Sports Wrap Up

Boys Soccer The BBA Boys Soccer team ended the season with a 9-6 record and a share with Rutland of the MVL title. The team was honored with five All-League Selections — Senior Captains Garren Aberth and Aiden Francomb, Senior Winger Daniel Hatheway, Senior Forward Oscar Loomis, and Coach Pete Mull — and two Second Team selections: Senior Captain Ian Anglum and Sophomore Duncan Chamberlain. Aiden Francomb was also named to the All-State Team. Team honors include the following: Most Improved - Johnny Miceli; Most Valuable Offensive Player - Daniel Hatheway; Most Valuable Defensive Player - Aiden Francomb; 12th Man Award - Walker Brown; Most Valuable Player - Ian Anglum. The team struggled out of the gate and lost its first 3 games by a combined score of 16-3. Thanks to conditioning coach Geoff Chamberlain, the team reached peak condition halfway through the season — a good thing since the remaining seven games would be played in the last 18 days of the season — and in those last seven games the team’s record was 6-1 and outscored its opponents 19-3. The team earned a home field advantage in the playoffs where it faced Brattleboro for the third time, but failed to get a third victory.

Varsity Field Hockey The Varsity Field Hockey team ended the regular season with a record of 8-5-1 and the overall season with a record of 10-6-1. In post season, the team won the quarterfinal game against U-32, 7-0. Traveling to South Burlington to play Woodstock for the Semi finals the team won 2-0. In the state championship game, the girls came back from a 2-0 deficit to tie the game, scoring with 6:43 and 4:12 left in the game, dominating play in the first overtime, but they did not manage to score, ultimately losing in the second overtime. The team had three players named to the MVL All-Star First team - Amber Rachele, Brianna Mayne, and Charleigh Carthy and one player was named to the MVL All-Star Second team, Julia Fillion. We also had two Seniors make the Twin State team, Brianna Mayne and Charleigh Carthy.

Cross Country BBA had another good season of Cross Country running this year. The team continues to grow under the leadership of its new coaches in their first (Emma Reynolds) and second years (Tom Klein and George Forbes). An enthusiastic group of ninth graders joined the team and demonstrated a strong commitment to running and the team. Veterans welcomed the new members of the team and led them by example. Captains Parker Kulis and Olivia Day (juniors) along with Emma Tschaikowsky and Henry Ahlfeld (seniors) led the team throughout the season. The Girls team finished fourth in the MVL league meet and the Boys seventh. The Girls team finished sixth in Division II of the state race and Boys finished thirteenth.

Boys Football The Burr and Burton Football team capped off a remarkable season with a convincing 63-14 win over rival Fair Haven to claim the Vermont DII State Championship. The Bulldogs finished the season with a 10-1 record and set a school record by scoring 535 point (48.6 points per game). On offense, the Bulldogs were led by Junior Quarterback Joey McCoy who completed 68% of his passes, threw for 1,827 yards with 24 touchdowns and only two interceptions. He also added 448 yards and 11 touchdowns rushing. Jake Baker was a dynamic weapon on the field as well. He set a school record with 32 touchdowns (by a non-QB) this season. Jake Nicholson and John Morgantini led a talented receiver corp. The duo combined for 1,300 yards and 16 touchdowns. The offensive line was fast and athletic. They allowed the offense to rush for 252 yards per game and only gave up nine sacks all year. The offensive line was led by Seniors Olivier Cazaudumec, Will Frank and Junior Ethan Simonds, Junior Shepard Siegel and Freshman David Keyes both started the majority of the games for the offensive line. Burr and Burton’s defense was equally as dominant. The Bulldogs only allowed 11.8 points per game, which was the best in Division II. In fact, the next best defense gave up twice the number of points per game. Joey McCoy and Jake Baker led the team in tackles with 63 tackles apiece. Owen King led the team in sacks with 10 and Jake Nicholson led the team with four interceptions on the season. In addition to winning the DII State Championship for the second time in four years, the Bulldogs also captured their 5th consecutive regular season DII League title. The Bulldogs have not lost a regular season DII game during that span. The Bulldog Family would like to thank our seven seniors, Jake Baker, Chevaughn Brownie, Olivier Cazaudumec, Patrick Forstmann, Will Frank, Owen King, and Jake Nicholson for their contributions to the program. Special congratulations go out to the five seniors who were chosen to represent the south in the 2019 Vermont Senior Bowl. Congrats to Jake Baker, Olivier Cazaudumec, Will Frank, Owen King, and Jake Nicholson.

