead and then we had turnovers on three of our next four possessions."
After leading 21-20 at halftime, the Raiders began the third quarter with a 7-0 run. Matt Traux made a layup and a
3-pointer; Scott Roniger made a driving shot.
But Rummel couldn't deliver the knockout with 4:33 remaining in
the quarter. The Raiders went scoreless until 50.5 seconds remained. Finally, Daniel Schmidt made a 3-pointer. By then, Higgins
had closed to 31-27 with the help of a 7-0 run.
In the fourth quarter, Rummel's biggest lead was 35-32 with 3:35
left. But Lamb's first layup in the quarter pulled Higgins to 35-34 with 2:41 remaining. Rummel committed two turnovers and
missed a shot on its final possessions. Higgins outscored Rummel 9-4 in the quarter.
Jermal Lovely led Higgins
with 14 points. Schmidt was Rummel's top scorer with 12. Section: SPORTS
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INJURIES NO DETRIMENT
- Rummel 's 12 victories and a 10-0 Catholic League record make Jay Roth best among a near perfect group Times-Picayune, The (New Orleans, LA) - Sunday, December 10, 2000 Author: Bill Bumgarner Staff writer
A lot of injuries
and a lot of victories seems incongruous.
But the Rummel football team experienced both this fall.
Despite
losing two defensive starters for the season, two starting running backs for a combined 13 games and the starting center for
the final six games, Rummel emerged as the District 10-5A champion with a 10-0 mark in the regular season and a 12-1 showing,
including state playoffs.
For those accomplishments, Rummel's Jay Roth has been chosen unanimously as the 2000
All-Metro Coach of the Year by The Times-Picayune.
Lou Valdin of undefeated Hahnville, Rodney Corkern of undefeated
Mandeville and Wayne Meyers of once-beaten Higgins were also considered for the award that is based on regular-season performances.
In his six years at Rummel, Roth has a composite mark of 54-18, with six consecutive playoff appearances. Rummel
completed its first undefeated regular season and claimed its first outright Catholic League championship since 1980 with
a school-record 12 victories against a testing regular-season schedule that included seven playoff teams.
And
there were other milestones.
The Raiders defeated Shaw in the regular season, snapping a 14-year, 15-game losing
streak to the Eagles, and Rummel defeated Shaw and St. Augustine on successive weekends for the first time since 1972 when
the victory against St. Aug came by forfeit.
"It was a great season," said Roth. "We defeated three
of the four teams who made the semifinals, although I don't know if we could beat them again. Only five Catholic League teams
before us had 10-0 records in 30 years, so that says something about our players.
"When we said goodbye to
them after the Shaw loss, a lot of chemistry, a lot of unity, and a lot of unselfishness walked out of that door. We had 21
seniors and not a one of them had that superstar attitude. It was a great group."
"He did a tremendous
job," said Holy Cross coach Scott Bairnsfather. "Considering Rummel was picked fifth in the preseason and, considering
Rummel beat three teams who made the semifinals, Jay did, by far, the best coaching job in the district."
"He
did an outstanding job," said St. Aug coach Tony Biagas. "Since he came into the league six years ago, his teams
have always performed at an optimum level. They are never unprepared to play."
Roth becomes the third Rummel
coach and the second member of his family to earn Coach of the Year honors. Former Rummel coach Don Perret claimed the award
in 1974 and Roth's father, Easten, did the same in 1980.
Said Roth, "These players can look back and realize
that they now carry the legacy of the last undefeated Rummel team." Section:
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Raiders
thump Slidell - Truax scores 24 to lead Rummel to 10th triumph Times-Picayune, The (New
Orleans, LA) - Saturday, December 23, 2000 Author: Andrew
Canulette Staff writer
Rummel coach Rusty Jones and Slidell coach Jay Newcomb
knew what to expect when their teams met in a non-district matchup Friday at Slidell.
Newcomb expected Rummel
to run an offense dominated by screens, skip passes and 3-point shots. And Jones knew that Slidell would deploy the up-tempo
offense that has been its trademark in recent years.
But neither coach could have expected the near-perfect shooting
display of Rummel's Matt Truax. Truax scored 24 points on 7-of-10 shooting from 3-point range and was 3-of-4 from the line.
Truax's sharpshooting, along with his teammates' fourth-quarter free throws, propelled the Raiders to a 72-57 victory.
Truax keyed Rummel (10-5) in the pivotal third quarter. Trailing 33-32 at halftime, Slidell gained momentum and a
37-36 lead when Jeff Payton flipped an over-the-shoulder pass to Kenny Holmes for an alley-oop dunk. Joey Worrill's put-back
with 3:49 remaining in the quarter gave the Tigers a three-point lead -- Slidell's largest up to that point.
But
Truax responded. He made two 3-pointers within the next 39 seconds to put Rummel ahead for good.
"A team
like (Rummel) gives us fits," Newcomb said. "It's basically five guards that handle the ball well and shoot the
3 well."
"We knew we'd have to put points on the board to beat Slidell," Truax said. "It was
nice to shoot well as a team."
Rummel shot 13-of-26 (50 percent) from the floor in the first half. They converted
20 of 25 free throws in the fourth quarter alone. Slidell (7-5) was 4-of-8 from the line in the fourth quarter.
"I told the kids it's not so much the number of free throws that you miss, but when you miss them," Newcomb said.
"We've got to get better on free throws."
Daniel Schmidt and Scott Roniger padded Rummel's lead with
free throws. Schmidt, who scored 18 points, was 8-of-10 from the line in the fourth quarter. Roniger scored seven of his nine
points on free throws in the closing minutes.
Holmes led Slidell with 11 points. Andre Bright scored eight points
and grabbed nine rebounds. Section: SPORTS
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Raiders thump Slidell - Truax
scores 24 to lead Rummel to 10th triumph Times-Picayune, The (New Orleans, LA)
- Saturday, December 23, 2000 Author: Andrew Canulette Staff writer
Rummel coach Rusty Jones and Slidell coach Jay Newcomb knew what to expect when
their teams met in a non-district matchup Friday at Slidell.
Newcomb expected Rummel to run an offense dominated
by screens, skip passes and 3-point shots. And Jones knew that Slidell would deploy the up-tempo offense that has been its
trademark in recent years.
But neither coach could have expected the near-perfect shooting display of Rummel's
Matt Truax. Truax scored 24 points on 7-of-10 shooting from 3-point range and was 3-of-4 from the line. Truax's sharpshooting,
along with his teammates' fourth-quarter free throws, propelled the Raiders to a 72-57 victory.
Truax keyed Rummel
(10-5) in the pivotal third quarter. Trailing 33-32 at halftime, Slidell gained momentum and a 37-36 lead when Jeff Payton
flipped an over-the-shoulder pass to Kenny Holmes for an alley-oop dunk. Joey Worrill's put-back with 3:49 remaining in the
quarter gave the Tigers a three-point lead -- Slidell's largest up to that point.
But Truax responded. He made
two 3-pointers within the next 39 seconds to put Rummel ahead for good.
"A team like (Rummel) gives us fits,"
Newcomb said. "It's basically five guards that handle the ball well and shoot the 3 well."
"We
knew we'd have to put points on the board to beat Slidell," Truax said. "It was nice to shoot well as a team."
Rummel shot 13-of-26 (50 percent) from the floor in the first half. They converted 20 of 25 free throws in the
fourth quarter alone. Slidell (7-5) was 4-of-8 from the line in the fourth quarter.
"I told the kids it's
not so much the number of free throws that you miss, but when you miss them," Newcomb said. "We've got to get better
on free throws."
Daniel Schmidt and Scott Roniger padded Rummel's lead with free throws. Schmidt, who scored
18 points, was 8-of-10 from the line in the fourth quarter. Roniger scored seven of his nine points on free throws in the
closing minutes.
Holmes led Slidell with 11 points. Andre Bright scored eight points and grabbed nine rebounds.
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Rummel wrestlers capture tourney Times-Picayune,
The (New Orleans, LA) - Sunday, December 24, 2000 Author: Jerry
Juan Staff writer
Rummel placed eight wrestlers in the finals, five of whom won,
to help the Raiders to the championship of the John Ehret Tournament on Saturday.
Rummel finished with 189 points.
Brother Martin was second with 128.5, and Ehret was third with 107.
"I'm happy for these guys," said
Rummel coach Kyle Grunwald. "This is our first tournament win in a while."
Rummel senior Nathan Orillion
(152-pound weight class) got the 100th victory of his career. Jeremy Atkinson improved his record to 19-1, and Denis Breaud
improved to 18-2.
Ten of 11 Rummel wrestlers finished in fourth place or better.
Raider Michael Bourgeois
scored 24 points, and Nathan Orillion had 23.
"Even our guys who got third- and fourth-place finishes scored
team points for us," Grunwald said. "That's important."
Ehret had three wrestlers in the finals,
and two won. Carlos Cazanas (160) won 9-7 in overtime. Joe Raines (189) pinned his opponent 1:21 into the match.
"This was my toughest match of the year," Cazanas said. "I was winning 5-3 at one time, and my opponent fought
back for the tie. In overtime, anyone could win, because its the first one to score."
Brother Martin had
four wrestlers in the finals, and two won. Paul Theriot (140) pinned his opponent. Mike Schmidt (135) got an 11-3 major victory.
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January 2001 Shaw
sinks Rummel late Times-Picayune, The (New Orleans, LA) - Saturday, January 20,
2001 Author: From staff reports
Shaw
guard Paul Snowden got an opportunity to shift the focus away from his miserable performance at the free-throw line Friday
night.
It came during the final second against Rummel with the score tied at 43. He was 22 feet away from the
goal, but he launched a shot anyway. The ball sailed high and went through the basket -- a 3-pointer that sealed a 46-43 District
10-5A victory for the Eagles.
"I concentrated on making the shot," Snowden said. "I definitely
was fortunate."
Fortunate, because he missed six consecutive free throws in the quarter and went 0-of-7 for
the game. Fortunate, because the Eagles (21-3, 6-0) made five of 15 free throws in the fourth quarter and were 12-of-29 for
the game.
The Raiders did what was appropriate -- they fouled the Eagles, and that allowed them to rally from
a 10-point deficit with 3:18 play.
"I just wasn't concentrating at the line," said Snowden, who scored
nine points. "I don't know if the noise was a factor or what. But I was supposed to step up at the free-throw line."
Rummel (18-8, 3-2) relied on a patient attack. Throughout the first half, its possessions involved nine to 10
passes before a shot was taken. The Raiders passed the ball around the perimeter, then their forwards raced into the lane.
It worked in the first quarter. Rummel led 9-6. But Shaw increased its defensive intensity in the second quarter,
and it resulted in Rummel's making one of six shots from the field. The Raiders committed four turnovers. That enabled the
Eagles to go on a 15-2 run and build a 21-11 halftime lead.
