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Varsity Sports
Junior Zia Barr quali-
fied for the girls’ Spring
track State Meet of
Champions in the Tri-
ple Jump and earned
First Team All County
in the event.
The boys’ basketball team had a historic year by win-
ning back-to-back Group 3 State Championships. The
team went on to play in the Tournament of Champi-
ons, making it to the final four where they played a
courageous and valiant game vs. the Patrick School,
the team that would eventually be overall winner of
the tournament.
Ja’Quaye James and Leondre
Washington II both earned First
Team All County honors and
Head Coach Jerome Smart was
selected by the NJ.com and USA
Today as the New Jersey Boys’
Basketball Coach of the Year.
Boys’ Volleyball
Head Coach Jason
McDonald, rallies
his team to victory
in an overtime third
game.
The softball team experienced the best start to their
season with a 10-2 record. They qualified for both
the County and State
Tournaments.
Ashley Sosa set a
new school hitting
record by recording
155 career hits.
The girls’ bowling team had an outstanding year and
completed the season with a 16-0 record. They placed
first in the BNC National Division and the team qual-
ified for the State Finals which were held in New
Brunswick. Freshman Mia Aish received First Team
All-County recognition.
Swim Coach Matt Green re-
ceived the Northeast Sectional
and National Federation of High
School Boys’ Swimming Coach
of the Year recognition and was
honored with an award at a
luncheon at the Pine Manor in
Edison, NJ.
Students/athletes in the senior class collectively
earned an overall 3.5 GPA. Seven out of the last 10
years the boys’ and girls’ swim teams have earned
the highest swim team GPA’s in the state of New
Jersey.
Christian Pearson; football and
track student/athlete was ap-
pointed to the US Naval Acade-
my. At the academy he will
work towards a degree, play
football and serve his country!
The NJSIAA sportsmanship banner will be awarded
to Teaneck High School in September. To earn the
banner all athletic events had to have recorded zero
disqualifications and ejections. Teaneck athletes
played over 950 home and away games, and every
game was played no matter the outcome with grace
and dignity. Our athletes are true ambassadors.
Two head coaches received Big North National
League Coaches of the Year awards. Cross-Country
coach Lauren Fowler and Bowling Coach Stephanie
Baer.
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