Weekly Recap
Below is our weekly athletic recap. Congrats to our Athlete of the Week - Gavin Ola. Thank you to everyone who contributed to our Coaches vs Cancer Weekend! 

MS Blue Basketball
On January 27th our MS Blue team played St. Helena  and lost 20-16. The team has a great start to the game with Evan Martin ‘29 and Jackson Fisher ‘29 leading the way and distributing the ball. Then St. Helena came back and went into halftime with the score all tied up. In the 2nd half St. Helena pulled away with two big men scoring most of the points. The team was back at it on January 28th vs. SCJN (Gold) and lost 23-17. Despite a furious comeback in the final two minutes, DP’s 6th grade team bowed out against SCJN by a tally of 23-17. Brian Daniel ‘29 led the team in scoring and rebounding. But the team wide pressing defense was the key to the Tide’s comeback attempt. With all five players smothering their matchups in the last two minutes, a double-digit SCJN lead rapidly dwindled as the high school players took the decibel level to new heights. The team looks to build on that experience as the season draws to a close.

MS White Basketball
On January 27th, Friday night Coaches vs. Cancer action at Devon Prep saw the DP White team come up with a hard fought 20-16 victory over St. Helena’s team. Matt McHugh ‘28 took control early in the 2nd half scoring all 11 of his points and with smothering defense (4 steals). Teddy Celentano ‘28 added 5 points and did work on the boards as did Andrew Bouchard ‘27. Charlie Kleiner ‘28 and Gustav Najdek ‘28 added 2 points and solid, heady floor games to help in the win. On January 28th the team played SCJN (Gold) and won 32-29. Coaches vs. Cancer at Devon Prep continued on Saturday with DP White team getting a 32-29 win vs. SCJN on a 3 pointer by Charlie Kleiner ‘28. Charlie ended up with 5 pts while Teddy Celentano ‘28 had 10 pts and owned the glass. Matt McHugh ‘28 was relentless in the paint scoring 6 points. The Tide got contributions from Gustav Najdek ‘27 (4pts), David Vickers ‘27 (3 pts), Dean Huey ‘28 (2 pts) and Kellen Seal ‘28 (2 pts).  The team did a great job playing together and are on a 3 game win streak.
 

MS Gold Basketball
On January 27th the Gold team played St. Helena and won 55-31. Andrew Carroccio ‘27 and Aman Samdani ‘27 lead the way in points with 9 points each. Andrew led the game with threes totaling 3. Hunter Mishock ‘27 chipped in with 8 points. Caleb Tesfaye ‘28 with 7 and going 100% from the free throw line. They were back at it on January 28th vs. St. Max and won 47-36. Blaise DeSanto ‘27 led the way with 15 points. Hunter Mishock ‘27 added 13 points and 8 rebounds. Sean Wheeler ‘27 led the team in charges with 1. The team did a great job with switching, keeping presser, and recognizing personnel to have a great defensive presence. Later that day they played St. Francis and lost 48-43  Hunter Mishock led the way with 22 points. Blaise DeSanto ‘27 chipped in with 12 points. This was the 3rd game in less than 24 hours. The boys showed a lot of growth and played with a lot of heart. The bench was into it the entire game helping their brothers on the court.

Freshman Basketball
On January 23rd the freshman team traveled to Springside Chestnut Hill Academy and lost  38-28. Collin Carey ‘26 led the Tide with 5 points. The team was back at it on January 26th vs. Roman Catholic  and unfortunately came up a little short and lost 46-37. Devon Prep comes up short 46-37 against Roman Catholic. Owen Raymond ‘26 led the tide with 16 points.

JV Basketball
On January 26th the Jv team traveled to Roman Catholic and lost 40-38. A back and forth game came down to the wire but the Tide couldn’t convert late. Ayinde McLendon ‘25 led the team in scoring with 10 points.

Varsity Basketball
On January 26th the varsity team traveled to Jefferson University and played Roman Catholic and lost 48-30. In a game that was a lot closer than the final score indicated, the team trailed by one at halftime and ran out of steam in the 4th quarter. 

Wrestling
On January 24th the wrestling team wrestled Haverford School and lost 54-18. The Tide wrestling team traveled down Lancaster Ave to take on The Haverford School in a tough match.  The team's victories came from Michael Cline Thomas ‘26, Liam MacDonald ‘25, and Cooper Watson ‘23 who came up with a huge 1st period pin late in the dual match!

Bowling
On January 23rd the bowling team played St. Joe’s Prep and won 3-1. The Tide made their way to Broad Street to take on St. Joe's Prep. After falling to St. Joe's in game one 751 to 700, the team bounced back to take games two and three with scores of 796 and 797 respectively. The squad also secured game four with a series of 2,293. The Tide went 7-1 against St. Joe's this year and is now 13-2 in their last 15 games! Devon is in the thick of the playoff hunt and looks to continue their hot streak down the stretch! The team then competed on January 24th vs. Conwell Egan and lost 4-0. The Tide took on Conwell Egan in a PCL match up. The squad fell to a tough Egan team 4-0. The team shot games of 798, 734, and 685 for a 2217 series. Devon remains in the thick of the playoff hunt and looks to bounce back as they take on Fr. Judge at home on Thursday. Unfortunately against Judge they lost 4-0 .The Tide took on Father Judge in a tough PCL match up. The squad had their second best performance of the season, but came up a bit short losing 4-0. The team shot games of 859, 863, 891 for a 2613 series. Gavin Ola '25 had a strong day with a 551 series. Giorgio Cipolloni '26 rolled games of 200, 203, and 199 for a 602 series!
Squash 
On January 26th the team played their first match of the season against Shipley. Willem Dekker ‘26 and Tag Hughes ‘26 both won their matches! Nace Barry ‘26 went 2-2 with their #1 and lost it in the 5th match. Good experience overall for the boys. I’ll go through the pictures and write a quick blurb to send over this morning.

Swimming
On January 25th the team traveled to Archbishop Ryan. The boys swam extremely well in their respective events. Reagan Megow ‘23 competed in the 100 Free (59.88) and 100 Back (1:10.62). Gavin Smith ‘23 competed in the 50 Free (27.90) and 500 Free (6:05.84). Giovanni Notaro ‘25 competed in the 50 Free (26.78) and 100 Free (1:06.17). Adam Palermo ‘25 competed in the 100 Back (1:29.17). Sean Palermo ‘26 competed in the 200 Free (2:32.93). Together, Reagan, Adam, Gavin, and Gio swam in the 200 Medley Relay. Gio, Adam, Sean, and Gavin swam in the 200 Free Relay. Their next meet will be on January 28th where the boys will swim against Archbishop Wood at Tennent High School. The Tide swimming team had a meet against Archbishop Carroll on Saturday, 1/28, at Tennent High School. The boys saw victory with the final score being 51 to 44. Reagan Megow ‘23 competed in the 500 Free (6:25.58). Gavin Smith ‘23 competed in the 200 Free (2:18.35) and 100 Breast (1:16.39). Giovanni Notaro ‘25 competed in the 50 Free (26.79) and 100 Free (1:04.67). Adam Palermo ‘25 competed in the 200 Free (2:38.56) and the 50 Free (32.63). Sean Palermo ‘26 competed in the 100 Free (1:06.76) and 100 Back (1:19.45). Gio, Gavin, Reagan, and Sean swam the 200 Medley Relay (2:10.61) and Sean, Adam, Gio, and Gavin swam in the 200 Free Relay (1:58.82). Their next meet will be on Tuesday, 1/31, where they will take on Carroll again at Cabrini University.
Roll Tide!