But Rummel didn't stop battling, although it trailed
29-19 with 4:35 remaining in the third quarter. But with 2:23 left, a jump shot by Eddie Ard cut the deficit to 28-21. Shaw
ended the quarter leading 33-25.
"I thought we did a good job penetrating, and we blocked out well,"
Rummel coach Rusty Jones said.
John Reid
The baseball team won the District
Prep Championship and went to become runners-up in the Class AAAAA state baseball championship. Jeremy
Atkinson at 171 pounds was the State Runner-Up in the LHSAA Division I State High School Wrestling Championship. In 3rd
Place was 125 pound Michael Bourgeois. Sixth Place trophies went to Danny Prima (135 pounds), Robert Poche (145
pounds), and Nathan Orillion (152 pounds). The Genesian Players produced Circle (Written by
Mr. Guajardo), The Christmas Show, All the Way Home, and Broadway Bound during the academic year.
BaseballRummel clinches district - RUMMEL 9, SHAW 7
February 2001 Times-Picayune, The (New Orleans, LA) - Sunday, February 4, 2001 These
students at Archbishop Rummel High School in Metairie were named to the second-quarter honor roll:
A honor roll, 3.5-4.0 grade point average
12th grade: Scott Alexander, Salvadore Bertucci, Thomas Buford, Ryan
Davenport, Ryan deJong, Jeffrey Despommier, Matthew Dick, Kipp Fellon, Michael Gennaro, Richard Giacontiere, Christopher Gordy,
Justin Groetsch, Chase Handley, Thomas Haysley, Joseph Hebert, Kyle Herbert, Cristhian Hernandez, Michael Hymel, Matthew Landry,
Michael Markey, Mark McCloskey, Matthew Nesser, Kristopher Polit, Brad Schoolmeyer, Brian Schoolmeyer, Paul Scott, Donald
Sharp, Matthew Truax, Jon Turnipseed and Ryan Wood.
11th grade: David Bode, Nicholas Bourgeois, Christian Briceno,
Kevin Chaix, Sean Comiskey, John Coyle, Clark Dennis, Matthew Eggert, Brendan Flynn, John Fournet, Phillip Glotser, Justin
Gravois, Gene Guillot, Joseph Hardy, Robert Hitchins, Timothy Labat, William Lee, James Martin, David Mellor, John Meunier,
Christopher Meyer, Matthew Montgomery, Matthew Mula, Larry Rapp, David Rittiner, Brian Rodriguez, Michael Scalise, Brian Schmidt,
Brad Shannon, Leonard Smith, Nathan Southard, Scott Tracy, Chad Truxillo, Kyle Van Hoven, Edward Weidner and Damon Zehner.
10th grade: Gregory Bordelon, Bryan Burroughs, Matthew Caire, Ryan Calub, Jared Carollo, Patrick Childress, James
Cobb, Scott Davis, Kevin Dessauer, Jeffrey Freyder, Matthew Guzzardi, Barrett Hagstette, Chad Hille, Nathan Hite, Richard
Houidobre, Benjamin Hughes, Brian Junod, Scott Keppel, Steven Keppel, Justin Kornrumpf, Chadwick Murphy, Joel Neill, Christopher
Odinet, Kyle Sanders, Omar Saybe, Robert Schinetsky, Kenneth Sharpe, Robert Whitman, John Wilson and Daniel Ziabari.
Ninth grade: Shaawn Ali, John Andry, Quinn Asaro, Vinh Bui, Nicholas Clayton, Matthew Cotton, Nicholas Couch, Stephen Dale,
Stephen Darre, Jonathan Diaz, Christopher Eoff, Matthew Erskin, Christopher Gasser, Ross Gaudet, John Green, Faraz Hafeez,
Christopher Lomongo, Steven Manuel, Ryan McCloskey, Matthew McFall, Scott McLean, Patrick Natal, Paul Neill, Bryan O'Connor,
Travis Ortiz, Michael Pecoraro, Jason Picone, Bryan Rauch, Patrick Robichaux, Kevin Rodriguez, Neil Romig, Frank Roth, Zack
Russell, Brian Schilling, Daniel Terrell, Lefteris Toras, Jonathan Tran, Timothy Tregle, Daniel Underwood, Nickolas VanMeter,
Joseph Waguespack and William Weidner.
Eighth grade: Stephano Bilich, Kyle Boudreau, Matthew Brady, Patrick Defourneaux,
Jesse Delerno, Joseph Douroux, Kevin Exnicios, Paul Fournet, Jeffrey Hamilton, Kevin Jones, Robert Lazarine, Andrew LeGuluche,
Patrick Mansfield, Christopher McCabe, Christopher Merchant, Casey Murphy, Brad O'Dwyer, Brent Rumney, Bradley Sentilles,
Scott Stansbury, Kyle Whitfield and Jimmy Wylie.
B honor roll, 3.0-3.4
12th grade:Jeremy Atkinson,
Pascal Barone, Bradley Bearmann, Michael Beck, Jeremy Bergeron, Kevin Bongiovanni, Michael Bourgeois, Kim Brown, Sean Burns,
Dustin Calamia, Matthew Charles, Daren Cressionnie, Lionel Dalferes, Clifford Darby, Rick Delahoussaye, Craig Denny, Alexander
Deshotels, Blaine DiVincenti, Reed Dowie, Scott Durnin, Benjamin Ferguson, Jeffrey Ferrara, Joseph Flynn, Ryan Fornoff, James
Fuselier, Gerardo Galdamez, Ryan Garrity, Nicholas Gemar, Ryan Gernon, Jonathan Giambrone, Timothy Gilthorpe, Christopher
Gomez, Stephen Gordon, Kevin Hebert, Janic Hoyuela, Matthew Jackson, Cory James, Blake Kenning, Shane Kerwin, Brian Kubricht,
Steven Kuy, Sean Lamy,Stephen LeCarpentier, Raymond Liotta, David Little, Michael Macaluso, Lance Manalo, Brandon Maras, Jacob
Matherne, Patrick McKenna, Craig Metrejean, Andres' Moorman, Brett Morris, Neal Mukherjee, Abraham Narvaez, John Nesser, Jason
Picone, Shawn Poche', Trey Reed, Bryan Rogers, Matthew Rousselle, Frederick Ruckert, Jonathan Shaw, Jason Smith, Kevin Steltz,
Jeffry Szush, Roland Toca, Jose Torres, Ryan Tortorich, Kevin Tusa, Matthew Vega, Christopher Villemuer, Greg Whitman, Daris
Wilson, Justin Wisecarver, George Wu, Steven Young and Paris Zervoudis.
11th grade: Michael Adragna, Carlos Almeida,
Kevin Arceneaux, Christopher Bayer, Keith Benoit, Paul Benoit, Gregory Booth, John Bourgeois, Kevin Brady, Richard Bucalan,
Craig Cordes, Paul Cuadrado, Stephen Duffel, Gregory Duhon, Christopher Gianelloni, Adam Gleason, Jeffrey Gonzalez, Mitchel
Graff, Eric Grush, Drew Guajardo, Andrew Hunter, Ryan Jaubert, John Jurasin, Nicholas Kives, Michael Knoll, Ryan Kropog, Greg
Lampard, Travis Laurendine, Timothy LeBlanc, Lionel Lechler, Richard Legendre, Matthew Liuzza, Robert Locke, Michael Marchal,
Benjamin Martinez, William McInnis, Lamar Mills, Matthew Morey, Alex Nassar, Michael Occhipinti, Todd Olivier, Travis Olivier,
Kristopher Rappold, Kristopher Reed, Ryan Rivette, Jacques Roman , Bradley Rosenberg, Ryan Ruffino, Christopher Russo, Daniel
Russo, Michael Russo, Russell Russo, Derek Seibert, Brett Sentilles, Faisal Shuja, Gabriel Simon, Philip Staines, Trevor Stucke,
Brandon Sullivan, Richard Vogt, William Walther, Ramon Williams and Thomas Wolf.
10th grade: Derek Arnold, Darrell
Ashley, Christopher Balatico, Kevin Berrios, Randy Bordes, Darrell Bouchie, Randy Boudreaux, Cory Brown, Casey Cadella, Brian
Caraher, Marc Cenac, Keith Claverie, Christopher Develle, Joseph Diaz, Curtis Dugas, Andrew Duhon, Keith Earhart, Scott Elstrott,
Patrick Field, Chad Folse, Andrew Frilot, Cody Gaspard,Brandon Gaubert, Nicholas Green, Collin Guidry, Joshua Hafford, Mark
Henderson, Jonathan Henne, Byron Hidalgo, Shane Huckabay, Usman Jafarey, Daniel Keller, Brendan Kenning, James Kinberger,
Ryan Kline, Raymond Labat, Sean LeBlanc, Michael Linam, Alvin Loi, Eric Lumetta, Glenn Maffe, Jason Maurin, Kory McNally,
Steven Mendoza, Gasper Migliore, Christopher Munguia, Jeremy Murphy, Michael Parrino, Kenneth Phillpott, Todd Rauch, Justin
Remes, Matthew Rhodes, Damian Rivero, Justin Rivolo, Brian Rome, Robert Ruiz, James Rumney, Johnny Schmidt, Stephen Schomaker,
Todd Sciortino,Christopher Shockley, Fahad Siddiqui, Mark Smith, Paul Spindel, Christopher St. Romain, Michael Stevenson,
Adam Stumpf, Brian Terrio, Jason Tompson, Hai Tran, Phillip Trosclair, Matthew Uzee, Javier Vazquez, Christopher Williams.
Ninth grade: Christopher Africh, Frank Alessi, Craig Arceneaux, Ian Barrios, Alan Blanchard, Allen Bonura, Andrew
Brader, Emile Broussard, Eric Cadow, Anthony Cash, Alexander Castillo, James Cohn, Mark Comeaux, Peter Crosby, Brian Daray,
Bryan Dupuy, Vincent Fabra, Bruce Firmin, Jason Franicevich, Evan Garrity, Ross Gernon, Nickolas Gonzalez, Daniel Gross,David
Guevara, David Gutierrez, Miklos Gyorgy, Steven Hannan, Griffin Horridge, Anthony Impastato, Ross Joyner, Michael Kalantari,
John Kesler, Drew Laizer, Christian Lassere, Cole Louviere, Christopher Milton, Marco Monteilh, Sean Moore, Ralph Morgan VI,
Mark Nelson, Cesar Nunez, Michael O'Connor, Cody Obiol, Brad Oestriecher, Mark Opelka, Christopher Parra, Daniel Payn, Glenn
Penton, Van Phelan, Jonathan Poche, Scott Posecai, Joseph Rein, Andrew Rhodes, Andrew Roberts, Gerald Roser, Anthony Ruckert,
Daniel Santana, Gregory Schellhaas, Jonathan Schmidt, Matthew Schmitt, Zachary Schuler, Cory Seeger, Michael Sison, Daniel
Theriot, Nicholas Usner, Brandon Van Norman, Nicholas Wall and Mark Wilson.
