Very busy week for our athletes this week. 

Our soccer team on September 12th the Varsity team played vs. Masterman and lost 2-0. Today was a tough loss for our team. We let ourselves down with too many momentary lapses in focus. We have to get back to playing soccer at the high level that we know we are capable of as we get back to league play tomorrow as we take on Archbishop Ryan. Archbishop Ryan was a learning experience for the team. We Lost 7-0. On September 17th we were back in action vs. Cardinal O’Hara and won 3-2. This was our first PCL win of the season. Goals provided by Mark Bennett ‘26 and Evan Tissue ‘23 (2).We started the game slowly, missing too many chances in the first half but we showed our true qualities in the second half. We showed that we wanted it more coming from behind twice! A smart deflection by Mark Bennett ‘26 got us going off the assist from Connor Thiele ‘23 followed by two beautiful goals from Evan Tissue ‘23. Braeden Fisher ‘26 picked up his first win in net in his high school career.  We are back to work on Monday to get ready for Lasalle on Tuesday. Our JV team also had a busy week. On September 12th the JV team played against Masterman, we won 2-0. Brandon Petticord ‘25 with 2 goals, assists provided by Matt Pascale ‘25 and Aram Amirian ‘26. On September 13th the JV team traveled to Archbishop Ryan and lost 4-1. The lone goal was scored by Matt Pascale ‘25.  On September 16th the JV team played DELCO Christian and Won 1-0. Matt Pascale ‘25 scored from outside the 18 yard box. Combined shut out by Braeden Fisher ‘26 and John Barnhart ‘25. On September 17th the JV team played Cardinal O’Hara and tied 0-0 . Another brilliant performance from the team. Another clean sheet for our goalies and stellar defending from our defenders. We are building something amazing here and these past two games have shown it.  Our Middle School also had a busy week. On September 13th they traveled to St. Elizabeth. They Won 2-1 on a last minute goal off a corner kick. That’s back to back wins to open up the season for the team. Goals were provided by Brayden Smith ‘27 and Gustav Najdek ‘27. On September 17th the middle school team traveled t. St. Joseph (Downingtown) They tied 3-3. The team battled back from an early 3-0 deficit to end the game with a 3-3 tie vs. St. Joseph’s. Goals were provided by Nico Del Prim ‘26 (2) and Gustav Najdek ‘26. The Tide remains undefeated.

The golf team also had a busy week.  On September 12th the varsity team played a tough Unionville team They won 181-191 The scores were: Kidder Urban 34, Nick Ciocca 36, Dan Curran 36,  PJ Duffy 37 (stripe show), Dom DiLella 38, John Lewis 40 (Practice), Jack Dente 41, Tyler Pingitore 45, Paddy Barry 47,  Chris Pullano 49 (Practice) The shots of the day were Ciocca almost had an ace on #2 (par 3–109 yards). He hit it to inside of a foot. Dente hit a great tee shot to 6 feet on #5 (par 3-150 yards). The round of the day went to Kidder takes the round of the day, leading the team with a 34. On September 14th the varsity team played Kennett and won 195-210. The scores were (par 36): Ciocca 35, DiLella 38, Urban 40, Duffy 40, Curran 42, Barry 50, Dente 51, Pingitore 56 (Top 5 scores counted) The shot of the day was: This is more about “decision of the day”, and Kidder wins this one. He hit a drive out of position on a par 5, made the smart play to get back into position, then hit his next shot onto the green. Easy two putt par. The round of the day was earned by Ciocca scored -1 today and could’ve easily shot -4 if he kept a clean card. On September 16th the team traveled to Father Judge. We won Devon Prep: 228, Father Judge: 253, St. Hubert’s: 321 THe scores were:Curran 32 (-1), DiLella 36, Dente 39, Pullano 40, Urban 40, Duffy 41, Lewis 41, Pingitore 43 The shot of the day: This shot is sponsored by the cart path…great tee shot by Curran on the par 4 7th hole. It hit the cart path and landed on the green, leaving a 6-7 foot putt that was made FOR EAGLE. Way to take advantage of the break you got!  The round of the day: While Curran shot a crispy 32 (-1), I have to give credit to Chris Pullano. He’s been grinding all year on his game and he shot his first score that counted towards the “Top 6” today! Our jv team had their first match of the season this week as well On September 12th the played St. Joe’s Prep and lost 276-246. Scores were: Jack Bonner '25, Gavin Ola '25, Dylan Kenneson '26, and Nace Barry '26 all tied with low scores of 45.

Our cross country team also continued their season this week with two races. On September 14th the team ran the first PCL Meet at Belmont Plateau. Overall Team Score: 6th place out of 9 teams. For Devon Prep XC, Week one at Belmont was a warm day with some solid performances all around. The first highlight is a brilliant opening race by Pat Rullo '24, who placed 4th overall and ran 17:53. Another highlight was Max Collins '24 running 24:47, to beat his PR by nearly a minute. The rest of the squad ran well and gained valuable experience racing at Belmont Plateau. The times were: Patrick Rullo 17:53, 4th overall, Pierce Rohlfing '25  20:44, 40th overall, Jake Murphy' 24  22:36, 82nd overall, Charlie Voss '24 22:38, 83rd overall, Kyle Funke '24 22:52, 86th overall , Ian Fabris '24 23:35, 93rd overall, Max Collins PR 24:47, 111 overall, Dan Mongiello '25 25:22, 117 overall, Spencer Collins '26 26:17, 123 overall, Wyatt Theissen '25 27:35, 133 overall. The second race of the season for the Tide was on September 17th at the George School Invitational. Overall Team Score: 16th out of 19 teams. Devon Prep XC had a fantastic day on which every athlete ran a PR or a seasons best time. Our top guy was Pat Rullo, who finished 14th with a PR time of 17:05. Next was Pierce Rohlfing who managed an awesome PR of 19:37, good for 72nd and his first time under 20 minutes. 3rd was Charlie who made the biggest improvement to run 20:37 and place 97th. Rounding out the top 7 we had Ian Fabris with 23:19 for a season best, Spencer Collins with a PR of 23:52, Max Collins with a PR of 24:02, and Freddy Figg with a seasons best of 24:36. Awesome job Tide! Scores: Pat Rullo: 17:05 PR, 14th overall, Pierce Rohlfing: 19:38 PR, 72nd overall, Charlie Voss: 20:37 PR, 97th overall, Ian Fabris: 23:19 SB, 127th overall, Spencer Collins: 23:52 PR, 130th overall, Max Collins: 24:02 PR, 132nd overall, Freddy Figg: 24:36 SB, 135th overall. The Devon Prep Middle Cross Country team kicked off their season with a strong showing on Sunday at Belmont Plateau in Philadelphia. Against CYO competition, the boys gave it their all on an incredibly tough course. In the Boys Minor 3K race, Trevor Heebner-Elliot '29 finished 24th out of over 150 runners with a time of 14:20. Finishing in the top 100 was Evan Martin with a time of 18:08. Freddy Tucker '29 came in at 20:19, setting a new personal record. Same for Adriel Gonsalves '28, who finished at 22:01. Oliver Parenteau '28 crossed the finish line at 26:24, a personal best for him, too. In the Cadet Boys 4K, Revanth Kosaraju '27 ran a strong race with a time of 22:30. The team’s next meet will be on Sunday, September 25th, and the boys are excited to have another crack at Belmont Plateau. 

ROLL TIDE!