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December 14, 2022

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December Signing Day

Princeton Administration will celebrate our student-athletes that will participate in the December National Letter of Intent signing day on Wednesday, December 21st, at 10:00 AM. The celebration will be held in the Princeton High School Viking Room.

Football All-State Honors Released

The Ohio Prep Sportswriters Association released its Division I All-Ohio football honors on Thursday, December 8th. Congratulations to Phillip Daniels, Breeon Ishmail, Caleb Clark-Glover, and RJ West on receiving state honors.

Daniels was named first team at the offensive line position. Daniels was a key component of the strong offensive line that generated 365.6 yards per game.

Ishmail was named second team at the linebacker position. This season, he recorded 64 tackles, 10.5 tackles for loss, 3.5 sacks, 2 force fumbles, and 3 fumble recoveries. He also had 2 interceptions, including a touchdown return.

Also receiving second team honors was Caleb Clark-Glover. He had 32 tackles and 9 pass deflections at the defensive back position.

Quarterback RJ West was named honorable mention. This season, West tossed for 1,669 yards and 17 touchdowns. He also rushed for 638 yards and 10 touchdowns.

Please visit https://www.ohsaa.org/news-media/articles/division-i-football-all-ohio-teams-announced to view the complete list of Division I All-Ohio honors.

• Phillip Daniels: First Team All-Ohio
• Phillip Daniels anchored the strong offensive line that generated 365.6 yards per game and 32.6 points per game.

• Breeon Ishamil: Second Team All-Ohio
• Breeon Ishmail recorded 64 total tackles, 10.5 tackles for loss, 3.5 sacks, two forced fumbles, and three fumble recoveries. Breeon had two interceptions, including a touchdown at the linebacker position.

• Caleb Clark-Glover: Second Team All-Ohio
• Caleb Clark-Glover finished his senior season with 32 tackles and nine pass deflections at the defensive back position. He averaged 20.5 yards per punt return and 21.3 yards per kickoff return.

• RJ West: Honorable Mention All-Ohio 
• Senior quarterback RJ West tossed for 1,669 yards and 17 touchdowns. He rushed for 10 touchdowns and 638 yards on the ground.

Andre Parker, the head football coach at Princeton High School, is the 2022 season winner of the Paul Brown Excellence in Coaching Award.

The Paul Brown Excellence in Coaching Award has been given annually by the Bengals since 2002. It honors outstanding high school football coaches in the region and includes a $10,000 Bengals donation to Princeton High School’s athletic department. The Bengals honored Parker with an on-field recognition during Sunday’s game against the Cleveland Browns.

In addition to receiving the Paul Brown Excellence in Coaching Award, Parker will be the Bengals’ nominee for the Don Shula NFL High School Football Coach of the Year Award. The NFL’s Don Shula NFL High School Coach of the Year award honors high school football coaches that demonstrate the integrity, achievement, and leadership exemplified by the winningest coach in NFL history, Don Shula.  Each of the 32 NFL clubs nominates a coach from their respective market.

Parker will begin his third season at the helm of the Princeton football program. Over the past two seasons, Princeton has a 20-5 overall record. In 2021, Parker was named the Week 5 Bengals Coach of the Week and the Southwest Ohio All-District Coach of the Year. In his first season, the Vikings made a Regional Semi-Final Appearance. This fall, Princeton finished the season with a 9-3 overall record.

The Vikings had tremendous team and individual success. The Greater Miami Conference recognized 15 players on their all-conference list. Princeton ranked atop many major statistical categories, including allowing the fewest yards per game (187.3).

Congratulations to Kali Fortson and Keven Adorno on receiving Greater Miami Conference Athlete of the Week honors.

Kali Fortson is a sophomore on the girls' varsity basketball team. She scored 17 points and grabbed 14 rebounds this week for the Lady Vikings. On the season, Kali is averaging 7.7 points and 8 rebounds. 

Keven Adorno is a senior on the boys' varsity basketball team. He led the Vikings this week with strong performances in wins over Moeller and Sycamore. On the season, Keven is shooting 52 percent from the floor and 71 percent from behind the arc. He has grabbed 10 rebounds and 6 assists over the first two games.

