We’re back at it today, albeit a couple hours later than normal. The games have been moved to 3 p.m. starts because of tests this morning, so there are a slew of mid-afternoon starts. We’ll have a couple extra games covered today because of some good matchups tonight.
I’ll start the day with two teams we haven’t seen yet in Pelham-Byram Hills. Afterward, I’m going to hit Rye-John Jay in what should be a fascinating game for both teams. You can get updates to those games @LoHudInsider.
Mike Dougherty will also have a doubleheader of four Class B teams in playoff contention. It will start with Nanuet-Westlake and finish with Edgemont-Pleasantville. You can find those updates @hoopsmbd.
Lastly, Adam Berger will cover White Plains-North Rockland in a rematch of the game that launched North Rockland’s championship run last season. Adam can be found @LoHudBerger.
There are several other good matchups today, including Spring Valley-Nyack, Sleepy Hollow-Hen Hud and Ardsley-Croton.
Saturday’s games —
John Jay 38, Rye 21
Nanuet 17, Westlake 14
St. Anthony’s 35, Stepinac 14
Pleasantville 25, Edgemont 12
Brewster 21, Eastchester 20
Byram Hills 33, Pelham 12
Port Chester 48, Lincoln 0
North Rockland 17, White Plains 7
Nyack 21, Spring Valley 6
John Jay-East Fishkill 38, Ketcham 0
Beacon 13, Horace Greeley 6
Palisade Prep 22, Yonkers Montessori 14
Woodlands 47, Blind Brook 0
Ardsley 39, Croton-Harmon 14
Sleepy Hollow 38, Hen Hud 3
Hackley 49, Riverdale 13
Gorton 43, Peekskill 14
Putnam Valley 44, Briarcliff 21
Tuckahoe 27, Haldane 27
Bronxville 31, Pawling 14
Saunders 28, Yonkers 0
Kennedy 44, Roosevelt 18
Fox Lane 38, Riverside 2
John Jay 38, Rye 21: At John Jay, Jack Lambert had 27 carries for 251 yards and three touchdowns to help the Indians overcome a 14-10 halftime deficit. Lambert played most of the snaps at quarterback in the second half. Tyler Keech sat out the third quarter with a left shoulder injury he suffered playing defense in the third quarter, although he did return in the fourth.
After Rye answered with a TD run by Danny Sullivan to cut its deficit to 24-21 and by forcing a three-and-out on the ensuing possession, John Jay regained momentum when Nick Kells forced a fumble that was recovered by Anthony Scapperotti. It led to a Lambert touchdown that gave the Indians a 31-21 lead with 8:09 remaining.
Andrew Livingston finished 10 for 16 for 142 yards, including a touchdown pass of 33 yards to Tim DeGraw. Shane O’Malley led the Garnets with 117 yards rushing.
Rye coach Dino Garr will try next week to surpass North Rockland’s Joe Casarella for second place on Section 1’s all-time wins’ list. He moved into a tie with Casarella last week when he earned win No. 256, 206 of which have come in 31 seasons at Rye. Somers coach Tony DeMatteo is first with 297 wins.
Palisade Prep 22, Yonkers Montessori 14: At Palisade Prep, Brandon Tate rushed 20 times for 200 yards and three touchdowns. Tate and Julio Ovalle each had a sack for the Phoenix.
Nanuet 17, Westlake 14: At Westlake, Dan Breit ran for two 1-yard touchdowns in the second quarter. Mike Young kicked a 22-yard field goal and was 2 for 2 on extra points. For Westlake, Daniel Bassi had a 2-yard touchdown run, and Robert Tocco caught an 11-yard touchdown pass from Michael Ragusa.
Hackley 49, Riverdale 13: At Riverdale, Joe McDermott ran for two scores and threw for another. His touchdown pass was a 55-yarder to Luke Sweeney, who also had two rushing touchdowns.
Port Chester 48, Lincoln 0: Jason Ippolito rushed for two touchdowns—one a 70-yarder—and ran a kickoff back 90 yards for a score. Ippolito also ran in three two-point conversions. Odell Alexander also scored on a 40-yard run.
