What an incredible start to the 2024 fall season for our Big Blue teams including a 6-0 record across all teams who competed against visiting Tabor Academy on Saturday!
Emily Mara '25
Only a few of the many highlights from the past week:
PAXC traveled to the Black Bear Invitational at Coe-Brown Northwood Academy (NH) and was thrilled to place runners in the top 10 in all four 5K races on the day.
In the girls’ varsity XC race, Amelia Alvazzi ’26 crossed the finish line with a time of 19:38 (3rd overall and first Big Blue runner!). In the JV girls’ race, the first Big Blue finisher was Emma Hong (5th overall in the JV race).
In the boys’ varsity XC race, Captain Tam Gavenas ’25 not only crossed the finish line first but also set a new course record with a time of 15:27 earning him a standing ovation from all those in attendance! Nathan Neu finished fourth overall in the JV race and was the first JV finisher for Andover!
Girls’ varsity soccer, coached by Noureddine El-Alam and Lisa Joel, and captained by seniors Emily Mara, Hayden Fischer, and Ava Davey had a huge week with two Big Blue wins on Wednesday, 2-0 and Saturday, 7-2. Emily Mara notched both goals in the 2-0 victory over Worcester and was involved in all seven goals on Saturday with an incredible four goals and three assists.
Girls’ JV1 soccer (pictured below), coached by Troy Turick and Rachel Conley, and captained by Marcela Hernandez and Angie Lucia, have outscored opponents 27-2 with three shutouts in their first four games. Maddy Shin ’27 and Isabel Park ’28 led the team on Saturday afternoon, each player notching a hat trick!
Girls' JV Soccer
Girls' varsity and JV volleyball secured two strong home wins over Tabor Academy on Saturday. Thank you to honorary coach Caroline Odden for joining the varsity VB team as well as coaches Clyfe Beckwith and Lorena Corbelli on the sidelines. Shout out to Lilia Cai for taking the lead coaching role with the JV squad who emerged victorious, 2-0!
PAVB awards for the day:
Golden Shovel: Sophia Fang
Golden Bomb: Zoe Gilbertson
Golden Megaphone: Captain Saraya Angbazo
Varsity field hockey (pictured at top of page), coached by Kate Dolan, Martha Fenton, Taylor Ware, and Jen Weissbach, and captained by Molly Boyle, Neily Ware, and Ellie Parker have outscored their opponents 31 – 1 in the first four games of the season.
JV Field Hockey – coached by MC Post and Steph Curci – boasts an entirely new JV roster from the 2023 season - and the 2024 squad is coming together incredibly well with a 4-0-1 record including 4 shutouts. On Saturday, Abigail Nager ’27 scored the lone and winning goal on an assist from Ashley Suh ’27.
Boys’ Varsity Soccer, coached by Joe Donnelly and Chris Ishizuka-Wade, and captained by Sebastian Mejia-Rivera, Spencer Madge, and Jack Alexander, notched two BIG Big Blue wins this week. On Saturday, BVS defeated previously unbeaten Taft School, 2-1 with goals from Alex Mitarachi ’26 and the game-winner by Marc Nelson ‘26.
Boys' JV soccer (pictured below) - coached by Austin Washington and Ben Duclos - earned a thrilling 3-2 over visiting St. John's Prep last Wednesday. Rowan Leckerling '26 scored the game-winner in the 79th minute for the Big Blue.
Boys’ JV2 soccer, coached by Joe Maurais and Eric Denby, continues undefeated – with a Saturday win over St. John’s Prep behind Aviad Awa ’28 two-goal effort.
Boys' JV3 soccer, coached by Mike McHugh and Ellen Greenberg, traveled to Brooks School for their opener – and came home with the win! From the awesome recap: "Not only was the game at Brooks the first game of the season for the boys' JV3 soccer team, but it was also the first time the players were wearing Andover on their chest. The team did the school proud with their performance—great sportsmanship, teamwork, and a 4-1 victory!
With outstanding performances from goaltenders Ned Benner and Carter Havemeyer, and central backs Dustin Cho and Alex Godsey, local opponent Brooks was held to just one goal. Andover’s offense was led by Sebastian Djerejian’s 2 goals and 1 assist. Ren Oh had the opening goal, and Vedant Bajaj closed out the scoring with a goal off his head coming off a corner kick."
Boys' JV Soccer