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Friday’s games

Football

Hen Hud 46, Lincoln 0

Clarkstown North 47, Ramapo 6

Yorktown 35, Pearl River 6

Lourdes 14, Eastchester 3

Tappan Zee 10, Lakeland 0

Somers 28, Sleepy Hollow 6

John Jay 38, Panas 13

Stepianc 28, Cornwall 12

Brewster 48, Byram Hills 7

John Jay-EF 14, Carmel 9

Port Chester 24, Ossining 0

Spring Valley 34, Fox Lane 14

Mahopac 42, Horace Greeley 0

Scarsdale 7, Mamaroneck 6

Gorton at Riverside

Suffern at White Plains

Valhalla at Putnam Valley

Long Island Lutheran vs. Nyack at MacCalman Field, late

Saturday’s games

Football

Harrison at Rye, 11 a.m.

Beacon at Peekskill, 11 a.m.

Clarkstown South at North Rockland, noon

Non-league opponent at Rye Neck, 1 p.m.

Tuckahoe at Haldane, 1 p.m.

Yonkers Montessori at Albertus Magnus, 1:30 p.m.

Edgemont at Croton-Harmon, 1:30 p.m.

Palisade Prep at Yonkers, 1:30 p.m.

Roosevelt at Saunders, 1:30 p.m.

Mount Vernon at New Rochelle, 1:30 p.m.

Westlake at Ardsley, 2 p.m.

Nanuet at Irvington, 2 p.m.

Dobbs Ferry at Woodlands, 2:30 p.m.

Hastings at Briarcliff, 2:30 p.m.

Pleasantville at Blind Brook, 3 p.m.

Pelham at non-region opponent, 3 p.m.

Bronxville at Hackley, 7 p.m.

BEDFORD HILLS — At the climax of his pregame pep talk to the team, Spring Valley coach Andrew Delva told his players that they weren’t about just one or two players and that Friday was their night to prove it. The Tigers played on the road at Fox Lane without star quarterback Ori Jean-Charles, who left last week’s game with a knee injury. In his absence, Spring Valley relied on a multitude of players to account for the senior’s production and the result was still the one it wanted.

The Tigers used their speed to overcome a sometimes uneven performance to beat Fox Lane 34-14 and improve to 2-0.

Isaiah Dean, a senior who transferred home from Bergen Catholic two weeks ago, returned a first-quarter kickoff 89 yards for a score. He high stepped it into the end zone and was flagged for a penalty on a play that was emblematic of Spring Valley’s night. It was plenty spectacular, if at times imperfect.

Fox Lane’s Tanner More hurdles Spring Valley’s Ovens Georges on a first-half run during Friday night’s game at Fox Lane High School in Bedford.

Senior Michael Mirville stepped in at quarterback for Jean-Charles and he spread the ball to several playmakers, including senior running backs Tyreke Smith, Michael Maynes and Woodmere Jean-Francois and senior wideouts like Dean and Elijah Demosthene.

Fox Lane kept pace thanks to two long kickoff returns by senior Seth Sullo. Jacob Payson also found sophomore Josh Olsen for a touchdown and senior Tanner More added a 28-yard touchdown run. But the Spring Valley defense pitched a second-half shutout. At one point the Tigers held the Foxes at bay on a possession that started at their 13.

Player of the game: Isaiah Dean, Spring Valley. The wiry senior contributed in every facet of the game. In addition to his kickoff return for a score, Dean rushed six times for 49 yards, had a 42-yard reception and leaped to intercept a pass deep downfield early in the third quarter.

Spring Valley’s Tyreke Smith tries to break free from Fox Lane’s Wyatt Singer on a first-half run during Friday night’s game at Fox Lane High School in Bedford.

Stat line: Spring Valley (2-0) — Demosthene had four carries for 68 yards, including a 35-yard touchdown. Jean-Francois added seven carries for 62 yards and score and Maynes also rushed for a touchdown. … In his first start, Mirville finished 6 for 8 for 61 yards, including an 8-yard TD to Devan Lawson. Fox Lane (1-1) — Payson threw for 82 yards and the touchdown, but he finished just 7 for 27. Kevin Downes Jr. had four receptions for 47 yards. … More rushed 17 times for 68 yards and Wyatt Singer added 53 yards on the ground.

Quotable: “We don’t base this team off of one person,” Dean said. “We’re a unit. We group together. No matter who’s down, the next person steps up.”

Twitter: @lohudinsider

Stepinac’s Antonio Giannico (7) pushes the ball up the field during the Joseph R. Riverso Memorial football game against Cornwall at the high school in White Plains on Sept. 9, 3016.

WHITE PLAINS – It only took one hustle play to improve the mood.

Very little went according to the script for Stepinac in the opening half. A string of costly penalties erased a pair of touchdowns. Inconsistent execution prevented the back-to-back CHSFL AAA champions from sustaining drives.

It was a frustrating start.

Everything changed when the Crusaders forced a Cornwall fumble on the second half kickoff. They were in the end zone four plays later and well on their way to a 28-12 win Friday in the school’s annual Joseph Riverso Memorial Game.

“We were waiting for a big play,” senior captain Antonio Giannico said.

Steve Ramos covered the loose ball and in a matter of 90 seconds, newcomer Jonathan Gomez bounced into the end zone from the 8-yard line. Stepinac was ahead 14-7 after Shane Rafferty made good on the PAT.

“We had to stop making mistakes, stop taking penalties,” Crusaders head coach Mike O’Donnell said. “We came out in the second half and turned things around. It was frustrating early. I’m hoping it was first-game jitters.”

Devonte Myles ended the first Green Dragons possession of the second half when he intercepted a tipped ball. The elusive Atrillieon Williams got loose four plays later and went 20 yards for a touchdown.

And just like that, Stepinac was leading 21-6.

“It’s a new team and in the first half we were coming together, seeing what we have,” Williams said. “In the second half, we got connected.”

The next Cornwall possession was a three-and-out that left the Crusaders with a short field. Giannico capped the drive when he burst through a hole in the middle and went 20 yards for a touchdown.

Player of the game: Stepinac has another established threat in Gomez, who transferred in from Sleepy Hollow and had a serious impact the first time he got on the field. The senior running back finished with 109 yards and one touchdown on 10 carries. He was not shy about dealing out punishment with the ball.

“We kind of knew what we had in Jonathan,” O’Donnell said. “We knew he ran hard, but we didn’t know he ran that hard because we really don’t hit much in practice anymore.”

Turning point: Forcing the fumble to start the second half and promptly scoring let the Crusaders relax.

Stat line: Stepinac quarterback Michael Nicosia connected with Sean Jasper for an 18-yard touchdown in the first quarter. … Giannico had 96 yards on 13 carries. … The Green Dragons were led by T.J. Gayle, who had 116 yards and two TDs on 21 carries.

Quotable: “I hope to be playing for a third championship,” Giannico said. “We have a lot of younger players in the lineup now and we have to keep reminding them about remembering what it takes to win, remembering how hard we have to work.”

Stepinac’s Mathew Mitrokos (54) tackles Cornwall’s TJ Gayle (12) during the Joseph R. Riverso Memorial football game at the high school in White Plains on Sept. 9, 3016.