Mountain Bike Team The BBA Mountain Bike team recently concluded their most successful season yet. In their fourth year of existence, the number of riders has risen steadily, as has their success. Of the thirteen teams that make up the western division of the Northern New England High School Mountain Bike League (NNEHSMTB), BBA finished an impressive third place. Over the course of seven regular season races, BBA was paced by Harriet Dahlstrom and Leah Mowry who each made it to the podium six times. Devan Kajah followed with five visits to the podium, Grace DiStasio and Sarah Hyde with four, and Rachel Kimball with three. Other riders who earned trips to the podium were Riley Chila, Peter White, Tucker Kelly, Ryan Nolan, and Josh Kehoe. In the championship race, which included teams from the eastern division as well, BBA riders rose to the occasion to take second place overall of the fifteen teams competing. Contributing points to the team’s remarkable day were Dahlstrom, Mowry, Ned Thompson (who had missed almost the entire season due to injury), Noah Cappola, and Peter White. “It was the perfect culmination to a lot of hard work by these kids,” said Assistant Coach Chris Nolan, “and it’s great to see them succeed as a team.” Assistant Coach Jon Wilson added, “What makes this sport exciting for us is that there is no sideline and no bench; every student competes every day at their own level, and having a team made up of all grade levels with boys and girls training and racing together creates a team dynamic that not many other sports can compete with.” Looking ahead to next year, the team will be without the leadership of six graduating seniors: Tucker Kelly, Noah Cappola, Ned Thompson, and Rachel Kimball, who have all been with the team since its inception four years ago, Ethan Lareau, who has ridden for three years, and Quinn Evarts who has ridden for two. Additionally, international student Peter White from Ecuador was a strong addition to the team and will be sorely missed.

Girls Soccer The 2018 Girls Soccer season resulted in a 9-5-1 record. After four straight losses and one tie BBA went on a 7-game winning streak entering playoffs with a 8-4-1 record securing the 4th seed. BBA beat Middlebury in the first round and then lost in the quarter finals against South Burlington. For the 5th consecutive season BBA won the MVL. Five athletes were named MVL All League players: Sky Woodard, Grace Pinkus, Aisha Navarrete, Olivia Watanbe, and Fiona McMahon. Three players were named All State: Sky Woodard, Grace Pinkus, and Aisha Naverrete. Sky Woodard and Grace Pinkus are also nominees for All New England and All American. Sky Woodard and Aisha Naverrete were selected for the Twin State Lions Cup 2019 Team. Olivia Watanabe was selected as an alternate. Bass Fishing BBA was proud to be part of our state's first official Bass Fishing league and we had a great first season. Anglers ranged in age from freshman to senior and everyone ended the season a better angler. The team took part in the first two Vermont State fishing tournaments on Lake Champlain competing against 15 other schools. Students had the opportunity to learn the speed and benefits of a professional bass fishing boat and feel the excitement of a wellorganized fishing tournament. The BBA team caught a fish at every practice leading up to the tournaments this season and made a name for themselves on Champlain. BBA was the most southern team competing this year. They look forward to representing southern Vermont again next season. In the meantime you might find them on the ice...fishing.

Boys Golf The Boys Golf team had a great season. They were fortunate to be able to practice and host matches at the Dorset Field Club, Ekwanok, the Equinox Resort and Manchester Country Club. They also practiced at the Practice Tee where BBA alum Hunter Caler ’14 provided professional instruction. There were 14 boys on the team this year and nine of them qualified to play in matches. There was steady improvement by all of the players over the course of the season which culminated with the team qualifying at the Equinox for the Division I State Championship. The championship was played at the Country Club of Vermont and the team played well and finished in 5th place. With only two seniors on the team graduating, the future is bright for the team. The players on the team this year were Sam Charrette, Max Brisch, Ben Swinarton, Dillon Callen, Carson Cutler, Chapin Eyre, Charlie Citron, Ian McArdle, Charles Kunz, Ethan Prins, Logan Sands, Aedan Walsh, Quinn Murnaghan, and Teddy Andres.

Girls Golf This Girls Golf season was bittersweet for the girls—more sweet than bitter. Julia Dapron and Lily Spencer have been with the team for four years, Grace Sherwood and Emma Tobin for three, and Katherine Christy, Kylie Cleanthes, and Finuala Cree for two. Julia came to the team as a freshmen with an extraordinary amount of experience. She brought Lily, a beginner, with her. All four years the team attended the state championship and for three out of the four years, Julia placed first in the state. The tremendous growth that these girls showed, year after year, gave us hope that we could take the state championship this year. In the end, they took second place by three strokes (six strokes after a scoring penalty). If you know golf, that means that the very next day under the very same circumstances they could have won. Golf is one of those sports that can be terribly frustrating and once you’re out there for 18 holes and four and a half hours, no matter what happens, how frustrated you get, how many balls you lose, you can’t stop until it’s over. Congratulations to some amazing ladies for a fantastic season!