Middle School Athletics

MIDDLE SCHOOL

HIGHLIGHTS

2019 | 2020 MIDDLE SCHOOL HIGHLIGHTS

*Due to the closure of campuses in spring, some sports were not able to complete their seasons

SWIMMING

• 4th place overall girls • 8th place overall boys • HVAC Results: 4th Place Girls Medley Relay: Leah Jackson,

Gracie Corn, Elizabeth McWilliams,

Kenzie Robbins, 6th Place Boys Medley Relay: Noah Sparrow, James Johnson, Elliott Darr, Akshay Venkatesh, 5th place 200 Free: Selin Weitkamp, 3rd place 200 IM: Leah Jackson, 8th place 200 IM: Kenzie Robbins, 8th place 200 IM: James Johnson, 3rd place 50 Free: Elizabeth McWilliams, 5th place 100 Butterfly: Elizabeth McWilliams, 4th place 100 Butterfly: Elliott Darr, 4th 200 Free relay: Sidney Tompkins, Ella Lucas, Selin Weitkamp, Gracie Corn, 6th 200 Free relay: Noah Sparrow, James Johnson, Varun Venkatesh, Elliott Darr, 2nd place 100 Backstroke: Leah Jackson, 2nd place 100 backstroke: Elliott Darr, 7th place 100 Breaststroke: Gracie Corn, 8th place 100 Breaststroke: Selin Weitkamp, 2nd place 400 Free relay: Leah Jackson, Elizabeth

McWilliams, Sidney Tompkins, Kenzie Robbins

• MTHSSA Meet Results: 4th place Girls 200 Medley Relay:Leah

Jackson, Alex Glenn, Elizabeth

McWilliams, Kenzie Robbins, 2nd place 200 Free: Leah Jackson, 8th place 200 IM: Alex Glenn, 5th place 50 Free: Elizabeth McWilliams, 9th place 100 Free: Alex Glenn, 9th place 100 Free: Elliott Darr, 4th place 200 Free relay: Elizabeth McWilliams, Sidney Tompkins, Alex Glenn, Leah Jackson, 5th place 100 Backstroke: Leah Jackson, 11th place 100 Backstroke: Elizabeth McWilliams, 7th place 100 Backstroke: Elliott Darr, 10th place 100 Breaststroke: Gracie Corn

BASKETBALL

6th Grade Basketball Boys: The 6th-grade boys’ basketball team swept through the regular season with an undefeated record and a 31 point average margin of victory. This talented group of young men continued their dominance as they won the HVAC Jr. Tournament defeating opponents by an average of 26 points. The team was led by the strong backcourt of Rico Edwards Jr., Justin Hopkins, and Terrance Reynolds. Key contributors included: Isaiah

Batten, Blake Surratt, Nelson Butler, Cullen Womble, Jackson McGuffin, Edward

Coppeans, and Cameron Obee.

Girls: The 6th-grade girls’ basketball team had a very strong season, finishing the regular season 11-1 and with an overall record of 12-2. Despite some adversity with injury and sickness during the semifinals of the tournament, the Tigers showed resilience as they fought hard to advance to the HVAC Jr Championship. The Tigers finished their season as the HVAC Jr. Division Runner Up after a tough battle against CPA. The team was led in scoring by point guard Nori Jamison, and Gabbi Bullock led the team in rebounds.

Grades 7–8 Basketball Boys: HVAC Semi-Finalist season record 13-6. The Middle School varsity boys’ team had a great season and showed improvement throughout. When the HVAC tournament started, the Tigers made it to the semifinals as a 5-seed to take on the Number 1 seeded CPA. After a hard-fought battle, the Tigers came just short of an upset, losing by four points. The team was led by Watts Bond,

Duncan Coppeans, Robert Koehner, and

Braden Cooke. Key contributors included:

Will Garner, Declan Werthan, Jack Fleming, Hudson Wilt, Jonah Biller, Logan Miller,

Sam Haley, and Landon Sullivan.

Girls: HVAC Runner-Up - season record 16-5 The Middle School varsity girls team had a strong season, starting off by winning the Overbook Classic, beating Rose Park 51-45 in the championship game. The alltournament team consisted of Camilla Garza, Noelle Jamison, and Jayden Surratt as the tournament MVP. The girls finished as runners-up in the Brentwood Middle Holiday Classic, losing by one point in the championship game. The team lost the HVAC championship game by only four points. The team captains and leaders were Camilla Garza and Jayden Surratt. Other key contributors were Noelle Jamison, Meredith Whitson, Reese Fogaros, and Sullivan Brown

WRESTLING

The 2019 Ensworth Middle School Wrestling Tigers had an exciting season. Led by eighthgraders William Chung, A.J. Dale, Peter

Darst, Jack Fleming, Michael Hughes, Owen Jackoboice, Jay Johnson, Oden Sohr, Grant

Watts, Declan Werthan, and Spencer Yu, the Tigers finished fourth in the HVAC tournament.

Tournament placers were Bishop Starling (2nd Place, 92 lbs.), Grant Watts (3rd Place, 138 lbs.), Spencer Yu (1st Place, 148 lbs.), and Jack Fleming (1st Place, 158 lbs.).