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2021-22 Athletic Achievements


Team Achievements
Fall 2021 
Boys Soccer | DIAA State Runner-Up
Girls Cross Country | DISC Conference Champions
Football | DIAA Playoff Berth

Winter 2021-22
Boys Basketball | DIAA Playoff Berth
Girls Swimming | DISC Conference Runner-Up

Spring 2022
Girls Tennis | DIAA State Runner-Up
Boys Lacrosse | DIAA Playoff Berth

STWW Crew | 1V Ward Wallace Cup | 1V Cathy Coffman Cup | Freshman 8+ Won DE/MD State Invitational | 1V Petite Finals of SRAA Nationals

Individual Achievements
Winter 2021-22
Swimming
Elizabeth Rainey ’22 | DISC 1st Place 100 Freestyle
Michael Novacescu ’23 | DISC 1st Place 100 Butterfly
Emma Hopkinks ’23 | DISC 2nd Place 100 Backstroke
Caroline Forde ’22 | DISC 2nd Place 200 IM
Elizabeth Rainey ’22 | DISC 2nd Place 200 Freestyle

Wrestling
Nick Osbourne ’23 | DISC Champion
Ibrahim Kazi ’23 | DISC Champion

Spring 2022
Girls Tennis 
Zoe Clowney ’22 & Georgia Davis ’23 | 2nd Doubles DIAA State Champions
Allaire Berl ’22 | 1st Singles DIAA State Runner-Up


All-State Recipients
Fall 2021
Football
Brandon Graves ’22 | WR - 1A 1st Team
Mike Lilley ’22 | QB - 1A 1st Team
Tony Wang ’22 | K - 1A 1st Team

Girls Cross Country
Leah Horgan ’25
Lia Miller ’23
Lily Murphy ’23

Boys Soccer
Liam Hurtt ’22 | 1st Team
Ike Lawrence ’22 | 2nd Team
Tony Wang ’22 | 3rd Team

Winter 2021-22
Boys Swimming
Keizen Ameriks ’24 | 2nd Team 
Michael Novacescu ’23 | 2nd Team


All-Conference Recipients
Fall 2021
Football
Ford Chapman ’23 | LB - 2nd Team Defense
Will Dulaney ’23 | LB - 1st Team Defense
Brandon Graves ’22 | WR - 1st Team Offense
Phin Hunt ’22 | DT - 1st Team Defense
Ibrahim Kazi ’23 | OG - 1st Team Offense | DT - 2nd Team Defense 
Mike Lilley ’22 | QB - 1st Team Offense
Nick Osbourne ’23 | DB - 1st Team Defense
Nick Oxnam ’22 | OT - 1st Team Offense | DE - 1st Team Defense
Griffin Patterson ’24 | WR - 2nd Team Offense
Tony Wang ’22 | K - 1st Team Offense | P - 1st Team Defense 

Girls Cross Country
Leah Horgan ’25
Lia Miller ’23
Lily Murphy ’23

Field Hockey
Alani Davila ’22 | 1st Team Offense
Parker Friedli ’22 | 2nd Team Defense
Molly Starkey ’23 | 2nd Team Defense

Boys Soccer
Ema Appenteng ’23 | 1st Team
Jared Horgan ’22 | 2nd Team
Liam Hurtt ’22 | 1st Team
Jake Kelly ’22 | 2nd Team
Isaac Lawrence ’23 | 1st Team
Crawford Seeley ’22 | 2nd Team
Tony Wang ’22 | 1st Team

Winter 2021-22
Boys Basketball
Brandon Graves ’22 | 1st Team
Frank Koblish ’22 | 1st Team
Rhaki Lum ’25 | 2nd Team

Boys Swimming
Danny Huang ’22 | 2nd Team
Michael Novacescu ’23 | 1st Team

Girls Swimming 
Caroline Forde ’22 | 2nd Team
Emma Hopkins ’23 | 1st Team 
Madison Macalintal ’22 | 2nd Team
Elizabeth Rainey ’22 | 1st Team

Spring 2022
Baseball 
Christo Butner ’22 | OF - 1st Team 
Jared Horgan ’22 | OF - 2nd Team
George Windels ’22 | Utility - 2nd Team

Boys Lacrosse 
Flynn Bowman ’22 | 1st Team
Sage Cookerly ’22 | 1st Team
Ibrahim Kazi ’23 | 2nd Team 
Mike Lilley ’22 | 1st Team
Crawford Seeley ’22 | 2nd Team

Girls Lacrosse 
Kaki Ackermann ’23 | 2nd Team
Maddie Black ’22 | 1st Team 
Adelaide Dixon ’22 | 2nd Team
Molly Starkey ’23 | 2nd Team

4/4/2022

Off the Erg and Onto the Water, the Freshmen 8


Author | Gray Veague ’25
Rowing is a big part of the St. Andrews culture, and almost every weekend in the spring, that is shown in full effect. Schools travel from all over to race against St. Andrew’s on Noxontown pond. On March 26, the Boys Freshman 8 got their first chance out on the water to prove themselves. The boat of Roland Bridges ’25, Luke Ketzner ’25, Will Hagberg ’25, Tyrus Roney ’25, Finn Waterston ’25, Ted Williamson ’25, Ethan Kim ’25, Peter Bird ’25, and Erik Liu ’25 had been rowing for only two weeks, but their inexperience did not show in their first race. They got off to a great start holding the lead for the first few minutes. Unfortunately, they were overtaken towards the end of the race by the far more experienced Dematha, who had been racing since the fall. While this group of novices did not win their race, they still accomplished a fantastic feat in their first bit of competition as a part of the St. Andrews rowing team. 

When speaking to Roland Bridges ’25 about how he motivates his boat as a coxswain, he said, “A big part of rowing is how all 8 of the rowers are together, and because I’m not rowing with them, it can be hard to motivate them, but I usually talk to them at a St. Andrews level where their daily life gets left behind, and rowing is the only thing in their mind.” Bridges likes to keep the boat fun with everyone joking around, but during race time, he makes sure everyone is locked in and ready to go. A way he has found that motivates them well is the mindset of tunnel vision. Bridges says, “we have to have our eyes on the prize and row as hard as you can. If all eight people are thinking about one thing, everyone tries to hype everyone else up because you are just as strong as your weakest link.” When asked about the impact of the seniors and upperclassmen, Bridges said, “I remember walking out for our first race and hearing all the upperclassmen and more experienced rowers cheering us on. This made me feel as if I had something to prove and that no matter what, they would cheer our boat on.” He knows that the cheers of fellow Saints on race day are what motivates his boat the most. Looking onward in the season, Bridges and his rowers are ready to work hard and improve their craft at their young age. 

When talking to stroke seat Luke Ketzner ’25, he said this about what it has been like joining the rowing team, “the first day of preseason was a little intimidating at first. Going down to the boathouse no one really knew what to expect and the more experienced rowers seemed on top of everything.” However, the returning rowers made sure everyone felt welcome in the boathouse. Ketzner spoke about his experience over the past few weeks and his beginning of the season nerves, “even though I was excited to start rowing, I was a little nervous to start something I had little to no experience doing. Over these past few weeks, I have felt much more confident getting out of the water than on that first day of preseason. The culture in the boathouse is always supportive and a fun environment to be a part of.” 

St. Andrews historically has had very strong boys 1V 8 boats but everyone has to start somewhere. It is a testament to the team’s culture that the upper formers support this group, knowing they will one day fill their seats and carry on the tradition.

3/31/2022

Coach Focus | Terrell Myers



Author | Darden Shuman ’23

St. Andrew’s mission is to create well-rounded students who care about their community, their academics, and their athletics. This is possible because of the faculty that reside, teach, and coach here. They provide the model of hard work and dedication to all aspects of life that students are able to observe and learn from. One member of the St. Andrew’s community that is known as someone who values persistence and dedication is Mr. Terrell Myers, AKA Coach Terrell. Coach Terrell is an advisor, role model, and as you may have probably guessed, a coach. He has led the St. Andrew’s boys basketball team to 3 state tournaments in the past 3 years (except last year due to Covid-19) and coached the JV girls volleyball team to winning records in the past several years. While most of this community knows him as a coach, he recently opened up about his basketball career as a player. He was recently added/initiated to the Iron Wall, Saint Joseph’s University Men’s Basketball Hall of Fame. The Iron Wall is an achievement that signifies a player’s great contributions to the basketball program. Next to Coach Terrell on the Iron Wall is Jack Ramsay, who went on to coach the Portland Trail Blazers to an NBA Championship. His senior year, his leadership and skill set secured St. Joseph’s a spot in the 1997 NCAA tournament, where they advanced to the sweet sixteen. When asked about his experience, he said that he, “remembers the feeling of playing in the tournament, the excitement surrounding whether you were going to stay or go home, and being able to play teams that you don’t normally get to play with.” He was a 6’2” point guard, and when if there was a moment that he specifically remembers, he said, “it would have to be when he played against Michael Owlocandi, the 7 foot center for the Pacific Tigers.”

Coach Terrell said that while he played in the NCAA tournament, he watches it now as a coach, and when asked about his bracket he said, “I’ve realized I don't know anything about college athletics now, so I've decided to stop doing the brackets and just enjoy the sport.” While he has no bracket, Coach Terrell is rooting for the UNC Tarheels and the St. Peter’s Peacocks. The Tarheels seem an obvious choice, as they are arguably the best team in NCAA history, but the support for the Peacocks comes from the fact that their head coach, Shaheen Holloway, was Coach Terrell’s roommate in London. After college, Coach Terrell went overseas to England and Spain where he played professional basketball for 11 years. In England, he won the BBL Trophy in 1998, the League Championship in 1999 and the BBL Cup in 2000. Additionally, he won awards for the BBL Player of the Year 1998-99 (when he averaged 23.5 PPG) and the BBL Cup MVP in 1999, and was named in the All-Star team for four seasons running (1998–2002). In 2003, he moved to Spain, where he played for Casademont Girona, and then Akasvayu Girona in the Asociación de Clubs de Baloncesto, one of Europe’s biggest leagues. During his time abroad he was coached by Jack Finch, the current coach of the Minnesota Timberwolves, who, “is just one of the many coaches and mentors I’ve been blessed to work with at a high level.” In addition to the long list of basketball achievements, Coach Terrell also became fluent in Spanish. 

Coach Terrell has advice for athletes who want to play at a high level. He said, “it’s difficult to play if you just like a sport, you need to love it and put all of your energy into developing your craft and skill set in order to make it at the next level. You have to set a contract with yourself and stick by it– no compromises.” As a school of student athletes, St. Andrew’s is lucky to have a mentor and coach who cares so deeply about improving for yourself and your team.

3/11/2022

Postseason Recap | Basketball



The boys basketball team had a stellar end to their regular season, winning 7 of their last 8 and avenged their only loss (a 3-point loss to Sanford on the road) in that span in the final game of the season. The team made the postseason as the #18 seed. The Saints were ready to make some noise and surprise the higher seeds in the DIAA State Tournament. 

Vs. #15 Delmarva Christian HS
Their first matchup was against #15 Delmarva Christian two hours away on the road. The Saints came out early hitting shots and shutting down Delmarva. In the 4th quarter, the 10-point lead they had built started to slip away. Delmarva kept closing the gap and was able to stop the Saints with new defensive strategies. It seemed as if there was nothing that could be done to slow down the comeback and things were dire when Delmarva scored to go up 54-53 with less than 15 seconds left. The Saints were able to advance the ball to mid court and called a timeout with 11 seconds left. Frank Koblish ’22 inbound the ball to Talan Esposito ’24 who ran a dribble handoff to Noah Tuveson ’23. Delmarva was worried about the Saints shooters of Koblish and Tuveson and let Tuveson get the ball to Brandon Graves ’22 at the top of the key. Graves put the ball on the floor and blew past the defender to lay the ball in with 3 seconds to give the Saints a 1-point lead. Delmarva attempted a half court shot that fell short and the Saints held on to advance to the next round. 

Vs. #2 Caravel Academy
The Saints next opponent was the #2 team in the tournament. Caravel Academy was highly ranked and had secured a bye in the 1st round. There was little rest for the Saints as they had played only 48 hours prior. The rest and quick turnaround played in Caravel’s favor to start the game. The Saints found themselves down 11-6 after the 1st quarter. The shots started falling in the 2nd quarter and this time the Saints were in the lead 23-21 at the half. The Saints now had the upset in reach. In the 3rd quarter Koblish and Tuveson were able to find success from behind the arc and gave the Saints a 39-34 advantage after the 3rd quarter. Caravel tried to close the gap but the Saints were always able to respond. With 1:48 left in the game the Saints were up 49-44. Caravel, not used to playing from behind this season, struggled to create turnovers and make shots. The Saints secured rebounds and Caravel kept sending the Saints to the free throw line to try to extend the game. Koblish, Graves, and Esposito all made free throws to grow the lead and help the Saints secure a 61-51 upset to advance to the quarterfinals. 

Vs. #10 Seaford
The quarterfinal matchup pitted two teams that were both playing their 3rd game in 5 days. A win would put the team into the state semifinals. Unfortunately things did not start well for the Saints. They found themselves in an early hole like the game before down 14-7 after the 1st quarter. Seaford was able to extend the lead 26-11 in the 1st quarter but the Saints still found life as they closed out the half with an 8-0 to close the gap 26-19. There was hope that the team would play another great 2nd half but it appeared as if the magic had run out. Seaford burst out of the gate to open the 3rd quarter and the Saints never recovered. With around 2 minutes left in the game, Coach Myers pulled his seniors Jake Kelly ’22, Mike Lilley ’22, Graves, and Koblish one final time and the group received big applause from the Saints Nation in the stands. Seaford ran away with the win 70-46. 

It was a tough loss as the Saints came one win away from returning to the state final four two seasons in a row. The team made a great run with memorable wins over Sanford and Caravel and finishing the season with a 9-2 record in the final month. 
 

3/10/2022

Postseason Recap | Wrestling


Nick Osbourne ’23 was a busy man for the last two weeks of the wrestling season. First he had the DISC Championship. The team was hopeful to have a few wrestlers finish on the medal stand. Miguel Borja ’23 and Dylan Dodds ’23 both had great matches, overall a great meet, and represented the Saints well but just missed the podium finishing 4th overall in their weight classes. Ibrahim Kazi ’23 came focused and impressed his coaches and teammates and was an individual DISC Champion. Next up was Nick Osbourne ’23. Nick was not only looking to take 1st place but continue to remain undefeated on the season. He executed his technique perfectly and walked out with 1st place.

Osbourne moved onto the Independent Wrestling Conference Championship. He got out to a great start, pinning his first opponent on the first day. He then pinned his opponent from First State Military Academy and won his match 4-0 to have the chance to return for the second day of the tournament. In his first match, the second day, Osbourne pinned his first opponent and moved on to face the number two wrestler in the state from Salesianum School. He fought hard as the underdog and had his opponents on the ropes with two minutes left and was up 6-0. His opponent was able to respond and force overtime and eventually won 9-7 defeating Osbourne. Osbourne rallied to win the 5th place match. While not the final result Osbourne had set out for himself, he impressed many of his competitors and their coaches, receiving high praise for his impressive performance. Coach Davis had these words about Osbourne’s performance, “He never quit even when facing long odds, or when points behind in a match. He kept fighting and his true warrior spirit prevailed in the end. He never complains, always has a jovial personality, sets a good example for the younger wrestlers, and, most importantly, is always humble. He shows us all the true meaning of Griffin Up.”

Osbourne secured the 11th seed at this year's DIAA State Wrestling Tournament at the 152lb weight class. Unfortunately his opponent in the first round found the upper hand early and defeated Nick. While not the result he was hoping for, it was great to have him represent St. Andrew’s in the DIAA tournament and plans to use it as a learning experience for next year’s tournament. 

3/9/2022

Postseason Recap | Swimming


A group of St. Andrew’s swimmers qualified for the DIAA State Championship and made the trip to the University of Delaware. Like most of the winter sports, this was the first time competing in the winter season DIAA postseason in over two years. It was a long weekend of swimming, and the Saints logged some very impressive times and finishes. The State Championship for Delaware Swimming features swimmers from all competing schools in the state, so just to earn a spot in the top 40 and make this meet is a difficult feat.  

Girls Recap
Four Saints qualified and scored points for the girls varsity team. Madison Macalintal ’22, Caroline Forde ’22, Emma Hopkins ’23, and Elizabeth Rainey ’22 qualified in two events each and scored in their respective events. Rainey suffered an injury in her first event but swam through it to finish 8th in the state in the 50 free. Forde finished 8th in the 200 free and 10th in the 500 free, dropping considerable time in both events. Macalintal finished 16th and 14th in the 100 fly and 100 back, and Hopkins finished 12th in the 50 free and 10th in the 100 back.  Unfortunately, due to Rainey’s injury, the team was unable to put either relay up in prelims on Thursday. Despite that, the four swimmers propelled the team to a 14th place finish in the state. Making that feat more impressive is the relays count for double points. All four swimmers dropped considerable time from their previous swims earlier in the season to earn these positions. Rainey was only a few tenths off of her team record with her prelims 50 freestyle swim of 24.44.  

Boys Recap
The boys had ten swimmers qualify for the meet. Gavin Frazer ’22, Andrew Chen ’25, Javier Iniguez ’22, Austin Chuang ’23, Danny Huang ’22, Michael Novacescu ’23, Zachary Macalintal ’24, Keizen Ameriks ’24, Kieran Bansal ’24, and Cooper Drazek ’24 all qualified for events. The relay team of Chuang, Ameriks, Novacescu, and Huang finished 9th in the state for the 200 medley relay. In the 200 free, Chen finished 24th and Macalintal finished 30th and dropped time from their personal best DISC performance a few weeks prior. In the 200 IM, Ameriks dropped time to finish 10th overall while Iniguez finished 26th and Bansal finished 28th. Novecescu was 7th in the state in the 50 freestyle with Huang right behind him at 10th. Drazek also dropped significant time in the event to finish 24th overall. The highest individual finish came from Novacescu when he captured 5th in the 100 fly with a time that placed him on the school record board, 0.17 faster than Andrew Park's 2020 record. Macalintal dropped a few seconds to move to 29th overall in the 100 fly.  In the 100 free, Huang swam an inspired swim to win the consolation heat for 9th place overall, dropping another 0.6 seconds from his lifetime best swim a couple days prior in the preliminaries. Frazer went from 35th to 26th overall with a huge drop, and Drazek was just behind him in 27th with a good drop as well. Bansal dropped significant time to place in the top 16 and finished 11th overall in the 500 free. In the 200 free relay the team of Bansal, Macalintal, Drazek and Frazer finished 14th overall in an extremely competitive event. Ameriks shocked the backstroke field with a very fast 6th place finish only a few seconds off the school record, while Chen finished 18th and Chuang finished 22nd. In his last swim as a Saint, Iniguez' had yet another time drop, moving him into 20th place overall in the 100 breaststroke. The Saints saved their best for last when the 400 free relay team of Huang, Drazek, Novacescu, and Ameriks finished in 4th place.  All of these results landed the Saints with an amazing 6th place finish in the State!  It was a true team effort from the ten swimmers. The Saints shocked a lot of schools in the meet and it was one of the highest finishes in team history.

Writing Credit | Coach Matt Harris

3/8/2022

Postseason Recap | Varsity Indoor Track


The small and mighty indoor track team traveled to University of Maryland Eastern Shore for the DIAA State Championships. In just a handful of seasons in the program's existence (and a lost season last winter), the Saints runners and field participants to continue to represent and grow the sport at St. Andrew’s. This year the Saints that qualified for states were Jared Horgan ’22, Phin Hunt ’22, Crawford Seeley ’22, Ned Read ’22, Tony Wang ’22, Emmanuel Appenteng ’23, Will Dulaney ’23, Harry Murphy ’23, and Lily Murphy ’23.   

The 4x200 relay team of Seeley, Read, Wang, and Appenteng finished 15th overall. The 4x800 relay of Seeley, Dulaney, Harry Murphy, and Horgan finished 11th overall. Hunt just missed the medal stand and finished 4th in the shotput. He was just under his personal and school record by less than a foot. Wang, who also qualified for field events, finished 10th in the long jump and 8th in the triple jump. Lily Murphy continued to show her talent as a long distance runner and finished 11th in the 1600 and 10th in the 3200 with a time of 11:59.81, a new St. Andrew’s school record.

3/7/2022

Postseason Recap | Squash



The boys and girls squash teams competed in the three day 2022 US High Squash Nationals. It was the first time in a couple years the teams were able to compete in the tournament. The girls competed in Division III (one of the highest divisions the team has ever played in) and the boys competed in Division V. Each day the teams had early wake ups at 5:00 and 6:00 AM to get to Philadelphia. Even though they were long days, the Saints turned in performances both as individuals and as a team that were true reflections of the program’s development this season.

Boys Recap
On the first day of the tournament, the boys took on Mission Squash of Houston. In a close match between the 8 and 9 seeds of the bracket St. Andrew’s was able to find success thanks to wins from #1 William Atkinson ’22 (3-0), #3 Tony Jiang ’23 (3-1), #4 Grey Dugdale (3-0), and #7 Charlie Lunsford (3-0). The standout of this match was Dugdale, a freshman, competing in first national tournament. He mixed in a variety of his shots, playing perfectly paced serves, and never let a loss of a point get into his head. The Saints won the match 4-3.

The second day would prove to be a tough challenge for the Saints as they had advanced to take on the #1 seed, Radnor. This time the Saints were able to get victories from #3 Jiang (3-1), #6 Jacob Bolno ’23 (3-2), and #7 Lunsford (3-1). Bolno experienced something of a baptism of fire at his first national championship, but showed that learning on the job can sometimes be an excellent form of instruction. While the team put up a great battle trying to shock the top seeded Radnor, they were able to show off their depth and send St. Andrew’s to the consolation bracket with a 4-3 win over the Saints. 

There was not much rest for the Saints as they immediately had to play their next match. The team was taking on Buckingham Browne & Nichols School in the consolation bracket. Fatigue was starting to set in for the Saints player and BBN took advantage. #7 Lunsford was able to record his third straight victory, #5 Jack Cross ’23 won his first match of the tournament 3-1, and #4 Dugdale won again. The top three seeds for BBN won their matches, with one match left. #6 Bolno did his best for the Saints, winning the first game and responded after losing the second game to win the third game to take a 2-1 lead. His opponent kept him adjusted and won the next two games giving BBN the 4-3 win over St. Andrew’s. 

The final day had the Saints in their last match against Lancaster Country Day School. The Saints were not victorious but captains #1 Atkinson and #7 Lunsford had impressive individual performances. In his last match as a Saint, Atkinson had a “coming of age” performance to win 3-0. Lunsford won 3-1 to give him a perfect record throughout the tournament. 

Girls Recap
The first day for the Saints saw a lot of success. They were the #4 seed taking on the #13 seed, New Haven. The team admitted to feeling some nerves before the first match, but those went away when #1 Bridget Schutt ’23 set the tone winning her match 3-0. The team followed her with victories from #2 Allaire Berl ’22 (3-1), #3 El Richards ’22 (3-0), #4 Emily Murphy ’22 (3-1), #5 Micayla Kates ’22 (3-1), and #7 Pat Lunsford ’22 (3-1) to win 6-1 and move on to the next round. 

On the second day, the Saints found themselves up against an upset minded #12 Harriton-Lower Merion who had taken out the #5 seed in the bracket. Things looked good as #1 Schutt won her match 3-0 but HLM was not deterred. The teams split the next two matches with #2 Berl playing tough but losing 1-3 and then #3 Richards winning 3-1. The Saint dropped the next two matches to be in a 2-3 deficit going into the final two matches. In a back and forth battle, #5 Kates won her first game, needing extra time and was able to go up 2-1 after the third match. Her HLM opponent was able to win the fourth game and after a close fifth game, was able to beat Kates giving HLM the victory. #7 Lunsford, who became the surprise of the tournament, played a beautiful competitive match to win 3-2. 

In the consolation bracket, the Saints found themselves against the #1 seed Rye, who had also suffered an upset loss earlier that day. Rye was none too pleased with their loss and seemed possessed to win this matchup. The Saints dropped the match 2-5 but had dominating wins 3-0 from #2 Berl and #4 Murphy. 

The three days were catching up with the Saints as they entered their final match on Sunday. Fatigue was taking its toll and the Nichols School took advantage and won 5-2. The individual highlight came from #5 Kates, who had a knack for finding herself in close matches all tournament. She went up 2-0 and seemed to be on her way to a 3-0 win but her opponent had other ideas, winning the next two matches forcing a final deciding game. After losing a close match the day before, she had quickly learned how to be resilient in the face of adversity. Kates was able to focus on her gameplan and won the final game to win the match 3-2. 

Overall Coach Millman was pleased and felt it was a good return to Nationals and experience for the St. Andrew’s squash programs. He also wanted to thank the people that made the program happen this year. His wife, Coach Pat Millman whose infectious drive and enthusiasm was absorbed and returned by the team. Dean of Student Life Will Robinson who was the glue and stuck by the program for the entire season. To the incredible and supportive parents - who added the ‘soupcon’ of ‘je ne sais quoi’ that every team needs from their family and supporters. And finally to all at St Andrew’s who contribute to the culture of caring that allows us to form such strong and deep bonds.

2/15/2022

Weekly Recap 2/5 - 2/12



Wrestling and Swimming competed in their respective DICS Championships, while the basketball teams played multiple games in a busy week for all Winter Sports. 

Wrestling | The wrestling team had back-to-back meets to end the week. The second one being the most important as it was the DISC Championship. The Saints were hopeful to have a few wrestlers finish on the medal stand. Miguel Borja ’23 and Dylan Dodds ’23 both had great matches, overall a great meet, and represented the Saints well but just missed the podium finishing 4th overall in their weight classes. Ibrahim Kazi ’23 came focused and impressed his coaches and teammates and was an individual DISC Champion. Next up was Nick Osbourne ’23. Nick was not only looking to take 1st place but continue to remain undefeated on the season. He executed his technique perfectly and walked out with 1st place. 

