Weekly Athletic Recap

Below is our weekly recap for the week of April 4 ! What a great start to the Spring season! 

Congrats to our Athlete of the Week - Pierce Rohlfing 

Varsity Baseball

The Devon Prep Varsity Tide stayed in it until the end, but Dock Mennonite Pioneers pulled away late in a 2-1 victory on Tuesday. The game was tied at one with Dock Mennonite batting in the bottom of the sixth when they hit a single on a 0-2 count, scoring one run. The pitching was strong on both sides. Dock Mennonite Pioneers Varsity pitchers struck out seven, while Devon sat down nine. In the second inning, the Tide got their offense started when Jack Shaw ‘24 grounded out, scoring one run. Joe Ficoturo ‘24 started the game for the Tide. The pitcher surrendered zero runs on zero hits over one inning, striking out one and walking one. Justin Root ‘24 and Ryan Samms ‘25 entered the game from the bullpen, throwing four innings and one inning respectively. Rian Gionfriddo ‘24 led Devon with two hits in three at bats.

The Devon Prep Varsity team played against Roman Catholic on Wednesday. The Tide couldn't keep up with Roman Catholic and fell 10-0. One bright spot for the Tide was a double by Michael White ‘24 in the second inning. Jack Dente ‘23 was on the pitcher's mound for the Tide. Dente lasted two and two-thirds innings, allowing four hits and five runs while striking out four. Jason Dart ‘24 and Patrick Jung ‘24 entered the game from the bullpen, throwing one and two-thirds innings and one-third of an inning respectively. White, Rian Gionfriddo ‘24, and Joe Ficoturo ‘24 each managed one hit to lead Devon. The Devon Prep Tide defeated the Westtown Moose 5-0 on Friday as two pitchers combined to throw a shutout. Colby Welsh ‘24 struck out the remaining batters to finish off the game. Joe Ficoturo ‘24 earned the win for Devon. The fireballer lasted six innings, allowing five hits and zero runs while striking out six. Welsh threw one inning in relief out of the bullpen. The Tide tallied six hits in the game. Nick Gunn ‘24 and Jack Shaw ‘24 all managed multiple hits for Devon. Shaw and Gunn each collected two hits to lead the Tide. The team didn't commit a single error in the field. Gunn had the most chances in the field with seven.

JV Baseball

On Wednesday, the Devon Prep JV team took home a 6-2 victory over Roman Catholic. The Tide got on the board in the first inning. Aaron Ward ‘25 drove in one when he hit a single. Colin Carey ‘26 toed the rubber for Devon. Carey lasted four and two-thirds innings, allowing seven hits and two runs while striking out seven. The Tide collected eight hits on the day. Ward, Austin Conaty ‘26, and CJ Bruno ‘25 each had multiple hits for Devon. Bruno, Conaty, and Ward each collected two hits to lead the team. Devon Prep was sure-handed and didn't commit a single error. Max DiSanto ‘26 made the most plays with eight to help lead the team to victory.

MS Baseball

On Friday, the Devon Prep MS baseball team played St. Eleanor’s. Hunter Mishock ‘27 singled in two runs in the first inning and scored on a passed ball. Andrew Caraccio ‘27  had an RBI on a fielder's choice in the second inning. Nate Ficoturo ‘29 had an RBI single in the sixth inning. William Auckett-Stowe ‘29 also had an RBI with a bases loaded walk in the 6th inning. Pitching throughout the game was produced by Matt McHugh ‘28, Blaise DeSanto ‘27, Shawn Wheeler ‘27, and Caleb Tesfaye. Each pitcher pitched one scoreless inning in the victory.

Varsity Lacrosse

Devon Prep Tide lacrosse had another big test this week, with Upper Merion. Both JV and varsity played. The Varsity  lacrosse team did not fare as well, in a losing effort of 17 - 5. Cole Brassington '23, had 17 saves on 34 shots. Score was led by Eammon Donovan '24 with 2 goals. Nico D'Alessandro '24 had a goal and an assist as did Nick Walton '24.  Scorong rounded out with a Ryan Kane '24 goal. On Wednesday, PCL play kicked off at St. Joe's Prep. Varsity started conference play with a 16 - 4 loss to the Hawks. With scoring, Eammon Donovan '24 led the team with 3 points (2 goals and an assist). Evan Young '26 and Matt Pascal '25 also had a goal each. Two more assists came from Nick Walton '24. Cole Brassington '23 came out with 15 saves on 31 shots. The lacrosse team was right back at it on Friday afternoon at Cardinal O'Hara. First was the varsity, getting back on track with a 11 - 5 victory. Ryan Kane ' 24 scoring 5 points (4 goals and an assist).  Contributions also coming from Evan Young '26 with 2 goals and an assist, Nick Walton '24 with 4 assists, Eammon Donovan '24 with 1 goal and 1 assist, Matt Pascal '25 with 1 goal and 1 assist, Dylan Kenneson '24 with an assist and last but certainly not least Declan Sullivan '26 with a hat trick (3 goals). Big game for Joe Chomko '24, with 5 ground balls. Zach Sebra '25 contributed with 10 faceoff wins. Round out with Cole Brassington '23 and his 9 saves on 14 shots.

