The Pirates Athletes of the Week for January 24 have arrived despite the blizzard! Find out who takes home the honors this week for all six varsity teams.
Bowling: For the boy’s side, the honor goes to Sean Harris. Harris rolled the high game for the week at 242 and the high series at 673 in a 3-1 win against Ewing to move the team’s record to 10-2-2.
For the girl’s side, the honor goes to Lauren Gallo. Gallo rolled the high game for the week at 167 and the high series at 454 in a 4-0 loss against Bordentown.
Boy’s Basketball: The honor this week goes to senior Will Cabbler. Cabbler returned to the court for the Pirates in a win over Maple Shade, dropping 12 points. Then, against Holy Cross, Cabbler scored a game-high 21 in a rout. His 33 points for the week led all Pirates scorers.
Girl’s Basketball: With just one game played this week, also against Holy Cross, the honor for girl’s basketball goes to Marisa DiLeo. DiLeo led all scorers with 20 points in a 43-39 victory over the Lancers. Four of her 20 points came late in the game from the foul line to secure the victory.
Swimming: With just one meet under their belts this week due to the blizzard, the swim team went 0-1 with a loss to Moorestown. The honor this week goes to Ben Kern. Kern was the lone event winner against the Quakers, finishing the 100 Freestyle with a time of 51.47.
Winter Track: Winter track took part in two meets this week, the second SJTCA Novice Meet and another regular SJTCA Meet, both at the Bennett Center in Toms River. On the boy’s end, the honor goes to Christian Neumann. Neumann was the highest finisher for the boys at seventh place in the pole vault with a 10-00.00.
We have a co-award for the girl’s as both Prisca Blamon and Taylor Clark captured the highest finishes for the Pirates. Blamon threw a 30-03 shot put and Clark 8-06 in the pole vault to both finish fourth in their respective events.
Wrestling: On the mat, the Pirates beat Delran late in their lone match of the week. The honor this week goes to Isaiah Elias. Elias walked onto the mat with the Pirates down 33-31. All he needed to do was win his bout by decision. Instead, he went out and pinned his opponent in less than two minutes to give the Pirates a come from behind victory, 37-33.
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