Top-seeded Brunswick ‘A’ swept Shipley (Pa.) by a 7-0 score in the opening round of the 2018 HEAD U.S. High School Team Championships on Friday, at the Philadelphia Cricket Club. In the bottom half of the 16-team draw, the Brunswick ‘B’ team fell to #3 Avon Old Farms, 5-2.
With the win, the 9-0 Bruins ‘A’ squad advances to play McDonogh (Md.) in the quarterfinal round of the Division I bracket on Saturday, February 3, at 8:00 a.m., while the ‘B’ team heads to the consolation round to face Brooks (Mass.) on later on Friday at 4:00 p.m.
In the ‘A’ match, the Bruins did not lose a single game to Shipley across seven individual contests.
Brunswick ‘A’ vs. Shipley
1. (B) Max Finkelstein def. (S) Teddy Eill: 11-8, 11-3, 11-2
2. (B) Will Holey def. (S) Zach Bradlow: 11-5, 11-5, 11-5
3. (B) Patrick Feeley def. (S) Chase Brandow: 11-4, 11-3, 11-3
4. (B) Nick Spizzirri def. (S) Drew Rodack: 11-5, 11-3, 11-
5. (B) Brian Leonard def. (S) Dillon Howard: 11-1, 11-7, 11-5
6. (B) Dana Santry def. (S) Grant Williams: 11-1, 11-2, 11-4
7. (B) Pierce Henderson def. (S) Will Drake: 11-5, 11-3, 11-3
Brunswick ‘B’ vs. Avon Old Farms
1. (A) Will Curtis def. (B) Mac Aube: 11-2, 11-4, 11-5
2. (A) Ian Blatchford def. (B) Will Jones: 11-5, 11-3, 11-9
3. (A) Khamal Cumberbatch def. (B) Charles Heath: 11-1, 11-7, 11-6
4. (A) Ryan York def. (B) Alexander Trauber: 5-11, 11-2, 11-7, 11-9
5. (B) PK Keller def. (A) Henry Culhane: 11-9, 11-2, 11-7
6. (B) Will McLaren def. (A) Henry Culhane: 6-11, 12-10, 9-11, 11-8, 11-9
7. (A) Matthew Lazor def. (B) Andrew Aube: 6-11, 11-4, 12-14, 14-12, 12-10
More info about the championship can be found
here.