What a way to start the weekend.
The Walsh Jesuit boys soccer team took a 1-1 tie against St. Ignatius into overtime of the Jesuit Cup opener and then won in sudden death penalty kicks.
Andrew Conti, Freddie Marcell, Brady Catanzarite, Noah Pellegrini, Evan Litris, Colin Locigno and Carlo Costanzo were perfect on PKs for Walsh Jesuit (2-0-1) and St. Ignatius (2-0-1) followed suit until Dom Ruggiero's attempt sailed high to give the Warriors the win.
Here's how the game unfolded throughout with our live updates:
Carlo Costanzo is true to the right. Dom Ruggiero is high and Walsh wins 7-6 on PKs.
Colin Locigno is true to the left for Walsh. Sam Minadeo also true to the left.
Evan Litras goes upper 90 on the right for Walsh Jesuit. Sammy Trivisonno goes left corner. 5-5. Sudden death now
Walsh Jesuit's Noah Pellegrini in under the crossbar. Chase Merrill goes right. 4-4 in PKs
Walsh Jesuit's Brady Catanzarite bends it in on the right. Rafa de la Barrera goes to the same side. 3-3 in PKs
Walsh Jesuit's Freddie Marcell and St. Ignatius' Justis Oloronto make it look easy. 2-2 in PKs
Walsh Jesuit's Andrew Conti scores to the left. Marty McLaughlin puts it under the crossbar tied at one after the first PK.
Brady Catanzarite scored a goal in the first half for Walsh Jesuit. Bryce Ince-Lovelace scored for St. Ignatius and the Jesuit Cup opener will go to penalty kicks tied at one.
Anderson made two more saves from point-blank range to keep things knotted 1-1 with 6:35 remaining.
St. Ignatius finally broke through when Bryce Ince-Lovelace snuck in behind the backline and popped one into the back of the net with 15:09 left. It's 1-1 and this can go to PKs because it's the Jesuit Cup.
Dom Ruggiero rifled a shot just under the crossbar in what looked like the equalizer for St. Ignatius. Quinn Anderson rose up and ticked it over the top to keep Walsh up a goal with 20:42 left.
Dom Ruggiero took a cross from right and had the left side of the net empty, but his header went just left to keep Walsh up 1-0 with 25:31 left.
The Warriors lead 1-0 at the break thanks to a goal from Brady Catanzarite and three out of this world saves by Quinn Anderson. St. Ignatius holds a 5-2 edge on shots on goal and corner kicks. The difference has been Anderson between the pipes, who has been nothing short of amazing.
St. Ignatius has certainly picked up the pace and had a direct kick tickle into the middle of the box before it was sent away for a corner kick. The Warriors still hold onto the one-goal advantage. They even had a chance to score again, but a Brady Catanzarite shot chipped off the near post. Walsh up 1-0 with 31:43 left.
Warriors keeper Quinn Anderson was whistled for a foul in the box, but made a save on the ensuing penalty kick and then stuffed the follow-up to keep Walsh ahead 1-0 with 2:34 left before the break.
Cullen O'Connor collected a ball in the middle and poked it ahead to a streaking Brady Catanzarite, who beat a charging Sean Gerba to give the Warriors the lead with 6:24 left before halftime.
Brady Catanzarite sent a cross through the goal mouth that beat keeper Sean Gerba. Unfortunately, no one was on the other end for the Warriors and played went the other way after two corner kicks.
The Cats sent a through ball to the left post that Bryce Ince-Lovelace got good leather on. Quinn Anderson showed his quicks and got over to the post to get a glove on in and keep it scoreless with 18:03 left before recess.
A free kick from 30 yards out was serviced to Bryce Ince-Lovelace, who got a head on it but missed missed just right. Seconds later, he had another chance. The shot was headed for the lower 90 on the right, but Quinn Anderson got a paw on it for the corner kick. Scoreless 28:35 left before intermission.
The Warriors have been in deep twice behind the St. Ignatius defense, but couldn't muster a shot on frame. Sam Minadeo earned a corner kick for the Wildcats but keeper Quinn Anderson snuffed the cross. 35 minutes left still scoreless.
St. Ignatius - Sean Gerba, GK; Will Fraser, D; Declan Walters, D; Justis Olorunto, D; James Pacetti, D; Sam Minadeo, M; Marty McLaughlin, M; Rafa de la Barrera, M; Sammy Trivisonno, F; Bryce Ince-Lovelace, F; Dom Ruggiero, F
Walsh Jesuit - Quinn Anderson, GK; Adam Miller, D; Chase Merrill, D; Colin Locigno, D; Jonathan Christen, D; Andrew Conti, M; Freddie Marcell, M; Evan Litras, M; Jack Maher, M; Brady Catanzarite, F; Noah Pellegrini, F
How to watch the opener of the Jesuit cup between Walsh and St. Ignatius
The St. Ignatius student body will be coming down to Kisner Field and will broadcast the game live on here: https://sibn.weebly.com/
Players to watch on St. Ignatius
Marty McLaughlin leads the Wildcats, who have won five Division I state titles in a row. The Ohio Stat commit, was second-team All-Ohio and first-team all-Greater Cleveland last year, helping the Wildcats (17-3-3) win their 13th state championship overall. He has seven career goals and 13 assists.
Teammate Justis Olorunto is also an Ohio State commit and was second-team All-Ohio last season. He was part of a defense that allowed just 22 goals last season and logged 10 shutouts.
Players to watch on Walsh Jesuit
Goalkeeper Quinn Anderson is a returning Division I honorable Greater Akron all-district selection for the two-time reigning district champs and returning regional finalists. He recorded 14 shutouts last season and boasted a 0.725 goals against average for the district champion Warriors. His 24 career clean sheets are three off the school record.
Senior midfielder Brady Cantanzarite is a returning Division I first-team Greater Akron all-district selection, Crown Conference Player of the Year and Top Drawer Soccer three-star recruit. He scored nine goals and added 17 assists last season.
Teammate Freddie Marcell will pick up even more of the offense after a sophomore season where he scored seven goals and registered 11 assists last season and has nine goals and 19 assists in his career.
Contact Brad Bournival at bbournival@gannett.com and follow him on Twitter at @bbournival
This article originally appeared on Akron Beacon Journal: OHSAA boys soccer | Walsh Jesuit upsets 5x reigning state champion St. Ignatius
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