Sleepy Hollow 38, Hen Hud 3: At Sleepy Hollow, Devin Lopez completed 12 of 17 passes for 114 yards and three touchdowns and also ran for 55 yards and a touchdown on 10 carries. Dionel Infante had three catches for 40 yards and two touchdowns. Edwin Jimenez had four catches for 55 yards and one touchdown. Ronny Munoz ran for 78 yards on four carries.
Brewster 21, Eastchester 20: At Eastchester, Fernando Solis has 138 yards and two touchdowns on 16 carries. Brian Mcneil threw a 22-yard touchdown pass to Kyle Riccardi. Eastchester lined up for the go-ahead 23-yard field goal with 9 seconds left, but the holder could not handle a high snap.
Haldane 27, Tuckahoe 27, 4 OT: At Haldane, Nick DiGregorio caught three passes for 80 yards and two touchdowns for the Blue Devils. Shyheim Nixon rushed for 196 yards and a touchdown on 11 carries for the Tigers. In overtime, Haldane scored took the first lead in the second overtime, but had their extra-point kick blocked by Tuckahoe. The Blue Devils returned the favor by blocking Tuckahoe’s extra-point kick on the next possession. The game was called due to darkness and will not be continued at a later date.
Woodlands 47, Blind Brook 0: At Woodlands, Tyrone Barber and Ray Jackson each ran for two scores and Ron Richards ran for one and had one touchdown reception.
Putnam Valley 44, Briarcliff 21: At Putnam Valley, Mike Walsh ran for a 34-yard touchdown and threw a 15-yard touchdown pass to John Meagle. Alex Bronzo had two touchdowns and an interception. Dean D’Alessio and Richard Goods each had a touchdown.
Gorton 43, Peekskill 14: At Peekskill, Jamall Whitaker ran for 191 yards and two scores and Jonathan Vasquez returned a punt 41 yards for a touchdown.
Saunders 28, Yonkers 0: At Gorton High School in Yonkers, Francisco Wilson-King rushed for 146 yards and two touchdowns on 14 carries, including a 66-yard score. Kristian Prenga rushed for a touchdown and threw a 66-yard touchdown to Basel Abumallouh.
St. Anthony’s 35, Stepinac 14: At St. Anthony’s, Dan Hoffer went 14 for 31 for 170 yards and had 20 carries for 86 yards in a rematch of last year’s CHSFL AAA championship game. Hoffer threw a touchdown to Demarcus Miller, who also rushed for a touchdown and recovered a fumble. Narendra Itwaru had an interception for Stepinac.
Pleasantville 25, Edgemont 12: At Pleasantville, Nick Pedlow had 17 carries for 135 yards and Nick Greto rushed for 85 yards and a touchdown. Anthony Godino threw a pair of touchdown passes to Charlie Montomgery in the second half to break open a 7-6 game.
Greg Drillock had two interceptions for the Panthers, and returned one 25 yards for a touchdown to give Pleasantville a 25-6 lead in the fourth quarter. Patrick Bathon also had an interception. Edgemont’s Jason Park returned a fumble 68 yards for a touchdown late in the fourth quarter.
Nyack 21, Spring Valley 6: At Spring Valley Saturday, Adonis Alcime ran the ball 14 times for 162 yards and scored twice. Khalid Shabazz ran the ball 10 times for 70 yards and scored on a 26-yard catch.
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Talking to a Sectional Championship Coach and he brings up a great point. If there is no power ranking to go with the Piner then it handcuffs the spirit of the system. He agrees that it is good to see teams like Brewster get a fair shake again, but a 21-20 win can’t compare to a 46-7 win when Team P’s starters barely played a half. He also feels bad for Pelham and Eastchester who had circumstances beyond their control curtail the team they could bring out this season.
Statesman
Wouldn’t it be better served to instead of try to fix the piner system revamp the section altogether?
