Centennial Fencing Continues Rise to the Top

            The Centennial Knights hosted the first tournament of the new season for the Georgia High School Fencing League (GHSFL) on September 19^th.  Ten schools were in attendance.  Centennial Coach Gene Gettler, in his 8th season with the Knights, is excited about the team’s prospects. Returning from last year are 17 experienced fencers, and also 11 new recruits have joined the team.

            Out of 73 men and 50 women, five Knights finished in the top 16 and earned team points.  Junior Casey Archambault had an awesome 6^th place finish, Sophomore Maggie Fritts was close behind at 9^th, and Junior Captain Karla Chavez turned in a solid performance for the Lady Knights, placing 16^th.  Sophomore Olivia Katz fenced well but just missed earning points at 22^nd. Newcomer Sophomore Cursten Howard, fencing for less than one month, showed she will be a great addition to the squad, winning several key matches and placing 32^nd.

            On the men’s side, Senior Captain Simon Miller led with a 9^th place finish.   Senior Captain Joshua Yao was close behind at 13^th.   Just missing the top 16 but showing much improvement was Senior Captain Jackson Barnes at 24^th. Super Sophomores Nick Bray (29^th), Daniel Sandfelder (31^st), Joshua Agri (32^nd), and Duncan Hemauer (33^rd) did well to finish in the top 40%. Newcomer Freshman Alex Campbell was impressive in his debut. The men’s team has a lot of depth and will hopefully earn more team points in future meets.

 

The Knights next fencing action takes place this Saturday, October 3rd at Alpharetta High School.