Peddie Athletics

The Peddie varsity wrestling team closed out the season and competed in the second of two days of the National Prep Wrestling Championships, at Lehigh University. Out of 281 recognized schools, the Falcons placed 21st overall, the team’s best finish in over a decade.

Zane Shama went 2-2. AJ Stover and Ryan Horner each went 3-2 and both made it to the blood round finishing top 12 overall.

Landon Lill went 6-2, finishing seventh overall and earning All-American status, Peddie’s first freshman to do so since 2007. He was one of nine freshmen in the entire tournament who placed.

On the girls side, captain Sarah Karlekar made it to the semifinals and was just one match shy of placing. Addie Collins had a notable performance going 2-2 on the weekend.

The Falcons sent the following nine wrestlers:

113 pounds: Zane Shama
126 pounds: Ryan Horner
132 pounds: AJ Stover
138 pounds: Landon Lill
190 pounds: Chris Horsch
215 pounds: Augie Cassidy

107 pounds: Amelia Kenney
120 pounds: Addie Collins
145 pounds: Sarah Karlekar

The Peddie varsity boys basketball team (23-9) defeated Perkiomen School, 85-80, at home on Senior Day and the final game of the season. Cooper Clark, student-manager James Derfner, Emir Deldag, Sean Griffin (PG), Gabe Hornberger, Jack Mahoney, Raffy Thompson and Honor Withers Carello were recognized for Senior Day prior to the game. Gabe Hornberger scored a team-high 29 points, on seven 3-pointers. Emir Deldag added a season-high 17 points, on five 3-pointers. Ethan Nelson tallied 15 points.

Peddie indoor track and field competed in the Hill Last Chance Meet at The Hill School.

Falcons who won events:

Boys 55-meter dash: Matthew Sisco (6.74)

Boys 200-meter dash: Matthew Sisco (24.28)

Boys 1,600-meter run: Elie Meyer (4:44.71)

Boys long jump: Dasyer Bullock (19-10.25)

Girls 55-meter dash: Erin Tam (7.98)

Girls 55-meter hurdles: Erin Tam (9.91)

Full results can be viewed here: https://pa.milesplit.com/meets/731247-hill-v-peddie-pottstown-westtown-2026/results

The Falcons next compete in The Circuit – Philly, on Saturday, Feb. 28 at 9 a.m. at The Ott Center – The University of Pennsylvania.

The third-seeded Peddie varsity boys basketball team (22-9) fell to The Patrick School (second seed), 97-68, in the 2025-2026 NJ Prep Open Tournament Semifinals, at MultiSports Kingdom in Manalapan. Gabe Hornberger scored a team-high 19 points. Sean Griffin added 14 points. Josiah Broko tallied 13 points. The Falcons next host Perkiomen School in the final game of the season, on Senior Day, on Saturday, Feb. 21 at 3 p.m. at Erik B. Hanson ’83 Field House, Court 1.

The Peddie varsity girls basketball team (1-18) fell to Princeton Day School, 54-18, at home on Senior Day and the final game of the season. Saanvi Gudapati, Natalie Muenzen, Sophia Pei and student-manager Taye Seubert were recognized for Senior Day prior to the game. Sam Forte scored a team-high five points. Saanvi Gudapati and Lily Ingram each added four points.

The third-seeded Peddie varsity boys basketball team (22-8) defeated The Lawrenceville School (sixth seed), 70-60, at home, in the first round of the 2025-2026 NJ Prep Open Tournament. Sean Griffin scored a game-high 24 points. Jordan Moton added 15 points. Josiah Broko tallied 12 points. The Falcons next face second-seeded Patrick School, in the semifinals round of the 2025-2026 NJ Prep Open Tournament on Friday, Feb. 20 at 4 p.m. at MultiSports Kingdom in Manalapan.

The Peddie varsity girls basketball team (1-17) fell to West Windsor-Plainsboro South High School, 49-15, on the road, in the final game of the season. Sam Forte and Lily Ingram each scored a team-high four points. The Falcons next host Princeton Day School in the final game of the season, on Senior Day, on Thursday, Feb. 19 at 4:30 p.m. at Erik B. Hanson ’83 Field House, Court 1.

The Peddie junior varsity girls basketball team (2-7) fell to West Windsor-Plainsboro South High School, 35-18, on the road, in the final game of the season. Anh Tran led the Falcons in points (eight) and steals. Brooke Berliner, Cailyn Butts, Sofia Kong and Nyla Roche each contributed points. Cailyn Butts had a team-high eight rebounds.

The second-seeded Peddie varsity boys basketball team (21-8) fell to top-seeded Blair Academy, 59-47, in the 2025-2026 MAPL Boys Basketball Tournament Championship Game, at The Pennington School. Josiah Broko scored a team-high 15 points. Sean Griffin added 11 points. The Falcons next host The Lawrenceville School in the first round of the NJ Prep Open Tournament on Wednesday, Feb. 18 at 6:30 p.m. at Erik B. Hanson ’83 Field House, Court 1.

The Peddie varsity swimming team competed in the Easterns Interscholastic Swimming and Diving Championships at Franklin & Marshall College from Feb. 12 to Feb. 14, to conclude the season. The girls team placed fifth out of 29 teams. The boys team placed ninth out of 30 teams. Combined, the Falcons placed sixth overall.

Hannah Bateman ’26 swam to a time of 54.99 and broke a 31-year old 100-yard backstroke record, previously held by Margo Diamond since 1995.

The second-seeded Peddie varsity boys basketball team (21-7) defeated third-seeded The Hill School, 59-56, in the semifinals of the 2025-2026 MAPL Boys Basketball Tournament on the road at The Pennington School.

“It was another game where we had to dig down for some toughness, against a really tough team,” Head Coach Joe Rulewich said. “Coach Eilberg coaches those guys to his identity and his personality and he’s tough. It was a great battle. Both teams had to respond at different times, it felt like we were giving punches and taking punches and it was just a great game. It really showed our spirit and our toughness in late-game situations. I’m really proud of this team and I feel like we’ve had a great mission going into this weekend which is to win three games in a row.”
Gabe Hornberger’s 3-pointer with 3:25 left in the fourth quarter cut the Peddie deficit to 55-52. Josiah Broko stole the inbound pass after the timeout and threw down a slam dunk to make it a 55-54 deficit. Ethan Nelson’s 3-pointer with 1:52 left gave Peddie a 57-55 lead.
The Hill School missed both free throws with 46.7 seconds left down 57-55. Sean Griffin was fouled with 21.9 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter. He missed both free throws.
With 3.8 seconds left, The Hill School was fouled and was awarded three free throws. The first was made and the next two were missed. Josiah Broko grabbed the rebound for Peddie with 2.5 seconds left, up 57-56.
Jordan Moton went to the free throw line with 2.5 seconds left and made both free throws to extend the Peddie lead to 59-56.
Gabe Hornberger scored a team-high 20 points. Josiah Broko and Sean Griffin each added 16 points.

“It feels great, but the job’s not done,” Hornberger ’26 said. “We won two out of our three games, the Peddie support from students was great and really elevated us at the end of the game, so I’m really excited for tomorrow.”

“It was pretty exhilarating, but at the same time I was kind of nervous,” Broko ’28 added. “We made some big plays down the stretch. Coach told us that we’re going to beat Pennington, beat Hill and go beat Blair, so that was in our minds the whole game.”

The Falcons next face top-seeded Blair Academy in the 2025-2026 MAPL Boys Basketball Tournament Championship Game on Sunday, Feb. 15 at 3 p.m. at The Pennington School.