Ashley Ridge Swimmers Sweep the Region
The seniors on this year’s Ashley Ridge Swim team will graduate having never lost a region championship meet.
By Roger Lee
HSSR Contributing Writer
Summerville – Once again, the Ashley Ridge swimmers swept the 5A Region 8 Championship Swim Meet.
The Swamp Foxes captured both the boys’ and girls’ region title Oct. 3 at the North Charleston Aquatic Center.
“This season has been a fun ride,” said Ashley Ridge coach Victoria Merritt. “This marks the eighth straight time our Boys and Girls have won the region. We are so excited for the state meet coming up.”
The teams had a lot of success prior to the region meet. The Boys won the Ripley's Invitational, the Rock the Block Invitational. The Girls placed second during both events.
Nathan Lindsey broke school record in the Boys 200-yard Freestyle. Karter Gladis broke the school records in the Boys 100 Butterfly and Boys 100 Breaststroke. Grace Marsaa broke the school records in the Girls 200 Free, Girls 100 Butterfly and Girls 100 Breaststroke.
2025 AR Region Swim Champions
Girls 200 Medley Relay (Addie Green, Grace Marsaa, Callie Casa, Emily Bonacci)
Emily Bonacci- Girls 200 Free
Landon Berghoff- Boys 200 Free
Nathan Lindsey- Boys 200 IM
Grace Marsaa- Girls 100 Fly
Emily Bonacci- Girls 100 Free
Landon Berghoff- Boys 500 Free
Addie Green- Girls 100 Back
Grace Marsaa- Girls 100 Breast
Karter Gladis- Boys 100 Breast
Girls 400 Free Relay (Grace Sapko, Callie Casa, Kail Walker, Addie Green)
Boys 400 Free Relay (Nathan Lindsey, Landon Berghoff, Finn Routhier, Karter Gladis)
Both Photos by Roger Lee:
The Ashley Ridge Swimming team captured the 5A Region 8 championships last weekend.
Football
On the gridiron, the Swamp Foxes claimed a 44-14 win at rival Fort Dorchester Oct. 3 in the region opener for both teams to improve to 3-3 on the season. Senior running back Ryan Campbell and senior quarterback Trevor Kalisz had a role in three touchdowns each. The Ashley Ridge defense recorded four sacks and recovered four fumbles and the Swamp Foxes blocked a field goal.
Campbell scored on runs of 13 and 6 yards in the first quarter and turned a backwards pass into a 61-yard touchdown in the second quarter to give the Swamp Foxes a 21-7 lead early in the second quarter.
Malquan Pimentel sacked and stripped the FD QB on the Patriots’ ensuing possession. Defensive lineman JT King recovered the fumble and returned it 53 yards for a touchdown. Wyatt Carter added his fourth of five successful extra-point kicks for a 28-7 lead.
On the last play of the first half, Zach Woods nailed a 47-yard field goal to put the Swamp Foxes up 31-7.
In the second half, Kalisz connected with Jagger Spivey for a 10-yard TD pass and found the end zone on a 4-yard run for a 44-7 lead.
Campbell and Pimentel have both been selected for the 2025 Touchstone Energy Cooperatives Bowl.
Campbell has surpassed the 1,000-yard rushing mark for the season and rushed for 12 touchdowns. He also has approximately 100 receiving yards and a TD catch.
Pimentel is among the Swamp Foxes’ leaders in both total tackles and unassisted tackles. He is the team leader in sacks with six in the first five games.
Ashley Ridges other wins this season came over Cane Bay and Wando. The Swamp Foxes’ losses came to Berkeley, Oceanside Collegiate and Carolina Forest.