Swimming | The swimming teams hosted the DISC Championships at St. Andrew’s and looked to have their best performances of the season. The following swimmers scored points during the meet: Keizen Amerkis ’24, Andrew Chen ’25, Elizabeth Rainey ’22, Kieran Bansal ’24, Javier Iniguez ’22, Caroline Forde ’22, Michael Novacescu ’23, Danny Huang ’22, Emma Hopkins ’23, Austin Chen ’23, Madson Macalintal ’22, Madeleine Lasell ’25, Austin Chuang ’23, Zachary Macalintal ’24, and Sunny Trivits ’22. Over 80% of the individual swims were season bests with significant drops. Buckle up!

1. Keizen Ameriks dropped 5.30 seconds in the 200 free.
2. Cooper Drazek ’24 dropped 9.93 second in the 200 free.
3. Zachary Macalintal dropped 6.16 seconds in the 200 free.
4. Rainey dropped 5.90 seconds in the 200 free.
5. Madeleine dropped 17.70 seconds in the 200 free.
6. Kieran dropped 6 seconds in the 200 IM and Javi dropped a WHOPPING 9 seconds in the 200 IM.
7. Michael dropped 3.26 seconds in his 100 butterfly, missing the school record by less than a second!
8. Austin Chen dropped almost 5 seconds in the 100 butterfly.
9. Christina Ding ’25 dropped 4.45 seconds in the 100 butterfly.
10. Gavin Frazer ’22 dropped 2.61 seconds in his 100 freestyle.
11. Sophie Xu ’23 and Daisy Wang ’25 both dropped about 6 seconds in the 100 freestyle. 
12. Keiran dropped 15 seconds in the 500 free; Lucas dropped 12 seconds in the 500 freestyle.
13. Caroline dropped 15 seconds in the 500 freestyle.
14. Zachary Macalintal dropped almost 4 seconds in the 100 backstroke.
15. Hannah Gilheany ’24 dropped 3 seconds in the 100 backstroke.
16. Javier Iniguez dropped 6 seconds in the 100 breaststroke; Austin Chen nearly dropped 4 seconds in the 100 breaststroke
17. Sunny Trivits dropped 4.25 seconds in the 100 breaststroke; Leah Horgan ’25 dropped over 10 seconds in the 100 breaststroke; Avery Vaughan ’24 dropped over 7 seconds in the 100 breaststroke. 

The following swimmers scored first place in the conference: 

Elizabeth Rainey | 100 Freestyle
Michael Novacescu | 100 Butterfly

The following swimmers scored second place in the conference:

Emma Hopkinks | 100 Backstroke
Caroline Forde | 200 IM
Elizabeth Rainey | 200 Freestyle

The following swimmers scored third place in the conference:: 

Madison Macalintal | 100 Butterfly & 100 Backstroke
Austin Chuang | 100 Backstroke
Caroline Forde | 500 Freestyle
Emma Hopkins | 50 Freestyle
Michael Novacescu | 50 Freestyle

Overall, the girls placed 2nd in the conference and the boys placed 3rd in the conference.

Both teams wrapped up the week against strong teams from Ursuline Academy and Salesianum School, as they began to prepare to compete in their final meet of the season. 

Girls Basketball | After a competitive game against Wilmington Chrisian on February 5, that had the team executing the game plan to almost pull off a big win, the team had a tough start to the week. They lost to Tatnall on Monday and lost one of their starters for the season. The team bounced back and found themselves back in the win column with a win over John Dickinson 43-14. Their final game of the week had them taking on a Red Lion team that had only lost 2 games all season. The Saints battled through the entire game. Down early, they fought back to tie it 20-20 before halftime. Red Lion was able to walk away with the win but the Saints did not make it easy. Yiru Wang ’25 and Cora Birknes ’23 both had season highs in points scored during the week. 

Boys Basketball | The boys basketball team found their rhythm this past week. They opened on the road against Tatnall School and won 59-46. They then made quick work of Wilmington Christian and John Dickson, winning both games 64-45 and 67-35. The Saints put together their first multiple game winning streak of the season, as they look ahead to the state tournament. Brandon Graves ’22 continues to be a force on the boards, close to averaging 10 rebounds a game. Frank Koblish ’22 has found his shot behind the arc and hit 6 3-point shots in the game against Wilmington Christian. Rhaki Lum ’25 has become a complement to Koblish and scored 23 against John Dickinson. 

Squash | The Saints squash team had a light week of competition and traveled to the Wilmington Country Club on Friday to take on Tower Hill for the second time this season. The Saints had strong performances from Will Atkinson ’22, El Richards ’22, Jack Cross ’23, and Gray Dugdale ’25 but the Tower Hill group as a whole was very strong. The Hillers used their home court advantage knowing the courts were warm. The Saints struggled to slow the ball down to control rallies, rather than using a power game that left them struggling to keep up with the pace of the game and allowed many of the Tower Hill players to feed off of their pace. 

#1 William Atkinson ’22 | 3-0
#2 Bridgett Schutt | 0-3 
#3 Isaac Cheung ’25 | 0-3
#4 Tony Jiang ’23 | 0-3
#5 Allaire Berl ’22 | 0-3 
#6 Archie Baldocchi ’22 | 0-3
#7 Grey Dugdale ’25 | 2-3
#8 El Richards ’22 | 4-0
#9 Jack Cross ’23 | 3-0

Indoor Track | The indoor track team had an early meet at Tower Hill School on Saturday, February 12. As Coach Tower put it “there was great running, throwing, and jumping at Tower Hill today.” Lily Murphy ’23 broke her own school record in the 800m. A lot of athletes set personal bests in the meet. Crawford Seeley ’22, Jared Horgan ’22, Harry Murphy ’23, Will Dulaney ’23, and Erik Liu ’25 set personal bests in the 800m. Seeley also ran a new personal best in the 400m. In the shotput, Grey Durham ’25 and Brandon Blake ’25 had their best performances of the season. Tony Wang ’22 set a new personal record in the high jump when he cleared the bar at 4’06.00”.


2/10/2022

Athlete Focus | Seoyoon Kwon



Seoyoon Kwon ’23 Pins the Competition While Lifting her Teammates

Seoyoon Kwon ’23 was looking for a winter sport back in the fall. She was not sure what she wanted to participate in but she knew she did not want to play basketball, squash, or swimming. While watching a boys soccer game this fall, her friends Nick Osbourne ’23 and Caroline Meers ’24 started talking about options for Seoyoon in the winter. This is when Nick, captain of the wrestling team, had an idea, “what if you joined the wrestling team?” With no previous experience or ever stepping on a wrestling mat, Seoyoon decided to give it a try. 

She lost her first match at Appoquinimink High School, as one would expect in their first ever wrestling match. “In my first meet I was really nervous all day, probably the most nervous I have ever been, and I got my butt kicked. I got pinned in the third period and it was not a good feeling.” In the second meet of the season Seoyoon’s nerves had calmed but she still lost the match. 

While she had improved, Seoyoon wanted to win. “I practiced a lot over winter break. I reached out to a lot of high school coaches back home in Maryland. I just kept drilling so my body would learn the moves.” The hard work paid off because after the team returned from the holiday break something had clicked for Seoyoon. In their home match against St. Elizabeth, Seoyoon competed against a female opponent and recorded her first pin. Her next opponent was a male and Seoyoon recorded her second pin! Her performance helped lead the team to a 24-21 win over St. Elizabeth. “Her wins motivated the entire team,” Coach Davis recalled. 

Her next match was against an opponent from Sussex Academy, a strong program in the area, and pinned him in 1:51. Sadly this would be her last pin of the season because she dislocated her shoulder. While she probably needed to visit the health center, Seoyoon was determined to see the rest of the match out to support her teammates. 

Even with her personal success, Seoyoon is a team person first and this was evident when she sat down for an interview; she made sure her teammates were there. While she tried to talk about their success, all of them brought it back to her. Nick, who had convinced her to come out for wrestling this year, had nothing but praise for his teammate. “Seoyoon is a great teammate and is an amazing competitor. What separates her is she’s an inspiration to a lot of people. She is showing that females not only can compete in a male dominated sport but also win! Seoyoon has inspired me to be better everyday I come to practice.” Bringing it back to her teammates, Seoyoon added “Nick has not lost a match this season.” Miguel Borja ’23 added about Seoyoon, “As a newcomer to wrestling and her immediate success, it shows the type of person she is. She is physically and mentally tough. When her shoulder popped out, she insisted to finish the match and did not want any attention.” Frank Nasta ’24, who is dealing with his own injury, talked about how much fun it is to watch Seoyoon compete. “I love watching the way she wants to win and the determination she has entering every match. She brings style and charisma every single second she’s on the mat. It is a lot of fun to watch her compete.” Before Seoyoon could sing praise to her friends, Frank added, “She then brings that same attitude when her teammates compete, she lifts us all up. There would have been a gigantic hole on the team if she was not there this year”

With her shoulder injury, Seoyoon is done competing for the season. She still plans to make an impact. “I am not going to miss a meet,” she stated emphatically. Of course still being team first, she looked at her teammates and said “I am going to scream my head off for all of you!” Seoyoon is officially hooked on wrestling. When asked what her plans for next year’s season were, she interrupted and made it clear “Next year? As soon as I am healthy in a few weeks, I will be back on the mat.” 

1/31/2022

The Saints Make the Most of a Short Week



It was a shorter week already with events with the Saints returning from the long weekend break and was shortened on Saturday when all events were postponed because of the weather. While the weather outside was cold, the action inside was on fire! 

Swimming | The swim teams kicked the week off when they welcomed Tatnall to St. Andrew’s. Both teams showed no sign of rust from the long weekend as they had dominating wins. Individual highlights include 1st places by Danny Huang ’22 in the 200 freestyle; Keiran Bansal ’24 in the 200 individual medley; Madison Macalintal ’22 in the 200 individual medley; Michael Novacescu ’23 in the 50 freestyle; Emma Hopkins ’23 in the 50 freestyle; and Elizabeth Rainey ’22 in the 500 freestyle. Both teams cruised to wins as the boys won 104-61 and the girls won 85-44. 

Wrestling | The wrestling team (A.K.A. Griffin Nation) stepped back on the mat, for the first time since December 4th. The team welcomes St. Elizabeth to their home floor, the first match at home in over two years. The Griffin Nation shined as they beat St. Elizabeth's with a 24-21 win. The standout was Seoyoon Kwon ’23. According to Coach Davis “she wrestled with fire in her heart and her wins motivated the entire team.” Seoyoon wrestled twice in the meet and was able to pin both her opponents.

Boys Basketball | The boys basketball team had two games on the road the past week. The first was against Tower Hill School as they tried to avenge an earlier loss this season. The Saints came out ready to play and took an early lead against the Hillers and were up 17-12 after the 1st quarter. They continued this fast start in the 2nd quarter and went into the half up 9 points 30-21. The Hillers responded in the second half with pressure and forcing turnovers to tie the score 41-41 after the 3rd quarter. Both teams were eager to try and pull out the win but the Hillers defense was too much for the Saints. The Hillers also hit tough defended shots and were able to down the Saints and take the win 55-45. The Saints were led by Brandon Graves ’22 in the scoring sheet with 12 points, followed by Elijah Proctor-Moore ’25 with 10 points. 

In the second game of the week, they traveled to Wilmington Friends to try and sweep the series for the season. The first game at St. Andrew’s had been a close game before the Saints were able to pull out the win. This time on the road, the Saints were in control the entire game. It was a four point game in the first quarter but the Saints went to work in the second quarter and extended their lead 31-15 at the half. Like the first game, the Quakers offense adjusted and picked up their scoring but this time the Saints matched their scoring and kept the lead at a comfortable distance for the remainder of the game. The Saints ended up winning 60-37. Brandon Graves ’22 led the way for the Saints in multiple categories almost recording a triple-double. He ended with 15 points, 16 rebounds, 8 assists, 3 steals, and 2 blocks.

Girls Basketball | The girls basketball team traveled to Tatnall School for their first road game since returning from the break. The Saints played another good team for the second straight game and were stymied by the Hornets defense and pressure. The Saints were down 39-7 at the half but stayed resilient in the second half. Yiru Wang ’25 and Cora Birknes ’23 found some rhythm shooting and both hit three point shots. Both players finished with 7 points. Josie Pitt ’23 was in foul trouble early but was able to play smart and keep herself in the game. The Saints ended up losing 62-22. 

Boys Squash | Today Saints's boys varsity squash were able to celebrate a hard fought victory on home turf, for the first time this season. Missing only one varsity player, Griffin Patterson ’24, the number 8 player, St Andrew’s welcomed McDonogh from Baltimore. This was a tight match up for the Saints. 

The Saints were strengthened in the number 5 spot by the return of Grey Dugdale ’25. Things started well for Saints in a rather unsatisfying vein as McDonogh arrived with a depleted team, only bringing 7 out of 10 players. The team was pleased to accept the walk-over victories in positions 8 through 10, although it would far have been preferred for sophomore captain Charlie Lunsford ’24, James Owens ’24, and Will Hagberg ’25 to have had to have fought for their victories. 

In actual play, the first players on court were Senior Captain Archie Baldocchi ’22, Freshman Isaac Cheung ’25, and Juniors Jack Cross ’23 and Jacob Bolno ’23.

As the coaches prowled from court to court, the hope was that the players would attempt to implement the personal game plans that each of them are developing. These game plans are the amalgam of our post game discussions from the last match and the work from practice. With Coach Pat on hand to assist with strategy, Charlie Lunsford was able to put together a good game plan with Jacob and, where Jacob had been consistently a point or two behind in his previous outing, today he was firmly ahead, with accurate serving onto the sidewall and thoughtful lifted balls into the back corner proving too much for his opponent. Jacob won his match 3 games to zero. A fine performance and excellent game plan execution.

Next door on court 3, Jack Cross was working on increasing the quality of his deep shots. Last time out Jack had become involved in too many scrappy front court rallies and found himself on the wrong end of them. Today after some discussions about how improving his deep shots opens up more and better opportunities to play short, Jack went to town! In some style, he quickly overcame his opponent 3-0 and prepared to help his coaching partner Grey Dugdale. 

With the benefit of the walk-over games at 8 and 9 and victories at 7 and 6, the Saints were up 4-0.

Archie Baldocchi was having some difficulties. In a very close first game, he narrowly lost 15-13. Coaching partner Tony Jiang ’23 and he tried to come up with a game plan to rectify matters, but Archie was really struggling to execute his plan or indeed remain focused. He ended up losing 0-3. 

Grey Dugdale, had made a steady start on court 3, taking the first game 11-7 with good deep shots and by simply outlasting his opponent. Things looked like they might go the same way in the second game, but then the McDonogh player steadied his own ship and Grey made a few errors and found himself down, eventually losing that game 12-10. The McDonogh player took advantage in the third game. Grey then focused on executing the plan, winning the fourth game 11-4. He did and completely dominated, winning 11-3.

The Saints had won the match!

There were matches still to be played and on court 1, Isaac Cheung ’25 was embroiled in a barn burner. Isaac played very well to steal the first game by a narrow 11-9 margin, but then started to get involved in a hitting match with someone who hit harder and longer than he was able to. With Senior Captain Will Atkinson ’22 as his coaching partner, and having lost the second game quite comfortably, Isaac set about trying to adapt to his circumstances. Isaac had done a little better in the third game on court 1 but had since lost it 11-7 and was down 1-2. Isaac however, was not done! The ploy of mixing up long and short shots was working and removed the overpowering play of his opponent. He won the fourth to take it into a fifth and deciding game. With Will Atkinson’s help, Isaac had completely turned his match around and came through to take the final game 11-9. Coach Millman said “it was a real credit to his resolve and willingness to execute a revised game plan.”

There were two matches left. Tony Jiang at 3, and he won a hard fought first game 14-12. Sadly though, he lost a very close second game 12-10 and was unable to execute the key element of his game plan which required him to volley the return of serve. He then lost the fourth game comfortably 11-4.

Will Atkinson was the final match to be played. In Will’s first game he was very relaxed and rode the waves of pressure in the game very well, taking it 11-6. In the second game however, his opponent improved the quality and accuracy of his play and this, combined with a dropping off in quality and a loss of focus from the Saints number one, resulted in a very quick 11-3 loss for the St Andrew’s captain. In the third game, a refocused Atkinson, competed well in a number of points but unfortunately once again found himself losing focus at key moments and departing from the agreed game plan. Will returned to the court refocused on his game plan and played 2 or 3 rallies of genuine quality. One of these saw him in control of the rally for 15-20 shots - a long rally for players at this level. The McDonogh player was too strong and won the final game to beat Atkinson 3-1. 

St. Andrew’s had its victory. But the more important success was the improvement of our players.


1/19/2022

Winter Sports Resume!



The Saints winter seasons resumed competitions last week on Friday evening when the junior varsity boys basketball team hosted MOT Charter School. While fans are not permitted at this time, it was great to see the teams back in action. 

Boys Basketball | After over a month hiatus from playing basketball games, the boys basketball team returned to the court for a Friday night matchup against MOT Charter School. After close to two weeks of just practices after the holiday break, the team was itching to see how they would perform. The Saints settled in quickly when Jason Kourpas ’23 found Elijah Proctor-Moore ’25 on the baseline and turned the pass into a two handed dunk. From there the Saints opened the game 22-4 by the end of the first quarter. Brandon Graves ’22 was able to drive the lane and convert consistently almost all game and finished with 14 points. When the MOT Charter defense collapsed on him, he was able to find the Saints outside shooters of Frank Koblish ’22, Jake Kelly ’22, Noah Tuveson ’23, and Rhaki Lum ’25 who hit a combined 13 three pointers. The Saints were able to maintain their lead all game and won 71-39. 

Girls Basketball | The girls basketball team returned to action after a long break. In their first game in over a month, they welcomed Middletown HS for a Saturday afternoon game. The Saints kept it close at the beginning of the game and had to readjust their lineup when starter and leading scorer Darden Shuman ’23 went down with an injury. It was 9-3 after the first quarter and the team worked it down to a two possession game in the second quarter. To start the second half, Middletown was able to create turnovers with their full press and was able to extend their lead. The Saints struggled to find their shooting form but Pearl Mallick ’22, Yiru Wang ’25, and Anna Kabler ’22 were able to find their shot from outside with a handful of made jumpshots. Middletown was able to hold off any comeback by the Saints and won 37-24. 

Girls Squash | The Saints girls squash team traveled the 150 miles up to Blairstown, New Jersey to compete in the first team tournament they have played in for more than a year. 

In the first match against Westminster, the Saints top 5 players found that they were simply too strong for the opposition and won comfortably. The closest match came from captain El Richards ’22 who had to really focus on her game plan. She claimed victory in an excellent fifth set victory in overtime, 12-10.

The second match was against Lancaster Country Day. Captains Emily Murphy ’22, El Richards, and Bridget Schutt ’23 set the tone before the match to focus the team. Again, the top of the order was dominant and shut out the opposition. The Saints were missing 3 of their 8 varsity players, which meant that Adelaide Dixon ’22, Mae Thomas ’22, Georgia Davis ’23, Olivia Sheppard ’23, Emmy Parlin ’24, and Maeve Mufson ’24 had to rise above their usual positions. The Saints bottom of the order stepped up and swept every match.

The final match was against Blair Academy. Richards had to battle, and with Schutt coaching, she won her match. Murphy also had a fight on her hands and each game was back and forth, until she gained the edge and won the match. Thomas at 6 was stepping up 3 positions above her usual spot. Having lost the first game, she came back valiantly to win the second. She and Dixon worked together, using the team coaching system and were always optimistic, but in the end it wasn't enough to win the match. Mufson at 10, used her athleticism and recently acquired volleying skills to propel her to a match win. After four matches the score was tied, 2-2. Allaire Berl ’22 dominated her match, comfortably winning 3-0 and gave St. Andrew’s 3 wins. Blair was able to win their next two matches to take a 4-3 lead. Parlin at number 9, inspired by her coaching partner Mufson, was a volleying machine and stormed through to victory. Tied 4-4 with the final match coming down to number 1 Schutt. She played an exceptional and totally dominant game. Working with Richards between games, Schutt executed a superb game plan and led the Saints to a victory and a sweep of all 3 matches. 


1/14/2022

Squash Takes Competition Into Their Own Hands



While students have been on campus, they have been able to practice with their teams but not able to play against other schools. Practices and training is important, the fun in sports is the chance to compete. The squash team has not had a match in over a month, so Coach Millman and members of the boys and girls squash team took matters into their own hands. “Athletes need the opportunity to test themselves in order to satisfy themselves that they are indeed making actual progress. This is true and to this end, returning after break to discover that interscholastic competition was canceled, we immediately implemented our own competition,” Coach Millman said. It was time to be creative and the Saints did just that. 

The teams introduced the Saint Andrew’s Team League this past Tuesday. It is an intramural competition, where every player is part of one of eight teams. Each team developed their own team name and designed and made a poster for their team. Over the course of seven weeks all teams will play each of the other seven to determine the league champions. Every match is properly scored and refereed. Each team appoints a player to coach their players for each of the individual matches played. Some of the accompanying photos show some great moments from the first week of the league.

After the first week of competition the standings are as follows. 

1st Place - The Fast and The Furious (17 points)
2nd Place - The Bridget Bunch (14 points)
2nd Place - The Muscle Men (14 points)
4th Place - Tony's Titans (13 point)
4th Place - Average Joe's Gymnasium (13 points)
6th Place - Atkinson Army (10 Points)
6th Place - Squash Godz (10 Points)
8th Place - The Freshman Force (7 Points)

1/11/2022

Athlete Signing Day



This is the time of the year that senior athletes in high school across the country decide if and where they will play a sport at the next level in college. Before the holiday break, nine St. Andrew’s seniors signed their National Letter of Intent or Commitment Form at the school's Signing Day Ceremony. Parents were able to come and celebrate this momentous occasion in their child’s athletic career. The following nine are as follows. 

William Atkinson | Amherst | Squash
Allaire Berl | Kenyon | Tennis
Flynn Bowman | Sewanee | Lacrosse
Sage Cookerly | Sewanee | Lacrosse
Gavin Green | Brown | Rowing
Phin Hunt | Middlebury | Football
Elizabeth Rainey | Colgate | Swimming
Cleo Ray | Bucknell | Rowing
Sunny Trivits | Boston College | Rowing

The recruitment process is always busy and stressful for any athlete, but add in the pandemic and there are even more unknowns. The graduate class for 2022 has lost multiple seasons during some of the most important time to put film together for college coaches to view. All spring athletes missed their sophomore season when the pandemic first started. Last year during their junior years (and a critical time to appeal to college coaches) they lost their fall and winter season. Athletes were having to put together limited films from their first two years and get creative with recruitment. Even with the adversity and changes of the past two years, the commitment list of St. Andrew’s athletes have been impressive and hopefully will continue to grow through the winter and into the spring. 

The nine athletes that celebrated in December reflected on their favorite moments in their high school athletic career and what they plan to take from their St. Andrew’s athletic experience to the next level. 

What is your favorite moment from your high school athletic career? 

Elizabeth: My favorite moment swimming at St. Andrew's would definitely be breaking the 50 free record at DISCS sophomore year! That had been my main goal for the season, so it felt really good to achieve it.

Flynn: I have a few top moments and a favorite. One was my first start in lacrosse against Wilmington Friends my freshman year. Another was finding out I had been named Team MVP and First Team All-Conference, but my favorite moment was actually a loss. It was a home game against Tower Hill my junior year. It was the best game of my career and an emotional rollercoaster. I knew going into the game that I needed to play well for us to have a chance, I finished the game with 12 saves on 70.5% save percentage. Even though I played the best game of my life that day, I remember being almost in tears after the game. Feeling responsible for the loss, I thought back to each of the 5 goals I had let in, asking myself what I should have done differently to make that save. I think the reason that this is my favorite memory is because it was my best game but still not enough to win. I learned that day to be ok with failure but not content, to use it as motivation to be the best. 

Phin: It was winning the Cannon Game my freshman year because St. Andrew’s had not won it in several years and it was great to break that cycle. 

Allaire: My freshman year we finished second in the state tournament and I played one of the top 5 players for 18 and under in the country. I played my best match ever!

Sage: Being a member of the varsity lacrosse team my freshman year was certainly daunting, considering the age, the physical, and mental maturity gap between myself and most of my teammates. However, the seniors that year made me and all the other freshmen feel welcome and taught us what it means to be a part of the lacrosse team at St. Andrew’s. 

Cleo: I am so proud to have been a part of St. Andrew’s athletics. It is all about mindset. I have enjoyed that our team is competitive, but also fun, we definitely know how to have a good laugh.

Gavin: This is a difficult question for me. I have rowed for two different schools, and have gathered a lot of experiences between the two. I would have to say my favorite memory is from spring training in Florida with St. Augustine Prep. The training we had been doing all year was finally paying off, and the boat was fast and set. We had a collective sigh like we really could do well that season. Then covid hit, and we couldn’t see if our suspicions were true. But despite that, it was still one of the most exciting rowing moments I’ve ever had.

Sunny: It was the Stotesbury Cup my freshman year. In the semifinals, another boat pushed us out of our lane, preventing us from making the finals. We made a protest on the water but figured the judges did not see what happened. We were stunned that night at the hotel when the judges showed up to tell us they had reviewed the video and were creating a Lane 0 for us to compete in the Grand Finals! Coxing in Lane 0 meant I squished between Lane 1 and a 10 foot stone wall that went straight into the dock at the Finish Line. We came in 4th place, but the highlight for me was when I somehow managed to thread a needle in the last 20 strokes when Lane 0 went straight into the awards dock which I missed by a few feet.

After losing the multiple athletic seasons at SAS during your recruitment period, what did you do to market yourself? Did you have to get creative and try something new that athletes in the past did not have to do?

Cleo: It was hard trying to get recruited during Covid, having missed out on multiple athletic seasons, however, I had the opportunity over the summer to row for the Ready Set Row Development Camp. This camp helped me to recognize the mental obstacles in rowing and how to overcome them. Coach Lou Berl has been priceless, and she was instrumental in my recruitment process. I am very thankful for the time she took to reach out to college coaches. 

Sage: I am eternally grateful to Ms. Pierce, Al Wood, and everyone else who was involved in allowing the lacrosse team to compete last spring. Without a junior season it would have been almost impossible for me to have this opportunity. I didn’t have an ounce of knowledge about the recruiting process before the end of last spring. Luckily, it was mostly normal, emailing coaches and visiting schools until I found the right one. I am grateful to my parents for supporting me throughout the recruiting process this summer and for my lacrosse career.

