The Boys and Girls Swim teams enjoyed a solid week in their first action since the return from break. On Wednesday at the Beckerman Center, they defeated Canterbury School and Westover 182-177-86 in an exciting meet. The Boys battled to a 90-90 tie with the New England champs. The Saints took their share of first place finishes, but the Hornets' depth enabled them to match Canterbury throughout the meet. The Girls squad edged Westover 97-96, with Canterbury coming in 3rd with 67 points. Middle Schoolers Bella Ferneini and Ila Suindstrom earned key points for the Hornets.
Boys Scoring Highlights: 200 Medley Relay: 1st - Duncan Farquharson, Michael Ferneini, Steven Zhang, Joe Tenedine 200 Free: 1st Sam Lovejoy; 4th Demir Uslu 200 IM - 2nd Ferneini, 4th John Bazaar; 5th Josh Tenedine 50 Free: 2nd Joe T.; 3rd Ronnie Khanuja; 4th Spencer McCleery 100 Fly: 2nd Farquharson; 3rd Zhang; 4th Liam Kohler 100 Free: 2nd Joe T.; 4th McCleery; 5th Khanuja 500 Free: 1st Lovejoy; 3rd Uslu; 5th Bazaar 200 Free Relay 2nd Khanuja, Zhang, Lovejoy, Joe T. 4th Nathan Thomas, McCleery, Josh T., Uslu 5th Connor Blackwood, Leon Huang, Josh Mukherjee, Dan DeGirolomo 100 Back: 1st Farquharson, 3rd Evan Huang, 5th Kohler 100 Breast: 1st Ferneini, 2nd Zhang, 5th Josh T. 400 Free Relay: 2nd Lovejoy, Uslu, Farquharson, Ferneini 4th Khanuja, Bazaar, McCleery, Josh T.
On Saturday, the Hornets hosted another overall victory, with the Boys defeating Christian Heritage 82-46, while Westover won the Girls meet 128.5-61-47.5. First Place Finishers: Boys 200 Medley Relay; Girls 200 Medley Relay 200 Free: Michael Ferneini 200 IM Sam Lovejoy 50 Free Duncan Farquharson 100 Fly Ferneini 100 Free Lovejoy 500 Free Bella Ferneini; Farquharson
Congrats to Coach Ken Pierson and all the swimmers.
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