What an incredible weekend for the Big Blue! On Saturday afternoon, every Andover team traveled to Connecticut with 15 contests at Choate Rosemary Hall and our football team at Kent School. Nearly ten hours later, we returned to campus with an incredible 11 wins, 3 losses, and one tie.
Varsity football team improved to 3–1 with an impressive 42–22 victory over Kent School on Saturday afternoon. Captain Jun An ’27 opened the scoring with a four-yard touchdown run. Soon after, Jackson Meehan ’27 caught a touchdown pass from quarterback Landon Husereau ’28, extending Andover's lead to 14–0. Kent responded with a touchdown, but Andover answered quickly with a 47-yard touchdown run by Ubie Zaid ’27. Zaid went on to score two more touchdowns, a 45-yard run and a 57-yard punt return, giving him three TDs on the day and extending Andover's lead to 35–7. Kent rallied with two late scores, but Jun An added his second touchdown of the afternoon on a six-yard run in the fourth quarter to seal the victory. Quentin Nicolasien ’27 was a perfect 6-for-6 on extra-point kicks, rounding out a terrific team effort for the Big Blue! Andover football is coached by Ernie Adams, Chris Powers, Trey Brown, John Rex, Kit Leckerling, Gene Hughes, Jibrail Coy, and Issac Gittleman.
Boys’ Cross Country continued its awesome season with a 23-38 win at Choate, highlighted by six personal records (PRs)! Cameron Butler ’28 took the overall win with a PR of 16:56, while ninth graders Lincoln Strandberg ’30 (17:29) and EJ Montero ’30 (17:33) also posted PRs. Sebastián Vermut ’27 (18:06), Darin Young ’29, and Matt Robinson ’27 rounded out the six PRs. Impressively, all 19 Andover runners recorded season-best 5K times!
Girls’ Cross Country delivered a strong performance against Choate, claiming seven of the top 10 finishes. Captain Corinne Spade ’27 won the race by 40 seconds with a PR of 19:24, followed by tenth graders Hannah Jung ’29 (20:04), Sophie Stetson ’29 (20:10), and Maddie Marshall ’29 (20:16). Allysa Katana ’28 (20:45), Sophia Schneeweis ’29 (21:20), Alex Burger ’30, and Mari Uchino-Garcia ’30 also recorded personal bests.
Girls’ Varsity and JV1 Soccer each earned impressive 3–0 shutout victories over an always talented Choate soccer program. GVS Player of the Game Anne Dunn ’29 led the way with a goal and an assist, while Emma Morrison ’28 netted her first goal of the season. Captain/goalkeeper Adele Russell ‘27 recorded her fifth shutout of the season. JV1 improved to 4–0–2 behind goals from Melina Binieris, Corrine Friesen, and Helena Lai, who also added an assist. Goalkeeper Veronica Lewis made seven saves to secure her third shutout of the season!
Big Blue–Big Red rivalry history was made Wednesday afternoon as Exeter fielded its first girls’ JV2 soccer team in recent history, setting the stage for a new chapter in the rivalry - and an exciting 5–1 home team victory!
Tied 1–1 at halftime, the Big Blue erupted for four second-half goals. Annabel Manzo led the way with two goals, while Nadine Carniaux, Riya Shah, and Mia Russell each added one. JV2 girls’ soccer is coached by Keith Robinson and Rebecca Webster.
A notable shoutout to our dominant Field Hockey program, with both Varsity and JV remaining undefeated at the midpoint of the fall season. Our JV team, coached by Steph Curci and Deb Chase, continued its impressive run with a 4–1 victory over Governor’s Academy on Wednesday. Maddie Enos, Katherine Cooke, Annie Ren, and Kate Flather each found the back of the net, with Ren also adding an assist.