Winter Sports Round-Up Congratulations to all the winter studentathletes and coaches from Friends, with thanks to our families and fans for their support. Sixteen Friends student-athletes earned All-Conference recognition this winter (not including indoor track, which does not name All-Conference teams), and 35 qualified for statewide, post-season competition. Among the many highlights for each team:
GIRLS’ BASKETBALL Girls’ basketball finished with a sweep of the season series with rival Tower Hill, with other notable Ws (9 total) including Mt. Pleasant, DMA, and Wilmington Christian. Thanks to the seniors for their leadership, and with two eighth graders and a freshman point guard this year, the future looks bright. All Conference: Meryl Gatti ’15, second team Sonia Kumar ’14, honorable mention Captains: seniors Sonia Kumar, Maria Rizzo, and Elena Veale Head Coach: Carolyn Gates Connors ’81
BOYS’ BASKETBALL With no players returning from last year’s varsity rotation, the young Quakers played 13 games against ranked opponents, beating one and putting a scare into a couple of others. Wins in the second games of the season vs. Tatnall and Charter made for a highlight week during Coach Brian Fahey’s 20th and final season. (Brian will be leaving Wilmington Friends after this year to become Head of School at West Chester Friends; full story coming in our summer issue.) All Conference: Jimmy Carney ’15, second team Jake Erskine ’15, honorable mention Captains: senior Jack Kempner and junior Jimmy Carney Head coach: Brian Fahey
WRESTLING Coach Gregg Miller reached (and went by) the 150-win milestone in dual meets, and senior Jesse Miller became the third Friends wrestler to win 100 matches in his high-school career. Three wrestlers qualified for individual states: senior Conner Armstrong (who won his firstround match), and juniors Jacob Gagliano and John Napoli.
Joey Woodward ’14, Second Team Travis Aerenson ’15, Honorable Mention Matt Denney ’17, Honorable Mention Josh Pincus ’16, Honorable Mention Captains: seniors Conner Armstrong, Bill Gordon, and Jesse Miller Head coach: Gregg Miller
All Conference: 1st Team (Conference Champions): Conner Armstrong ’14, Matt Denney ’17, and Ian Furman ’15. 2nd Team: Zac Hinderhofer ’14, Jesse Miller ’14, and Alex Trudel ’16. 3rd Team: Will Beardell ’14. Academic All-State (awarded by state wrestling coaches association): Conner Armstrong ’14, First Team Will Beardell ’14, First Team Jacob Gagliano ’15, First Team William Gordon ’14, First Team Jesse Miller ’14, First Team Zac Hinderhoffer ’14, Second Team John Napoli ’15, Second Team
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