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Team Sports Return for 2021 Fall Season Excitement was palpable among Fenn’s athletes, coaches, and ever-supportive spectators as interscholastic sports returned to the turf, fields, and courses after a COVID-imposed hiatus during the spring 2021 season. Football In one of the most successful tackle football seasons in school history, Fenn registered an undefeated record of 4-0-1 with wins over Dexter Southfield School, Noble & Greenough School, and twice over rival Fay School. The Homecoming crowd witnessed Fenn score a dominating win over Fay School on October 2. The blue-andgold ran off to a 16-0 halftime advantage and went on to win 22-6. Matt Carolan cashed in for 196 yards on the ground and one touchdown, while JP Ward had 190 yards passing and two touchdowns. Three road games proved to be no obstacle for Fenn, as the team defeated Noble & Greenough (24-18, Oct. 22), Dexter (34-6, Oct. 29), and Fay School under the lights (28-12, Nov. 5). In the season finale, it looked like Fenn might
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let the undefeated season slip away, but the team rallied with 14 unanswered points in the final five minutes to tie Dexter, 14-14, at Reynolds Field. The game-tying touchdown was a 45-yard screen pass from JP Ward to Matt Carolan. Carolan executed a spin move and stiff arm while evading three would-be tackles before sprinting down the sidelines for the score. Still down two points, Alex Murdough caught the critical two-point conversion to complete the comeback. “We wished there would have been overtime!” exclaimed Coach Matt Ward ’00. Ward was assisted on the sidelines this season by Chris Ryan ’10 and Ryan Burgess. Fenn was led by an excellent senior class who stirred up a perfect recipe of skill, leadership, and grit.
“It was a true joy to coach this group of players,” Coach Ward said. “I congratulate them on an exceptional season!” This year’s team captains all were seniors: Matt Carolan, Gabe Fonte, Alex Murdough, JP Ward, and DJ WinstonJohnson. Cross-Country Not to be outdone by their football peers, the Fenn cross-country team also stitched together an undefeated season, one that featured the phenomenal individual accomplishments of eighth grader JT Gally. Among Gally’s many showcase performances, he became the first Fenn runner ever to win the Roxbury Latin Jamboree. On November 3, he ran the Jamboree’s 2.3 mile course in a time of 12 minutes and 50 seconds—an astound-
