Senior defenseman Bryce Babich has been a 4-year
starter for the boys’ lacrosse
team and is now one of the
major leaders of the defense
going into the 2025 season.
After helping win the Group
1 State Championship last
season, the team lost two very
important defensive pieces;
Aidan Peterson and Caden
Kirst. This season, Bryce
will have to step up and lead
the younger guys to success.
Outside of lacrosse, Bryce
played for the Bernards
Hockey team up through his
sophomore year, where he
eventually quit to focus on
lacrosse. He will be continu-
ing to play lacrosse at Ham-
ilton College, a Division
III college in Clinton, NY.
Although captains have
not completely been an-
nounced yet for the season,
Bryce is a major leader for
the team, which has been
a very enjoyable experi-
ence for him through these
frst few weeks of prac-
tice. Good luck to Bryce
and the lacrosse team as
they try and take home an-
other Group Championship!
Q & A
Q. How has the season been so far?
A. The start of the season has been super exciting. We
have a lot of new guys starting and they are all playing
great. We just had a 6-5 scrimmage win over Randolph
and I am hoping to keep the momentum rolling all the
way to the end of the year where we win another Group 1
Championship.
Q. What are your favorite things to do outside of
sports?
A. I love to lift weights, eat food, hang out with friends
and family, watch movies, go to the beach, and play golf.
Q. What has been your favorite memory from BHS
Athletics?
A. My favorite memory from BHS athletics so far was
definitely beating Rumson in double overtime to win the
Group 1 South Sectional Championship in 2024 on our
home turf.
Q. Who is your favorite teammate and why?
A. My favorite teammate is Max Austin because we have
both started on defense since freshman year and it’s fun
playing with him.
Q. What is your favorite food?
A. My favorite food is peanut butter.
Q. What is your favorite Movie / TV Show?
A. My favorite movie is The Hobbit and my favorite show
Senior Catcher Matt Falzarano is looking forward to
his last ever season with Bernards Baseball. After a 9-13
season last year, Matt looks
to continue to improve and
win as many games as possible this year. Matt feels that
something about the culture
is different this year. “Every-
one is super close and wants
the team to succeed,” he
says. After this season, Matt
will head to Kean University in Union where he will
continue playing baseball.
Matt is a captain of the
team this year, and he enjoys
having a large responsibility
and guiding the underclass-
men on the team to success.
Outside of baseball, Matt
enjoys spending time with
his friends and family and
working out. He has been
playing baseball his entire
life and wants to continue
to play for as long as he can.
Matt was additionally a
star on the freshman basket-
ball team back in the day, but
he chose to leave his playing time to other talent and
focus strictly on baseball.
Q & A
Q. What are your greatest athletic accomplishments at
BHS?
A. My greatest accomplishments at BHS have to be during
my junior year baseball season, where I had a batting
average of .413, with a .586 on-base percentage, and I
caught 14 out of 25 runners stealing.
Q. Who is your favorite athlete and why?
A. My favorite athlete is Kyrie Irving because of the way
he trains and goes about his sport.
Q. Who has been your favorite coach and why?
A. My favorite coach has been Coach Dem because he has
seen so many players and he knows how to talk to you in
any situation, whether you made a mistake or did the right
thing.
Q. What is your favorite food?
A. My two favorite foods are Steak and Pasta.
Q. What is your favorite college or professional sports
team?
A. My favorite baseball team is the Yankees, and my
favorite college football team is Notre Dame.
