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Belleville (Althoff Catholic) (23-3-3)


School Information

Name: Althoff Catholic High School
City: Belleville
County: St. Clair
Classification Enrollment: 326
Nickname: Crusaders
Colors: Navy Blue/Gold
Conference: South Seven
Superintendent and Head Coach: Skip Birdsong
Principal: Dr. Sarah Gass
Athletic Director: Kathy Wuller
Assistant Coaches: Chris Bunting, Fontez Mark
Athletic Trainer: Geof Manzo
Captains: Tyler Tieman, Mason Bunting, Landon Welch
Managers: Derrick Mark, Joe Hamilton, Makhi Holtman

Roster

  
No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr.
0 Ryan Connolly GK 5-9 So.
1 Tyler Tieman GK 5-8 Sr.
2 Landon Welch MF 5-10 Sr.
3 Ryan Myatt MF 6-0 Jr.
4 Max Gilliland MF 5-6 So.
7 Kyle Fitting MF 5-11 Jr.
9 Bo Gomric F 5-8 Fr.
10 Jake Pollock MF 5-9 Jr.
11 Austin Cole D 5-10 So.
12 Mason Bunting D 6-1 Sr.
13 Ethan Karban MF 5-7 Jr.
14 Dylan Ysursa MF 5-8 Jr.
15 Jack Nester MF 5-10 Sr.
16 Drew Pusa MF 5-7 So.
17 Brody Bugger F 6-0 Jr.
18 Stephen Land F 6-0 Jr.
19 Braden Edgar B 5-8 So.
20 Ian Patton MF 5-11 Jr.
21 Aiden Welch MF 5-7 So.
22 Connor Lynd B 5-8 Jr.
23 Evan Price D 6-2 Jr.
24 Michael Cole F 5-10 Jr.
25 Hank Gomric F 6-2 So.
26 Tyler Schmieder MF 5-11 Jr.
29 Kannon Creamer F 5-8 Fr.

Statistics

  
Name Games Shots Goals Assists
Brody Bugger 29   20 14
Mason Bunting 29   1 2
Austin Cole 29   0 1
Michael Cole 28   3 0
Kannon Creamer 2   1 0
Braden Edgar 2   0 0
Kyle Fitting 25   11 5
Max Gilliland 23   3 1
Bo Gomric 8   1 0
Hank Gomric 13   7 6
Ethan Karban 15   0 1
Stephen Land 5   2 0
Connor Lynd 25   1 0
Ryan Myatt 29   7 4
Jack Nester 15   0 0
Ian Patton 12   0 0
Jake Pollock 29   17 16
Evan Price 29   3 4
Drew Pusa 10   0 1
Tyler Schmieder 5   0 0
Aiden Welch 29   4 9
Landon Welch 29   13 11
Dylan Ysursa 28   0 1
Name Games Goals Avg. Saves PK Blkd PK Allwd
Ryan Connolly 7 6 .86 18 0 0
Tyler Tieman 27 15 .56 161 1 1

Scores

Date Opponent W/L Own Opp
Metro Cup
8/23 Columbia W 4 0
8/25 Edwardsville (H.S.) L 0 1
8/28 Alton (Sr.) W 6 0
8/31 Freeburg W 5 0
9/2 Centralia (H.S.) W 8 0
9/4 Alton (Marquette) W 2 0
9/6 Centralia (H.S.) W 4 0
9/9 Marion (H.S.) W 3 0
Pepsico Challenge
9/11 West Chicago (H.S.) L 0 1
9/12 Naperville (Central) L 0 7
9/13 Belleville (West) T 1 1
9/15 Carbondale (H.S.) W 3 0
9/18 St. Louis (St. Mary's), MO W 2 0
9/20 Breese (Mater Dei) W 1 0
9/22 Granite City W 3 1
9/24 Mt. Vernon (H.S.) W 8 1
9/27 Belleville (East) W 4 1
9/29 Marion (H.S.) W 4 0
Great River Classic
10/1 West Chicago (Wheaton Academy) T 2 2
10/2 Normal (University) W 1 0
10/2 Normal (Community) T 2 2
10/5 Mt. Vernon (H.S.) W 9 2
10/6 Waterloo (Gibault Catholic) W 3 0
10/9 Carbondale (H.S.) W 1 0
Metropolis (Massac County) Regional
10/12 Mt. Carmel W 8 2
10/16 Freeburg W 3 0
Freeburg Sectional
10/19 Breese (Central) W 3 0
10/22 Breese (Mater Dei) W 2 0
Belleville (Althoff Catholic) Super-Sectional
10/26 Springfield (Sacred Heart-Griffin) W 3 2

Head Coach Skip Birdsong

  
Year W-L-T
Granite City
2007 14-6-1
2008 11-7-3
2009 4-10-2
3 yrs. 29-23-6
Belleville (Althoff Catholic)
2016 10-12-2
2017 11-11-3
2018 17-4-3
2019 11-8-1
2020 11-0
2021 23-3-3
6 yrs. 83-38-12
GRAND TOTAL
9 yrs. 112-61-18

Tournament History

1999-A      0    4  0-1 (17-9-1)   DNP  Dave Stosberg
       L    0    4  Springfield (Sacred Heart-Griffin)