Boys Hoops Wins FAA Title

        The Boys Varsity Basketball team continued to steamroll the opposition en route to earning the regular season Fairchester Athletic Association title, their first under the guidance of first year coach Sean Doherty. Having come over from the Quinnipiac University program to succeed legendary coach, David Beckerman, Coach Doherty has instilled his own brand of up tempo game that has spelled success for the Hornets this season. 
        On Friday, the team celebrated Senior Day with a solid win over King School 70-58. Seniors Andrew Rice, Chris Wright, Michael Johnson, and Luke and Jack Schoonmaker started together for the first time this season. They got things going in the right direction from the opening tipoff; and as the bench guys came in, they kept the pressure going as well. To start the second half the Hornets picked up the full court pressure with Tim Dawson and Byron Breland joining Rice who threw down 20 to lead all scorers. as the Hornets built a comfortable lead for most of the second frame. Coach Doherty commented, “I thought Tim, Tre, Christian (Adams), and Andrew played a huge second half, and each made great plays at both ends of the court. But today was about our seniors and I was so happy and proud that these guys helped us clinch the regular season championship and get a 1st round bye in the upcoming tournament.”  
        Saturday, the Hornets posted a 72-51 well rounded victory over Rye Country Day. The Hornets used a well balanced attack led by juniors Christian Adams (17 points) and Byron Breland (14) to take an early lead. They sustained the lead throughout the game, with many different players making great contributions off the bench as well. Senior big man, Jack Schoonmaker, tossed in 9 points and grabbed 6 rebounds, while sophomore shooting guard, Chris Cahill, enjoyed some hot shooting in making three deep threes for his 9 points. At the end of the contest, Coach Doherty offered, “This was our last regular season game, and I was impressed how our bench guys came in and kept the lead throughout the game. Corey Walters, Cahill, Jahkai Pettway, AJ Harmon, Ethan Doherty, and Jack (Schoonmaker) all push our starters everyday in practice, and I was happy to see them competing against Rye for more than half the game. Each one of them gave us some nice plays - whether a three, a rebound, or a nice extra pass."
        The Hornets finished the regular season 18-4 and 13-1 in the Fairchester League, winning the regular season championship outright and receiving the #1 seed for this week's tournament. The Hornets will host the winner of the King vs. Brunswick game this Thursday at 6:00. Congratulations to the team and coaching staff on an outstanding run this season, and good luck in the tournament!

Click here for a gallery of pictures from Senior Night (taken by Manager Cara Samson)