Boys’ cross-country: In its first large meet of the year, the top-ranked boys’ cross-country team did not disappoint at the Catholic Memorial Invitational on Saturday. The Falcons finished first with 61 points, followed by Pinkerton Academy with 95 points and Coe Brown Academy with 107 points.
In a race with 231 participants, Cambridge Rindge and Latin runners captured three of the first 10 positions and five of the top 23. Leon Ibanez Fraile won the race with a time of 15:37, Thomas Dewitt was fifth (15:43) and Liam Eldridge took 10th (15:49). Gael Berzin finished 22nd (16:07) and Henry Park finished right behind him (16:09).
Girls’ cross-country: The girls’ cross-country team finished third at the Catholic Memorial Invitational with 98 points, behind only Bishop Feehan and Boston Latin Academy, which each had 88 points. Neva Hartman finished ninth with a time of 18:45, Violet Smith took 14th (19:30), and Maeve Reynolds was 18th (19:49).
Boys’ soccer: The boys’ soccer team (6-1-3) reeled off three straight clean sheets, defeating Waltham on Oct. 13, 3-0, Weston on Oct. 15, 2-0, and Belmont on Senior Night on Saturday, 3-0. The team is now ranked second in the MIAA Division 1 boys’ soccer power rankings.
In the defeat of Waltham, Kirubel Tilahun scored a hat trick, getting assists from Elias Hyland, Will Richards and Ben Richards. Against Weston, Tilahun scored on an assist from Mathias Asnake, who also scored, with an assist from Hyland. Leo Davis helped dictate the tempo and pace of the game with strong pass completion and eight duels won. In the Senior Night defeat of Belmont, Ben Richards, Phineas Tomsho, and Tilahun scored. Asnake had two assists.
Girls’ soccer: The girls’ soccer team (4-7) broke a six-game losing streak with a 3-2 defeat of Waltham on Oct. 13. All three goals were scored by Mira Tanwar, who clinched the victory and the hat trick by scoring with just one minute remaining in the contest, on an assist from Emily Yablonsky. Tanwar’s goals included a penalty kick. Harriet Wessler assisted on her other goal.
The Falcons faced the reverse score on Oct. 15, losing to Weston, 3-2. Cailin Beckman and Cece Lubetsky each scored, with Tanwar assisting on both goals.
Football: The Cambridge Rindge and Latin football team (3-2) broke a two-game losing streak, defeating Boston Latin Oct. 16, 34-26. Quarterback Max Batchelor completed 9 of 19 pass attempts for 227 yards and three touchdown passes. Jamai Lewis caught four passes for 124 yards, including two touchdown receptions. He also returned a kickoff 82 yards for a score. The other two Falcon touchdowns came on a three-yard run by Batchelor and a 65-yard pass from Batchelor to Christopher Jean Baptiste.
On defense, Damiaise Bellame made 11 tackles (9 solo), had an interception, and broke up two passes. Cristiano Joachim had five tackles, including two for a loss, two sacks, and a forced fumble. Jhenassy Shaw made eight tackles, including two for a loss, and had a sack and a fumble recovery.
Boys’ crew: At the Head of the Charles regatta on Sunday, the men’s youth 4+ finished 11th out of 85 crews, the highest position in school history for a CRLS boys’ crew at the Head of the Charles, qualifying for next year’s regatta. The boat of coxswain Son Schneider, Nicolas Karnath, Daniel Morland, Zeke Bittker, and Mateus Verdi crossed the line in 16:42.
Also qualifying for next year’s race was the under-17 4+ boat, which competed at the Head of the Charles for the first time in school history, finishing 16th out of 35 teams. The lineup of coxswain Vida Ristivojevic, Malcolm Funck, Milo Sperry, Eli Garcia, and Timur Cerimagic had a time of 17:46.
Girls’ crew: The women’s youth 4+ ‘A’ crew finished 15th out of 85 crews and qualified for next year’s Head of the Charles. The boat of coxswain Antonia Millan, Moira MacCarthy, Nova Bahlmann, Imogen Wu, and Violet Finley finished 15th with a time of 19:18.
Girls’ volleyball: The girls’ volleyball team (12-4) had a strong week, sandwiching wins over Brockton, 3-1 on Oct. 14, and Bedford, 3-0 on Oct. 19, around a 3-0 loss Oct. 16 to Westford Academy. The Falcons have won six of their last seven matches and are ranked 19th in the MIAA power rankings.
In the defeat of Brockton, Noah Beyer led with 12 kills, followed by nine kills from both Abigail Fisher Seufert and Talia Livny. Bianca Etkin registered eight kills and also had three blocks. Beyer had 12 digs, followed by Ellie Su with 11. In the loss to Westford Academy, Indie Fray contributed six assists and six digs.
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