Stepinac’s Quarterback Michael Nicosia (4) looks to pass the ball during the Joseph R. Riverso Memorial football game against Cornwall at the high school in White Plains on Sept. 9, 3016.

Stepinac’s Antonio Giannico (7) pushes the ball up the field during the Joseph R. Riverso Memorial football game against Cornwall at the high school in White Plains on Sept. 9, 3016.

Stepinac’s Quarterback Michael Nicosia (4) hands the ball off to Antonio Giannico (7) during the Joseph R. Riverso Memorial football game against Cornwall at the high school in White Plains on Sept. 9, 3016.

Cornwall’s Joseph Lynch (18) tackles Stepinac’s Sean Jasper (18) during the Joseph R. Riverso Memorial football game in its season opener at the high school in White Plains on Sept. 9, 3016.

MAMARONECK – Hours before Friday’s long-awaited battle between crosstown rivals Mamaroneck and Scarsdale, Mamaroneck head coach and former player Anthony Vitti was blunt in his feelings on rivalry contests.

“Honestly, this is what people want to see,” he said.

After Scarsdale held off the hosts for a gritty, wet-and-wild 7-6 win under the lights, fans left with clothes drenched from second-half rain and an experience they will likely talk about for the rest of the season.

Scarsdale’s Daniel O’Rourke is brought down by Scarsdale defenders during a varsity football game at Mamaroneck High School Sept. 9, 2016. Scarsdale defeated Mamaroneck 7-6.

Scarsdale head coach Andy Verboys had just one prediction for the game ahead of the Friday night contest: It was going to be close. The longtime Raiders coach basked in his prophetic prediction after the game.

“What’d I tell ya?” he said, smiling underneath a soaked black “S” hat.

RIVALRY: Rivalry renewal will ‘save’ high school football

Scarsdale stuffed Mamaroneck on a two-point conversion attempt with just under seven minutes left in regulation for what proved to be the game-winning play. Raiders senior defensive lineman Dylan Quirk had no idea whether or not the Tigers had broken the plane.

“I thought they might’ve gotten in,” he said. “I was hoping that (the referees) were going to say it wasn’t in.”

Friday was the first rendezvous between the two teams during the regular season since 2011.

While the impressive defensive showing from both teams made for a nail-biting contest, the lack of offensive flash through three scoreless quarters seemed to fall short of the hype that had been built up leading up to the game.

Scarsdale running back Ezekiah Bacchus ended the scoreless rut for both teams with an 8-yard run shortly into the fourth quarter. Bacchus was still in disbelief after the game.

“I thought I was going to get caught,” he said, laughing. “I saw number 20 (Zion Powell) coming up and I was like, ‘Man, I’ve got to use my legs. I’ve got to start going.’

“I just got like the little two inches of the left pylon for the touchdown.”

Verboys hinted that there wouldn’t be too much celebrating on the short trip back to Scarsdale.

“I think it’s going to be like Mount Vernon — it’s quiet on the bus,” he said, referring to last week’s 28-26 win over an underwhelming Knights team. “It’s a big rivalry win, but it’ll be a quiet one because guys know what they did wrong and they know what we need to do to get better.”

When Scarsdale holds its annual golf outing every summer, Verboys said players don’t talk about the records or their playoff runs.

“They talk about the Mamaroneck and White Plains games,” Verboys said.

One can only assume that the Mamaroneck game will be part of the conversation at this year’s event.

Twitter: @Zacchio_LoHud

The scoreboard at Briarcliff High School.

Trinity 4, Hackley 2

Goals: Hk – Francesca Docters, Luisa Stalman. T – Zoe Gallate, Jessica Pasik 2, Maya Dubin.

Assists: Hk – Chiara Calov, Julia Thomson. T – Dubin, Olivia Johnson.

Saves: Hk – Lilianna Khosrowshahi 8. T – Dalia Bresnick 3.

Halftime: Trinity 2, Hackley 1

Noteworthy: Docters scored in the fifth minute off of a corner kick from Calov, but Trinity scored the next three goals.

Scarsdale 2, John Jay-East Fishkill 2 OT

Goals: JJEF – Hayley Vierbrock, Scarsdale own goal. Sc – Hayley Rozencwaig, Olivia Bryant.

Assists: JJEF – Khiara Young. Sc – Kate Donovan 2.

Saves: JJEF – Victoria Siedlecki 3, Alexis Lainchbury 5. Sc – Christina Coco 6.

Halftime: John Jay-EF 1, Scarsdale 0

Tappan Zee 5, Lakeland 0

Goals: TZ – Rachel Brownell, Tara Harris, Samantha Pepe, Allison Maloney, Megan Shalvey.

Assists: TZ – Theresa McGovern 2, Megan Shalvey.

Saves; TZ – Emma Chalusian 5, Kennedy Outlaw 3. Lk – Katelyn Heinrich 5, Stephanie Shalhoub 5.

Halftime: Tappan Zee 2, Lakeland 0

Bronxville 2, North Salem 1

Goals: Bx – Rachel Peacock, Mason Warble. NS – Allie Bratt.

Assists: Bx – Maeve Sullivan, Catherine Faville.

Saves: Bx – Maddie Coyne 5. NS- Lindsey McSweeney 19.

Halftime: North Salem 1. Bronxville 0

New Rochelle 1 Mahopac 0

Goal: NRo – Sabrina Salov.

Assist: NRo: Sophie Wolf.

Saves: NRo – Mary Fay 6. Ma – Tyler Revinson 15.

Halftime: N/A

Croton-Harmon 6, Pawling 0

Goals: CH – Wilma Abam-DePass, Liz Garbarini, Katie Dorn, Charlotte Thornton, Grace Reyer, Chloe Ginman.

Assists: CH – Melissa Stok, Wilma Abam-DePass, Helen Roane.

Saves: CH – Meaghan Walsh 1, Katie Dorn 1. Pw – Kelley Koerner 11.

Halftime: Croton 3, Pawling 0

Edgemont 1, Briarcliff 0

Goal: Ed – Angela Yang.

Assist: Ed – Heather Schneps.

Saves: Ed – Hannah Agoglia 4. Bc – Khassandra Muniz 4

Halftime: Edgemont 0 Briacliff 0

Noteworthy: Angela Yang headed home the only goal in the match off of a corner kick from Heather Schneps with 10 minutes remaining.

Tuckahoe 2, Yonkers Montesori 0

Goals: Tk – Alexandra Tucci, Carolina Mazzacolo.

Assists: Tk – Ava Casazza, Jessica Letizia.

Saves: Tk – Katie Doherty. YMA – Milagros Moye 10.

Halftime: 0-0

Noteworthy: Mazzacolo scored her first varsity goal.

Sleepy Hollow 5, Yonkers 0

Goals: SH – Emily Rodriguez – 3, Emma Cusanelli, Maggie Cusanelli.

Assists:  SH – Emma Cusanelli, Samantha Allen, Emily Rodriguez.

Saves: SH – Lavese Gilchrest 3. Y – Emily Figueroa 8.

Halftime: Sleepy Hollow 2, Yonkers 0

Noteworthy:  Emily Rodriguez got a hat trick in 25 minutes. Emma Cusanelli’ had a goal and an assist for the second game in a row.

