Girls struggle with missing leaders while boys fence their way to victory over Hunterdon Central.
The Ridge High School boys and girls fencing teams played host to the Red Devils of Hunterdon Central Tuesday afternoon at Ridge. Central previously was undefeated in competition coming into Tuesday's meet — but the Ridge boys fencers outmatched their counterparts from Central for a final tally of 16-11 in Ridge's favor. BOYS GIRLS IN SHORT The boys fencing team faced previously undefeated Hunterdon Central and came away winners. Notable winners were Mitchell Henthorn on sabre (3-0), and Matthew Yin (2-0) and captain Connor Pelos (2-0), both on epee. The Ridge girls were a depleted squad due to fencers competing in other meets. Winners for the girls team on epee were Rita Bianchi, Amanda Choy and Anita Harrington, all 2-1. THEY SAID IT "…
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Ridge High School
268 S Finley Ave, Basking Ridge, NJ
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Both Ridge Fencing Teams fall to Bernards in the first home meet of the season.
Both Ridge fencing teams faced a tough battle against their opponents from rival Bernards High School in their first home meet of the season on Tuesday, Jan. 3. The Ridge boys’ team lost in a close fight that went 16-11 to Bernards High. The girls were defeated by their next-door rivals with a final score of 18-9, going to Bernards. The Ridge boys, behind 5-10 halfway through the match, were able to close the gap to a tight score of 10-12 in the middle of the third round. Foil Squad Captain and senior Adrian Trentesaux then won his bout after going into overtime, advancing the team’s overall score further to 11-12. However, Bernards eventually garnered the victory over Ridge when junior epeeist Jake Blauner lost his bout 1-5. The team had …
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Bethel Ridge
175 S Maple Ave, Basking Ridge, NJ
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