Norman Brignac / L’Observateur / January 18, 1999

LAPLACE – The St. Charles Catholic soccer team is all even after thesecond week of district play.

A 4 -2 loss last Saturday to E.D. White in Thibodaux and an one-all tie toCountry Day this past Wednesday have left the Comets with a district record of 1-1-1. The Comets’ overall record is 4-4-1. The Comets started the scoring early against E.D. White when MihranNaljayan set up Allan Doubleday with a long centering pass, which Doubleday was able to drive pass the Cardinals’ goalie.

The Cardinals tied up the score with a shot to the backside of the Comets goal after a long throw in from deep in the Comet territory. The halftimescore remained 1-1.

The second half started with E.D. White having a strong wind at the back, causing several problems for the Comets on defense who were unable to clear the ball out of their defensive side of the field. The Cardinals tookadvantage by adding two more goals by the 20-minute mark in the second half.

A familiar combination of Jason Brignac to Doubleday brought the Comet within one goal at the 25-minute mark. The Cardinals again res-pondedwith their final goal a few minutes later. The final score of 4-2 gave theCardinals a 3-0 district record. Kurt Biven was sel-ected top defender forthe Comets.

Wednesday, the Comets resumed district play against Country Day. After ascoreless first half, the Comets again started the scoring with Doubleday receiving a pass from Justin Chauvin at the 9-minute mark of the second half. The score remained the same until Faust scored for the Cajuns at the22-minute mark.

The final score after regulation remained 1-1. A smothering defense byChristian Panquerne, Justin Chauvin and Philip Hoffman kept the score tied after the two 10-minute overtime periods. Top defender for Country Daywas Kendall Chauvin.

The state rankings for Division III were released Thursday with the Comets ranked ninth in the state. That represents the highest ranking everfor a Comets’ soccer squad.

The Comets next play today at Ecole Classique in Metairie at 1 p.m.

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