It may have rained on our parade, but the sunshine and school spirit were out in full force for our SHS “Live from Sedalia” Homecoming festivities. For the first time in six years, our parade was canceled, but we marched indoors to the Hoying Gym for a festive pep rally that – in keeping with the theme – included lots of cowbell, lively performances by our band and spirit squad. Family, students and friends filled the standing-room-only gym and were entertained by special guests that included the Class of 1958, and our very own SNL-inspired “Spartans.”
Father Mark was such a good sport to go all in on our SNL theme as the Church Lady at the pep rally! The funniest thing was that he would not even cross the street from the rectory to the school in that outfit for fear of being seen, but his photo was front-page news in the weekend edition!
Our coronation ceremony was moved to Tuesday, Oct. 16. A homecoming queen candidate represents each high school class. A crown is given to the class that receives the most points from its class float and from selling Win/Win cards.
The top honor went to the Junior class, represented by homecoming queen Martha Angel.
Homecoming Queen and Candidates
- In 4th place with 28 points is the Sophomore class
- In 3rd place with 53 points is the Senior class
- In 2nd place with 68 points is the Freshman Class
And in the first place, winning the float competition with 74 points is the Junior class. The 2018 Fall Homecoming Queen is Miss Martha Angel and her escort Noah Marshall.
Soccer
Riding a five-game winning streak coming into the game, the Gremlins turned in their most complete performance of the year, beating an ever-improving Smithton team 7-0. The first half began with a back and forth midfield battle with Smithton getting several offensive chances in the first minutes. As the game progressed, Sacred Heart established their possession game and began to threaten consistently on through balls behind Smithton’s defensive line. At the 20th minute, a quick pass from Ian Viscarra found the foot of Sam Bello. Bello then perfectly slotted the ball to the back corner to put the Gremlins up 1-0. Shortly after, SH took advantage of confusion on an indirect kick and Francisco Rojas scored to put the Gremlins up 2-0 at the half.
Feeding off a large Homecoming crowd, the Gremlins started the second half fast. A goal from Jaxon Beeler off a Sam Bello assist added to the lead just four minutes in the half. From there, the floodgates opened and the Gremlins put on an offensive display. Two goals from Ian Viscarra padded the Gremlin’s lead to 5-0. Lucas Martin, normally part of the Gremlin’s defense, saw a few minutes at forward and took advantage with a goal with five minutes remaining. The Gremlins capped off the night with one of the most spectacular goals of the year. Sophomore mid-fielder Kobey Hill scored an amazing goal off a John Ulbrich cross, hitting a rocket into the top left corner of the goal.
The Gremlins move to 12-8 on the year and conclude their regular season against state-ranked Southern Boone on Thursday at Cloverdell Soccer Park. The Gremlins appear to be peaking at the right time of the season and have high hopes of extending their Final Four appearances to five in a row.
In Junior Varsity action, the JV team remains undefeated on the year with a 5-0 win. Juan Fernandez and Brian Sierra each recorded two goals and junior Jacob Mertes added a 5th for the victory. The Junior Varsity squad is now 5-0-1 on the season.
JH Volleyball
JH volleyball played Smithton on Tuesday, October 16 and the A team was victorious in two sets, beating Smithton 25-12, 25-20. Record is 16-0
The B team had an outstanding game barely losing the first set 23-25 BUT winning the second set 26-24.
Next action is Thursday, October 18 at home vs. Otterville and then the team heads into the Conference Tournament at Green Ridge playing Friday night at 7 PM and begin Saturday at 10 AM if they win.
