Player Profile: Alex Pompeo

HOMETOWN: Hingham, MA

HIGH SCHOOL: Hingham High School

IN HIGH SCHOOL: I was not very motivated in school

HEARD ABOUT BA: Coach Lounsbury contacted me

GOALS AT BA: To improve my GPA

BA IS DIFFERENT THAN HIGH SCHOOL: You have more free time and you build much stronger relationships with your classmates

BEST THING ABOUT BA: We have our own rink and all the ice time we want

WORST THING ABOUT BA: The food

ACTIVITIES AT BA: Hockey and the yearbook club,

OUTSIDE OF BA: I play hockey and hang out with friends

ROLE MODEL: Ray Bourque

FAVORITE BOOK: Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer

FAVORITE MOVIES: Miracle

FAVORITE SPORTS TEAM: The Boston Bruins

FAVORITE ATHLETE: Alex Ovechkin

FAVORITE MUSIC: Anything but country

FAVORITE MEAL: Fruit

FAVORITE QUOTE: “Make each day your masterpiece”- John Wooden

MY FRIENDS WOULD BE SURPRISED TO KNOW: I love to read

BA PROSPECTIVE STUDENTS SHOULD KNOW: Come here- don’t question it.

Jr. B Blows Away Maine Sternmen

The Jr. B hockey team had a blowout win over the Maine Sternmen this past week with a score of 13-1. 13-1 game. After the Sternmen scored early to take the lead, Ethan Charny (Chicago, IL) completed a feed from Barry O’Neil (Falmouth, MA) and Evan Gray (Norwell, MA) to tie things up. Dan MacInnes (Plymouth, MA) scored the go ahead goal with assists from Dylan Larrow (Ludlow, MA) and Brian McKeown (Scarborough, ME). For the rest of the game, Bridgton was unstoppable. MacInnes tallied two more goals while Charny added his second. Additionally McKeown and Marco Spisso (Highland Falls, NY) scored twice while Chris Mini (Everett, MA), Dusty Burke (Sherborn, MA), Cody Norton (Essex, VT), and Zach Pettingill (Scarborough, ME) all added goals.

John Busa (Billerica, MA) started off in net and saved 8 of 9 shots for the win. Brendan Gaetjens (Montclair, NJ) also played between the pipes and stopped all nine shots that came his way.

Coach Meserve was happy with the game, but still sees areas that need improvement saying "it was a good win. We utilized our systems well, and we won the one on one battles...but still have to work on turnovers."

Up next the Jr. B team will travel to play in the the Cyclones Tournament in Hudson, NH with their first game at 3:30 P.M. on Friday the 21st.

Player Profile: Marquise Cotten

HOMETOWN: Washington, DC

HIGH SCHOOL: Gonzaga College High School

IN HIGH SCHOOL: I was unmotivated when it came to academics

HEARD ABOUT BA: My mom found out about and thought it might be a good fit for me

GOALS AT BA: I want to achieve a 3.5 GPA and to develop my skills athletically

BA IS DIFFERENT THAN HIGH SCHOOL: It’s further from home and the teachers at BA care more about your success

BEST THING ABOUT BA: Cleaves

WORST THING ABOUT BA: The food

ACTIVITIES AT BA: Cooking Club, Hockey, Tour Guide, Dorm Wars Basketball

OUTSIDE OF BA: I play video games, read comics, and fix cars

ROLE MODEL: My cousin

FAVORITE BOOK: The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man by J. W. Johnson

FAVORITE MOVIES: Saving Private Ryan

FAVORITE SPORTS TEAM: The Washington Capitals

FAVORITE ATHLETE: Brooks Laich

FAVORITE MUSIC: All kinds

FAVORITE MEAL: Rice and Sweet Peas

FAVORITE QUOTE: “If you are going for revenge, be prepared to dig two graves”

MY FRIENDS WOULD BE SURPRISED TO KNOW: I eat six full meals a day

BA PROSPECTIVE STUDENTS SHOULD KNOW: If you don’t work hard, you won’t succeed

Jr. A Splits With Albany Americans

The Jr. A hockey team hosted the Albany Americans this past weekend and split the pair of games. In the first contest of the weekend, Bridgton had a strong 4-0 lead which the held onto until the third period. Albany had a string of goals that Bridgton could not stop, and took the 5-4 win.

In the second game, Bridgton was determined to comeback from their upsetting loss the night before. The Wolverines dominated the play and came out on top with an 8-3 win. The Wolverines started to come together and play as a single unit. All in all, Bridgton outshot Albany 60-21. Coach Lounsbury was happy with the comeback, but commented “we can play a strong 40 minutes, or next goal is to play all 60.”

Jr. B Hits the Road

On Saturday the Jr. B hockey team started their weekend off with a big 7-1 win over the Worcester Wildcats. Chris Mini (Everett , MA) started things with assists from Marquise Cotten (Washington, DC) and Cody Norton (Essex, VT). John Sheil (Narragansett, RI), Zach Pettingill (Scarborough, ME), Dan MacInnes (Plymouth, MA), Brian McKeown (Scarborough, ME), Billy Smith (Boston, MA), and Norton netted the next six goals for Bridgton in the dominating win. John Busa (Billerica, MA) played in net for the Wolverines and saved 13 of the 14 shots that came his way.

On Sunday the Wolverines continued their weekend with a 7-3 loss to the Jr. Valley Warriors. Sheil put away Bridgton’s first goal of the game from Dusty Burke (Sherborn, MA) and Smith. MacInnes tallied his second goal of the weekend off a feed from McKeown and Cory Durkin (Narraganset, RI). Finally McKeown netted Bridgton’s third and final goal unassisted. Brendan Gaetjens (Montclair, NJ) played between the pipes and saved 38 of 45 shots he faced.

Coach Meserve commented after the second game, “We did some things very well this weekend, however, there is a lot of little things we have to fix. In both games, our attention to details cost us some opportunities”

Jr. B 2011-2012 Captains Announced

Coach Meserve is happy to announce Cory Durkin (Narragansett, RI) as Captain of this year’s Jr. B Hockey team and Billy Smith (Boston, MA) as Assistant Captain.

Durkin comes to Bridgton Academy from Narragansett High School where he played four years of hockey and soccer. Durkin was a two time captain of his hockey team and a senior captain of his soccer team. In 2007-2008 Durkin’s hockey team won the RI DIII State Championship.

“I feel lucky to have the opportunity to lead such a great group of hockey players and individuals,” said Durkin when asked about his selection. “It’s going to be a long season but if our team plays the way we should, we can be very successful.”

Joining Durkin is Smith who was also named Assistant Captain of his Brookline High School Varsity hockey team where he played for four years prior to attending Bridgton Academy.

“It’s going to be a lot of fun to watch our potential unravel” commented Smith. “We have a competitive schedule and we are going to have some real battles, but our coaches have prepared us well.”

Photos Are Up!

The pictures from all three contests this weekend are up on shutterfly! Click here to check them out.