Lion Sports Update 12/12
Soccer
The varsity soccer team traveled to Trinity Valley on Tuesday. The Lions conceded a quick goal after only 36 seconds, but recovered quickly when junior Colin Campbell converted sophomore Eric Yoo’s through ball in the seventh minute. Two minutes later, Yoo connected again, with senior captain Seth Weprin, whose strike caught the Trojan keeper off his line. Just before halftime, Yoo fed junior Alex Piccagli whose quality service found Weprin inside the Trinity Valley penalty area, and the Lions took a two-goal lead. In the second half, senior Shane Ndeda’s free kick created confusion for the Trojan defense. Junior Romil Mathur took advantage to head the ball beyond the reach of the Trinity Valley keeper. Eric Yoo finished the scoring for the Lions by converting another Ndeda free kick into a goal 14 minutes from full time. This week, the Lions take on two conference opponents in “friendly” matchups. The team hosts ESD on Tuesday at 6:30 pm and then plays Greenhill at Hockaday on Friday at 5:30 pm as part of a Daisy/Lion double header.
Swimming
Basketball
The varsity basketball team competed in a pair of non-conference contests last week. On Tuesday, December 4, the Lions traveled to Plano East. The pace was frenetic early on, but the Lions protected possessions well (only 1 turnover the entire first half) en route to a 38-24 halftime lead. The second half scoring was fairly even, but freshman Noah Shelby's four second-half 3's ensured a 74-64 St. Mark's win over the Panthers. Junior Andrew Laczkowski, sophomore Harrison Ingram, and freshman Colin Smith finished with 17 points each. On Friday night, St Mark's hosted Bryan Adams. A couple of dunks energized the crowd early on, and the Marksmen relied on double-digit scoring performances from Laczkowski, Ingram, Smith, & Shelby to claim victory. Juniors Taylor Hopkin (6 points, 7 rebounds) and Eddie Raj (team-high 4 assists) also turned in stellar performances. This week, the Lions host two more large public schools: Sunset HS on Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. and Allen HS, the defending 6A state champion, on Friday also at 7:30 p.m.
Wrestling
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The varsity soccer team traveled to Trinity Valley on Tuesday. The Lions conceded a quick goal after only 36 seconds, but recovered quickly when junior Colin Campbell converted sophomore Eric Yoo’s through ball in the seventh minute. Two minutes later, Yoo connected again, with senior captain Seth Weprin, whose strike caught the Trojan keeper off his line. Just before halftime, Yoo fed junior Alex Piccagli whose quality service found Weprin inside the Trinity Valley penalty area, and the Lions took a two-goal lead. In the second half, senior Shane Ndeda’s free kick created confusion for the Trojan defense. Junior Romil Mathur took advantage to head the ball beyond the reach of the Trinity Valley keeper. Eric Yoo finished the scoring for the Lions by converting another Ndeda free kick into a goal 14 minutes from full time. This week, the Lions take on two conference opponents in “friendly” matchups. The team hosts ESD on Tuesday at 6:30 pm and then plays Greenhill at Hockaday on Friday at 5:30 pm as part of a Daisy/Lion double header.
Swimming
The varsity swim team competed in their first scored meet of the year against Cistercian last Tuesday. The team did well, winning by a score of 137-28. The Medley Relay (senior Mark Weisberg, junior Sean Zhao, freshman Nicolas Gomez, and senior Robert Newman) stood out and performed above expectations with a time of 1:43.97. The team’s next meet will be at Southlake Carroll on Jan. 10th.
Basketball
The varsity basketball team competed in a pair of non-conference contests last week. On Tuesday, December 4, the Lions traveled to Plano East. The pace was frenetic early on, but the Lions protected possessions well (only 1 turnover the entire first half) en route to a 38-24 halftime lead. The second half scoring was fairly even, but freshman Noah Shelby's four second-half 3's ensured a 74-64 St. Mark's win over the Panthers. Junior Andrew Laczkowski, sophomore Harrison Ingram, and freshman Colin Smith finished with 17 points each. On Friday night, St Mark's hosted Bryan Adams. A couple of dunks energized the crowd early on, and the Marksmen relied on double-digit scoring performances from Laczkowski, Ingram, Smith, & Shelby to claim victory. Juniors Taylor Hopkin (6 points, 7 rebounds) and Eddie Raj (team-high 4 assists) also turned in stellar performances. This week, the Lions host two more large public schools: Sunset HS on Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. and Allen HS, the defending 6A state champion, on Friday also at 7:30 p.m.
Wrestling
The varsity wrestling team competed at the 45th R. L. Turner Paul E. Aubrey Christmas Tournament on December 7th and 8th. The team took 12th out of 33 teams, which was good for a team wrestling only eight out of the fourteen weight classes in the Varsity Division. Another nine Marksmen were entered into the Junior Varsity Wrestling Division. As a team, the Lions improved three team spots from last year. In this tournament, two Marksmen medaled at the varsity level and three Marksmen at the Junior Varsity division. Sophomore co-captain Cooper Ribman (145lbs) won his consolation finals match (Decision 3-1) to take 3rdplace. Senior co-captain Colin Neuhoff (170lbs) lost by fall in the last period placing him 4th in the tournament. At the JV level, freshman Jedidiah Kim took 1st at the 126lbs weight class. Junior Bulgarian exchange student and rookie wrestler, Lachezar (Lucho) Hadzhigenov, won his consolation match to place 3rd at the 152lbs class. Sophomore rookie Mike Mendoza won the Silver Medal at the 220lbs weight division. This Saturday, Dec. 15, St. Mark’s wrestles at Bishop Lynch High School at their annual Tri-State Tournament starting at 10:00 a.m.
Cross Country
Cross Country
Members of the varsity cross country team participated in the Nike Regional Championships in The Woodlands on Nov. 17. Competing against the best from Texas, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Mississippi, and Louisiana in the Open Division, the boys finished 8th out of 101 teams! The team was led by senior Seth Weprin and junior Pablo Arroyo who finished 6th and 8th respectively out of 900+ runners. Their placing earned them ALL-REGION. Also contributing to the team were junior Andres Arroyo, junior Tyler Nussbaumer, sophomore Julian Ivarra, senior George Lamb, and junior Devan Patel.
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St. Mark’s School of Texas is a private, nonsectarian college-preparatory boys’ day school for students in grades 1 through 12, located in Dallas, Texas. St. Mark’s aims to prepare young men to assume leadership and responsibility in a competitive and changing world.
St. Mark’s does not discriminate in the administration of its admission and education policies on the basis of race, color, religion, sexual orientation, or national or ethnic origin.
St. Mark’s does not discriminate in the administration of its admission and education policies on the basis of race, color, religion, sexual orientation, or national or ethnic origin.
