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Athletics Year in Review 2011-2012Friends Select School

tion in 2013. A very strong junior class will return four varsity College where junior Allie Brunner along with partner, senior starters from their grade including Emily Payne, Allie Quirk, Atticus Tsai-McCarthy, were victorious in straight sets. Jada Flint, and Alex White. A strong rising freshman class com- bined with rising sophomore Sydney Leffler makes for another Next year’s hopes turn on returning players and a new crop from season with high expectations in 2013. the middle school team. Davon plans on working on his this summer as does Arielle and Adam. Varsity The varsity baseball team enjoyed another successful season in Crew 2012. The team began the season with a 7-2 record and finished Friends Select Crew had another great season this year. Our most 12-10 overall. The Falcons earned a trip to the Friends Schools successful regatta as a team was the 4th Manny Flick. Jacob League championship game for the second year in a row by Jamison placed first in the boys novice single and Alex Aaron defeating top seed Friends Central in the semi-final game of also placed first in the girls JV single. Our JV boys double league playoffs. The team also earned a spot in the PIAA District (Sebastian Powley and Spencer Yaffe) and varsity boys double 1 playoffs for the second straight year. Leading the way for the (Matt Matusky and Nate Levin) both placed second in their Falcons were senior captain Dan Mauri, junior Jake Kleinman races. Phillips and freshman August Dichter. Mauri led the team in bat- ting with a .456 batting average and on the mound with a 1.55 At the Cooper Cup Regatta, the girls novice double (Athena earned run average and 51 strikeouts. Phillips was the team’s most Braun and Emma Luckman), won Friends Select first gold of improved player finishing the season with only three errors in the the season. The success continued right into City Championships field and second on the team with a .433 batting average. Dichter where the girls won silver medals. Jacob Jamison and Emmett had the most successful season by a freshman player during the Orts also won silver in the boys freshman double. Alex Aaron past decade by finishing third on the team with .356 batting aver- won gold in girls JV single. Chris Keppel advanced to the finals age, second with 16 RBIs, four home runs and ten extra base hits. in the boys novice single and then took 4th place. The Falcons had four representatives on the FSL All League team including Dan Mauri, Jake Kleinman Phillips, August Dichter At the Dr. White Regatta, the boys novice double (Jacob Jamison and Christian Scherwitzl-Wright. The team looks to contionue and Emmett Orts) won the gold. The girls novice double took its success during the 2013 season. second place. Varsity Tennis At the Stotesbury Cup Regatta Alex Aaron and Frances Berger The 2012 Spring co-ed tennis season started off unlike any other. had the 9th best time out of 30 boats. This was good enough to For the first time in six years the weather was cooperative for out- move them on to the semi-finals. The girls took 4th in the semis, door play during preseason. The Falcons were able to unleash just missing the chance to move to the finals. their tennis right out of the gate on the roof. With such a young and strong team, Friends Select is looking for- Sarah Berkowitz led the team as captain along with Leia ward to much more success in the years to come. Johnson. Both seniors played singles and doubles when needed. Sophomores Adam Fletcher and Arielle Alter were returning players as was junior Asha Davis. New to the varsity squad, soph- omore Davon Wanza dazzled the team going three sets but losing against Shipley. The team’s one victory was against Girard

2011-2012 All Friends Schools League* Players: Christian Scherwitzl-Wright: All League Varsity Boys Soccer, Honorable Mention Varsity Baseball Asha Davis: All League Varsity Kayla Kahan: All League Varsity Emmett Orts: All League Varsity Swimming Gabrielle Gibson: All League Varsity Girls Daniel Mauri: All League Varsity Baseball Jake Kleinman Phillips: All League Varsity Baseball August Dichter: All League Varsity Baseball Cate MacQueen: All League Varsity Grace Finkbiner: All League Varsity Softball Emily Payne: All League Varsity Softball Kate Feske-Kirby: Honorable Mention Varsity Softball

*The Friends Schools League is a co-educational high school athletic league for -area independent schools. The nine member schools are: , The Academy of the New Church, Friends' Central School, , , Germantown Friends School, Moorestown 17th & Benjamin Franklin Parkway, Philadelphia, PA 19103 Friends School, The and . FRIENDS SELECT friends-select.org 215.561.5900 YearInReview12.qxd 9/14/12 10:45 AM Page 2

