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Winter All-Scholastics are here

Chris McDaniel, The Patriot Ledger
·2 min read

It's finally time to start publishing our All-Scholastic teams for the winter season.

Swimming & Diving kicked off the action on Monday. Girls Basketball will be online on Tuesday with Boys Basketball to follow on Wednesday.

Our winter all-scholastic sports include (in addition to the three teams already mentioned): wrestling, boys and girls hockey, boys and girls track and gymnastics.

Stay tuned for those.

Peyton Knightly of Thayer Academy has been named to The Patriot Ledger All-Scholastic Girls Swimming/Diving Team.
Peyton Knightly of Thayer Academy has been named to The Patriot Ledger All-Scholastic Girls Swimming/Diving Team.

Stat of the Week

Thayer Academy freshman swimmer Peyton Knightly might hold a record for breaking records. The All-Scholastic swimmer is already the owner of eight records for the Tigers in her two years on the varsity team. After breaking a pair of marks last year, she broke six more this winter.

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Knightly owns school records in the 200 freestyle, 200 IM, 50 free, 100 butterfly, 100 free, 500 free, 200 free relay and 400 free relay. She's also a two-time Independent School League champ and NEPSAC champ in 200 free and 500 free.

Quincy's Emmett Bandzak retreats to first base during a game against North Quincy at Adams Field on Wednesday, April 20, 2022.
Quincy's Emmett Bandzak retreats to first base during a game against North Quincy at Adams Field on Wednesday, April 20, 2022.

Most-read story

Our No. 1 story last week highlighted the top high school baseball players in the area to keep an eye on. We mentioned 85 players from our coverage area, ranging for gold-glove shortstops to flame-throwing pitchers.

Jason Snow's inside look at the rivalry between Quincy and North Quincy baseball was another popular read this week. The coaching staffs and teams (obviously) have tons of connections and we took a deeper look at how that game is a bittersweet battle. Jason will be back on that beat tonight when he covers Quincy vs. North Quincy softball.

Family affair: Dad Steve Perakslis, at left, coaches Abington High baseball while his son, Steve Perakslis Jr., middle, coaches Cardinal Spellman. They meet at home plate before a game at Abington on Friday, April 22, 2022.
Family affair: Dad Steve Perakslis, at left, coaches Abington High baseball while his son, Steve Perakslis Jr., middle, coaches Cardinal Spellman. They meet at home plate before a game at Abington on Friday, April 22, 2022.

On the Enterprise side, our top story was on the first father-son battle between Abington baseball coach Steve Perakslis and his son Stephen Perakslis Jr.

The elder Perakslis has built up one of the most successful programs in the area while his son is in Year 3 (really Year 2 if you factor in the cancelled 2020 season) of trying to build the Cardinals into a winner. Those teams will be paired up again on May 6.

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Thanks for reading,

Christopher McDaniel, sports editor

Twitter: @ChrisMcDaniel88

Email: cmcdaniel@wickedlocal.com

This article originally appeared on The Patriot Ledger: South Shore Sports Report from April 25