JV Lacrosse

The JV lacrosse team was the first to play when playing Upper Merion, taking home a 5-1 victory in a weather shortened game. Scoring was led by Declan Sullivan '26 with 3 goals, assisted by Matt Pascal '25, Grant Gale '26 and Danny Mongiello '26. Jason Kleiner '26 and Evan Young '26 also had a goal each. Grant Gale '26 went unscored upon in his 2 and a half quarters in goal. The JV lacrosse team played at Spring-ford HS on Thursday. Final result was a 3 - 3  tie. This was a hard fought game by both teams. Scoring for the Tide came from Dylan Kenneson '24 with 2 goals and Jason Kleiner '26 with 1 goal. Ian McDermott '25 and Matt Pascal '25 split the duties between the pipes. The JV also came away with a 7-4 win over the Lions. Points coming from Dan Mangiello '26 with a goal, Dylan Kenneson '24 with 2 goals and 2 assist, Carter Forti '26 with an unassisted goal, Brendan Bachman '25 with an assist and Jason Kleiner '26 with 3 goals of his own. Goalies for the JV were Ian McDermott '25 and Matt Pascal ' 25.

MS Lacrosse

In the first game of the season the Tide faced off versus St. Edmond's Academy (Delaware). SEA jumped out to an early lead and would go on to win the game by a score of 11-1. Bright spots for the Tide included a goal from midfielder Aidan Wright ‘27, tenacious goalie play from both Josh Vaughn ‘27 and Riley Brennan. Heading into the Easter Break, the middle school lacrosse team looks forward to building on the successes of the day and continuing to develop.

Tennis

On Tuesday, the Tide Tennis team had a PCL matchup against LaSalle. The team unfortunately lost 5-0. Pierce Rohlfing ‘25 and Chris Rohner ‘25 competed hard with two very high level players at first and second singles. James Gabriele ‘25 and Dave Hewitt ‘26 played a close first set and a competitive second set as well in their 3-6 2-6 loss at 1st doubles. The Tide tennis team won 5-0 on Wednesday against Archbishop Carroll. Standouts were Pierce Rohlfing ‘25 who won 6-2, 6-1 at 1st singles, Chris Rohner ‘25 who won in a 3rd set 10 point tiebreaker 17-15! Nace Barry ‘26 who won at 3rd singles also in a 3rd set tiebreaker, and Dave Hewitt ‘26 and James Gabriele ‘25 who won at 1st doubles 6-1 6-0. We also won at 2nd doubles in straight sets, where Will Shank ‘26 and Liam Macdonald ‘25 got off to a hot start winning the first set 6-0. The Tide tennis team played against Father Judge on Friday. The standout performances were across the singles spots. Pierce Rohlfing ‘25 continued his strong start to the season with a 6-0, 6-0 win at 1st singles, meanwhile Liam Macdonald ‘25 and John Barnhart ‘25 picked up wins in their first singles matches of the season as 2nd and 3rd singles.

Track & Field

The Devon Prep track & field team participated in the Haverford Invitational on Saturday. Carter Shaak ‘25 got fourth in the long jump. Pat Rullo ‘24 medaled and PRd in the 3200m. Charlie Krug ‘25 and Sam Kleiner ‘25 PRd in the 800m. Andrew Dean ‘25 PRd in the discus improving in his best three from the state championship last year. A solid performance from our sprinting unit.

Crew

On yet another Sunday of challenging weather conditions, three Devon crews battled freezing temperatures and a strong quartering tailwind to again make great progress toward their goals. The Novice Quad (J. McGuinn ‘24, C. Jones ‘23, L. Lelli ‘24, M. Norton ‘25) faced only two of their competitors from last week. The result was about equal. That being said, they came off the water happy with their performance and ready to chase down Haverford and Conestoga.  The Varsity Double (H. Shamlian ‘23, N. Shamlian ‘25) went significantly faster in a deep field of 18 boats finishing with the 13th fastest time.  The Varsity Quad again proved they firmly belong among the top quads in this region.  Holding onto contact with Haverford through 1000m, they executed their plan perfectly, finishing 6th fastest of 11, top 6 separated by 11 seconds.