BEARSPORTSNEWS 10.03.2021

Highlights

Inside the White Rocks

Cross Country—ran in GP Invitational

Football – lost a battle against Haverford

Soccer – Beat SSSA 4-0 and then GP 3-1 in an epic comeback

Water Polo—ties MIAA opponent

Alumni Bears

14 Bear football players had games; 5 played; 1 TD

I Bear pro basketball player was a star for his team in a win

1 Bear pro hockey player game-winning goal for the St. Louis Blues

7  Bears had soccer games;  6 played and two had a G- one each APOLOGIES TO HAYDEN EVANS who is in the nets for Michigan—missed your earlier season

2 Bears competed in  water polo matches

Inside the White Rocks

FOOTBALL (3-1)

The Bears played their toughest opponent so far (maybe the season?) in the BIG, TALL and TALENTED Haverford school. A couple of misplays by the Bears contributed to the visitors substantial lead(21-0) with 8:20 left in Q2. A pair of Nathan Rosner to Hunter Taylor passes reenergized the home team and then a 46 yard run—through multiple attempted ‘Ford tackles- by Aaron Best  got the team on the scoreboard @ 3:01 of Q2. The 3^rd and most of the last period were defensive battles (with more than a few penalties). With 2 minutes left in the game, Nathan Furgeson connected on 6 passes (Taylor Best, Carter Phillips, Hunter and Jackson Knox) with Jackson scoring @ 0:45.8. The Bears’ determination in fighting back against the PA team was a sign of the team’s unity and a harbinger of future wins.

SOCCER (4-1-2)

•  From Coach Reed –the Bears  won big against SSSA  everyone played, nobody got hurt.  Zac Osmond opened his account this season when he got on the end of a cross from Kris Fletcher, who had broken free down the left wing, shook a defender, and cut into the penalty box, 1 – 0 in the 3:00.  About ten minutes later, Moses Fishman, who is having a monster season, picked up the ball in the circle and headed straight north, drawing defenders.  Fletch cut in from the left, tic tac toe, 2 – 0. 

We came out for the second half and Fish did essentially the exact same thing, this time finding Conrad Brady, who finished neatly in the 42:00, 3 – 0.  Fletch finished off the scoring when he closed down their centerback, who was being a bit too casual with the ball, stripped him of the ball in the middle of the circle, carried the ball alone for 40+ yards, and iced things, 4 – 0 in the 63:00.  We immediately emptied the bench.  

Vincent Ingram stepped into the proverbial phone booth in a suit and came out with a big S on his chest.  He’s been building all season and today was a good outing for him on the wing.  He’ll be a part of things down the line.  Tom Trowern also stood out, getting minutes in both halves, also on the wing. 

        Georgetown Prep (3-0-4)

• Big win, raucous crowd, and an electric atmosphere on Prindle today.  Prep came in undefeated, but with several ties.  We came in on the heels of a three-game, ten-goal winning streak.  Prep were characteristically big and athletic.   The first half saw few chances for either team and  frankly, not much attractive soccer.  0-0 at the half.  We got a bit better in the second half, but not enough.  Prep clipped the ball over the top into our box, we failed to clear effectively, and the ball rattled straight to Prep’s winger, 0-1 in the 70:00.  We immediately pulled Art Keys from the back line and put him at forward next to Fletch.  Then things got nutty. 

Three minutes later Nico Schermer cleared a a ball to Ben Ellwood, won a 50-50 ball, headed it to Fletch, who drove to goal and fed Art for the finish, 1-1 in the 7:30.  A few minutes later Fletch caught their centerback from behind, stripped the ball, scored.  Unreal.  During injury time, Conrad Brady, Ben and Kris dribbled into the corner and played keep away from Prep players, earning several throwing and corner kicks. It’s called choking the game out.  

A Prep player nipped in, cleared the ball, only to have Moses Fishman win the knockdown and play a thirty yard pass go Zac Osmond, who iced the game.  All of the above happened in about eight minutes.  Pure insanity.  0-1 down to 3-1 win in under ten minutes.  Outstanding.  

Art, Nico, and Dylan Thiess were excellent across the back line and Carlos Febles had their best games in a Landon jersey.  2-0 and in first place, for now.  

WATER POLO— tie 10-10 with Spalding

CROSS COUNTRY–Georgetown Prep Classic—Landon 13^th ; top Bear #23, Asim Hakim-Florian 18:25.88

Bear Tracks

Basketball

Professional –

Darion Atkins L11 NINERS Chemnitz –defeated Hamburg Towers 90-82 on the road – thanks …Darion Atkins (17 points,9 rebounds, put-back dunk made it 83-75  ) stepping up in crunch time. Darion and son, future Bear, Ira!!!

