Menlo-Atherton High School BearNotes 

 

 

Weekly Sports Wrap-Up

 

 GIRLS GOLF - This week the Bears defeated Burlingame at Poplar Creek (par 35) 209 to 231. Scoring for M-A were Naomi Lee (38), Abigail Pederson (40), Margaret Sten (44), Christiana Park (44), and Angie Yang (48). M-A is now 8-2 for the season after completing all 10 league matches.

 

 GIRLS VARSITY TENNIS - The Bears moved to 11-0 in league play with a 5-2 win over scrappy San Mateo and a 7-0 romp over Sequoia. Caroline Kelly's win at #4 singles clinched the win over the Bearcats, a young team on the rise. Lanie Van Linge, Sami Andrew, and the doubles team of Sally Carlson and Amelia Tiemann won easy straight set wins to pace the Bears. Amanda Scandalios and Natalie Baker won a thriller 11-9 in the 3rd set for the final margin. Against Sequoia, M-A won without dropping a set. Andrew, Kelly, Julia Chang, and Erin Perrine won in singles, while the teams of Sarah Tiemann / Beata Brenner, Ashley Wall / Libby Kirk, and Taylor and Haley Fryling won in doubles. This week, the Bears travel to Burlingame on Tuesday, October 21 and host Carlmont on Thursday, October 23.  A win over 2nd place Carlmont will clinch the PAL title for the Bears.
 

CROSS COUNTRY - M-A competed in the Monterey Bay Invitational at Toro County Park in Salinas on October 17. The Bears had a strong performance against a competitive field of over 20 teams including several powerhouse squads from Southern California. The varsity girls placed 5th in their race led by Madeleine Baier (16), Katie Beebe (18), Olivia Tai (34), Cat DePuy (41), and Kelly Woods (54). The varsity boys team took 6th place with Adam Scandlyn (34), Nicolas Plume (36), Kevin Conrad (40), Rohan DePuy (44), and Robert Lane (46) scoring for the Bears. The JV girls placed 4th with top ten individual performances by Cricket Gorey (8) and Olivia Shane (9). Other JV girls' scorers included Annalisa Crowe (26), Elizabeth Muenzen (41), and Kalina Zanelli (42). The frosh/soph boys earned a team medal as a result of their strong 3rd place performance, led by Nick Worden (9), Eric Szymkowski (13), Lukas Rash (17), Kyle Conrad (28), and Michale Stark (33). The JV boys were led by the trio of Jackson Fuson, Evan Reed, and Matt Kenney.

 

  

GIRLS JV VOLLEYBALL - On Tuesday the Bears posted a 2-0 win at Woodside (25-17, 25-9). M-A played a strong offensive game with kills by Kelsey Tonsfeldt (5), Cameron Montalvo (4), and Claire Baszucki (2). Shauna Sabet had 9 assists and 4 aces while Casey Olsen added 4 assists. Tonsfeldt, Elise Carlomagno and Makenzie Hazard all contributed digs to the defensive effort.

 

On Thursday the Bears beat Burlingame at home 2-1 (25-19, 13-25, 16-14). After winning the first set, the Bears were leading the second, when Tonsfeldt and Sabet were injured. With Montalvo, Tatum Maines, Sara Gerber, and Kaitlyn Tonsfeldt already injured, the Bears were able to showcase the depth of their roster. After losing the second set, they won a nail-biter third set. For the match, kills were put down by Tonsfeldt (5), Carly McClanahan (5), Sabet (3), Courtenay Foliaki (3), and Carolyn Murphy (3) off assists from Olsen (13) and Sabet (9). Sabet, Murphy, Kara Mullarkey, and Olsen each scored with aces. The defense put up an outstanding effort, refusing to give up in the tough third set. Overall the defense was led by Murphy with an impressive 12 digs, Lokey (5), Tonsfeldt (4), and Olsen (4).

 

GIRLS VARSITY VOLLEYBALL - Time to tune in to this season as the Bears remain undefeated in the PAL (8-0).  After winning two more local matches this week, the Bears faced their toughest opposition yet in the weekend's Stockton Classic Tournament, where they defeated Pleasant Grove and Presentation but lost to Rocklin and Oakridge in hard-fought three-set matches. The team finished the week at 19-3 overall.

