Weekly Athletics Update
-and NOW from our SPORTS DESK - Athletic Director Mike Papenberg reports:
Happy Monday Everyone! I hope you enjoyed your weekends even with ANOTHER brutal Eagles loss! Here is a look at how our student-athletes competed (& served) last week:
Our Boys Soccer Team used Thursday’s game against Holy Cross to spread Morgan’s Message, an organization that strives to eliminate the stigma surrounding mental health within the student-athlete community. Thanks to Coach Nick Nahrwold and Senior, Olivia Lynch for helping to organize the event. For more information about Morgan’s Message please visit their website at: Morgan's Message
Congratulations to our Palmyra Marching Band & Color Guard for their two first place finishes this past weekend! At their first show at Clayton HS, the band took first place out of 7 bands. They thoroughly defeated the competition by 3 points. In the process, they won Best Music again for a fourth time and won all music captions as well, Individual Music, Music Ensemble and Music Effect.
They followed that up with an even more impressive win at Washington Township HS. Performing first in a field of 12 bands is always a tall task. The band accepted the challenge and again took first place by over a point with a score of 80.69. They again won the Caption of Music Ensemble.
There are only 2 group 1A bands in all of the Tournament of Bands circuit that have broken 80 points so far, and Palmyra is one of them. Their 2 scores from Saturday of 82.45 at Clayton and 80.69 at Washington Township are currently the first and third highest scores for all of Group 1A bands in the Tournament Of Bands. This currently ranks them as the #1 band in their division, which contains over 45 bands from at least 5 states. Catch their Clayton performance AND their Washington Township Performance recordings proving their longstanding title of: Award Winning Palmyra Marching Band & Color Guard!
The PHS Football Team defeated Maple Shade Friday night, 14-6. Mikey Airall ran for 2 touchdowns and 164 yards. Jahmeer Latimore ran the ball 9 times for 50 yards. The Gridiron Panthers improved to 3-3 on the season. They will host Wildwood for their next game on Saturday at 11AM for Homecoming!
The Cross Country Team earned victories over Holy Cross, Camden County Tech, Doane Academy, Pemberton, and Riverside on Wednesday.
The team was led by senior Justin Clemons, who finished 2nd overall, and freshman Cooper Caione, who placed 3rd overall. Both athletes turned in outstanding performances while recording personal-best times. Congratulations to Justin, Cooper, and the entire team on a great performance!
Field Hockey:
The Field Hockey Team tied their lone match of the week against Pemberton 0-0. The girls are now 2-6-1 on the season and will host Nottingham tomorrow at 4PM at Legion Field.
The Boys Soccer Team went undefeated on the week winning 2 and tying 1. The boys opened the week with a rivalry win over Riverside High School on Tuesday, 2-1. Marco Ordonez and Arthur Godoy scored for the Panthers. Alex Walker and Jaxon McCamy provided the assists. Marques Washington had 6 saves in goal to earn the win.
The boys tied rivals Holy Cross on Thursday, 2-2. After giving up an early goal the boys responded with 2 goals. Jaxon McCamy and Ollie van der Wel were the goal scorers with Arthur Godoy and Jaxson Ridgway dishing out the assists. Marques Washington made 5 saves in goal.
The boys finished the week with a Saturday morning victory over Camden County Tech Sicklerville, 4-0. Arthur Godoy scored twice and Jaxon McCamy and Alex Walker each added a goal. Jaxon McCamy, Arthur Godoy, Ollie van der Wel and David Primavera provided the assists. Marques Washington made 5 saves to earn the shutout win, his 3rd of the season. The boys improved to 6-5-2 on the season and will travel to Delran today for their next match.
The Girls Soccer Team also had a big week, going 2-0. The girls beat Florence High School on Wednesday, 6-1. Meghan Austin led the team offensively with a hat trick. Charlotte Campbell had 2 goals and Addie Elliot finished the scoring with a single goal. Charlotte Campbell, Erin Schweich, Addie Elliot and Meghan Austin all provided an assist. Jillian Hines made 13 saves to earn the win in goal. On Friday, the girls defeated Glassboro High School 6-0. Addie Elliot led the attack with 2 goals and 2 assists. Meghan Austin, Charlotte Campbell, Gianna Guglielmucci and Kyleigh Himel all scored. Nellie Bednarek added an assist and Jillian Hines made 2 saves to earn the shutout win. The Lady Panthers are now 8-6 on the season and will travel to BCIT Medford today for their next game.
The Girls Tennis Team lost to Cinnaminson, 5-0, on Friday. The girls will travel to the BCSL Open on Tuesday to wrap up their season.
The Girls Volleyball Team had a tough week losing to Pennsauken Tech(2-0), Riverside(2-0) and Burlington City(2-0). The girls are now 2-9 on the season and return to action today at Lindenwold at 4.
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The Middle School Boys Soccer A Team defeated William Allen Middle School on Monday, 5-1. Dylan Gallo led the attack with 2 goals. Fletcher Morse, Myles Hart and Nick Spataro added a goal each. Jojo Brzycki had 2 assists and Lucas Matlak added 1 assist. The A Team then defeated Riverside on Wednesday, 3-2. Graham Furrer and Nick Spataro had assists. Myles Hart scored 2 goals to lead the boys, while Joey Malloy added a single goal.
The B Team lost a tough match to Willingboro 2-1. Reed Hines was the goalscorer for the Panthers. Aiden Leary made 9 saves in goal.
The Middle School Girls Soccer A Team improved to 4-1 on the season with a 2-0 week. The girls beat William Allen Middle School on Monday 4-1. Cecilia Ostroff led the attack with 2 goals. Coco Brzycki had a goal and an assist. Stella Healy scored a goal and Liz Youngblood provided an assist. Emily Toner was the winner in goal. The girls then defeated Riverside on Wednesday, 8-1. Stella Healy had a hat trick while Cecilia Ostroff, Liz Youngblood, Alyssa Torres, Coco Brzycki and Aurora Previch added single goals. Izzy Primavera and Bella Bednarek each had 2 assists while Abigail Flynn, Liz Youngblood, Cecilia Ostroff and Tia Miller provided an assist each. Emily Toner earned the win in goal.
The Middle School Girls Soccer B Team tied Northern Burlington, 1-1, on Tuesday. Zuri Davis scored the Lady Panthers goal. Arya Heyliges made 4 saves in goal for the Lady Panthers. The A and B team will return to action tomorrow with the A team traveling to Florence and the B team traveling to Eastampton.
GO PANTHERS! Here is the upcoming schedule for our athletic teams: Palmyra Athletics Schedule
For more schedules, past athletic updates & other information find us on: PalmyraSchools.com