Varsity Baseball

Some of our spring Varsity teams traveled to Arendell Parrott and played the Patriots on Wednesday, March 30th. Here are their updates: 

BOYS TENNIS v. ARENDELL PARROTT (Written by: Craig Sanguily)

The Warriors faced a challenge against Arendell Parrott Academy. It was a long drive and one of the opponents players is a talented, very, high-ranked player in the state. The matches were grinds but Lucas Pisciotto had the longest match almost spanning 2 hours. He ended up winning as did Tom Deloche and Walker Coley with impressive wins and hard-fought plays. Tom Deloche won in the 4th position in a gritty tiebreaker. Lucas Pisciotto and Craig Sanguily had a tough doubles match, along with David Simpson and Owen Urban, who both lost. Tom Deloche and Alex Barroso won their doubles. "Overall we played a great match against some really top players and held on where we could. The boys did really well", said head coach Josh Seglison. The final game score was 4-5. The Warriors next match is on Tuesday at home against Cary Christian, come support the Warriors! 

GIRLS SOCCER v. ARENDELL PARROTT

The girls soccer game against the Patriots was their "best game so far and played really well", said head coach Jose Cornejo. The game finished with an 0-2 loss but watching the play was really encouraging to all and showed a lot of progress and connections. The improvements this team is making is evident in games like these. "The girls are working so hard", Cornejo said. They will return to the field next week on April 5th at home vs. Cary Christian. 

BASEBALL v. ARENDELL PARROTT

The baseball team took on a tough Patriot group and were downed 1-12. Junior Preston Cheek started the game on the mound and "threw very well for his first outing of the season", said head coach Joe Lebeda. Davis Crowder came in later and pitched very well also for two innings. "The group played with great energy even when things weren't going as planned", added Lebeda. They play again on Tuesday, April 5th at home against Cary Christian. Please come support our Warriors if you can! 

Many varsity teams played on Monday, March 28th. Here are their updates: 

GIRLS SOCCER v. RAVENSCROFT

It was a tough outing for the girls soccer team who traveled to Ravenscroft and went up against a talented opponent. By halftime the team was down 0-7. With two more goals allowed in the second the game was called by mercy-rule and the team fell 0-9. The group is piecing together different levels of experience and will continued to be challenged but Coach Cornejo is certain the group can stay positive and "keep swinging" in their games.

BOYS LACROSSE v. NRCA

In their match-up against NRCA on Monday, the varsity boys lacrosse team came up short. Harper Pennington scored 3 goals during the Warrior's game against the Knights leading the team, but his efforts couldn't quite carry his team to victory. Both teams were balanced with young and old players, but NRCA played a more consistent game pressuring the ball and forcing many turnovers on St. David players, many times leading to goals for the Knights. The game had similar tones to last week's game against Cary Academy, where they played hard in the game unable to cash in with goals when they needed them. Captain and senior Clay Matthews played another outstanding game, causing problems to NRCA offensive player along with teammates Henry Koon and Hart Miles. Goalie Jack Burke continues to show great courage in the goal making saves and getting the ball up field. "Lacrosse is a team sport, and like spokes on a wheel, each player plays an integral role for success. We'll continue to work on areas that need attention and good things will happen for these fine young men", said Coach Hink. Also scoring in the game were Clay Matthews, senior middle Nolan Homeister(1 goal & 1 assist), freshman attackman Cooper Berkoff(1 goal & 1 assist) and senior middle John Hauser(1 assist ). They leave for conference opponent Arendell Parrott on Thursday, the 30th for the teams first conference game of the season. 

BASEBALL v. RAVENSCROFT

The boys baseball team traveled to Ravenscroft Monday, March 28th where the team started off slowly down by 10 runs in the 5th inning. Admirably, the boys fought back hard with 6 runs in the top half of the fifth inning. Another highlight moment of the game was Luke Nelson who had a hit and an RBI which was a really exceptional play. Despite the loss Coach Lobeda said "he was happy to see success in some smaller moments even though they lost." The team fell 6-16 and is back on the field Wednesday when they travel to Arendell Parrott. 

The Warriors traveled to Cary Academy on Friday, December 17th to take on the Chargers on Homecoming night before a near capacity crowd. The Chargers came out with great energy racing to a 17-5 lead in the first quarter.  The Warriors would respond behind a 12 point quarter from Ghalon Chisley and an additional 5 points from Hank Madden to cut the lead to 10 at the half, 32-22. The Chargers ultimately turned up the energy in the third quarter limiting the Warriors to only 5 points in the quarter to take a 49-25 lead going into the fourth. Cary would take the fourth quarter by a score of 19-7 to claim a 68-32 win. The loss dropped the Warriors to 1-9 on the season.Chisley lead the Warriors with 15 points all in the second half. Riley Berkoff had 7 points and Madden added 5 points to the Warrior loss. Coach Coley commented that the team was "out-hustled by Cary Academy tonight. We showed some good things in the second quarter but could not sustain it.  We will continue to look forward and try to learn from this experience." The Warriors will take on Greenfield on Tuesday in the Greenfield Christmas Tournament at St. David's School. Come support the team if you can! 

The Warriors had their senior night game this Friday against Parrott Academy. All the seniors started for the Warriors and played the whole game putting up a valiant effort. Parrott jumped out to an early 9-3 lead in the top of the fourth inning, but the Warriors came storming back scoring five runs in the bottom half of the fourth to bring it within one run before tying the game at 9 a piece in the fifth. The Warriors hit the cover off the ball today tallying thirteen hits on the day, a season high. Seniors Warren Beard, Paxton Williams, Ford Everett and Logan Reeg all got on base multiple times, setting up the offense to score and continue rallies that kept them in the game. Warren Beard drove in two runs and Ford Everett drove in three. Senior Peter Fox also drove in a run while scoring one himself while holding down centerfield with stellar defensive play. Along with all the seniors Junior Luke Fuller had himself a night. Fuller went four for five hitting with two doubles and a triple. The Warriors fought hard throughout the game keeping it close and never letting up. Unfortunately the warriors fell by a score of 11-10 but they fought to the very last out. Thank you to all the seniors who have played their last regular season game for the warriors. Their names can now be seen on a home plate shaped plaque in the warriors dugout for all to see with a new tradition started by head coach Joe Lebeda. The Warriors look to win their first playoff game this upcoming Tuesday when they travel to Cary Christian.

The Warriors had a home game against Grace Christian on Tuesday. The Warriors sent Freshman Layton Bilderback to the mound where he had an impressive performance going six innings, striking out 6 batters and only allowing four runs. He also hit well at the plate going 1 for 3. Senior Warren Beard also impressed in the field making smooth plays at second base. The Warriors fell to Grace Christian 7-1 and look to finish the regular season with a win on Senior night this Friday.