St. Matthew’s Sports Update

The St. Matthew’s seventh-grade girls volleyball team beat Campbell Hall Blue, 25-9, 25-15, in its Junior Delphic League opener last week. Down by 4-0 and 9-7 scores in the first game, the Falcons roared back when Meg Norton served 18 straight service points, including 10 aces, to close out the game. Setter Bonnie Wirth began Game 2 by serving 12 straight points, including eight aces. Cami Winding’s passing, Nicola Kronstadt’s accurate serving along with the consistency of starters Kate Morrissey and Caity Croft kept St. Matthew’s ahead throughout. Solid contributions from Carlye Gordon, Katrina Rochlin and Kyra Richardson further stymied the Vikings. St Matthew’s, coached by Andy Bernstein and Howard Feldberg, hosts Campbell Hall’s gold team next Wednesday. 8th-Grade Volleyball Under first-year coach John Caravella the Falcon girls defeated Windward in their Junior Delphic League opener, 25-16, 25-22. Katie McNutt served nine straight points to give St. Matthew’s a 9-1 lead in the first game and had three key kills late in the second game. Setters Lizzy Porter and Claire Soley ran the offense expertly while Anne Turner, Emily Slemaker and Emily Spradling set up many plays with her accurate passes. The Falcons’ roster includes Eleanor Combs, Codie Dicus, Rylee Ebsen, Taylor Frey, Sheridan Hathaway, Diana Irvine, Claire McCracken, and Audrey Turner. next Monday. The squad hosts St. Paul on October 4. 8th Grade Football Defeated St. Mel’s 14-8 in its Junior High Delphic League opener. Matt Bagnard threw touchdown passes to Bobby Kazimiroff and Logan Shoop and a two-point conversion pass to Shoop. Rory Behr rushed for 35 yards in five carries, Evan Palmer had three receptions and Kenny Fowlkes, Chet Hanks and Nick Barnes all contributed on offense. Hanks had five sacks on defense while Bagnard added two sacks and an interception. Linebackers and defensive backs (Palmer, Behr and Bagnard Dylan Bostick, Ryan Ashley, Conor Knowles and Fowlkes) played extremely well. St. Matthew’s is coached by Gary Bradison and John Norwood. The Falcons’ next game is next Friday, Oct. 8, when they host Harvard-Westlake Red.