Stellar Winter Season

9th State Prep A Title for Basketball, plus three Wrestlers named All-Americans 

Not gonna happen. Blair Academy entered the packed Dalton Gymnasium looking for an upset in the NJISAA Prep championship game on February 24. Bolstered by the home crowd, the Gray Bees dominated the court, won 76-55 and captured the program’s ninth state title in 11 years. The season was also notable for 16 straight victories and Head Coach Mark Taylor’s 300th career win.  

Wrestling also notched an impressive season. The team placed 12th out of 128 teams at the 87th Annual National Wrestling Championships, February 24-25 in Upper Marlboro, Md. Head Coach Frank DiPiano ’01 saw three of his wrestlers, Shane Cartagena-Walsh ’23, Declan Casey ’23 and Oumar Tounkara ’25 come home as All-Americans. The trio placed fourth, sixth and seventh respectively.