RL Varsity Teams Sweep on Winter Family Night

RL Winter Family Night on January 24 ended in a clean sweep for Varsity Hockey, Wrestling, and Basketball, as well as the Junior Hockey and JV Basketball teams! Hundreds of Roxbury Latin family, friends, and fans came to cheer on all the teams competing at home. Varsity Wrestling began the evening by taking on Boston Latin Academy, whom they beat 66-12. Varsity Hockey faced off against Portsmouth Abbey in Hennessy Rink and clinched a 3-2 victory in overtime. Junior Hockey won 6-3 over St. Sebastian’s and JV Basketball defeated BB&N 56-36. The evening’s culminating event was a Varsity Basketball battle against BB&N, in which Roxbury Latin won 73-64.

During halftime of the Varsity Basketball game, Roxbury Latin held a ceremony honoring Brad Perham, who, for over 35 years, served as Roxbury Latin’s basketball coach and Athletic Director. His impact on the community did not end with athletics, as current RL Athletic Director Tony Teixeira stated, “Under Brad’s guidance, players didn’t just learn the strategies of basketball; they learned the values of teamwork, resilience, and accountability.” Pete Parsons, Class of 1975—and a former player of Mr. Perham’s—recently gifted to the school RL’s first endowed coaching position, in Brad’s honor. Sean Spellman ’08, Assistant Director of Athletics and Head Varsity Basketball coach, now has the distinction of being the first Bradford C. Perham Head Coach of Basketball. 

Enjoy a complete gallery of images from the games and festivities taken by Adam Richins.