Not reported

Ardsley 8, Lincoln 0

Beacon 6, Brewster 0

Carmel 1, White Plains 0

Arlington 4, Greeley 3

Irvington at Haldane

East Ramapo at Hamilton

The other day Scarsdale defeated Mamaroneck, winner of the past two Class A state championships, and did so in convincing fashion.

Friday the Raiders lost.

But their close 3-1 loss to Lakeland, the state Class B champion and best team in New York in any class for the past several years, proved the Mamaroneck game was no fluke and Scarsdale is the real deal.

Below are recaps from that game, as well as others from the local area.

Lakeland 3, Scarsdale 1: Megan Fahey scored twice, Cameron Lischinsky had the other goal and Cali Cortese had an assist for the Hornets.

Jilly Mehlman scored for Scarsdale.

Lila Horwood stopped nine shots for Scarsdale and Cassie Halpin had four saves for Lakeland.

Ketcham 5, White Plains 1: Kelsey Mulligan had a hat trick and Caitlin Diveney and Nikki Mancuso each had one goal for Ketcham.

Victoria Saverino scored for White Plains.

White Plains goalie Jennifer Salar had five saves and Ketcham’s Kristen DeSousa had three.

Clarkstown North was among those teams that won on September 9. The Rams, including here Jocelyn Kaminsky, Julia Gotkin and Caroline Stevens, were 5-0 winners over Carmel.

Clarkstown North 5, Carmel 0: Senior Jocelyn Kaminsky and freshman Maureen Donegan each scored twice in the first half and Maris Daly also had a second-half goal.

Kristin McGrade added an assist.

Nanuet 2, Nyack 0: Jessica Kieber and Oriana Castello scored and Jenna Franchino stopped four shots for the Golden Knights.

Nyack’s Elizabeth Lavender had one save.

Briarcliff 2, Hastings 0: Emma Diller and Devon Litchfield scored and Sophia Gelard had an assist in the Bears’ win.

Pelham 5, Rye Neck 0: Lucy Conway found the net twice and Erin Foxx, Alissa Manos and Jenna Letzia scored once.

Madelyn Dunbar had two assists and Letzia and Samantha Cucciniello each had one assist.

Lindsay McNamara had six saves and Alexis Peters three saves for Pelham. Rye Neck’s Christina Shin had two saves.

Ursuline 2, John Jay-East Fishkill 2: Holly Lombino and Elizabeth Parisi scored and Kay Woodtli had two assists for Ursuline.

Hannah Reck and Lyndsey Gillespie scored for Ketcham and Makena Mohl and Jenna Fusco added assists.

Horace Greeley 2, Suffern 0: Nikki Potter had a goal and an assist and Sophie Berkowitz also scored for the Quakers.

Suffern goalie Alyssa Sanchez had 10 saves. Willa Kuhn stopped one shot for Greeley.

Sleepy Hollow 2, Hendrick Hudson 0: Gabby Delmonico scored midway through the first half, then scored again in the second.

Lindsay Boozer had an assist.

Hen Hud goalie Carole Sinacore had eight saves.

Twitter: @HaggertyNancy

Mamaroneck beat Suffern 2-1 during the Westchester vs. Rockland Challenge boys soccer matches at World Class Soccer Complex in Orangeburg on Monday.

Here is Saturday’s schedule, with my picks in bold:

YMA at Haldane, 9:30 a.m.
John Jay-EF at Port Chester, 11 a.m.
Fox Lane at Ramapo, 11 a.m.
Keio at Putnam Valley, 11 a.m.
Mount Vernon at Carmel, noon
North Rockland at Arlington, 2 p.m.
Riverside at Tappan Zee, 2 p.m.
New Rochelle at Horace Greeley, 3 p.m.
Tuckahoe at Pawling, 3 p.m.
Edgemont vs. Hastings at Burke Field, 3:30 p.m.
John Jay at Lourdes, 4 p.m.
Dobbs Ferry at Hamilton, 4:30 p.m.
Albertus Magnus vs. Suffern at Suffern Middle School, 5 p.m.
Beacon at Lakeland, 6 p.m.
Brewster at Harrison, 7 p.m.
Sleepy Hollow at Nyack, 7 p.m.
Pearl River at Mamaroneck, 7:30 p.m.

Yorktown Tournament
Third place: Arlington B vs. Mahopac, 2 p.m.
Final: Somers vs. Yorktown, 6 p.m.

Mount Pleasant Cup 
At Valhalla
Third place:Pleasantville vs. Westlake, 3 p.m.
Final: Briarcliff vs. Valhalla, 7 p.m.

Twitter: @vzmercogliano

As you may have noticed on our site, The Journal News/lohud has been producing a series of stories and videos for the 15th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center buildings. (You can see everything here.) I volunteered to take on a feature about two local student-athletes who lost their mother in the attacks when they were infants.

The story is currently online and is the 1A centerpiece for Saturday’s print edition. It’s one of the most rewarding pieces I’ve ever produced, and easily one of the most emotionally trying projects I’ve ever worked on. If you only read one non-volleyball piece from me all year, please make it this one:

9/11: Alonso children defined by sports, not mom’s death

I spent last night covering some football in Mamaroneck, where it absolutely poured in the fourth quarter. I produced two stories from the game, which had an incredible finish. You can catch both of my stories below:

FOOTBALL: Rivalry renewal will ‘save’ high school football

FOOTBALL: Scarsdale holds off Mamaroneck in wet-and-wild 7-6 win

Here are the roundups from Friday, Sept. 9:

North Rockland junior Madison Monahan (13) was named to the Journal News/lohud Super 7 volleyball team this year. Sept. 3, 2016.

North Rockland 3, Scarsdale 2: In what could end up being a preview to this year’s Class AA section final, Madison Monahan racked up 26 kills and 15 digs in a 17-25, 24-26, 25-18, 25-16, 25-20 come-from-behind win over the reigning section champions. Trinity Bosecker and Emily Schmidt each added eight kills for the Red Raiders.

Pawling 3, Westlake 2: Jaclyn Smith had 26 kills and six aces in a thrilling win for the Tigers. Clara Lombardo recorded 50 assists and seven aces in the win.

Hastings 3, Hamilton 2: Jen Caruso had 30 assists in the Yellow Jackets’ win. Zoe Grossman added 12 kills and eight aces. Freshman Marlee Edwards added 11 kills and four aces. Miranda Edwards added seven kills and four blocks.

North Salem 3, Pleasantville 0: Simone Schnarwiler and Amanda Santos each had six aces in a 25-21, 25-12, 25-23 win.

Haldane 3, Briarcliff 2: Brooke Vahos had 11 kills in a 22-25, 17-25, 25-23, 25-17, 25-23 win. Mia Persico had eight kills and 18 digs in the loss for the Bears.

Dobbs Ferry 3, Keio 0: Gabriella Maggi had nine kills in a 25-13, 25-18, 25-13 win. Lauren Demitrovic added six kills and eight digs for the Eagles.

Pelham 3, Eastchester 1: Charlotte Krause had 11 kills and three aces in a 26-24, 25-12, 18-25, 25-14 win. Daniella Chiodi served up three aces in the loss for the Eagles.

Rye Neck 3, Palisade Prep 0: Olivia Beach had eight kills and 11 aces in a 25-10, 25-12, 25-19 win. Sam Yannuzzi added eight aces for the Panthers.

