Rummel pulls off the upset over Holy Cross, 2-0, advancing to the Division II semi-finalMeagan GloverTue, February 17, 2026 at 3:49 AM UTC·1 min readNEW ORLEANS, La. (WGNO) – An early goal from Rummel’s Jefferey Ayala put the Red Raiders in the driver’s seat, while approaching the final two minutes, Tiago Villatoro’s goal got them to their desired destination.
Rummel blanked Holy Cross, 2-0, knocking off the No. 1 seed in Division II. It was a rematch of their first meeting in November, where Rummel fell to Holy Cross, 4-0.
AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisement“Was super happy with the start of the game”, says Red Raiders head coach Julio Paiz. “We scored within the first 30 seconds so made me super happy as soon as scored, I started to tell the team that we still had a whole game to play. So just happy with the way that we started and happy that we never put our head down.”
Rummel will play either No. 5 The Willow School or 4 Prairieville in the semi-final contest.
You can catch more high school soccer postseason action on WGNO’s Friday Night Sports. The show starts Friday night at 11 p.m. on NOLA 38, The CW. The show replays at midnight on WGNO.
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