The boys’ JV basketball team took the W versus Rashi in a close and tough home game 32-29. Leading the way was a balanced offensive attack from Graham Chisholm, Ronan Patel, Leeul Miteku, James Shields, and Deniz Kas. Chisholm led the team in rebounds, getting lots of points in the paint, and sparking fast breaks. BDS was often chasing in the first half as Rashi’s best player was a beast, scoring every basket for their team and Rashi took the lead 23-20 at halftime. Coach D’Arbeloff and Coach Grimes adjusted accordingly and the second half started with BDS’s defense playing much better. Ethan Antipov stepped up creating several turnovers with his hustle and spacing the floor to help generate easy points.
Down the stretch of the game, BDS was winning 28-27 with about three minutes left. One of Rashi’s players put in a key layup to take the lead 29-28. On the other end, Kas answered with a clutch shot to give BDS the edge 30-29. With some big defensive stops and about a minute left, Kas drained another clutch mid-range shot to give the Blue & Gold a three-point lead, 32-29. Rashi called their final timeout with three seconds remaining, but with some tight defense, Rashi’s inbound was stopped. BDS got the ball back and sealed the victory!
With the win, the JV squad improves to 2-2 and is riding a two-game winning streak. It’s on to Dedham Country Day next week!
– Suryavir Nallari-Jhala, seventh grader and basketball correspondent
- The varsity boys’ basketball team notched a tough 41-37 win over LCA. It was a nail-biter for the home crowd, with great contributions from Calum Dunbar and Copeland Maier.
- Wrestling showed great heart, team spirit, and sportsmanship in a loss to a talented squad from Fenn this week. Highlights were wins from Wyatt Baker and Sam Doyle.
- On the fencing strip, Belmont Day remains undefeated, winning 17 of 27 bouts against BB&N. Foil dominated, winning eight of nine bouts. Edwin Voiland stepped in to compete in epee and won all his bouts.
- Girls’ JV basketball rolled at Rashi, winning 23-17, and are undefeated. Anna Bantham-Livermore and Reema Wulfsberg scored their first points of the season and Anna Bantham-Livermore and Christian Samuel provided strong defense.
- Sara Colangelo, Lila Green, and Julia Casey were leaders on the court for the girls’ varsity basketball team in their 40-22 at LCA. Up next week are two big games–Solomon Schechter (Wednesday) and Meadowbrook (Friday Night Hoops!).