Scoreboard for Friday, Sept. 9:

Rye Neck 3, Palisade Prep 0
Pelham 3, Eastchester 1
Dobbs Ferry 3, Keio 0
North Salem 3, Pleasantville 0
Hastings 3, Hamilton 2
North Rockland 3, Scarsdale 2
Mahopac 3, Carmel 0
Pawling 3, Westlake 2
Valhalla 3, Tuckahoe 0
Haldane 3, Briarcliff 2

Boys volleyball

Suffern 3, Clarkstown North 0

Zacchio’s prediction record last night: 7-4
Zacchio’s prediction record for the season: 33-9

Here’s the schedule for Saturday, Sept. 10, plus my predictions:

Hen Hud tournament, 8 a.m. — live coverage
Sleepy Hollow tournament, 8 a.m.
Ketcham vs. East Ramapo, 11 a.m.
Roosevelt at Lakeland, 11 a.m.

Lohud Soccer

There is some good news … we’ve hired a freelance writer to cover a few games next week so girls soccer will be getting a few more headlines. I’m off to football, but I’ll have the phone handy so tag me @hoopsmbd with any scores and I will retweet. The recaps will be up later on tonight unless I fall asleep in the easy chair, which is something old people do on Saturday nights.

Keep an eye on the heat index, we could have some games affected this afternoon.

September 10

Yonkers at Scarsdale B, 10 a.m.

Arlington B vs. Ketcham at Yorktown tournament, noon

Maria Regina at Clarkstown North, noon

Westlake at Valhalla, consolation Mt. Pleasant Cup, 1 p.m.

North Salem at Putnam Valley, 3 p.m.

Fox Lane at Nanuet, 3 p.m.

King School at Harvey, 3 p.m.

Briarcliff vs. Pleasantville, championship Mt. Pleasant Cup at Valhalla, 5 p.m.

John Jay-EF at Harrison, 5 p.m.

Albertus Magnus at Lourdes, 6:30 p.m.

Ossining at Suffern at Suffern Middle School, 7 p.m.

Mount Vernon’s Carlton Naughton attempts to hold off New Rochelle’s Khairi Manns during a Section 1, Class AA football game between New Rochelle and Mount Vernon at New Rochelle High School on Sept. 10th, 2016. New Rochelle won 40-6.

New Rochelle running back Jared Baron (6) runs past the Mount Vernon defense during a Section 1, Class AA football game between New Rochelle and Mount Vernon at New Rochelle High School on Sept. 10th, 2016. New Rochelle won 40-6.

NEW ROCHELLE – Playing under hot and humid conditions, New Rochelle struggled to get anything going offensively in the first quarter of its game against Mount Vernon on Saturday.

The Huguenots needed a jolt, and Jared Baron would provide them with one.

Starting the opening drive of the second quarter from its own 20-yard line, New Rochelle went to its bread-and-butter, the running game. The drive was capped by a 35-yard touchdown run by Baron at the 9:20 mark to open the game’s scoring.

The rest of the Huguenots followed Baron’s lead in what would turn out to be a relatively easy 40-6 win.

“Whenever we have a big play, it really sparks the team, and once the big play happens, we can just keep it rolling,” said Baron, a junior running back/linebacker. “It was a bit of a struggle in the beginning, but we adjusted to it and we got the job done.”

LAST WEEK: Romeo Holden opens New Rochelle’s season in a hurry

RELATED: Scarsdale holds off Mamaroneck in wet-and-wild 7-6 win

ROCKLAND: Clarkstown South and North Rockland aren’t done yet

SCOREBOARD: Week 2 high school football results, Sept. 9-10

The result showed that not much has changed between the rival programs since the last time they played each other, in 2011.

New Rochelle won that game 27-0, and haven’t lost to the Knights since at least 2004.

After 2011, the New Rochelle-Mount Vernon rivalry was put on hold thanks to new alignments set by Section 1 that grouped leagues by perceived ability rather than geography. This year, a switch back to geographic-based leagues set up the Huguenots-Knights matchup.

“It wasn’t really on my mind. It was just another game to play, we had to win,” junior running back/outside linebacker Romeo Holden said. “I feel good about our team; I feel we can go all the way to the dome.”

While New Rochelle has been one of Section 1’s dominant programs in recent years, Mount Vernon is still recovering from the effects of budget cuts  in the mid-2000s that eliminated the program’s junior varsity and modified teams.

The Knights haven’t had a winning season since 2009.

“It’s a great rivalry, the crowd knows each other; we win in basketball, and they win in football,” said Mount Vernon head coach Severin Cornelius, whose daughter Ade is a member of New Rochelle’s cheerleading team. “Our players tried their best and played hard, but we got a lot of things to improve on the overall program if we’re going to compete with (New Rochelle). We don’t have a modified team or a freshman team, so we can’t develop talent from a young age, and that’s the biggest problem.”

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Mount Vernon, which got a touchdown from Carlton Naughton late in the fourth quarter, fell to 0-2 on the season, while New Rochelle improved to 2-0. The Knights will host White Plains on Friday, while the Huguenots will travel to Scarsdale Saturday.

“We look OK, but we know we have the talent to be much, much better,” Baron said. “We’re going to get there.”

Player of the game: Romeo Holden, New Rochelle. The junior running back had another big day following his Week 1 performance against North Rockland, scoring two touchdowns against the Knights: A 15-yard reception as the second quarter expired, as well as a 51-yard rushing touchdown with 10:56 left in the third quarter.

10:56 3Q, Holden with a 51-yard run. PAT misses, @NewRoFootball up 27-0. @lohudinsider https://t.co/UODyODlFfR

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Adrian Szkolar (@Szkolar_Lohud) September 10, 2016

Turning point: After Baron’s touchdown that opened the scoring, New Rochelle kept running the ball up the middle, and was rewarded with a 12-yard touchdown run by sophomore running back Jordan Forrest with 2:37 left in the second quarter to make the score 14-0. After forcing a Mount Vernon punt from deep inside its own territory, New Rochelle quickly worked the ball back into the red zone, with quarterback Jonathan Saddler finding a wide-open Holden in the right corner of the end zone to break the game open at 21-0.

“There was nobody in the corner, so I just ran the wheel,” Holden said. “He just threw it, and I backed up into it.”

Quotable: “I was born in New Rochelle and moved to Mount Vernon, and you always want to understand the rivalry and how it brings the towns together, and to not see it happen for a couple years, it put a void between the two towns,” said Mount Vernon volunteer coach Lowell Robinson, a former star wide receiver for the Knights who also briefly played in the NFL for the Indianapolis Colts. “It’s dope that everything is happening again. Back in 2003, we were both 6-0, they had Ray Rice and Courtney Green, we were both fighting for the Section 1 championship. It was surreal.”

Twitter: @Szkolar_Lohud

Charlotte Stivala with The Ursuline School returns a shot against Ossining High School, during the Breast Cancer Awareness tournament at Hendrick Hudson High School in Montrose, Sept, 10, 2016.

Milena Ciaccia with The Ursuline School returns a shot against Ossining High School, during the Breast Cancer Awareness tournament at Hendrick Hudson High School in Montrose, Sept, 10, 2016.

