ATHLETICS
SEASON STATS & SUMMARY
Sydney Friday ’09, a junior pitcher on Trinity University's softball team, is off to a great start in leading the Tigers to three wins in their first four games. Twice she has been selected as the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference Pitcher of the Week. Matthew Reckling ’08, a senior at Rice University, won two of his first three starts this year compiling an impressive 0.82 ERA.
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CONFERENCE RECORD: 4-1-2 TEAM RANK: Eighth in SPC Division I ALL SPC: Marcus Giannini & Tom Chapman
’13, Tommy McAulley ’13, Christian Juarez ’13, Lucas Cooper ’14 and Robert Reinbolt ’14 will fight for starting positions next year. In the midfield, returning starters, Mustafa Sohail ’13, Harris Green ’13, Will Hollo ’13 and Bennett Notestine ’13 will be challenged by Ben Mitchell ’13, Benji Thomas ’13 and Jacob Thomas ’13 for playing time. At the front, Jared Lapidus, Enrico Silva and Win Reynolds’13 will look to spearhead the Falcon offense. Outgoing seniors include Jay Reynolds, Marcus Giannini, Jonah Roettele, Santiago Leon and Colter Illich. Kinkaid will also have a handful of talented JV players looking to make the varsity squad.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Ashok Narayana ’11, a freshman at Columbia University, is having a successful initial year of collegiate tennis. He won singles and doubles matches against Virginia Tech, Fordham, Marist, George Washington, and Cleveland State. One of the highlights occurred when Ashok and his doubles partner defeated a Cornell team, ranked 35th nationally, in the first round of the ECAC tournament.
The Falcons eighth place finish at SPC was not a good indicator of how well Kinkaid played this season. Finishing with an 11-5-2 record, Kinkaid played with heart and determination throughout the 2011-12 season. Team captains Tom Chapman, Marcus Giannini, Colter Illich and Jay Reynolds led the Falcons to victory in the St. Mary’s Hall tournament for the second year in a row. Jared Lapidus led the team in goals, while Enrico Silva was the assist leader. The highlights on the year include a decisive 4-0 win over John Cooper as well as beating cross-town rival St. John’s. Kinkaid returns 17 players for next year’s campaign while only graduating five. On the defensive end of the field, Declan Mawer
BOYS BASKETBALL
FALCON WATCH
BOYS SOCCER
OVER-ALL RECORD: 11-5-2
SEASON STATS & SUMMARY
SEASON STATS & SUMMARY
OVER-ALL RECORD: 22-9
OVER-ALL RECORD: 31-3
CONFERENCE RECORD: 6-1
CONFERENCE RECORD: 7-0 (First in South Zone)
TEAM RANK: Second in SPC Division I
TEAM RANK: First in SPC Division I
ALL SPC: Jeff Roberson & Thomas Dillon
ALL SPC: Carly Gray, Lashann Higgs & Brecca Thomas
The Boys’ Varsity Basketball Team had one of its finest seasons in over a decade. A talented group of younger players mixed with the leadership and experience of four seniors combined for 22 wins and 9 losses, and a 2nd place finish in SPC. A strong preconference schedule included several wins over large public schools such as Pearland High School, Madison High School and Brazosport High School, as well as highly ranked private school St. Thomas. The most well rounded victory of the year occurred against rival St. Johns in the conference counter game at St. John’s. The team finished with a 6-1 South Zone record and entered the SPC Division I tournament as the #2 seed. The team beat Dallas Greenhill and Austin St. Andrew’s to advance to the SPC championship game. St. John’s used a 13-2 second half run to pull away from the Falcons in the championship game and won by 10, 70-60. Seniors Duncan Robinson, John Ormiston, Campbell Cravens and William Belt each contributed in their own way to the successful SPC run this year. Along with Sophomores Jeff Roberson, Thomas Dillon, Stephen O’Suji and Mavin Saunders, and Juniors Larry Wilkins, Bryson King and Hutch Oelman, the group combined experience with talent to put together a fantastic season.
HONORABLE MENTION: Kate McMillan, Allison Bolin & Maddie Holmes The Girls' Varsity basketball team ended a magical season with an SPC title. During their run they recorded the first 30-win season in Kinkaid girls basketball history. Their average margin of victory this year was 26 points. They ended the season ranked #3 in TABC Texas Private school rankings. This unparalleled success can be attributed to a great combination of experience and talent. Kinkaid had six upperclassmen: Allison Bolin ’12, Katie Dowdell ’12, Carly Gray ’12, Maddie Holmes ’13, Kate McMillan ’12 and Sarah Tucker ’12. This group provided a great backdrop of leadership, hard work and discipline. Kinkaid had six underclassmen Frances Andrews ’15, Lashann Higgs ’15, Cynthia Ormiston ’14, Raevyn Rogers ’14, Tyjae Scales ’15 and Brecca Thomas ’14 who brought energy, athleticism and depth to the team. Thomas and Higgs partnered to create one of the best backcourts in Houston. Thomas had a great sophomore season averaging 17 ppg, 4 spg, and 4 apg. She had three games scoring over 30 points and was the floor general for the Falcon’s high-scoring, fast-breaking attack. Higgs had an unprecedented freshman season averaging 19.7 ppg, 10.4 rpg, 5.1 spg and 5.4 apg. She had five triple doubles and impacted the game on the offensive and defensive sides of the ball. The five seniors, Bolin, Dowdell, Gray, McMillan, and Tucker have been instrumental in the Kinkaid’s success the last four seasons. Their impressive team statistics include: 26-2 South Zone record in the last four years, SPC Championship (2012), SPC second place (2011), 3 South Zone Championships, and a four year cumulative record of 89 wins and 35 losses. The Falcons’ dream season ended by beating St. John’s for the SPC Championship. FALCON PRIDE RUNS DEEP!