Congratulations to Solè Williams, Micah Cottrell, Maddie Jacobs, and Jaiden Arnold on receiving Greater Miami Conference Athlete of the Week honors.

Solè Williams is a senior on the girls' varsity basketball team. She recently scored her 1,000 career point over the weekend as the Vikings finished 2-0 in the “She Got Game Classic” in Washington, D.C.

Micah Cottrell is a junior on the wrestling team. He went undefeated for the second consecutive week. He was the Champion in the 144-pound weight class and was named the MVP of the Lakewood Invitational Classic.

Maddie Jacobs is a senior on the academic quiz team. The captain led the team to two wins over Middletown by answering the most questions in the match.

Jaiden Arnold is a sophomore on the boys' varsity basketball team. He averaged 13 points, 3 rebounds, and 3 assists against Mason and Fairfield last week.

Please visit GMCSports.com to view a complete list of honors from around the league.

Congratulations to Leah Bracknell, Cliff Cass, Heaven Sneed, and Majreona Davis on receiving Jersey Mike's Above & Beyond Athlete of the Week honors.

Leah Bracknell is a senior on the academic quiz team. She is leading the team this season and is one of the captains.

Cliff Cass is a sophomore on the boys' varsity basketball team. His commitment to excellence has helped the team start 3-0.

Heaven Sneed is a freshman on the girls' varsity basketball team. She is making a big contribution to the team.

Majreona Davis is a sophomore on the wrestling team. This past week, Majreona went 2-2 with one pin.

Thank you to all the generous donors who contributed to the PHS Toy Drive to benefit the Princeton Closet! New toys were donated by students at lunch and also collected at the boys' home basketball game against Moeller.

The toys were presented to Mrs. Susan Wyder for The Princeton Closet this week.

This was a student-led initiative, and these #differencemakers are empowered to do great acts of kindness! Great job!

All Sports Passes

All home regular season athletic tickets may be purchased online by visiting www.vikenation.org/tickets. The Princeton Athletic Department offers Sports Passes for Students, Adults, and Families. We encourage you to take advantage of this ticket option to save you money all school year. Passes are valid for all 7th-12th grade HOME regular season contests during the entire school year.

Visit www.vikenation.org/tickets to place your order today. Passes are valid for all regular season contests (except OHSAA Tournament games).

Please enjoy this special presentation of Coach Beyond: Special Event with Coach Jim Tressel: Creating a Positive Team Environment

Swim Team

The Princeton swim program traveled to Mason High School to swim against Mason, Kings, and Lebanon on Saturday, December 10th. The Vikings had a combined score of 117.

The girls swim team scored 72 points. The 200 Yard Medley Relay (Mallory Green, Carly Nagel, Lauren Burns, Ava Hettinger) started the quad meet with a third-place finish. 

Lauren Burns placed fifth overall in the 200 Yard IM. Ava Hettinger finished in second place in the 50 Yard Freestyle with a time of 26.04. She also placed fifth overall in the 100 Yard Freestyle.

Carly Nagel led the team with a fourth-place finish in the 100 Yard Freestyle with a time of 58.66 seconds. She also scored 6 points in the 100 Yard Backstroke with a third-place finish with a time of 1:08.38.

Princeton’s 400 Yard Freestyle Relay scored 12 points with a third-place finish.

The boys swim team scored 45 total points against the opposing swim teams. The Vikings 200 Yard Medley Relay (Trevor Ehlerding, Randall Spradlin, Brannum Shaver, and Seth Finnerty) placed fifth overall with a time of 2:07.50.

Trevor Ehlerding placed fifth overall in the 200 Yard Freestyle. Seth Finnerty finished in fourth place in the 200 Yard IM with a time of 2:33.99. 

In the 50 Yard Freestyle, Brannum Shaver set a new best time of 25.20 seconds to finish in third place.

Princeton finished the swim meet with a fourth-place finish in the 400-yard freestyle relay with a time of 4:10.84.

