2006-07 NEWS AND REPORTS

March 11, 2007

titans take state title with a 6-4 win over padua

                 

State Championship Game Roundup:

Toledo Blade (1.5 Mb), Cleveland Plain Dealer (487K), JJ Huddle (150K), Official OHSAA Score Sheet, Fan Video - Last Minute of Play

State Semi-Final Game Roundup:

Toledo Blade (349K), Cleveland Plain Dealer (258K), Official OHSAA Score Sheet

March 10, 2007

titans advance to state final with win over University school

Toledo Blade. "St. John’s Jesuit defeated Hunting Valley University School 5-3 in the state semifinals at Nationwide Arena this morning.  Junior Chase Parsell scored two goals, including the game winner with 7:24 left. Junior Cam Hauenstein scored a goal and assisted on the winning marker. Junior Dan Johnson had three assists. Shane Hetrick and Mark Stansfield tallied the other goals.  St. John’s, which had to rally from behind twice, advances to the state final at 1 p.m. tomorrow."

March 3, 2007

titans advance to frozen four with shutout win over findlay

Toledo Blade. "St. John's Jesuit swarmed all over Findlay early, using a decided edge in speed to take a three goal lead in a district hockey final last night. The Titans then relied on goalie Tyler Marzec to knock the Trojans out. St. John's tallied two power play goals, sophomore Ray Morris scored twice and Marzec made 24 saves in a 3-0 shutout at a packed Tam O'Shanter." Click here to read the entire Toledo Blade Article.

 

Click here to keep up to date on the Frozen Four schedule.

February 24, 2007

titans advance to District finals with OT win over SFS

Great goaltending and timely goal scoring was the formula for finally defeating a St. Francis team in the district playoffs.  The Varsity Titans advance to the District Finals next Saturday against Findlay by defeating St. Francis 2-1 in overtime.  continue... ; Toledo Blade Article

February 11, 2007

titans close out regular season with win at BG

The varsity Titans closed out both the regular season and the conference with a hard fought 3-1 victory at Bowling Green.  It was Senior Day in Bowling Green and BG came out early and tried to intimidate and slow down SJJ with strong physical play.  The Titans responded with some good physical play of their own. continue...

February 3, 2007

titans finish 2nd in Mt. lebanon tournament

The Varsity Titans traveled to Pittsburgh this weekend to play in the Mt. Lebanon Invitational tournament and finished 2nd.  After going 3-0 in the preliminary rounds, the Titans lost 1-0 to host Mt. Lebanon in the finals continue...

January 27, 2007

titans clinch nhc championship

It took a little scare on Friday night but the varsity Titans were able to clinch the NHC Red Division for the first time since 1989. The Titans won two games over the weekend, 3-2 over Sylvania Southview and 5-2 over arch rival St. Francis to clinch the division with one game remaining. It raises their conference mark to 7-1-1 (19-6-3 overall) while every other team in the conference has at least 3 losses. continue...

January 21, 2007

strong weekend for titans

The varsity Titans tightened their grip on the Northwest Conference standings with two strong wins against their closest challengers.  SJJ beat Findlay 4-1 and Northview 5-1 to up their conference record to 5-1-1.

This weekend seemed to be potentially a turning point for the top four teams in the conference.  All four controlled their destiny as they were all scheduled to play two games against their closest challengers.  On Friday, SJJ had to travel to Findlay, always a tough place to play.  The Titans got to work early and jumped out to a quick 2-0 lead.  After Findlay cut the lead to one with a goal of their own, SJJ came back with two goals in the second to take a 4-1 lead. continue...

January 15, 2007

JV Titans win AW MLK tournament

St Johns JV Titans traveled to Findlay OH over the Martin Luther King JR Holiday Weekend to play in the Anthony Wayne’s annual “I HAVE A DREAM to win” tournament.

The JV Titans started the weekend off well on Friday with a convincing 6-0 win over the hosting Anthony Wayne Generals.  Michael Brahaney was very solid in net posting a complete game shutout turning away all shots faced.  The offense was led by Tyler Jarosz, who was awarded game MVP, and Cory Speelman. continue...

January 14, 2007

Titans place third in Titan Invitational

The Varsity Titans hosted their annual Titan Invitational Tournament January 12th through the 14th.  Overall, they had a successful weekend although they were unable to defend their championship.  London, ON Mother Theresa won the tournament beating Elyria Catholic in the finals 5-3. continue...

December 17, 2006

Titans win Padua holiday tournament

The Varsity Titans played in the annual Padua Holiday Tournament last weekend.  It was a perfect example of it’s not how you start but how you finish.  After getting off to a poor start with a 4-2 loss to University School in the opening game, the Titans ran off four straight victories including an exciting 5-4 overtime shootout victory over the same University School in the finals.

In the second game on Saturday morning, St. John’s had to play an equally tough team in perennial state power Lakewood St. Edward’s.  The Titans came out much stronger in this contest and jumped out to a 4-0 lead and was able to hold on to win 4-2. continue...

November 6, 2006

season outlook

This year’s Titans show some promise of once again being among the top teams in the state.  They also show promise of surpassing the success they achieved last year including their 22 wins and 7-2-1 record in conference. 

To start, the Titans return 13 starters from last year including almost all of their offense.  This year’s returnees accounted for over 75% of the goal production last year including five players who had double-digit goal production. continue...