Athletics
Champions believe in themselves.
Thornton Academy has a rich and storied history of athletic excellence. Throughout our history, Thornton Academy athletic teams have won more than 50 state championships, including our most recent championship in 2019 in Boys Lacrosse.
Today, athletics are an integral part of the Thornton Academy experience. We offer more than 50 teams at many different levels. All Thornton Academy students are encouraged to join a team — whether they are new to a sport or a potential New England champion.
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![Newest Varsity Club Member: Megan Cairns]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1558117459/thornton/gd3lvgvgfdpjfcboyjiw/NewestVarsityClubMemberMeganCairns.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1558117459/thornton/gd3lvgvgfdpjfcboyjiw/NewestVarsityClubMemberMeganCairns.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1558117459/thornton/gd3lvgvgfdpjfcboyjiw/NewestVarsityClubMemberMeganCairns.jpg","width":800}])
![Seniors Makaila Paul, Victoria Labbe, Emily Dion, and Bridget Stephenson pose in front of the donated food]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1550772604/thornton/anjp2qhmiciqx28s88ts/ThorntonAcademyCheerleaders.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1550772604/thornton/anjp2qhmiciqx28s88ts/ThorntonAcademyCheerleaders.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1550772604/thornton/anjp2qhmiciqx28s88ts/ThorntonAcademyCheerleaders.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1550772604/thornton/anjp2qhmiciqx28s88ts/ThorntonAcademyCheerleaders.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1550772604/thornton/anjp2qhmiciqx28s88ts/ThorntonAcademyCheerleaders.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1550772604/thornton/anjp2qhmiciqx28s88ts/ThorntonAcademyCheerleaders.jpg","width":2200}])
![number 22 is on the attack for Thornton Academy boys lacrosse]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1542229327/thornton/uipjn2rp8jqv4yf8x5iw/lacrosse22.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1542229327/thornton/uipjn2rp8jqv4yf8x5iw/lacrosse22.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1542229327/thornton/uipjn2rp8jqv4yf8x5iw/lacrosse22.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1542229327/thornton/uipjn2rp8jqv4yf8x5iw/lacrosse22.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1542229327/thornton/uipjn2rp8jqv4yf8x5iw/lacrosse22.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1542229327/thornton/uipjn2rp8jqv4yf8x5iw/lacrosse22.jpg","width":2200}])
![unified basketball team and cheerleaders]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1531413629/thornton/xrnqwvyqqlijj3slx2la/UnifiedBasketballThumbnail.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1531413629/thornton/xrnqwvyqqlijj3slx2la/UnifiedBasketballThumbnail.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1531413629/thornton/xrnqwvyqqlijj3slx2la/UnifiedBasketballThumbnail.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1531413629/thornton/xrnqwvyqqlijj3slx2la/UnifiedBasketballThumbnail.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1531413629/thornton/xrnqwvyqqlijj3slx2la/UnifiedBasketballThumbnail.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1531413629/thornton/xrnqwvyqqlijj3slx2la/UnifiedBasketballThumbnail.jpg","width":2200}])
![TAMS student Eli Pendergrass skates to glory playing for a US National hockey team in South Korea]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1531418055/thornton/q4rrbu2vf8dnjhldfi3m/PendergrassThumbnail.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1531418055/thornton/q4rrbu2vf8dnjhldfi3m/PendergrassThumbnail.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1531418055/thornton/q4rrbu2vf8dnjhldfi3m/PendergrassThumbnail.png","width":556}])
![Student Wearing Hoops for Hope Sweatshirt]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1531418334/thornton/ip6tioebcqereckwg1pf/HoopsforHopeThumbnail.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1531418334/thornton/ip6tioebcqereckwg1pf/HoopsforHopeThumbnail.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1531418334/thornton/ip6tioebcqereckwg1pf/HoopsforHopeThumbnail.jpg","width":640}])
![Thornton Team Before Game]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1531493061/thornton/pg2ohffqa1j6jzq2copz/soccerloss.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1531493061/thornton/pg2ohffqa1j6jzq2copz/soccerloss.jpg","width":320}])
![he Thornton Academy Boys Soccer Team and their fans celebrate at Fitzpatrick Stadium after junior Eric McCallum' s game-winni]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1531493451/thornton/xhpd0yawit9uqvrtdnhd/Thumbnailforothersoccer.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1531493451/thornton/xhpd0yawit9uqvrtdnhd/Thumbnailforothersoccer.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1531493451/thornton/xhpd0yawit9uqvrtdnhd/Thumbnailforothersoccer.png","width":646}])
![Sophomore Dawson Desrosiers qualified for the State meet]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1531493923/thornton/fibaaohmhyqssvzzvm7h/CrossCountryThumbnail.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1531493923/thornton/fibaaohmhyqssvzzvm7h/CrossCountryThumbnail.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1531493923/thornton/fibaaohmhyqssvzzvm7h/CrossCountryThumbnail.jpg","width":645}])