Eighth grade:Daniel Aucoin, Jeremy
Barocco, Jonathan Baynham, Robert Boihem, Timothy Bonstaff, Blake Brown, Huy Bui, Brandon Bullinger, Alexander Chisholm, Louis
Corpora, Rene DeLage, Zachary Delerno, Christopher Fleming, Colin Fleming, Jeremy Fontenot, Thomas Freeman, Matthew Gaudet,
Ryan Harmon, Craig Harrington, Richard Kelt, Wesley Laurendine, Jeffrey Nicklas, Patrick O'Shaughnessy, Nauraj Pannu, Nick
Provenzano, Timothy Randolph, William Roubion, Jonathan Ryan, Joshua Stover, Randy White and Andy Williams. Section: METAIRIE PICAYUNE
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February 2001 Rummel alumni starting St. Patrick's 5K race Times-Picayune, The (New
Orleans, LA) - Wednesday, February 28, 2001 Author: Sheila
Mulrooney Eldred
Runners can celebrate St. Patrick's Day early this year with
the inaugural Great St. Paddy's Day Road Race on March 11. The 5K will precede the St. Patrick's Day Parade in Metairie, and
runners will race along the parade route.
"We're piggybacking on the fact that there are about a million
people out there for the parade," said Ed Daniels of the Rummel Alumni Association, which is putting on the race to raise
money for its building fund. "Our deal is, run in the race at 10, drink and eat until 12, and watch the parade afterwards."
Daniels, a 1975 Rummel alum, suggested the race to the alumni board as a fund-raiser.
"We're
totally committed to doing this thing the right way," he said.
That means prize money ($500 to the top open
finishers, $250 to the top masters -- over 50), a prime route and a party afterwards -- including music and food.
The idea, Daniels said, is to build the race into a premier tune-up for the Crescent City Classic. He's hoping to find a
title sponsor for next year's race, which would likely increase the amount of prize money and attract top runners.
Race organizers are hoping at least 1,000 people will participate in this year's event.
"Our plan is to
increase the prize money and grow the race every year," Daniels said.
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Sheila Mulrooney
Eldred can be reached at seldred@timespicayune.com or (504) 826-3839. Section:
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Raiders
win at buzzer - Russo's layup moves Rummel into tie for 2nd in District 10-A RUMMEL 77, JESUIT 75 Times-Picayune,
The (New Orleans, LA) - Saturday, February 10, 2001 Author: Bryan
Lazare Staff writer
During a game in which the teams combined for 22 3-point
baskets, the winning shot was a layup.
Mike Russo caught a pass from Daniel Schmidt and made the short shot at
the buzzer to give Rummel a 77-75 District 10-5A victory against Jesuit on Friday at the Blue Jays' gym.
The victory
lifted Rummel (22-9, 7-3) into a second-place tie with Jesuit (23-6, 7-3). Shaw clinched the district championship Friday
by defeating St. Augustine.
Russo, who scored eight of his 15 points in the fourth quarter, ended a wild finish
with his field goal. Schmidt, who led all players with 21 points, tied the score at 75 on a 3-pointer with 17 seconds remaining.
Following a Rummel timeout, Jesuit set up a play for the final shot. But a lob pass to Chad Barnes went off the backboard
and into the hands of Rummel's Scott Roniger with 4.7 seconds left.
Roniger dribbled into the frontcourt and passed
to Schmidt just outside the 3-point arc. Schmidt passed to Russo.
"When I started dribbling, I glanced at
the clock, and it was at 2.5," Schmidt said. "They came out and got me. I saw Mike, and I knew I had time to get
the ball to him."
Rummel, which had an eight-point lead during the first quarter, trailed 57-48 at the start
of the final period. The Raiders, who made six of 21 3-pointers in the first three quarters, were 6-of-7 on 3-pointers in
the last eight minutes. Reserves Joe Hebert and Kevin Dessauer each made two 3-pointers in the fourth quarter. Dessauer's
second 3-point basket pulled Rummel to 68-67 with 3:30 remaining.
Jesuit, which shot 62 percent from the field,
rebuilt its lead to 75-70 on a basket by Michael Varnado with 57 seconds left. After a basket by Russo, the Raiders regained
possession after a turnover by Barnes. Schmidt then hit his second 3-pointer of the quarter to tie the score.
"I
didn't think there was any way on earth we were going to catch them," Rummel coach Rusty Jones said. "It was a team
effort. We probably have to win another game just to make the playoffs."
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Lazare can be reached at sports@timespicayune.com or at (504) 826-3405. Section:
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Tigers
advance on penalty kick - HAHNVILLE 1, RUMMEL 0 Times-Picayune, The (New Orleans, LA)
- Thursday, February 15, 2001 Author: Jim Rapier Staff writer
Neither Hahnville coach Rafael DeVega nor Rummel coach Kenny Farrell seemed surprised
by a scoreless first half Wednesday in their teams' fast-paced, physical Division I boys soccer regional playoff match.
But DeVega said he felt his team had withstood the most of what Rummel would offer offensively, and a near-miss goal
by this team at the end of the first half was an indication it was beginning to pick up momentum.
Working off
that momentum in the second half, the Tigers got what they needed to advance to the quarterfinals. Shawn Mire made a penalty
kick, and keeper Matt Cummings and the defense made it hold up as Hahnville defeated Rummel 1-0.
It was the second
consecutive year Hahnville (24-6) and Rummel (15-5-5) met in the playoffs, and for the second consecutive year the same team
won 1-0. The Tigers will play the winner of the St. Amant-Brother Martin game in the quarterfinals.
"Pretty
much it was a continuation of last year's game," DeVega said. "We just didn't go to overtime this time. In the first
half, we started slow, and they put a lot of pressure on us. We were forced to clear the ball out a lot. They threw everything
they had at us, and we held."
Hahnville's second-half offensive pressure resulted in the penalty kick when
officials ruled a Hahnville player attempting a header was fouled in the Rummel box. Mire placed the penalty kick to the right
corner of the goal.
"We failed so much in the first half, when we had chances to score we wore down, and
we don't have an experienced enough bench to replace everybody," said Farrell, who felt the flow of the game was disrupted
by some rough play and a high number of penalties. "We sort of lost our thrust."
"(At halftime)
we knew we had played a good game and knew all we needed was a goal," Cummings said.
. . . . . . .
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March 2001 Raiders
win duel with Tigers - RUMMEL 7 SLIDELL 3 Times-Picayune, The (New Orleans, LA)
- Friday, March 23, 2001 Author: Bryan Lazare Staff writer
Both Rummel and Slidell have started their district schedules, but Thursday's game between the teams had
more meaning than a normal non-league game.
Last year, the Raiders eliminated the Tigers in the Class 5A semifinals.
This year, Slidell and Rummel are rated as the top two teams in the New Orleans metro area.
With Nathan Southard
getting key hits and Jonathan Wilhite providing scoreless relief pitching, the Raiders gained bragging rights for now by defeating
the Tigers 7-3 at Mike Miley Stadium.
Southard, who had three hits, had run-scoring singles in two of the three
innings in which Rummel (17-1) scored. Southard's single in the third knocked in the first of four runs in the inning. With
the Tigers (9-1) trailing by one run in the fifth, Rummel scored twice to take a 6-3 lead. Southard drove in the second run
of that inning with his third hit of the game.
"I knew (Slidell starter Clayton Harris) threw hard,"
Southard said. "I was looking for a good pitch down low. I just got the ball past the third baseman on both hits. We
were stealing both times, and the third baseman was moving to the bag."
Wilhite replaced Raiders starting
pitcher Thomas Diamond (3-0) in the fifth inning when Slidell had the go-ahead runs on base with two outs. Wilhite retired
Will Harris on a popup to second baseman Greg Whitman to end the inning. Wilhite allowed three hits over the last two innings.
"I was coming in to throw strikes," Wilhite said. "If I hit my spots, then I can produce."
Wilhite, the ninth-hole hitter, also helped the Raiders at the plate. A bunt single by Wilhite set up Rummel's
four-run third inning. Wilhite had a two-out, run-scoring single in the fifth to put the Raiders ahead 5-3. Reserve Randy
Bordes, who went to shortstop when Wilhite relieved Diamond, doubled and scored on Wilhite's hit in the fifth, and he singled
in a run in the sixth.
Slidell scored its runs in the fourth on a home run by David Hockersmith and a two-run
double by Duke Harbison. Clayton and Will Harris were hitless in seven plate appearances.
"We made some mistakes,"
Slidell coach Sam Abney said. "It was an important game because it was between the number one and number two teams in
the metro area. But, this doesn't end our season. The next one we would lose to them would."
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Rummel students celebrate school Times-Picayune, The (New Orleans, LA)
- Thursday, March 29, 2001 Author: Mark Waller East Jefferson bureau
For 38 years, the students at Metairie's Archbishop Rummel High School have congregated
annually for "Rummel Day." It's a celebration of the school community, a moment for student reflection on the school
and a chance for students to strengthen their bonds and school spirit as they enter the final stretch of the school year.
"It's the end of the year and everybody's kind of worn down," said sophomore Chris Odinet, a member
of the student council, which organizes the event. "This reminds you to be grateful. It kind of brings us all together."
During this year's morning ceremony, which was Friday in the gymnasium, the school's 1,350 students joined about
200 guests. Students gave speeches on the past, present and future of Rummel. Steve Barton, the junior high assistant principal,
gave a speech. And Rummel Principal David Hardin addressed the student body.
"In families, such as this,
there are times when we come together," Hardin said.
"We're called by name, not 'hey you,' " he
said. "Fellas, it's a great place to be. It's a great place to grow up."
One of the founding administrators
of Rummel, Brother John Fairfax, attended the ceremony. Fairfax was assistant principal when the school opened in 1962. In
the 1970s, he was the principal. He said the Rummel Day celebration took shape in the mid-1960s out of celebrations of the
Feast of St. Joseph and the school's namesake, Archbishop Joseph Francis Rummel.
"The student body of Rummel
has always been outstanding," Fairfax said. "They're still doing it right."
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April 2001 Rummel
's relief pitching keys victory against Jays - RUMMEL 7, JESUIT 3 Times-Picayune, The
(New Orleans, LA) - Sunday, April 1, 2001 Author: Bryan
Lazare Staff writer
Rummel completed a weekend sweep of its main challengers
for the District 10-5A championship Saturday with a 7-3 victory against Jesuit at Mike Miley Stadium.
But the
Raiders used a different pitching script in winning their fourth consecutive district game. After Thomas Diamond turned in
a 20-strikeout performance against Shaw on Friday night, Rummel relief pitchers Xavier Paul and Jonathan Wilhite protected
the lead against the Blue Jays on Saturday.
