Girls tennis defeated Absegami Monday 4-1 in a match that included two 3-set matches. Payton Colbert played a tough match against Absegami’s undefeated #1 player. At 2nd singles, Jamie Theophall hung in to win 6-1 1-6 6-3 in an exciting match. Lauren Theophall outlasted her opponent 4-6 7-5 11-9 in a match that was over two hours long. Demi Lu and Belina Zhang cruised to a 6-3, 6-1 win. Lilly Munoz and Elisa Liberi played a perfect first set without losing a single point in their 6-0, 6-1 win. Season record 9-1.

Girls Volleyball had another busy week! Tuesday the team traveled down to Lower Cape May for a thrilling 2-1 win over the Tigers. The three-game set was close each time, 25-22, 23-25, 26-24. Arianna Jones led the team with 5 kills and 5 aces. Skylar Weinstein had 5 aces, and 19 service points. McKenna Weber had 16 assists, 4 kills, and an ace! Thursday the team played Middle Township at home, and earned another 2-1 victory. Team leaders included Ava Ivie with 7 kills, 2 blocks, and 3 aces, and McKenna Weber with 8 assists. The team faces off against Timber Creek on Friday, and then rests up for another 4 game week next week!

The boys and girls cross country teams ran at Stockton University this past Friday for the Osprey Open. The girls had a very strong showing coming in second place losing by only a point to Toms River North. The girls are currently ranked 11th in the state and 4th in South Jersey. Top Girl finishers were Kiki Schlemo who is having an incredible junior campaign so far, senior Lindsey Taylor, junior Taylor Rooney, sophomore Bitania Andermariam, and freshman Paige Pacquing. The boys finished 6th out of 23 teams. Led by senior Ryan Taylor who finished in 4th place, sophomore Cam Koryga, junior Amir Halim, junior Johnny Fox, and sophomore Aaron Wagner. The boys are currently ranked 16th in South Jersey.

EHT varsity field hockey is now 6-3 overall after 2 big wins this week, one over a very good Collingswood team.

We lost to Hammonton 3-1 on Monday. Goal by Kara Wilson and assist was by Anna Smith. Semra Alabarda had 16 saves in goal.

We beat Atlantic City on SENIOR NIGHT. Our 13 seniors were honored! Senior Kara Wilson led the way with 2 goals and an assist and senior Anna Smith had 1 goal and 1 assist. Senior Julia Zappile had a goal and senior Olivia Desher had an assist.

We defeated Collingswood 2-1. Jenna Gray led the way with a goal and an assist. She scored the game winning goal with 7.8 seconds left on the clock off of a shot by Brianne Macchia and a deflection by Kara Wilson. Olivia Desher scored the first goal of the game.

We face a tough Washington Township team Friday at 6pm.

VARSITY:

On Saturday 9/24/22, Spirit Day here at EHTHS, the Boys soccer team hosted the Indians of Lenape, a Group IV powerhouse. The Eagles awoke early in the first half and never looked back. Senior Captain Nathan Biersbach scored the first goal from Gilmer Mendoza’s assist. The Eagles lit up the scoreboard three more times in the second half to secure the critical win. Gilmer Mendoza scored off an assist from Matty Sanchez. Joey Martin’s third goal of the game was a beautiful right-footed volley into the back of the net. Nathan Biersback struck again late in the game for his second goal of the game, Sanchez with his second assist of the game. Senior Goalie Brett Barnes made 4 saves in the win.

On 9/26/22 our Eagles hosted Division Rival, Hammonton, in a rematch of last year’s Conference Final game. The Eagles were a bit off this Monday afternoon, giving up an early goal and unable to get back on track. The Eagles were down 1 nil at half and had some spark in the second half when Nathan Biersbach scored on a PK. Unfortunately, Hammonton struck again and won 3-1. The Eagles are confident they will avenge this loss on the road in October. Senior Goalie Brett Barnes made 5 saves in the loss.

Wednesday, 9/28/22 the Bulldogs of Bridgeton walked happily into Eagle Stadium and 80 minutes later sadly exited. Senior, Gilmer Mendoza started the scoring frenzy with a beautiful side-panel blast off an assist from the head of Freshman Lucas Cross. Gilmer would also score the third goal of the game. Senior Captain Nathan Biersbach scored twice, the second and fourth goal. Sophomore Julianny Bados had the assist on Biersbach’s fourth goal. Senior Goalie Kevin Le made 3 saves in the win.

FRESHMEN:

The Freshmen Boys Soccer team continued their great season with two more victories this past week. They kicked off EHT Pride Day with a 3-0 victory over Lenape. Sebastian Aquino, Rami Orellano and Adan Reed scored for the Eagles, while Jonathan Alicea and Chase Lagroteria combined in the cleansheet. On Tuesday, the boys traveled to Richland and earned a dominant 3-0 win over St. Augustine Preparatory School. Sebastian Aquino scored the first goal while Rami Orellano added two in the second half. Jack Carrol kept the cleansheet in goal. The freshmen are now 4-1 on the season.

Girls Soccer defeated Hammonton 3-1 on Monday. It was their first victory at Hammonton since 2012! Goals were scored by junior captain Gabriella Piantadosi who had a brace and senior captain Maddie Eye. Sophomore Abby Lyon recorded the win in goal. EHT followed up the victory with a hard fought 2-0 loss to Mainland to split the home and away series 1-1. On aggregate, the teams both scored 3 goals and allowed 3 goals against to finish the season series essentially even. Outstanding varsity appearances were made by sophomore Lauren Piskun and freshmen Daniela Ramirez and Harleigh Handson.

The Eagles Lost to Clearview High School 32-25. Christian Rando rushed for a touchdown and threw a touchdown to Xavier Bullock. Bradley Smith threw a touchdown pass to Xavier Bullock. Ke’Mun Council rushed for a touchdown. Joey Martin added a successful extra point try.

Middle school athletics are underway! Games will begin on September 27!

Schedules can be found on our website.

MIDDLE SCHOOL WINTER SPORTS REGISTRATION:

Middle School Winter 1 sport registration will open on October 1, and will begin on Dec. 12.

Winter 1 sports include Boys' and Girls' Basketball, Wrestling, and Unified Bowling.

Winter 2 sports includes Co-ed Volleyball and Unified Basketball. Registration will open Dec. 1 and practices will begin February 21.

All registrations for EHT Athletic programs must be completed online through the Family ID Program. https://ehtnjathletics.com/main/otherad/contentID/54216658

· Physical Exams

· All Exams must be submitted digitally though your online registration.

· No hard copies, emails or faxes will be accepted.

· Re-Cert packets and COVID Forms are now part of the registration question/process. No hard copies needed.

· For Help on uploading your exam – Click here

· Registration Dates

· Please review the appropriate registration dates for your interested season found on the registration page. · You do not need a physical to register, but must have an exam uploaded seven days prior to your first tryout.

NJSIAA: For the most up to date information from the New Jersey Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA) visit their website at https://www.njsiaa.org/

· NCAA: Thinking about participating in athletics after high school? Then visit the following link from the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) to prepare: https://www.ncaa.org/student-athletes/future