Phin: Because I didn’t have a junior football season it was hard to get in contact with college coaches. Over winter break I went to a showcase where they created a video of me going through drills and exercises. That video was then sent to coaches across the country. Over the past summer I talked with coaches from schools that I was interested in and went to camps that they were attending. I met coaches in person and got to play in front of them. 

Elizabeth: During the fall of junior year, I joined a competitive swim club in St. Louis during the online portions of the school year. It was hard competing and training at first with girls who were in clubs consistently for much longer than I had been, but I eventually caught up. The recruiters gave a lot of grace and they understood the constraints and difficulties swimmers had with training. I think if I had not competed outside St. Andrew’s this past school year, I doubt coaches would have continued to see me as a committed swimmer. 

Flynn: Losing my sophomore year was a massive blow to my recruitment effort. I knew that I would need to play Summer Ball if I wanted any chance to play in college. Amped Lacrosse out of Richmond, VA invited me to join their team and I jumped on the opportunity. The playing style is completely different and the competition is much higher. It was certainly an adjustment period,  but each tournament was a new opportunity to demonstrate my skills. With the sidelines packed with D1 and D3 coaches I knew I needed to play my best, and after the first tournament I was lucky enough to have been contacted by Sewanee and the rest is history. 

Allaire: I was lucky because being remote gave me the opportunity to move to a tennis academy for three months and train intensely. My success at tournaments with the academy led to a lot of offers. What drew me to Kenyon is that they are #1 tennis team in the midwest for it’s division so I got pretty excited about it when they offered.

Sunny: Being a coxswain, I was able to continue the same recruiting process. I reached out to college coaches and they looked at my film from the year before. However, the Berl’s gave me a good tip in asking the coaches if they wanted me to mock a race. This meant the coach would give me race obstacles and I would record the mock race of me coxing a boat. 

Gavin: To be completely honest, I did not plan on being recruited. I went through my junior year thinking that I would hopefully just walk onto a team in college. And until the middle of the summer before my senior year, that was the plan. When I went to a USRowing camp that summer, there were a lot of coaches from the best schools in the country. Even then, I just planned on working hard through the camp. But then the coaches started to reach out, I was interested and thought I could be recruited. The funny thing is, Brown was not at the camp, but one of the coaches from the camp gave my name to Coach Cooke, and we started talking from there. I would just say that being open to anything and working hard is what got me to where I am.

What are you taking from your St. Andrew's athletic experience to the next step in your athletic career?

Sage: For me it was about the lessons of being on a team and how at St. Andrew’s that is a part of something greater than yourself. At the end of the day, nobody cares about individual statistics and achievements but about what that team accomplished. It doesn’t matter whether you played every second or not at all, everybody brings something to the table to help the team.  

Allaire: Being here, I have grown to enjoy sports and want to continue playing sports, especially tennis, even after I graduate college. Who knows, maybe even coach or play in professional tournaments!

Gavin: These past years have afforded me many opportunities to grow in leadership and time management. Being team captain has taught me to be able to communicate with people and always to be present for everyone around me at all times. Sometimes it can be difficult to always be there for the whole team, but it has made me a better person and rower because of it. The way that St. Andrew’s structures its days make it paramount to be good at time management, and I know that will be a skill that will come in handy in college.

Sunny: I will be taking my love for being on a team with me to the next step in my athletic career. Through volleyball, swimming, and crew I have truly learned what the phrase “There is no I in team” means. Through sports I have learned how to fail and to learn from those mistakes; especially around people who support me! I cannot wait for my next journey. Go Eagles!

Elizabeth: My main takeaway is that you can work hard and do well in your sport while still maintaining other interests! Swimming will be a significant part of my college experience, but being involved in other aspects of campus life is important and possible. 

Flynn: Over my time playing lacrosse here at St Andrews, I have learned a lot from the wins and from the losses. Both have instilled a work ethic that I plan to take with me to the next level. 

Phin: Because St. Andrew’s is a small school where a lot of athletes are asked to help their team in multiple ways. Being an athlete here has taught me that you can always find a way to help out. At the next level, I am going to try and keep this mentality and do whatever I can for the team.

Cleo: My experience here has taught me how to be resilient when faced with hardships, that a positive attitude and a smile can make any erg piece a little bit easier. I have always loved being a part of a team and am so sad to be leaving St. Andrew’s, but am so excited to bring the energy to Bucknell.


12/14/2021

The Saints Winter Teams Kickoff Their Seasons




Boys Basketball
| The boys basketball team played two of the top teams in the state this past week. First was at home against Tower Hill School and the second was on the road for Salesianum School’s “Silent Night” game (which was far from quiet). In the first half against Tower Hill, both teams went back and forth. The Saints were down 26-20 at the half. The Hillers came out and worked the ball methodically on offense until they found an open shot. Once they found the shot, they were able to convert. They also were able to disrupt the Saints offense with relentless half court defense. Tower Hill pulled away in the second half to win 57-33. Bright spots from the Saints were Brandon Graves ’22 with 12 points and freshman Elijah Proctor-Moore ’25 with 6 points and multiple blocks. 

The atmosphere for the road Salesianum game was electric and fueled the Sals to an early 12-0 lead before Brandon Graves ’22 stopped the opening run. The Saints tried their best, but anytime they converted a made basket, the Sals would answer and force turnovers to help grow their lead. The Saints were never able to get back into the game and the veteran depth of Salesianum propelled the team to a 72-26 win. Graves was the leading scorer for the Saints with 11 points. 

Girls Basketball | The girls basketball team headed to Wilmington to take on Tower Hill School in their second game of the season. The team played a strong first quarter and took the lead early when Darden Shuman ’23 hit a three from the top of the key. The Saints were in the game only down three after the first quarter. Tower Hill adjusted and ran a consistent offense to open up their scoring in the second quarter. It was more of the same in the second half and the Hillers pulled away to win 50-18. Darden led the Saints in scoring with 8 points with Anna Schneider ’23 just behind her with 6 points. 

Swimming | The word of the day for the swim teams was “Presence” against Archmere Academy. St. Andrew’s senior, Elizabeth Rainey ’22, shared this word to encourage the swimmers to be “in the now” and to focus on the task at hand: to mask up, cheer loud, and swim fast. Both Saints teams responded and had a competitive meet. 

Big splash moments (students swimming challenging events for the first time)
Daisy Wang ’25 | 200 Free
Madeleine Lasell ’25 | 200 Free
Lucas Ochis ’24 | 500 Free
Sunny Trivits ’22 | 500 Free
Leah Horgan ’25 | 100 Breast
 
Big Team Moments (every point counts!)
Emma Hopkins ’23 | 1st & 4th in 200 Free 
Danny Huang ’22, Michael Novacescu ’23, and Meade Evans ’23 | 1-3 in 50 Free 
Rainey, Christina Ding ’25, and Sophie Xu ’23 | 1-3-5 in  50 Free
Keizen Ameriks ’24, Javier Iniguez ’22, and Austin Chen ’23 | 1-3 in 100 Breast 
 
Boys Swimming 117 | Archmere 48
Girls Swimming 88 | Archmere 79 


12/9/2021

Fall 2021 Athletics Recap




While success is measured differently in every sport and season, the return of the fall athletic season for the first time since the fall of 2019, at St. Andrew’s felt like a triumph no matter the final records. Each fall team had a moment to be proud of. A championship was won; the bottom seed of the tournament almost shocked the state; big games became victories under the lights; and records were broken. After a long absence, fans packed the sidelines and were welcomed back into the stands in the Field House. Although athletes still had to don masks in the weight room, and the volleyball team stayed one side of the court for the entire game, competitive fall sports were truly back, and the focus was on what happened between the lines, where it should be.

Recaps In Alphabetical Order

Cross-Country | The girls and boys cross-country teams had one of the longest waits to return to competition. Their first race was not until October, while all other fall teams had began competing in early September—but the teams made the most of their condensed season. Saints boys cross-country had a lot of improvement overall and a number of runners setting personal records. Alec Finch ’22 and Harry Murphy ’23 provided team leadership, and consistently finished as the top runners for St. Andrew’s in their races, but underformers also made a name for themselves and showed that the future is bright for this team. In the New Castle County Championship race on November 6, Chris Onsomu ’25 and Shawn Li ’24 ran personal bests. Chris ran a 20-second PR, broke 20 minutes, and became a scoring varsity runner for the first time. Another highlight from counties was Kyle Share ’23, who finished 50 seconds ahead of his best time and broke 19 minutes. 

Saints girls cross-country was a force to be reckoned with this season. The trio of Lily Murphy ’23, Lia Miller ’23, and Leah Horgan ’25 were the top three runners for the Saints in almost every race. The season highlight came at the Delaware School Independent Conference (DISC) Championship race, hosted by Tatnall School. Tatnall consistently has success on their home course and took the top two spots in the race, while the Saints claimed the 3, 4, and 5 spots with Lily finishing third at 20:25.41, Lia fourth at 20:32.85, and Leah fifth at 20:53.68. And while these top three finishes for St. Andrew’s were impressive, the next two runners would determine the Saints’ final team standing. Thanks to great runs by Emma Hopkins ’23, who finished 11th (23:32.10), and Caroline Meers ’24 finishing right behind her at 12th (23:35.55), these finishes propelled the Saints ahead of Tatnall and into the top spot to claim the 2021 DISC Championship! 

Field Hockey | This season, Saints field hockey was thrilled to be back on the field after two years away from competition, and the game experience gained by the players this fall will be crucial to the development of the program over the next couple of seasons. The big win for the program came against Middletown High School under the lights on October 18. The game did not start the way the Saints were hoping; the team let in a goal early to give Middletown a 1-0 lead, but momentum turned in the second quarter. The ball was passed to Alani Davila ’22 on an offensive corner to the top of the circle. Alani took a big hit and Helen Heuer ’23 was able to tip it in to tie the game. Shortly after, the Saints had another corner. The Saints played it to Alani again, and this time Kaki Ackermann ’23 tipped in the ball to score the second goal for the Saints and put them up 2-1. In front of a supportive road crowd—thanks to the 100+ students that came to the game on SAS buses—the Saints defense held strong through the second half to win 2-1. Another bright spot for the Saints was Addy Zorrilla ’24 coming in to start at goalkeeper halfway through the season when Piper Jenkins ’22 went out with an injury. Addy kept the Saints in competition, and totalled multiple ten-save games late in the season. The Saints did not finish with the overall record the team had hoped for at the beginning of the season, they came together strong as a group. Throughout the season, Coach Davila emphasized how important it was for the athletes to be back on the field together, for the seniors to help teach underformers how to play the game, and for the underformers to carry on the torch when they graduate. 

Football | This was a season of record-breakers and a return to the playoffs after many years without a postseason. The Saints had a great start to the season that helped set them up for their playoff push later in the season. The defense only allowed 13 points in the first four games of the season. The team had a tough loss to Tower Hill School but responded with record-breaking performances against Glasgow High School by Michael Lilley ’22 and Brandon Graves ’22. The quarterback and wide receiver (respectively) put on one of the best shows in recent memory by two athletes wearing SAS red and black. Michael threw for five touchdown passes on the day. These five TD passes and 355 total yards passing, and Brandon’s 286 yards receiving and his four receiving touchdowns, are both single-game St. Andrew's records. Brandon’s 286 yards also set the all-time single game record for the state of Delaware. The team’s signature win came against the Maryland School for the Deaf on October 30. The team needed one more regular season win to clinch a playoff spot for the first time in well over a decade. The Saints had an early 21-6 lead, but MSD stormed back before halftime to make it a 21-20 game. In the second half, Tony Wang ’22 connected on a 30-yard field goal and Nick Osbourne ’23 punched the ball into the endzone on a one-yard run to extend the lead to 31-20. MSD was not finished; they scored and converted the 2-point conversion to make it 31-28. The Saints executed a well-run four-minute drill and were able to run out the clock to secure their playoff berth. The team ended up losing in the first round of the state tournament, but Coach Moffitt is excited to build on this year’s success, and emphasized to his returning players that this success is sustainable in the years to come. 

Boys Soccer | The boys soccer team made a run in this year’s state championship tournament all the way to the final match—the first time the team has reached the final since 1981. The story of how the team ended up in the final is just short of incredible. Saints soccer looked like a lock to make the state tournament with three matches left in the regular season; they had a record of 8-3-1 and needed one more win. The team lost a close match against Appoquinimink 0-1 and then tied Wilmington Friends School 1-1. In the final match of the season, the team dropped a heartbreaker in the waning minutes of double overtime to rival Tower Hill School. The Saints also lost their head coach and a player to red cards in the match, meaning they would be without them if they did in fact make the state tournament—and having dropped two and tied one, Saints soccer was now on uncertain ground as to where they stood. But the team rallied around each other, just hoping for one more match—and they were given that shot by the state selection committee, but faced a difficult hill to climb as the final seed to make the tournament. In the first match against fifth seed Delaware Military Academy, both teams could not find the back of the net and the match went to the dreaded penalty kick shootout that has been the Saints’ Achilles heel in the state tournament for over a decade. (The team has lost in PKs in state tournament games for at least six of the last ten years.) This time, the curse was broken as Tony Wang ’22, Jake Kelly ’22, Isaac Lawrence ’23, and Crawford Seeley ’22 all scored to give the Saints a victory. The quarterfinal match was against fourth-seed Wilmington Friends School, to whom the Saints had lost twice earlier in the season. Tony Wang ’22 was able to find the back of the net in the second half and the team shocked Friends 1-0, setting up a semifinal match and victory against ninth seed Newark Charter School. 

In the state championship game, it looked as if the Saints were destined to win when the score was 0-0 at halftime. Unfortunately the clock struck midnight in the second half and Caravel pulled away for a 4-0 victory. The Saints did not walk away with the first place trophy, but where they had stood merely two weeks early, second in the state was an impressive achievement. While it is easy to give the goal-scorers a lot of the attention, the Saints defense was key the entire tournament with Jake, Ned Read ’22, Talan Esposito ’24, and Crawford working as a cohesive team to help the vocal goalie Emmanuel Appenteng ’23 record three straight shutouts on their way to the DIAA final. 

Volleyball | The volleyball team was back on the court and excited to welcome fans back in the Sipprelle Field House stands. The team kicked off the season with a 2-2 start, but hit a bump when they lost a few close matches in the fifth and final sets. After that, a few injuries had the Saints reworking their lineup in search of consistency—which they found on Parents Weekend in their match against Sanford School. This was a wonderful back-and-forth volleyball match, with each set decided by less than five points. Sanford won the first set but the Saints came back and won the second and third sets, both by a score of 25-21. Sanford went out early in the fourth set but the Saints came back and almost completed the comeback; at one point the teams were squared at 24-24. Sanford won the next two points and sent the match to a final fifth set. Both teams went back and forth and were once again tied at 14-14. This time the Saints were the ones to win back-to-back points to claim the set and the match. This was also the final home match for the seniors, sending them off with a great win.

All-State / Conference / District

Girls Cross Country 
All-State / All-Conference / All-County
Lily Murphy ’23
Lia Miller ’23
Leah Horgan ’25

Field Hockey
1st Team All-Conference Offense
Alani Davila ’22

2nd Team All-Conference Defense
Parker Friedli ’22
Molly Starkey ’23

Football
1st Team All-District Offense
QB - Mike Lilley ’22
WR - Brandon Graves ’22
OT - Nick Oxnam ’22
OG - Ibrahim Kazi ’23
K - Tony Wang ’22

2nd Team All-District Offense 
WR - Griffin Patterson ’24

1st Team All-District Defense
DE - Nick Oxnam ’22
DT - Phin Hunt ’22
LB - Will Dulaney ’23
DB - Nick Osbourne ’23
P - Tony Wang ’22

2nd Team All-District Defense 
DT - Ibrahim Kazi ’23
LB - Ford Chapman ’23

Soccer 
1st Team All-State 
Liam Hurtt ’22

2nd Team All-State
Isaac Lawrence ’23

3rd Team All-State
Tony Wang ’22


11/18/2021

Soccer Continues Their Magical Run



The boys soccer team was looking to continue their Cinderella run through the D2 Soccer DIAA Tournament on Wednesday. Less than two weeks ago, the team felt good about their chances but there was still a lot of uncertainty if they would even be playing in the tournament. They made it, but as the last team in as the 12-seed. The road to the final was going to be difficult but the team took on the mantra of “one match at a time.” 

In their first round match against Delaware Military Academy, the Saints faced their recurring nightmare from the past ten years, the cursed PK shootout. The Saints broke the curse and moved on to play in the quarterfinals where they would face a rested Wilmington Friends School coming off a first round bye. The Saints pulled the upset and stunned WFS, 1-0, for a date in the semifinals with Newark Charter School.   

Newark Charter School was similar to the Saints, they had been the lower seed in both their matches and had shocked the 1-seed (Saint Mark’s) in their quarterfinal match. Both teams were looking to continue their dream run on Wednesday night under the lights. Kickoff was a little after 8:00pm and after what had been a warm November Delaware afternoon, temperatures began to drop quickly. The turf was slick, which meant the ball would skip more and be harder for players to make cuts without slipping. To add to the mystique of the match, a low, small patch of fog hovered over the field, moving back and forth from each half of the field, almost as if it was following the action. 

For the first five minutes, nerves were running high, as both teams struggled to control the ball. Finally the Saints settled in and crossed the ball into the box 10 minutes into the game. Newark Charter failed to clear the ball, and Jared Horgan ’22 took a one-timer that found the bottom right of the back of the net. The Saints were up 1-0 early. From there the Saints held possession for the first half and into the second half. When the Patriots did gain possession, they would create quick runs, but each time they were thwarted by the defense of Jake Kelly ’22, Ned Read ’22, Crawford Seeley ’22, and Talan Esposito ’24. He was only tested a handful of times, but each time Emmanual Appenteng ’23 made an incredible save to keep the Saint in the lead. With 19 minutes left in the match, Isaac Lawrence ’23 weaved his way through three defenders in the Patriots box and was tripped to earn a penalty shot for the Saints. Lawrence was itching to take the shot, but Coach Carroll called for the Saints leading goal scorer Tony Wang ’22 to take the shot. In a move that sums up how this team is playing together, Lawrence gave a thumbs up, gave Wang a high five, and stepped to the side. Wang approached the ball to try and extend the lead. He put it right past the keeper. The 200 plus students in the stands erupted, most of the team sprinted towards them, but Wang found Lawrence and embraced in a big hug. 

The next 18 minutes slowly ticked away, and the Patriots almost converted on a breakaway when the ball was able to get past Appenteng but went just wide of the net. From there the Saints controlled the ball and when the final whistle blew, the entire team sprinted to their fans. The scene was euphoric, players were hugging each other and their friends in the stands. The Saints were moving onto the state finals! 

After the match Coach Carroll addressed the team. “You deserve it, you’ve earned it, and now you have to go take it.” He added, “We’re now at a point where anything can happen.” The Saints will take on the 2-seed Caravel Academy at Dover High School on Saturday (11/20) at 1:00pm for the championship. 

11/15/2021

Boys Soccer Crashes D2 DIAA Tournament Party



Soccer
| The boys soccer team was the last team in the D2 DIAA Tournament as the #12 seed. Wednesday they went on the road to take on #5 Delaware Military Academy. The Saints knew to win this match, they would have to play as a unit. It was a tight match throughout.  Everyone contributed and helped keep DMA out of the net through regulation. Talan Esposito ’24 as a defender saved two sure goals to preserve the 0-0 tie in regulation. Ike Lawrence's ’23 dominated in the air and was able to win many 50/50 balls to give the Saints extra possession time. The Saints thought they had a game winner when Flynn Bowman ’22 scored a goal but was called back. After 2OTs and still no goals on either side. The match went to penalty shots. The Saints have been snakebit by penalty shots in the state tournament for over a decade. The Saints were able to shoot second and hoped to finally break the “curse”. DMA scored their first goal but Tony Wang ’22 answered making it 1-1. DMA scored again but in the bottom frame, Jake Kelly ’22 also scored making it 2-2. Same result in the third frame with DMA scoring and then Ike answering, 3-3. Finally something gave when Emmanuel Appentung ’23 saved DMA’s fourth shot. Crawford Seeley ’22 was able to give the Saints the lead and did so with a goal that put the team up 4-3. Either Appentung had to make one more save or it would come down to Liam Hurtt ’22 having to score one more goal. Appentung, who can be heard every match, directing and encouraging his teammates, wanted the opportunity to lead and put the match away. He did so with a save and the Saints mobbed him in celebration. The team then ran over to stands to celebrate and hug their families after finally breaking the St. Andrew’s “PK Curse” with the final tally being St. Andrew’s 1, Delaware Military Academy 0 (PKs, SAS 4, DMA 3).

In their quarterfinals match on Saturday they were taking on #4 Wilmington Friends School who had a record of 12-1-2 for the season. In their two head-to-head matches this season, the Quakers won 0-3 but the Saints tied the Quakers in the second match. The team was hoping to build off of the tie and learn from it to pull the upset. The match was close from start to finish. Neither team was able to score in the first half. Both teams created opportunities but nothing came of them. The tie at halftime was playing into St. Andrew’s strategy. The Quakers have been a strong offensive team all season, but if the Saints defense could hold and the offense scored one goal, the Saints would be able to win. Early in the second half, this strategy started to pay off when Tony Wang ’22 found the back of the net. The Saints were up 1-0 and looking to hold on for the next 25 minutes. The clock creeped along, but the defense continued to hold. Emmanuel Appenteng ‘23 recorded another shutout in goal and the Saints won 1-0.

Cross Country | The cross country teams had their final race of the season at the DIAA Championship at Brandywine Creek State Park. The girls team was looking to continue their success from the DISC and New Castle Championships. The weather and elements picked up for the worse right before the girls race began. The Saints stepped up to the challenge and ran a great race. The Saints were led by Lily Murphy ’23 (20:39.20) who finished in 6th place. Lia Miller ’23 (21:02.30) was right behind her and finished 7th. Leah Horgan ’25 (21:13.10) gave the Saints their third top 10 finisher when she crossed the finish line in 9th place. The top finishes by Lily, Lia, and Leah helped the Saints finish 4th overall out of 30+ teams. 

The elements from the girls race had passed by the time the boys race started, but the course was wet and muddy. The boys took on the challenge and had success. The team finished 6th overall and had strong finishes with Alec Finch ’22 (19:28.90) finishing 18th, Harry Murphy ’23 (20:11.50) finishing 33rd, Austin Daly ’22 (20:21.90) finishing 40th, and Zach Atalay ’23 (20:31.00) finishing 44th. 

Football | The football team finished out their regular season against Wilmington Friends School on the road. Both teams had already secured their spot in the state tournament. The Quakers rushing attack came out strong against the Saints who were missing a few starters on the defense side of the ball. The Saints tried to hold them but the Quakers found the endzone early and often and were in control for most of the game. The Saints found the endzone late in the 4th quarter but it was not enough as Wilmington Friends won 8-48 to claim the DISC Championship title. 

The season is not over for the Saints as they return to the state tournament for the first time in over a decade! The team is the #4 seed in the Class 1A DIAA State Championship and will be playing #5 Indian River on November 27th at 1pm, location TBD. 


11/12/2021

Lily Murphy Shines on the Race Course



This week a group of seniors (Flynn Bowman ’22, Adelaide Dixon ’22, Phin Hunt ’22, Elizabeth Rainey ’22) brought back Athlete of the Week after a two year hiatus. The recipient for this week, who was recognized at the all school assembly, was girls cross country runner Lily Murphy ’23. Lily had a personal record at the New Castle County Championships (November 6) with a time of 19:41. It was a drop of 40 seconds from the previous week's DISC race, and close to a 2-minute drop from her 2019 Counties time on the same course. She finished 7th overall, received all-conference honors, and helped lead the team to a 5th place finish. 

One of Lily’s peers, Clara Scanlon ’23, sat down to interview her about St. Andrew’s, cross country, and her blood type. 

Clara: Hi Lily, thanks for letting me interview you. Where are you from?

Lily: I am from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 

Clara: What is your favorite place on campus to hang out?

Lily: The cross country trails. Whether I'm walking or running, it allows me to decompress and it's very peaceful. They're well kept and I just think it's a beautiful way to connect with nature.

Clara: Explain how you came to St. Andrew's? 

Lily: Well it’s a funny story. I originally did not want anything to do with St. Andrew's. No way was I going to a boarding school! And then my brother decided to come and I tagged along for the tour and I fell in love. 

Clara: Who's a faculty member that’s had a positive impact on you and why? 

Lily: Mr. O'Connell. I think he's very, very passionate. He’s one of my cross country coaches and he just has so much insight that he's willing to give. 

Clara: What is a challenge living at St. Andrews?

Lily: I would say the hardest thing for me about living at St Andrew's is the separation from my family, especially from my animals. 

Clara: What is your regular/ideal take out order?

Lily: My ideal takeout order is the honey money roll from Asian City (An Asian Cuisine restaurant near St Andrews). I highly recommend everyone try it. 

Clara: What is the best part of your day? 

Lily: The best part of my day is when I finish cross country practice. Once I've completed a hard practice and I’ve tried my best, it puts me on cloud nine every time. It's the best feeling.

Clara: What's your favorite view on campus? 

Lily: The waterfront from the T-dock.

Clara: Give us an appreciation!

Lily: I have to appreciate my cross country coach Ms. Carroll, because she takes a lot of time out of her day to spread the joy of running. 

Clara: Weird question, but what is your blood type?

Lily: I have no idea.  

Clara: No idea what your blood type is? 

Lily: I have no clue what my blood type is. 

Clara: What is something you wish you knew about St. Andrew's before you came here? 

Lily: I wish I knew how close knit the community was going to be. It wasn't something I expected.

Clara: Favorite dining hall drink?

Lily: The Paso-Guava juice! It isn't always in stock, but when they do have it, it's a true luxury for students. 

Clara: Give a tip for incoming students.

Lily: My tip for new students is to make yourself uncomfortable and try something new. It sounds cliche, but I feel this is one of the best places to try something new. If it doesn't work out, it's very low stakes and the environment is supportive no matter what happens.

Clara: Thanks Lily!


