Athletics

AT A GLANCE: ATHLETICS

For several decades, St. Philip’s has provided arguably the largest and most diverse athletics program for 4 – 14 year olds in the southern sector of Dallas.

Go Saints!

2015 11-13 year old (Jr. Midget) football players advanced to the Regional Championship in Colorado

2015 11-13 year old (Jr. Midget) cheerleaders advanced and received 1st place in the Regional Cheer & Dance Competition

2016 Boys 8U & 12U Basketball Team won the Winter Basketball League Championship

Girls 7th & 8th Grade Basketball Team won 2nd place in the Primetime Shootout 2016 in McKinney, TX

Three Former Saints Receive Athletic Scholarships

St. Philip’s Athletics program produces stellar athletes. We are proud of our Class of 2016 former Saints who will be pursuing higher education due to their athletic and academic prowess. Each of them received full scholarships! Congratulations to former student, Brandon Averette (Richardson High School), who signed with Oklahoma State to play basketball; Farrin Bell (Richardson High School), who signed with Arizona State to play basketball; and Braylon Thomas (South Garland High School), who signed with Louisiana Tech to play football.

St. Philip’s Salutes its Scholar Athletes

St. Philip’s is proud to honor the following 6 cheerleaders and 4 football players who earned the esteemed status of being 2015 Pop Warner Little Scholars. Each of them maintained a 93% and above overall average for the school year. We applaud extraordinary performance on and off the field!

Kaiya Hudson Kennedie Hurd

Mekaylah Jackson Olivia Jackson Chase Kennedy Sovereign Morton Harmony Reed Shameyun Rockwell Cylan Terrelonge Khylon Thigpen

Rugby team takes advantage of field availability

The Reds Rugby Club Display Big Hearts On and Off the Field

Rugby is the fastest growing team sport in the country and Dallas is no exception. Several months ago, one of the three area Division 1 men’s teams - Dallas RFC aka “The Reds” – began using St. Philip’s athletic field for their weekly practices. They found our field to have the perfect combination of availability, lighting, parking and ease of access. “But there was the added benefit of providing an opportunity for us to explore the development of a youth rugby program,” explains David Dodge, a Dallas lawyer and member of The Reds, a charter member of the Texas Rugby Football Union and a member of the USA Rugby Football Union.

The team has a long history of success on the field nationally and is working to establish a youth clinic this summer. Dodge believes they can leverage the interest they’ve already seen in St. Philip’s Pop Warner football players, some of whom have learned to play a touch version of rugby to get warmed up. Dallas currently has eight youth rugby teams. It’s exciting to have the prospect of a 9th team right here in South Dallas in the near future. “We also believe that teaching rugby tackling (which requires the tackling player to wrap up the opposing player) will increase the efficacy and safety of tackling in football, for those players who participate in both sports,” Dodge says.

Additionally, The Reds are always looking for a way to give back in gratitude for St. Philip’s generosity. Members have already rolled up their sleeves several times this school year to volunteer with the athletic field renovations last fall, the Thanksgiving Feast, the Holiday Toy Drive, and parking for the school’s Christmas Musical. According to Dodge, the team most enjoyed volunteering for St. Philip’s Night at 1600 – Learning Out Loud event.

“Interacting directly with the St. Philip’s students was incredibly rewarding for our players,” he explains. “We look forward to additional volunteer opportunities with the School and Community Center, and deepening the strength of the relationship between our two organizations.”

Ones to Watch: Endyia Rogers, Nakeie Montgomery, and Paxton Marks, Jr.

St. Philip’s Class of 2013 Alum, Endyia Rogers, a Freshman at Bishop Lynch, was recently ranked #7 player in the nation for basketball. Episcopal School of Dallas Junior and St. Philip’s Class of 2011 alum, Paxton Marks, committed to Ohio State to play lacrosse. Former student, Nakeie Montgomery, also a Junior at Episcopal School of Dallas, has committed to Duke University.