1986 BOYS SOCCER

Class A-AA State Champions
Record:  18 - 6 - 1

Head Coach:  Steve Rand

Assistants:  Bob McGee

1986 SEASON QUICK FACTS

  • The 1986 team captured the program's first-ever State championship

  • Desales made its second state tournament appearance in the program's history (1984)

  • In the postseason, the Stallions out-scored their opponents 37-3 and posted five shutouts (brian Mirgon)

  • Andy Kessinger and Patrick Criollo each scored 7 goals in the postseason to lead the Purple and White

  • In the regular season, DeSales only lost to one Class A-AA team - Chagrin Falls - a team the Stallions would later beat in the State Semifinal 3-2

  • The Stallions averaged 4.5 goals per game

  • kessinger's 29 goals were the second-most in program history (Domenic Romanelli - 38, 1981)

  • Kessinger's 23 assists were the second-most in program history (Tom Sprout - 28, 1981)

  • matt Scurlock, a two-time captain, set a program record with 220 clears

  • MIKE MOTIL, MIGRON AND SCURLOCK SERVED AS THE TEAM CAPTAINS

  • Scurlock was a four-year letterwinner for the Stallions

  • Steve Rand was in his second year as head coach for DeSales and finished the season with a 32 - 11 - 4 record

  • In 1986, the District Final essentially served as the Regional Final

1986 REGULAR SEASON
(11 - 6 - 1)

@ Bishop Hartley, (W) 8 - 2
@ Troy, (T) 3 - 3
Bishop Ready, (W) 16 - 1
@ Northland, (W) 5 - 0
@ Bishop watterson, (W) 5 - 2
Granville, (W) 7 - 0
@ Bexley, (W) 6 - 1
@ chagrin falls, (L) 2 - 3
Whetstone, (W) 4 - 0
St. Charles, (L) 0 - 3
@ Dayton oakwood, (W) 4 - 0
@ worthington, (L) 1 - 4
Bishop Hartley, (W) 1 - 0
@ Bishop Ready, (W) 9 - 0
Bishop Watterson, (L) 0 - 1
Pickerington, (W) 3 - 1
@ st. Charles, (L) 1 - 2
@ westerville north (L) 0 - 2

1986 POSTSEASON

sectional TOURNAMENT

Sectional semiFinal

@ dublin High School
vs. River Valley, (W) 6 - 0

sectional final

@ Centennial High School
vs. Centennial, (W) 6 - 1

DISTRICT TOURNAMENT

District quarterFinal

@ Circleville High School
vs. Circleville, (W) 5 - 0

GOALS:  Patrick criollo (2), Sean cain, tony romanelli, matt scurlock
Assists:  ANDY KESSINGER (2), MIKE WISEMAN (2)
Saves:   JIM DAUGHERTY, BRIAN MIRGON, STEVE SCIALABba

district Semifinal

@ dublin High School
vs. Ottawa Hills, (W) 9 - 0

GOALS:  ANDY KESSINGER (2), SEAN CAIN, JIM COUZINS, PATRICK CRIOLLO, MIKE MOTIL, RITCH PARRISH, TONY ROMANELLI,  MIKE WHALEN
ASSITS:  ANDY KESSINGER (3), PATRICK CRIOLLO (2), MIKE COCKERELL, JIM COUZINS, MIKE MOTIL, MIKE WISEMAN
SAVES:  BRIAN MIRGON (2), JIM DAUGHERTY, STEVE SCIALABBA

district Final

@ Walnut Ridge High School
vs. West Muskingum, (W) 6 - 0

GOALS:  patrick criollo (2), ANDY KESSINGER (2), mike reppas, brent robinson
Assists:  Sean cain (2), patrick criollo, andy kessinger
Saves:  BRIAN MIRGON (6), JIM DAUGHERTY, STEVE SCIALABBA

Class A-AA State Tournament

State Semifinal

@ Wadsworth High School
vs. Chagrin falls, (W) 3 - 2

GOALS:  PATRICK CRIOLLO - 7th minute (andy kessinger), MIKE WISEMAN - 62nd minute (andy Kessinger), joe ciaciura (1st overtime)
SAVES:  BRIAN MIRGON (6)

State Final

@ Westerville South High School
vs. Cincinnati Indian hill, (W) 2 - 0

GOALS:  MATT SCURLOCK - 30th minute (PK), PATRICK CRIOLLO - 49Th Minute (tony romanelli)
SAVES:  BRIAN MIRGON (8)

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1986 statistical leaders

Goals

1.  Andy Kessinger - 29
2.  Sean Cain - 18
3.  Mike wiseman - 12

assists

1.  ANDY KESSINGER - 23
2.  SEAN CAIN - 12
3.  MIKE WISEMAN - 11

Saves

1.  jim daugherty - 95
2.  brian mirgon - 70
T3.  Todd nussbaum - 6
t3.  Steve Scialabba - 6

1986 INDIVIDUAL AWARDS

First Team All-Ohio

 
 

Andy Kessinger
(click on above name for individual profile page)

Second Team All-Ohio

Matt Scurlock

ALL-central district

Andy kessinger
matt scurlock

All-CCL

Sean Cain
Andy Kessinger
Tony Romanelli
Matt Scurlock

STALLION FORUM

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STALLION COMMUNITY COMMENTS

"This season contained memories to last a lifetime and will forever be evidenced by the picture above the gym doors, the banner hanging in the gym, and the large, gold trophy sitting in the glass case in the main hallway of St. Francis DeSales High School"
- Head Coach Steve Rand