![Brogan Searle-Belanger and his teammates celebrate the winning goal during the team's playoff victory at Hill Stadium. - phot]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1531494165/thornton/qnvuvor82hu2yvx3lzry/WinningTraditionThumbnail.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1531494165/thornton/qnvuvor82hu2yvx3lzry/WinningTraditionThumbnail.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1531494165/thornton/qnvuvor82hu2yvx3lzry/WinningTraditionThumbnail.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1531494165/thornton/qnvuvor82hu2yvx3lzry/WinningTraditionThumbnail.jpg","width":1024}])
![Coach Corey Huot '08 motivates his team between sets during a tournament.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1531495569/thornton/ha4vutazoeq6gispbd8n/volleyballthumbnail.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1531495569/thornton/ha4vutazoeq6gispbd8n/volleyballthumbnail.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1531495569/thornton/ha4vutazoeq6gispbd8n/volleyballthumbnail.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1531495569/thornton/ha4vutazoeq6gispbd8n/volleyballthumbnail.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1531495569/thornton/ha4vutazoeq6gispbd8n/volleyballthumbnail.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1531495569/thornton/ha4vutazoeq6gispbd8n/volleyballthumbnail.jpg","width":2048}])
![The TA girls soccer team is all smiles as they prepare for the second half of their season.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1531498524/thornton/xb88pnwkvbwdptker579/girlssoccerteamthumbnail.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1531498524/thornton/xb88pnwkvbwdptker579/girlssoccerteamthumbnail.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1531498524/thornton/xb88pnwkvbwdptker579/girlssoccerteamthumbnail.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1531498524/thornton/xb88pnwkvbwdptker579/girlssoccerteamthumbnail.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1531498524/thornton/xb88pnwkvbwdptker579/girlssoccerteamthumbnail.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1531498524/thornton/xb88pnwkvbwdptker579/girlssoccerteamthumbnail.jpg","width":1904}])
![Faculty compete in the annual tug-of-war against the Class of 2017.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1531499149/thornton/t9phz37emumgt7mo9tf6/HomecomingThumbnail.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1531499149/thornton/t9phz37emumgt7mo9tf6/HomecomingThumbnail.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1531499149/thornton/t9phz37emumgt7mo9tf6/HomecomingThumbnail.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1531499149/thornton/t9phz37emumgt7mo9tf6/HomecomingThumbnail.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1531499149/thornton/t9phz37emumgt7mo9tf6/HomecomingThumbnail.jpg","width":1557}])
![The Thornton Academy 2017 Golf Team is in great shape to compete for the State Championship.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1531504361/thornton/z9z9403dz2vlqzqx2tbd/GolfThumbnail.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1531504361/thornton/z9z9403dz2vlqzqx2tbd/GolfThumbnail.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1531504361/thornton/z9z9403dz2vlqzqx2tbd/GolfThumbnail.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1531504361/thornton/z9z9403dz2vlqzqx2tbd/GolfThumbnail.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1531504361/thornton/z9z9403dz2vlqzqx2tbd/GolfThumbnail.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1531504361/thornton/z9z9403dz2vlqzqx2tbd/GolfThumbnail.jpg","width":1728}])
![Members of the TA Field Hockey Team]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1531505999/thornton/o2njjlrtefxci5kbqox7/FieldHockeyThumbnail.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1531505999/thornton/o2njjlrtefxci5kbqox7/FieldHockeyThumbnail.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1531505999/thornton/o2njjlrtefxci5kbqox7/FieldHockeyThumbnail.jpg","width":600}])
![Fans cheer on the Trojans during a "Black-Out Game.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1531747857/thornton/xp5kbyaeyclrykjk0zey/FootballHistoryThumbnail.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1531747857/thornton/xp5kbyaeyclrykjk0zey/FootballHistoryThumbnail.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1531747857/thornton/xp5kbyaeyclrykjk0zey/FootballHistoryThumbnail.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1531747857/thornton/xp5kbyaeyclrykjk0zey/FootballHistoryThumbnail.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1531747857/thornton/xp5kbyaeyclrykjk0zey/FootballHistoryThumbnail.jpg","width":1446}])
![Quarterback Will Mitchell receives the snap and the team launches into action.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1531748360/thornton/ax8xhaynkqkopx6uvohu/Footballspotlightthumbnail.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1531748360/thornton/ax8xhaynkqkopx6uvohu/Footballspotlightthumbnail.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1531748360/thornton/ax8xhaynkqkopx6uvohu/Footballspotlightthumbnail.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1531748360/thornton/ax8xhaynkqkopx6uvohu/Footballspotlightthumbnail.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1531748360/thornton/ax8xhaynkqkopx6uvohu/Footballspotlightthumbnail.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1531748360/thornton/ax8xhaynkqkopx6uvohu/Footballspotlightthumbnail.jpg","width":2200}])
Meet our Coaches
Ryan Hersey
Titles:
Middle School Science Teacher, Middle School Assistant Principal, Head Boys Lacrosse Coach
Eric Marston
Titles:
History Teacher, Girls Basketball Team (head coach), Girls & Boys Cross Country Teams (head coach)
George Mendros
Titles:
Substitute Coordinator, Head Boys Indoor Track Coach, Head Boys Outdoor Track Coach