Water Polo: APS Knights vs. Pace Knights

Colin Forsyth (NAHS 9th grade) prepares to pass the ball to a teammate.
Photo by Shannon Davis, North Atlanta Parent

The APS Knights water polo team had a strong showing earlier this month, winning 8 – 4 against rival Pace Academy.

In the first 3 minutes of the match, APS trailed 3 to 0, but scored 8 straight over the next 3 quarters. Pace scored their fourth and final goal with 23 seconds left in the game.

In just his second game in goal, Neil Jackson (NAHS 9th grade) turned away this shot plus thirteen others.

Ryan Switzer, a 12^th grade student at Grady, led APS on offense with 4 goals on 8 shots. Michael Maxey, 12^th grader at North Atlanta, anchored the team’s field defense. First-season all-arounder Neil Jackson, also a North Atlanta senior, sacrificed personal scores to substitute in the goal and registered an incredible 14 saves. North Atlanta’s Chaz Torres played tight defense on Pace’s best player through the second quarter to hold him scoreless for the remainder of the game.

APS Water Polo is a co-ed sport and club led by Coach Stuart Sheldon, Coach Robin Smith, and Coach Monica Szalma. There are 3 teams with a total of 33 participating students from North Atlanta High School and Grady High School.