Football

Bryce Baylor, L18, RB #21, Dickinson College (2-3) Red Devils  24 v. McDaniel 6– #21 TD, 8 carries 16 yards

Mac Hollensteiner, L18  OL #77 Georgetown (1-3) Hoyas 21 v. Colgate  28 , #77 started and played the whole game

Davis Walker, L19, K #47 Georgetown. (1-3), Hoyas 21  v. Colgate 28 , injured.

Terrance Bridgers L19 (RS soph) DL, #93 Delaware State, (2-3) Hornets33 @ Wagner 27 2O/T, #93 DNP

Joshua Chapman L19 #55 DL Pennsylvania  (1-2) Quakers  7 v. Dartmouth 31  dnp

Chazz Harley L19 #27 (RS freshman) OLB  Elon(2-3);  Phoenix 20  v Richmond #27 played

Jelani Machen L19 #30, CB, Harvard (3-0) Crimson 38 @ FCS #24 Holy Cross 13 , #30 DNP

Jalen Williams L19 (RS soph) DB #35, Boston College (4-1)  EAGLES 13@ #25 Clemson 19 #35 no participation stats

Tommy Kenary,L20  DL #62 Middlebury (1-1) Panthers0 @ Trinity 28; #62  1solo 2 assist /0.5 TFL -2.

Eric Ford,L21 USMAPS (United States Military Academy)  @ Princeton JV —no way to track MAPS

Chantz Harley, L21, DB #30 ,Villanova  (3-1)  Wildcats @ James Madison 10/9 #30 was on the sidelines at Landon Saturday cheering his Bear brothers

Chantz earned a POW Scout Team (last week his classmate Greg was POW Scout Team

Greg Johnson,L21 OL #76 Georgetown (2-3)  Hoyas  21 v. Colgate 28 DNP

Dameon Ming,L21 RB/LB #26,  Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (5-0)  Red Hawks 38  v. University of Rochester 22 ;  ( Myles Allen L13 was a stud RB for UoR)  #26 DNP

Eric Speight,L21 DE #92 Pace (0-4) Setters 14  v. University of New Haven  28; #92

Coaching 

Professional Hockey

Sam Anas, L11, scores game winner on O/T for his 1^st (of many to come) StL Blues NHL goal

Rowing

Ari Chadda L18 , Dartmouth College, coxswain 10/9 v. Boston U. [assuming that the  Connecticut River is not frozen, home?]

Soccer 

Nico Kenary L18, #27 Amherst College, (6-1), Mammoths 1 Stevens 0, #27  27 minutes 1 shot; Mammoths 2 v. Williams  1#27 played 42  minutes, 4 shots, 2 SOG. 1 G (1^st goal of game.

• Bear Nico v. Bear Noah 10/3

Noah Hannam L18, #2 Middlebury College  (6-0) Panthers 2 v. Conn College #2 played minutes;  

Drew Parker L18 , Kenyon College (international semester)

Burke McLaughlin L18, #5, Denison University (5-3-1), Big Red 1  v.  #13 Otterbein 1  (2 0/T) #5 played 27 minutes; Big Red 6 v. Allegheny College 0 [BEAR V. BEAR] #5 31 minutes

Alex Riel L18, #4,  Allegheny College (4-5); Alligators 1 @ St, Vincent 1, #4 started 2 shots 1G- go ahead goal unassisted;  Alligators 0 v. Dennison 4  [BEAR V. BEAR] , #4. 43 minutes

Marc Schermer, L 20, #14, Hamilton (2-5-1),  Continentals 1 Conn College 4  #14 DNP; Continentals 1 v. Colby 2 ,#14 no participation statistics

Hayden Evans, L?, GK #31University of Michigan(5-4-1) 563 minutes, 6 GS, 4-2 in nets. 1.12 GA ave. ; Wolverines v. MSU 10/5

Issa Mudashiru, L21 #33 Princeton University (4-4)  Tigers 0v.  St. John’s 1, #33 DNP ; Tigers 3 @ Dartmouth 2, #33 DNP

Water Polo 

Ford Bruggen L20, #12  George Washington University (6-8) Colonials @ #18  Cal Baptist#12 played; Colonials 15 @ Westcliff 7 ; Colonials 5 @  Loyola Marymount10  #12 DNP

Logan Kalish L21, #16 George Washington University University (4-6) Colonials @ #18  Cal Baptist #16 played; Colonials 15 @ Westcliff 7 #16 goal; Colonials 5 @  Loyola Marymount 10  #16