Allie Iannucci with the Westlake High School Volleyball team, returns a shot during the Breast Cancer Awareness tournament at Hendrick Hudson High School in Montrose, Sept, 10, 2016.

MONTROSE – Yorktown has been hit hard by graduation each year since winning the Class A section championship three years ago, but it has always managed to find itself back in the title match.

Huskers head coach Katy Sherwood credited her team’s resiliency as the primary reason why Yorktown has been able to rebound each season, as well as during Saturday’s annual Breast Cancer Awareness tournament at Hendrick Hudson High School.

Yorktown High School’s Michelle Seger returns a shot against Pelham High School during the Breast Cancer Awareness tournament at Hendrick Hudson High School in Montrose, Sept, 10, 2016.

“You can never count Yorktown out,” Sherwood said after taking home top honors in the tournament’s gold bracket. “We were a little rocky in pool play, but the girls got their stuff together when they needed to.”

The tournament drew 20 of the top programs from the tri-state area, which were broken into four, five-team playoff brackets at the conclusion of pool play — platinum, gold, silver, and bronze. No Section 1 team qualified for the platinum bracket.

Senior middle blocker Toni Fiore and junior setter Macey Drezek were named to the all-tournament team for the Huskers, who topped Ossining 25-20 in the championship match.

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“This is so surreal,” Drezek said. “We play with so much heart, and we all love each other. We never fight, we never get mad at each other, when someone messes up we pick each other up and we try to do just better the next point.”

Yorktown’s team-first attitude was a microcosm of what the tournament stands for — putting something bigger than yourself first.

AWARENESS: Hen Hud tournament more than just great competition

SWERTFAGER: Hall of Fame inductee Diane Swertfager wants more than wins

The Hen Hud volleyball program will be making donations to the American Cancer Society and the Team Amy Foundation, named after Amy Crabtree, who passed away from brain cancer after working as a nurse to combat the very disease that took her life.

Hen Hud head coach Diane Swertfager is close to the Crabtree family, making the tournament hit even closer to home.

“ ‘Where are you at in your life that you’re showing a commitment as young women to not just yourself, but to your teammates and your community?’ Because that, in essence, is going to make you a better person,” Swertfager said. “I think there’s a real lack of push for that, and every child has the potential to be something special, and unfortunately a lot of kids are turning away from the focus of doing good, and doing right, and they’re turning to drugs.

“We’re really pushing in our community a healthy lifestyle, healthy living, and trying to give the students a lot of awareness.”

Twitter: @Zacchio_LoHud

Football logo.

GREENWICH, Conn. – Emotions ran high early Saturday evening on a steamy Iona Prep sideline. The Gaels had fought through the heat until the final minute against one of Connecticut’s top teams, but players were not inclined to accept a moral victory. Several were dejected, a couple even shed tears.

Joe Spagnolo hopped around, trying to keep his new team focused on the positives: Yes, Iona Prep lost a 48-40 shootout at Brunswick, but it was just the beginning.

“That’s the best team in Connecticut,” Spagnolo said. “This is our first game out here under a new system, a new program. We’re happy with the kids’ effort, that they didn’t give up. They gave a great effort and that’s what we want to do. This is possibly the best team we’ll play all year.”

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The Gaels will draw rival Stepinac at 1:30 next Saturday, but they appear in better condition to meet the challenge. They actually outgained Brunswick 395-363, but mistakes on special teams allowed the Bruins prime field position, especially in the first half.

“We definitely got exposed today on special teams,” Spagnolo said. “We’re going to work on tightening them up.”

Brunswick star quarterback Nick Henkel took advantage and tossed six touchdowns. His arm helped build a three-touchdown lead after three quarters, but Iona Prep rallied in the fourth. The Gaels not only scored twice, they nearly recovered a pair of onside kicks. They also had a chance to stop Brunswick on fourth-and-one with 1:18 to play, but Henkel gained just enough yardage to move the chains.

Player of the game: Nick Henkel, Brunswick. In addition to his six touchdowns, the strong-armed, 6-foot-4 junior went 25 for 38 for 312 yards. Iona Prep intercepted him twice, but Henkel delivered big throws, including one to Sean Morris he slipped just inside the pylon on fourth-and-goal from the 12. The pass gave Brunswick a 48-27 lead to end the third quarter.

Stat line: Brunswick (1-0) — Morris caught nine passes, including a pair of touchdowns. Cornelius Johnson also caught a pair of scores. … Eastchester transfer Antonio Rogliano started on both the offensive and defensive lines and Nick Villis of Armonk had an interception. Iona Prep (0-1) — Mike Apostolopoulos finished 13 for 25 for 181 yards, two touchdowns and an interception. … Mike DeGasperis, a transfer from Briarcliff, had four catches for 108 yards. He also returned a punt 65 yards for a touchdown and had an interception. Johnryan Freeman caught five passes for 73 yards and a score. … Rodney Samson Jr. had 13 carries for 96 yards and Lamont McGriff had eight carries for 43 yards and three touchdowns. Samson Jr. also had a sack and forced a fumble.

Quotable: “We’re ready for Stepinac next week,” DeGasperis said. “We’re looking to finish what we didn’t get done today against them.”

Twitter:@lohudinsider

Lohud Boys Lacrosse Scoreboard.

Clarkstown North 6, Maria Regina 1

Goals: CN – Maggie Riordan 2, Jessica Reck, Stephanie Yudt, Jessica Polvino, Jane Mulvey.

Assists: CN – Jessica Reck 2, Maggie Riordan, Katie Jaxel, Jane Mulvey, Erika McCue.

Saves: N/A

Halftime: CN 3, MR 0

Noteworthy: Maggie Riordan has five goals in the last two games. Jessica Reck has assisted her three times.

John Jay-East Fishkill 2, Harrison 1 

Goals: H – Julia DiRusso. JJEF – Erin Theiller, Hayley Viebrock.

Assists: None

Saves: H – Kate Ryan 6. JJEF – N/A 11.

Halftime: 0-0

Suffern 6, Ossining 2

Goals: Sf – Tatiana Cruz 2, Kyra Geeenbaum, Nicole Sheridan, Allie Goldstein, Abby Bosco. O – Jaida Frances 2.

Assists: Sf – Caleigh Cahoon 3, Tatiana Cruz, Kailey Brenner. O – Brittany Jeselson, Alexandra Forman.

Saves: Sf – Cassidy Rykowdski 3, Morgan Tamburro 1. O – Aneamoni Samuel 2, Juliana Abramovich 13.

Halftime: Suffern 5, Ossining 0

HIGH SCHOOL

LH Logo: Varsity Scores And Schedules

Saturday’s results

Boys soccer

Haldane 4, Yonkers Montessori 0

New Rochelle 2, Horace Greeley 1

Tappan Zee 7, Riverside 1

John Jay-EF 3, Port Chester 2

Arlington 4, North Rockland 3

Tuckahoe 5, Pawling 1

Ramapo 2, Fox Lane 1

Hastings 4, Edgemont 1

Suffern 1, Albertus Magnus 0

John Jay 2, Lourdes 1

Lakeland 1, Beacon 0 (2 OT)

Nyack 2, Sleepy Hollow 0

Mount Vernon at Carmel

North Rockland at Arlington

Ardsley vs. Peekskill at Torpy Field

Keio at Putnam Valley

Dobbs Ferry at Hamilton

Byram Hills at Hen Hud

Brewster at Harrison

Pearl River at Mamaroneck

Valhalla tournament

Consolation: Pleasantville vs. Westlake

Championship: Briarcliff vs. Valhalla

Yorktown tournament

Consolation: Arlington B vs. Mahopac, ppd. heat

Championship: Somers 1, Yorktown 0

Girls soccer

Clarkstown North 6, Maria Regina 1

Putnam Valley 2, North Salem 0

Beacon 6, Brewster 3

Fox Lane at Nanuet

Saunders at Tuckahoe

Albertus Magnus at Lourdes

John Jay-EF at Harrison

Ossining vs. Suffern at Suffern MS.