11/11/2021

Alumni Focus | Ben Horgan ’19; Conference Champion


This past Sunday, Ben Horgan ’19, helped make history when the final whistle blew in the Centennial Conference Soccer Championship. Washington College beat Gettysburg College 2-0, which gave Washington College their first conference championship in program history. The win also punched the Shoremen's ticket to the D3 NCAA Soccer Tournament. Ben has been an integral part of the team's success. In 2020 he was the team's MVP and late in the championship match he was able to gain possession of the ball and run the clock out for over 30 seconds. The team takes on St. Lawrence in the first round of the D3 tournament, Saturday at 3:30pm. 

11/10/2021

Team Focus | The PK Curse is Over!



The 12th seeded boys soccer team looked to advance to the second round of the D2 DIAA soccer tournament Tuesday night in their match against the 5th seeded Delaware Military Academy. The Saints knew to win this match, they would have to play as a unit. The team was without Jared Horgan ’22 and Head Coach Matt Carroll for red cards from their final match of the season. Everyone was going to have to step up, for the Saints to pull the upset. 

The Saints rose to the occasion with everyone contributing and helping keep DMA out of the net through regulation. Talan Esposito ’24, as a defender, saved two sure goals to preserve the 0-0 tie. Ike Lawrence ’23 dominated in the air and was able to win many 50/50 balls to give the Saints extra possessions. The Saints thought they had a game winner when Flynn Bowman ’22 scored a goal but it was called back. After 2OTs and still no goals on either side, the match went to penalty shots.

The Saints have been snakebit by penalty shots in the state tournament for over a decade. The Saints were able to shoot second and hoped to finally break the “curse.” DMA scored their first goal but Tony Wang ’22 answered making it 1-1. DMA scored again but Jake Kelly ’22 also scored making it 2-2. Same result in the third frame with DMA scoring and then Ike answering, 3-3. Finally something gave when Emmanuel Appenteng ’23 saved DMA’s fourth shot. Crawford Seeley ’22 gave the Saints the lead that put the team up 4-3. Either Appenteng had to make one more save or it would come down to Liam Hurtt ’22 having to score one more goal. Appenteng, who can be heard every match, directing and encouraging his teammates, wanted the opportunity to lead and put the match away. He did so with a save and the Saints mobbed him in celebration. The team then ran over to stands to celebrate with the fans and hug their families after finally breaking the St. Andrew’s “PK Curse” with the final tally being St. Andrew’s 1, Delaware Military Academy 0 (PKs, SAS 4, DMA 3). The Saints will take on Wilmington Friends School this Saturday at 11:00am in the second round. 

“The Saints truly deserved this victory after having a goal called back in regulation time as well as not having all of the starters. As one of our faithful fans who showed up and stayed until the joyous end remarked, 'they played so beautifully as a team - no one player stood out - they played as one.' Every single player had a foot in this curse breaking win." -Coach Jay Hutchinson


11/9/2021

Cannon Game and New Castle County Championship



There were fewer competitions this past week with the fall season beginning to wrap up. The volleyball season finished the week before and the boys soccer team was off as they waited to hear where they would place in the state tournament. They found out late Friday, they are the #12 seed and will be on the road against Delaware Military Academy in the first round. The field hockey, cross country, and football teams all competed late in the week. 

Field Hockey | The field hockey team travelled to Wilmington for their final game of the season against Tower Hill School. The first quarter was clean on both sides but Tower was able to score midway through the second quarter. Addy Zorrilla ‘24 had another impressive game in goal with over 10 saves to keep the Saints within striking distance. After a scoreless 3rd quarter by both teams, the Hillers were able to find insurance goals with back to back goals with 5 minutes left. The Saints were not able to answer and lost 0-3 to finish the season. The team, Coach Davila, and Coach Ewald would like to thank and recognize their seniors, Alani Davila ‘22, Adelaide Dixon ‘22, Piper Jenkins ‘22, and manager Jun Choi ‘22 for their leadership and passion bringing field hockey back after two years. 

Football | The Cannon Game is always a competitive game with Tatnall and St. Andrew’s playing their best to win the Cannon. Both defenses came out to play in the first half, as neither team could find the endzone in the first half. In the 3rd quarter, Tatnall was able to score but St. Andrew’s tied it at 7-7 when Mike Lilley ‘22 found Brandon Graves ‘22 for a TD pass and catch. Tatnall was able to take control of the game in the fourth quarter, scoring multiple times. St. Andrew’s tried to make a comeback but Tatnall seized all momentum and won the Cannon Game 25-7. Top individual performances by the Saints include, Phin Hunt ‘22 with 8 tackles including 4 TFL; Ford Chapman ‘23 8 tackles; Nick Osbourne ‘23 89 rushing yards; Griffin Patterson ‘24 3 catches for 50 yards; Lilley 11-22 for 119 yards and 1 TD; and Graves adding 1 receiving TD to his St. Andrew’s season record. 

Cross Country | The cross country teams competed in the New Castle County Championship. Both teams had multiple personal records and impressive finishes. For the girls, the individual highlights were, Lily Murphy ‘23 running a PR of 19:41, dropping 40 seconds from her DISC race and running almost two minutes faster than her recorded time at Winterthur in 2019. Leah Horgan ‘25 dropped 30 seconds from DISCS, and had a PR with a time of 20:22. Caroline Meers ‘24 dropped 40 seconds on her PR to run a time of 22:33. Other PRs included Sofia Golab ‘25 (by 16 seconds), Seoyoon Kwon ‘23 (by 12 seconds), Josie Pitt ‘23 (by 27 seconds), and Devin Hundley ‘23 with a time of 23:19. The team placed 5th out of over 25 teams. The boys team also saw a lot of personal bests. Five of the seven runners in the varsity race ran PRs, Harry Murphy ‘23, Kyle Share ‘23, Austin Daly ‘22, Chris Onsomu ‘25, and Shawn Li ‘24 and one Alec Finch ‘22 ran a season-best time. Alec was the team's first finisher after working closely with Harry for the first 2.5 miles. Kyle ran a 50 second PR and broke 19 minutes. Chris ran a 20 second PR and broke 20 minutes. He was a scoring varsity runner for the first time this season. The team finished in 14th out of 29 teams.


11/1/2021

As Seasons Wrap Up, Football & Girls XC Celebrate



Cross Country
| The girls cross country teams went to Tatnall school to compete in the DISC Conference Championships. The team had been running well all season and knew they had a chance at the championship. While Tatnall took the top 2 spots, the Saints claimed the 3, 4, and 5 spots. Lily Murphy ‘23 finished 3rd at 20:25.41, Lia Miller ‘23 was 4th at 20:32.85, and Leah Horgan ‘25 was the 5th place finisher at 20:53.68. While the top 3 finishers for St. Andrew’s were impressive, the finish by the next two finishers would determine their final team standing. Thanks to great runs by Emma Hopkins ‘23 who finished 11th (23:32.10) and Caroline Meers ‘24 finishing right behind at 12th (23:35.55), their high finishes put the team ahead of Tatnall and was able to propel the Saints into the top spot and claim the DISC Championship! 

The boys cross In the boys varsity race it quickly became a race for 2nd, as Tatnall came out strong and took the top spot. St. Andrew’s was within striking distance of the second spot thanks to Alec Finch ‘22 finishing 11th, Zach Atalay ‘23 right behind him at 12th, Austin Daly ‘22 finishing 14th, and Kyle Share ‘23 finishing 20th. Four teams were jockeying for the second spot and they were only separated by 9 points. The Saints ended up in 4th place just missing the medal stand by 4 points. 

Football | The Saints clinched their first playoff berth in 18 years with a 31-28 win over Maryland School for the Deaf on Saturday. The win ensured a spot in the tournament and the Saints still have a chance to play a first-round home game as well. The Saints started quick on offense after receiving the opening kickoff. On the first play off the game Mike Lilley found Brandon Graves down the left sideline picking up 25 yards before being pushed out of bounds. On the very next play Lilley found Will Dulaney streaking down the left hash for a 34-yard touchdown strike to put the Saints on top less than 30 seconds into the game. Tony Wang's extra point made the score 7-0. The Orioles wasted no time answering back, taking only two plays to get on the scoreboard themselves to cut the lead to 7-6. Before the first quarter ended the Saints were able to extend their lead when they put a drive together which featured a 31-yard touchdown connection from Lilley to Graves to make the score 14-6. The Saints forced a punt on the next possession and the offense went to work again. This time the drive was capped off by Lilley finding Dulaney in the back corner of the endzone. The score stood at 21-6 midway through the second quarter. The game felt firmly in control, but the Orioles were able to make some things happen late in the second quarter and scored two touchdowns to shrink the Saints lead to 21-20 at the half.

The second half started with a strong defensive stand by the Saints. One the ensuing offensive possession Tony Wang kicked a 30-yard field goal to extend the lead to 24-20. The Saints defense proved tough to move the ball on the rest of the third quarter. On offense, Nick Osbourne gave the Orioles defense everything they could handle. With great offensive line play up front, Osbourne carried the ball 24 times in the second half to wear down the Orioles defense. The Saints marched down the field eating up over 8 minutes on the clock on their next possession, with Osbourne doing all the leg work. They capped off the drive when Osbourne plunged into the endzone from one yard out to push their lead to 31-20. The Orioles weren't finished and answered back on their very next possession to cut the lead to 31-28 with under 4 minutes left in the 4th quarter. After a three-and-out on offense, the Saints defense took the field one last time to turn the Orioles over on downs and secure the win.

Offensively, Lilley completed 15 of 24 passes for 215 yards and 3 touchdowns. His favorite target on the day was Graves who caught 9 passes for 127 yards and 1 touchdown. Dulaney had 3 catches for 59 yards and 2 touchdowns on the day. Osbourne had his biggest offensive day as a Saint carrying the ball 30 times for 172 yards and 1 touchdown. On defense, Dulaney led all tacklers with 9 on the day; he also had an interception. Graves and Griffing Patterson each chipped in with 8 tackles. Ibrahim Kazi had a big fumble recovery that led to one of the Saints touchdowns. With the win the Saints move to 6-2 (4-1 Class 1A, District 1) on the year. Their next game is the annual Cannon Game against Tatnall, which the Saints have had in their possession since the 2018 season. Tatnall (5-3, 4-1 Class 1A, District 1) will visit the Saints on Saturday at 12:00 PM with home field advantage implications on the line.

Soccer | The soccer team was on the road all week. Their first match was at Appoquinimink HS for a match under the lights. The elements were a factor all match with heavy winds, and the team was without Isaac Lawrence ‘23, shifting their rotation and strategy. Appoquinimink scored 10 minutes into the first half, putting the pressure on the Saints to find the equalizer all match. Emmanuel Appenteng ‘23 had another productive start in goal, keeping the Saints in the match. Unfortunately, the Saints did not find enough offense and Appoquinimink held on all match for the 0-1 victory. Their second road game was against Wilmington Friends School. The Quakers opened the scoring early in the match off a corner that was headed in. About 15 minutes later, Liam Hurtt ‘22 was able to find the foot of Tony Wang ‘22 for the equalizer and send the match into halftime tied 1-1. The Saints continued to create opportunities to take the lead but could never find the goal to put them ahead. The defense played strong and kept the Quakers from scoring as well, and the match went to overtime. It was more of the same by both teams and the defenses kept the offenses from scoring leading to a tie and a 1-1 final. 

Their final game of the week was a Saturday night match against Tower Hill School. The team was supported by the 150 students that travelled to the match and made their voices heard. The Saints had a few opportunities in the 1st half but the fireworks came in the 2nd half. After some confusion and emotions running high, the Saints lost Jared Horgan ‘22 to a red card and again had to play a man down against the Hillers. Shortly after Coach Carroll received a red card and the Saints were down their head coach as well. The Saints did respond to the adversity, and twice it seemed the team got on the board only for the ball to hit the crossbar. The match was tied after regulation and went to overtime. On top of being exhausted, the skies opened up and it started pouring rain. Through all of this it seemed the Saints would escape with a tie but the Hillers scored with 2 minutes left in the 2nd overtime, winning 0-1. 

Volleyball | The volleyball team wrapped up their season this past week. To start the week the team went on the road to face off against Appoquinimink HS. The team was out a few players and were off rhythm most of the match. The Saints kept the first set close, losing 19-25, but could not recover the rest of the way. Appoquinimink took advantage in the next two sets and won both by large margins, to win 3-0. For their final match, the team traveled to Wilmington Friends School to finish out their season. It was a tough team to end the season as Friends is one of the top teams in the state, and undefeated in conference play. The Quakers showed why they are a good team as they controlled every set and won the match handedly 0-3. 

Field Hockey | To start the week, the field hockey team was down multiple starters, with a lot of players making their first starts of the season. The elements did not help either, with high winds affecting the play all game. The team fought hard against Wilmington Christian despite the conditions and only having two subs. The team worked hard, moved the ball well, and stepped up to the ball. A lot of players who don't normally start or get a lot of playing time had to play for much of the game and received high praise from their coaches for their high level of play. The three captains Parker Friedli ‘22, Alani Davila ‘22, and Adelaide Dixon ‘22 led by example and did their best to motivate the team and create goal scoring chances. Wilmington Christian ended up winning 2-0 with goals in the first and third quarter. 

In the second game, the Saints welcomed back a lot of the players but were against the number 2 ranked team in the state, Smyrna HS. The Saints were on the defensive most of the game and Addy Zorrilla ‘24 did her best to keep the game close with 6 saves. They held their own against the highly ranked Smyrna squad and St. Andrew’s was only down 2-0 going into the final quarter. With the returning players still trying to get their legs back under them and Smyrna’s dangerous attack, the final quarter did not go the Saints way and led to a lot of opposing goals. Smyrna came out on top 0-7 for the final score. For the final game of the week, the team had an early game at 11:00AM as they went on the road to take on Wilmington Friends School. Both teams kept the scoreboard clean after the first half. The Quakers broke through in the 3rd quarter, taking a 1-0 lead. Addy Zorilla ‘24 had another great game in goal with 17 saves and kept the Saints in the game. Friends was able to hold on for the 1-0 victory. 


10/30/2021

Alumni Focus | SAS Represents at the HOC Regatta



For those in the rowing community, they know The Head of the Charles Regatta (HOCR) is one the largest rowing events in the world. More than 11,000 athletes compete each year over 2-days, there are 65 events, 619 clubs, and over 2000 entries. The event returned to Cambridge this October for the first time in two years after being cancelled in 2020 due to Covid-19 safety concerns. 

The weather was beautiful both days, and in a feeling of return to normalcy, the venue was full of people. The regatta attracted Olympians, high schoolers, college kids, and masters up to 87 years old. Over the years St. Andrew’s has been well represented, and this year’s regatta was no exception. Many recent graduates were competing for their respective universities and had a lot of success. 

Last year’s captain, Amrit Chapman ‘21, made the trip to the Head of the Charles by winning a seat in the Georgetown Varsity 4+ after dismantling all the competition in the Varsity 4+ at the Occoquan Chase the week prior. She and her crew brought home a medal, placing 5th at the Head of the Charles. Two other former St. Andrew’s rowers battled it out in the Saturday afternoon Women’s Club Eights. Senior Alex Hopkins ‘18, stroked the Colgate 1st Varsity 8+ and former captain, Christine Wu ‘20, rowed 6-seat in a Dartmouth Varsity 8+, placing 15th and 9th, in a race with 31 boats. The big highlight of the weekend was Margaret Murphy ‘19, who coxed the Princeton University’s Women’s Lightweight Eight to a gold medal. Winning gold is one thing, defeating the local Boston schools is another because of their familiarity with the 4 mile course. Other Saints currently competing collegiately are Kate Butcher ‘21 at University of Pennsylvania, Alyse Ray ‘20 at the US Naval Academy, Parkie Moseley ‘20 at Wesleyan and Claire Miller ‘18 at Georgetown.

In the Men’s Collegiate Eight event, Espen Wheeler ‘19 sat in the stroke seat of the Bates College Varsity 8+ and earned a medal for a 5th place finish out of 40 boats. Xander Atalay ‘20, who rowed in the 5-seat of the University of Virginia Varsity 8+, finished 14th in the same event. Just two months into his first year at Trinity College, Matt Mitchell ‘21 made the Varsity 4+, sitting in the 2-seat. Nick Wilmerding ‘20 sat 6-seat in Yale’s third varsity Lightweight 8+. Other Saints currently competing collegiately are Shap McCoy ‘20 at Hamilton College and Tad Scheibe ‘20 at Williams College. 

While the recent graduates shined, the Saints were well represented in the Grand/Senior Master’s Races with boats filled by many St. Andrew’s graduates. The following alumni competed for St. Andrew’s Alumni Racing.

Steven Brownlee ‘77
David Strong. ‘75
Peter Jacoby,  ‘77
Michael Kadick, ‘75

In addition, Molly Higgins ‘93 coxed a Grand Masters four that included George Shuster ‘63 and his brothers. 

On October 30, 2021 two full St. Andrew’s alumni eights will compete in the Head of the Schuylkill Regatta in Philadelphia. Lineups include John Morton ‘65, Jud Burke ‘65, George Shuster ‘63,  Andy Parrish ‘66,  Billy Paul ‘64, Ernie Cruikshank ‘62, John Schoonover ‘63, Mike Kadick ‘75, Bob Dunn ‘74, Tom Schreppler ‘78, Richard Cookerly ‘78, Pete Jacoby ‘77, Steven Brownlee ‘77, Dave Strong ‘75, Gordon Brownlee ’75 and Molly Higgins ‘93.

10/26/2021

Parents Weekend Caps Off Busy Athletic Week



It was one the busiest weeks for Saints athletics all fall season. The field hockey team kicked it off with a big win on Monday night under the lights against Middletown and the volleyball team wrapped it up with a back and forth battle with Sanford School to close out Parents Weekend. 

Field Hockey | The team headed down Noxontown Road for their “under the lights” game against Middletown HS. The game did not start the way the Saints were hoping and let in a goal early to give Middletown a 1-0 lead. Momentum turned in the 2nd quarter. The ball was passed to Alani Davila ‘22 on an offensive corner to the top of the circle. Alani took a big hit and Helen Heuer ‘23 was able to tip it in to tie the game. The Saints played another corner to Alani again, and this time Kaki Ackermann ‘23 tipped in the ball to score the 2nd goal for the Saints and put them up 2-1. Middletown had one final corner to tie the game. The defense thwarted the attack, the final whistle blew, and the Saints won 2-1! After the exciting win under the lights, the team took on Odessa HS. The Saints scored the first 5 minutes of the game when Nina Lee ‘23 put one by the keeper on an assist by Adelaide Dixon '22. Later in the first half, it was Nina’s turn to provide the assist on a pass that Kaki Ackermann '23 scored on. The Ducks put some pressure on the Saints late in the 1st half and early in the 2nd half, but Adelaide took a long pass from Markley Peters '24 down the left sideline, weaved through the defense, and scored her first goal of the game. Kaki scored one more time to put the game out of reach and give the Saints a 4-0 win. For the final game of the week, the Saints took on Tower Hill School in front of a packed crowd. Tower Hill was able to net a goal in the 1st half. The Saints responded by intercepting the Hillers passes, implementing big hits consistently, and winning one on one. The Saints had opportunities late on corners but the ball somehow did not cross the goal line. Tower Hill was able to hold on for a 0-1 win over the Saints. 

Volleyball | The volleyball team started their full week with a home match against MOT Charter. The Saints went down early in the first set but battled back to make it 23-24. Unfortunately MOT Charter was able to win the last point and the set to take a 1-0 lead. MOT Charter won the next set handedly. The Saints did not quit and won the 3rd set. Both teams went back and forth in the fourth set. Like the first set it was 23-24 with the Saints doing everything they could to tie, but again MOT Charter was able to win the last point and take the match 3-1. It was a tough draw in their next match against Tower Hill School. Still tinkering with the rotation because of players out to injury the Saints were not able to find a rhythm. The Hillers came out strong and played a complete match against the Saints. They won all three sets. The Saints fought hard and kept their energy high even into the third set but lost 0-3. On Saturday with the return of a couple players, this time the Saints found their rhythm. It was a close first first set but Sanford took the first set. The comeback train left the station early, and the Saints went and dominated the next two sets to take a 2-1 lead. Sanford did not give up though and answered with a 4th set win to tie the match 2-2 and send the match to a deciding 5th set. It was another close set, with both teams going back and forth, but the Saints were able to make enough big plays to win and give their seniors a 3-2 victory. 

Soccer | The boys soccer team started the week on the road to take on a very strong Sussex Central HS. Sussex showed why they are ranked so high and took an early lead. The Saints did their best to keep it a close game and knew if they could find the net once, anything could happen from there. Sussex also knew this and kept the Saints from scoring and winning it 3-0. The Saints bounced back against Wilmington Christian School and a lot of the players were able to score in a big 12-0 win. Tony Wang ‘22 started the scoring in the 12th minute of the first half. Liam Hurtt ‘22, Isaac Lawrence ‘23, Aiden Williams ‘23, and Wyatt Barton ‘24 all scored two goals in the match. Graham Abramo ‘22, Nate Reed ‘22, and starting keeper Emmanuel Appenteng ‘23 each added a goal of their own to round out the scoring. To finish the week, the team was in a battle against Tower Hill School. Both teams had opportunities in the first half but could not capitalize and it was 0-0 at the half. St. Andrew’s took a 1-0 lead early off the foot of Aiden Williams ‘23. Midway through the half, the Saints had to play a man down when Isaac Lawrence ‘23 was shown a red card. The defense of Ned Read ‘22 and Jake Kelly ‘22 stepped up and kept the Hillers offense at bay. Liam Hurtt ‘22 put a corner in to give the Saints an insurance goal and win 2-0. 

Cross-Country | In the only home meet hosted by St. Andrew’s this season, the Saints runners on the girls and boys teams were ready to impress. The weather was perfect and the course was flat to help all runners have successful races. The boys started first and the Saints were quickly in 1st, 2nd, and 3rd. They held that grouping for the entire race and claimed the top three spots. Harry Murphy ‘23 led the way with a time of 18:48. Captain Alec Finch ‘22 finished 2nd with a time of 18:52 and Zach Atalay was right behind him for 3rd with a time of 18:56. The girls started 5 minutes after the boys, and it was much of the same success as the boys. The Saints were out in front early, holding on to the top spots for most of the race. Lily Murphy ‘23 crossed the finish line first at 20:44, followed by Lia Miller ‘23 at 20:48, and then Leah Horgan ‘25 to claim the top 3 spots for the girls. The Saints girls claimed the top 10 spots before another team crossed the finish line.

Football | It was a pivotal game against St. Elizabeth on Parents Weekend. The Saints were coming into the game tied with the Vikings for first in the district and the winner would be in control of claiming the district title. It was very difficult to stop Vikings’ running back, Quasim Benson, as he ran for multiple touchdowns. The Saints did stay in the game with big plays on offense from Michael Lilley ‘22 (3 TD passes), Brandon Graves ‘22 (18-yard TD catch), Griffin Patterson ‘24 (100+ yards receiving, 2 TDs), and Nick Osbourne ‘23 (51-yard TD run). The Vikings running game was too much and the Saints dropped a tough one 28-62. 


10/20/2021

Record Breakers | Brandon Graves '22 & Mike Lilley


The football team was off to one of the best starts in many years. After their win Friday night against Glasgow HS, the team is 5-1 overall and 4-0 in district play. Everyone that has ever been around football knows it is a “team” game, but two individuals drew attention around St. Andrew’s and Delaware for their record breaking performances. Michael Lilley ‘22 and Brandon Graves ‘22 set multiple single game records and did it all in only 3 quarters because the game was called early to darkness. Mike’s 355 yards passing and 5 touchdown passes are the most ever in a single game in St. Andrew's history. Brandon’s 286 yards receiving and his 4 receiving touchdowns are both single game St. Andrew's records. Season individual records were not safe either Friday. With his 4 receiving touchdowns Brandon pushed his total to 9 on the year which is a new St. Andrew’s single season receiving touchdown record. 

Mike and Brandon talked about their record setting day and what was going in their heads during the game. “I figured once we were scoring 50 plus yard touchdowns on multiple drives, we were putting up some pretty historic numbers. Never did I think the 350 yards I threw for would be that, but now that I look back at it, it’s a lot (of yards) and exciting,” Mike said. Brandon added, “I didn’t even realize, I was just playing football and loving the sport.” It started to hit him later that evening, “After the game, all the touchdowns I scored and passes I caught, and that was a lot but never realized it was a single game record.” 

The connection has been pretty special this season between Mike and Brandon, and it goes a lot further than the football field. “Our connection started sophomore year when Mike first came here. We played football together that year and playing basketball together helped us but just having a class with him played a factor in the connection we have today,” Brandon said. The two have connected on all 9 of Brandon’s receiving touchdowns. “Once we had our first scrimmage against redline and Brandon broke 8 tackles and scored, I knew (all season) I just had to make the play, because I have the faith he will make it,” Mike shared. 

Their performances this season are being recognized and receiving accolades from many past the shores of Noxontown Pond. Brandon was voted the Delaware Online Athlete of the Week for week 4 and Mike is nominated for his performance last week. Both players were recognized as the Athletes of the Week by Marty Sheehan on the Delaware Sports Debate for their record setting performances against Glasgow HS. 

Mike and Brandon enjoy the chance to break records but will quickly remind anyone what their personal goal is. “It would be a lot of fun to throw for 1000 yards and break the single season passing touchdown record but the team comes first. Making the state tournament and having a deep run is on the forefront of mind,” Mike said. Brandon added, “Making the state tournament is huge, not everyone believes in us except the guys on the team. It would be a confidence boost and great for this community to see our success if we hopefully bring back a state title.”  

10/18/2021

Big Wins as Teams Return From Break



Soccer
| The soccer team was looking to bounce back after the long weekend and get back to scoring goals and winning matches. They did both of those in their matches against Sanford (10/14) and Smyrna (10/16). Tony Wang ‘22 and Crawford Seeley ‘22 both had two goals in the Sanford match. Wyatt Barton ‘24 and Aidan Williams ‘23 both put away rebounds and Flynn Bowman ‘22 finished the scoring for the Saints. Sanford did regroup and was able to score four goals late in the match but not enough as the Saints won the match easily against Sanford 7-4. Then on Saturday, the scoring continued against Smyrna HS but wanted to improve their defensive play. Early and often the offense was putting pressure on the Smyrna keeper with multiple shots on goal and just wide of the net. Isaac Lawrence ‘23 broke through early in the first half with a header to give the Saints a 1-0 they took all the way into the half. While they were up, the team had missed opportunities to extend the lead and Coach Carroll encouraged them to finish these opportunities. The message was heard. Tony Wang ‘22 netted two goals in the second half and Lawrence made sure Smyrna would not make any comeback with his second goal of the match. Emmanuel Appentang ‘23 recorded the shutout as the keeper and gave the Saints a 4-0 victory. 