Girls Varsity Basketball

The Princeton Lady Vikings opened up the regular season with a 74-49 win against Dublin Coffman in the OGBR Journey to the Tourney hosted by Sycamore High School on Saturday, November 26th.

Senior Solè Williams led all scorers with 34 points on 13-of-18 shooting from the floor. She finished with 7 steals, 4 rebounds, and 2 assists.

The Lady Vikings opened up a 20-12 advantage in the first quarter and extended its lead to 44-27 at the half.

Princeton’s defense forced 27 turnovers and scored 34 points in transition. The Lady Vikings won the battle on the boards, 35-24.

Kali Fortson finished with a game-high 10 rebounds, matching her game-high total from a season ago. Forston added 8 points on 3-of-9 shooting.

Senior Dede Carter-Hartley knocked down a pair of three-pointers to finish with 8 points, 3 rebounds, and 3 assists. Senior La’Sonja Hill also added a pair of three-pointers to finish the game with 8 points, 3 steals, and 2 assists.

The Lady Vikings finished the game shooting 50 percent from the floor, and the defense limited Dublin Coffman to 18 percent shooting in the second half, 32.5 percent for the game.

Princeton (1-0) returned to action on Wednesday, November 30th, as they traveled to Mason (3-0).

Girls Basketball comes up short on the road, 54-48

The Princeton girls varsity basketball team opened up league play on the road against the Mason Comets on Wednesday, November 30th. Despite taking an early 18-9 first-quarter lead, the Lady Vikings came up short, falling by a final score of 54-48. Princeton drops to 1-1 overall and 0-1 in the Greater Miami Conference.

Solè Williams led the team with 15 points on 6-of-14 shooting from the floor, including two of the team’s five made three-pointers in the game.

Princeton made 18 field goals on 6 assists, finishing the game shooting 30 percent. 

Kemari’ah Gerton and Kali Fortson added 9 points each. Fortson finished with a game-high 10 rebounds. It marked her second straight game with 10 plus rebounds.

Kesha Francisco led all scorers off the bench with 5 points on 2-of-4 shooting.

Mason was limited to 11-of-44 shooting from the floor but made 26 free throws in the game. The Lady Vikings' defense forced 14 turnovers, recorded 8 steals, and 4 block shots.

Dede Carter-Hartley and Forston each had 2 block shots. Carter-Hartley added 5 points and 3 rebounds.

The Princeton boys varsity basketball team moved to 4-1 on the season after defeating Colerain 59-24 on Tuesday, December 13th.

Princeton outscored Colerain 24-7 in the first quarter and led 36-15 at the half.

Kaden Stephens led the offense with 18 points on 7-of-11 shooting from the floor. He knocked down 4 of the team’s 6 three-pointers in the win. Stephens also led the team with 7 rebounds.

Princeton finished the game shooting 49 percent from the floor. The team made 25 field goals on 12 assists.

Cliff Cass led the game with 6 assists. He added 8 points, 4 steals, 4 rebounds, and 1 block shot.

Keven Adorno scored 15 points and had 6 rebounds.

The Vikings defense forced 23 turnovers and recorded 18 steals in the win. Colerain managed to shoot 5-of-26 from the floor.

Princeton returns to action on Friday, December 16, against Middletown. The Vikings and Middies will tip off at approximately 7:30 PM at Viking Arena. Game day tickets are available online at www.vikenation.org/tickets.

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Holiday Gifts Available

The holiday season is upon us! Visit our online spirit shop to purchase Princeton custom gifts for your family and friends. Please visit https://shop.game-one.com/ohio/cincinnati/princeton-vikings to place your order.

Thank you for considering nominating a teacher! We truly love recognizing our Princeton teachers' hard work and dedication and appreciate everything they do.

Nominations are open for the Gold Star Teacher Award!

This is the fourth year Gold Star Chili is partnering with The Children’s Theatre of Cincinnati to find and celebrate exemplary teachers throughout our community.

The winner of the Gold Star Teacher Award will receive a $1,000 grant, a $500 donation to the school, a free meal from Gold Star for the whole school, a gift basket with school supplies and other swag items, and the option of taking their class to see DISNEY’S MOANA JR. at the Taft Theatre or bringing a TCT on Tour production to the school.

