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Despite missing two starters, one of whom went to the hospital with an allergic reaction on the way to the match, the Phillips Academy volleyball team stayed unbeaten by rallying past Northfield Mt. Hermon in five games. Amanda Simard had 13 kills and five blocks for the Big Blue.

Dan Dymecki worked a complete-game shutout and teammate Rory Ziomek followed that with six shutout innings as Phillips took both ends of a twinill, 7-0 and 14-0.

Phillips Academy coach Leon Modeste had nothing but praise for the work of running back Tyler West.

"Tyler is a true champion," said Leon. "He battled and had a great game."

The Phillips Academy volleyball team, which lost to Northfield Mount Hermon earlier in the season came back with a three-game sweep yesterday. Jamie Shenk had 21 kills for the Big Blue (6-3) and Chelsea Ward had 30 assists. 

Not known as a power hitter, Jeremy Hutton blasted two homers over the fence, the first two of his varsity career, in Phillips' 8-5 win over N.M.H., the second of a doubleheader sweep.

Kelsey Jamieson of Andover won the 800 (2:28.0) and 1,500 (5:16.2) to help Phillips dump NMH, 90-55.

 Harvard-bound Malcolm Mason-Rodriguez put on a show at NHM. The Phillips great set school records in the triple jump (48-3 to break his own area record) and 100 meters (10.7) and won the long jump (23-0 1/2).

GILL — With its lead cut to just a single score early in the third quarter, Phillips needed a momentum shift.

So in stepped Eric Meller and Brendan Rankowitz.

Following a Northfield Mount Hermon touchdown, Meller broke through to block the extra point, and Rankowitz picked up the loose ball and ran it 102 yards for two points, sending the Big Blue on their way to a 36-20 victory yesterday.

Kate Bulger set a course record for Phillips Academy at Northfield Mount Hermon, placing first on the hilly 5K course in 20:10. Rising junior Kelsey Jamieson of Andover was third in 20:48 as the Big Blue rolled to a 17-46 victory.

Malcolm Mason-Rodriguez had another memorable day as Phillips swept a tri-meet with Loomis and NMH. The junior from New York City had an historic triple: 47-11 3/4 triple jump, 23-3 1/4 long jump, 44.09 4x100 relay.