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Photo by Jacob Cader: Dana Schatz (III) won the 100 meter fly event at meet against Poly Prep on Friday<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I had that feeling of profound dismay that you get when you realize that your team is going to lose. Fieldston missed a shot, and a Collegiate big man corralled the rebound and got fouled to shoot free throws. Like a professional golfer strutting down the eighteenth hole at the end of a successful day, the foul shooter triumphantly made his way to the line, carried by the roars of teammates and fans. It was over. Oh well\u2026 what a battle.<\/span><\/p>\n

But then, clank<\/i> and clank<\/i>. The Collegiate player missed both of his free throws and Sophomore Justyn Rogers pulled down the board for Fieldston and called timeout. Fewer than 10 seconds remained, and the Eagles were down by three. It was suddenly a game.<\/p>\n

After the timeout, Fieldston inbounded the ball to Senior leader Andrew Sofer at the midpoint line, who immediately called his team\u2019s final timeout. Suddenly, a shred of hope trickled down the bleachers where some Fieldston fans had journeyed to see their team play.<\/p>\n

With only a few seconds left on the clock, the referee at midcourt handed the ball to Kyle Axelrod (VI) on the sideline. Sofer \u2014 who had positioned himself close to the ball \u2014 quickly broke toward the far sideline. Axelrod whipped Sofer a chest pass near the center of the court. Sofer took a dribble or two to his right and threw up a fading prayer from barely inside the halfcourt line. For a brief moment, I could\u2019ve heard a pin hit the hardwood. Sofer\u2019s shot was true, evening the score, and Fieldston\u2019s supporters went ballistic. Long story short, two nerve-racking and brutally physical overtimes later, Fieldston squeaked out a victory, 91 to 82.<\/p>\n

January 20 was a huge day for Boys Varsity Basketball Head Coach Cliff Brooks. His Eagles went into Collegiate\u2019s gym and took down a previously undefeated Dutchmen squad.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt showed we are progressively getting better as a team,\u201d Brooks said after the game. \u201cAlso it gave us confidence that when we do the intangible things fundamentally it makes US a very competitive team night in and night out against the elite teams in our league.\u201d<\/p>\n

Feeling hyped up after a truly program-building road win, Brooks raved about the energy that his group brought.<\/p>\n

\u201c[We were] recklessly focused, gritty, hard-nosed and passionate \u2014 all attributes that define who we are as a team,\u201d Brooks proudly continued. \u201cMany I\u2019m sure never would have expected US to have that type of resolve as a team.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Eagles\u2019 win over Collegiate marked their third victory in a row, and they would go on to beat Trevor Day on January 21 by a margin of twelve points, 60 to 48.<\/p>\n

But then, with Fieldston carrying the momentum of a four-game winning streak, along came Poly on January 23. Poly Prep came into the nest and stymied the Eagles\u2019 offense, routing the home team 53 to 34. It was a tough loss to swallow, but thanks to a couple of snow days, the Eagles had a week to physically and mentally recover and turn their attention to their Winterfest bout with league rival Hackley. And recover they did.<\/p>\n

Fieldston came out with the same pop and toughness that they played with during the Collegiate game and put the \u201cwin\u201d in Win<\/i>terfest. The final score was Fieldston 53, Hackley 43.<\/p>\n

Now standing at 11 and 6, the Eagles look to eventually make a run at a league title. With senior leadership from Sofer, Axelrod, and Jack Upton, and production from talented Sophomores Justyn Rogers and Gabe Ravetz, this bunch has the firepower to make some noise in the postseason.<\/p>\n

In other Winterfest news, Savannah Stern (VI) and Girls Varsity Basketball lost their Winterfest matchup with Hackley. Hackley Junior point guard Sammy Mueller led the charge for her squad a controlled the tempo throughout the night. The Eagles didn\u2019t have an answer for her ability to penetrate the lane and either score or dish the ball to open teammates.<\/p>\n

Fieldston\u2019s Varsity Swim team had a similarly difficult day in the pool. Both the girls and boys fell to visiting Poly Prep, 67 to 100 and 66 to 103, respectively. Despite the scores of their games, however, the girls won seven out of the eleven races at the meet, co-captain Jessica Lipton (V) conquered her own school record in the 200 IM with a time of 2:21.12, and the boys were able to end the day on a high note by winning the final 400 meter relay.<\/p>\n

Lastly, Varsity Ice Hockey continued its winning ways with a 3 to 0 shutout of Brunswick.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was a good week,\u201d Captain Karan Reddy (VI) said after the game. \u201cWe\u2019re starting to get on a roll and we\u2019re going to need all the momentum we can get for Harvey on February 4.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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