 

League matches against Woodside and Burlingame were won in straight sets. At Woodside, senior Devin Joos led the team with 13 digs, 11 kills, 2 aces, and 2 blocks. Leanna Collins had 11 kills, followed by Ally Ostrow (6), Lauren Heller (5), Eliza Grover (4), and one each from Rachel Gerber and Jacqueline DiSanto. Kirby Knapp made 35 assists and the ace count got ramped up thanks to Kaitlin Tavarez (2), DiSanto (2), Alexa Roumeliotis (1) and Kiana Sales (1). Dig duties were shared among Tavarez (8), Knapp (8), Ostrow (4), Chloe Johnson (3), Collins (2), Roumeliotis (2), DiSanto, Sales, and Heller. The final score was 25-18, 25-14, 25-18.

 

The team's second match-up against Burlingame was highlighted by strong defensive play, with point-earning blocks by Ostrow (2.5), Grover (2), Collins (1.5), Joos (1) and Katie Wilcox (1). Ostrow and Joos each provided 16 digs, closely followed by Knapp (11), Tavarez (10), Sales (3), DiSanto (3), and Roumeliotis (1). Offensive play was once again dominated by kills from Joos (19) and Collins (15) with help from Ostrow (5) and Grover (4). Roumeliotis came in for the third set and dealt 4 aces, helping to seal the win at 25-11, 25-20, 25-19. This week the team welcomes Hillsdale on Tuesday, October 21 and heads over the hill to Terra Nova on Thursday, October 23.
   

 JV FOOTBALL - The Bears lost a close, hard fought battle to Sequoia 23-19. M-A led the entire game until late in the fourth quarter when Sequoia scored the go-ahead touchdown through the air. The defense held the Ravens passing attack in-check most of the game, playing strong despite losing 2 key contributors to the varsity squad. Aajon Johnson connected on 2 touchdown passes to Bryan Kang for 57 yards and Anders Chiang for 15 yards. Johnson also had a 2-yard rushing touchdown. Marquise Reid led rushing with 35 yards on the ground. The defense recovered 2 fumbles and notched 5 sacks. Raynor Zarco had 9 tackles, 2 sacks, and a fumble recovery. Jhavante Hill had a strong day with 9 tackles. Curtis Francis, Marquise Reid, and Chiang each had 7 tackles. Reid and Chiang both caused fumbles. Reid and Tate Tussing each had returns of 40 plus yards. Jesse Donnelian connected on 1 of 3 PATs. Michael Pariseau averaged 32 yards on 4 punts. The JV team plays at Menlo on Thursday, October 23.
 

 VARSITY FOOTBALL - The Bears gave a huge Homecoming crowd something to celebrate after defeating Sequoia 21-14. M-A produced 439 yards of total offense including 181 yards rushing by Jordan Mims in his varsity debut. Robby Beardsley was 11 for 31 for 193 yards including two touchdown passes of 34 and 43 yards to Chase Del Rosso. Beardsley also capped off a long drive with a 1-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter sealing M-A's win. Del Rosso had 4 receptions for 109 yards and Ben Stanley had 5 receptions for 51 yards. Stavro Papadakis contributed 60 yards on the ground on 9 carries including critical plays to run out the clock at the end of the game. The defense played well and forced 4 turnovers. Papadakis and Tyrique Johnson each had an interception and Papadakis and Christian Wiseman each had a fumble recovery. The fumbles were forced by Cole Shaffer and Chrystopher Echeverria. Justin Friedsam was the leading tackler with 9. M-A is now 1-1 in league play and 2-4 overall. The Bears will play at Menlo on Friday, October 24.

 

GIRLS JV WATER POLO - The girls played a defensive match against St. Francis last Friday but came up short, losing by a score of 5-2. Many shot attempts were made by the Bears but the two that got past the Lancers' goalie were made by Faith Dunn and Grace Dowley. Lauren McGinnis was strong in goal with 6 saves.

On Tuesday the Bears came out with a strong attack on the Leland Chargers at home, easily going up 6-0 at the half. The Chargers answered back by putting in 3 the second half but losing by a score of 10-3.  Key contributors include Dunn (5 goals), Maddie Maxwell (2 goals, 1 assist, 2 steals), Brynn Williams (1 goal, 1 steal), Dowley (1 goal, 1 steal), Ayla Huhn (1 goal, 3 assists, 3 steals), Tori Rarick (1 steal), and Marissa Shepard (3 assists). Echo Hansen, Suzuka Kawaguchi and Julia Sherman each had 1 steal. McGinnis was outstanding in goal with 8 saves.

