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  • Junior Noah Potter breaks the water during a freestyle stroke. Potter earned third place in the 100 yard butterfly and fifth place in the 100 yard backstroke at the state championship. Potter aims to lead the Wildcats to a state championship next year.

  • Junior Kendall Alexander goes up for a contested layup against the Quince Orchard Cougars. Alexander led the team in points this season and helped the Wildcats make it to the second round of the playoffs.

  • Senior Tyrese Rucker attempts a layup over a B-CC defender. The Wildcats weren’t able to beat the Barons in either of their matchups against B-CC and fell short of the Churchill Bulldogs in the first round of the playoffs.

  • Junior Sam Potter attempts a takedown on a Seneca Valley wrestler in their first home meet of the season. The Wildcats finished with 5 medalists at Regionals.

  • Junior Patrick Murphy takes a shot against the Walt Whitman Vikings. The Wildcats had a strong regular season finishing 8-2-1, but their season ended in the third round of the playoffs. (Courtesy Matthew Alcorn)

  • Senior William Isola rolls the ball against the Churchill Bulldogs. Isola and the Wildcats completed their season in the first round of the playoffs.

  • Seniors Kendall Murphy, Calix McCormick and Liad Simhony pose with Olympian Erriyon Knighton following their silver medal in the 4×800 meter relay at the Grant Holloway Invitational. The three have been relay teammates for two years now and helped lead the boys to second place at the MCPS championships. (Courtesy Calix McCormick)

  • Seniors Danielle Trachtenberg and Alexa Steinberg perform their routine at the Poms County Championships. They earned 5th place without deductions and 6th with deductions. (Courtesy Luca Sever)

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Nick is an Online Managing Editor for The Pitch this year. In his free time he enjoys hanging out with his friends and taking pictures of different events.
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