Valhalla tournament

Consolation: Westlake vs. Valhalla

Championship: Plesantville 1, Briarcliff 0

Yorktown tournament

Consolation: Arlington B 1, Ketcham 0 (called first half, heat)

Championship: 4 p.m.

Field hockey

Ursuline 1, Pelham 0

North Salem 1, Putnam Valley 0

Brewster 3, Carmel 1

Bronxville at Rye Neck

Briarcliff at Hastings

Edgemont at Irvington

Valhalla at Croton-Harmon

non-region opponent at Mamaroneck

Volleyball

Hen Hud tournament

Sleepy Hollow tournament

Ketcham vs. East Ramapo

Gorton at Sleepy Hollow

Roosevelt at Lakeland

Tennis

Tuckahoe at Pleasantville

Woodlands at North Salem

Blind Brook at Keio

Sunday’s events

Boys soccer

Solomon Schechter at Bronxville, 1:30 p.m.

Monday’s events

Boys soccer

Albertus Magnus at Clarkstown North, 4 p.m.

Brewster at Nanuet, 4:30 p.m.

Saunders at Eastchester, 4:30 p.m.

Somers at Pelham, 4:30 p.m.

Pearl River at Hen Hud, 4:30 p.m.

Nyack at Yonkers, 4:30 p.m.

Lincoln at Peekskill, 4:30 p.m.

Irvington at Yonkers Montessori, 4:30 p.m.

Dobbs Ferry at Tuckahoe, 4:30 p.m

North Salem at Keio, 4:30 p.m.

Pawling at Hamilton, 4:30 p.m.

Haldane at Croton-Harmon, 4:30 p.m.

Putnam Valley at Woodlands, 4:30 p.m.

Edgemont at Solomon Schechter, 4:30 p.m.

Blind Brook at Westlake, 4:30 p.m.

Fox Lane at John Jay, 4:30 p.m.

Ketcham at Port Chester, 4:30 p.m.

Arlington at Ossining, 4:30 p.m.

John Jay-EF at Horace Greely, 4:30 p.m.

Spring Valley at Tappan Zee, 4:30 p.m.

Carmel at White Plains, 4:30 p.m.

Harrison at Beacon, 4:45 p.m.

Briarcliff at Rye Neck, 5 p.m.

Mamaroneck at Yorktown, 5 p.m.

Panas at Lourdes, 5:30 p.m.

Rye at Lakeland, 7 p.m.

Girls soccer

John Jay at Brewster, 4:15 p.m.

Tuckahoe vs. Gorton at Tibbetts Brook Park, 4:15 p.m.

Fox Lane at Ursuline, 4:30 p.m.

Hastings at Valhalla, 4:30 p.m.

Solomon Schechter at Dobbs Ferry, 4:30 p.m.

Mahopac at Byram Hills, 4:30 p.m.

Beacon at Panas, 4:30 p.m.

Sleepy Hollow at Port Chester, 4:45 p.m.

Rye at Yorktown, 7 p.m.

Bronxville tournament

Arlington B at Bronxville, 5 p.m.

Field hockey

Hen Hud at Nanuet, 4:15 p.m.

Bronxville at Scarsdale, 4:15 p.m.

Rye at Mahopac, 4:15 p.m.

Byram Hills at Briarcliff, 4:15 p.m.

Rye Neck at Pawling, 4:30 p.m.

Valhalla at Edgemont, 4:30 p.m.

John Jay-EF at Brewster, 4:30 p.m.

Yorktown at Lakeland, 5 p.m.

Volleyball

Irvington at Rye Neck, 4:15 p.m.

East Ramapo at Lincoln, 4:15 p.m.

Mount Vernon at Port Chester, 4:30 p.m.

Mamaroneck at Ketcham, 4:30 p.m.

Carmel at Horace Greeley, 4:30 p.m.

Clarkstown North at Arlington, 4:30 p.m.

John Jay-EF at North Rockland, 4:30 p.m.

Mahopac at New Rochelle, 4:30 p.m.

Ursuline at Fox Lane, 4:30 p.m.

Nanuet at Saunders, 4:30 p.m.

Nyack at Rye, 4:30 p.m.

Tappan Zee at Byram Hills, 4:30 p.m.

Brewster at Lourdes, 4:30 p.m.

Somers at Beacon, 4:30 p.m.

Pearl River at Eastchester, 4:30 p.m.

Pelham at Westlake, 4:30 p.m.

Croton-Harmon at Ossining, 4:30 p.m.

Yonkers at Albertus Magnus, 4:30 p.m.

Tuckahoe at Gorton, 4:30 p.m.

Panas at Yorktown, 4:30 p.m.

Harrison at John Jay, 4:30 p.m.

Riverside at Hamilton, 4:30 p.m.

White Plains at Lakeland, 4:30 p.m.

Scarsdale B at Blind Brook, 6 p.m.

Peekskill at Haldane, 6 p.m.

Swimming

Putnam Valley vs. John Jay at Carver Center Pool, 4:30 p.m.

Westlake vs. John Jay-EF at Mount St. Mary, 4:30 p.m.

Tennis

Haldane at Beacon, 4 p.m.

Eastchester at White Plains, 4 p.m.

Carmel at Arlington, 4:15 p.m.

Westlake at Woodlands, 4:15 p.m.

Pawling at Dobbs Ferry, 4:15 p.m.

Solomon Schechter at Croton-Harmon, 4:15 p.m.

Briarcliff at Pleasantville, 4:15 p.m.

Valhalla at Tuckahoe, 4:15 p.m.

North Salem at Irvington, 4:15 p.m.

Rye Neck at Keio, 4:15 p.m.

Port Chester at Keio, 4:15 p.m.

Mamaroneck at New Rochelle, 4:15 p.m.

North Rockland at Clarkstown South, 4:15 p.m.

Ossining at Lakeland, 4:15 p.m.

Ursuline at Yorktown, 4:15 p.m.

Somers at Mahopac, 4:30 p.m.

John Jay at Horace Greeley, 4:30 p.m.

Nanuet at Pelham, 4:30 p.m.

Byram Hills at Fox Lane, 4:30 p.m.

Scarsdale at Harrison, 4:30 p.m.