I don’t like the whole idea of using how much a team wins by as an incentive. A wins a win a loss is a loss. I maybe wrong but that seems like creating more of an incentive to blow out teams rather then play good football on a tightly contested game. How many of us get bored with NFL games that are blow outs yet are riveted to close can go either way down to the wire games?
MSG V came and did a piece in which you will see soon on a certain Section 1 player. A former PK player and 1 AA DB was with me watching and we both had to supress tears when we thought about the direction the program is in now.
I was on Coach B’s first AA team and played under the previous regime. It all came full circle to me today. The Best thing that happened to Pioneer football was Coach Barger. He really goes the extra mile for us taught me to not doubt myself. Seeing kids now get recruited as Sophmores by ‘Bama, Oregon, OSU, Uconn and Rutgers boggles my mind. I’m thrilled to see kids have even better opportunities to flourish now. Something real special is brewing in PK and it’s a pleasure to be a small part of it. I pray that I can do more soon.
states
where did megatron play last year?
Loudmouth… States can give you a more accurate answer, but he was on the varsity for the preseason as a freshman then did not make it to the regular season because of disciplinary issues. ... I saw him at the Lakeland scrimmage and wrote about him on here. You could see he was outstanding – even played some QB with the backups.
Loudmouth,
Megatron was on the Varsity. Left team after Somers game as Josh said for disciplinary reasons. He is a product of our pop warner program which consists of much of this team. His physicality comes from the O-Linework he did back then.
states
was surprised that pok let wo players play last week vs arlington just days aftere being arrested
Loudmouth,
lol, you have good sources.
AV,
Good point. I mentioned that flaw w/ margin of victory earlier but the system is inherently broken when Team A needed a last second botch.ed FG and Team B had their subs in vs the same team in the 3rd Quarter but lost to a team that Team A would not see while Team C would be in the same boat as Team B had they lost. Cra.ziness
States,
Is Hamilton getting recruited much yet? He has the size to be big time if his 40 times are decent. Hope his grades are together. What is the story with letting kids play days after getting arrested? That kind of contradicts the story of the program being run so well – but I’d want to ask before jumping to conclusions.
States will the youths in question be playing this week?
Hoops,
See schools above.
Hoops, Loud, Chief:
Yes they should. It was a guilt by association thing. They have no charges pending but the other fellow might be seeing some time. It’s easy being at the wrong place at the right time up here.
Avngangl
You Seriously don’t think Carmel shares number 4 with the Clarkstowns and Mamaroneck being the 3rd best team in double AA do you?
You posted computer Rankings
Further, I’d like to state that the State tournament is the best thing that happened to NY HS football.
There are indeed state champions in every class. Most States in the country have multiple State champions based on school size, privates, etc.
10960
I posted what MSG is posting? I don’t know where they or you get your rankings so I asked.
As for Carmel, do I hope they make it? Sure I do I’m the mom of a player who has put everything he had into this game for the past 10 years of his life. Do I think they’ll make it? No I don’t. All I want is for them to finish their season well. My sons shoulder is going to require pretty extensive surgery to correct the damage he did during the Ramapo game. But he won’t hear of doing anything until AFTER the season. I think for his birthday I’m getting him bubble wrap to protect his butt.
those kids in Poughkeepsie have different problems than most. barger does an excellent job of keeping them focused , football is all some of these kids have, if they don’t let them play they get into much more trouble , i agree with barger , if they are playing ball they are not in trouble else where. much different , but very effective
Biff,
Good point. I’ve been expressing my disgust regarding the lack of community resources up here. At least we got a new field out of the deal. How about next step, actually have some kind of center that kids can go to for homework help or just a safe haven in general. Hate seeing kids meander the streets aimlessly. I’m glad my dad would have none of that in a past life for me.
biff
how effective can that philosophy be when last year kid is locked up for shooting and this year he is back?
semms like football is priority 1 in poughkeepsie
Loudmouth,
The kid did his time in the eyes of the law and lost his freedom for a year. What a man you are tossing dirty laundry under a cloaked name. I suggest you close that mouth of yours before it gets you hurt and no it’s not a threat it’s advice.
