As the weather begins to cool, the wrestling room is heating up.
The Broncos’ wrestling team started this season placing first, second and fifth at the Deer Valley tournament in December.
They also took first place in the Jerry Benson Invitational during the Dec. 12-13 weekend.
Phrases like “Downward Facing Dog” and “Warrior I” may sound like football plays or perhaps the names of new bands, but they are really poses in an exercise program that has swept the nation, and even Brophy’s campus, in the last several years.
Some faculty and staff members have been practicing yoga twice a week after school for the last four years as part of a teacher wellness program. Teachers, who receive health insurance from the school, also receive some things such as the availability of yoga on campus for a reduced cost.
Brophy has won 22 consecutive state swimming titles as of Nov. 7.
The senior swimmers have been alive four fewer years than this streak, to put it in perspective.
“A lot of people expect it,” said coach Mr. Patrick O’Neill.
Eight out of 18 swimmers in the meet were swimming in the state competition for the first time, making it a new and exciting experience for some on the team.
Sai Tummala ’11 and Chris Pierre ’11 led the Brophy Broncos with a combined 33 points as they defeated the Gilbert Tigers 49-38 Tuesday, Dec. 1.
Tummala ended with 17 points and 12 rebounds. He also went 10 for 11 on free throws.
Pierre finished with 16 points and three rebounds. He only missed three of his 11 free throws in the game.
As the varsity golf team progressed late into their season, they welcomed an unordinary person onto the state team: a freshman.
Tyler Kertson ’13 is one of the smallest and youngest members of the team, but that doesn’t stop him from also being one of the best players.
Kertson said he began playing when he was only two years old with plastic golf clubs in the backyard. Watching his dad play in local tournaments, Kertson’s thirst for competition grew and he began playing competitively.
The Brophy Varsity basketball team is looking towards a bright future.
At the end of the last season, the team was ranked 12th in the 5A-I division, and 21st in the state, but coach Mr. Tony Fuller is not concerned about how they finished the season, rather how they played.
Last season the team defended well, despite turning the ball over too much and not making enough shots from the field.
“Ole! Ole! Ole!” will soon be heard echoing from the sidelines of Loyola Field as the Bronco soccer team takes to the turf for this upcoming season.
The soccer team has one preseason scrimmage and opened game play on Dec. 1 against Horizon High School on Loyola Field at 6 p.m.
This year’s team started with tryouts where 90 hopefuls were looking for spots on either varsity or junior varsity team. The varsity team this year has 23 students and many young players, including five freshman and two sophomores.
The long, tiresome season has come to a close for the Brophy varsity golf team.
After a slow start, the Broncos battled their way back into contention and proved that they are still a top competitor in the super-region and state tournaments.
The team got a lot of momentum going into the state tournament by finishing first in their bracket in the super-region tournament.
On Saturday, Nov. 7 more than 25 teams participated in the 2009 AIA State Cross Country Tournament, and the Brophy squad placed fifth.
In first place was Jorge Martinez, from Alhambra High School, with a total time of 15:43:673. Coming in second in the race was Jeffrey Segovia, from Trevor G. Brown High School, with a time of 15:47:791. From Corona del Sol, Garrett Baker-Slama took third place with a time of 16:09:926.
Taking 10th place, and first among Brophy’s runners, was Brock Ghelfi ’12, with a time of 16:22:548. Second among Brophy’s runners was Matthew Xuereb ’10, getting 12th place overall. His time was 16:25:890.
The best shots of the 2009 Brophy football season by The Roundup’s photographers.