Times of Brunswick, Spring 2016

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SQUASH

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Will Holey ’18

New England, National Repeats

A

on, rallied for an improbable come-

win both the regional and national

from-behind victory (7–11, 6–11,

crowns in the same season. Last

was the best squash I’ve ever

11–3, 11–8, 11–5) to turn the tide

year’s Bruins were the first to

seen a Brunswick kid play for two

T THE Philadelphia Cricket

and clinch ’Wick’s second straight

accomplish the rare double feat.

matches in a row,” he said.

Club — in the finals of the

national title.

U.S. High School Team

Tyler Carney ’17, Boden

again,” Stephens said. “As a coach,

Polikoff ’16, and Will Holey ’18

match,” head coach Jim Stephens

to see a team pull it off two years in

added to the accolades by

against Haverford School —

said. “Haverford is a great team.

a row is unbelievable.”

capturing individual New

Brunswick stared straight into the

They had the whole Philadelphia

eyes of defeat as the match came

crowd behind them.

Squash Championships

to a close.

“It was a pretty spectacular

“I never thought it would happen

“I’ve been here 31 years. That

Led by senior captains and

England championships in their

Jim Stephens Racquets Award

respective draws (No. 2, No. 6,

“But our guys hung in there and

winners Drew Monroe and David

and No. 7).

The Fords appeared destined

didn’t let anything bother them. I’m

Yacobucci, the Bruins finished the

And so, with this season of star-

to raise the Justi Cup in front of

proud of them for maintaining their

season 13–0 to run their record to

studded success now behind them,

their raucous, standing-room-

focus and not letting the crowd get

31–0 across the last two winters

the Bruins — no doubt — will look

only hometown crowd, holding a

to their head. Watching our team

of competition, taking home their

to build on their illustrious history

commanding lead in the deciding

play was really something special.”

fifth consecutive New England

when the courts at Stephens Squash

match at the No. 4 position on the

And, even more special, the

trophy and 14th in School history.

Center open again next winter.

Brown & Gold claimed the New

Yacobucci shined at the No. 1

ladder. But the Bruins didn’t back down.

England Class A Championship

position in his final year as a Bruin,

Sophomore Max Finkelstein,

two weeks later, becoming the

his top-notch talent highlighted

second-ever high school team to

by a January weekend

with his teammates cheering him

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Carney and fellow classmate Tate Huffman ’17 will serve as captains.

sweep of his opponents

TOURNAMENT TESTED

from Avon Old Farms

NO. 1  David Yacobucci ’16 New Englands, 6th place

both natives of Egypt.

NO. 2  Tyler Carney ’17 New England Champion

once-in-a-lifetime

NO. 3  Drew Monroe ’16 New Englands, 2nd place

and Westminster — Stephens called it a performance.

NO. 4  Max Finkelstein ’18 New England Champion NO. 5  Patrick Feeley ’18 New Englands, 2nd place NO. 6  Boden Polikoff ’16 New England Champion NO. 7  Will Holey ’18 New England Champion Patrick Feeley ’18

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