Tired of people hiding behind names on blogs. At least I’m a real man who will say anything he says online in the most hostile environment. I know for a fact you wouldn’t walk around our streets with that. What do you want the kid to do, just give up and not play? He got a second chance, the guidance he needs through Football, not to mention basketball yet. The path is clear to him now and all he has to do is put in the work to get there. Too many vices on the streets. Some people need to learn the hard way, the kid is night and day to what he was last year. But I guess you know all about what we go through and lend a hand to help. You’re a j.ok.e. Talking about 15 year old kids. I did worse things as a 14 year old but humbled myself and became better. People like you cast people away and we use you as motivation to become better men.
states
Wow, no names were mentioned, but I guess i hit a nerve. I was under impression so long as names are not mentioned that this was a big boy blog. Y ou cant brag about what a great job the coaches are doing keeping kids out of trouble and then make threats when legit question is asked. Son, I thought you had thicker skin than that!!!
It’s not bragging when it’s fact. I know your intentions are not pure and I rebuke you. I never knew a coach could control every individual action of another human being. It’s what to be expected from people like you. Nothing will ever be enough and you’ll always find a way to point out one negative in a sea of positivity. Never knew that humans and kids made no mistakes. Can’t wait for the Day of the Lord when you’ll be screamin.g and crying to God for mercy to no avail. Clean up your own closet, son. I do have thick skin, but I’ve actually been on the ground, lived what these kids and know what they are going through. Will I give them a pass, no? But I can understand the path they go down and I believe that people will change. In a world full of loudmouth’s we’ll lock everyone up forever at first charge. We should start at Arlington—e.very dru.g in creation at your boys’ school, son.
Loudmouth,
No threa.t.s. Just advice. If you say that in the wrong place in PK then I pray for your safe return home. I have restraint but I couldn’t stop the wolves from getting you. Step the reading comprehension up, son. Plus there was no questions, just a clever statement disguised as something interoagtive [spelled that wrong]. I’m many things but stu.pi.d is not one of them.
Forgive my lack of subject-verb agreement, Josh. Getting heated over here before 10am on a day off.
states
I dont know where the arlington comment came from noone is comparing them to each other.
I do know where the drugs at arlington come from, two miles up rte 55 in POUGHKEEPSIE
Loud,
That’s the town of PK. Not my jurisdiction. I tossed Arlington in there so you can clean your own problems. We all have more than enough for you to misdirect your hat.e on us.
You’re off your rocker if you think your people dont have problems with that stuff. Exceptionalism at it’s best. I’ve never seen more drug.s in my life than I did at Hobart. Almost 95% your kind too. You really tried to pass that issue on us like you don’t have folks supplying the demand out there.
Sorry from deviating from Football Josh, chalk this one up to me.
states
I’m calling a truce, started out as question to biffs comment about agreeing with barger and ended up being tit for tat series of insults. We see things differently when it comes to reward and consequence. I’m fine with that, I agree to disagree. peace
I don’t think we do at all. I don’t think it’s your role to play judge especially after he’s already seen one and paid his dues. The only way for him to move on is to work on his craft and more importantly toe the line in school and life moving forward. He has a chance to rebound, but people you won’t allow it and he’ll need to have thicker skin these next 3 seasons of Football/Basketball b/c when opposing fans find out, I’m sute they’ll give him the business. Just remember there is a kid underneath that massive frame and he deserves a chance to improve himself w/out jerk.s like you being the judge and jury. Peace.
states
I’ll be the better man (no insults) PEACE!!!
Wow that was ugly.
States we are looking into education initiatives. Stop by and see me. We can talk more and see where it goes.
Probably not a great topic for this blog.
Drop a note by my office with your email and we can start a conversation. Maybe Josh could share my email address with you or if you give him the ok he can share yours with me. You could also find mine on our website. You know where I hangout, names on the sign…
I owe you lunch anyway for the section championship last year. You never collected.
Thanks,
You can’t run away now. Out of the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaks and I know all I need to know about you now. I’ll let God decide who is the better man, just b/c you say you are is but a filthy rag to him.