Volleyball | This match went down as an instant classic for the Saints and became the most exciting match of the season so far. The volleyball team travelled to Sanford School on Thursday (10/14). The Saints were without their starting libero Pati Lunsford ‘22 due to an injury and had to make a lot of lineup adjustments with Cora Birknes ‘23 filling in at libero. Sanford won the first set 25-20 with one of their servers running off 8 straight points. The Saints responded in the 2nd and 3rd sets with a new strategy to contain Sanford’s top server, winning the sets 25-21 and 25-22. It was Sanford’s turn to respond in the 4th set leading most of the way. The Saints came back to tie it at 24-24 but Sanford scored the next two points to take the set 26-24. All four sets were close and the 5th set was no different. Sanford came back to tie it 14-14 but this time it was the Saints turn to win two straight and claim the 5th set 16-14 for a 3-2 match victory! 

Football | On Friday the Saints hosted Glasgow High School in a Class 1A, District 1 showdown. The game started with each offense trading possessions and not able to get much traction. When the Saints took over on their next possession, Nick Osbourne ‘23 sparked the offense, ripping off a 13 yard run, and an extra 15 yards was tacked on by a facemask penalty on Glasgow. On the very next play Mike Lilley ‘22 rolled to his right and threw a dart to Brandon Graves ‘22 down the sideline who cruised past the last defender on the field for a 56 yard touchdown to get the Saints on the board early with a 6-0 lead.

After a Tony Wang ‘22 touchback on the ensuing kickoff the Saints defense stepped up and pushed the Glasgow offense deep back in their own territory, forcing a punt to give the Saints offense good field position. It took only a few plays to get on the board again when Phineas Hunt ‘22 took a handoff and barreled over a defender at the goaline for his 3rd rushing touchdown of the season. A two-point conversion pass from Wang to Will Dulaney ‘23 gave the Saints a 14-0 lead towards the end of the first quarter.

Most of the second quarter was a stalemate until Glasgow ripped off a long run to set themselves up with a 1st and 10 at the Saints 11 yard line. The defense stiffened and forced a turnover on downs giving the offense the ball back at their own 2 yard line with under two minutes to go in the first half. After a couple of runs to get out of their own endzone Lilley and Graves hooked up for the second time on the day when Graves wheeled down the sideline and Lilley hit him in stride letting Graves race past the rest of the defense for an 87 yard score. A Hunt two-point conversion run pushed the Saints lead to 22-0 heading into the half.

Glasgow wasn't about to quit as they returned the opening kick of the second half for a touchdown to cut the deficit to 22-6. It didn't take Lilley and Graves long to get going again though. On the second play of the next possession Lilley threw a quick pass to Graves who weaved his way through a few defenders, this time for a 58 yard score. Wang's PAT put the Saints up 29-6. The Saints defense forced a Glasgow punt their next time out. Lilley and Graves once again right back to work, and after another quick pass from Lilley, Graves took off for a 60 yard touchdown for his fourth score of the day extending the lead to 35-6.

Glasgow was able to muster up some offense and score on their next possession to keep their hopes alive and pulled closer with a score of 35-14. Lilley again took matters in his own hands to put the game out of reach for good when he found Dulaney for a 50 yard scoring strike to make the score 42-14 approaching the end of the third quarter.

Once the third quarter ended the game was called due to darkness and the Saints walked off with a 42-14 win, improving their record overall to 5-1 and staying unbeaten in the district at 4-0.

Lilley and Graves led the offensive aerial attack by both setting two school records each. Lilley's 355 yards passing and 5 touchdown passes are the most ever in a single game in St. Andrew's history. Graves' 286 yards receiving on his 6 catches, and his four receiving touchdowns are both single game St. Andrew's records. With his four receiving touchdowns Graves has also broken the single season receiving touchdowns record in school history pushing his total to 9 on the year; he now has 15 total touchdowns on the year with 5 more coming on the ground and one passing touchdown as well.

Graves also led the defensive charge with Hunt. Both finished the day with 7 tackles each. Hunt also had a sack and three tackles for a loss.

Cross-Country | Both the girls and boys cross-country teams competed in their second race of the season. While the teams did not have the same success on the podium that they did in the first race, the Bellevue State Park course was flatter and a lot faster helping the Saints runners run faster times. The top finishers for the girls cross-country team were Lia Miller ‘23 (14th Overall, 20:04.3) and Leah Horgan ‘25 (21st Overall, 20:31.39). For the boys team, Harry Murphy ‘23 (70th Overall, 18:48.35) led the way with Alec Finch ‘22 (77th Overall, 18:54.69) and Zach Ataley ‘22 (82nd Overall, 19:03.77) right behind him. 

Field Hockey | After a tough loss before the long weekend, another tough opponent was in line for the field hockey team. Newark Charter came out early and scored twice in the first quarter. The Saints defense regrouped in the 2nd quarter and shut the Patriots out to keep the game close at halftime 2-0. The long break and warm temperatures for October caught up to the Saints in the second half and the defense let up three goals. Newark Charter won the game 5-0.


10/15/2021

St. Andrew's Swimmer Commits to Colgate




Elizabeth Rainey ‘22 started swimming when she was only four years old. She realized at a young age that she not only enjoyed swimming but was good at it. By the time she was 11 years old, Elizabeth had entered the competitive swimming world and joined a club team back home. Even when she started at St. Andrew’s, she would make sure to still compete with her club team when she was on school breaks. “I would swim with St. Andrew’s at school and then back with my club in the summer and other long breaks,” she says.

Elizabeth knew she had a future in college athletics but started the process on a different path after her sophomore year. “I actually started with rowing recruiting," she recalls. "It was between rowing and swimming and I was talking to 10-12 schools, but I realized I would not love rowing as much as I love swimming and would burn out quickly. I made the switch and reached out to 30 schools in December 2020 for swimming and had 15 phone calls. I started visiting schools in February of this past year.” The first school she visited stood out immediately and she wanted to do her due diligence on the school. “I saw Colgate first, in February," she says. "I wanted to see it in the worst months so I knew what I was getting myself into—since it is in upstate New York.”

While the cold weather did not impact her immediate love for Colgate, this summer Elizabeth still wanted to be sure. Due to NCAA dead periods and COVID-19 campus restrictions last winter, she was not able to actually meet with coaches until her official recruiting visits over the summer. There were other schools vying for her commitment, but something about Colgate just stayed with her. “I liked Kenyon, Hamilton, Bates, Colby, Middlebury—but with Colgate I always smiled when I talked about it,” Elizabeth notes. “Even if you took out swimming, it best represented me. I felt most myself there.” Not only did she see herself fitting in on campus, but there is a buzz about Colgate’s swim program. “I met all the other recruits at Colgate,” she notes. “We have a big class coming in and it feels like it’s going in a really good direction as a program.”

As of last week, Elizabeth is officially committed to Colgate to swim! Now that her college commitment is signed and sealed, it is time to shift focus back towards the upcoming season—and Elizabeth has a few goals in mind, “I am really excited,” she says. “I am looking to break the 200 freestyle record because I have the 100 and the 50 [free record] but I want to break them again as well. I am lengthy and have a long stroke so I feel with enough training, the 200 could be my favorite event this year.” While training to have individual success in the pool, Elizabeth is also looking forward to being back with the team. “I am excited for the relays... and we have a lot of fun in preseason!” 

10/12/2021

The Saints Battle Headed into the Long Weekend




The big win this week came from the field hockey team. After the prior week of strong attacks but no goals, Coach Davila emphasized to the team this week they need to finish their opportunities. The Saints came into their game against Ursuline Academy looking to get on the board early. They did so when Claire Louise Poston ‘24 was able to open the scoring in the 2nd quarter with a goal to give the Saints a 1-0 lead headed into halftime. Ursuline kept the pressure up with 12 corners in the second half and was able to tie the game at 1-1 in the 3rd quarter. The defense and goalkeeper, Piper Jenkins ‘22, fended off the relentless Ursuline attack and forced overtime. There would be no heartbreak for the Saints as Adelaide Dixon ‘22 snuck one by the goalkeeper five minutes into overtime, giving the team their first win of the season in walk-off fashion! Unfortunately the team was not able to build on this momentum and lost a physical game to Tatnall School 0-7. 

The boys soccer team started the week on the road against Charter School of Wilmington. The Saints scored early to take a 1-0 lead, thanks to Isaac Lawrence ‘23 scoring on a penalty kick. The Force came back in the 2nd half and was able to net two goals, sending the Saints back to St. Andrew’s with a 1-2 loss. The team finally returned for their first home match in over two weeks against rival Tatnall School. It was a physical game, but St. Andrew’s possessed the ball on Tatnall’s side for most of the 2nd half. Unfortunately the attack could not break through and the match was sent to overtime. It was more of the same in the extra period with St. Andrew’s consistently on the attack. With 30 seconds left, a header was able to get by the Tatnall keeper before the crossbar made the save leading to a 0-0 draw. 

Volleyball was looking to get back in the win column with two matches against Charter School of Wilmington and Tatnall School. The team would have to do this with a lot of the team dealing with injuries and not up to 100%. The team came out slow in the first set in both matches. They were able to find better rhythm and consistency as the matches went on. It was all too much to overcome and the teams dropped the matches against Charter 1-3 and 0-3 against Tatnall. 

The football team was the last team to play before the long weekend. The team was taking on a formidable foe in Tower Hill School. The Saints started with the ball and had a successful first drive before punting. Tony Wang’s ‘22 punt was blocked, giving Tower Hill a short field. Tower found the end-zone shortly after on an 11 yard rushing touchdown and the night did not go well for St. Andrew’s the rest of the way. The Tower Hill double quarterback rushing attack was too much to stop and they won handedly, 44-0.  

10/12/2021

Cross-Country Finally Returns to the Starting Line




Every sport at St. Andrew’s has missed competitions and been impacted because of COVID-19 the past two years. Most sports have been able to return to some sort of competition late last year or this fall, but one sport has had to wait the longest. The boys and girls cross-country teams were entering their 23rd month of not racing in a meet. That ended this past Saturday (October 2) at Brandywine State Creek Park. 

It has been a long road to the starting line with the runners on both teams trying to stay in race shape for the past two years. “St. Andrew’s being about three sports kept me busy and in shape. Lots of crew and time on the erg,” Alec Finch ‘22 shared. His co-captain Gavin Frazer ‘22 also appreciated St. Andrew’s work to keep teams together last year, ““Even though last year we weren’t racing, we were still together and running.” Emma Hopkins ‘23 ramped up her running during the pandemic, “I have always been a swimmer, so it was rough for me when Covid first began because everything was closed. I started training and focusing really on running for the first time. I quickly added distance all the way up to a half marathon completing the virtual New York Half Marathon last spring.” “I also ran a half marathon!” Emily Murphy ‘22 piped in, while both were talking, and she shared her experience,  “I had more time with classes being shorter last year. I had four hours to kill in the afternoon, so I would run for an hour or two. I always wanted to run a half marathon and after adding miles, I was in shape and able to do it.” 

The week leading into race day can be stressful for any runner, add on that it is the first race in two years and emotions can be all over the place. The Saints runners found ways to relax and distract themselves before the race. Emily said, “I had a lot of work the days before and I knew this was a hard course, so I went into it not focused on times but enjoying the race.” Alec and Emma distracted themselves with a different stresser by taking the SAT the morning of the race. “I had just taken the SAT and was not as focused on the race. Once I got in the van, I knew it was going to be a fun day. I had forgotten what race day was like and that it’s just a fun 3-4 hours out of my Friday or Saturday to go out with everybody and cheer everyone on. I just loved being back!” Alec said. Emma had a similar experience, “I had taken the SAT that morning and knew it would be a full day. I told myself not to be stressed, which worked until I stepped up to the start line and felt the pre-race emotions.” Lily Murphy ‘23 was looking forward to it all week, “I was more excited than anything and I love to race. It was hard to find motivation having time off from racing.”

Once they arrived at Brandywine the excitement and emotions all came back. They knew the pre-race nerves would return but there were a lot of enjoyable moments during race day they had forgotten about. Emma was excited about returning to the start line, “I told myself not to be stressed, which worked until I stepped up to the start line and felt the pre-race emotions. As soon as the gun went off, everything went away and it’s beautiful and powerful watching everyone run off in a swarm, especially after two years of running without the motivation to train for the race.” Gavin, Alec, and Lily had missed the feeling of finishing a race. “I had missed just finishing with everyone and being really happy and proud of myself,” Lily said. Gavin had missed the small parts of the race, “For me it was about all the little things. You can do time trials and hard workouts on our courses and practices, but getting to meet the guys you were sprinting with for 200 meters after the finishline and fist bumping each other are the cool moments you miss not racing.” Same with Alec, “The post race feeling is the best feeling I get all week. You are congratulating not only your teammates but the opposing runners because you have been pushing each other all race.” 

Not only did the teams return to racing, they had a lot of success. The girls team had an impressive start to the season with Lily finishing 3rd overall (21:22.60) and Leah Horgan ‘25 finishing 6th overall (21:54.70). Their great finishes lead the team to a 2nd overall finish, and a lot of excitement for the rest of the season. Emily lit up thinking about it, “We’re really optimistic and excited about the season.” “Everyone thought the race was really hard and we surprised ourselves,” Emma added. 

The boys team finished 4th overall. The top finishers for St. Andrew’s were Zach Ataley ‘23 with a 15th place finish (19:42:80) and Alec with a 17th place finish (19:48.90). The scores for the top 5 finishers for St. Andrew’s and Wilmington Friend were tied at 152 after the race (lowest score wins), which meant it came down to each team’s 6th runner finish. Shawn Li ‘24, in his first race for St. Andrew’s, was the deciding runner who finished ahead of Wilmington Friend’s 6th runner. Alec has a lot of optimism for the remainder of the season, “This bodes so well for the rest of the season. I am so happy to get fourth (overall) and it came down to our 6th man, Shawn Li, finishing ahead of Friends. We have a lot of new guys on the team, it was a great experience for them and now know what it is like on race day. Everyone is looking forward to the next race in two weeks.” 

10/9/2021

The Saints Battle All Week Headed into the Long We




The big win this week came from the field hockey team. After the prior week of strong attacks but no goals, Coach Davila emphasized to the team this week they need to finish their opportunities. The Saints came into their game against Ursuline Academy looking to get on the board early. They did so when Claire Louise Poston ‘24 was able to open the scoring in the 2nd quarter with a goal to give the Saints a 1-0 lead headed into halftime. Ursuline kept the pressure up with 12 corners in the second half and was able to tie the game at 1-1 in the 3rd quarter. The defense and goalkeeper, Piper Jenkins ‘22, fended off the relentless Ursuline attack and forced overtime. There would be no heartbreak for the Saints as Adelaide Dixon ‘22 snuck one by the goalkeeper five minutes into overtime, giving the team their first win of the season in walk-off fashion! Unfortunately the team was not able to build on this momentum and lost a physical game to Tatnall School 0-7. 

The boys soccer team started the week on the road against Charter School of Wilmington. The Saints scored early to take a 1-0 lead, thanks to Isaac Lawrence ‘23 scoring on a penalty kick. The Force came back in the 2nd half and was able to net two goals, sending the Saints back to St. Andrew’s with a 1-2 loss. The team finally returned for their first home match in over two weeks against rival Tatnall School. It was a physical game, but St. Andrew’s possessed the ball on Tatnall’s side for most of the 2nd half. Unfortunately the attack could not break through and the match was sent to overtime. It was more of the same in the extra period with St. Andrew’s consistently on the attack. With 30 seconds left, a header was able to get by the Tatnall keeper before the crossbar made the save leading to a 0-0 draw. 

Volleyball was looking to get back in the win column with two matches against Charter School of Wilmington and Tatnall School. The team would have to do this with a lot of the team dealing with injuries and not up to 100%. The team came out slow in the first set in both matches. They were able to find better rhythm and consistency as the matches went on. It was all too much to overcome and the teams dropped the matches against Charter 1-3 and 0-3 against Tatnall. 

The football team was the last team to play before the long weekend. The team was taking on a formidable foe in Tower Hill School. The Saints started with the ball and had a successful first drive before punting. Tony Wang’s ‘22 punt was blocked, giving Tower Hill a short field. Tower found the end-zone shortly after on an 11 yard rushing touchdown and the night did not go well for St. Andrew’s the rest of the way. The Tower Hill double quarterback rushing attack was too much to stop and they won handedly, 44-0. 

10/5/2021

Cross-Country and Football's Weekend Success Caps


It was a busy week for all fall teams this past week at St. Andrew’s. The boys soccer team was on the road for both of their games and came back with two victories. After losing their first game of the season on Saturday September 25, the team had the goal to bounce back immediately. On Tuesday the team beat William Penn HS 3-2 with a goal from Isaac Lawerence ‘23 in the first half and two more goals from Tony Wang ‘22. Thursday, the team walked away with a shutout victory, 2-0. Wang opened the scoring in the first half and Crawford Seeley ‘22 scored the insurance goal in the second half. 

Field Hockey keeps getting close to breaking through for their first win of the season. They lost a heartbreaker on Tuesday but not because of a lack of opportunities and pressure. Against Wilmington Christian School the team forced 11 corners but a late goal in the 3rd quarter by WCS was the difference. Piper Jenkins ‘22 finished the game with two saves. In the second game of the week, Wilmington Friends School came out and scored a goal in the first and second quarter. The Saints came out strong in the second half and forced 4 of their 6 penalty corners, but unfortunately could not capitalize. Friends ended the game with one more goal, finishing the game 3-0.

Volleyball had a tough match against the #3 ranked team in the state on Thursday in Wilmington Friends School. While Friends won the match 3-0, the Saints competed and were close in forcing a 4th set. Their match on Tuesday against Wilmington Christian School was a dramatic back and forth battle. The Saints went up 1-0, were then down 2-1, forced a 5th set, but ultimately came up just short, dropping the match 3-2. 

Football kept rolling and improved to 4-0 on the season with a 34-6 win over Charter School of Wilmington. The Saints scored early in the first on a Brandon Graves 3-yard touchdown run and never looked back. Tony Wang ‘22 kept Charter pinned on their side of the field with multiple strong punts and kickoffs. The Saints defense forced 4 turnovers and Michael Lilley ‘22 capitalized on those turnovers, throwing for 3 touchdowns. 

Cross-country made their fall debut at Brandywine State Creek Park on Saturday with a lot of success! It was the first competitive race for the boys and girls since November 2019. The boys team finished 4th out of 20. Top finishers were Zach Ataley ‘23, 15th overall with a time of 19:42.80, and Alec Finch ‘22, 17th overall with a time of 19:48.90. The girls showed off their speed, finishing 2nd overall out of 13. Top finishers were Lily Murphy ‘22, 3rd overall with a time of 21:22.60, and Leah Horgan ‘24, 6th overall with a time of 21:54.70. 

10/1/2021

Two-Sport Fall Athlete Eyes Multiple School Record



Tony Wang ’22 grew up playing soccer in California. Prior to his arrival at St. Andrew's, during his freshman high school year in California, Tony picked up place kicking with his then-school’s football team during the fall season, and continued playing soccer in the spring. But when Tony arrived as a new junior year at St. Andrew's in the fall of 2020, he discovered that both soccer and fall play in the fall season in Delaware. Last year, St. Andrew's fall teams did not compete and Tony played intramurally with both teams—but he remained concerned about what would happen his senior year and if he would have to choose one sport over the other. And then Tony had an idea: why not playing both sports simultaneously?  “I felt confident I could make it work, but I was nervous [as to whether or not] Coach Moffitt and Coach Carroll would allow it,” Tony shared. “I talked to both coaches and asked if it was possible to play both sports, and thankfully, they both agreed.”

It is a good thing both coaches agreed, because Tony has already made an impact for the Saints in both sports and is getting busy tying school records. In his playing debut for Saints football against Severn School on September 10, he kicked two field goals, and his first attempt, at 42 yards, was one yard short of tying the school record for longest field goal (click here to watch). When asked for his highlight of that game, Tony answered, “Actually, punting, since it was my first time punting in a game.” Not satisfied with chasing one school record in a week, in a September 14 soccer match against Wilmington Christian, Tony, who is starting striker for the Saints, netted five goals to tie another school record for most goals in a single soccer game. Asked if this was his highlight to start the season, Tony again had a different answer: “It was the match against William Penn. We were down 1-0 and came back to win 3-2.” He failed to mentioned that he scored two goals in that match.

How does Tony balance his time between two sports? “There are six practices or games each week—I try to make three of each during the week,” he answered. “Usually games do not conflict, but if they ever do, I will go to football.” What has made the split easier is the support of his teammates and coaches on both teams. “My teammates have been great and they have been fine with it," he says. "I really appreciate Coach Moffitt and Coach Carroll being behind me and pushing me to the greatest I can be in both sports even though I cannot dedicate all of my time to their sport.”

Tony has his eyes on multiple individual records in both sports, with the longest field goal record and most goals in a season record on the top of his list. He is also eager to help both his teams make a deep run in their respective state tournaments. 

2/19/2019

Lilley ’21 Earns State Tournament Bid


Nick Lilley ’21, wrestling at 138 pounds, secured third-place at the Independent Schools Qualifying Tournament this past weekend with a 9-5 victory in his final match. With his victory, Lilley secured a spot in the 2019 DIAA wrestling state tournament as the 8th seed in the 138 pound weight class. Theo Taylor ’21 and Tyler Wood ’21 each placed sixth in their respective weight classes.

The DIAA state tournament begins Friday afternoon at Cape Henlopen High School. Matches are scheduled to begin at 3:00 p.m.

2/6/2019

Three School Records Broken at DISC Meet!



The St. Andrew’s boys and girls swim teams continued their impressive 2018-19 campaigns on Saturday afternoon, placing first and second at the Delaware Independent Schools Conference meet, respectively. The boys team, who tied with Tower Hill for first place with 91 total points, was lead by the trio of Will Cammerzell ’19, Tad Scheibe ’19 and Andrew Park ‘21. Cammerzell took home two individual gold medals, defeating all opponents in the 100 free and the 100 back. Scheibe matched Cammerzell’s performance and received two golds as well, winning the 200 and 500 free with times of 148.90 and 4:54.92. Scheibe, with his time of 4:54.92 in the 500 free, cemented himself in the school record books as he broke the previous record by 2.82 seconds. Andrew Park ’21 proved to be the best in the 100 fly as he finished in first place with a time of 53.43, setting a school record in the process. For their efforts, all three were awarded first team all-conference honors. Xander Atalay ’19 also earned first team all-conference honors for his two third place finishes in the 200 and 500 free.

Sarah Caron ’19 and Madison Macalintal ’22 led the charge for the girls team who finished with 58 total points, good enough for second place behind Tower Hill. Caron, a second team all-state performer in 2018, earned two silver medals in the in the 100 free and the 100 back. Caron also shattered the school record in the 100 back with her time of 58.13, besting the previous mark by 1.49 seconds. Macalintal continued to impress during her freshman campaign and earned two bronze medals, finishing third overall in the 100 fly and 100 back. Piper Ackermann ’19 finished third in the 50 free.

The Saints will now take the next few weeks to prepare for the DIAA state championship meet. Time trials are scheduled to begin on February 20th and will run until February 23rd.


1/22/2019

Taylor and Wood Lead Saints to 2nd Place Finish


The St. Andrew’s wrestling team performed admirably in the Tower Hill Tournament this past weekend, placing second amongst eight varsity programs. Theo Taylor ’21 and Tyler Wood ’21 led the charge for the Saints, defeating all of their opponents en route to becoming tournament champions at 120 pounds and 132 pounds, respectively. AJ Ayres ’19 (182 pounds), Cole Kay ’21 (126 pounds) and Nick Lilley ’21 (138 pounds) each came home with silver medals, coming in second place in their respective weight classes.



1/14/2019

Week in Review 01/07 - 01/12


Boys Basketball

Losing their first contest of their 2018-19 campaign to perennial power Sanford School, the boys basketball team continued to fight and finished the week with a 2-1 record by defeating Freire Charter School of Wilmington and Newark Charter School. Adrian Watts ’20 averaged a team-high 17 points for the week, scoring a career-high 29 against Newark Charter School. Brandon Graves ’22 continued his impressive freshman season as he averaged 11 points per contest. Lamar Duncan, scoring a game-high 19 against Freire Charter School of Wilmington, averaged 10.6 per contest.

The Saints, now 6-1, will look for their seventh win on Tuesday evening when they play host to Tatnall School. Tip-off is set for 5:30 p.m
 

Girls Basketball

The girls basketball team went 2-1 this past week, defeating both Newark Charter School and Brandywine High School. The Saints, now 4-3, were led by point guard Leandre Pestcoe ’19 who averaged a team-high 7.3 points per contest over the course of these three games. Pestcoe scored a team-high 12 points in a 44-22 win over Newark Charter School. Noor El-Baradie ’19 remained consistent as well, averaging 6.6 points per contest and netting 11 points against Newark Charter School. Nia Cross ’21 scored a team-high eight points against Brandywine High School and managed to average 6.3 points per contest.

The Saints will look for their third consecutive win on Tuesday afternoon when they travel to Tatnall School. Tip-off is set for 3:45 p.m.

Girls Swimming 

The girls swim team continued to battle this week as they have all year long, defeating Tatnall School by a final score of 128-39 and losing a close meet against St. Mark’s High School, 89-81. Sarah Caron ’19, a second-team All-State selection in 2018, continued her dominance as she won four individual events over the course of the week. Caron placed first in the 50 free against Tatnall, won the 100 back in both meets and touched the wall first in the 100 free against St. Mark’s. Madison Macalintal ’22 won the 100 fly in both meets while Piper Ackermann ’19 was victorious in the 100 free against Tatnall and the 50 free against the Spartans of St. Mark’s. Alyse Ray ’20 swam to a first-place time of 2:33.43 in the 200 IM against Tatnall while Elizabeth Rainey ’22 won the 500 free against Tatnall with a time of 5:50.53.

