Methacton Athletics

A few items of note for this week:

• Tickets for the PAC basketball quarterfinal games are now on sale. Gates will open 45 minutes prior to starting time of first game. No passes (including PAC passes and Senior Citizen Gold Cards) will be accepted.
  
• Reminder: All pre-participation paperwork for Spring Sports needs to be completed before Monday, 3/6/23 when tryouts/practices begin. Participation paperwork can be found here. If you haven't already done so, please create both a student and a parent account to begin completing all required paperwork.
• Student athletes who have not paid the Pay to Participate Fee for the 2022-2023 school year in either the Fall or Winter seasons will need to pay by Monday, 3/20/23. Information on how to pay this fee can be found here.

Sincerely,

John M. Smink

Director of Athletics and Activities

Unified Bocce finished their regular season last week with a overall record of 3-1. One team finished with an individual record of 6-1 while the other went 5-2. Very impressive for our first season! We will know by the end of this week if either team advances to the Montgomery County Championship on February 21.

The top two teams from Lower Montgomery County will compete against the top two teams from Upper Montgomery County. This Montgomery County Championship will take place at Pottsgrove on February 21. Teams advancing will go to Regionals on March 7 at Glen Mills. From the Regional match, teams can qualify for States in Hershey.

The boys swim team finished up their dual meet season last week with a loss against Owen J Roberts. Despite their loss, they had a great last meet of the season with more fast times. Overall, the boys finished 3rd in the PAC League.

Last Tuesday's meet was also our senior night. We honored our only male senior, Christopher Groff. Chris has had a spectacular four-year career swimming for the Warriors, and we look forward to seeing what the post season has in store for him. Congratulations Christopher!

The season is not over yet for the boys' swim team. We will spend the next week preparing for our final championship meet as a team. The boys are gearing up and ready to swim their best races this coming Saturday at Upper Merion HS.

Swimmer of the Week:

• Week of 1/28 - Christopher Groff; Chris won the 100 backstroke event posting up a time of 51.74. Chris was also part of the winning 400 Freestyle relay. He anchored the race touching out OJR swimmer right at the end.

Upcoming Meets:

2/11 - PAC CHAMPIONSHIPS (Boys @ Upper Merion HS, 10am)

2/24-25 - DISTRICT 1 CHAMPIONSHIP MEET (York, Pa)

3/17-18 - PIAA STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS (Lewisburg, Pa)

Last week the Methacton girls swam against Owen J Roberts on Tuesday. It was a tough loss to a very competitive team. It was our senior meet where we honored 3 graduating senior girls - Sophia Smith, Haidyn DiPaolo, and Amanda Tsai. All are team captains for our 2022-23 season.

In the pool, Senior Sophia Smith swam her lifetime best in 100 fly. Freshman Ava Sgarra further solidified her district consideration time in the 500 free.

We end the season for most of the team this Friday night at our PAC championships. Out of a team of 16 girls, 13 girls have qualified for PAC times in at least one event. We're look forward to some fast swims by all this coming Friday. This is what they have prepared for all season.

2/10 - PAC CHAMPIONSHIPS (Girls @ Upper Merion HS)

Spring-Ford

1/31 The Warriors hosted the Rams of Spring-Ford on Tuesday in a rematch of a divisional game. Methacton held a tight lead at half 25-19. It was a back and forth battle in the second half that led to overtime with a 50-50 score. The Warriors came up just short in a loss, 59-52. Matt Christian led all scorers with 28 points and Alex Hermann had 13.

Boyertown

2/2 The Warriors traveled to Boyertown to face the Bears in another divisional matchup. Methacton came out hot jumping out to a 25-10 lead after 1 quarter. Boyertown fought back, but the Warriors were victorious with a 70-55 win in their last regular season game. Sal Iemmello led Methacton with 18 points while not missing a shot the entire game. This win clinched second place in the Liberty division for the Warriors who will be the 3 seed in PAC playoffs which start on Wednesday.