Rummel starting pitcher Ray Liotta, who was given a five-run lead
after two innings, was unable to finish the third. Paul replaced Liotta with one out, one run in, two runners on base and
a two-ball, no-strike count on Ryan Casteix. Paul walked Casteix and allowed a run-scoring single by Kenny Miller before ending
the inning with strikeouts of losing pitcher Colin Casey and pinch hitter Jimmy Cesario.
Paul (4-1) gave up a
run in the fifth inning on a walk to Corey Penedo and a two-out triple by Steven Broschofsky. The Raiders (20-1, 4-0) kept
their 5-3 lead when Paul struck out Tim Guidry. Paul retired the side in order in the fifth before giving way to Wilhite.
Jesuit (12-5, 2-2) threatened in the sixth inning, when Wilhite gave up one-out singles by Darren Torres and Penedo.
Wilhite got Woody Reilly to pop out and Broschofsky to ground out to end the inning.
"Ray is just pressing
too much," Rummel coach Frank Cazeaux said. "I just wanted Xavier to get us to the fifth. He gave us another inning.
Wilhite's a kid that's going to throw strikes. That's the key to high school baseball. You can score runs in high school baseball
any kind of way, not just with hits.
Rummel backed up Cazeaux on Saturday as the Raiders were outhit 9-3. Casey
(4-1) allowed two hits in the first two innings, but two walks and a hit batsman led to five Rummel runs. Casey walked Nathan
Southard and hit Greg Whitman in the bottom of the first.
Paul doubled home Southard, and Liotta knocked in Whitman
with a sacrifice fly. Paul, who moved to third on Liotta's fly ball, scored when Penedo juggled Shawn Poche's two-out grounder
to third base.
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Given the
length of the game, the closeness of the outcome and the expenditure of energy on both sides, it was no wonder that the Holy
Cross baseball players created a pile of Tigers on the mound Tuesday afternoon in the wake of a 5-4, 11-inning, emotional
upset of first-place Rummel.
The Tigers seemed to have victory in hand with a 4-2 lead entering the bottom of
the seventh at Mike Miley Stadium. But a two-out, two-run double by Xavier Paul on an 0-2 pitch sent the District 10-5A matchup
into extra innings.
In the 11th, Holy Cross winning pitcher Adam Ravaglia reached on a two-base throwing error
by Casey Preskitt. An RBI single to right by Daniel Moore provided Holy Cross with a 5-4 lead. In the bottom of the inning,
Rummel's Nathan Southard singled and advanced to second, but Ravaglia (4-1) retired Matt Liuzza and Xavier Paul to end the
game.
"We struggled against Brother Martin and St. Aug and lose to Shaw 17-1, and then we come out here and
play this team toe-to-toe," Tigers coach Lou Carboni said. "As long as you are around this game, you can never figure
it out."
After the Tigers (14-5, 5-1) scored an unearned run in the second inning, Rummel (20-2, 4-1) countered
with an RBI double by Ray Liotta. Holy Cross took a 3-1 lead in the fourth on an opposite-field, two-run homer by Jeremy Thomas
that nicked the foul pole screen.
Bill Bumgarner can be reached at bbumgarner@timespicayune.com or at (504) 883-7057.
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Raiders pummel Crusaders - Rummel creates 3-way tie for lead RUMMEL 10, BROTHER
MARTIN 2 Times-Picayune, The (New Orleans, LA) - Saturday, April 7, 2001 Author: Bryan Lazare Staff writer
Timely
hitting has not been one characteristic of this season's Rummel baseball team.
The Raiders had lost just twice
despite little consistent offensive production from the batting order.
Rummel's hitting performance against Brother
Martin on Friday night was somewhat encouraging. With eight of the nine starters getting at least one hit, the Raiders moved
into a tie for first place in District 10-5A with a 10-2 victory against the Crusaders at Mike Miley Stadium.
The
Raiders (21-2, 5-1), Shaw and Holy Cross share the lead at the halfway point of the district schedule. Shaw defeated De La
Salle 11-1 on Friday afternoon, while Holy Cross did not play.
Entering Friday's game, only three Rummel regulars
-- Xavier Paul, Matt Liuzza and Nathan Southard -- were hitting over .300. On Friday, the only starter not picking up a hit
was Casey Preskitt. The Raiders were 6-for-11 with runners in scoring position. Xavier Paul, Ray Liotta and Greg Whitman each
had two hits against Crusaders pitchers Mike Belanger (3-1) and Charles Kirchen.
"We were loose tonight,
and that's the team I know," Rummel coach Frank Cazeaux said. "We've been tight. We've been afraid to come out and
make mistakes. I told them that we're good. We just have to come out and have some fun."
Rummel took a 2-0
lead in the first on a walk, errors by third baseman Brian DeJean and Josh Lutterman and a double by Liotta. The Raiders added
two runs in the third on a run-scoring double by Paul and a RBI single by Liotta. After Brother Martin (9-15, 1-5) scored
two runs in the top of the fourth, Rummel picked up five runs in its half of the inning. Matt Liuzza, Paul and Whitman knocked
in runs with hits.
Thomas Diamond (5-0), who was making his first start since his 20-strikeout game against Shaw
one week earlier, allowed five hits and two runs in five innings. Stephen Carroll had two of the five hits off Diamond, who
walked four and struck out five. Casey Cadella and Kris Rappold each threw an inning in relief of Diamond.
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Rummel runner McMullin is now in it for the long haul Times-Picayune,
The (New Orleans, LA) - Friday, April 13, 2001 Author: Bill
Bumgarner Staff writer
For a young man frequently on the run, Ryan McMullin remained
stationary long enough to make a decisive about-face.
When McMullin entered Rummel as an eighth-grader, his experience
and participation in track and field extended no further than sprints.
"On the playgrounds, I was so used
to the 100 and the 200 meters," he said. "An 800 was crazy."
In high school, however, McMullin
received a dose of realism, courtesy of Raiders track coach Andre Rome. "I told him he could be the fifth or sixth man
-- at best -- in the sprints," said Rome. "His future was not there."
That prospect, coupled with
a miserable showing in cross country ("I was not in the top 30 on the team; I couldn't even make the junior high team.")
left McMullin as a potential athlete without an event.
Then Rome decided one day to pair McMullin with one of
the Raiders' top 400-meter runners in a match race.
"They finished neck-and-neck," recalled Rome.
"I realized the 400 and the 800 were good races for me," said McMullin. "I warmed up to the idea after
that."
"We just had to find Ryan his niche," said Rome.
Two years later, McMullin owns
the best times on the squad in the 400 (50.3), 800 (1:54.34) and 1,600 (4:28.31). His 800 time ranks as the second best in
school history, behind Keith Iovine, a former state champion in the mile, and it is tops in the state this season.
After a fourth-place showing in the 800 at the state championships last May, McMullin is looking to improve his finish by
three spots this May.
"I think I'm capable of winning the state championship," he said. "Winning
is the motivation.
"If I were still a sprinter, I know I wouldn't be making it," he said. "In those
races, you're bunched up; one stutter step, and you're finished."
If he qualifies at the upcoming District
10-5A championships next week and the subsequent regionals, McMullin will direct his focus on the 800 and, possibly, one relay
on the highest level.
"As a sophomore he just exploded," said Rome. "He has a strong desire to
win, and he will accept challenges."
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Rummel band director stepping down - He's moving on
after 20 years Times-Picayune, The (New Orleans, LA) - Sunday, April 22, 2001
Author: Richard Wallace Contributing writer
Success often is measured by hard work, time and patience. A competitive nature helps.
After
20 years of building a nationally recognized program at Archbishop Rummel High School, band director Anthony Frigo conducts
his farewell concert Wednesday at 7 p.m. in the school's gymnasium. He and his wife, Jan, are moving to Memphis.
"My students have taught me an enormous amount over the years," Frigo said. "I've built what I came here
to build. Compared to what I've given my students, I've received tenfold the benefits from being a band director here."
He leaves a musical legacy at the Metairie boys' school, sparked by a drive for excellence and dedication to the
complete music educational process.
"Tony is a musician/educator, with the emphasis on 'educator,' "
noted Jean Gravois, president of the Raider Band Booster Club. "He was instrumental in establishing an honors-level music
curriculum. Our children graduate as well-rounded musicians, prepared for any college program."
A Dallas
native, Frigo came to New Orleans after earning a scholarship to Loyola University. He majored in the clarinet, with a minor
in jazz studies.
During his final year of undergraduate studies at Loyola in 1982, he became a student teacher
at Rummel, working under co-directors Eric Dubuisson and Bobby Ohler. That same year, Frigo had the chance to take over the
popular and well-financed program. Of course, he had a few, new ideas of his own.
"From the beginning, one
of my goals was to become more active in the festival and competition arena," Frigo said. "Competition is the one
thing that helps everyone in any facet of life strive for excellence. Competition matters. It matters in sports, it matters
in high school band. It matters in life."
To help the band become more competitive, Frigo needed more talent:
a bigger band with a wider variety of instruments.
In 1988, he and school administrators approached Archbishop
Chapelle High School and invited students to be Raider Band members. The two schools already had a connection with the Chapellettes
dance team, performing with the band during halftime shows.
Frigo tested the idea during the spring concert season,
and results were promising. By the summer of 1989, a total of 24 Chapelle musicians were fitted for uniforms and learning
the marching schemes for the fall halftime show.
"Naturally, being an all-boys school, steeped in tradition,
it was a difficult road," Frigo said. "But it was an important turning point for our program. Three years down the
road, there was no denying that the Rummel band had been elevated to a much higher level."
Chapelle Principal
Susan Gutierrez agreed.
"Under Tony's leadership, the whole concept of two schools coming together to form
one band has been tremendous, and I know it will be a future model for schools that want good, strong programs."
A decade and dozens of competitions later, the band's success is documented by the trophy- and plaque-lined walls
in the band room on campus. Frigo also has earned a master's degree in educational administration along the way.
When he's not teaching or rehearsing, Frigo is traveling the country researching arrangements for the next concert or halftime
production.
"Once he sees something he wants, he doesn't stop until he gets it," assistant band director
B.J. McCarter said.
He employs techniques found in top college bands: Students are required to memorize all field
marching music and adhere to strict uniform codes. At the annual showcase of high school bands in November in Lafayette, Rummel's
band placed at the top of all categories in its division.
Frigo is passionate about his mission in music.
"My top priority as an educator is to both challenge students musically and to give them the resources, motivation
and skills needed to achieve goals. If they are unable to realize a goal, then it's my task to help them feel that they gave
every ounce of their ability in trying. If you achieve that, then the trophies and plaques will follow."
Rummel
Principal David Hardin laments the departure of his band director at the end of the school year.
