The Loomis Chaffee School 2010 Fall Athletic Awards Ceremony ...

LOOMIS CHAFFEE
BOYS WATER POLO
2010
TEAM HISTORY
Water Polo at Loomis Chaffee dates back to the late-70's when Coach Bob Hartman
created one of the first high school programs in New England. This co-ed team
eventually split into girls and boys varsity programs in the mid -90's with both teams
having consistent success in their respective leagues. The Pelican's won the New
England Prep School Championship Tournament in 1994 and 1996, finished second in
1999, 2002, and 2003 and third in 2001.
2010 STATISTICS
Overall Record: 6-10
Goals – A. Wright 40, R. Carroll 28, W. DeLaMater 19
Assists – A. Wright 33, W. DeLaMater 28, S. Broda 12
Steals – A.Wright 55, S. Broda 37, W. DeLaMater 34
2010 SEASON
Coming off of a 2009 campaign that ended with at 1-15 record, the Pelicans had reason to
be optimistic for a more competitive 2010 season. Key returning players from last year’s
team, juniors Addison Wright and Sam Broda along with captain Rob Carroll and a large
group of seniors including Will DeLaMater, Dan Kang, Nick Fainlight and Kyle
Ruddock formed the nucleus for the varsity. In an early season scrimmage against
Williston the team played quite well, and while games in the opening weeks of the
regular season led to a 0- 5 record (losses to Andover, Deerfield, Choate, Suffield and
Greenwich High), the team was competitive and the quality of the water polo was
noticeably improving. Back to back victories over Hopkins and Williston broke the ice
for the Pelicans, and while the boys struggled to play a cohesive game against Exeter, the
team rallied with three straight wins over Hopkins, Canterbury and Brunswick. In the
Brunswick contest, the Pelicans discovered a higher level of play then they had achieved
in years. A disappointing loss at Suffield on Parent’s Weekend was followed by a very
well played and competitive defeat at the hands of #1 ranked Deerfield, these games set
the stage for a showdown with Hotchkiss where the Pelicans needed a win to preserve the
chance for a birth in the post season. In a tightly contested duel with the Bearcats,
Loomis twice rallied from four goals down to narrow the margin to one, but were unable
to force the game into overtime. Final score: Hotchkiss 13 - Loomis 12. Without
standout rookie goalie Ryan Shelby in the cage against Choate, the Pelicans took perhaps
their worst beating of the season down in Wallingford. But with two more good days of
work, goalies Will Bogle ‘12 and Matt Weicker ‘11 ably shut down the Williston
Wildcats as the team played their most elegant water polo of the year going 8 for 10 on
power plays in route to a 12-9 season ending victory. A huge thanks to Jack Mahoney
’10 for his generous commitment of time and energy working with the boys this fall and
for the enthusiasm of the huge class of seniors who worked so diligently to push the