NORTH SHORE (Podcast) For their excellence both in the classroom and in their respective athletic endeavors, a pair of Peabody High athletes have been named the Moynihan Lumber Student-Athletes of the Month for December in hockey standout Penny Spack and NEC record quarterback and basketball standout Shea Lynch. More information on Shea is posted below. Penny Spack Information Click Here
Shea Lynch – Peabody High School with Bill Newell
Shea Lynch
Shea is coming off of a record-setting campaign as the Tanner’s starting quarterback in the fall and is currently helping the basketball team to a successful season. The versatile swing man is a stat sheet stuffer on the floor as he leads the team in assists, is a potent rebounder and can score when needed although he describes his game as pass first.
“I’m more of a facilitator and a rebound, I like to get my teammates involved as much as I can and we have some phenomenal shooters so our goal is to work to get them open shots,” Lynch said. “We have a lot of chemistry this season and we play great team defense.”Shea is also a big time passer on the gridiron as well. The senior set a new Northeastern Conference touchdown pass record, finishing his career with 78 and besting a 20-year old record. He threw for 2,564 yards and 36 touchdowns, adding six more rushing scores, to lead the Tanners to a 10-1 record and the Northeastern Conference championship. The season was highlighted by a win over Marblehead.“We knew we had the pieces coming back this season and we all worked in the offseason for it,” Lynch said. “During the season we came to work our hardest every day and we got better every week, that was our biggest strength.”Lynch is also a standout in the classroom with a 3.8 grade point average. Math is his favorite subject as he takes AP calculus and plans to study business management in college. He will be attending Endicott College in the fall, where he will play football.
