Phillips Academy’s fall teams returned from Connecticut on Saturday, Oct. 10, with a combined 11-3-1 record, highlighted by a football victory at Kent School and shutout wins for two girls soccer squads at Choate Rosemary Hall.

Director of Athletics Lisa Joel recapped the performances in the school’s Oct. 11 athletics newsletter.

Zaid scores three times against Kent

Senior Ubie Zaid scored three touchdowns as Phillips Academy beat Kent 42-22 to improve to 3-1.

Zaid reached the end zone on runs of 47 and 45 yards and returned a punt 57 yards for another score.

Captain Jun An opened the scoring with a four-yard touchdown run. Quarterback Landon Husereau then connected with Jackson Meehan for a touchdown that helped extend the lead to 14-0.

The Big Blue built a 35-7 advantage before Kent rallied. An added a six-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter to seal the victory. Quentin Nicolasien converted all six extra-point attempts.

Cross-country runners set personal bests

The boys cross-country team defeated Choate 23-38, with junior Cameron Butler winning in a personal-best 16:56.

Ninth graders Lincoln Strandberg and EJ Montero also set personal records, finishing in 17:29 and 17:33. Six Andover runners recorded personal bests, and all 19 posted their fastest 5K times of the season.

Girls captain Corinne Spade won her race by 40 seconds with a personal-best 19:24. Andover claimed seven of the top 10 places.

Sophomores Hannah Jung, Sophie Stetson and Maddie Marshall followed Spade in 20:04, 20:10 and 20:16, respectively.

Girls soccer earns two shutouts

Girls varsity soccer beat Choate 3-0, giving captain and goalkeeper Adele Russell her fifth shutout of the season.

Sophomore Anne Dunn contributed a goal and an assist and was named player of the game. Emma Morrison scored her first goal of the fall.

The JV1 team also won 3-0, improving to 4-0-2. Veronica Lewis made seven saves for her third shutout.

Earlier in the week, on Wednesday, Oct. 7, the JV2 girls beat Phillips Exeter 5-1. The teams were tied 1-1 at halftime before Andover scored four second-half goals.

Annabel Manzo scored twice. Nadine Carniaux, Riya Shah and Mia Russell each added a goal. The athletics department described the matchup as a new chapter in the rivalry, with Exeter fielding a girls JV2 team for the first time in recent history.

Field hockey remains unbeaten in roundup

Both varsity and JV field hockey were undefeated as of the Oct. 11 newsletter.

The JV team beat Governor’s Academy 4-1 on Oct. 7. Maddie Enos, Katherine Cooke, Annie Ren and Kate Flather each scored, with Ren also recording an assist.

Phillips Academy football next hosts Suffield Academy at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 16, at Phelps Stadium.