Wednesday the Bears traveled to Carlmont and quickly fell behind 0-4 in the first quarter. M-A rallied in the second quarter to tie it up 4-4 at halftime and never looked back. They gave up only 2 goals the second half while scoring 5, beating Carlmont 9-6. Maxwell had 3 goals, 2 assists, 2 steals, Dunn had 2 goals, Shepard had 2 goals, 1 assist, 2 steals, Williams had 1 goal, 1 steal, Dowley had 1 goal and Huhn had 2 assists and 1 steal. McGinnis had 7 saves in goal. The next game will be at home against Sequoia on Wednesday, October 22.

GIRLS VARSITY WATER POLO - M-A lost to Leland 10-2 on Tuesday. The Bears played a strong first half defensively and trailed 3-1 before Leland broke open the game in the second half. Annabelle Paris and Lexi Lobdell scored the lone goals for M-A. The Bears tough first half defense was led by goalie Francesca Gilles, Kyra Sheeper (2 steals), and Nadia Paquin (2 steals).

 

On Wednesday the Bears won a PAL nail-biter over Carlmont, 10-9. The Bears held a commanding 3 goal lead in the 4th quarter before beating back a last minute surge by Carlmont. Freshman stalwart Paquin paced the Bears (5 goals, 1 assist, 3 steals), with Fiona Jackson (3 goals, 2 steals), Paris (2 goals, 1 assist), Renee Butler (3 assists and 1 steal), and Sheeper (2 assists, 2 steals) making significant contributions.

   

BOYS FRESHMAN WATER POLO - The Bears thumped Las Lomas 11-2 on Tuesday night. Andy Maxwell was dominant with 7 goals, 2 assists, and 2 steals. Nik Caryotakis added 2 goals and 3 steals, Chris Lobdell contributed a goal, 2 assists, and 4 steals, Jackson Raff chipped in an assist and a steal, and Justin Sano fired in a goal.

 

 BOYS JV WATER POLO - M-A beat Carlmont in PAL action on Wednesday 8-5. Goalie Cameron Raff anchored the defense with 8 saves. Stalwarts Alec Berquist (3 goals, 1 assist), Reed Williams (2 goals, 1 assist), Davos Paquin (3 assists), Henry Marks (2 goals), and Hugo McMillan (2 assists) led the offense. Demetri Sweezy also chipped in a goal.

 The Bears finished 7th overall in the JV Regional Championships in Brentwood on Friday and Saturday, beating Cal High (11-5), Amador Valley twice (8-7, 5-3), while losing to San Ramon Valley (8-5) and Las Lomas (9-6). Leading the way was freshman speedster Andy Maxwell, with 11 goals, 4 assists, and 9 steals. Williams fired in 8 goals and drew several ejections on overmatched defenders. Berquist (7 goals, 5 assists, 2 steals) and McMillan (4 goals, 3 assists, 9 steals) filled up the stat sheet. Paquin (2 goals, 2 assists, 3 steals), Marks (1 goal, 1 assist, 4 steals), and freshman Chris Lobdell (1 goal, 9 steals) contributed as well. Raff was stout in the goal with capable help from back-up Jordan Payne.

  

BOYS VARSITY WATER POLO - The Bears dominated Carlmont 22-3 on Wednesday, bringing their league record to 4-0. Scoring was led by Mikhail Fedorchenko with 6 goals followed by Spencer Gran and Jace Blazensky with 3 goals each; almost all of the roster scored. On defense Fedorchenko and Jack Beasley had 3 steals each, followed by Santos, Jorge Pont and James Calhoon with 2 each. Noah Smith had a great day in goal with 5 saves, 2 assists and a steal. 

 

On Friday and Saturday, the Bears competed in the Jesuit Tournament outside of Sacramento. M-A won 3 of 4 matches, losing only to De La Salle by 4 points. The offense was led by Santos (selected for all-tournament team) with 10 goals and 1 assist. Other offensive standouts include Christian Huhn (5 goals, 5 assists), Jace Blazensky (7 goals, 3 assists), Matt Baszucki (8 goals, 1 assist), and Mostyn Fero (4 goals, 3 assists). Santos and Beasley had 10 steals each, Pont had 9. Smith had 16 saves for the weekend. The Bears play Sequoia at home on Wednesday, October 22.  

 

  

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