“I wanted to do everything she did,” said Jordan Guidi ’20. 
At five years old, Guidi had already found her ambitious side. Following in the footsteps of her sister, Bianca Guidi ’18, Guidi started softball as a form of sibling rivalry. Now, as she nears the end of her senior year, Guidi’s dedication has left its mark on PHS’s softball program. 
Given Cranbury’s small team, Guidi was confronted with few opportunities to pursue her interest in softball. Unfazed by such limitations, Guidi turned her focus from the performance of the team to her own self-improvement.
	“I just think about myself, as weird as it is. I think about [how] no matter how else anyone is playing, I'm going to play my best and do my best,” Guidi said.
	By appreciating the individual aspect of the game, Guidi is able to excel and establish herself as a powerhouse on the field.
	“She's a very good hitter,” said Head Coach Marissa Soprano. “She's had multiple home runs which is not something all the girls are strong enough to do. … You can also see her competitiveness come out when she's at bat. She really likes to hit, and just wants to do well and drive her teammates in to score a few runs.”
Guidi has also filled numerous other roles on the team. During her freshman year, she split her time between both the JV and varsity programs, proving her dedication and versatility.
	“She has been someone that has been able to perform at all levels,” said Soprano. “Her first position is not pitching. She doesn't love it, but she knows that it's one of the necessary parts of the game. So over the course of her career at PHS, I've asked her to pitch in different games and she has done it really without complaining. She has been there for the team when I know she probably preferred to play somewhere else.”
	Guidi attributes her success and team spirit to the guidance of her sister. Having played together for 12 years until her sister’s graduation in 2018, Guidi was able to have a two-year overlap with her sister where she saw the way her sister built the team up.
	“When we were on the team together, she always talked to me when I was having problems or when I was upset about something and she would always handle things really well. … So I guess I always looked up to her [for] how she handled things,” Guidi said.
	Even as Guidi has shown her skill as a player, she recalls certain memories and games that have taught her the importance of teamwork over individual success.
	“[My sister and I] played a game and we [were] on the same team, but the whole time, … we would just push each other over and fight to get the ball instead of working together to get it,” Guidi said.
	Participating in team workouts over Zoom and leading small group discussions in order to encourage bonding as a team, Guidi still looks for opportunities despite the team’s softball season being suspended due to school closure. Although her actions are voluntary, Guidi’s contributions don’t go unnoticed.
	“We are both pitchers, so we kind of have to lean on each other. If I can’t pitch a game, I can count on Jordan to be ready to get there in the game, she makes me feel more secure,” said teammate Kylee Tucholski ’21.
After spending so many years in the sport, Guidi reflects back on what made her stay for so long.
“I'm just here because I like playing the sport. … Have fun. Make friends. Don't let it be a bad memory. Make it a good memory,” Guidi said.

AoM: Jordan Guidi

Wrestling
	PHS wrestling had a successful run in the state tournament, with Chloe Ayres ’21, James Romain ’21, and Ava Rose ’23 all qualifying, and Ayres winning her weight class. She was also voted the top pound-for-pound wrestler in the state.
 “This meant a lot to me because I didn’t receive this honor last year,” said Ayres. “James and Ava also went. … They are super hard workers so it was great to get to be down in [Atlantic City] with them because they really put the time in and it makes PHS look so much better.” 
Although nationals are canceled due to the global pandemic, Ayres still trains and continues her workouts at home. A hard worker at heart, Ayres isn’t dwelling on nationals; instead, she now has her eyes set on world team trials which are set to be held in May. 
Boys Hockey
PHS boys hockey won the Mercer County tournament, highlighted by their comeback against the Hun School in the finals, from being down 5-0 to winning 7-5. Rocco Salvato ’20 scored four goals and was named the MVP of the game. 
“Hun isn’t necessarily our rival school, but … it felt really good to beat them in the final, especially with a comeback win,” said Patrick McDonald ’21.
Coaches Joe Bensky and Matt Strober were very influential, according to McDonald, and the team could not have pulled off the comeback win without them.

Winter Track
While the winter track team wasn’t competitive in the county or state tournaments, two juniors stood out. Jacob Bornstein ’21 and Doraldinho Servil ’21 both set personal records and were at the top of nearly every PHS leaderboard this winter. Bornstein ran a 9 minute 48.38 second 3200-meter at the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association Sectional Championships in Toms River, New Jersey. 
“Going into the race, I wasn’t set on a time. I was more focused on getting out of the group than [breaking my personal record], overall it was just a win-win,” said Bornstein. “In the end it all came down to your mental game, [I] just have to tell myself to keep running, to keep going.”
Running two miles is usually physically taxing, but for Bornstein that race was more of an internal challenge. 
“I had to put the pain aside and focus on passing and chasing others down,” said Bornstein. “After all, running is more mental than physical.”
Bornstein credits much of his success to valuing every practice as an opportunity to improve for competitions.
“It’s all in the practice, if you work hard in practice, you’re bound to go faster in the meet. I just pushed myself to the point where every single meet I kept on getting better and kept [breaking personal records].”
In addition to Bornstein’s personal record, Servil ran a 52.87 second 400-meter at the second Princeton Invitational Series. 
“[The race] was intense, it was fun. I was running, I was halfway through the race and all I heard was ‘Doro keep going,’” said Servil. “In my head I was behind the guy in first place and then the coach was screaming at me telling me to run full speed and I did that.”
	Servil exploded this season, setting personal records with a 6.86 second 55-meter dash, 23.77 second 200-meter run, 52.87 second 400-meter run, and a 19’ 5” long jump. He credits his success to taking every practice and race seriously.
	

Boys Basketball
Over the past few years, the PHS boys basketball team has been growing together. The team rebounded from the last season where they went 4-21 to 13-12, their best in the past four years. They scored 1,337 points this season, up from 837 points a year ago. Zane Scott ’21, backup center for the team, attributes this season’s success to the atmosphere that the team built throughout the season. 
“This season [we did better] mainly because it felt more like a family than a team. We were all close with each other and we had a real connection,” said Scott. “We were truly connected and had a strive to win every single game.” 
However, the team is still looking to progress. It was knocked out in the quarterfinal of the county tournament, and is aiming to make a deeper run next year.  
“Obviously we’re still looking to improve. There are things we could have done better. Our record, while good, is still only barely positive but I’m confident that we will continue to improve for next year,” Scott said.

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