DANIEL TYLER GOODEN / L’Observateur / December 15, 1999

LAPLACE – St. Charles Catholic outmaneuvered Destrehan last Friday for a5-3 victory at Thomas Dupuy Stadium.

St. Charles Catholic improved to 4-1 on the season while Destrehandropped to 0-3.

Both teams came on fairly equally as game started, but St. CharlesCatholic soon stepped up the pace. Seven minutes into the game, theComets worked the ball downfield and into Destrehan’s penalty box. AllanDoubleday took his shot, which crossed over the goal where Justin Smith stepped up and put it past the goalie for the first score.

Destrehan answered back nine minutes later as Andres Aravelo passed the ball forward to David Hutchinson, who slipped past two defenders and beat Kurt Biven, St. Charles Catholic’s goalie, one on one. With one shot on goaleach, both teams had scored early in the first half.

St. Charles Catholic began to take longer possession of the ball as theComets started to pass better and play the width of the field. Their nextscore soon followed accordingly as with an assist from Doubleday, Andrew Revall put the ball into the left side of Destrehan’s goal.

Thirty-eight minutes into the first half Doubleday assisted again to Smith who from the corner of the penalty box sent the ball in low, past the diving goalie for the point. The half ended with no more scoring and withSt. Charles Catholic leading, 3-1.The second half started with the Comets again scoring. Stefan Villafanamade a strong shot on goal. Destrehan’s goalie, Doug Gautrau pulled it outof the air, but was unable to keep his hands on it and Doubleday was there to finish it off, sending it into the net.

A few minutes later Doubleday was fouled in the penalty box for the first penalty shot of the game. With a mass of defenders blocking the his linefor the goal, Doubleday put a hard topspin on the ball, sending it up and over the defensive line to duck just under the top bar of the goal. Withthat incredible shot, Doubleday gave the Comets a 5-1 lead.

Twenty-seven minutes into the second half, Aravelo worked the ball past the St. Charles Catholicdefense for a very close shot on goal and put it inthe net, high and in the center. For the second penalty shot of the evening,Aravelo was fouled and was given a shot with Biven as the only man to keep the ball out of the net. Biven with an excellent display of goalie skillread the shot correctly and dove left knocking the ball out of the air, and away from the goal.

For the last score of the game, Aravelo got a second chance at the goalie as Biven came out of the penalty box. Aravelo skillfully slid past him andwalked the ball through the penalty box for the goal.

Both teams finished with 11 shots on goal in the game.

Destrehan opens district play Friday night at Thibodaux. St. CharlesCatholic travels to St. Martin’s Saturday afternoon.

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