Basketball
On Thursday, the short handed freshmen Tide came up short against Father Judge 61-52. After a slow start, the team battled all the way back to take the lead in the second half. After multiple lead changes, the Tide couldn’t capitalize on a few possessions. The team made a tremendous amount of winning basketball plays and showed incredible toughness and resilience. Matt Tan ‘28 led the team with 24 points.
Saturday day basketball at Devon Prep saw a solid St Katharine Blue Squad best the Devon Prep Blue Team 38 - 24. The Tide tried to keep it close with strong games from Connor Monteleone and Ryan Aquilante leading the way with 7 points each and solid defense. Also contributing were Jack Bourdow 6pts and Jackson Collins 4 pts .
The Devon Prep White team battled a good St Denis White team but took a 31 - 28 loss. The Tide had a chance to tie the game at the end but Jackson Collins’ 3 pointer rimmed out.Hayden Barbera had a strong game with 14 pts and rebounded well. Ethan Fabris added 10 pts and a handful of rebounds. Ryan Aquilante 3 pts and Jackson Collins 1 pt played their usual good all around game. Antonio Tranquillo and Kellen Smith contributed with hustle, rebs and good defense.
Last week the JV team battled Bonner and Father Judge. Against Bonner the team dominated the game and game away with a convincing win. Always difficult to go on the road but traveling to Bonner and getting the win is extra impressive. Then on Thursday night the team hosted Judge. We led late in the game but could not hold onto the lead and came up just short.
The varsity team also travelled to Bonner on Monday night and came away with a hard fought victory. The team then hosted Judge on Thursday night and battled back to win that game as well. Two hard fought PCL victories. The team then travelled up to Springfield to play in the Hoophall classic. It was a great weekend away for the team. They visited the Basketball Hall of Fame, had a great practice at Elm College, and were scheduled to play two great basketball teams. Unfortunately the weather had different plans but the time away as a team as priceless and something that the players will remember forever.
Bowling
On Tuesday, the Tide put on a strong showing taking down fellow PCL member Archbishop Carroll 4-0.
Highlights:
Cole Wingerd '25: 197 and 181 games
Wyatt Theissen 197 and 189 games
Gavin Ola '25: 195 game
Giorgio Cipolloni '26: 221, 226 games and 639 series
On Thursday, the Tide struggled in their away match against Archbishop Ryan, falling 4-0.
Highlights:
Cole Wingerd '25: 199 game
Bradley Hart '26: 215 game
Giorgio Cipolloni '26: 206 and 209 games
Hockey
Braydon Russo ‘27 scored a first period natural hat-trick in the Varsity’s major 3-1 upset against Malvern Prep on Wednesday. His three goals all came in a span of 5:08. Linemates Logan Reaney ‘26 (3 assists) and Kieran Crossan ‘25 (2 assists) set the sophomore up for all his goals.
Goalie, Aidan Wright ‘27 stopped 31 of 32 stops as Devon Prep held on to their early 3-0 lead en route to the 3-1 victory.
Malvern Prep plays in the vaunted APAC while Devon competes in the ICSHL. Since it’s inception 6 seasons ago, an APAC team has only lost to an ICSHL team three times, two of them coming this season when Devon beat Hun School in November them Malvern on Wednesday.
The Devon JV team dropped a 9-4 decision on Friday night to Boyertown. Devon, who splits their JV roster with Conestoga HS, accounted for 3 of the team’s 4 goals and all 5 of the team’s assists.
Brian Ward ‘28 led the way with 3 assists, followed by Luc Gochtovtt’s ‘26 1 goal and 1 assist. Devon Freshmen, Reilly Healey ‘28 and Matt Epperson ‘28 rounded out the goals while Tommy Sack ’26 pitched in with another assist.
Indoor Track
Devon Prep Track and Field competed in the TFCAofGP Meet #4 at the University of Pennsylvania’s brand-new Ott Center. Freshman, Conor McGowan ‘28 set a personal record in the 60m with a time of 9.04. Senior Sam Kleiner ran the 800m in 2:21, while freshman, Arie Van Turnhout ’28 completed his first mile race in 6:02. Sophomore, Lucian Pfeiffer ‘27 recorded a season-best in the 200m with a time of 26.61. Senior, Carter Shaak ’25impressed in the long jump with a distance of 204.75. Freshman, AJ Adams ’28 participated in the triple jump with a jump of 32-02, and sophomore, Logan Dunkle ‘27 threw 23-02 in the shot put. It was an exciting day of competition with several athletes achieving personal and seasonal bests.
Swimming
The Tide swimmers came away with a 34-13 win against Roman Catholic last week at Widener University’s pool.
The team delivered several stand-out swims as they stepped up to the blocks and tackled some challenging events, testing both their resilience as individual athletes along with their commitment and dedication to the team as a whole.
Highlights from the meet included Luca Calzaretta’s ‘28 District 12qualifying swim in the 50 yard Freestyle. His time of 27.44 earned him a spot among the District’s top swimmers in that event.
