Bishop Ireton soccer seniors go out with a win, 5-0

The 2014 Cardinals have a 21st century high of 12 wins in the regular season and a 4th seed in the upcoming WCAC tourney, a 5 seed in the VISAA brackets.

In a non-conference tilt on Fannon Field, Ireton played host to the Mustangs of Bishop McNamara. This match allowed the team and school to honor its senior players during a half time senior day ceremony in which senior parents accompanied their young men to midfield to be recognized by the Fannon Field faithful.

However the class of 2015 would honor their team by leading the scoring efforts on the field. Jeremy Guillaud opened the scoring, cleaning up a loose ball in front of the Mustang net with a opportunistic finish. Henson Webre, another senior, would put the Cards up two nil.

In the second half underclassmen Matt Breiner and Joey Faddoul would put goals three and four on the board, with senior Josh Estevez adding an assist to Faddoul’s goal. This assist for Estevez added to a stellar week in which he was the school’s male recipient of the Catholic Athlete’s for Christ Award winner. Always reliable teammate Matt Pham would finish off the scoring with a close range rebound finish, ending senior day on high note and sending the Redbirds into the WCAC and VISAA tournaments with nothing but good vibrations.

The Cardinals find themselves seeded #4 in the WCAC tournament, quarterfinals beginning Tuesday, and 5th in the Division I VISAA tournament, with a first round matched slated for Friday.

It’s a challenging lineup for Ireton. WCAC date with the Falcons on Witter Drive Tuesday, a win likely sends them to top ranked DeMatha on Thursday. Friday the redbirds host #12 St Anne’s Belfield at home with hopes of the big prize awaiting on Saturday night when the WCAC’s championship match is slated for 8pm at the Maryland SoccerPlex stadium.

Monday sees the winner of Ireton-St Anne’s traveling to Fairfax to tangle with #4 Paul VI. Coach Jon Norem sees it all as the best possible problem “7 games in 11 days, lads, that’s what we are playing for now.” he shared with the squad. “7 wins and a pair of trophies, that’s the goal!”