Nominations are open until December 31 – after that, public votes occur during the first round of voting for our 10 finalists before announcing a winner in April.

To nominate a teacher, visit goldstarchili.com/goldstarteacher.

Winter Break Holiday Practice Schedule

Team schedules are subject to change. Communication will be shared by the coach and athletic staff.

Monday, December 19

• HS Girls Basketball 10:00-Noon (ARENA)
• Freshman Boys Basketball 10:45 - 12:30 PM (HS AUX)
• 7th Boys Red Basketball 10 - Noon (PCMS Main Gym)
• 8 Grade Girls Red Basketball 3:00 - 5:00 PM (PCMS Rubber Gym)
• Boys Grey Basketball vs Delhi 4:30 / 5:30 PM (PCMS Main Gym)
• HS Swimming 8:00 - 10 AM & 4:00 - 6:00 PM
• PCMS Swimming 10:00 - Noon
• HS Wrestling 10:00 - Noon
• PCMS Wrestling 11:00 - 12:45 PM (PCMS WR)

Tuesday, December 20

• HS Girls Basketball 10:00 - Noon (ARENA)
• Freshman Boys Basketball 10:45 - 12:30 PM (HS AUX)
• 7th Boys Basketball 10:00 - Noon (PCMS Main Gym)
• 8 Grade Girls Red Basketball 3:00 - 5:00 PM (PCMS Rubber Gym)
• 8 Grade Boys Basketball 5:00 - 6:30 PM
• HS Swimming 8:00 - 10:00 AM
• PCMS Swim Meet 5:15 PM
• HS Wrestling 10:00 - Noon & 6:00 - 8:00 PM
• PCMS Wrestling 11:00 - 12:45 PM (PCMS WR)

Wednesday, December 21

• HS Girls Basketball 10:00 - Noon (ARENA)
• Freshman Boys Basketball 10:45 - 12:30 PM (HS AUX)
• 7th Boys Basketball 10:00 - Noon (PCMS Main Gym)
• 8 Grade Girls Red Basketball vs. Bridgetown 4:30 PM
• 8 Grade Boys Basketball 6:30 - 8:00 PM
• HS Swimming 8:00 - 10:00 AM & 4:00-6:00 PM
• PCMS Swimming 10:00 - Noon
• HS Wrestling 10:00 - Noon & 6:00 - 8:00 PM
• PCMS Wrestling 11:00 - 12:45 PM (PCMS WR)

Thursday, December 22

• Freshman Boys Basketball 10:45 - 12:30 PM (HS AUX)
• 7th Boy Basketball 10 - Noon (PCMS Main Gym)
• 8th Grade Boys Basketball 5:00 - 6:30 PM
• HS Swimming 8:00 - 10:00 AM & 4:00 - 6:00 PM
• PCMS Swimming 10:00 - Noon
• HS Wrestling 10:00 - Noon & 6:00 - 8:00 PM
• PCMS Wrestling 11:00 - 12:45 PM (PCMS WR)

Friday, December 23

• HS Girls Basketball 10:00 - Noon (ARENA)
• 7th Boys Basketball 10:00 - Noon (PCMS Main Gym)
• HS Swimming 8:00 - 10:00 AM & 4:00 - 6:00 PM
• HS Wrestling 10:00 - Noon 

Saturday, December 24

• HS Boys Basketball 7:00 - 9:00 AM (ARENA)
• HS Swimming 8:00 - 10:00 AM
• HS Wrestling 10:00 - Noon 

Sunday, December 25

• HS Boys Basketball 8:00 - 10:00 PM (ARENA)

Monday, December 26

• HS Girls Basketball 10-Noon (ARENA)
• HS Swimming 8:00 -10:00 AM & 4:00- 6:00 PM
• HS Wrestling 10:00 - Noon 

