IN THE HOOP PUBLISHED ON 2/25/2021 ISSUE 11 - Mead Hall School
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IN THE HOOP
PUBLISHED ON 2/25/2021 ISSUE 11
Panther Boys Crowned Champs
Congratulations to our Varsity boys
team on being crowned Region
Champions and being invited to
the State Playoffs in which has not
been done in over a decade and
now our Panthers have made their
presence known in SCISA. The
Panther’s are here to STAY! !!
Our Varsity boys finished the season on a high note with a bid to the State
Tournament. Although we fell short it was a great experience for all of our
players to see a different level of team and gives us an idea of the work we
need to put in in order to compete at that level. David Elam led us in scoring
with 21 pts, Ashton Stroud 10 points and our newest member of the school and
team James Timmons marked the books with a high arcing 3 pointer. We are
very proud of all the hard work and dedication the boys put in this season and
we look forward to continued growth. (WE ARE MEAD HALL)!
Congratulations on a FLAWLESS season as our
Middle School boys dominated the SCISA regular
season league finishing in 1st place while also
dominating the AAMSL regular season finishing in
1st place as well. The boys worked and prepared all
season and deserved everything this season. Coach
Grant and Coach Hilton appreciated everyone
coming in day after day practicing hard and
coming together as a team to put a STAMP on a
dual CHAMPIONSHIP season! MEEEEAD HAAAALLL!
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Panther Boys Named Top State Players
Ashton Stroud & Wyatt Geitner David Elam
SCISA All-Region SCISA Region IV PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Two Lady Panthers Named All-Region
Two Varsity Girls players have been named as "All-
Region" for this season. Congratulations to both
Catherine Abbott and Esther Marks for earning this
honor!
The Varsity Girls team continued to learn and develop
through adversity this year. With our team primarily
composed of 9th graders, we continued to battle hard against
older teams. These young ladies have continued to practice
hard over the past 2 ½ months, despite only having had 4
Catherine Abbott
games this whole season, with 2 of the games were back-to- SCISA All-Region
back against (South Aiken Baptist and Curtis Baptist).
Our Lady Panthers continued to give effort throughout
the game, regardless of the score, hustling after loose
balls, competing for rebounds, playing physical defense,
and pushing the ball up the floor on offense. These are
the foundations which will build this team for the future.
While the outcomes of the games do not reflect the
effort, individually and collectively the girls are
Esther Marks
improving as a team.
SCISA All-Region
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Let's Celebrate Our Senior
Maura Cassidy – plans to attend Francis Marion to
major in Mechanical Engineering. Maura was a
multi-sport athlete competing in Swimming, Track,
and Varsity basketball. Maura made it to State in
swimming in both years of her competing and she
was the recipient of the Tommy Hitchcock Award
Cheers to a Great Year!
Congratulations to Coach Tiffany Boyd and our Cheerleaders for all the hard work
and dedication put in this season. Our teams felt well supported having you all
cheering on the side as our teams were recording victories. Awesome Job
Panthers!
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MS GIRLS NET TWO MAJOR WINS On Tuesday, January 19, the girls got their first win of the season with a substantial 25-11 victory over the St. Mary’s “B” team. Led by Hyatt Wilhelm’s 9 points and Charlie Farmer’s 6 points, 7 of the girls scored points in the game. All of them played significant minutes and made solid contributions. Thursday’s game against Augusta Christian did not go quite as well, but the girls fought hard throughout the contest and were led by Avery Abrams 6 points. On Monday, January 25, the girls lost a heartbreaker to Alleluia 12 – 16. Hyatt Wilhelm, Malia Pemberton, and Kendall Doolittle were our scorers in the game, but hard defensive effort by the team almost put us on top. On Thursday, the girls used what they learned from Monday’s loss to get their first “A” team win of the season against CCA, 20-19. Inspired by a very vocal crowd, the girls had to fight back from at least six points down at one point in the second half to take the lead late in the game, and then continue to fight to hold off CCA. Scorers included Hyatt Wilhelm (6), Malia Pemberton (5), Charlie Farmer (2), Avery Abrams (2), Kendall Starks (2), Eliza Farris Connor (2), and Darla Stanley (1). Carly Brown, Lucy Arvizu, and Anrei Delariarte provided aggressive defensive effort as well. On Friday, the girls were not able to overcome their exhaustion from the emotional win of Friday, as a very good Curtis Baptist team won the game. This in no way overshadows the huge accomplishment of our team of primarily 5th and 6th grade girls getting their first “A” team win. FEBRUARY 25, 2021 PAGE | 04
Merritt Strikes State
Congratulations to Robin Merritt on representing
Mead Hall in the State Bowling competition! Robin
continues to remind our league that Mead Hall can
Bowl! We are looking for others to join Robin to
represent our school as we can place a team in
State Competition. Great Job, Robin!
Meet Our New MS Soccer Coach
Hello Mead Hall Community,
My name is Jake Harrington, and I am excited to be
stepping into the role of Mead Hall’s middle school soccer
coach for this spring season.
I am a recent graduate of the University of South Carolina
and am currently taking graduate courses online toward an
MS in Oceanography through the University of Rhode
Island. Taking classes from home this year has also
allowed me to frequently work as a substitute teacher at
Mead Hall on both the lower and upper school campuses.
My ties to Mead Hall and Aiken Prep, as well as the sport of soccer, run deep. I graduated
from Mead Hall in 2016, where I played soccer (as well as just about every other sport
offered by the school) and was named a SCISA all-region soccer player my Junior and
Senior years as well as Mead Hall’s Varsity Athlete of the year my Senior year. I am
especially excited to be coaching on the APS campus because I am carrying on somewhat of
a family legacy. My father, Rob Harrington, was a soccer coach and PE teacher at Aiken
Prep/Mead Hall for more than a decade; my Grandfather, Bob Harrington, was a headmaster
of Aiken Prep as well as its tennis coach for many years; and my great-grandfather, Harold
Fletcher (for whom our upper school soccerfield “Fletcher Field” is named), was also a
headmaster of Aiken Prep as well as an all-American soccer player.
I look forward to having a fun and productive season! Middle school practices will take place
on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays from 3:45 – 5:15.
Best,
Jake Harrington
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Swing into Spring!
+ Enjoy a round of golf
benefit our school
community
To sponsor and/or
register to play,
click here
Come Play with Us!
The 2021 Panther Club Golf Tournament is quickly
approaching! If you would like to play in the
tournament or sponsor the event, please go to
“News and Events” on the school website, and then
click “Upcoming Events” to register. If you or your
business have anything you’d like to donate for
prizes, please contact Tiffany Boyd
(tmboyd36@gmail.com, 803.646.3606). All funds
raised will go towards the restoration of the APC
gym floor. Many thanks in advance for your support!
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