Fall 2011 The team recorded quality wins over Academy of New Church Ending on a great note were the 400-meter freestyle relays. Both and Abington Friends and lost by slim one-goal margins to the girl's relay team (eleventh graders Kate Feske-Kirby and Varsity Girls Basketball Moorestown Friends and Germantown Friends. Another narrow Shayna Kleinman Phillips, Kahan, and Quirk) and the boy's The 2012 season began with great enthusiasm and optimism under Varsity Field Hockey defeat, a heartbreaking 1-0 overtime decision to Calvary Christian, The Friends Select Field hockey team had a promising 2011 sea- relay team (twelfth graders Ben Behrend and Michael Li, Russell, first year head coach Richard Stobaugh. The team had many ups proved decisive as it was Calvary who was awarded the number 8 and Orts) earned medals for their 3rd place finishes. It was the first son. The Falcons began the season strong with three wins against seed in the PIAA Single A Playoffs. and downs during the season. Senior Shannon Griffin tore her Penn Wood, Franklin Towne Charter, and Little Flower. The time in school history that both freestyle relays medaled. ACL three days into the season and many players missed practices momentum was carried through the rest of the season with some There were many positives to take away from an up and down due to injuries. The Falcons earned second place in the FSS hard-fought battles against stiff competition in the Friends Schools season. Senior goalkeeper Christian Scherwitzl-Wright was one The boys ended their season with a 5-3 overall record and a 3-3 Invitational Tournament to begin the season, but it wasn’t until League. of the top overall selections for the FSL All League Team. He Friends League record. This is the first time the boys have been midway through the season that the team began to play as a team made many crucial saves and was a huge determining factor in the .500 in the league. The girls finished 4-4 overall with a 2-4 league and find its identity. A solid defense led by Charlotte Mitchell and Emma Horst- team being able to compete with powerhouses like Shipley for record. Martz gave the rest of the team confidence to play an aggressive large stretches of games. game. Midfielder Asha Davis, Friends School League All League The team won eight out of their final 12 games to earn a spot in Kahan, Orts, and Russell represented FSS in the post-season at the District 1 playoffs for the third year in a row and finished with Team, helped the Falcons advance the ball up the field. Antonia FSS started many underclassmen, including freshman Andrew DePace and Jada Flint led the team in scoring. The Falcons the Eastern Interscholastic Swimming and Diving Championships a record of 11-10 losses. Leading the way for the Falcons was sen- Chachoute and sophomores Davon Wanza, Kris Warren, Adam hosted by on February 24 and 25. ended the season with a great game by defeating Solebury by a Fletcher and Sebastian Powley. ior Gabby Gibson, who was nominated as an FSL All League score of 3-1. Player. The Falcons will be a young squad during the 2012-2013 The forward pairing of Davon Wanza and junior Ben Holl was Varsity Boys Basketball season having graduated six seniors. The team will be led by sen- Varsity Cross Country particularly potent and provided much of Friends Select's scoring The Friends Select boys basketball team finished the 2011-12 sea- ior point guard Kai Hardy and will look to continue building The cross country teams had an eventful season, beginning with punch. Davon recorded a hat trick in his first varsity start, an away son with a record of 8-14. Many of the members of the basketball upon its success. the largest team turnout in years. The 10 girls and nine boys made game at Morrisville High School. Davon led the team in scoring team were inexperienced at the start of the season. With dedication up a hard-working, fun-loving and committed crew who got out with 15 goals to represent more than one-third of the team's tal- and hard work at practice, the inexperienced Falcons soon began there every day and trained hard. The girls finished with a 5-5 lies. Ben Holl gave much needed composure to an inexperienced to find success on the floor. The turning point of the season was a Spring 2012 record (2-5 FSL, with wins over Shipley and Abington Friends side while junior Alex Koditschek supplied the forwards with close 42-40 loss to Moorestown Friends. Soon after, the Falcons School). Standouts included Alex White, 10th grade, Juliet dangerous crosses. Ben led the team in assists. The attack was also Varsity Softball supported by junior midfielder Bekim Daku. The defense of sen- tallied four wins over the next two weeks, including a 54-53 nail- Kelso, 10th grade, and