Peddie Athletics

The Peddie varsity wrestling team (6-12) fell to Hightstown High School, 54-23, in a dual meet on the road.

Falcons who earned wins:

113 pounds: Zane Shama (win by pin in first period in 1:48)
132 pounds: Ryan Horner (TF 16-1)
138 pounds: AJ Stover (win by pin in first period in 34 seconds)
144 pounds: Landon Lill (win by pin in third period in 5:59)

The Falcons next compete in the New Jersey/New York National Prep Qualifier on Saturday, Feb. 14 at 10 a.m. at Blair Academy.

Peddie indoor track and field competed in the 2025-2026 NJISAA Prep A & B Championships at The Lawrenceville School. The girls team placed third in the ‘A’ division. The boys team placed fourth in the ‘A’ division. Tessa Hughes ’26 won the ‘A’ championship in the girls 55-meter hurdles (8.51) and girls high jump (5’2”), which took place on Feb. 10. Foluke Oladeji ’28 won the ‘A’ championships in the girls 55-meter dash (7.38). Elie Meyer ’26 won the ‘A’ championship in the boys 800-meter run (1:58.64). Luca Romanelli ’26 placed second (2:00.19).

“I’m really happy,” Meyer said. “I started quite fast and tried to keep at the same pace for the whole race for the 800 and I did it, so I’m really happy.”

“It’s a true testament to all of the hard work she’s put in and all of the progress she’s made over time since her freshman year,” assistant coach Deyvon Brooks said. “She’s now been able to see her goals come to fruition. I’m extremely proud of her.”

“I’m also extremely proud of Elie [Meyer],” Brooks said. “Elie was kind of disappointed in his race last week, but he showed up this week and ran a great performance and put on a show for everyone.”

Additional highlights:

Tessa Hughes placed second in the girls 200-meter dash (25.78). Foluke Oladeji was third (26.58). Dasyer Bullock ’26 placed third in the boys 55-meter hurdles (7.86) and fourth in the boys 200-meter dash (22.94). Luke Chon ’26 placed fourth in the boys 400-meter dash (51.84).

Full results can be viewed here: https://www.athletic.net/TrackAndField/meet/627551/info

The Falcons next compete in the Hill Last Chance Meet on Saturday, Feb. 21 at 1 p.m. at The Hill School.

The Peddie varsity boys basketball team (19-7) defeated Life Center Academy, 76-59, at home. Jordan Moton scored a team-high and season-high 23 points. Sean Griffin added 16 points. Gabe Hornberger tallied 13 points. The Falcons (second seed) next face seventh-seeded The Pennington School in the quarterfinals of the 2025-2026 MAPL Boys Basketball Tournament on Friday, Feb. 13 at 8 p.m. at The Pennington School.

The Peddie junior varsity boys basketball team (8-6) defeated Life Center Academy, 75-42, at home. JT Rulewich scored a team-high 15 points. Bryan Lee added 12 points. Aaron Motley tallied seven points. The Falcons next host The Lawrenceville School on Thursday, Feb. 12 at 4 p.m. at Erik B. Hanson ’83 Field House, Court 1.

Peddie indoor track and field competed in the 2025-2026 NJISAA Prep A & B Championships – Throwing and Jumping Events at The Lawrenceville School. Tessa Hughes won the ‘A’ division girls high jump (5’2”). Madeline Hughes placed sixth (4’8”).

Girls Shot Put ‘A’ Division:

Tessa Hughes placed fifth (24’7.5”). Molly Cabot placed 10th (18’5”).

Boys Shot Put ‘A’ Division:

Christian Velardi placed 14th (34’2.5”). Nathan Adler placed 19th (27’2.5”).

The Falcons next compete in the 2025-2026 NJISAA Prep A & B Championships on Wednesday, Feb. 11 at 4 p.m. at The Lawrenceville School.

The Peddie thirds boys basketball team (0-9) fell to The Lawrenceville School, 39-22, at home. Wyatt Raya scored a team-high eight points. The Falcons next conclude the season hosting The Hill School on Friday, Feb. 13 at 4:30 p.m. at Erik B. Hanson ’83 Field House, Court 1.

