The Pride has performed well on the course and the fields to begin our 2015-2016 athletic season.
Varsity Cross Country has established itself as a top contender in New England, amassing an impressive 8-3 record, despite hosting only one home contest. The coaches are confident heading into the Founder’s and the New England Championship races. Lead racers Jacob Hough ’16, Jordan Harnum ’16, Jordi Jefferson ’17, Will Estony ’17, Tanner Baldin ’16, usually compete for the vaunted top seven slots, while Hunter Olstein ’17 and Nate Tanner ’18 push the crew and have placed in the top seven as well.
Varsity Football comes off an impressive 44-30 win at Avon on Halloween with a 4-2 record (4-1 New England, 3-1 Erickson) looking to face rivals Salisbury and Kent to conclude an impressive season. The Pride host undefeated Salisbury under the lights Saturday November 7th in what will prove to be a pivotal matchup in New England Prep Football. The squad is led on offense by QB Brandon Harris ’17, RB Khaleed Exum-Strong ’16, RB Ray Davis ’18, and RB Ricky Norris ’17. While on the defensive side the line is anchored by Henry Fracasso ’16, Alijah Burno ’16, and Jimmy Onulak ’16 – it should be noted these boys also anchor the offensive line and have worked wonders on both sides of the ball. A new member of the squad, kicker Will Rickert ’19, has performed well with a solid PAT record and impressive work in the kick-off game.
Varsity Soccer has battled hard and played New England’s best competitively. Goaltender Juan De la Cruz ’16 has faced a significant amount of pressure, despite the best efforts of Miles Martin ’16 and James Varian ’17, who anchor the defense. The offense is lead by Joe Morley ’17 and Avery Johnson ’18. Tyler Gywn ’16 was doing great work until an injury sidelined him, removing a key cog in the offensive scheme. The squad faces rivals Salisbury and Kent in the coming week, and looks to make some noise in New England soccer to close out the year.
It has been a mild and temperate fall season and the boys have comported themselves well, exhibiting fine sportsmanship, while earning some terrific victories. Even in their closely contested losses the opposing coaches were adamant in their praise of our boys. Roll Pride!