"He's going
to be sorely missed. It takes a very special, disciplined person to produce these outstanding performances. Under his direction,
we have one of the premiere music programs in the South." Section:
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ARCHBISHOP
RUMMEL HONOR ROLL Times-Picayune, The (New Orleans, LA) - Sunday, April 22, 2001
These students at Archbishop Rummel High School in Metairie were named to the fourth-quarter
honor roll:
A honor roll, 3.5-4.0 grade-point average
12th grade: Scott Alexander, Salvadore Bertucci,
Ryan Davenport, Ryan deJong, Mario DeLuca, Jeffrey Despommier, Thomas Diamond, Reed Dowie, Scott Durnin, Ryan Garrity, Michael
Gennaro, Stephen Gordon, Christopher Gordy, Chase Handley, Thomas Haysley, Joseph Hebert, Cristhian Hernandez, Michael Hymel,
Matthew Landry, Michael Macaluso, Michael Markey, Mark McCloskey, Neal Mukherjee, Matthew Nesser, Kristopher Polit, Brad Schoolmeyer,
Brian Schoolmeyer, Paul Scott and Jon Turnipseed.
11th grade: David Bode, John Bourgeois, Nicholas Bourgeois,
Christian Briceno, Kevin Chaix, Sean Comiskey, Stephen Duffel, Matthew Eggert, Brendan Flynn, John Fournet, Phillip Glotser,
Brandon Graff, Justin Gravois, Gene Guillot, Robert Hitchins, Andrew Hunter, Jason Jaquillard, Timothy Labat, Travis Laurendine,
Lionel Lechler, William Lee, Richard Legendre, James Martin, Christopher Meyer, Jonathan Miron, Matthew Morey, Daniel Rachal,
Larry Rapp, Jeffrey Reynolds, David Rittiner, Michael Russo, Michael Scalise, Brian Schmidt, Brad Shannon, Scott Tracy, Sean
Villemarette, Edward Weidner and Damon Zehner.
10th grade: Christopher Balatico, Cory Brown, Bryan Burroughs,
Christopher Cali, Ryan Calub, Brian Caraher, Jared Carollo, Patrick Childress, James Cobb, Scott Davis, Kevin Dessauer, Jeffrey
Freyder, Andrew Frilot, Matthew Guzzardi, Joshua Hafford, Chad Hille, Nathan Hite, Richard Houidobre, Scott Keppel, Ryan Kline,
Justin Kornrumpf, Steven Mendoza, Christopher Munguia, Chadwick Murphy, Joel Neill, Christopher Odinet, Chad Picone, Matthew
Rhodes, Robert Ruiz, Robert Schinetsky, Todd Sciortino, Kenneth Sharpe, Paul Spindel, Christopher St. Romain, Adam Stumpf,
Matthew Uzee, Javier Vazquez, Robert Whitman, John Wilson and Daniel Ziabari.
Ninth grade: Shaawn Ali, John Andry,
Quinn Asaro, Ian Barrios, Emile Broussard, Anthony Cash, Nicholas Clayton, Mark Comeaux, Matthew Cotton, Nicholas Couch, Shawn
Cruse, Stephen Dale, Stephen Darre, Jonathan Diaz, Bryan Dupuy, Matthew Erskin, Ross Gaudet, John Green, Faraz Hafeez, Steven
Hannan, Stephen Jarreau, Ross Joyner, Kristopher Khalil, Christopher Lomongo, Steven Manuel, Ryan McCloskey, Scott McLean,
Johnny Migliore, Paul Neill, Mark Nelson, Bryan O'Connor, Michael Pecoraro, Van Phelan, Jason Picone, Bryan Rauch, Patrick
Robichaux, Kevin Rodriguez, Neil Romig, Frank Roth, Zack Russell, Brian Schilling, Michael Sison, Daniel Terrell, Lefteris
Toras, Timothy Tregle, Daniel Underwood, Nicholas Usner, Sean Vanhuss, Nickolas VanMeter, Joseph Waguespack, Nicholas Wall
and William Weidner.
Eighth grade: Paul Bertuccini, Timothy Bonstaff, Kyle Boudreau, Patrick Defourneaux, Jesse
Delerno, Kevin Exnicios, Patrick Follette, Paul Fournet, Jeffrey Hamilton, Ryan Harmon, Kevin Jones, Robert Lazarine, Andrew
LeGuluche, Christopher McCabe, Christopher Merchant, Casey Murphy, Brad O'Dwyer, Brent Rumney, Jonathan Ryan, Kyle Whitfield,
Andy Williams and Jimmy Wylie.
B honor roll, 3.0-3.4 grade-point average
12th grade: Jason Amadeo,
Robert Bales, Bradley Bearmann, Michael Beck, Jeremy Bergeron, Thomas Buford, Sean Burns, Dustin Calamia, Matthew Charles,
Geoffrey Clement, William Coles, Lionel Dalferes, Clifford Darby, Julio Davila, Craig Denny, Alexander Deshotels, Matthew
Dick, Blaine DiVincenti, Kipp Fellon, Jeffrey Ferrara, Joseph Flynn, James Fuselier, Gerardo Galdamez, Kurt Garris, Nicholas
Gemar, Ryan Gernon, Richard Giacontiere, Jonathan Giambrone, Matthew Gilbert, Christopher Gomez, Michael Gremillion, Kevin
Hebert, Kyle Herbert, Janic Hoyuela, Logan Jackson, Cory James, Shane Kerwin, Brian Kubricht, Steven Kuy, David Lamouranne,
Sean Lamy, Paul Larrieu, Stephen LeCarpentier,Raymond Liotta, Ben Lorio, Philip Luna, Matthew Mashon, Jacob Matherne, Thomas
McDonald, Patrick McKenna, Craig Metrejean, Brett Morris, John Nesser, William Phillpott, Robert Poche', Shawn Poche', Trey
Reed, Bryan Rogers, Frederick Ruckert, Richard Sahuque,Matthew Schirling, Daniel Schmidt, Donald Sharp, Jonathan Shaw, Kevin
Steltz, Jonathan Stoltz, John Tomlinson, Jose Torres, Ryan Tortorich, Matthew Truax, Kevin Tusa, Mark Van Vrancken, Justin
Wisecarver, Ryan Wood, George Wu and Paris Zervoudis.
11th grade: Michael Adragna, Carlos Almeida, Nicholas Angelette,
Kevin Arceneaux, Christopher Bayer, Keith Benoit, Paul Berner, Jason Blaum, Gregory Booth, Joseph Brocato, Richard Bucalan,
Michael Burke, Scott Corales, Craig Cordes, John Coyle, Joseph Crain, Paul Cuadrado, Brandon Davidson, Paul Delord, Clark
Dennis, Philip Denoux, Matthew Gentry, Adam Gleason, Jeffrey Gonzalez, Mitchel Graff, Eric Grush, Jacob Hammel, Joseph Hardy,
Joshua Hibbs, Nicholas Hunt, Nicholas Kives, Michael Knoll, Ryan Kropog, Greg Lampard, Paul LaRosa, Matthew Liuzza, Robert
Locke, Christopher Lotz, Daniel Maldonado, Michael Marchal, Benjamin Martinez, Ricardo Martinez, William McInnis, Michael
McLeod, Ryan McMullin, David Mellor, John Meunier, Justin Miller, Lamar Mills, Matthew Montgomery, Scott Mouledous, Matthew
Mula, Arturo Narvaez, Alex Nassar, Lance Nicoll, Juan Nogueira, Todd Olivier, Travis Olivier, Joseph Ory, Alexander Outhuse,
Kristopher Rappold, Kristopher Reed, Ryan Rivette, Brian Rodriguez, Bradley Rosenberg, Jareth Rosman, Charles Ruffino, Ryan
Ruffino, Christopher Russo, Daniel Russo, Russell Russo, James Sauvinet, Brett Sentilles, Faisal Shuja, Gabriel Simon, Leonard
Smith, Shane Soignier, Nathan Southard, Philip Staines, Trevor Stucke, Brandon Sullivan, Dominic Traina, Chad Truxillo, Kyle
Van Hoven, Alvaro Varela, Matthew Villio, Richard Vogt, Brandon Willmott and Thomas Wolf.
10th grade:Ryan Achee,
Darrell Ashley Jr., Scott Ayers, Kevin Berrios, Darren Bodet, Gregory Bordelon, Randy Bordes, Mark Borne, Darrell Bouchie,
Randy Boudreaux, Stephen Brehm, Casey Cadella, Matthew Caire, Keith Dardis, Christopher Develle, Joseph Diaz, Kavan Donegan,
Curtis Dugas, Keith Earhart, Scott Elstrott, Kirk Evans, Eric Fernandez, Chad Folse, Matthew Frost, Cody Gaspard, Patrick
Generose, Michael Giambelluca, Oscar Gonzalez, Chad Grabert, Matthew Haar, Barrett Hagstette, Jonathan Henne, Byron Hidalgo,
Benjamin Hughes, Jordan Jacob, Usman Jafarey, Brian Junod, Daniel Keller, Steven Keppel, James Kinberger, Raymond Labat, Alvin
Loi, Eric Lumetta, Christopher Macaluso, Glenn Maffe, Wayne Margavio, Jason Maurin, Ryan McKinnon, Kory McNally, Gasper Migliore,
Jeremy Murphy, David Naomi, John Newman, Michael Parrino, Andrew Quiggle, Todd Rauch, Jean Pierre Risey, Damian Rivero, James
Rumney, Jason Ryan, Kyle Sanders, Omar Saybe, Stephen Schomaker, Mark Smith, Michael Stevenson, Brian Terrio, Hai Tran and
Donald Williams.
Ninth grade: Jeffrey Adragna, Christopher Africh, Frank Alessi Jr, Myles Barker, John Beard,
Matthew Bellerino, Alan Blanchard, Bartt Bourgeois, Andrew Brader, Michael Bray, Glenn Buckel, Vinh Bui, Eric Cadow, Sean
Calamia, Nicholas Carver, Geoffrey Case, Alexander Castillo, Peter Crosby Jr, Brian Daray, Edward Dargan, Robert deVay, Brian
Duplaisir, Joseph Escalante, Vincent Fabra, Bruce Firmin, Rafael Forest, Michael Foto, Jason Franicevich, Rhett Freeman, Christopher
Gasser, Ross Gernon, Nickolas Gonzalez, Lance Grandsart, David Guevara, David Gutierrez, Miklos Gyorgy, Craig Henderson, Griffin
Horridge, James Imhoff, Anthony Impastato, Jason Kalantari, Michael Kalantari, Troy Kropog, Christopher LaGarde, Drew Laizer,
Christian Lassere, Cole Louviere, Paulo Enrico Lubag, Matthew McFall, Marel Medina, James Miller, Christopher Milton, Marco
Monteilh, Sean Moore, Ralph Morgan VI, Charles Morvant, Sean Murphy, Patrick Natal, Cesar Nunez,Ryan Oatis, Brad Oestriecher,
Travis Ortiz, Christopher Patrick, Glenn Penton Jr, Scott Posecai, Andrew Rhodes, Andrew Roberts, Paul Roques, Gerald Roser,
Daniel Santana, Gregory Schellhaas, Matthew Schmitt, Zachary Schuler, Cory Seeger, Edward Steger, David Taylor, Christoper
Tong, Brandon Vivien, Michael Wilson, Jeffery Windham and Michael Zeringue.