HIGH SCHOOL

FOOTBALL

LH Logo: Varsity Scores And Schedules

Friday’s results

Football

Hen Hud 46, Lincoln 0

Clarkstown North 47, Ramapo 6

Yorktown 35, Pearl River 6

Lourdes 14, Eastchester 3

Tappan Zee 10, Lakeland 0

Somers 28, Sleepy Hollow 6

John Jay 38, Panas 13

Stepinac 28, Cornwall 12

Brewster 48, Byram Hills 7

John Jay-EF 14, Carmel 9

Port Chester 24, Ossining 0

Spring Valley 34, Fox Lane 14

Mahopac 42, Horace Greeley 0

Scarsdale 7, Mamaroneck 6

Suffern 23, White Plains 6

Valhalla 34, Putnam Valley 12

Nyack 27, Long Island Lutheran 20

Saturday’s results

Football

Tuckahoe 36, Haldane 22

Fieldston 20, Rye Neck 6

Rye 42, Harrison 12

Beacon 20, Peekskill 9

Edgemont 34, Croton-Harmon 6

New Rochelle 40, Mount Vernon 6

Moore Catholic 30, Kennedy 21

Palisade Prep 25, Yonkers 14

Saunders 34, Roosevelt 20

Clarkstown 17, North Rockland 0 (halftime), resume Monday 3 p.m.

Briarcliff/Hamilton 27, Hastings 8

Brunswick 48, Iona Prep 40

Pelham 21, Port Washington 14

Westlake 46, Ardsley 20

Pleasantville 28, Blind Brook 0

Gorton 41, Riverside 8

Hackley 34, Bronxville 14

Albertus Magnus 41, Yonkers Montessori 14

​Nanuet at Irvington, ppd., Sunday 1:30 p.m.

Dobbs Ferry at Woodlands, ppd., Sunday, 3 p.m.

Nick Salzarullo had seven tackles and two interceptions to lead a shutout by the Pleasantville defense in the Panthers’ 28-0 victory at Blind Brook Saturday.

Pleasantville coach Tony Becerra (pictured in sunglasses) and his team. The Panthers beat Blind Brook 28-0 on Sept. 10, 2016.

Pleasantville (2-0) forced five turnovers and Salzarullo returned one of his interceptions for a touchdown. Jake Farrelly also had an interception and recovered a fumble. Jack Fitzgerald added another interception.

Ian Esliker, Charlie McPhee and Declan McDermott each rushed for a touchdown.

Week 1 football roundup: Westlake flashes championship form

Briarcliff/Hamilton 27, Hastings 8: At Briarcliff, Henry Anderson went 13 for 18 for 203 yards and four touchdowns, including two to Will Kukowski.

Pelham 21, Port Washington 14: At Port Washington, the Pelicans improved to 2-0 when Nick Milanese scored the go-ahead touchdown with less than a minute to play. Milanese also threw a touchdown to Brandon Blake, and Kevin Coleman rushed for another score.

Tuckahoe 36, Haldane 22: At Haldane, Jordan Lewis had nine carries for 181 yards and three touchdowns, including one of 78 yards. Matt Annunziata also went 5 for 6 for 146 yards and two scores.

Fieldston 20, Rye Neck 6: At Rye Neck, Gabriel Ajram had 16 carries for 148 yards and a touchdown for the Panthers.

Edgemont 34, Croton-Harmon 6: At Croton, Frankie Sayegh scored four touchdowns for the Panthers.

Gorton 41, Riverside 8: At Gorton, Robbie Hamilton went 5 for 10 for 160 yards and two touchdowns and also rushed for a score. He also had an interception. Teammate Malik Jones had six carries for 102 yards and two touchdowns.

Friday’s highlights: Eric Maurer rushed for 180 yards and four touchdowns as Clarkstown North beat Ramapo 47-6 at Torne Valley Field. The Rams rushed for 521 yards. … Percy Downing rushed for 146 yards and two touchdowns and returned a kickoff 75 yards for a score in Nyack’s 27-20 win over visiting Long Island Lutheran. … Jose Boyer rushed for 124 yards and a touchdown and went 5 for 8 for 75 yards and three scores as Yorktown beat visiting Pearl River 35-6. … Jack Guida had 16 carries for 197 yards and five touchdowns as Brewster beat Byram Hills 48-7. … Matt Pires caught three passes for 88 yards and three scores and returned a punt 45 yards for another touchdown in Somers’ 28-6 defeat of Sleepy Hollow. … Mike Ferrara scored three touchdowns and Ralph Gonzalez threw for three in Valhalla’s 34-12 win at Putnam Valley. … Lucas Sommers rushed for 75 yards and a touchdown and had two interceptions as Suffern won at White Plains, 23-6. … Manny Carbone had 108 yards and two touchdowns in Hen Hud’s 46-0 win over Lincoln. … Jordan Lewis rushed for 107 yards and two touchdowns and had an interception as Port Chester blanked Ossining, 24-0.

Twitter:@lohudinsider

Field hockey scores for September 10, 2016

Football and cross-country were in full swing Saturday. But it was a rather light day for high school field hockey.

Chances were good anyone who took in a game saw some fine goaltending because there was a lot of that going around.

Croton 2, Valhalla 0: The Tigers raised their season mark to 3-0 and, in the process recorded their third shutout.

Viking goalie Breanna Ciardullo was a wall. She had 17 saves and kept the game scoreless through the first half.

But Croton wasted little time getting on the score board after halftime.

Teagan Burke scored off a Loretta Violante assist with just a minute and a half gone.

Burke then assisted on an Arielle Vergara goal with 4:11 to play.

Valhalla had its chances but was stoned by Tiger keeper Maddy Camillieri, who had 12 saves.

Brewster 3, Carmel 1: Brianna Sayegh scored twice after Lindsey McLaughlin got the Bears on the board in the battle of Putnam neighbors.

Amber Krisch had two assists and Emily Fego had one for Brewster.

The score would have been a lot different if not for Ram goalie Elaina Nacinovich. She was besieged and rejected 18 shots.

Sam Anfuso had four saves for Brewster.

Caitlin Tully scored Carmel’s goal.

North Salem 1, Putnam Valley 0: Lauren Turner was dominant, turning away 15 shots, while her counterpart, Olivia Desanto, faced none.

North Salem was able to get one past Turner, though, and that, of course, was enough.

The first-half score came off a penalty corner with Jessica Reiner beating Turner off a Charlie Reiner assist.

Ursuline 1, Pelham 0: In a tight defensive contest, Ursuline’s Jillian Farrell scored, assisted by Kay Woodtli.

Twitter: @HaggertyNancy

Soccer ball on grass

RESULTS FROM SATURDAY, SEPT. 10

Haldane 4, YMA 0: At Haldane, Justin Villa, Seth Warren, Andre van Dommele and Ryan Duffy scored and Blaine Fitzgerald made seven saves for the shutout.

John Jay-EF 3, Port Chester 2: At PC, Mike Ciardullo had the winning goal in the 64th minute and assisted on Matt Oliveira’s tying goal in the 50th minute. Ray Scalfani also scored for the Patriots while Carlos Hernandez and Bryan Narvaez scored for the Rams, who led 2-0 at halftime.

Ramapo 2, Fox Lane 1: At Ramapo, Brandy Cineas scored twice and Steve Cadet had an assist. Alexander Rivera scored for the Foxes on a penalty kick.

Tappan Zee 7, Riverside 1: At TZ, brothers Ciaran and Thomas Shalvey each had a goal and two assists. Jack Samett added a goal and an assist, while Jorge Umana, Joe Blanchet, Adam Fallon and Jesse McMorrow also scored.