The team also logged several heat-winning swims, including John Bailer’s ‘28 200 Free, Will Sutton’s ‘27 50 Free, Calzaretta’s 100 Backstroke, and all three of the team’s relays. With only a few weeks of com e to sh
Wrestling
On Tuesday evening, the Tide hosted the Bonner Friars in a PCL showdown. The Tide wrestled extremely well and had some new faces join in the Varsity line up. Drew Buzbee ‘27 (114) started off the night receiving a forfeit, along with Christian Leckman ‘27 (133) and Matt McHugh ‘25 (152). The Tide had a handful of great matches, with Charlie Kleiner ‘28 (133) picking up a tech fall on his opponent, Shane Dugan ‘25 (160) reversing his opponent to pick up a pin, and John Curran ‘25 (172) had a thriller with throwing a standing cement mixer on his opponent to collect six points and pin for the Tide. Even though they didn’t come up with victories in the match, Xavier Smith ‘28 (127), Ben Veith ‘28 (145), Jason Bushra ‘27 (189, Grant Napoletano ‘27 (215), and Nathaniel Rondon ‘28 (285) all had great matches and gained valuable Varsity ecperience which help the Tide come away with a 35-30 win over the Friars!
As for the JV matches that were held. Grant Napoletano took not time to dominate his opponent while immediately taking himdown and coming away with a pin. Also, Jason Bushra and Nathaniel Rondon picked up another solid match but unfortunately came on the losing side of the match. Overall, the Tide as a team fought hard and csme away with their first PCL dual match victory of the season!
On Wednesday evening, the Tide traveled to Delco to take on the Cardinal O’Hara Lions. With both teams dealing with some injuries throughout their lineup, the match concluded in a thrilling ending with the dual coming down to final match. The Tide benefited off receiving forfeit victories from Drew Buzbee ‘27 (114), Ben Veith ‘28 (145), Shane Dugan ‘25 (160), and Jason Bushra ‘27 (189). When it came to the matches the happened, Xavier Smith ‘28 (127) took on the challenge stepping into the Varsity match and wrestled well but came up short on the losing end. Christian Leckman ’27 (133) started where he left off last week with immediately controlling his opponent and coming away with quick pin for the Tide. Charlie Kleiner ‘28 (139) has been on a hot streak as of late and has continued to wrestle well even though the match against the Lions didn’t go his way. The last victory of the night came from Grant Napoletano ‘27 (215) who stepped onto the mat ready to battle. Grant has been working extremely hard over the last two years and this match proved it as he dominated his opponent and came away with the pin. Matt McHugh ‘28 (152), John Curran ‘25 (172), and Nathaniel Rondon ‘28 (285) all took on strong opponents, wrestled well, and gained valuable mat experience even though they didn’t come away with the victory. Again, the Tide and the Lions made this dual extremely exciting for all the spectators watching but unfortunately came up short, losing to the Lions by the score of 42-36.
On Saturday morning, the Tide traveled to Springfield Township High School to battle in the Spartan Clash Duals. The Tide had the opportunity to get five more dual matches added to their records. The Tide went up against Springfield Twp., Abingtown Friends School, PJPII, Franklin Towne Charter School, and Germantown Friends School. The team went 1-4 on the day with having a single dual victory over Germantown Friends. The Tide lost to Springfield Twp. 66-6, lost to Abingtown Friends 46-18, lost to PJPII 46-18, lost to Franklin Towne Charter 42-30, and beat Germantown Friends 42-15. Big hitters on the day were with Captain, Shane Dugan ‘25 (160) going 4-1 and Drew Buzbee ’27 (114) going 3-2. The rest of the team including John Curran ‘25 (172) went 2-3, Grant Napoletano (215) went 2-3, Teddy Marvin ‘27 (133) went 2-3, Matt McHugh ‘28 (145) went 2-3, Xavier Smith ‘28 (127) went 2-3, Oliver Parenteau ‘28 (152) went 2-3, Ben Veith ‘29 (139) went 1-4 and Jason Bushra ‘27 (189) went 1-4. Overall, the Tide wrestled extremely well throughout the entire day even with giving up three forfeits each match (18 points). The Tide looks forward to getting back to work and preparing for second match up with Germantown Friends School on Friday!
Athlete of the Week
Jason Bushra ‘27
This week’s athlete of the week goes to Sophomore wrestler, Jason Bushra! This is Jason’s first year wrestling and he has made a huge impact on the team both on and off the mat. Jason has taken every opportunity handed to him by participating in both Varsity and JV matches at 172/189 lbs. He’s always willing to do whatever it takes to help his team! Jason is also a member of the varsity basketball team. He is one of the managers on the team and he does a great job creating film for the team to watch. Jason also took one of our officiating classes at Devon Prep in the fall. Jason studied to be a basketball official . He passed the PIAA official exam in December and he officiated his first games this past weekend. He officiated the game with MS Head Coach, EJ Duncan! Awesome stuff Jason! Roll Tide!
On Deck This Week
Varsity Basketball
January 21st vs. La Salle
January 26th @ Roman Catholic
JV Varsity Basketball
January 21st vs. La Salle
January 23rd vs. Archbishop Carroll
January 26th @ Roman Catholic
Freshmen Basketball
January 21st vs. La Salle
MS Basketball
January 23rd MS 6th @ St. Norberts
January 25th MS White vs. St. Denis
January 25th MS Blue vs. Sacred Heart
January 25th MS 6th vs. Sacred Heart
Bowling
January 21st @ St. Joe’s Prep
January 23rd vs. St. Joe’s Prep
Ice Hockey
January 20th JV vs. Owen J. Roberts
January 23rd vs. Salesianum
Swimming
January 20th vs. Archbishop Wood @ Widner
Wrestling
January 23rd @ Germantown Friends
January 25th @ Bristol Duals