Interview with Charlie DeLong
Coaching soccer at Jesuit Dallas since 1981, Charlie DeLong holds over 600 wins, an 87% win percentage, and is a 15-time TCIL State Champion and 2-time UIL State Champion in 2010 and 2017. Coach DeLong emphasizes his unmatched passion, which has supported countless Jesuit prospects, some making it pro. Charlie DeLong was inducted into the Jesuit...
Jesuit's Varsity soccer team kicked - pun intended - off the season on January 3rd. A mixture of wins and losses are making it hard to gauge whether this soccer season will be one to remember - or one to forget. Lets recap the games, recap the highlights, and see what Coach DeLong and the players think!
Jesuit Dallas v....
Well, the soccer season for Jesuit has come to an end. After three wins over Arlington Bowie, Denton Guyer, and Boyd, the team unfortunately loss against El Paso Eastlake. However, I'll save that for later, I want to cover the good and wholesome stuff first. Now let's get into the games!
Bi-District Round: vs Arlington Bowie
This game was a battle...
Yes, this article is fantastically late. I will be recapping previous games and the playoff games this week. Anyway, let's get into the final regular season games while the Rangers simultaneously prepared for their playoff game with Arlington Bowie.
Late February-Early March Recap
Since my last Jesuit soccer piece came out, the team has played many games. Lucky for you, I'm...
“You’ve got to believe you’re going to win, and I believe we’ll win the World Cup until the final whistle blows and we’re knocked out.”― Peter Shilton
After an impressive Meinster third-place performance, the Jesuit soccer team continued its stellar form in its final non-district games to prepare for a new district, playing to win. Looking to make a push for...
Now, to all of those people out there wondering, "Joe, when are you going to start talking about basketball stuff and intramural stuff? The season starts soon!" Spoiler alert: intramurals/JBA/JBDL was canceled and it's not happening this year. Thanks for that, COVID. Anyway, I may or may not have been assigned a new beat over the weekend: soccer! So...
Eight schools, three days... and a whole lot of soccer.
From January 7-9, the Jesuit soccer team competed in the 40th Annual Meintser Soccer Invitational.
For this invitational, eight different high schools competed for first place, these schools being: Bishop Lynch, Bryan Adams, Jesuit Dallas, Nolan Catholic, North Mesquite, Plano H.S., Rowlett, and Skyline.
Day 1 - Jan 7
The first day of...
Amidst the global pandemic, Jesuit Soccer still found a way to get together and celebrate their season. They were able to meet at the Shea's house and made sure to practice social distancing, with everyone wearing masks. Jason Davis '21 stated, "there were lots of people there and it was really fun, and we got to play soccer and...