Eighth grade: Jeremy Barocco, Daniel
Benoit, Stephano Bilich, Robert Boihem, Matthew Brady, Huy Bui, Rene DeLage, Zachary Delerno, Joseph Douroux, Christopher
Fleming, Jeremy Fontenot, Thomas Freeman, Matthew Gaudet, Craig Harrington, Mark Lagarde, Wesley Laurendine, Christopher Lousteau,
Patrick Mansfield, Patrick O'Shaughnessy Nauraj Pannu, Justin Pizzolato, Nick Provenzano, Timothy Randolph, Anthony Ranzino,
Blake Reed, Jason Schlumbrecht, Bradley Sentilles, Shawn Smith, Scott Stansbury, Joshua Thornton, Joshua Tolbert and Randy
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Rummel clinches district - RUMMEL 9, SHAW 7 Times-Picayune, The (New Orleans, LA) - Monday, April 23, 2001 Author: Bill Bumgarner Staff writer
When the final out
of a 9-7 victory against Shaw confirmed Rummel's third consecutive District 10-5A baseball championship, the Raiders engaged
in a celebration more subdued than boisterous.
That's because the Raiders realize the five most important playing
dates of the season remain ahead in the playoffs.
But, by pounding out 13 hits against Shaw and scoring 20 runs
in weekend games against Baton Rouge Catholic and Shaw, Rummel coach Frank Cazeaux saw a ray of encouragement from an attack
that has suffered through stretches of anemia.
"We're not where we should be or could be," Cazeaux said.
"But we showed signs that we are coming around."
Rummel is 28-2, 10-1 in the Catholic League with one
game remaining against Brother Martin. Shaw (22-6, 9-3) is the district's second-place team.
Rummel built a 4-0
lead, lost it and then pulled away with four runs in the fifth inning.
Matt Liuzza staked Rummel to a 1-0 lead
in the first with a home run to right field but no pitch or hit outweighed the importance of a slide home by Casey Preskitt
in the third. On second base with one out, Preskitt scored when Cazeaux waved him home on a single by Randy Bordes. The throw
beat Preskitt home but he eluded the tag with a dive behind the plate, reaching back to barely touch home safely.
Shaw starter Chase Dardar (7-2) took the loss. Rummel starter Jonathan Wilhite (6-1) got the victory.
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READY TO RUMBLE - Rummel is set for a run at a state championship after becoming the second school in the
Catholic League to win three consecutive baseball district titles Times-Picayune, The
(New Orleans, LA) - Tuesday, April 24, 2001 Author: Bill
Bumgarner Staff writer
No slogans adorn the walls inside the Rummel baseball
office. But that's not to say that coach Frank Cazeaux cannot drive home a message.
On the afternoon of April
14 at Mike Miley Playground in an important District 10-5A matchup against Jesuit, Cazeaux witnessed his team commit three
infield errors and a mental lapse. He hurled his clipboard into the dugout and reached for his score book.
The
next inning, the Raiders' remodeled infield consisted of three sophomores: Ray Labat, second base; Ryan Dahmer, third base;
Randy Bordes, shortstop. Sophomores Mark Arceneaux and Casey Cadella later pitched in relief, and sophomore Xavier Paul golfed
a home run that sent the game into extra innings before Rummel prevailed 5-4.
"I was tired of the same group
making the same mistakes," Cazeaux said. "I can live with physical errors but not mental ones."
"It
was kind of shocking," junior catcher Matt Liuzza said. "But it needed to be done."
"It was
a wake-up call," senior pitcher Thomas Diamond said. "Coach showed he will make changes in the best interest of
the team. It shocked some of our starters."
"Coach was definitely disgusted with the routine,"
senior pitcher Ray Liotta said. "He set an example that you still have to work at your position."
The
2001 season has been accompanied by its share of crowning achievements at Rummel: a third consecutive District 10-5A championship,
a 28-2 record entering Wednesday's game against Brother Martin, and a national ranking that, as Cazeaux knows, is more speculative
than substantial. But no team had captured three consecutive Catholic League titles since De La Salle accomplished that feat
under Hall of Fame coach Johnny Altobello (Bordes' grandfather) in 1958-60, two years before Rummel opened its doors.
"A lot of people would love to be in our situation," Cazeaux said, "because we set our goals so high."
Which means the true defining moments lie ahead in the next five playoff games, should Rummel advance that far.
An offense that stagnates at times, pitching control problems and defensive miscues have created a bittersweet side to this
season. Even the coach had to take stock of himself. "After the Holy Cross loss, I had to regroup," Cazeaux said.
"I noticed I was not in control by the way I argued too much with umpires. We had a team meeting, and I told them if
we are good enough to win it, we will; if we aren't good enough, we won't. Just use all this (buildup) as a positive.
"I do know this: When we're playing our best, we can handle anybody."
The Raiders' earned-run
average has dropped from 2.48 last season to 1.80 and errors have dipped from 66 to 45. But the Class 5A finalists hit .332
as a team last season, compared to .305 this season. Only Liuzza, at .417 with eight home runs, and Xavier Paul, at .409 with
seven home runs, are hitting above the .400 plateau for an offense that has scored 254 runs on 257 hits.
"We're
disappointed in our hitting this year, but this team is capable of a lot of things," said Diamond, a UNO signee. "Our
goal is to finish No. 1 in the state. We fell short twice last season (in prep and American Legion), so it's important for
the seniors."
Virtually unhittable last season, Liotta, the 2000 All-Metro MVP who allowed one earned run
in Catholic League play as a junior, has found the strike zone elusive at times, walking 29 batters in 53 innings with a 2.54
ERA.
"My control has not been good all season," said Liotta, a Tulane signee. "I've pitched mediocre,
but I still have confidence. This team has not played to our full potential."
"All three phases of the
game could be better," Liuzza said. "We're not getting the production we should. But I missed out on too many state
championships already, and I don't want it to happen again."
With five state baseball titles since the state
expanded to four classes in 1970, the Raiders have captured more championships than any other baseball team on the highest
level during that period. The eighth- and ninth-grade teams attract 150 players for tryouts; 30 to 40 are retained. "You
have to wait to play," Cazeaux said. "But you will eventually get a chance."
The Catholic League
title may enable Rummel to avoid the upper playoff bracket with defending state champion Barbe (26-4) until the final in New
Iberia on May 12, although Barbe has not yet clinched its district title. But teams such as Slidell, St. Amant and West Monroe
could await Rummel in the postseason.
"This is a close-knit team that is very coachable, a team that listens,"
said Cazeaux of a squad with four senior starters. "Yes, I have been frustrated by the lack of timely hitting. We are
not crushing the ball, but we're hitting just enough to win.
"Some teams start out hot but fizzle in May.
We're hoping for our success to come late. I know we can play, but we have to prove it.," he said. In the playoffs, I
just hope somebody runs into us at our best."
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May 2001 Raiders
have a date in state tournament - As usual in May, Rummel missing prom for playoffs Times-Picayune,
The (New Orleans, LA) - Friday, May 11, 2001 Author: Bill
Bumgarner Staff writer
NEW IBERIA -- Make the state tournament, miss the prom.
For Rummel senior baseball players, that has held true each May since 1997, and it will again this weekend when
the Raiders vie for the Class 5A state championship.
Rummel (31-3) will open the eight-team, two-day event at
Acadian Field today at 7 p.m. against the Acadiana Wrecking Rams, the District 3-5A runner-up to Barbe.
The Catholic
League-champion Raiders will start senior Thomas Diamond in the quarterfinals against the Rams' Cody LeBlanc, a junior right-hander
who was 4-1 in district, with a 2.58 ERA. Rummel defeated Acadiana 8-1 in the second game of the season behind Diamond.
"I'm going with Diamond because he beat `em the first time," said Rummel coach Frank Cazeaux. "When
we walked off the field last year (after a 6-0 loss to Barbe in the final), we wanted to get back here. It's taken us 34 games
to do it, and now it's three games in two days."
The Raiders' advantage during such a demanding schedule
would seem to be its four-deep pitching rotation. Ray Liotta and Jonathan Wilhite will pitch the next two games, if Rummel,
which won the title in 1997, advances. Xavier Paul is slated for relief.
"If you have to face Rummel, I'm
glad we're meeting them in the first game, because their pitching staff is so deep. At least, everyone has an ace," Acadiana
coach Scott McCullough said.
Acadiana (22-11) has won 11 of 12 games but is making its first tourney appearance
since 1992. The Rams split two games with defending champion Barbe in league play. Rams catcher Luke Montz, a UL-Lafayette
signee, hit .431 with 24 RBIs, and junior outfielder Cody Martin hit .491 as a leadoff hitter.
"I'm happy
with my team," Cazeaux said. "This is what you shoot for. Even the juniors missed their prom because we played Shaw
the next day. But I never made one when I was in school, either."
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Raiders
advance on Liuzza's single in ninth - RUMMEL 3, ACADIANA 2 Times-Picayune, The (New Orleans,
LA) - Saturday, May 12, 2001 Author: Bill Bumgarner Staff
writer
NEW IBERIA -- Rummel's offense came to the forefront late Friday night
and again Saturday morning in the Class 5A quarterfinals against Acadiana. But Raiders fans did not mind the wait.
The Raiders (32-3) pushed across two runs in the sixth inning and the winning run in the bottom of the ninth on a single
by Matt Liuzza to slip past the Wrecking Rams 3-2 at Acadian Park in a game that ended after midnight. Rummel will meet St.
Amant at 2 p.m. today in the semifinals for the opportunity to play for the state championship today at 7 p.m.
In
the ninth, Rummel's Nathan Southard singled and advanced to second on a walk to Randy Bordes. Liuzza, who was 0-for-4 up to
that point, then lined a single to center field for the game-winner.
"I was looking fastball, and he threw
me a curve," Liuzza said. "I just stuck my bat out and got contact. This game was too close for me, but it's a victory.
And it was a good one."
"I told the kids that sometimes you have to be lucky, and we were lucky tonight,"
Rummel coach Frank Cazeaux said. "But we got the type of pitching you need up here."
Rummel rallied
earlier in the sixth. Bordes led off the inning with a single. After an out and a walk to Xavier Paul, Ray Liotta singled
in Bordes to tie the score at 1. Then, with two outs, pinch-hitter Chris Dunn hit a 3-2 pitch just inches below the glove
of Rams pitcher Cody LeBlanc for an RBI single and a 2-1 lead.