Josh,
You have my permission to share my e-mail w/ Wing.
Wing,
I’m off tomorrow and Friday so it’ll be an honor to come see you. Looking forward to it and I apologize for my lack of decorum. It is my actions and my actions alone.
Great. I will look forward to meeting the great Statesman tomorrow.
No need to apologize to me. I have taken similar conversations about Nyack kids way further than you just did.
Just reminds me of it from time to time.
I will shoot you an email or leave a note on this thread about time for tomorrow. I will wait a bit to see if Josh sends your email to me.
Wing,
You flatter me with the great talk. It will be nice to meet in the flesh and not have me wave at your Honda on my late day walk to the train. I’m looming forward to learning from you a bit, my brain is like a sponge.
I’m just happy to see that I didn’t overreact I always knew you and Just had that twin like connection. The only awkward thing is I won’t know your name so I don’t want to be the dolt who asks the receptionist for WingTGuy, lol.
Ask for the guy from Nyack. Only one at this address.
My office is right by the front door so I will probably see you coming.
Statesman
This is why Wing T is honorable.
States, wing classy… Not me as much … I believe in punishment!!! And if u do the crime u do the time ….
But I do not believe u bring up what kids do wrong on this blog (football)... Josh might need to hand out some punishments to loudmouth!!!
unless football related like cheap shots, vandalism ( uh oh ) during football game… Etc.
But hey all kids need good role models.. So keep doing you!!!
States, and one last thing….... Great point that when it comes to dru – gs… Transporting, selling, using … All kinds are guilty!!!
Man that part of your post was excellent!
H ate when people act innocent…that is not cool..
More….
Just,
You are right. None of us are perfect so for the purposes of the blog we all should stick to what we know best, being fans of the game. We’re not here to look at individual issues. I hope all the teams in the area can field competitive teams with players having fun and staying healthy. I’m very much in that criteria myself. Hopefully we can learn from this experience.
To me it’s much better for a young person to learn these lessons as opposed to later on when futures can be derailed. Do your time, learn, reflect and come out humble/motivated. Not to mention sticking some pushups and sit-ups in between it all
STATESMAN,
I BELIEVE THAT EX-STUDENTS AND PLAYERS AS YOURSELF HAVE ALREADY STARTED TO SEE THE FRUITS OF YOUR LABOR,HAMILTON WILL CARRY THAT TOURCH TO THE NEXT LEVEL AND BECOME THE RAY RICE OF POUGHKEEPSIE,GREAT JOB
Wood,
Wow, very powerful words. All the classes, papers, equations, lifting sessions, runs and workouts are all on them. We can’t do it for them so if they buy in the sky is the limit. I’m just a humble servant—I want to see them all far surpass me. The strength they have is bigger than the task ahead of them. As long as they remember that, they’ll be just fine.
STATESMAN,
THAT IS WHY YOU ARE IN PLACE,THE OLD SAYING “IT TAKES ONE TO KNOW ONE,FITS YOU TO A TEE IN THIS SITUATION,YOU ARE NOT TAKING BABY STEPS,YOU ARE LEAPFROGGING WITH A HOLE COMMUNITY,AND I RESPECT YOU FOR THAT
STATESMAN,
AND I DO NOT KNOW WHAT IS UN THE DRINKING WATER UP THERE BUT THE ATHLETES JUST KEEP COMMING “LIKE RAIN IN APRIL”,WOW NO JOKE
Haywood,
Means a lot for you to say that. It’s def what we want to do. Just met a 6’5 8th grader in the pipeline. He only likes b-ball but maybe we can change that. Must be the hudson river water, wish I could have taken a few more swigs, lol
Haywood,
I had the pleasure of spending some time with Statesman today. He is the real deal and a class act.
Poughkeepsie is lucky to have him around. Not just the football program.
WING T GUY,
I KNOW,I MET HIM AT THE COUNTY CENTER LAST YEAR,HE WAS THE FIRST PERSON I EVER MET FROM THE BLOG