The Boston Blitz Is Almost Here!

To start off the New Year, coaches and admissions counselors will be traveling around Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Maine to meet with high school students interested in a year at Bridgton Academy. If you are would like to set up a meeting, call or email a coach today!

Here is the list of head coaches with phone numbers and email addresses:

Lacrosse- Garrett Bamann, 207-647-3322 ext. 211, gbamann@bridgtonacademy.org

Hockey- Jon Lounsbury, 207-647-3322 ext. 232, jlounsbury@bridgtonacademy.org

Football- Rick Marcella, 207-647-3322 ext. 235, marcella@bridgtonacademy.org

Basketball- Whit Lesure, 207-647-3322 ext. 233, wlesure@bridgtonacademy.org

Soccer- Alan Ashenfelter, 207-647-3322 ext. 231, aashenfelter@bridgtonacademy.org

Baseball- Aaron Izaryk, 207-647-3322 ext. 236, aizaryk@bridgtonacademy.org

Player Profile: Will Husic

HOMETOWN: Glastonbury, CT

HIGH SCHOOL: East Catholic High School (Manchester, CT)

IN HIGH SCHOOL: I studied and did my homework. I also liked to have fun and hang out with friends and go to sporting events. I was very involved in athletics.

HEARD ABOUT BA: Through summer hockey tournaments- I was at Hockey Night in Boston where someone gave me a list of prep schools I should look at and Coach Lounsbury got back to me right away. I got to practice with Bridgton and liked it and I guess they liked me.

GOALS AT BA: To do well academically and to do well athletically and hopefully get to a good college that is a good fit for me and to build character at BA

BA IS DIFFERENT THAN HIGH SCHOOL: You have more responsibility- learn time management. You are responsible for doing well.

BEST THING ABOUT BA: People care about what you want here and your goals

WORST THING ABOUT BA: The food

ACTIVITIES AT BA: hockey, strength and conditioning, dorm wars- dodgeball,

OUTSIDE OF BA: play hockey, hangout with friends, workout,

ROLE MODEL: My Grandpa

FAVORITE BOOK: The Inner Game of Tennis- W. Timothy Gallwey

FAVORITE MOVIES: The Godfather

FAVORITE SPORTS TEAM: Boston Bruins

FAVORITE ATHLETE: Tuukka Rask

FAVORITE MUSIC: Country

FAVORITE MEAL: Steak and Pasta at the same time

FAVORITE QUOTE: By the grace of God I am what I am- 1Corinthians 15:10

MY FRIENDS WOULD BE SURPRISED TO KNOW: I go to a Yoga class

BA PROSPECTIVE STUDENTS SHOULD KNOW: Bridgton has the right people so if you work hard you will get what you want.

The Boston Blitz is Near

On January 4-6 the admissions office will have various counselors and coaches around Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Maine. They will be visiting various schools over the few days to talk with any students who are interested in a year at BA.

Coach Lounsbury will be visiting the North Shore while Coach Travis will be on the South Shore. If you or someone you might know is interested in meeting with a coach, you can contact Coach Lounsbury via email at jlounsbury@bridgtonacademy.org or by phone at 207-647-3322 x232.

Pictures On Facebook

Check out this link to see some shots of last weekends games on Bridgton Academy's Facebook Page!

Jr. B Has a Winning Weekend

On Friday night the Jr. B hockey team started the weekends contests off on a high note. The team fought back from behind to tie the game and advance to overtime. The first three goals came from Todd Brow (Winslow, ME), Charlie Gendron (Boxford, MA), and Tim Marshall (Hull, MA). The team worked hard all the way through regulation time, and overtime. Their hard work paid off as Sean Yule (West Newton, MA) ripped a slapshot that Marco Spisso (Highland Falls, NY)tipped in for the winning goal. Jesse Little (Freedom, ME) took home the win saving 20 of the 23 shots he faced.

On Saturday the Jr. B team was back on the ice facing off against the Academie St. Louis out of Canada. While they skated hard, they fell to the Canadians 6-4. DJ Cavicchi (Plymouth, MA), Spisso, Steve Laliberte (Falmouth, MA), and Brow all tallied goals for the Wolverines. John Fitzgerald (Arlington, MA) played in net and stopped 19 of the 25 shots that came his way.

With a loss the previous day, the Jr. B Hockey team set out to end the weekend with a win and enter break on a high note. With great effort, Brow broke up a pass, slide it over to Erik Burke(Manchester, NH) who moved to the right circle and beat the goalie low blocker side. With the team on the scoreboard, Dan Cushing (Wilmington, MA) scored the game winning goal. With a final score of a close 2-1, Little had an impressive start in net saving 24 of the 25 shots he saw.

Jr. A Skates By the Jr. Rangers

The Jr. A team took the ice later in the day for their only contest of the weekend. They faced off against the Boston Jr. Rangers and skated away with a nice 5-2 win. Tyler Albano (Beverly, MA) started off the offensive attack with the first goal of the game. Dan Sullivan (Burlington, MA) and Brad McGovern (Haverhill, MA) followed suit adding a goal apiece. Ryan Kulik (Pembroke, MA) added two goals of his own for the evening. All three goalies saw time between the pipes. Brad Cray (Raleigh, NC) saved all 7 shots he saw, Tyler Gallagher (Nahant, MA) tallied 6 saves, and Will Husic (Glastonbury, CT) saved 8 of the 10 shots he saw.

Coach Lounsbury was pleased with the results saying, “After a first period nap that Left Husic out to dry in the net the boys woke up and decided to play BA Hockey. We dominated, out-shooting our opponent 22-3 in the second period. We worked hard and earned a good win. The boys deserved a good rest over break.”

With 15 wins in the first half of the year, the Jr. A team has already passed last year’s total of 14 for the season. The team is looking to come out with a bang after break and pass the current schools record of 24 wins.

BA Has a Busy Weekend

The Jr. B hockey team started off the weekend with an OT 4-3 win over UNH's club team. They then played the Academy St. Louis and suffered a 6-4 loss. The Jr. A team played later in the day and won 5-2. Check back later for the full game recaps.

Changes In Hockey Schedule

There have been a few changes made in the hockey schedule for the next few days. There will be NO Jr. A game on Friday. Additionally the Jr. A game that was scheduled for 12:00 P.M. on Saturday will now be played at 6:00 P.M.

Jr. A Slips Past Kents Hill

The Jr. A hockey team traveled to Kents Hill last night to face off against the Huskies. While Coach Lousbury didn’t feel it was the team’s best played game, he was happy with the win. Brad McGovern (Haverhill, MA) scored the Wolverines first goal of the night off a feed from Matt Buckley (Canton, MA). With the game tied at one, Mike Peacock (Barnstable, MA) scored the go ahead goal to secure the 2-1 win.

This coming weekend the Jr. A team will host the Jr. Rangers in a two day series. Their first game is Friday afternoon at 4:00 P.M. They will play again Saturday night at 6:00 P.M. The Jr. B team will face off against the University of New Hampshire’s Club team this Friday night at 7:00 P.M. They will then host the Academy St. Louis in a two day series with their first game Saturday at 2:00 P.M. and their second on Sunday at 3:00 P.M.