Celtic Newsletter Spring 2017

ON THE FIELD | Winter-Spring Round-up - 11 Celtics are state champs again! On Nov. 18, Roanoke Catholic’s football team defeated previously unbeaten and top-ranked

Quantico High School 38-21 to claim its second VISAA state football championship in three years.

Golf Under second-year coach and teacher Paul Begeman, the varsity golf team won four matches this season, which is their best showing in several years. Basketball Girls basketball made the state playoffs for the fifth year in a row (third year in a row under Coach Allison Morgan). After winning their first playoff game, they lost in the state quarterfinals to eventual state champion Carlisle. Boys basketball made the state playoffs for the second year in a row under Coach Josh Cunningham. After winning their first playoff game, they lost in the quarterfinal round. In May, following Cunningham’s hiring as head coach at his alma mater, William Byrd High School, RCS hired former Virginia Tech basketball star Shawn Good as the new Celtics varsity boys basketball coach. Good played basketball at Virginia Tech from 1992 to 1996, leading the Hokies to the NIT championship in 1995 and to the NCAA tournament in 1996. He was team captain in 1995 and 1996 and finished his Tech career as a 1,000-point scorer. From 2004 to 2009, he served as head coach at Auburn High

Middle School Celtics girls’ basketball team finished second in December’s Jingle Ball tournament, beating Faith Christian, State Line and Lynchburg Home School before falling to New Covenant in overtime in the championship game. Middle school baseball had an excellent season, winning more games in the Roanoke City league than they have in the past three years. Middle school girls soccer also finished with a winning record while competing in the tough Roanoke City league. RCS’ new middle school softball team advanced to the Roanoke City league semifinals.

School. In 2009, he became head coach at Christiansburg High School, which won its first state championship in basketball in 2012. He was named district coach of the year in 2011 and 2012, Region IV Coach of the Year in 2012, and Division 4 VHSL AA State Coach of the Year in 2012.

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“We are extremely excited to bring Coach Good to Roanoke Catholic,” says Athletic Director Matt Peck. “His history of success both on and off the court is just what we seek to further enhance our basketball program.”