Athletics — Cha m pio ns —
The boys basketball team huddles up
Coach Eric Gobble talks with the wrestling team
WINTER SPORTS
Emily Wilkinson ’13 sets up for the shot
Wrestling
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SUMMER 2013
Wrestling is again part of Trinity’s athletic program. “Our focus was on learning the sport and learning to love the sport,” said Coach Eric Gobble. “Wrestling takes a terrific amount of physical and mental toughness and the team worked on developing that throughout the season. Our slogan for the season was, “building the unbreakable,” he said. Most of the regular season matches were against Group AAA public junior varsity teams. By the end of the winter season, the team had jumped up to the varsity level and competed in the Virginia Prep League Tournament where freshman Sam Parker and sophomore Connor Ashley both won matches. The team took four wrestlers to the state tournament where Ashley won a match. “Even once we are experienced, we want our program to be known for hard work, determination and exceeded expectations,” said Coach Gobble.
“Our slogan for the season was ‘building the unbreakable.’” —Coach Eric Gobble Boys Basketball Boys varsity basketball had an historic season. The team won the Prep League tournament for the first time since 1997, won the Travis Invitational against the strongest field in tournament history, and swept cross-town rivals St. Christopher’s and Collegiate.
emy), and lost by one point to the eventual Division 1 state champion (Benedictine). Against public school competition, the team beat Cosby (RTD top 10), Thomas Jefferson (RTD top 10), Glen Allen, Midlothian, and Matoaca (Central District champions) and lost by three at the buzzer to eventual Group AAA champion, Henrico.
Playing the strongest schedule in school history, the Titans won 22 games (the most since 1997). The team was in the Richmond Times-Dispatch (RTD) top 10 the entire season reaching as high as 4th in the poll. For the second straight year, the team made it to the final 8 of the state tournament and beat every team in the Prep League for the second straight year.
Jaylen Hinton ’13 was MVP of the Prep League tournament, earned All-Prep, All-State and second team RTD All-Metro. Abraham Ferrell-Logan ’14 made the All-Prep League and All-Tournament. Other major contributors were Nathan Swift ’14, Austin Williams ’14, Josh Brown ’15, and Dayton Strade ’13.
Among Virginia independent schools, Trinity defeated the Division 2 state champion (Christchurch), the Division 3 state champion (Amelia Acad-
“Perhaps the best part of the season was the incredible fan support that the basketball team enjoyed,” said Coach Rick Hamlin ’96. “Huge, vocal crowds made the
