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SCOREBOARD | Fall Sports Wrap-up
Omar John ’17
Co-Captain Taegan Blackwell ’15
Shane Phillips ’15
The Choate football team dominated from start to finish in its 49-20 rout of Avon Old Farms in the Bill Glennon Bowl at J.J. Maher Field. The win capped an unbeaten 10-0 season and earned the Wild Boars the New England “A” Division prep school crown – Choate’s first New England title in football since 1993. Three other teams also earned berths in post-season competition: Girls varsity volleyball, seeded No. 1 in the New England Class “A” tournament, was unable to defend last season’s championship crown, finishing second in the New Englands. Girls varsity soccer ended the regular season undefeated, but fell short of a New England title, losing 1-0 to Nobles in the last 90 seconds of the contest. Boys varsity soccer, seeded No. 7 in the New England Class “A” tournament, lost to Berkshire in the quarterfinals.
BOYS CROSS COUNTRY Varsity Season Record: 4–3 Captains: Nathan L. Lin ’15 & William M. Woolfson Jarvis ’15 Highlights: Placed 6th in New England Championships GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY Varsity Season Record: 2–4 Captains: Chelsea A. Swift ’15 & Olivia C. Lowden ’15 Highlights: Defeated NMH and Hotchkiss during regular season and finished 2nd out of 9 teams in the Founders League Championships. Finished 7th at the New Englands.
FIELD HOCKEY Varsity Season Record: 9–6 Captains: Taegan F. Blackwell ’15 & Julia C. Cochran ’15 Highlights: A fantastic season, one goal shy from tournament play. Lost final game in overtime 1-2 to Deerfield. FOOTBALL Varsity Season Record: 10–0 Captains: Benjamin P. Birney ’15, Turner W. Uppgren ’15, & William J. Harris ’15 Highlights: Perfect season. Five members of the team John Fadule ’15, Bo Berluti ’15, Zach Kastenhuber ’15, Ben Birney ’15, and Will Harris ’15 named to the 2014 Boston Globe NEPSAC Class A Division All–Star Team. Harris also named All–Scholastic Player of the Year.
BOYS SOCCER Varsity Season Record: 11–5–2 Captains: Addison Choi ’15 & Luke W. Nguyen ’15 Highlights: Beat Deerfield, which gave them a bid in the New England tournament; lost to Berkshire in New England Quarterfinals GIRLS SOCCER Varsity Season Record: 18–1–1 Captains: Caitlin P. Farrell ’15 & Emily M. Dryzgula ’15 Highlights: Undefeated in regular season; beat Loomis for the first time in a decade; lost to Nobles in the New England finals. Co–captain Caitlin Farrell ’15 named 2014 Boston Globe MVP and NEPSAC All–Star Team.
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Varsity Season Record: 17–2 Captains: Yasmine C. Reece ’15 & Madison K. Erlandson ’15 Highlights: Earned post–season berth; lost to Exeter in the New England finals, finishing second in New England BOYS WATER POLO Varsity Season Record: 3–11 Captains: David T. Labonte ’15 & Saif Saigol ’15 Highlight: Beat Williston to open season