Saint Raphael Academy’s student-athletes are closing out one of the most successful fall seasons in recent memory with a combined 11 post-season games and three more championships! All our student-athletes played exceptionally well and were prime examples of good sportsmanship.
Girls Soccer
With Saint Raphael Academy celebrating 50 Years of Women along with its centennial, it seems almost destined that our girls sports teams would do something spectacular!
Not only did the girls soccer team win 4-3 against Exeter-West Greenwich for the Division III state title, but they did so backed by an unbeaten conference record of 19-0. It was quite a difference from last year, when the team didn’t even make the playoffs. This is their first state title in 16 years.
Ranked as the number 1 seed in the playoffs, the team successfully took out the competition, game-by-game: Providence Country Day, Narragansett, and then EWG. They completed the season with 21-1 record overall and 21-0 in Division III.
We say goodbye to seniors Janjay Barnard, Karina Contreras, Dazayah Cosme, Brianna Deschenes, Maylan Fernandes, Skylar Koscielski, Stephanie Sassi and Paige Troiano.
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Football 
Saints football moved up to Division I this year and had a spectacular season, with a final record of 6-2. With the bump up to D-I, Saint Raphael Academy is in the state championship finals as the number 3 seed. Saints will play against Lasalle Academy this Friday at 6 pm at Lasalle.
To date, Saints football has a total of five playoff appearances, three division titles, and three trips to the Super Bowl in the last four years.
Seniors on the squad this year are Daniel Ballah, Ian Bing, Matthew Germain and Damien Ocampo.
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Cheer
The cheer team ended another successful season of lifting us up and entertaining us at the football games. Their dedication and athleticism are unmatched.
Football cheer missed another division championship this year, but they are proud of their six consecutive Division-III titles in the last seven years. However, their performance team score of 174.9 ranked them as the second-highest scoring cheer team overall in the Game Day Competition. They won the state runner-up plaque at the competition.
The win was earned with support from head coach Barbara LaBree and led by seniors Julia Andella, Ethan Cioe, Chelsea Godin, Alexis Groff, Colleen Martinez, Armani Mwah, Pamela Pavon and Sophia Woolley.
Cross Country
The boys cross country team won the Class C title for the third time in six years! Strong performers were senior Noah VanHorn, who placed fifth with a time of 17:19.97, and senior Alex Ramos, who placed sixth with a time of 17:34.43. Others were junior Joseph McFarland, (17:54.89) and senior Cameron McVeigh (17:58.17).
Saints took ninth in the state championships, with Noah placing 28th (16:54.46) in the field of 141 top runners in the state, and Alex Ramos folowing close behind in 31st place with a time of 17:03.35.
The girls cross country team also had a strong showing this season, with two runners in the top 10 finishers in the Class C championships.
Mackenzie Lickert is one to watch in future running seasons. The sophomore placed second in the Class C Championships with a time of 19:32.09. Makenzie then went on to the state meet and placed eighth overall, improving her time to 19:02.42. Competing in New Englands last weekend, she continued to impress by placing 48th (out of 254 runners from around New England) with a time of 19:32.
Faith Perry placed seventh in the Class C championships with a time of 20:44.15. She was also the second SRA runner to cross the finish line in the state contest, placing 38th with a time of 20:28.77 in a field of 155 runners.
Seniors are Amanda de Abreu, Matilde Duarte, Maylan Fernandes, Gabriell Leon, Faith Perry, Alexandre Ramos, Alejandro Rivera, Gianni Santagata, Akhil Thomas, and Noah Van Horn.
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Boys Soccer
Boys soccer is another of our fall teams that was in the playoffs again this year. Their regular season record was solid 8-5-4 in D-II. To get to the state playoffs, they beat Tiverton (8-7-1) in the play-in round and Mt. Hope High School (11-2-3) in the quarterfinal round, but ultimately lost to Shea in the semi-finals, 1-3.
Next season, the team will lose its four seniors: Reginald Browne, Matthew Hanley, Lucas Rosa and Blake Webster. Boys soccer is expected to have an even stronger team next year with returning underclassmen players, and will continue its quest for the D-II crown.
Girls Tennis
Girls tennis played in Division III this fall, and ended with a 6-11-0 record. As a team, they earned a spot in the preliminary round play-in game against West Warwick. Unfortunately, the girls lost the bid for the quarter-finals spot, 4-3.
Seniors finishing their high school tennis careers are Onyekachi Ibeh, Joslyn Karpowich, Hannah LaScola, Gracie Lemieux, and Justyne Paulino.
Girls Volleyball
The girls volleyball team felt more comfortable in Division III this year, after playing D-II last year with a less-than-.500 record. Their regular season drew to a close with a record of 9-11-0.
Their eighth seed position earned them a play-in game against Jaunita Sanchez, which they lost 3-2.
Seniors Maya Alarcon, Hanna Altube, Autumn Andrade, Eriana Blanco, Kathryn D’Agenais, Hanna Ghazal, God’iss Santos, and Sabrina Santos will be missed next year.