Tuesday, December 27

• HS Girls Basketball 10:00 - Noon (ARENA)
• Freshman Boys Basketball 10:45 - 12:30 PM (HS AUX)
• 8 Grade Girls Basketball 10:00 - Noon (PCMS GYMS)
• 7 Grade Boys Basketball Noon - 2:00 PM (PCMS GYMS)
• HS Swimming 8:00 - 10:00 AM & 4:00 - 6:00 PM
• PCMS Swimming 10:00 - Noon
• HS Wrestling 10:00 - Noon & 6:00 - 8:00 PM
• PCMS Wrestling 11:00 - 12:45 PM (PCMS WR)

Wednesday, December 28

• HS Girls Basketball Classic ARENA ALL DAY
• Freshman Boys Basketball 10:45 - 12:30 PM (HS AUX GYM)
• 8 Grade Girls Basketball 10:00 - Noon (PCMS Gyms)
• 7 Grade Boys Basketball Noon - 2:00 PM (PCMS Gyms)
• 7 Grade Girls Basketball 3:00 - 5:30 PM
• PCMS Swimming 10:00 - Noon
• HS Wrestling 10:00 - Noon & 6:00 - 8:00 PM
• PCMS Wrestling 11:00 - 12:45 PM (PCMS WR)

Thursday, December 29

• HS Girls Basketball Classic ARENA ALL DAY
• 7 Grade Boys Basketball 8:00 - 10:00 AM
• Freshman Boys Basketball 10:45 - 12:30 PM (HS AUX Gym)
• 8 Grade Girls Basketball 10:00 - Noon (PCMS Gyms)
• 8 Grade Boys Basketball Noon - 1:30 PM (PCMS Gyms)
• 7 Grade Girls Basketball 3:00 - 5:30 PM (PCMS Main Gym)
• HS Swimming 8:00 - 10:00 AM & 4:00 - 6:00 PM
• PCMS Swimming 10:00 - Noon
• HS Wrestling 10:00 - Noon & 6:00 - 8:00 PM
• PCMS Wrestling 11:00 - 12:45 PM (PCMS WR)

Friday, December 30

• 7 Grade Boys Basketball 10:00 - Noon (PCMS Gyms)
• 8 Grade Boys Basketball Noon - 1:30 PM (PCMS Gyms)
• HS Swimming 8:00 - 10:00 AM & 4:00 - 6:00 PM
• HS Wrestling 10:00 - Noon 

Saturday, December 31

• 8 Grade Boys Basketball 8:00 - 10:00 AM (PCMS Gyms)
• HS Swimming 8:00 - 10:00 AM 
• HS Wrestling 10:00 - Noon

Sunday, January 1

• HS Boys Basketball 4:00 - 7:00 PM (ARENA)

Monday, January 2

• Freshman Boys Basketball 10:45 - 12:30 PM (HS AUX)
• 8 Grade Girls Basketball 10:00 - Noon (PCMS Gyms)
• 7 Grade Boys Basketball Noon - 2:00 PM (PCMS Gyms)
• HS GIrls Basketball 2:30 - 5:30 PM (Arena)
• HS Boys Basketball
• HS Swimming
• PCMS Swimming 3:00 - 5:00 PM
• HS Wrestling 2:30 - 5:00 PM
• PCMS Wrestling 11:00 - 12:45 PM (PCMS WR)

PCMS Athlete of the Week Honors

Congratulations to Naomi Wyant, Kamryn Lowe, Tiara Stewart, and Miles Moore on receiving Athlete of the Week honors for the first week of the PCMS Winter Season.

Princeton Community Middle School

Athlete of the Week Honors

Congratulations to Mo Holloway (Swimming), Trysta Leach (Swimming), Eva Brockman (Basketball), Javian Williams (Basketball), and Zach Rauen (Wrestling) on being nominated for athlete of the week honors!

PCMS Wrestling

The Princeton Vikings 7/8 Wrestling team had a strong start to the season. The team defeated Mt. Healthy and Western Brown on Friday, December 2nd at Princeton. On Saturday, December 3rd, Princeton competed at the Beavercreek Invitational. Zack Rauen was the Champion. Jamarion Boyd, Jerell Sweeten, and Trevor Head finished in second place in their respective weight class. Vinny Ferdon finished in third place.

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