Weekly Athletics Update

-and NOW from our SPORTS DESK - Athletic Director Mike Papenberg reports: 

Good Day Everyone! We hope you had a great weekend!  Here is a look at how our student-athletes performed last week:

Congratulations to the Palmyra Marching Band and Color Guard for their first place finish at Conestoga HS this past weekend.  The group put on their best performance of the year, scoring an 87.10!  For a sixth time this year they won Best Music and also won Best Effect.  They finished second for Best in Show, beating all of the bigger bands except one.  They are currently ranked #1 in Cavalcade of Bands Independence class A.  The Senior Salute photo shows them with their pink feathers for Breast Cancer Awareness month. The Marching Panthers will compete in the All-States Championships in 2 weeks.  

On Wednesday Palmyra Boys & Girls Cross Country Teams competed in the Burlington County Scholastic League Championships. The boys team was led by senior Justin Clemons, who ran a personal-best time and earned First Team All-Freedom Division honors! Freshman standout Cooper Caione also earned First Team All-Freedom Division recognition after an impressive season.

On the girls side, Maya Richman-Dupont and Maddy Grimes were both recognized for their hard work and strong performances, earning Second Team All-Freedom Division honors!

Congratulations to all four athletes on their outstanding accomplishments and a great season!

The Boys Soccer Team went 1-2 on the week.  After a tough 1-0 loss to Florence on Tuesday the boys responded with a 3-2 victory over division leaders BCIT Westampton.  Alex Walker led the attack with 2 goals and 1 assist.  Jaxon McCamy added a goal for the Panthers.  Marques Washington made 6 saves in goal to earn the win.  

The boys played a tough game against Doane Academy in the 1st round of the Colonia Burlington Tournament on Saturday but could not find the back of the net.  The boys lost 1-0 and finished the week 8-8-2.  The boys will return to action on Tuesday against Lindenwold High School at 4PM here at Matt Curtis Stadium.

The Girls Soccer Team also went 1-2 on the week.  The girls lost to Bordentown 1-0 on Tuesday.  Jillian Hines made 10 saves in goal to keep the Lady Panthers close.  The girls defeated Burlington Township on Thursday 1-0.  Gianna Guglielmucci was the goal scorer for the Panthers on an assist from Meghan Austin.  Jillian Hines made 8 saves to earn the shutout win.  

The girls finished the week with a hard fought loss against Audubon, 4-2.  Erin Schweich and Charlotte Campbell scored the Lady Panther goals.  Meghan Austin and Madison Flynn provided the assists.  Jillian Hines made 16 saves in goal to keep the girls close.  The girls enter this week with a 9-8-1 record and will take on Pemberton on Wednesday at 4PM here at Matt Curtis Stadium for their next game.

The Football Team traveled to Middle Township for an opportunity to share a division championship.  The boys battled Middle in a close game but ultimately lost 22-14. Mikey Airall went 9-13 throwing the football and threw for 2 touchdowns.  Jahmeer Latimore and Rafael Gonzalez each caught a touchdown pass.

The Girls Volleyball team completed their inaugural varsity season.  The girls were able to get 1 final win before the season ended, beating Woodbury on Thursday 2-0.  The girls ended their first varsity season with 3 wins!

The Field Hockey Team completed its season with 2 close losses.  The girls lost to Pemberton High School on Monday, 3-0 and to Winslow Township High School on Friday, 2-0.  The girls finished their season with a record of 2-10-1.

Middle School ======================

The Middle School Boys A Team had a busy week going 1-2.  The boys lost 3-1 to Edgewater Park on Monday.  Joey Malloy was the goalscorer with Jojo Brzycki providing the assist.  The boys defeated Riverside Middle School on Wednesday 2-0.  Joey Malloy scored both goals while Jojo Brzycki provided an assist.  

The boys lost a competitive game with Delran Middle School on Friday, 5-3.  Owen Morse, Jojo Brzycki and Joey Malloy all scored.  Myles Hart provided an assist.  The boys A team will return to action today at Florence Riverfront Middle School.  The middle school boys B team will take on Riverside today at Charles Street School at 345PM for their next game.

The Middle School Girls A Team went 2-1 on the week.  The girls started the week with a 5-0 win over Edgewater Park.  Coco Brzycki and Stella Healy had 2 goals while Jess Walker added a goal.  Assists were provided by Stella Healy, Aurora Previch, Liz Youngblood, Cecilia Ostroff and Coco Brzycki.  Izzy Primavera and Emily Toner shared the shutout in goal.  The girls defeated Riverside 4-0 on Wednesday.  Aurora Previch, Cecilia Ostroff(2) and Liz Youngblood provided assists.  Emily Toner had 6 saves in goal to earn the shutout.  

The girls finished the week with a 4-1 defeat to Delran.  Aurora Previch had the goal with Coco Brzycki providing the assist.  The middle school girls B team lost close matches with Moorestown Friends and Northern Burlington.  The B team will take on Riverside today at Charles Street School at 345PM.

#GOPANTHERS! Here is the upcoming schedule for our athletic teams:

Palmyra Athletics Schedule for more schedules & other information find us on PalmyraSchools.com