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Girls Basketball, 1st Team
Brooks 63 — Middlesex 33
Girls 1st basketball started off 2023 with a bang, defeating ISL opponent Middlesex 63-33 on Saturday. Brooks used a balanced attack to cruise to the win, with four players scoring in double figures. Summer Warren ’26 set the tone early, scoring all 7 of her points in the opening quarter. The initial stanza ended with Brooks holding a comfortable 14 point lead, 20-6. The second quarter was a stout defensive exhibition, seeing Middlesex limited to only 3 points, sending the game to halftime at a score of 33-9. The second half saw Brooks extend the lead with a barrage of outside shooting, making 6 of their season high 10 3-pointers. The upperclassmen led the way with Kendall Eddy ’23, Maeve Gaffney ’23 and Jess Maina ’24 all scoring 12 points apiece. Sophomore Lydia Tangney ’25 added 10 in her return to the court after missing the last 7 games with an ankle injury. The girls return to action Wednesday for another ISL matchup at BB&N.
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Boys Basketball, 1st Team
Brooks 47 — Tabor 68
After eight games on the road to begin the season, Brooks played their first home game on Saturday, losing to Tabor Academy, 68-47. Tabor took advantage of a slow start by Brooks and led from start to finish. Brooks stayed within striking distance down 24-18 with five minutes left in the first half, but Tabor went on a 16-3 run to close the half, which became insurmountable for the home team. The halftime score read 40-21 in favor of Tabor. Brooks attempted to claw their way back in the second half, but their shots would not fall and Tabor sustained a double-digit lead for the remainder of the game. Timmy Mulvey ’24 led the way for Brooks with 12 points. Nomar Tejada ’23 and Emersen Davis ’25 added 9 and 8 points respectively. Trokon Harris ’26 added 7 points off the bench. Brooks will host Philips Andover on Thursday, January 12, at 4:45 pm.
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Boys Hockey, 1st Team
Brooks 5 — Groton 2
The boys hockey team rang in the New Year with a solid 5-2 road win at Groton. The team jumped out to an early 2-0 lead on goals from seniors Will Rassier and Jeremy Emch. In the second period Rassier extended the lead with his second of the game. He finished off a breakaway on a nice lead from Owen Christopher ’23. The third period was eventful — after Danny Valenti’s ’24 first goal of the year extended the lead 4-0, the Zebras began to claw their way back. Devin Fitzgerald got Groton onto the board with three minutes left and shortly after the Zebras went on the power play. Ten seconds later Allen Fang tipped the puck past Brooks goalie Ethan Simpson ’24 to cut the Brooks lead to two. Rassier completed his hat trick with an empty-netter to seal the game and send the Brooks boys home with a victory. Junior Tanner McFaul had three assists and Simpson was strong in net in the victory.
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Wrestling 1st Team
Brooks 33 — St. Paul's 42
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Girls Squash 1st Team
Brooks 0 — Tabor 8
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Girls Basketball, 2nd Team
Brooks 30 — Middlesex 16
For the first game of the new year, Brooks played against Middlesex. Right off the bat, Lughano Nyondo ’24 scored a basket. Sylvia Marks ’24 scored 6 points, Vivienne Foley ’23 scored 5 points, Mollet Otieno ’23, scored 2 points, and Nyondo scored another 2 points. We ended the first quarter 17-0 with Brooks in the lead. Brooks continued playing well into the second quarter, with Marks scoring 4 more points. The score at the half was 21-2 with Brooks still leading. In the 3rd quarter, Marks scored another basket. Ella Phillips ’26 also scored a basket! The score at the end of the 3rd quarter was 25-6. In the 4th quarter, Middlesex started to fight back, by making a three-pointer and gaining some points, but Brooks fought harder. Nyondo made her first three-pointer of the season, and Marks got 2 points. Brooks won the game 30-16, keeping our undefeated streak.
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Boys Hockey, 2nd Team
Brooks 4 — Central Catholic 2
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Girls Hockey, 2nd Team
Brooks 1 — Milton 14
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Boys Basketball, 1st Team
Brooks 51 — Dexter Southfield 45
After a lengthy holiday break, Brooks returned to action on the road against Dexter Southfield and squeaked out a victory, 51-45. Brooks looked fairly sharp on both ends to start the game and briefly held an 8-4 lead with about 11 minutes on the clock in the first half. Brooks struggled to put the ball in the hoop from this point, allowing Dexter to go on a 15-0 run and control the lead,19-8, with 6 minutes remaining in the half. The Green and White eventually fought back and found themselves down by 4 at halftime, 27-23. The start of the second half was unkind to Brooks as they again found themselves in a shooting slump, which allowed Dexter to stretch the lead back to 12, 35-23. Not to be outdone, yet again, Brooks went on a 17-4 run to eventually take the lead for good, 40-39, with 5 minutes remaining in the contest. Phenomenal defense and clutch free-throw shooting allowed Brooks to seal the victory down the stretch. Emersen Davis ’25 led the way in scoring with 14 points. Timmy Mulvey ’24 chipped in with 10, including two clutch 3-pointers late in the contest. Gordy Gibbons ’24 played a phenomenal all-around game with 6 points, 7 rebounds, and 2 steals. Senior captain Marcos Montiel’s ’23 toughness and leadership was on display all afternoon. He finished with 7 points, 3 rebounds, and 4 assists. Trokon Harris ’26 played pivotal minutes off the bench, and he finished with 6 points, 5 rebounds, and 3 assists. Brooks will finally play their first home game of the season on Saturday, January 7, at 2:30 pm against Tabor Academy.
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NOTE: You can view game photos at www.brooksschoolphotos.com. We will be adding albums of all Brooks teams as the winter season unfolds. | | |
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