The Saints, now 4-2, will look for their fifth win on Tuesday afternoon when they host Wilmington Friends School. The meet is set to begin at 4:00 p.m.

Track and Field 

The St. Andrew’s indoor track and field team traveled to Tower Hill School on Saturday afternoon to compete against 11 schools from across the State of Delaware. The Saints were well-represented across the board, performing well in a variety of events. In the 800 meter final, Carson McCoy ’19 crossed the finish line first with a time of 2:09.14 while Blake Hundley ’20 finished in 2:14.72, good enough for second. In the 1600, five Saints finished in the top 10 as McCoy placed second, Hundley placed third and Augie Segger ’19 finished fifth. JT Meyer ’21 and Trey Ketzner ’21 finished seventh and ninth, respectively. 

Micah Turpin ’19 had two impressive performances on the afternoon, placing second in the 55 meter dash with a final time of 7.16 and finishing third in the 200 meter final. Daniel Kwon ’22 placed second overall in the 200 final, crossing the finish line in 25.29 seconds. Zach Tull ’20 placed 5th in the same event, running to a time of 26.87. Simi Ibitoye ’20 won the high jump final and Phan Hunt ’22 recorded a fourth place finish in the shot put final.

On the girls side, Charlotte Gehrs ’20 and Anna Moore ’19 each had strong starts to the new year. Gehrs placed 2nd in the 1600 meter final, crossing the finish line with an impressive time of 5:54.68. Anna Moore ’19, competing in the 55 and 200 meter finals, placed 11th and seventh, respectively. Moore ran to a time of 8.47 in the 55 and 30.76 in the 200.

The Saints are back at it next Saturday where they will compete at the Eastern Shore High School Invitational. 

Wrestling

Participating in the Glasgow Invitational on Saturday morning, the St. Andrew's wrestling team competed against 15 varsity prorgams from across the State of Delaware. Nick Lilley ’21 took home first place at 138 pounds while Cole Kay ’21 and Tyler Wood ‘21 each placed fifth at 126 and 132, respectively. 

The Saints will travel to Tower Hill on Friday evening to compete in the Tower Hill Tournament. Matches begin at 5:00 p.m.


11/29/2018

Fall 2018 All-Conference & All-State Recognition



Boys Cross Country
All-Conference: Carson McCoy ’19 & Blake Hundley ’20
All-County: Carson McCoy ’19, Tad Scheibe ’19, Augie Segger ’19 & Blake Hundley ’20
2nd Team All-State: Carson McCoy ’19, Tad Scheibe ’19 & Blake Hundley ’20
3rd Team All-State: Augie Segger ’19

Girls Cross Country 
All-Conference: Leandre Pestcoe ’19 & Charlotte Gehrs ’20

Field Hockey
1st Team All-Conference: Nancy Tucker ’19 & Josie Friedli ’20
2nd Team All-Conference: Sarah Caron ’19 & Hannah Murphy ’19
Honorable Mention: Nora Bocock ‘21

Football
1st Team All-Conference: Theo Jaffe ‘19, Micah Turpin ’19 & Adrian Watts ’20
Honorable Mention All-Conference: Ryan Godfrey ’19, Micah Turpin ’19, Tim Odutola ’20, Mason McKee ’21, Tre Thomas ’21 & Brandon Graves ’22

Soccer
1st Team All-Conference: Ben Horgan ’19, Nick Loh ’19, Alex Phan ’19 & Jacob Zimmerman ’19
2nd Team All-Conference: Jamie Rowley ’19, Logan Cameron ’20 & Matt Lilley ’21
1st Team All-State: Ben Horgan ’19
2nd Team All-State: Alex Phan ‘19
3rd Team All-State: Nick Loh ’19

Volleyball
2nd Team All-Conference: Emily Paton ’20
3rd Team All-Conference: Noor El-Baradie ’19 & Lila Feldmann ’20

11/12/2018

Boys XC Races to 2nd Place Finish


The St. Andrew’s boys varsity cross country team capped off an amazing season on Saturday afternoon, placing second overall and setting a new school record by earning 45 points at the Division II state championship meet. Moreover, the team recorded its fastest team time ever at the Brandywine Creek course with an average finish of 17:46. Leading the way for the Saints were their four All-County performers who placed 5th, 6th, 7th and 9th, respectively. Hundley led all runners with his fifth place finish, running to a time of  17:26. McCoy and Scheibe were right on his heels as McCoy clocked in at 17:31 while Schiebe crossed the finish line one second later. Augie Segger broke the 18 minute mark, finishing his race in 17:52. Will Cammerzell ’19 and JT Meyer ’21 finished inside the top 25, as Cammerzell placed 18th overall and Meyer finished 24th.

The Saints, who finished behind conference foe and perennial power Tatnall School by one point in the championship meet, will end the season ranked number two amongst Division II schools across the State of Delaware. Thanks to everyone who showed their support and cheered on the Saints as they crossed the finish line!

   


11/8/2018

Pinto Scores Game-Winning Goal as Saints Advance!


In what can only be described as a thrilling, back and forth match, the No. 6 St. Andrew’s Saints defeated the No. 11 Seahawks from Delaware Military Academy by a final score of 3-2 in the first round of the DIAA Division Two boys soccer state tournament. Entering a tied match with a mere four minutes left in regulation, Owen Pinto ’20 made his mark on the contest two minutes later when he outran two defenders, found the ball and chipped it right past the Seahawk goalie, giving the Saints a 3-2 advantage with little time left. In stoppage time, the Saints defense held tight and limited all scoring chances for the Seahawks, securing a 3-2 victory. 

With the win, St. Andrew’s advances to the second round of the state tournament for a fourth consecutive year. The Saints are scheduled to face-off against a familiar foe in No. 3 Archmere Academy, who defeated St. Andrew’s by a final score of 1-0 in September. If you are interested in watching the Saints attempt to avenge this early season loss, the match is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. at Caravel Academy on Saturday. Go Saints!


11/4/2018

Four Saints Awarded All-County Honors


The boys varsity cross country team participated in the New Castle County Championships on Saturday afternoon, placing third amongst 27 high schools from the State of Delaware. Blake Hundley ’20 led the way for the Saints, placing 8th overall with an impressive time of 16:53. Carson McCoy ’19 and Tad Scheibe ’19 were right on his heels as McCoy ran to a 10th place finish (17:01) while Scheibe came in 11th (17:03). Augie Segger ’19 was the fourth Saint to finish, running to a 16th place finish with a time of 17:17. For their efforts, these Saints were awarded All-County honors.

The Saints will travel to Brandywine Creek State Park to compete in the Division Two State Championships next Saturday. Their race is scheduled to begin at 3:00 p.m. Go Saints!


10/17/2018

Watts ’20 Ranked Amongst Delaware's Elite


Adrian Watts ’20 was recently ranked as the #8 wide receiver in the State of Delaware for his outstanding play throughout the first five games of the 2018 season. Watts, a first-team all-conference selection at receiver in 2017, has done it all for the Saints as he leads the team in both receptions (19) and receiving yards (323). Watts, who can also be found behind center, has thrown for 286 yards, rushed for an additional 158 and has nine total touchdowns (3 receiving, 3 rushing, 2 pasing and 1 kickoff return). 

The Saints will look for their third win of the year on Saturday afternoon when they travel to Tower Hill. Kickoff is set for 3:30 p.m.


10/9/2018

2018 Fall Long Weekend Review




Football

The St. Andrew’s football team has rebounded after an 0-2 start, defeating George School and previously undefeated First State Military Academy this past weekend to improve their record to 2-2 at the halfway mark. The Saints have been explosive on both sides of the football, averaging 30.5 points per game while causing 11 turnovers on defense. Adrian Watts ’20 leads the Saints on offense as he has thrown for a team-high 264 yards, accumulated a team-high 209 receiving yards and is second on the team with 154 yards on the ground.  Furthermore, Watts has added seven touchdowns (two passing, three rushing and two receiving). Theo Jaffe ’19 has provided another dimension at the quarterback position as well, throwing for 230 yards and two scores while rushing for an additional 52 yards. Micah Turpin ’19 has proven himself to be the top rushing threat for the Saints, gaining 426 yards on 57 carries for seven scores. Turpin had the game of his life against George School, running for 300 yards while finding pay dirt five times. Classmates Lamar Duncan ’20 and Alex Maruszewski ’20 each have one touchdown reception.

Defensively, the Saints have continued to improve as they have only allowed 15 points over their previous two contests. Watts anchors this unit from his outside linebacker position, recording 37 tackles, eight of them going for a loss. Brandon Graves ’22 and Turpin have been active as well, recording 27 and 22 tackles, respectively. Graves, in his rookie year, has seven tackles for loss while contributing two sacks. A host of Saints have intercepted the opposition, led by cornerback Tim Odutola ’20 who picked off First State Military Academy twice. Arthur Potter ’19, Jaffe, Maruszewski and Mason McKee ’21 each have one.

The Saints have four important contests remaining, as three of them are conference matchups against Tower Hill, Wilmington Friends and Tatnall.

Volleyball

The St. Andrew’s volleyball team has continued its rapid improvement, winning six of their first nine contests to start their 2018 campaign. The Saints are led by their two returning All-Conference performers, Noor El Baradie ’19 and Emily Paton ’20. El-Baradie, an Honorable-Mention all-conference pick in 2017, leads the team with 161 assists (17.8 per contest). El-Baradie has saved her best play for critical matches, recording 30 assists against MOT Charter and 24 on three separate occasions. Paton, a 2nd team all-conference performer last year, leads the team with 80 kills (8.8 per contest). Paton, who recorded a season-high 14 kills against MOT Charter, has tallied double figure kills in six of nine contests. Lila Feldmann ’20 has also proved to be reliable at the net, averaging 6.3 kills per match.

The Saints, who won eight matches in 2017, will look to surpass this mark in their remaining five matches.

Soccer

The St. Andrew’s soccer team has had a solid start to their 2018 campaign, winning five of their first nine contests. The Saints, averaging just under three goals per match, have been forced to play three overtime matches against St. George’s Tech High School, Delaware Military Academy and conference foe Tower Hill School. Winning two of their three overtime matches, the Saints have relied on clutch overtime goals from Logan Cameron ’20 and Nick Loh ’19 to defeat St. George’s and Tower Hill. Alex Phan ’19 leads all Saints with four goals while Matt Lilley ’21 has added three. Ben Horgan ’19, Steven Ding ’20, Zach Tull ’20 and Tyler Wood ’21 have each netted two. Tull also leads the team with two helpers. Goalies AJ Ayres ’19 and Jackson Swets ’21 have split time, combining for three shutouts.

St. Andrew’s will look to finish strong over the course of their next six regular-season contests, as five them are critical conference match-ups. 

Field Hockey

The St. Andrew’s field hockey team is on a roll, winning their last two contests by a combined score of 8-1. The Saints, now 2-5-1, have had a variety of players contribute in the scoring column. Piper Ackermann ’19 and Clare Slinkard ’21 have scored twice while Ava Sekowski ’20, Ingrid Hoopes ’20, Campbell Nicholson ’20, Heleah Soulati ’21 and Claudina Buccini ’21 have each tallied one. Ackermann has saved her best performances for key conference matchups, scoring the Saints lone goal in a 1-1 tie against Wilmington Friends while scoring the game-winner in overtime against Sanford School. Throughout the year, the Saints have received strong goalie play from classmates Ginger Mullins ‘20 and Ruth Lunsford ’20. Mullins has recorded 13 or more saves in three contests while Lunsford held the Warriors of Sanford scoreless with six saves in a crucial win.

The Saints hope to finish strong, as five of their last seven contests are against conference foes.

Boys & Girls XC

The St. Andrew’s boys cross country team continues to prove itself as one of the best teams in the State of Delaware, winning both the Lake Forest Cross Country Festival and the Middletown Invitational. Blake Hundley ’20, an All-County performer in 2017, has been the Saints top runner during the early part of the season. In two races thus far, Hundley has finished third and first, taking home the gold at the Middletown Invitational. Carson McCoy ’19 and Tad Scheibe ’19 have turned in impressive seasons, each building off of their strong junior campaigns. McCoy placed 5th at the Lake Forest Cross Country Festival and 2nd at the Middletown Invitational, finishing 16 seconds behind Hundley. Schiebe, an All-State performer in 2017, fought his way to a 6th place finish at the Lake Forest Cross Country Festival while finishing 5th at the Middletown Invitational. Schiebe was also the top Saint performer at the White Clay Creek Classic, placing 13th overall amongst all Senior boys. Will Cammerzell ’19 and Augie Segger ’19 have remained consistent throughout the year and have solidified themselves as the number four and five runners in the varsity program.

The Saints, ranked second amongst Division Two schools, have three races remaining before they compete in the State Championships.

The St. Andrew’s girls cross country team has had an impressive start to the 2018 season, placing 4th at the Lake Forest Cross Country Festival while finishing 7th at the Middletown Invitational. Charlotte Gehrs ’20 has led the way for the Saints, racing to a 7th place finish at the Lake Forest Cross Country Festival while coming in 21st at the Middletown Invitational. Gehrs also performed well in the White Clay Creek Classic, placing 11th overall with a time of 21:43. Sofie Neil ’19 is never far behind her teammate, placing 13th at the Lake Forest Cross Country Festival and 31st at the Middletown Invitational. Neil, competing in the White Clay Creek Classic, posted a time of 22:59, good enough for 24th place. Leandre Pestcoe ’19 has been strong as well, placing just inside of the top 30 at the Lake Forest Cross Country Festival and  finishing 32nd overall at the White Clay Creek Classic.

The Saints, ranked fifth amongst Division Two schools, have three races remaining before they compete in the State Championships.


9/24/2018

Weekend Review 09/21 - 09/23





Saints XC

The St. Andrew’s boys cross country team took home first place during the Middletown Invitational on Friday afternoon as they had five runners place in the top 13. Blake Hundley ’20 took home the gold, crossing the finish line in 16:24. Right behind Hundley was Carson McCoy ’19, placing second overall after finishing in 16:40. Tad Scheibe ’19 finished fifth with a time of 16:58 while Will Cammerzell ’19 and Augie Segger ’19 finished 12th and 13th, respectively.

On the girls side, Charlotte Gehrs led all Saints runners with a strong time of 21:23 which was good enough for 21st place. Sofie Neil ’19 came in 31st place while Sarah Bruno ’21 and Leandre Pestcoe ’19 finished 49th and 51st, respectively. As a team, the Saints finished 7th amongst 20 schools.


Saints Football

The Saints fell to 0-2 on the season, losing to Seaford High School by a final score of 46-28. Adrian Watts ’20 continued to prove himself as one of the top players in the state, throwing for 166 yards and one touchdown while rushing for another 75 and two touchdowns. Watts’ favorite target through the air was Lamar Duncan ’20 who hauled in 3 passes for a career-high 76 yards while Alex Maruszewski ’20 caught a ten-yard strike for a touchdown. Watts recorded a team-high 15 tackles while Micah Turpin ’19 and Tre Thomas ’21 added 12 and nine, respectively. Theo Jaffe ’19 recorded an interception, returned a fumble for touchdown and added seven tackles.

The Saints will host George School next Friday afternoon. Kick-off is set for 4:00 p.m.

Saints Volleyball

The Saints improved to 4-1 over the weekend, defeating Mot Charter and Middletown High School on consecutive afternoons. Defeating Mot Charter 3-0, the Saints were led by Noor El-Baradie ’19 as she served up 30 assists and six kills. Classmates Emily Paton ’20 and Lila Feldmann ’20 were steady as well, tallying 14 and eight kills, respectively. Cristle Ike ’19 recorded a match-high 14 digs while Miles Abney ’20 added 12 of her own. It took a total team effort on Saturday to defeat the Cavaliers of Middletown as five Saints recorded seven or more digs. Emily Paton ’20 led the charge with 18 while Cristle Ike ’19 and Miles Abney added 13 and 9, respectively. Lila Feldmann ’20 tallied eight and Elise Hogan ’19 added seven. Noor El-Baradie ’19 was steady all night long, dishing out 24 assists and recording four digs of her own. Paton had a team-high 12 kills while Feldmann contributed seven of her own.

The Saints will try for their fifth win of the 2018 campaign next Tuesday afternoon when they travel to Tatnall for a crucial conference match-up. The match is set to begin at 5:30 p.m. 

Saints Soccer

The Saints found themselves on the right side of the win-loss column on Saturday afternoon, defeating Sanford School by a final score of 3-0. The Saints, now 3-2, will host St. George’s Tech on Tuesday afternoon. The match is set to begin at 3:45 p.m.

Saints Field Hockey

The Saints lost to conference opponent Sanford School on Saturday afternoon, which drops their overall record to 0-4-1. Anne Christopher ’20 and classmate Brianna Kung ’20 scored the two goals for Sanford. Ginger Mullins ’20 recorded two saves for the Saints while classmate Ruth Lunsford ’20 added one.

The Saints will travel to Wilmington Christian School on Tuesday afternoon for a critical conference match-up. The contest is set to begin at 4:00 p.m.

Around the DISC

Football: Wilmington Friends improved to 3-0 on the year as they defeated Woodbridge High School by a final score of 24-21 on Friday night. Peyton McNeill scored his fourth touchdown of the season in the first quarter while Quentin McAbee ’19 and Will Davis ’20 caught touchdown passes from Wyatt Nelson ’20 in the second. Jacob Jaworski scored the final points for the Quakers in fourth, drilling home a 28 yard field goal. Friends will travel to Academy of New Church on Saturday afternoon for a 2:00 p.m. kickoff.

Tower Hill improved to 2-1 on Friday night as they defeated Charter School 35-0. Michael Gilbert ’20 scored two touchdowns on the night, hauling in a 20 yard pass from Dylan Nitsche ’19 and recovering a blocked punt. Isiah Brown ’20 played a part in two touchdowns, completing a six yard pass to Ty Gates ’19 while running for a 33 yard scamper. Brian Brown ’19 capped off the scoring for the Hillers as he dove into the end zone from three yards out.The Hillers are back in action next Friday  as they are traveling to Tatnall School for a Friday night contest. Kick-off is set for 7:00 p.m.

Tatnall fell to Archmere Academy on Saturday afternoon by a final score of 35-0. The Hornets, now 0-3, will look to win their first game in 2018 next Friday night when they play host to Tower Hill School. Kick-off is set for 7:00 p.m.

Soccer: Wilmington Christian fell to Brandywine High School on Friday afternoon by a final score of 4-2. Cole Suwyn ’20 scored the first goal for the Warriors while Noah Bradbury ’19 added the second in the 63rd minute. The Warriors, now 0-3, will host Wilmington Friends on Wednesday afternoon. The match will begin at 4:00 p.m.

Currently sitting at 3-0, Wilmington Friends sat idle this past weekend and will be preparing for their conference matchup at Tower Hill on Tuesday afternoon. The match is scheduled to begin at 4:00 p.m.

The Sanford Warriors fell to conference opponent St. Andrew’s School on Saturday afternoon by a final score of 3-0. The Warriors, now 2-3, will look to rebound next Friday afternoon when they host Conrad School at 4:00 p.m.

Tower Hill fell to 3-2 on the season, dropping their Friday afternoon contest to St. George’s Tech by a final score of 6-0. The Hillers will look to get back to their winning ways on Tuesday afternoon when they play host to Wilmington Friends School at 4:00 p.m.

Tatnall improved its record to 2-2 last Thursday afternoon as they defeated AI DuPont High School by a final score of 2-0. Rohan Cugh ’20 found the back of the net in the first half while Beau Neff ’19 drilled one in the second. Both Caleb Bowen ’21 and Evan Cox ’22 recorded assists for the Hornets. The Hornets will host Archmere Academy on Tuesday afternoon. The match is scheduled to begin at 3:45 p.m.

Volleyball: The Warriors of Wilmington Christian defeated conference opponent Sanford School 3-0 in their Saturday afternoon matchup. The Warriors, now 2-4, were led by Sara Sanchez ’19 who served up a team-high 21 assists. Classmate Kamani Conteh ’19 finished off the majority of these assists, recording a team-high 15 kills on the afternoon. The Warriors will look for their third win of the 2018 campaign on Thursday night when they travel to St. Elizabeth High School for a 6:45 p.m. contest. 

Wilmington Friends fell to Archmere Academy on Thursday night, dropping their overall record to 1-3. Danielle Nathan ’19 contributed in a variety of ways as she recorded 24 kills, served up eight aces and added another eight digs. Jocelyn Nathan ’23 recorded a team-high 18 digs while Abigail Carian ’22 dished out a match-high 43 assists. The Quakers have an exciting week ahead as they will travel to Ursuline Academy for a Tuesday night showdown before playing host to Tower Hill on Friday night. Both matches are scheduled to start at 7:15 p.m.

Sanford, after dropping their contest to Wilmington Christian over the weekend, will search for their first win of the 2018 season when they travel to Red Lion Christian Academy on Tuesday evening. The match will begin at 5:15 p.m.

Tower Hill suffered their second loss of the season on Friday night to Ursuline Academy. Heyli Velasquez ’21 recorded a game-high 35 digs while Isabelle Kowal ’20 added another 17. Chloe Sachs ’23 dished out a team-high 21 assists while Maddie Sachs ’19 and Kyra Caffrey ’19 added 14 and eight kills, respectively. The Hillers, now 3-2, will travel to Wilmington Friends School on Friday night for an important conference matchup. The match is scheduled to begin at 7:15 p.m.

The Hornets fell to 1-4 after dropping their Thursday contest against Delaware Military Academy. The Hornets will look for their second win of the 2018 campaign on Tuesday afternoon as they play host to St. Andrew’s School. The match is set to begin at 5:30 p.m.

Field Hockey: Wilmington Christian won their second contest of the year, defeating Conrad School by a final score of 3-0. Zoe Abe ’21 scored the first goal of the game off of an assist from Madison Johnson ’20 in the 17th minute. Hannah Eleutheriou ’19 made her presence felt in the second half as she netted two goals, giving her three on the season. Sabine Danner ’22 recorded an assist on Eleutheriou’s first goal. The Warriors will try to extend their win-streak to three on Tuesday afternoon when they host St. Andrew’s School. The match is set to begin at 4:00 p.m.

Sanford improved to 3-0 on the weekend as they defeated St. Andrew’s 2-0. Anne Christopher ’20 and classmate Brianna Kung ’20 scored the two goals for Sanford while Allison Colgan ’20 assisted on both goals. The Warriors will look for win number four when they travel to Tower Hill School on Tuesday afternoon. The match is set to begin at 3:45 p.m.

Tatnall improved to 2-2 after defeating Newark High School by a final score of 10-0 on Friday afternoon. Serena Patel ’19 recorded a hat trick for the Hornets while Teryn Singer ’22 added two. The Hornets will look for their third win of the season on Wednesday afternoon when they travel to AI DuPont High School. The match will begin at 3:45 p.m.

Neither Tower Hill nor Wilmington Friends played this past weekend. Friends, sitting at 2-1-1, will search for their third win on Tuesday afternoon when they travel to Archmere Academy. Tower Hill, boasting an undefeated 3-0 record, will look for their fourth win on Tuesday afternoon when they welcome Sanford to Richardson Field. Both contests will begin at 3:45 p.m.


9/18/2018

Weekend Review 09/14 - 09/16


 

Football

The Saints football team fell in their home opener to Red Lion Christian Academy on Friday afternoon by a final score of 18-13. Down 12-0 going into halftime, the Saints battled back to take a 13-12 lead late in the fourth quarter as running back Theo Jaffe ’19 and wide receiver Adrian Watts ’20 found the endzone. However, the Saints defense was unable to hold the lead as Red Lion drove 65 yards and scored on their next posession which gave them an 18-13 advantage. Adrian Watts ’20 led the Saints on both sides of the ball, accumulating 167 receiving yards and recording a team-high nine tackles. Brandon Graves ’22, playing in his first varsity contest, contributed nine tackles while Eli Sherman ’21 added eight tackles and two sacks. 

The Saints will look for their first win when they travel to Seaford High School on Friday afternoon. Kickoff is set for 5:00 p.m.

Boys Soccer 

The boys soccer team went 1-1 this past weekend, defeating conference rival Tatanll School 3-1 on Friday afternoon while dropping their Sunday contest to Pingry School 4-0. Ben Horgan ’19, Jacob Zimmerman ’19 and Nick Lilley ’21 all scored goals for the Saints against Tatnall. The Saints, now 2-1 and ranked number two in the State of Delaware amongst division two programs, have two big contests this week as they travel to Archmere Academy on Thursday afternoon and conference opponent Sanford School on Saturday. Matches are set to begin at 4:00 p.m. and 2:00 p.m., respectively.
 

Boys and Girls XC

The St. Andrew’s boys and girls cross country teams participated in the White Clay Creek Classic on Friday afternoon, a special event in which runners only compete amongst those who are in their respective class.

In the Class of 2019 race, Tad Scheibe ’19, Carson McCoy ’19 each placed inside the top 20 for the boys team and led the Saints to a 3rd place finish. Scheibe finished in 17:22 for 13th place while McCoy placed 18th with a strong time of 17:38. Auggie Segger ’19 and Will Cammerzell ’19 placed 29th and 33rd, respectively. The girls were led by Sofie Neil ’19 and Leandre Pestcoe ’19. Neil, after her 13th place performance last week, placed 24th overall after running to a time of 22:59. Pestcoe just missed finishing inside the top 30, taking 32nd place with a time of 24:15. Overall, the Senior girls finished in 6th place.

In the Junior boys competition, Spencer McKenzie ’20 led his teammates with a time of 21:52 while Eddie Mo ’20 ran to a time of 23:26. Charlotte Gehrs ’20, a week after finishing in 7th place, turned in another phenomenal performance in the Junior girls competition. Crossing the finish line in 21:43, Gehrs placed 11th overall. Abby Sahs ’20 was the next junior Saint to finish with a time of 26:31.

JT Meyer ’21 and Trey Ketzner ‘21 represented the Saints well in the Sophomore boy races as Meyer finished 18th overall while Ketzner placed 26th. Robert Shyroian ‘21 performed well in his first race as a Saint, finishing just inside the top 50 with a time of 21:02. As a team, the Saints finished in 5th place. On the girls side, Sarah Bruno and Emily Boyer led the way as they finished with times of 24:28 and 25:05, respectively. Bryer Wood ’21 placed third amongst her teammates with a time of 26:38.