Rummel starter Thomas Diamond loaded the bases
with one out in the seventh on two walks and a hit batsman. Paul relieved and struck out Brandon Pellerin but hit leadoff
batter Cody Martin in the ribs, forcing home the tying run.
In the second inning, Acadiana scored with two outs.
After Andre Menard was hit by a pitch, he stole second and scored on a single to center field by Derek Prejean. The Rams (22-12)
were playing their second night game of the season.
"We played the No. 3 team off their feet," Rams
coach Scott McCullough said. "We hit the ball when we had chances to score, but they just made outstanding plays in the
outfield. We played a great team, and by the end of the year we were a great team, also."
Paul (6-1) got
the victory, striking out six in 2(HEART) innings after Diamond struck out seven and allowed three hits.
Southard
saved Rummel some potential problems in the eighth with a running catch against the 400-foot sign in center field, robbing
catcher Luke Montz of an extra-base hit.
"I told them to say an extra prayer for us tonight," said Cazeaux.
The start of the game was delayed two hours by rain.
ST. AMANT 11, BATON ROUGE CENTRAL 8: The Gators
rallied for eight runs in the top of the seventh inning to advance to the semifinals for the first time in five years.
St. Amant (22-10) trailed Central 7-3 after six innings before scoring the eight runs against relievers Scott Sumner
(6-2) and Chris Blanchard. Mark Taylor's two-run single tied it at 7, and Gary Duhe's two-run then gave the Gators a 9-7 lead.
Duhe had a homer in the first and a run-scoring single in the sixth.
Home runs by Ryan Lewis and Cody Carrier
helped Central (23-8) to its 7-3 advantage. Lewis hit a three-run homer off starting pitcher John Piper in the first, and
Carrier hit a two-run homer off winning pitcher Jorda Young (4-1) in the fifth.
Bryan Lazare
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Bill Bumgarner can be reached at bbumgarner@timespicayune.com or at (504) 883-7057. Bryan Lazare can be
reached at blazare@timespicayune.com or at (504) 826-3405. Section: SPORTS
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Semifinals unkind to Rummel
, Hahnville Times-Picayune, The (New Orleans, LA) - Sunday, May 13, 2001 Author: From staff reports
NEW
IBERIA -- The one phase of the game deficient for Rummel for much of the baseball season ultimately sent the Raiders home
one game short of a season-long goal.
St. Amant took a four-run lead, a margin the Raiders could not overcome
in a 4-3 Class 5A semifinal loss to the Gators on Saturday afternoon at Acadian Park.
Rummel (32-4) labored at
the plate in two of its first three playoff games, scoring just seven runs combined, and that trend continued Saturday.
Although Rummel's Nathan Southard and Matt Liuzza smacked solo home runs in the third inning, the timely hitting never
surfaced.
"I sensed before the game that they were not ready to play," Raiders coach Frank Cazeaux said.
"I could see it by the way they handled themselves. We got our offense started too late."
Starter Ray
Liotta (7-2) walked the leadoff hitter and then retired the next two batters to open the first. But an infield hit by Micah
Bourgeois and an error by second baseman Greg Whitman on a line drive that he was not able to backhand set the stage for a
three-run homer off the light standard by Justin Piper, his first of the season, and a 4-0 lead.
"I left
that pitch out over the plate," Liotta said. "I pitched OK besides the first inning. I have mixed emotions right
now because you have to look forward to the future. But I am really sad."
The Raiders scored an unearned
run in the fourth on an double by Shawn Poche to cut the margin to 4-3. Rummel managed one hit each in the fifth and sixth
innings but could not get a runner aboard in the seventh against winning pitcher Darren Keller (7-2), the Gators' No. 2 starter.
He allowed seven hits and struck out eight. Liotta allowed six hits and struck out two.
Southard and Randy Bordes
each hit sharp grounders in the seventh, but they were fielded at shortstop and third base for outs. Liuzza, who had a double
and single, then flied to deep left field to end the game.
"I really thought for sure that we would score
more than three runs," Liotta said.
"I don't see any reason why we did not win this game," Liuzza
said. "Ray got some of his pitches up in the first inning, but he adjusted his arm angle after that. They just got the
better of us. They were the better team. Losing like this makes me feel empty."
"Keller really struggled
in his last few district starts," Gators coach Bob Lemons said. "But he was awesome today. His pitch location was
good, and he made the pitches he needed to make."
"We chased a lot of his pitches," Cazeaux said.
"We just did not display the form I expected. So I am disappointed for the kids.
"I am really going
to have trouble thinking of what to say to them. The only thing I thought about this week was jumping about in a pile after
the state championship."
Bill Bumgarner
BARBE 7, HAHNVILLE 6: Jeff Williams' first home run of
his high school career would have produced a storybook ending.
Williams hit a grand slam in the top of the seventh
inning to give Hahnville a one-run lead against defending Class 5A champion Barbe, but that advantage was short-lived.
A sacrifice bunt and a sacrifice fly drove in two runs in the bottom of the seventh to give the Buccaneers a victory
over the Tigers in a Class 5A semifinal game.
"You hit a home run in the last inning, and you're three outs
away from reaching the finals," Hahnville coach Mark Sims said. "Then, we give them a run on a bunt and make a couple
of mistakes. That's just baseball."
Hahnville (22-12), which had wasted numerous scoring opportunities in
the first six innings, trailed Barbe 5-2 going into its last at-bat. Lee Tregre's double in the fifth was the only hit for
the Tigers with a runner in scoring position until the seventh. Hahnville stranded eight runners, six in scoring position,
in the first six innings.
In the seventh, infield hits by Tregre and Kyle Mineo and a pop-fly single by Tim Sirmon
loaded the bases with no outs. Williams hit a high fly ball that barely cleared the fence inside the left-field foul pole.
Hahnville starting pitcher Matt Caire, who had allowed five runs and eight hits in six innings, needed three outs to protect
the lead.
"I was just worried about winning the game," Caire said. "I knew we had a chance after
the home run. I guess it just wasn't meant to be."
Caire (9-3) struck out Bryan McCauley before Barbe filled
the bases on singles by James Thibodeaux and Jeramie Broussard and a walk to Justin Brashear. The Buccaneers then elected
to go with their top offensive weapon -- the bunt.
Mike Richard pushed a bunt to the right of the pitcher's mound.
Caire mishandled the ball as he was preparing to throw Richard out at first base, and Thibodeaux scored the tying run. Quentin
Bruchhaus hit a fly ball to right field, and courtesy runner Justin Vincent easily scored the winning run.
"I
was worrying about the guy going home, and I just dropped the ball," Caire said.
Barbe bunted five times
in the first six innings. A sacrifice bunt by Brashear set up the Buccaneers' run for a 2-0 lead in the fourth. In the fifth,
a successful squeeze bunt by Brashear and bunt singles by Thibodeaux and Richard led to three runs.
"If we
could have fielded some bunts earlier in the game, we could have controlled some of the damage," Sims said.
Bryan Lazare
Championship game
BARBE 5, ST. AMANT 4: Austin Nagle hit a solo home run with two out
in the bottom of the seventh inning to give the Buccaneers (34-5) their second consecutive Class 5A championship.
Nagle, who had been walked intentionally in his two previous at-bats, hit his homer off Andy Schexnaydre (1-3) after Quentin
Bruchhaus struck out and Aaron Ardoin popped out.
St. Amant (23-11) went ahead for the first time in the sixth
inning with two runs off reliever Chris Denton (9-1). Duhe doubled in the tying run, and Boudreaux singled in the go-ahead
run. But Barbe tied it in its half of the sixth on an unearned run.
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Rummel 's Diamond spurs East - West stars win second game Times-Picayune,
The (New Orleans, LA) - Sunday, May 27, 2001 Author: Jim
Rapier Staff writer
ALEXANDRIA -- Rummel pitcher Thomas Diamond, a UNO signee,
said he didn't bat much during the prep season.
But one of the advantages of the Louisiana High School Coaches
Association all-star baseball game is that 10 batters per team (including designated hitter and pitcher) are permitted.
With the chance to pitch and hit, Diamond did both effectively Saturday in helping lead the East to a 10-9 victory
in the first game of the doubleheader at Bringhurst Field.
The teams split the two games.
The West,
which was the home team in the second game, led 5-2 after retiring the East in the top of seventh inning. All-star rules allowed
the West to bat in the bottom of the inning, and it scored two more runs for a 7-2 victory.
Diamond, who was selected
MVP of the first game, pitched three innings, gave up three earned runs and struck out five to pick up the victory. Batting
in the 10th spot in the bottom of the first inning, he capped a nine-run inning by hitting a grand slam to left field.
There was only one out when Diamond connected with a high fastball that finished off the scoring and helped the East
erase a 4-0 deficit after the top of the inning.
"I was just trying to put it in play," Diamond said.
"I didn't hit hardly at all in the prep season. I was just trying to hit it hard. I did, and it went."
"He (Diamond) told me, `The first fastball I see I am hacking,' " East coach Wayne Johnson said.
The
East did not get a hit after the first inning.
Diamond was relieved by teammate and Tulane signee Ray Liotta,
who pitched two innings and gave up one hit, one earned run and struck out the side in both innings.
The West
took advantage of three errors by the East and slowly rallied in the first game but could get no closer than 10-9 with the
tying run on first base in the seventh with two outs.
In the second game, Chase Dardar of Shaw pitched three scoreless
innings, struck out four and gave up two hits. He returned in the seventh inning to get a hit and score a run. Luke Montz
of Acadiana went 2-for-3 with two doubles and was selected the MVP of the second game. Dardar did not get the victory in the
second game because the East tied the score at 2 in the top of the fourth inning.
"I think I threw well considering
it has been two weeks since the season," Dardar said. "I had a little trouble with my control. There is so much
talent here it is good to see how you make out against it."
Ridgewood's Bryson LeBlanc did well in both games.
He led off the first inning of each game with a hit and combined to go 2-for-4 and score a run. The East had six hits in the
first game and seven in the second, leaving 11 runners on base in the second game.
"It (pitching) was consistent,"
LeBlanc said. "Every guy on the hill was throwing 85 miles per hour and up. It was not that I had not seen it, but it
was consistent."
Jim Rapier can be reached at jrapier@timespicayune.com or at (985) 652-0954. Section: SPORTS
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Rummel teacher honored nationally Times-Picayune,
The (New Orleans, LA) - Thursday, May 3, 2001 Author: Bill
Grady Staff writer
As one of four Louisiana teachers chosen for a Presidential
Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science for 2000, Jewel Reuter of Archbishop Rummel High School merely added heft
to a resume already heavy with not only accolades, but also with cutting-edge teaching initiatives that make it clear she
is a teacher's teacher.
