Update: Middle and Lower School Sports Report
Feb. 22, 2011
[Update] The grade 5 boys soccer team, coached by Jared Ramsey and Walid Fahmy, had an exciting win over Sacred Heart 2-1, after playing the same team to a 3-3 tie earlier in the season. The team is currently 2-0-2 and is tied for first place in the league!
The grade 7 boys soccer team, coached by Nicholas Hahn and David Ramos, dominated Priory 9-0 and currently is in second place in the league with a 2-1 record.
The grade 7 girls basketball team, coached by Loreen Talagtag and Joe Mentillo, played an exciting game against Menlo last week, falling at the end 25-26.
Feb. 16, 2011
The early winter season of grades 4-8 boys basketball and girls soccer has come to a close. What a fantastic season it was, especially for our boys basketball teams!
EARLY WINTER SEASON
Boys Basketball
Our grade 8 varsity A boys basketball team went 6-0 in league and 10-1 overall. They took home the league championship and won the WBAL end-of-season tournament as well, a Harker first! The team was led by co-MVPs Eric Holt and Srivinay Irrinki, Eagle Award winners Vamsi Gadiraju and Avik Wadhwa and Coaches Award winner Arjun Ashok.
Our grade 7-8 varsity B basketball team went 6-1 in league and 8-2 overall. They took second place in the WBAL and fifth place in the WBAL tournament. The team was led by MVP Sidhart Krishnamurthi, grade 8; Eagle Award winner Suraj Jagadeesh, grade 7; and Coaches Award winner Prithvi Gudapati, grade 7.
The grade 6 junior varsity A basketball team went 3-3 in league for a fourth place finish in league and went 3-5 overall. The team was led by MVP Andrew Gu, Eagle Award winner Alex Mo and Coaches Award winner Alex Youn.
The grade 5 junior varsity B basketball team went 6-0 in league and 7-1 overall. They took home the league championship and took second place in the WBAL tournament. The team was led by co-MVPs Brando Pakel and Siddhart Chari and Eagle Award winner Eric Andrus.
Our grade 4 junior varsity C basketball team went 6-0 in league and also took home the league championship! The team was led by co-MVPs Jackson Williams and Jarrett Anderson and Eagle Award winner Jason Peetz.
Girls Soccer
Our grade 8 varsity A girls soccer team went 2-5 in league, but their record was not indicative of how good the team actually was. All but one of the losses was by a single goal, which was usually scored just before time expired. The team was led by co-MVPs Alyssa Amick and Savi Joshi, Eagle Award winners Diba Massihpour and Safia Khouja and Coaches Award winner Gabi Gupta.
The grade 7 varsity B soccer team went 2-4 in league with a couple very close losses. The team was led by MVP Alisa Wakita, Eagle Award winner Jessica Liou and Coaches Award winner Naomi Molin.
Our grade 6 junior varsity A soccer team went 2-3-1 in league with huge wins over Castilleja and Crystal Springs. The team was led by MVP Anuva Mittal, Eagle Award winner Lyndsey Mitchell and Coaches Award winner Divya Rajasekharan.
Our grades 4-5 junior varsity B soccer team went 1-3-2 in league with a solid victory over Girls Middle School, 6-1, and a couple of 2-2 ties. The team was led by MVP Alexandra Lu, grade 4; Eagle Award winner Lilia Gonzales, grade 4; and Coaches Award winner Krishna Bheda, grade 5.
Our grades 4-5 intramural soccer team enjoyed their introduction to soccer and look forward to competing in games in the near future. The team was led by MVP Priya Bhanot, Eagle Award winner Rebecca Mak and Coaches Award winner Claudia Opris, all grade 4.
LATE WINTER SEASON
After a highly successful early winter season, the late winter girls basketball and boys soccer seasons have gotten off to a productive start. Many teams have already played quite a few games.
Girls Basketball
The grade 8 girls basketball team is 1-4 in league play, competing against very competitive eighth grade teams in the WBAL. Recently the team enjoyed an exciting victory over Priory, 27-11. Key players are Lehka Chirala, Eugene Gil and Savi Joshi.
The grade 7 girls basketball team is 1-2 after starting the season with an exciting win over Stratford, 32-23. Key players are Sadhika Malladi, Shannon Richardson and Namitha Vellian.
The grade 6 basketball team is 1-3 in league play, after starting the season with a win over Girls Middle School, 35-15. Key players are Joelle Anderson, Jordan Thompson and Lindsey Trinh.
The grade 5 girls basketball team is 2-1 in league play with huge wins over St. Matt’s, 22-2, and Sacred Heart 2, 16-10. Key players are Anika Banga, Megan Huynh, Satchi Thockchom and Akshaya Vemuri.
The grade 4 girls basketball team is 1-2 in league play with a victory over Sacred Heart 2, 18-6. The team is led by Kayla Dominguez, Keili FitzGerald, Jennifer Hayashi and Alexandra Janssen.
Boys Soccer
The grade 8 boys soccer team is 1-2 in league play with an exciting win over King’s Academ, 3-1. Key players are Jeremiah Anderson, Edwin Chen, Thomas Doyle and Nikhil Kishore.
The grade 7 boys soccer team is 2-1 in league play with solid victories over Keys, 3-0, and Priory, 9-0. Key players are Jonathon Keller, Andrew Kirjner, Calvin Kocienda, Michael Quezada and Nathaniel Stearns.
The grade 6 boys soccer team is 2-1 in league play with a 6-0 win over Pinewood and a 4-1 win over Crystal Springs. Key players are Kedar Gupta, Sandip Nirmel, Ryan Vaughan and Nicholas Weisbloom.
The grade 5 boys soccer team is 2-0-2 in league play with a 4-1 win over Sacred Heart 1, a 2-1 win over Sacred Heart 2, a 3-3 tie with Sacred Heart 2 and a 1-1 tie with Pinewood. Key players are Jin Kim and Matthew McCallaCreary, Rohit Shah and Vedant Shah.
The grades 4-5 intramural soccer team has enjoyed their introduction to soccer this season and look forward to competing in the near future. The team is led by Nirban Bhatia, grade 5; Jarrett Anderson, grade 4; Chris Gong, grade 4; and Krish Kapadia, grade 4.
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