Javier Iniguez ’22 and Alec Finch ’22 led the way for the third form boys in the Class of 2022 race as Iniguez finished in 22:12 while Finch crossed the finish line in 22:45. Cleo Ray ’22 was the top freshman girl to finish for the Saints, crossing the finish line in her high school running debut in 29:05.

The Saints will return home next week to race on the beautiful campus of St. Andrew’s in the Middletown Invitational. Races are set to begin at 3:00 p.m.


9/12/2018

Huge Weekend for SAS XC Programs!


 


The St. Andrew’s boys and girls cross country programs had fantastic starts to their 2018 campaigns, placing 1st and 4th in the Varsity B division races at the Lake Forest Cross Country Festival last Saturday morning. The boys program scored a total of 45 points and had four runners finish in the top ten. Leading the charge was 2017 All-County performer Blake Hundley ’19, finishing third overall with an impressive time of 16:54. Classmates Carson McCoy ’19 and Tad Scheibe ’19 finished within .8 seconds of one another, placing 5th and 6th, respectively. Auggie Segger ’19 rounded out the Saints runners who finished in the top ten, finishing tenth overall with a time of 18:14. JT Meyer ’21 and Trey Ketzner ’21 both finished in the top 25 as Meyer finished 21st while Ketzner placed 25th.

For the girls, Charlotte Gehrs ’20 crossed the finish line first with a strong time of 21:40, placing 7th overall. Right on her heels was Sofie Neil ’19, finishing 13th overall with a time of 22:38. Rounding out the top five for the Saints were Leandre Pesctoe ’19, Emily Boyer ’21 and Bryer Wood ’21. Pestcoe crossed the finish line in 24:11, placing her right inside of the top 30 while classmates Boyer and Wood finished 35th and 36th, respectively. Both teams will travel to White Clay Creek State Park on Friday afternoon to participate in the White Clay Creek Classic. Races are set to begin at 3:00 p.m.

Go Saints!


8/26/2018

Watts Ranked in News Journal Top 75


        

 

After speaking with high school coaches and reviewing the 2017 all-conference and all-state teams, News Journal sports reporter Brad Myers ranked the top 75 high school football players in the State of Delaware. Adrian Watts ’20, the do-it-all playmaker for St. Andrew’s, found himself listed at number 37. Watts, a two-year starter at wide receiver and outside linebacker from Dover, had an impressive 2017 campaign as he recorded 22 catches for 214 yards and two touchdowns at his receiver position. On defense, Watts added 67 tackles, ten tackles for loss and four sacks. For his efforts, Watts was selected 1st team all-conference at wide receiver and honorable mention all-conference at linebacker.

Myers also listed captains Ryan Godfrey ’19 and Theo Jaffe ’19 as “Players to Watch” for the Saints. Godfrey, a 1st team all-conference linebacker in 2017, paced the team with 78 tackles, five fumble recoveries and scored three touchdowns. Jaffe also excelled on defense in 2017, receiving 1st team all-conference accolades at defensive back for tallying 70 tackles, 15 of which came behind the line of scrimmage.

St. Andrew’s begins pre-season camp on August 29th and will open their season on September 14th when they play host to Red Lion Christian Academy. Kick-off is set for 4:00 pm.


6/24/2018

Spring Review





Girls Lacrosse

The St. Andrew’s girls varsity lacrosse team had an impressive campaign in 2018, finishing the regular season with a 9-6 record before losing in the first round of the DIAA state tournament to Padua. Averaging just over ten goals per contest, the Saints were led by the Soulati sisters as Heleah ’21 scored a team-high 30 while Hanna ’18 netted 28. Elisa Davila ’18 did a little bit of everything, scoring 22 goals while also handing out 18 helpers for 40 total points. Nancy Tucker ’19 added to the Saints balanced attack with 32 points (25 goals, 7 assists). For their efforts, Hanna Soulati and Davila were selected first team all-conference while Tucker and Heleah Soulati were placed on the 2nd team. Defensively, the Saints held their opponents to an impressive 9.5 goals per game and on four occasions, held the opposition under six goals. Experienced starters Audrey Saliba ’18 and Piper Ackermann ’19 paced the defensive unit and earned first team all-conference honors. Ackermann, for her stellar play, was recognized as one of the best defenders in the state as she garnered 2nd team all-state honors.

All-Conference Selections not mentioned: Gillian Simpler ’18 and Alex Cameron ’18 (2nd team), Cindy Lay ’18 (Honorable Mention)

Boys Lacrosse


The St. Andrew’s boys lacrosse team enjoyed its most successful season in over a decade, defeating Milford in the first round of the DIAA state tournament by a final score of 18-6. The Saints, finishing the regular season with a record of 11-4, averaged 11 goals per contest and were led by a strong class of seniors. Attackmen Baird Tuveson ’18 and Cooper DeButts ’18 were both awarded first team all-conference for their stellar play throughout the season on the front line. Warrington Webb ’18 capped off an outstanding lacrosse career with another impressive season controlling the midfield, earning first team all-conference honors for the second consecutive season. Defensively, the Saints held opponents to 7.5 goals per contest and were anchored by Mac Nicholson ’18, a long-stick midfielder who was selected first team all-conference.


Baseball


The St. Andrew’s boys baseball team enjoyed a stellar 2018 campaign as they improved upon their 2017 win total by four games. The Saints, whose final record stood at 12-6, were led by head coach Mike Mastrocola who was voted as the 2018 DISC coach of the year. In addition, assistant coach Dave DeSalvo was voted as the 2018 DISC assistant coach of the year. On the field, the Saints had four dynamic seniors who all earned all-conference recognition. Third baseman Evan Murray ’18 took home first team honors, batting .418, driving in 17 runs while also playing stellar defense. Baylen Manocha ’18 was selected to the 2nd team for his play in centerfield and on the mound. Manocha hit a team-high .420, drove in 15 runs and score 23 himself. On the mound, Manocha had an impressive 5-0 record with a 1.8 earned run average. Rick Townsend ’18, battling injury throughout the year, also earned 2nd team recognition as a pitcher and a first baseman. Townsend went 3-3 on the mound with a 2.29 earned run average, throwing a complete game two-hit shutout against conference rival Tower Hill. Catcher Andrew McArthur ’18 was solid as well, smashing a homerun against McKean High School while also playing steady defense behind the plate. Jack Lauer ’20 built upon his successful freshman campaign by batting .327 while playing both second base and shortstop.
 

Girls Tennis


The girls tennis program continued to establish itself as one of the premier programs in the State of Delaware, finishing third in the DIAA state championships. At thirds singles, Jolie Chin ’18 finished as state runner-up in two sets (6-7, 1-6). In 2nd doubles, the undefeated pairing of Anya Dhawan '19 and Mimi Wilmerding '21 proved unstoppable as they won their championship match in straight sets, 6-4, 6-0. The first doubles team of Kathryn Rickert '19 and Charlotte Gehrs '20 had an impressive showing in the state tournament as well, earning valuable points for their team as they advanced to the state semi-finals. The Saints, who must replace Annie Roach ’18 (first singles) and Chin, will look to build upon their 2018 success and crack into the top two teams in Delaware during the 2019 season.
 

Boys Tennis


The boys tennis team proved itself to be one of the top programs in the State of Delaware, finishing 2nd in the DIAA state tournament. Gus Richards '19, competing at 3rd singles, finished as the runner-up, losing in three hard-fought sets (4-6, 6-4, 1-6) to Caesar Rodney. John McKee '18 and Will Park '19, who entered the tournament as the number one-seed 1st doubles team, came out victorious and were crowned state champions after winning their match in straight sets (6-1, 6-3). Not to be outdone, Will Weaver '18 and Cole Kay '21 took home the 2nd doubles crown as they defeated conference rival Sanford School by a final score of 7-5, 6-4. Evan Chiu '18, competing at 2nd singles, earned key points for the Saints by advancing to the state semi-finals. The Saints, who must replace Chiu, McKee and Weaver, will look to win their first state title since 2013 next season. Head coach Taylor Foehl was also honored, receiving the 2018 DIAA Boys Tennis Coach of the Year award for his outstanding leadership throughout the season.
 

Girls Soccer


After a slow start, the girls soccer team found their groove and either won or played to a draw in three of their last six matches. Leandre Pestcoe ’19 and Josie Friedli ’20 controlled the middle of the field for the Saints as they were constantly setting up their teammates. For their efforts, both Pestcoe and Friedli were selected first team all-conference. Friedli, who had a hand in numerous goals for the Saints, was recognized as one of the top players in the state, earning 2nd team all-state honors. Jess Boyer ’19,  who led the Saints with four goals, was selected 2nd team all-conference for her outstanding play around goal. Emily Paton ’19, leader of the Saints defense, was also selected 2nd team all-conference.


 

5/1/2018

Spring Long Weekend Review





Girls Lacrosse

After dropping their first contest of the 2018 campaign, the St. Andrew's girls lacrosse team has rattled off six consecutive wins heading into Long Weekend, and have outscored their opponents by 26 goals during their current win-streak. Averaging 11 goals per contest, the Saints offensive attack is well-balanced as four Saints have scored 12 or more goals. Leading the charge is newcomer Heleah Soulati '21, netting 17 goals and dishing out four assists. Soulati's best performance came against Tatnall as she scored a career-high five goals. Classmates Hanna Soulati '18 and Elisa Davila '18, two all-conference performers a season ago, have flourished around the net as Soulati has scored 14 while Davila has added 13. Davila also leads the team in assists with six. Nancy Tucker '19 has continued to build upon her all-conference performance last season as she has recorded 12 goals and five assists so far.

Holding their opponents to under eight goals per contest, the Saints defense is led by 2017 defensive MVP Audrey Saliba '18, Gillian Simpler '18, Piper Ackermann '19 and Hannah Murphy '19. First-year starter Charlotte Oxnam '19 has been excellent in goal, recording a career-high 20 saves against Dover High School. The Saints, who stand undefeated in conference play at 4-0, will look to continue their winning ways next Thursday when they travel to Tower Hill. The contest is set to begin at 4:00 p.m.

 

Boys Lacrosse

After dropping their first two contests of the 2018 regular season, the St. Andrew's boys lacrosse team has managed to win six games in a row. Averaging just under 11 goals per game, the Saints have a balanced offensive attack as four players have managed to score 14 or more goals. Leading the charge on offense is Baird Tuveson '18 who has netted a team-high 20 goals with five coming against conference opponent Wilmington Christian. Will Cammerzell '19 is next with 15 goals while classmates Jarred St. John '18 and Warrington Webb '18 have each netted 14 apiece. St. John and Webb also lead the team with seven assists.

Holding their opponents to around eight goals per contest, the Saints defense is led by Arthur Potter '19, AJ Ayres '19 and Ryan Godfrey '19. First-year starter and newcomer to the team Barr Flinn '20 has been impressive in goal, saving his best performances for each conference matchup. The Saints, whose record stands at 6-2, will look to extend their win-streak to seven games next Thursday as they play host to Tower Hill. The game is set to begin at 4:00 p.m.

 

Baseball

The baseball team is off to a strong start this spring, winning five of their first nine contests before Long Weekend. The Saints have been swinging the bats well as of late, averaging 13 runs per game over their last four contests. Leading this offensive attack is Baylen Manocha '18, batting .423 with six RBI. Manocha also leads the team with six doubles and six stolen bases. Evan Murray '18 has provided clutch hits throughout the year for the Saints, driving in a team-leading nine RBI while hitting at a .321 clip. Murray saved his best performance for the team's 9-8 victory against Sanford School as he drove in five runs.

Manocha has been just as impressive on the mound as he has been at the plate, recording three wins while posting an earned run average of 2.67. Manocha leads the team in strikeouts, recording 28 in 21 innings of work. Rick Townsend '18, battling through injury, has pitched well in limited action, striking out 11 batters in just under 11 innings. The Saints will be looking for their sixth win of the season next Friday when they play host to Sanford School. First pitch is set for 4:15 p.m.

 

Girls Soccer

The St. Andrew's girls soccer team recorded their first win of the 2018 season on Thursday afternoon, defeating conference opponent Wilmington Friends School by a final score of 2-1. Jessica Boyer '19 started the scoring for the Saints, finding the back of the net in the 6th minute. Shortly thereafter in the 14th minute, Liza Read '19 sent the ball over the outstretched hands of the Quakers goalie for the Saints second goal. From there, the Saints relied on their strong defense and goaltending to secure the win.

 

Girls Tennis

The St. Andrew's girls tennis team has had a remarkable start to their 2018 season, defeating all opponents en route to an undefeated 7-0 record. Annie Roach '18 has led the way from her first singles position, posting an impressive 5-2 record while Louise Stilwell '20 is 6-1 competing at the second singles position. After fighting through some tough injuries early on, Jolie Chin '18 remains undefeated with a 4-0 record in the thirds singles position. The first doubles team of Kathryn Rickert '19 and Charlotte Gehrs '20 has proved to be steady, as they have won all three of their matches together. At second doubles, Anya Dhawan '19 and Mimi Wilmerding '21 have been perfect when paired together, winning all six of their contests.

 

Boys Tennis

The St. Andrew's boys tennis team currently stands at 6-1 with their only loss coming to top-ranked Tower Hill by a final score of 3-2. Enok Choe '19 has had the tough task of playing first singles, yet has battled throughout, winning three of his seven matches. Evan Chiu '18 has dominated from his second singles position, winning all seven of his matches. Gus Richards '19, competing at the number three spot, has defeated six of his seven opponents, only losing to Tower Hill in three sets. The first doubles team of John McKee '18 and Will Weaver '18 have proved to be reliable, defeating six of their first seven opponents to start the year. At second doubles, the team of Will Park '19 and Cole Kay '21 has been consistent as well, winning all five of their matches when paired together.


3/14/2018

Winter Recaps




Girls Basketball

The St. Andrew's girls basketball team enjoyed a terrific 2017-18 season as they more than doubled their win total from a season ago. Defeating seven opponents, the Saints won exciting contests over MOT Charter and McKean High School to close out their season. Point guard and captain Leandre Pestcoe '19 directed the Saints on offense all season long, averaging 6.3 points per game and assuming all ball-handling responsibilities. Pestcoe saved her best performance against Dickinson High School, netting 22 points on six made field goals and ten made free-throws. For her efforts, Pestcoe was awarded Honorable Mention All-Conference honors and received the team MVP Award. Classmate and co-captain Noor El-Baradie '19 averaged a team-high 7.1 points per contest and could be found corralling numerous rebounds and steals for the Saints.

Newcomers Nia Cross '21 and Griffin Pitt '21 displayed great potential throughout the year as Cross scored 10 points against Dickinson High School while Pitt netted 21 combined points against Delaware Design-Lab High School and Wilmington Friends School. For the effort and energy that she brought each day, newcomer Miles Abney '20 was the recipient of the Coaches Award.

Wrestling

The St. Andrew's wrestling team continued its resurgence during the second half of the 2017-18 winter season as JV wrestlers began to compete in varsity matches against strong competition from across the State of Delaware. In fact, three members from the Class of 2021 placed at the Delaware Independent Conference Schools (DISC) championships. Theo Taylor '21 took home second place at 120 pounds while Nick Lilley '21 and Owen Schneider '21 placed third at 126 and 132 pounds, respectively. With their impressive performances, both Taylor and Lilley qualified for the Independent Conference Championships where they performed well again. Taylor wrestled to an eighth place finish while Lilley just missed the individual state championships, finishing in fifth place (top four make it). For his outstanding rookie season, Nick Lilley received the 2017-18 Coaches Award. The 2017-18 Most Improved Award went to Wade Anthony '20 as Wade made steady progress all year long, culminating in a fourth place finish at the Smyrna JV Tournament and a sixth place finish at the PolyTech JV Tournament.

Captain Brando Leggott '18, competing exclusively in varsity matches during his 2017-18 campaign, capped off his stellar career with a second consecutive individual state championship appearance after his fourth place finish at the Independent Conference Championships. Leggott, competing in the 152 pound weight class, went 1-2 at the state tournament in an extremely competitive weight class. He finished his senior year with a 22-5 record: he won three individual tournaments, placed second at the DISC meet and took third at the Delcastle Invitational. Leggott also recorded an astounding 16 pins and one major decision. The St. Andrew's wrestling program appears to be in a great place, and head coach Phil Davis believes that Leggott has played a large role in the resurgence of the program, stating: "Brando, a senior captain, has led the team all year with his positive attitude and willingness to teach beginner wrestlers. Brando's record speaks for itself. He's a tough kid and a very technical wrestler who never gave up once on the mat. He has led a blazing path for his underclassmen teammates to follow." For his efforts, Brando Leggott '18 was the recipient of the 2017-18 MVP Award.

Indoor Track

The St. Andrew's indoor track team enjoyed a successful 2017-18 season as they competed in five competitions in the Wilmington and Philadelphia areas to prepare themselves for the DIAA state championships held at Prince George Sports Complex in Landover, Maryland. Captain Alex Horgan '18, a 2017 First Team All-State cross-country performer this fall, led the Saints to a 15th place finish with outstanding performances in the 1600- and 3200-meter runs. Horgan raced to a fifth place finish in the 1600-meter run with a time of 4:28.04 and completed the 3200-meter run in 9:55.23, good enough for sixth. For his efforts, Horgan was awarded team MVP honors. Blake Hundley '20, an all-conference and all-county cross-country runner, also competed at the state championships and placed eighth in the 3200-meter run as he finished in 10:00.42.

Sharing team MVP honors with Horgan was classmate and fellow captain Quentin Abramo '18. Abramo enjoyed an impressive senior campaign as he took home a bronze medal for his efforts in the 400-meter dash at the N5CTA Indoor Track Meet and qualified for the state championships in the 200- and 400-meter sprints. Classmate Alec Barreto '18, taking home the Coaches Award for his commitment and dedication to the program, also qualified for the state championships in the 3200-meter run. Evan Murray '18, sharing the Coaches Award with his classmate Barreto, had a strong year competing in the 200-meter sprints and playing an integral role on the relay teams. For her improvement in the 55 and 200 meter dashes, Lilly Howard '20 was the recipient of the Most Improved Runner Award.

Boys Basketball

St. Andrew's boys basketball finished the year with a 8-12 record, going 4-6 in the highly competitive Delaware Independent Schools Conference and ending their season on a four game win-streak. Adrian Watts '20, a second year member of the varsity program and team captain, led the Saints offensive attack with an average of 14.3 points per game. Watts' most impressive performance came against state tournament qualifier St. Thomas More, as he scored 23 points on seven made field goals and snatched 14 rebounds. For his efforts, Watts was named Second Team All-Conference and was awarded team MVP. Classmate Lamar Duncan '20 finished second on the team in scoring as he averaged 12.6 points per contest. Duncan, serving as the primary ball-handler, directed an offense that averaged 50 points per contest. For his contributions, Duncan earned Honorable-Mention All-Conference accolades.

The Saints played great defense throughout the season as they would surprise teams with a variety of defenses ranging from man-to-man to a 1-3-1 zone. Anchoring this unit that held their opponents to 48.35 points per game was the front court of captain Akeem Martindale '18, captain John McKee '18 and Nnamdi Chima-Anyanka '19. For their leadership, both Martindale and McKee were recipients of the 2017-18 Coaches Awards.

Boys Swimming

The St. Andrew's boys swim team enjoyed a successful 2017-18 campaign as they completed the regular season with a 6-4 record, won the Delaware Independent Schools Conference (DISC) championships and finished fifth overall in the the state of Delaware amongst 27 schools. Captain Dylan Torrance '18 led the way all season long and in the process, cemented his legacy as one of the greatest swimmers in School history. Torrance, battling a fever during the days leading up to the state championship meet, placed fourth in the 200 IM, eighth in the 100 fly and helped lead two relay teams as well during the meet. When asked about Torrance and his gutsy state championship performance, head coach Bowman Dickson said, "I am blown away by how tough this guy is, and how much his love of the sport pushed him through a tough mental and physical challenge." Torrance, who received team MVP honors, First Team All-Conference and Second Team All-State accolades for his impressive season, leaves St. Andrew's owning two School records (100 fly, 200 IM) and one conference record (200 IM).

Newcomer Andrew Park '21, a Second Team All-Conference selection for his performances in the 100 fly and 200 IM at the DISC meet, won the Saints Rookie of the Year Award and will look to build upon his successful first year. Ben Covell '18 was the recipient of the Coaches Award while classmate and captain Will Gray '18 received the Genereaux Service Award. Covell was a First Team All-Conference selection while Gray earned Second Team honors and both swimmers qualified for the state championships. Looking ahead to next season, the Saints appear to be in great shape as they bring back strong swimmers from the Class of 2019, most notably: Tad Scheibe, Will Cammerzell, and Xander Atalay. Both Scheibe and Cammerzell received First Team All-Conference honors this season and have recorded numerous top-10 times that put them in the SAS record books while Atalay earned Honorable Mention All-State recognition for his eighth place finish at the state championships in the 500 free.

Girls Swimming

The St. Andrew's girls swim team enjoyed an incredible 2017-18 season as they completed the regular season with a 6-4 record, came in second place at the Delaware Independent Conference Schools (DISC) championships and finished 11th overall in the state of Delaware. Sarah Caron '19 led the Saints throughout the season and proved to be one of the best swimmers in the state with her performance at the state championship meet. Caron, competing in the 100 back and 100 free, placed fourth and seventh, respectively. For her impressive times, Caron was selected Second Team All-State and earned team MVP honors. The Saints Rookie of the Year Award went to Pia Mozdzanowski '19, a First Team All-Conference performer who placed 13th overall in the 50 free at the state championships. Joining Caron and Mozdzanowski on the All-Conference team were Alyse Ray '20, Katie Macalintal '20, and Ann Yancey Bassett '19. Ray, who qualified for seven individual events at the state championships, was awarded Second Team All-Conference honors and placed 16th at the state championships in the 50 free and 100 breast. Macalintal joined Ray on the Second Team as she finished fourth in both the 100 fly and 100 back at the DISC meet, qualifying for the state meet for the first time this year. Ann Yancey Bassett '19 received Honorable Mention All-Conference accolades as she recorded a second place finish in the 200 free and a fourth place finish in the 500 free. Piper Ackermann '19, a first-year swimmer for the Saints, received the Most Improved Award as she was able to qualify for the state championships in the 50 free while also playing a key role in the team relays.

The Coaches Award went to captain Alex Hopkins '18 while classmate and co-captain Ryann Schutt '18 received the Genereaux Service Award. Hopkins, an integral member of the 200 free relay team that placed seventh in the state championships, stated, "Through the seemingly impossible practices, disappointing swims, and frustrating moments, the team never gave up on each other, showing support and care that I have not witnessed anywhere else." Schutt, a state qualifier in the 50 and 100 free, believes that, "While swimming can seem like an individual sport to spectators or perhaps even to swimmers themselves, this year proved to me just how special, vital, and incredible this sport is when you have a team behind you in and out of the pool. I could not be more proud of the entire swim team this year, and I will especially remember the courage, dedication, and resilience the girls demonstrated throughout the season."

Boys Squash

Expectations were high for the St. Andrew's boys varsity squash program as they returned 11 members from their 2016-17 team that won the US Squash Division V National Championship. Led by a strong core of seniors, the team did not disappoint. Participating in the highly competitive Mid-Atlantic Squash Association, the group was able to overcome a number of teams that they lost to in the past couple of years, including wins against Radnor High School, the Episcopal Academy junior varsity team, and the Conestoga High School B team. Competing in Division IV at Nationals, the Saints managed an eighth place finish in Philadelphia.

Head coach Taylor Foehl noted, "This was by far the strongest group of seniors that I've been able to work with in my four years at St. Andrew's. Captains Mac Nicholson '18, Andrew McArthur '18, and Graham Nielsen '18 have given so much to this program over the past two or three seasons, and the depth of the class is extraordinary. We'll miss all of the seniors next year, but there's a strong group of underclassmen who are coming up behind them."

Girls Squash

The St. Andrew's girls varsity squash team had a successful 2017-18 campaign participating in the Mid-Atlantic Squash Association. Led by senior captains Noelle Yoo '18, Annie Roach '18, Hanna Soulati '18, and Maragret Flynn '18, the Saints were able to defeat The Hill School by a final score of 5-4 in an exciting home match in the middle of January. Riding the momentum of this victory into the Division IV US Squash Nationals, the Saints were able to beat the Sacred Heart junior varsity team and Mercersburg Academy, placing 10th overall.

"We had a great group of seniors that have been with the program for the past four years," said head coach Taylor Foehl. "Noelle, Annie, Hanna, Margaret, Catherine An, and Francesca Bruni have set this program up for success in the years to come through their hard work and dedication to the team."


2/26/2018

DIAA Wrestling and Swimming Championships




It was a busy weekend for St. Andrew’s athletics as Brando Leggott ’18 represented the wrestling program at the individual state championships on Friday and Saturday afternoon at Cape Henlopen High School, while the boys and girls swim teams traveled to the University of Delaware on Saturday to compete against the best teams across the First State.

Leggott, competing in the 152 pound weight class, went 1-2 at the state tournament in an extremely competitive weight class. He finished his senior campaign with a 22-5 record: he won three individual tournaments, placed second at the DISC meet, and took third at the Delcastle Invitational. Leggott also recorded an astounding 16 pins and one major decision. The St. Andrew’s wrestling program appears to be in a great place, and head coach Phil Davis believes that Leggott has played a large role in the resurgence of the program, stating: “Brando, a senior captain, has led the team all year with his positive attitude and willingness to teach beginner wrestlers. Brando's record speaks for itself. He's a tough kid and a very technical wrestler who never gave up once on the mat. He has led a blazing path for his underclassmen teammates to follow.”