At midcareer, Reuter already has received a prestigious Woodrow Wilson Fellowship, as
well as awards from the Toshiba Corp., Tandy/Radio Shack and Toyota. Singled out twice before the Presidential Award as one
of the nation's top science teachers, Reuter in 1999 earned the National Association of Biology Teachers' Outstanding Biology
Teacher Award.
The Presidential Award for Excellence tops them all, of course, and it came in the midst of a Reuter-run
project on water pollution that has paired students from Rummel with their younger counterparts from Christian Brothers School
in trying to trace possible sources of heavy metal contamination in the Lake Pontchartrain Basin.
Named the Roof
Runoff Project, the study is financed by a Toyota Tapestry Grant. Under Reuter's direction, five teachers and 585 students
team with Tulane University students and professors to analyze roof and wall water runoff in their local area drainage systems.
Training begins in the Rummel schoolyard, where students learn collecting techniques using Reuter's "Experimental
Design Pool," which actually is a small pool with a garbage can and pump in the middle.
After mastering the
model, students with more sophisticated equipment go to gutters and streams in their areas and begin collecting water. Results
are posted, along with a description of the project, on an Internet Web page, www.classtech2000.com.
"We've
worked to a point now where Rummel students go to Christian Brothers to teach the students there to collect rain water for
heavy metals, and then to use our equipment to test it," said Reuter, who accepted her Presidential Award for Excellence
last month at ceremonies in Washington, D.C.
Reuter's Roof Runoff Project provides just the kind of hands-on learning
experience that she has promoted since her earliest days in the classroom, as a science and physics teacher at Jesuit High
School, where she taught for 19 years, until 1999.
Besides teaching at Rummel, Reuter is one of 10 educators in
Louisiana participating in the state's Virtual Classroom, a prototype program for the Louisiana State Board of Education.
Teaching environmental science to 12 students online gives her an opportunity to evaluate and develop techniques unique to
the Internet learning experience.
"In the future, we're hoping to start a class here using virtual and real-time
learning," said Reuter, a graduate of Newcomb College and master's program at Tulane University.
"Virtual
learning will be through discussion boards, e-mail, conferencing and videos off the Internet," she said. "Real-time
learning is the traditional, in-class experience.
"This accommodates students of different learning styles.
It's much easier to learn if you're going at your own pace."
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Bill Grady can be
reached at wgrady@timespicayune.com or (504) 826-3323. Section: METAIRIE
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2001 Graduates Times-Picayune, The (New Orleans, LA) - Sunday, June 3, 2001 The
276-member Class of 2001 at Archbishop Rummel High School received diplomas after a Baccalaureate
Mass on May 13 at the Pontchartrain Center.
Named valedictorian for the commencement exercises was Matthew Henry
Landry of St. Rose. Landry is an alumnus of Our Lady of Perpetual Help Grammar School in Kenner. Landry has been a member
of the National Honor Society, Mu Alpha Theta, the French Club, Operation Headstart and the Computer Science Club. Next year,
he will attend the University of New Orleans on a Chancellor's Scholarship to study computer science.
Salutatorian
was Neal Kumar Mukherjee of Metairie. While attending Archbishop Rummel , Mukherjee was active in the National
Honor Scoiety, the Latin Club and Stats. Next year, he will attend Texas A&M University to study computer science.
Completing the school's five-year advanced high honors program were: Christian T. Adams, Casimir L. Miller and Philip
M. Simoneaux.
Other candidates for graduation at Archbishop Rummel with high
honors diplomas were: Scott M. Alexander, Jeremy M. Atkinson, Salvadore A. Bertucci, Kevin D. Bongiovanni, Joseph E. Bove',
Dustin M. Calamia, Matthew P. Charles, Ray S. Clement, Daren E. Cressionnie, Ryan M. Davenport, Ryan K. deJong, Sean M. Dennis,
Craig T. Denny, Jeffrey G. Despommier, Thomas N. Diamond, Blaine C. DiVincenti, Scott E. Durnin, Kipp O. Fellon, Gerardo R.
Galdamez, Ryan F. Garrity, Michael J. Gennaro, Ryan M. Gernon, Jonathan M. Giambrone, Matthew J. Gilbert, Christopher S. Gomez,
Chase S. Handley, Thomas C. Haysley, Joseph M. Hebert, Kevin M. Hebert, Kyle H. Herbert, Cristhian B. Hernandez, Janic C.
Hoyuela, Michael H. Hymel, Cory J. Lacrouts, Sean M. Lamy, Matthew H. Landry, Stephen M. LeCarpentier, Michael J. Macaluso,
Lance A. Manalo, Michael A. Markey, Mark D. McCloskey, Neal K. Mukherjee, Matthew P. Nesser, Robert W. Poche', Shawn M. Poche',Kristopher
J. Polit, Frederick G. Ruckert, Brad J. Schoolmeyer, Brian P. Schoolmeyer, Jason R. Smith, Matthew D. Truax, Jon W. Turnipseed,
Kevin J. Tusa, Christopher M. Villemuer and George Wu.
Receiving honors diplomas are as follows: Jason P. Amadeo,
Jeremy M. Bergeron, Joshua M. Bermudez, Michael J. Bourgeois, Kim J. Brown, Thomas J. Buford, Sean P. Burns, Geoffrey P. Clement,
Jonathan M. Coates, William G. Coles, Lionel J. Dalferes, Glenn M. Damare', Clifford A. Darby, Mario J. DeLuca, Julio A. Davila,
Rick A. Delahoussaye, Matthew R. Dick, Reed M. Dowie, Blair M. Dupuy, Jeffrey T. Dupuy, Benjamin J. Ferguson, Joseph E. Flynn,
James B. Fuselier, Nicholas J. Gemar, Timothy P. Gilthorpe, Stephen P. Gordon, Christopher M. Gordy, Justin M. Groetsch, Christopher
A. Gross, Ronald O. Hidalgo, Matthew L. Jackson, Cory T. James, Steven Kuy, Robert L. Lambert, David S. Lamouranne, Ben A.
Lorio, Charles Matherne, Brett S. Morris, Shawn P. Oddo, Frank A. Opelka, Trey N. Reed, Bryan E. Rogers, Richard J. Sahuque,
Matthew H. Schirling, Bradley A. Schneller, Paul H. Scott, Donald J. Sharp, Jonathan D. Shaw, Donald C. Springler, Jonathan
A. Stoltz,Roland G. Toca, John P. Tomlinson, Ryan S. Tortorich, Matthew P. Vega, Greg P. Whitman, Justin M. Wisecarver, Ryan
R. Wood, Steven M. Young, Paris G. Zervoudis.
The remaining graduation candidates were: Michael
M. Amedeo, Robert E. Bales, Pascal J. Barone, Kenneth P. Barrios, Bradley M. Bearmann, Michael N. Beck, Chad A. Berthiaume,
Gregory C. Bienvenu, Arthur C. Bonacorso, Wayne J. Bonura, David F. Bourg, Patrick R. Boutall, Jake P. Brocato, Anthony G.
Buras, Ronald J. Calcagno, Christopher A. Calico, Edward J. Carleton, Evan M. Catalanotto, Jonathan D. Catoir, Kyle D. Cellos,
Brian G. Champagne, Chad N. Chatagnier, Lawrence M. Cinquemano, Christopher J. Clark, Travis J. Clark, Sean C. Collins, Christopher
M. Comeaux, Gerard R. Constance, Kenneth M. Cox, Robert A. Cox, John R. Crifasi, Alexander M. Deshotels, Roger G. Dey, Donald
P. DiMaggio, Andrew T. Donahoe, Parker N. Downs, Christopher R. Dunn, Ricky D. Dunn,Claude B. Elstrott, Richard E. Enright,
Brad N. Esteves, Alan M. Ferran, Jeffrey J. Ferrara, Sheldon M. Fleming, Timothy J. Folse, Ryan G. Fornoff, Jonathan C. Fourcade,
Bradford M. Fournier, Micah T. Galy, Ron R. Garic, Kurt R. Garris, Richard A. Giacontiere, Darrin R. Godbold, Michael R. Gremillion,
Jason M. Griffin, Kelly P. Grillot, Colin H. Groom, Anthony A. Gross, Thomas E. Hassell, David C. Hebert, Stanley Ho, Paul
J. Hooter, Dustin M. Horn, Zachary A. Hymel, Coy D. Incaprera, Logan D. Jackson, Matthew J. Kalb, Nicholas T. Kapesis, Blake
E. Kenning, Shane R. Kerwin, Andrew B. Kirsch, Brian R. Kubricht, Thomas C. Lacoste, Christopher A. LaCoste, Joel N. LaFleur,
Paul G. Larrieu, Antoine M. LeBlanc, Jacques P. Legrand, Jason S. Lehmann, Raymond J. Liotta, David E. Little, Christopher
S. Livingston, Mario L. Loiacono, Philip T. Luna, Emile Maffei, Robert F. Mahner, Dominick A. Mancuso, Brandon G. Maras, Matthew
A. Mashon, Jacob K. Matherne, Keaton M. McCarty, Jonathan P. McCreary,Thomas J. McDonald, Patrick D. McKenna, Brian J. McSpadden,
Bryan A. Melan, Wayne G. Messina, Craig A. Metrejean, Nicholas B. Moldaner, Christopher R. Molina, Dustin R. Montalbano, Charles
B. Montgomery, Andres' C. Moorman, Brad M. Naquin, Gerard M. Naquin, Abraham A. Narvaez, John J. Nesser, Stephen W. O'Connell,
Nathan E. Orillion, Matthew G. Paul, Jeremy M. Pearson, Peter Pelitire, Matthew J. Penico, William K. Phillpott, Benjamin
F. Picone, Jason G. Picone, Jonathan R. Pizzuto, Troy J. Prudhomme, Joseph L. Richard, Stephen M. Riley, Mark J. Ripple, Juan
J. Rodriguez, Jeremy G. Ross, Christopher J. Rothermel, Matthew J. Rousselle, Corey J. Ruckert, Vincent J. Santangelo, Daniel
J. Schmidt, Jason E. Schroeder, David A. Schulkens, Richard W. Schwab, Michael A. Seeling,Jesse A. Shoemaker, Matthew F. Smith,
Salvador A. Sparacio, Kevin M. Steltz, Jeffry J. Szush, Mark M. Szush, Thomas N. Terry, Jared J. Thomas, Jose Torres, Joseph
J. Tortomase, Eric L. Tortorich, Terry P. Tully, Kevin M. Uhle, James G. Vairo, Richard A. Valenti, Mark G. Van Vrancken,
Christopher J. Villere, Stephen A. Villere, Timothy P. Walker, George D. White, Jeremy L. Williams, Daris D. Wilson, Patrick
R. Wilson, Robert S. Wilson, Daniel S. Winborne, Evan M. Zabala and Vincent M. Zambon. Section: METAIRIE PICAYUNE
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