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   Belleville (Althoff Catholic) Crusaders (24-4)


School Information

Name: Althoff Catholic High School
City: Belleville
County: St. Clair
Classification Enrollment: 476.025 (M)
Nickname: Crusaders
Colors: Navy Blue/Gold
Conference: Gateway Metro Conference
Principal/Head Coach: Skip Birdsong
Asst. Principal: Greg Leib
Asst. Principal: Jean Smith
Athletic Director: Kathy Wuller
Asst. Athletic Director: Austin Frazier
Assistant Coaches: Michael Stevens, Chris Bunting
Athletic Trainer: Geof Manzo
Captains: Tyler Birdsong, Bo Gomric, Jack Sorgea, Luke Smith
Last Year's Advancement: Lost to Troy (Triad), 3-1, in Sectional Final.

Team Photo


Roster
No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr.
0 Aidan Brown GK   Jr.
0 Zach Winkler GK-MID   Sr.
1 Brady Luechtefeld GK   Sr.
2 Nate Pitre MF   So.
3 Jack Sorgea MF   Jr.
4 Joseph Hamilton MF   Sr.
5 Luke Smith MF   Jr.
6 Josh Meyer MF   Jr.
7 Tyler Pollock MF   So.
8 RJ Devine D   Jr.
9 Mackin Neville MF   So.
10 Sam Medlin D   Jr.
11 Dakarai Gray F   So.
12 Indy Johanigmeyer MF   Fr.
13 Drew Gilliland MF   Jr.
14 Tyler Birdsong D   Jr.
15 Allan Pham D   Sr.
16 Nash Johanigmeyer MF   Jr.
17 Michael Roche F   Jr.
18 Sam Roche D   Sr.
19 Danny Lopez-Baez F   Fr.
20 Bo Gomric F   Sr.
21 Ben Ysursa D   So.
22 Christian Youngmeyer MF   Jr.
24 Dax Ahlers MF   Jr.
25 Hayden Tell D   Jr.

Statistics 

  

 

Name
  Games
  Shots
  Goals
  Assists

 

 

  Dax Ahlers
   14 
   
  0
  1

 

 

  Tyler Birdsong
   28 
   
  7
  7

 

 

  RJ Devine
   23 
   
  0
  3

 

 

  Drew Gilliland
   10 
   
  2
  0

 

 

  Bo Gomric
   25 
   
  16
  10

 

 

  Dakarai Gray
   18 
   
  5
  2

 

 

  Joseph Hamilton
   7 
   
  0
  0

 

 

  Indy Johanigmeyer
   27 
   
  3
  1

 

 

  Nash Johanigmeyer
   28 
   
  4
  10

 

 

  Danny Lopez-Baez
   10 
   
  1
  1

 

 

  Sam Medlin
   25 
   
  3
  0

 

 

  Josh Meyer
   24 
   
  1
  0

 

 

  Mackin Neville
   9 
   
  1
  2

 

 

  Allan Pham
   5 
   
  0
  0

 

 

  Nate Pitre
   28 
   
  22
  10

 

 

  Tyler Pollock
   28 
   
  7
  18

 

 

  Michael Roche
   26 
   
  5
  4

 

 

  Sam Roche
   5 
   
  0
  0

 

 

  Luke Smith
   28 
   
  12
  5

 

 

  Jack Sorgea
   28 
   
  9
  1

 

 

  Hayden Tell
   28 
   
  0
  5

 

 

  Zach Winkler
   25 
   
  1
  0

 

 

  Christian Youngmeyer
   4 
   
  1
  0

 

 

  Ben Ysursa
   13 
   
  1
  0
 



  

 


Name
  Games
  Goals
  Avg.
  Saves
  PK Blkd
  PK Allwd

 

 

  Aidan Brown
  1
  1
  1.00
  2
   
   

 

 

  Brady Luechtefeld
  5
  1
  .20
  10
   
   

 

 

  Zach Winkler
  23
  18
  .78
  107
   
   
 






Scores




 

  Date
  Opponent
  W/L
  Own
  Opp

 

 

  8/27
  Springfield (H.S.)
  L
   2 
   4 

 

 

  8/29
  Mascoutah
  W
   1 
   0 

 

 

  8/31
  Edwardsville (H.S.)
  L
   0 
   1 

 

 

  9/4
  Bethalto (Civic Memorial)
  W
   8 
   1 

 

 

  9/5
  Edwardsville (Metro-East Lutheran)
  W
   9 
   0 

 

 

  9/9
  Waterloo (H.S.)
  W
   4 
   0 

 

 

  9/10
  Glen Carbon (Father McGivney)
  W
   2 
   1 

 

 

  9/14
  Troy (Triad)
  W
   3 
   2 

 

 

  9/16
  Columbia
  L
   0 
   1 

 

 

  9/17
  Alton (Marquette)
  W
   3 
   0 

 

 

  9/19
  Maryville (M. Christian)
  W
   3 
   1 

 

 

  9/21
  O'Fallon (H.S.)
  W
   4 
   0 

 

 

  9/23
  Breese (Mater Dei)
  W
   3 
   0 

 

 

  Great River Classic
 

 

  9/26
  Union Grove, WI
  W
   2 
   0 

 

 

  9/27
  Elmhurst (Timothy Christian)
  L
   0 
   1 

 

 

  9/30
  Edwardsville (Metro-East Lutheran)
  W
   8 
   0 

 

 

  10/1
  Belleville (East)
  W
   2 
   0 

 

 

  10/3
  Alton (Marquette)
  W
   2 
   1 

 

 

  10/8
  Maryville (M. Christian)
  W
   2 
   0 

 

 

  10/9
  Waterloo (Gibault Catholic)
  W
   8 
   0 

 

 

  10/10
  Glen Carbon (Father McGivney)
  W
   3 
   1 

 

 

  10/12
  Highland
  W
   6 
   1 

 

 

  10/16
  Belleville (West)
  W
   3 
   0 

 

 

  Belleville (Althoff Catholic) Regional
 

 

  10/22
  Litchfield [Coop]
  W
   7 
   1 

 

 

  10/25
  Bethalto (Civic Memorial)
  W
   3 
   1 

 

 

  Troy (Triad) Sectional
 

 

  10/30
  Carbondale (H.S.)
  W
   4 
   0 

 

 

  11/2
  Troy (Triad)
  W
   4 
   2 

 

 

  Illinois College Super-Sectional
 

 

  11/5
  Chatham (Glenwood)
  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 (2nd)
2022 27-2 (2nd)
2023 21-5-1
2024 24-4
9 yrs. 155-49-13
GRAND TOTAL
12 yrs. 184-72-19

Tournament History 

1999-A      0    4  0-1 (17-9-1)   DNP  Dave Stosberg
       L    0    4  Springfield (Sacred Heart-Griffin)
2021-1A     1    2  1-1 (24-4-3)   2nd  Skip Birdsong
       W    4    1  Bloomington (Central Catholic)
       L    1    2  West Chicago (Wheaton Academy)
2022-1A     1    4  1-1 (27-2-0)   2nd  Skip Birdsong
       W    4    1  West Chicago (Wheaton Academy)
       L    1    4  Quincy (Notre Dame)