The Peddie junior varsity girls basketball team (1-6) defeated The Lawrenceville School, 28-15, at home. Anh Tran scored a team-high 12 points. Caiyln Butts and Sophia Kong each added six points. Cailyn Butts also tallied 16 rebounds and four steals. Emily Griegel also had four steals. The Falcons next play the final home game of the season against The Hill School on Friday, Feb. 13 at 6:15 p.m. at Erik B. Hanson ’83 Field House, Court 1.

The Peddie varsity boys basketball team (18-7) defeated Hightstown High School, 69-32, at home and won the Hightstown Cup for the fourth consecutive year. Josiah Broko scored a game-high 18 points. Sean Griffin added 12 points. Ethan Nelson tallied nine points. The Falcons next host Life Center Academy on Tuesday, Feb. 10 at 6:30 p.m. at Erik B. Hanson ’83 Field House, Court 1.

The Peddie junior varsity boys basketball team (7-6) defeated Hightstown High School, 63-32, at home. Connor Mahoney scored a team-high 11 points. Bryan Lee added 10 points. Sam Phillips tallied nine points. The Falcons next host Life Center Academy on Tuesday, Feb. 10 at 5 p.m. at Erik B. Hanson ’83 Field House, Court 1.

The Peddie thirds boys basketball team (0-8) fell to Hightstown High School, 56-44, at home. Owen Bonchev and Maverick Mullervy each scored a team-high seven points. The Falcons next host The Lawrenceville School on Monday, Feb. 9 at 5:30 p.m. at Erik B. Hanson ’83 Field House, Court 1.

The Peddie varsity wrestling team (6-11) fell to Middle Township High School (61-14) at Middle Township High School. The Falcons are now 6-11 on the season.

Falcons who won matches against Middle Township High School:

126 pounds: Ryan Horner (MD 12-2)
132 pounds: AJ Stover (first period pin in 1:10)
285 pounds: Adem Amar (MD 8-0)

The Falcons next face Hightstown High School in a dual meet on Wednesday, Feb. 11 at 5 p.m. at Hightstown High School.

Peddie indoor track and field competed in the 2025-2026 MAPL Championships at The Lawrenceville School. Both the boys team and girls teams placed third out of seven teams. The boys scored 59 points and the girls scored 99 points. The boys 4×400-meter relay team consisting of Luca Romanelli, Luke Chon, Dasyer Bullock and Elie Meyer won the event and broke a school record with a 3:28.01, according to head coach Tim Brennan.

More Falcons who won events:

Boys 1,600-meter run: Elie Meyer (4.34.28)

Boys long jump: Dasyer Bullock (21’10”)

Girls 55-meter hurdles: Tessa Hughes (8.50)

Girls high jump: Tessa Hughes (5’2”)

It was the first time Dasyer Bullock ’26 competed in the long jump in his high school career. His jump qualified for Easterns.

“I’ve been pondering about it my entire senior year, but I didn’t really choose to do it until maybe last week,” Bullock said. “I only had about two-to-three practices with it. I did it out of curiosity, the last time I took part in it was when I was about 11 years old. I was wondering where it could take me, and I did it with the 200-meter dash as well, I never ran that in high school. It’s an exciting thing to tackle today.”

“It was surreal,” Bullock said on his experience in the long jump. “I honestly came into this thinking I would maybe go 19, but when I heard it was 21’10”, I was ecstatic, especially in such a big competition. I didn’t really feel the pressure that I usually would, but I feel like I had the same experience as it would be if I knew I was coming into this as one of the top competitors.”

Additional highlights:

Second-place finishes:

Girls 55-meter dash: Foluke Oladeji (7.39)
Girls 200-meter dash: Tessa Hughes (25.84)
Girls 400-meter dash: Lilyana Gordon (1:02.63)
Girls 1,600-meter run: Charis Chien (5:41.18)
Girls 55-meter hurdles: Madeline Hughes (9.54)
Girls long jump: Tessa Hughes (16’8”)

Full results can be viewed here: https://www.athletic.net/TrackAndField/meet/627520/teamscores

The Falcons next compete in the 2025-2026 NJISAA Championship – Throwing and Jumping Events on Tuesday, Feb. 10 at 4 p.m. at The Lawrenceville School. The following day, Feb. 11 at 4 p.m., is the 2025-2026 NJISAA Championship at The Lawrenceville School.