Shannon Griffin, 12th grade, who consis- biter over the Christian Academy. In that game, Ben Holl hit two The varsity softball team continued to grow and establish itself as tently were the top three finishers for FSS. Alex White ran under ior captains Christian Scherwitzl-Wright, Danny Mauri, and a strong and successful program in 2012. Some of the many 24 minutes at the Invitational, finishing as the first Josh York posted shutouts over Morrisville, Jack Barrack Hebrew clutch free throws to give the Falcons the deserved victory. accomplishments this season included winning a game in Myrtle girl, and posted two third place finishes – one against the George Academy, and Valley Forge. Beach, S.C., winning five games against teams that the team has School and one against Abington Friends. On the boys’ side, jun- Friends Select had some impressive individual performances dur- never beaten before, and also totaling 16 wins. The 16-3 regular ior Alex Ryley was the clear standout, running steadily in the 20- One of the other bright spots in the rollercoaster season was the ing the season. Ben Holl was one of the top players in season record (9-1 in the FSL) was the best in the program’s history. minute range. Alex ran a very strong race at Moorestown Friends addition of two girls, senior Grace Finkbiner and junior Southeastern . Ben finished fifth in scoring (22.7 in a personal best time of 19:41. He also finished first at the Elizabeth Hawkes. Both contributed greatly to the team's on- and points per game) and third in three point shooting (78 made three Some major milestones were reached this season by very special Abington Friends meet. Other important contributors to the boys’ off-field successes. pointers). Time and time again, Ben hit important baskets for the players. Junior centerfielder Kate Feske-Kirby stole her 100th side were seniors Rob Ortelere and Ben Behrend. Rob was regu- Falcons. The lone senior, Josh York, not only led the Falcons in career base late in the season. Senior Grace Finkbiner also larly the second FSS finisher, and Ben posted a very strong late- rebounding, but also brought important qualities, such as hustle, reached that same milestone by stealing four bases against Delco season time of 22:02 at the Valley Forge Invitational. The senior Winter 2011-2012 desire, and a general love of being on the basketball floor. Jake Christian in our last game of the season to give her 101 career captains, Carmen Paulson and Michael Gomella, provided Kleinman Phillips did whatever was needed to bring success to steals. Grace also reached 100 career hits and finished her career excellent team leadership. Congratulations to all runners on a great with 124 hits and 100 RBI, both school records. Senior pitcher year. Varsity Swimming the team. Jake routinely battled under the glass against players Cate MacQueen finished her career at Friends Select as the most On Saturday, February 11, Friends Select boys and girls swim who had a size advantage. Nevertheless, Jake also was known to successful pitcher in the program’s history. Her 109 strike-outs Varsity Boys Soccer teams competed in the Friends School League Championships at step outside and hit a few three pointers. Point guard Colin this season gave her 299 for her career. Her 15 wins this season The Friends Select Boys soccer team finished the 2011 season Swarthmore College. Every swimmer went at least one lifetime Reitman improved as the year went on and will be a catalyst for puts her final total at 36 wins. with an 8-8 overall record and a 2-6 record in the Friends Schools best time! Ninth grader Emmett Orts finished 3rd place in both the 2012-2013 Friends Select boys basketball season. This year League. The team narrowly missed out on a PIAA district playoff the 200- and 500-yard freestyle events. Also scoring individually Holl, Phillips, and Reitman all return, along with other key team Rising seniors Kate Feske-Kirby, Antonia DePace, and berth and finished seventh in the FSL standings. (top six in each event) were tenth graders Kayla Kahan and members such as Kris Warren, Robert Cao, and Sky Shi. Elizabeth Hawkes will help to guide the team in the right direc- Allison Quirk and eleventh grader Henry Russell.

Future College Athletes Four members of the Class of 2012 will participate in varsity level college athletics: Friends Select Athletic Facilities Rooftop athletic field • 25-yard swimming pool • Full gymnasium • Wrestling gymnasium • Ed Bavaria: Ice Hockey, Muhlenberg College, Grace Finkbiner: Softball, Denison University, Weight training room • Vesper Club on Schuylkill River • Reserved fields in nearby Fairmount Park Gabrielle Gibson: Basketball, Cedar Crest College, Josh York: Lacrosse, Wilmington College