The boys swim team had an incredible day on Saturday, finishing in fifth place amongst 27 programs across the state of Delaware. Captain Dylan Torrance ’18, who battled a fever throughout the week and was uncertain if he was going to be able to race on Saturday, led the charge as he has done all season long. Feeling better on Saturday morning, Torrance decided to give it a try and in the process, cemented his legacy as one of the greatest swimmers in school history. Torrance placed fourth in the 200 IM, eighth in the 100 fly and helped lead two relay teams as well. When asked about Torrance, head coach Bowman Dickson said, “I am blown away by how tough this guy is, and how much his love of the sport pushed him through a tough mental and physical challenge. We will miss him and our other seniors so much next year.” The class of 2019 also had a big day as Xander Atalay ’19, Will Cammerzell ’19 and Tad Scheibe ’19 performed well in all of their events. Atalay, competing in the 500 free, recorded an eighth place finish as he touched the wall in 5:04.95. Cammerzell placed tenth in both the 100 free and the 100 back, while Scheibe finished 11th in the 200 free and 13th in the 500 free. Wilson Archie ’18, competing in his final meet for St. Andrew’s, finished the 100 breast in 1:04.46, good enough for 12th place.

Leading the girls to their 11th place finish was Sarah Caron ’19 as she managed to record two top-seven finishes. Caron, an honorable mention All-State performer in 2016-17, placed fourth overall in the 100 back with a time of 59.97 and finished 7th overall in the 100 free, clocking in at 54.92. Newcomers Pia Mozdzanowski ’19 and Alyse Ray ’20 performed well in their first DIAA state championships. Mozdzanowski swam to a 13th place finish in the 50 free while Ray recorded 16th place finishes in the 50 free and 100 breast, respectively. Dickson, reflecting on the 2017-18 campaign stated, “The swim team has been a fun and cohesive group all year, and we have been able to achieve at high levels while having a blast in a sport that can be really tough on the body. Even though it's a sport where everyone competes individually, everyone has been so supportive of each other, and that is the only reason why people accomplished what they did. I am so proud of everything that our swimmers did this year!”

2/6/2018

Winter Long Weekend Review




Wrestling

The St. Andrew's wrestling program has enjoyed quite the resurgence in the 2017-18 school year, welcoming eight new wrestlers to the program. These novice wrestlers have competed in many JV tournaments and have hosted two dual meets with Delaware Design-Lab, both of which the Saints won. In the Westtown Wrestling Tournament, AJ Ayres '19 took home second place in the 182 lb weight class, while Owen Schneider '21 took home bronze in the 120 lb class. In the Smyrna JV Tournament, both Wade Anthony '20 and Nick Lilley '21 placed fourth in their respective weight classes.

Brando Leggott '18, a 2017 state tournament qualifier, has enjoyed a successful senior campaign at the varsity level as he has won the Bulldog Invitational, the Westtown Wrestling Tournament and the Tower Hill Tournament. Leggott, who wrestles at 152 lbs., will look to take home first place in the Delaware Independent Schools Conference championship meet on February 13 at 4:00 p.m.

Girls Swimming

The St. Andrew's girls swim team, who won the 2017 conference championship, continue to cement themselves as the best team in the Delaware Independent Schools Conference as they have also defeated all conference opponents during their regular season meets. The Saints are led by newcomer Alyse Ray '20 who has qualified for seven individual events at the state championships, held in late February. Sarah Caron '19, a 2017 Honorable Mention All-State performer, has continued to build on her sophomore year success by qualifying for six individual events at the state championships. Other Saints who have qualified for individual events include: Ryan Schutt '18, Ann Yancey Bassett '19, Pia Mozdzanowski '19, Piper Ackermann '19 and Marie Ueda '21.

The Saints, whose record sits at 6-4, will look to claim their second consecutive conference championship on February 4 when they host the DISC meet. The meet is set to begin at 1:00 p.m.

Boys Swimming

The St. Andrew's boys swim team continues to establish themselves as the best team in the Delaware Independent Schools Conference, defeating all conference opponents during their regular season meets. Dylan Torrance '18, the 2017 team MVP and Second Team All-State performer, has continued to lead the Saints during his final campaign. He has so far qualified for all eight individual events at this year's state championships. Will Cammerzell '19 and Tad Scheibe '19, both Honorable Mention All-State performers last season, have enjoyed terrific years; Cammerzell has qualified for seven individual events at the state championships while Scheibe has qualified for six events. Newcomer Andrew Park '21, qualifying for seven individual states events like Cammerzell, has established himself as one of the top freshman swimmers in the state of Delaware. Other state qualifiers include: Will Gray '18, Ben Covell '18, Wilson Archie '18 and Xander Atalay '19.

The Saints, whose records stands at 6-4, will look to take home their second consecutive conference championship on February 4 when they host the DISC meet. The meet is set to begin at 1:00 p.m.

Indoor Track

The St. Andrew's indoor track team enjoyed a successful 2017-18 season as they competed in five competitions in the Wilmington and Philadelphia area. Leading the pack of Saints runners was cross-country superstar Alex Horgan '18. Horgan, who cemented himself as one of the best cross-country runners in the state in the fall when he earned First Team All-State honors, continued to impress indoors this winter. He will participate in the 1600 meter and 3200 meter races at the state championships. Blake Hundley '20, who took home a bronze medal at the Ursinus High School Open, will join Horgan in the 3200 meter race at the state championships. Quentin Abramo '18, competing in the 200 and 400 meter sprints, qualified for the state championships in each, but missed the final cut by .01 and .04 seconds. Classmate Alec Barreto '18 also qualified in the 3200 meter event, but, like Abramo, was unable to make the final cut.

The Saints will travel to the DIAA state championship meet on Saturday morning when they head to the Prince George Sports Complex in Maryland. Races will begin at 12:00 p.m.

Girls Basketball

The St. Andrew's girls varsity basketball team has already reached its win total from one season ago, defeating Delaware Design-Lab, Brandywine High School and Glasgow High School. The Saints, who currently sit at 3-7, are averaging close to 29 points per game (up from 22.65 last season) and have held opponents to under 25 points on three occasions. This turnaround on offense has been spearheaded by Noor El-Baradie '19 who averages a team-high 8.4 points per contest. Her season high came against Glasgow High School where she netted 14 points on six made field goals, sinking two shots from behind the arc. Classmate Leandre Pesctoe '19 has been a steady force as well, contributing 4.7 points per contest. Newcomer Griffin Pitt '21 has shown great potential in the post, scoring 12 points against Delaware Design-Lab while adding nine points against conference opponent Wilmington Friends.

The Saints, under the strong guidance of head coach Jason Honsel, will look for win number four on Friday afternoon when they will travel to George Read Middle School to take on Delaware Design-Lab for the second time. Tip-off is set for 5:30 p.m.

Boys Basketball

The St. Andrew's boys basketball team currently stands at 4-8, defeating Wilmington Christian, MOT Charter High School, Delaware Academy of Public Safety and Security, and Tower Hill. The Saints are led by small forward Adrian Watts '20 who affects the game in a variety of ways through his scoring and rebound. Watts, averaging 14 points and six rebounds per contest, also leads the team in steals and is second in blocked shots. Classmate and floor general Lamar Duncan '20 contributes 13.7 points per game while also dishing out a team-high 34 assists (3.1 per contest). Akeem Martindale '18, John McKee '18 and Nnamdi Chima-Anyanka '19 have proved to be a reliable frontcourt and are instrumental to the team's success defensively, as the Saints only allow 49.6 points per game.

The Saints will look for win number five on Saturday afternoon when they travel to Middletown High School. Tip-off is set for 2:30 p.m.
 


11/29/2017

Fall Sports Review 2017




Volleyball

St. Andrew’s volleyball program continued their resurgence during the 2017 season, almost tripling their win total from last season as they finished with an impressive 8-7 record. The Saints, under the strong leadership of Head Coach Mike Mastrocola and captains Sam Mayo ’18 and Noor El-Baradie ’19, defeated William Penn, MOT Charter, McKean, and A.I. DuPont once, and defeated the Delaware Academy of Public Safety and Security and conference rival Sanford twice. Leading the Saints attack was third-year setter El-Baradie, who dished out 210 assists on the year, averaging 14 per contest. El-Baradie saved her best performances for the most crucial games, as she combined for 55 assists in the Saints’ two wins against conference rival Sanford School. Finishing off the majority of these assists from El-Baradie were Emily Paton ’20 and Lila Feldmann ’20. Paton, a second-year member of the varsity team, paced the team with 102 kills, averaging 6.8 per match. Feldmann, a newcomer to the varsity program, added 56 kills on the year. For their efforts, both Paton and El-Baradie received All-Conference honors, with Paton receiving Second Team recognition while El-Baradie was selected for Honorable Mention. The Saints appear to be in terrific shape moving forward as they return ten members of the 2017 team and look to add from a strong JV program that finished with an 8-6 record.



Field Hockey

St. Andrew’s field hockey program finished their season with a 3-11-1 record, with conference wins coming against Wilmington Christian and Sanford School. Captain Alex Cameron ’18 led the Saints offensive attack during the 2017 campaign, scoring five goals and handing out four assists on the year. Cameron, with her team-leading 14 points, was recognized by the DISC coaches and received Second Team All-Conference honors for the second consecutive year. Finishing off these assists from Cameron was classmate Annie Roach ’18, as she finished the season with three goals. Leading the midfield for the Saints was first-year member of the varsity program Josie Friedli ’20, who was able to impact games on both ends of the field. For her strong play, Friedli was awarded First Team All-Conference honors. Anchoring the Saints defense were three All-Conference performers: Captain Gillian Simpler ’18, Nancy Tucker ’19 and goalie Lacy Grice ’18. Simpler, awarded First Team honors for the second consecutive season, could be found winning her one-on-one matchups at center back while also making contributions on the offensive end, adding an assist against Tatnall School. Tucker ’19, a third-year member of the varsity program, received Second Team honors for her play at left back, helping the Saints record four shutouts on the year. Goalie Lacy Grice ’18, the team’s Most Improved Player award recipient in 2016 for the Saints, continued to impress in goal as she recorded eight or more saves in six contests, receiving Honorable Mention All-Conference honors. The Saints, losing nine seniors to graduation, will look to continue to develop their returning players while also adding members from a strong JV program.




 

Football

St. Andrew’s varsity football team finished the regular season with four wins, defeating Red Lion Christian Academy, George School, First State Military Academy and McKean High School. Averaging 16 points per game, the offense was led by First Team All-Conference fullback Jarred St. John ’18, who rushed for 672 yards on 136 carries with nine touchdowns. Quarterback and captain Arthur Potter ’19 helped balance the Saints offensive attack, throwing for 629 yards and three touchdowns on the season. Potter’s main target was Adrian Watts ’20, who was selected First Team All-Conference with 22 catches for 214 yards and two touchdowns. Tight end John McKee ’18 was a threat as well, catching six passes for 80 yards with one touchdown and proving to be a valuable run-blocker, earning Honorable Mention All-Conference recognition for his efforts. Helping protect Potter and pave running lanes for St. John was a strong offensive line led by Captain Ryan Godfrey ’19, an Honorable Mention All-Conference selection at offensive tackle.

Defensively, the Saints created havoc all year long as they scored five defensive touchdowns, forced 18 fumbles and intercepted six passes. Anchoring the defensive front from his tackle position was St. John as he recorded 17 tackles for loss and scored two defensive touchdowns off of fumble recoveries. The linebacking core featured Godfrey and Watts, who both took home All-Conference honors. Godfrey, a First Team selection at his middle linebacker spot, paced the defensive unit with 78 total tackles, five fumble recoveries and three touchdowns. Watts, an Honorable Mention pick at his outside linebacker position, added 67 total tackles, ten tackles for loss and four sacks on the year. Helping out these linebackers in the run game was safety Theo Jaffe ’19, a First Team All-Conference selection. Jaffe recorded 70 total tackles, 15 of them behind the line of scrimmage. Lining up next to Jaffe at free safety was Potter, who received Honorable Mention accolades with a team-leading three interceptions. Cornerbacks Lamar Duncan ’20 and Tim Odutola ’20 were steady all year long, with Duncan adding two interceptions and Odutola recording one. Punter Baylen Manocha ’18, averaging 32 yards per punt, was selected First Team All-Conference at his position, while McKee was awarded Honorable Mention for his kicking duties. The Saints, recording their best record since the fall of 2012, will look to continue to build upon their successful 2017 season as they return nine starters on both offense and defense.



 

Boys Cross-Country

After placing second in the Delaware Independent Schools Conference (DISC) Championships and third in the New Castle County Championships, the fastest team in St. Andrew’s School history continued at their breathtaking pace by placing second overall in the Division II State Championship meet, held at Killens Pond State Park. Finishing with 59 total points, the Saints were led by Captain Alex Horgan ’18 who capped off his incredible SAS career with another brilliant race, finishing third place amongst 174 runners with a time of 15:57. This time, a personal best for Horgan, cements him as one of the greatest cross country runners to ever don the red and white; he now owns the third and fourth fastest race times in School history. For these efforts, Horgan received the Lifetime Achievement Award from Saints boys cross-country coaching staff.

Coming in second place for the Saints and 10th overall at the state championship meet was Tad Schiebe ’19. Scheibe, who was awarded All-Conference and All-County honors for his performances the previous two weeks, set a personal record by finishing in 16:35, and earned Third Team All-State honors. Blake Hundley ’20, who missed the 2016 state championship race due to injury, continued to impress during his 2017 campaign as he finished third for the Saints with a time of 16:53, good enough to place 12th overall. Hundley, like Horgan and Schiebe ahead of him, finished the season with All-Conference and All-County recognition. Will Cammerzell ’19 and captain Alec Barreto ’18 ran spectacular races as well, with Cammerzell placing 16th overall with a personal best of 17:01 and Barreto finishing 18th overall with his personal best of 17:05. Rounding out the top seven runners for the Saints were Carson McCoy ’19 and Auggie Segger ’19 who placed 20th and 32nd respectively. While next year, the Saints must replace Captains Horgan and Barreto, the future still looks bright as they return five out of their top seven runners and will look to make another push towards their goal of a state championship.



 

Girls Cross-Country

Under the guidance of Head Coach Jennifer Carroll, St. Andrew’s girls cross-country team continued to cement itself as one of the top programs in the state with their strong finishes in both the DISC Championship meet and the Division II State Championship meet. Racing to a second place finish in the DISC meet, the Saints were led by Emma Tapscott ’18, their most consistent performer during the 2017 season. Tapscott placed seventh overall with a time of 21:24, and for her strong performance earned All-Conference honors. Captain Elisa Davila ’18 joined Tapscott on the All-Conference team as she crossed the finish line in 21:51, placing her 10th overall. Charlotte Gehrs ’20, Ann Yancey Bassett ’19 and captain Alex Hopkins ’18 finished in 11th, 12th and 15th place respectively during the conference battle.

Building off of their strong conference race, the Saints finished fifth overall with 122 total team points in the Division II State Championship meet. With this result, the Saints have now finished in the top five in the state for six consecutive seasons. Pacing the Saints during this race was Gehrs, who saved her best race for last, running to a time of 20:15. With this time, the 2016 Saints rookie of the year finished 14th overall amongst 149 runners, adding Third Team All-State honors to an already impressive resume. A host of runners from the class of 2018 were right behind Gehrs, capping off their careers with memorable races as well. All-Conference performers Tapscott and Davila each broke the 21:00 mark, with Tapscott finishing second for the Saints in 20:28 (18th overall) while Davila came in third with a time of 20:48 (23rd overall). Hopkins was the fourth Saint to finish, crossing the finish line 21:37 for a 29th place finish. The Saints, who will have to find ways to replace Tapscott, Davila and Hopkins, will look to crack the top five for the seventh straight year at the 2018 Division II state championship.


Boys Soccer

St. Andrew’s boys soccer team had another remarkable season in 2017 as they finished 14-1 during the regular season, went undefeated in conference play (10-0) and advanced all the way to the state semifinals, losing to eventual state champion Caravel Academy in penalty kicks by a score of 7-6. Offensively, the Saints averaged 3.25 goals per contest and outscored their opponents 52-8. Leading this charge was captain Robbie Turnbull ’18, scoring a team-high 15 goals and distributing nine assists. For his efforts, Turnbull was selected both First Team All-Conference (for the second consecutive year) and First Team All-State. Ben Horgan ’19, who could be found controlling the middle of the pitch for the Saints throughout each contest, was awarded First Team All-Conference and Third Team All-State honors for his impressive play as he added five goals and one assist on the year. Jamie Rowley ’19, Steven Ding ’20 and Zach Tull ’20 also received Second Team All-Conference accolades for their strong offensive play as Rowley scored three goals and assisted on four others, Ding netted four goals and served up three helpers, and Tull added five goals and three assists.

While their offense shined bright, the Saints were equally impressive on the defensive end as they held opponents to eight goals on the year. Anchoring this unit was Captain Evan Murray ’18 and classmate Warrington Webb ’18. Both defenders, known for their speed and tenacity, were critical in limiting scoring chances for the opposition, and both earned All-Conference and All-State honors. Murray, a Second Team All-State selection a season ago, was selected both First Team All-Conference and First Team All-State while Webb garnered First Team All-Conference honors and a Second Team All-State nod. Goalkeeper Rick Townsend ’18 was steady all year, recording ten shutouts on his way to First Team All-Conference honors. Looking ahead, St. Andrew’s appears ready for another run at a third consecutive conference title as they will welcome back 15 members from the 2017 squad and will look to add a few members from a strong JV program that went 10-3-2.



 

Fall 2017 Awards

Volleyball:

All-Conference
Second Team: Emily Paton ’20
Honorable Mention: Noor El-Baradie ’19

Team Awards
MVP: Noor El-Baradie ’19 and Emily Paton ’20
Most Improved Player: Kate Paris ’19
JV MVP: Margaret Flynn ’18
JV Most Improved Player: Sharon Williams ’19

Field Hockey:

All-Conference
First Team: Gillian Simpler ’18, Josie Friedli ’20
Second Team: Alex Cameron ’20, Nancy Tucker ’19
Honorable Mention: Lacy Grice ’18

Team Awards
MVP: Gillian Gimpler ’18
Most Improved Player: Mia Beams ’19
Coaches Award: Abigail Hummel ’18
JV Coaches Award: Sylvia Reed ’19

Football:

All-Conference
First Team: Jarred St. John ’18, Baylen Manocha ’18, Ryan Godfrey ’19, Theo Jaffe ’19, Adrian Watts ’20
Honorable Mention: John McKee ’18, Arthur Potter ’19, Ryan Godfrey ’19, Adrian Watts ’20

Team Awards
Robert M. Colburn Award: Jarred St. John ’18
Virginia DiGennaro Award: John McKee ’18
MVP: Jarred St. John ’18
Most Improved Player: Tim Odutola ’20
Dedication and Commitment Award: Will Weaver ’18, Zadoc Bond ’21

Boys Cross Country:

All-Conference
Alex Horgan ’18, Tad Scheibe ’19, Carson McCoy ’19, Blake Hundley ’20
All-County
Alex Horgan ’18, Tad Schiebe ’19, Blake Hundley ’20
All-State
First Team: Alex Horgan ’18
Third Team: Tad Schiebe ’19

Team Awards
Lifetime Achievement Award: Alex Horgan ’18
Coaches Award: Alec Barreto ’18, Will Gray ’18
JV Coaches Award: Ben Covell ’18, Christian Doucette ’18
Most Improved Runner: Trey Ketzner ’21

Girls Cross Country

All-Conference
Emma Tapscott ’18, Elisa Davila ’18
All-County
Emma Tapscott ’18

Team Awards
MVP: Emma Tapscott ’18
Coaches Award: Elisa Davila ’18, Alex Hopkins ’18
JV Coaches Award: Lian Bourret ’18
Most Improved Runner: Sarah Bruno ’21

Boys Soccer

All-Conference
1st Team: Evan Murray ‘18, Robbie Turnbull ‘18, Warrington Webb ‘18, Rick Townsend ‘18, Ben Horgan ‘19
2nd Team: Jamie Rowley ‘19, Steven Ding ‘20, Zach Tull ‘20
All State
1st Team: Evan Murray ‘18, Robbie Turnbull ‘18
2nd Team: Warrington Webb ‘18
3rd Team: Ben Horgan

Team Awards
V MVP: Evan Murray ‘18
V Coaches Award: Robbie Turnbull ‘18, Quentin Abramo ‘18
V Most Improved: Ethan Paradee ‘20
JV MVP: Theo Taylor ‘21
JV Golden Boot: Matt Lilley ‘21
JV Most Improved: Michael Kwashie ‘20

 

 


10/3/2017

Fall Long Weekend Review



 

Volleyball

Midway through their 2017 campaign, the St. Andrew’s volleyball program has already improved upon its 2016 win total of 3 by defeating William Penn, Delaware Academy of Public Safety and Security, MOT Charter and McKean. The Saints, whose record sits at 4-4 with 7 matches left to play, are led by captain Noor El-Baradie ‘19 who continues to build upon her 2016 all-conference season. As the team’s setter, El-Baradie has recorded  101 assists through the first 8 matches for an average of 3.7 per game, her high coming against MOT Charter in which she recorded 28. Finishing off these assists from El-Baradie are  Emily Paton ‘20, Louise Stilwell ‘20 and Kate Paris ‘19. Paton, who gained valuable experience as a starter last season, leads the Saints with 56 kills (2.07 per game). Paris and Stilwell, newcomers to the varsity program, each have recorded 21 kills respectively.

The Saints, looking to build upon their early season success, will have to do so on the road as their next 4 matches are outside the confines of the Sipprelle fieldhouse.


Soccer

At the end of September, the St. Andrew’s boys soccer program sits at a perfect 6-0, outscoring their opponents by a combined score of 23-2. Leading the charge for the Saints offensive attack is Captain Robbie Turnbull ‘18, who has continued to build upon his 2016 2nd team all-state campaign with 8 goals and 2 assists. Helping Turnbull on the offensive attack is Ben Horgan ‘19, Steven Ding ‘20 and Zach Tull ‘20. Horgan has chipped in 3 goals on the year while Ding and Tull have 3 goals and 4 assists between them. Defensively, the Saints continue to find success behind the strong play and leadership of Captain Evan Murray ‘18, Warrington Webb ‘18, Baird Tuveson ‘18 and goalie Rick Townsend ‘18, posting 4 shutouts in their first 6 matches.

The Saints, looking to continue their winning ways, have 9 more regular season matches and will be able to perform in front of their home crowd often, as 6 of them are home contests.


Field Hockey

As we move to the start of October, the Saints field hockey program sits at 2-5-1 on the year. Offensively, the Saints are led by both Annie Roach ‘18 and Alex Cameron ‘18. Roach leads the Saints with 3 goals on the year, 2 of them coming against a very talented Ursuline Academy program. Cameron, who was an all-conference performer in 2016, has continued her strong play as she leads the team with 3 assists while also contributing 1 goal. Defensively, the Saints are led by both Gillian Simpler ‘18 and Abigail Hummel ‘18, who have continued to play at an all-conference level and are a big reason as to why the Saints have posted 3 shutouts in 8 contests so far. Goalie Lacy Grice ‘18 has had some impressive performances as well, recording 8 saves against Ursuline Academy and 9 against Caravel Academy.

The Saints, whose conference record stands at 1-2-1, will try to boost that above .500 in the upcoming weeks as 6 out of their next 7 games are against conference foes.


Boys XC

After returning all of their varsity runners from a 2016 2nd place finish in the Division II state championship, the Saints cross country team knew that 2017 could be a special season and so far, it has been. Rattling off victories in both the Lake Forest Cross Country Festival and the Middletown Invitational, the Saints look ready to make a run at the Division II state title. Leading the charge has been Captain Alex Horgan ‘18, who continues to build his all-state resume as he placed 3rd at the Lake Forest Cross Country Festival, 4th in the White Clay Creek Classic and 2nd at the Middletown Invitational. Right behind Horgan has been Tad Scheibe ‘19, who opened the year with a 5th place finish at the Lake Forest Cross Country Festival, placed 6th in both the White Clay Creek Classic and Middletown Invitational and finished 4th this past weekend in the Westtown Invitational. In addition to Horgan and Scheibe, the Saints have received great efforts from Alec Barreto ‘18, Carson McCoy ‘19,  Will Cammerzell ‘19 and Blake Hundley ‘20.

The Saints, who have 5 races remaining on their schedule, will look to continue their winning ways in the Killens Invitational, held at Killens Pond on October 13th.





Girls XC

After losing all-state performer Caitlin Cobb ‘17, Camille Seeley ‘17 and Kathryn Paton ‘17 to graduation, the Saints had big shoes to fill if they were to try and repeat their stellar performance in the Division II state championship one year ago. So far, the Saints have performed well as they placed 2nd in the Middletown Invitational behind an impressive Ursuline Academy program and just recently won the Westtown Invitational. Emma Tapscott ‘18 has led the Saints all season long, finishing 6th in the White Clay Creek Classic, 8th in the Middletown Invitational and 2nd at the Westtown Invitational. Right behind her is Charlotte Gehrs ‘20 who raced to a 7th place finish in the Lake Forest Cross Country Festival, 12th in the Middletown Invitational and 4th in the Westtown Invitational. Rounding out the top 3 Saints runners is Elisa Davila ‘18 as she has finished in 13th place or better in each of her 3 meets on the season.

The Saints, with 5 remaining races on their schedule, will compete next in the Killens Invitational on October 13th, held at Killens Pond.


Football

The St. Andrew’s football program is off to a tremendous start heading into the month of October as their record stands at 2-1 with victories over Red Lion Christian Academy and George School. Offensively, the Saints are led by running back Jarred St. John ‘18, who has rushed for 249 yards on 44 carries (5.6 average) and has 3 rushing touchdowns. The passing game features quarterback Arthur Potter ‘19, who has thrown for 264 yards on 29 completions. His favorite targets are Adrian Watts ‘20 and Lamar Duncan ‘20, as Watts leads the team with 107 receiving yards while Duncan leads with 9 catches. Defensively, the Saints have held opponents to 17 points per game and have scored twice, as Jarred St. John simply ripped the ball out of the hands of 2 opposing running backs and returned both of them for touchdowns in week 1 and 2. St. John and John Mckee ‘18 anchor the defensive line for the Saints, as St. John has recorded 8 tackles for loss while Mckee has contributed 6. At linebacker, the Saints feature both Watts and Ryan Godfrey ‘19, who rank 1st and 2nd on the team in tackles with 25 and 23 respectively. In the secondary, the Saints are led by Theo Jaffe ‘19 who has recorded 17 tackles while Potter and Tim Odutola ‘20 have each recorded 1 interception

The Saints have 5 contests remaining and look forward to taking on conference opponents Tower Hill, Tatnall and Wilmington Friends.