Deserving Athlete: Owen Goldstein

Upcoming Games:

2/8 – PAC Quarterfinal vs. Perk Valley (@ Spring-Ford)

The Girls Basketball team finished their regular season with a 15-7 overall record and 10-3 in the PAC after going 1-2 last week. The team fell at Spring-Ford 60-35 on Tuesday. In the game, Senior Cassidy Kropp became the 9th Lady Warrior of all-time to hit the 1,000 point mark. She then scored 19 more points in the week to move into 8th place all time. On Thursday, the team celebrated Senior Night honoring Seniors Cassidy Kropp, Mairi Smith, Reana Torres, Ashley Fisher and Morgan Coupe. The team was victorious over Boyertown 51-36. On Saturday, the team finished the regular season with a loss to 18-3, 5A #1 ranked, West Chester Rustin 57-52. The team now heads into post season play starting Thursday in the PAC Final 6 playoffs vs Pope John Paul II at Perkiomen Valley. District playoff brackets will be announced Sunday 2/12 with the team currently ranked 15th in the 24 team field.

The JV finished their season 8-10 after losses to Spring-Ford and West Chester Rustin and a win over Boyertown last week. The team really improved throughout the season and definitely has many players to watch over the coming years. The team members were: Junior Sasha Forde, Sophomores Jenna Kaufman and Kaley Fisher, Freshmen Sydney Hockenbrock, Lindsay McCann, Emily Taylor, Olivia Organtini, Avery Kenney, Kayla D’Angelis and Molly Schwanholt.

Upcoming matches:

Thursday 2/8 - PAC Quarterfinal vs. Pope John Paul (@Perk Valley HS)

The boys competed in the Ocean Breeze Invitational on Saturday 2/4.

Nick Willen ran to a huge PR in the 800m, with a time of 1:58.6, the 15th fastest time in the state this season.

SahBri Hill had a PR in the 400m with a time of 51.3, 29th overall in the state.

Christian Kinard ran a time of 23.3 in the 200, also a big PR.

The 4x800 of Zach Willen, Matt Sandner, Nick Willen and Evander Lackman ran a time of 8:26, which is 20th overall in the state.

Zach Willen was 6th in the 200 with a time of 22.4. His time earlier this season of 22.24 is still 5th fastest in the state.

Additionally almost every member of the team saw a personal best in their respective event.

Upcoming Events:

Saturday 2/11 - Lehigh Track Carnival

The Lady Warriors are not competing this week, but they return to Lehigh on February 11 for the Lehigh Track Carnival.

Another busy week for the Warriors! As the regular basketball season wrapped up, the team cheered the Warriors on in an exciting boys' game against Spring-Ford and a special Senior Night game against Boyertown for the girls' team. The week culminated in a fantastic performance for the team at the PAC Cheerleading Championships in our home gym. The Warrior Cheerleaders enjoyed hosting their PAC friends and feeling the love from their family, friends and MHS community. 2nd place in the PAC for 2023!

We have two standout athletes this week. First, sophomore Anna Harding really stepped up for the team this week. Anna took the mat for an injured teammate and ROCKED the mat! She performed with poise, strength and amazing presence on the floor. We are very grateful for Anna's dedication and determination to be her very best for the team!

Next, we have freshman Marin Wells. Marin suffered a minor injury last week, but was determined not to let her team down for the PAC competition. Thanks to help from our AT Zach, and a lot of determination Marin pushed through and wowed the crowd on the floor this weekend. Her dedication to her team, strength and confidence on the mat shined through- we are so proud of her!

Upcoming Events:

Sunday 2/26 - Kedron Spirit Classic

JV Wrestlers Excel at Haverford Tournament

This past weekend the wrestling team competed at the Haverford Junior Varsity Tournament. Taking individual weight-class titles were Jacob Gronwaldt, Gabe Franks, Elijah Purdue and Tucker Hazelton.

Finishing in second place were Chase Rotondo, Axavier Danavandi, Isaac Othoun and Chase Kerwood.

Garnering third place medals were Shrikar Kodiganti, Parker Gigus, John Buttaro and Auggie Reith.

The varsity gets back in action with a home dual against Pottsgrove this Wednesday at 6:30 p.m.

Upcoming Meets:

2/8 – Home meet against Pottsgrove

2/18 – Away Meet at William Tennett – Panther Invitational Tournament

Email: jsmink@methacton.org
Website: www.methactonwarriors.org
Location: 1005 Kriebel Mill Road, Eagleville, PA, USA
Phone: 610-489-5000
Twitter: @methactonwarriors