calendar of events - Strake Jesuit College Preparatory
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s494_r1.qxd 3/8/2002 5:00 AM Page 6<br />
AROUND CAMPUS a<br />
4 a Spring 2002<br />
FOOTBALL<br />
Varsity football set the tone for another outstanding year<br />
<strong>of</strong> athletics at <strong>Strake</strong> <strong>Jesuit</strong> with a first-ever 10 - 0 season.<br />
The team rolled through the schedule earning victories to the<br />
final game, the “<strong>Jesuit</strong> Bowl” at Dallas <strong>Jesuit</strong>. There, as<br />
<strong>Jesuit</strong> had done earlier in the season at St. Thomas, the<br />
Crusaders came from behind late in the game to seal the win.<br />
Quarterbacks Colin Matheny and Mike Bandy were the<br />
keys to a changing <strong>of</strong>fense. The left-handed Matheny put the<br />
ball in the air against St. Pius X, and Bishop Lynch. His<br />
connection with Chris Ogbonnaya in the first quarter on the<br />
St. Pius X game went for a 99 yard touchdown. Matheny ran<br />
for 103 yards in that game. Bandy also did a great job<br />
handling the attack, and was able to run for a few scores.<br />
Justin Sandy fueled <strong>Jesuit</strong>’s running game, until an<br />
injury slowed him. Justin ran for 250 yards in the team’s first<br />
two games. His broken forearm healed just in time to seal the<br />
win over Dallas <strong>Jesuit</strong> with a 75 yard touchdown run up the<br />
middle.<br />
Justin Bates ran for 89 yards in the win against St.<br />
Thomas, including a 15 yard TD. He also kept the final drive<br />
alive so sophomore Luke Juist could kick a 20 yard field goal<br />
with :34 seconds to play.<br />
<strong>Jesuit</strong> defense limited three teams to just a touchdown all<br />
game. Steven Dildine and Steven Hogan were the catalysts,<br />
as Dildine pulled down 7 interceptions at the safety position,<br />
and Hogan was a run stopper at defensive end.<br />
<strong>Jesuit</strong> played ITESM, a high school team from<br />
Monterrey, Mexico, on November 2 nd . This game was added<br />
to the schedule after the Montgomery game was cancelled<br />
due to weather. The players were intrigued by the cultural<br />
differences leading up to the game. But once the whistle<br />
blew, the hitting began. It was an exciting contest, and the<br />
Crusaders prevailed, 36 - 29.<br />
The victory in the “<strong>Jesuit</strong> Bowl” was the second in a row<br />
for SJ. The team graduates a number <strong>of</strong> key players from this<br />
year’s varsity but should have enough talent coming back to<br />
have another successful season.<br />
BASKETBALL<br />
The Crusaders varsity basketball team has a 30 - 5 record<br />
as <strong>of</strong> this writing. The team has recorded big wins over rivals<br />
Dallas <strong>Jesuit</strong>, Westbury Christian, and St. Thomas. Seniors<br />
Ugo Ezekwe, David Hunt, and Craig Gilson have led <strong>Jesuit</strong><br />
all season long. Junior Steven Hogan collects an average <strong>of</strong><br />
11 rebounds a game. <strong>Jesuit</strong> traveled to the “Knights <strong>of</strong><br />
Columbus” tournament in Dallas in December. The team<br />
beat a Russian National team (under 19 yrs. old), but lost to<br />
ATHLETICS<br />
Mesquite, then beat Bishop Lynch for third place. Also in<br />
December, they played in the Houston Private School<br />
tournament and lost in the Championship to Westbury<br />
Christian. Next they went to the Las Vegas “Holiday Prep<br />
Classic.” After losing by 3 to Cimmarron - Memorial, <strong>Jesuit</strong><br />
beat three teams from three different states, winning the<br />
consolation championship. The team’s final game is against<br />
Dallas <strong>Jesuit</strong> on February 15, 2002.<br />
WATER POLO<br />
Varsity Water Polo had one <strong>of</strong> their best seasons ever,<br />
placing third at the TISCA state championships. Jon Roschke<br />
and T.J. Edwards led the team to the regional championship.<br />
Eric Wooldridge played terrific in goal, limiting 13 opponents<br />
to 5 goals or fewer. He recorded one shutout and even added<br />
to the attack as he scored 4 goals from long distance. The<br />
teams final record was 17 - 6.<br />
SWIMMING<br />
The <strong>Jesuit</strong> swim team rounds out the final portion <strong>of</strong> their<br />
season as they travel to Philadelphia, PA, for the “Easterns”<br />
invitational swim meet hosted by Germantown Academy.<br />
The team is led by David Strickland, John Roschke, Taylor<br />
Luksetich, Steven Conway, Michael Raia, and T.J. Edwards.