Congratulations to junior Andrew Estopinal from Jeffersonville, who was part of the rampant St Xavier team which won the Kentucky's High School State championship Saturday.
The Tigers (25-0-2), mauled Clark County 5-1, rushing into a 3-0 lead after just 13 minutes of action at Toyota Stadium in Georgetown.
Kyle Schickel, Evan Karst and Kyle Richard put Kentucky's finest into an unassailable lead, while Kevin Bick and Ryan Smith capped the scoring in the 66th and 69th minutes.
St Xavier, ranked No. 1 in the state all season, won its eighth title overall and fourth in eight years. It finished with a 21-match winning streak and became the third state champion in 10 seasons to go undefeated, joining Trinity (1998) and Ballard (1999).
Coach Andy Schulten has gone on record as saying this St. X team - which finished with a state-record 145 goals - could go down as the state's best ever.
Right now, The Tigers are 21 and rising in the NSCAA/adidas national rankings (www.nscaa.com/hsr.php).
Meanwhile, Indiana’s state champions Evansville Memorial - also nicknamed the Tigers - ended the season unbeaten with a record of 23-0-2 and is ranked No. 1 in the US.
Evansville won its 11th Indiana state title since 1979 - and first IHSAA tournament - by beating Chesterton with an Andrew Fuchs strike.
Just a thought, but with only 123 miles and two hours' drive separating two of the best high school teams in the United States, wouldn't it be a great spectacle to see a match-up between the pair?
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