New Rochelle 2, Horace Greeley 1: At Greeley, Felipe Tobin scored twice, including the winner in the 50th minute. Omar Espinoza had an assist for the Huguenots and Max Furman scored for the Quakers.

Tuckahoe 5, Pawling 1: At Pawling, Fabricio Lopez had two goals and two assists, Jose Gilmore had a goal and two assists and Nick Bellantoni had two assists.

Dobbs Ferry 3, Hamilton 2: At Hamilton, Noah Barnett, Max Kahan and Sacha Cottineau scored for the Eagles, who trailed 1-0 at halftime. Julian Espinosa and Luis Rodriguez scored for the Red Raiders.

John Jay 2, Lourdes 1: At Lourdes, Malachy Friel and Tyler Halby scored for the Indians on assists from Jayson Sementilli and Ian Woods.

Suffern 1, Albertus Magnus 0: At Suffern Middle School, Paul Prenaj scored on an assist from Myles Solan. Matt Stuttman made eight saves for the shutout and Steven Travaglini made 14 saves for the Falcons.

Nyack 2, Sleepy Hollow 0: At Nyack, Jamie Schutt and Teriku Smith scored and Zach Stone had an assist. Sam Beck made five saves for the shutout.

Harrison 0, Brewster 0, 2 OT: At Harrison, Noah Bender made seven saves for the Huskies and Michael Charbonneau had six for the Bears.

Valhalla 1, Briarcliff 1, 2 OT: In the championship game of the Mount Pleasant Cup at Valhalla, the Vikings won their fifth consecutive cup on penalty kicks, 5-4. Ricky Thomas scored for the Vikings and Dan Anton scored for the Bears.

Arlington 4, North Rockland 3: At Arlington, Tristan Battistoni scored the winner on a penalty kick to help the Admirals rally from a 3-1 deficit with 18 minutes to play.

Hastings 4, Edgemont 1: At Burke Field, Jackson Silverstein and Oscar Pereira each had a goal and an assist. Julian Jacobs and Alex Bourgeois also scored for the Yellow Jackets.

Lakeland 1, Beacon 0, 2 OT: At Lakeland, Chris McGovern scored the winner on an assist from Luka Rudovic. Nick Estrella made four saves for the shutout and Kellen Sela made 15 saves for the Bulldogs.

Mamaroneck 2, Pearl River 0: At Mamaroneck, Sebi Santamaria scored in the 63rd minute after the Tigers went up 1-0 on an own goal by the Pirates. Dante Rhodes made four saves for the shutout.

Somers 1, Yorktown 0: In the championship game of the Yorktown Tournament, Lucas Fecci scored and was named tourney MVP. Jon Riina had the assist.

Twitter: @vzmercogliano

Just one week into the season, North Rockland has already lived up to the preseason hype that surrounded the program this summer. The Red Raiders knocked off reigning Class AA section champs Scarsdale in five sets, 17-25, 24-26, 25-18, 25-16, 25-20, behind a dominating performance from junior outside hitter Madison Monahan.

North Rockland junior Madison Monahan (13) was named to the Journal News/lohud Super 7 volleyball team this year. Sept. 3, 2016.

Monahan, a preseason Super 7 selection, recorded 26 kills and 15 digs in the Red Raiders’ come-from-behind win to grab the first lohud volleyball player of the week honor of the season. The powerful right-hander also posted seven kills and seven digs against Fox Lane, a Class AA semifinalist last year, earlier in the week.

Volleyball: ‘Super 7’ players announced
Volleyball: Scoreboard for Tuesday, Sept. 6
Volleyball: Scoreboard for Wednesday, Sept. 7
Volleyball: Scoreboard for Thursday, Sept. 8
Volleyball: Scoreboard for Friday, Sept. 9

Honor Roll:

– Macey Drezek, Yorktown: The junior setter capped her stellar week by grabbing all-tournament honors at Hen Hud’s annual Breast Cancer Awareness tournament on Saturday after helping lead the Huskers to a gold bracket championship. Drezek also had matches of six kills, 28 assists and six aces, 22 assists this week.
– Kirstin Loh, Hen Hud: The senior hitter racked up 21 kills in the Sailors’ only match of the week, a thrilling five-game win over Ardsley in a rematch of last year’s Class B section final.
– Marie McNerney, Ardsley: The senior hitter anchored the Panthers’ offense this week, including a 22-kill performance against Hen Hud. McNerney also posted 11 kills against Horace Greeley.
– Zoe Staats, Hen Hud: The junior Super 7 selection recorded a team-high 24 kills in her lone match of the week against Ardsley.
– Brooke Vahos, Haldane: Another member of the elusive Super 7 club, Vahos recorded the first triple-double of the season with 25 kills, 15 assists and 15 digs against Mahopac.

Twitter: @Zacchio_LoHud

Journal News/lohud.com volleyball beat reporter Mike Zacchio will pick a player of the week to be announced every Sunday. ​​This year will also include a five-player “Honor Roll,” which highlights other outstanding weeks that deserved recognition. Announcements will usually be posted at noon. Please try to submit all nominations by Saturday night (or sooner, if the team does not have a tournament/match over the weekend).

How to nominate a player for #POTW

Fans, coaches, players, etc. can nominate players via Twitter (@Zacchio_LoHud), email (mzacchio@lohud.com), or text (if you have my number). I will also select an Honor Roll consisting of upwards of five honorable mentions, so that they’re accomplishments will also be recognized. The final #POTW of the season will be announced Oct. 23.

Please include the players’ name, school, grade, position and stats for the week (all games from Monday through Saturday). Tournament performances (all-tournament team, tournament MVP, team win, etc.) count towards this award, even if you don’t have exact stats.

Example: Brooke Davis, Tree Hill H.S., Sr., OH: Brooke had 48 kills, 20 aces, 60 assists and 62 digs in the Ravens’ wins this week over Catalano, Keller, and McFadden High. She was also MVP of the Whitey Durham Invitational on Saturday.

Disclaimer

There is no science or exact formula to picking a winner, but everything counts — including team’s performance and strength of schedule. It’s not just a numbers game. A girl having a great week against tough competition will probably win over a girl who had an unconscious week against week competition.

There is no limit to how many times a player can win during the season. I will do my best to pick the best candidate. Sometimes that will be a repeat winner. I’ll try to spread the love as much as I can, but as the saying goes, “Men lie, women lie, numbers don’t.” Softball is different than other sports, since pitchers can produce every game in the circle and at-bat. I’ll try not to water it down with pitchers too much.

Ursuline plays Pelham High School during girls volleyball scrimmage game at Yorktown High School on Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2016.

lohud volleyball rankings

Week 1

1. Panas (preseason rank: 1) — Until someone in the section can beat Panas at full strength, the Panthers will be atop this poll through November. Sorry for the spoiler alert.

RANKINGS: Panas tops preseason power rankings

2. North Rockland (preseason rank: N/R) —  The north wall of the North Rockland High School main gymnasium is covered with championship plaques from the Red Raiders’ dominant volleyball days in the 1990’s. Head coach Colette Jurman and Co. are looking to do some redecorating this year.

PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Madison Monahan, North Rockland

NORTH ROCKLAND: Clarkstown South scrimmage could foreshadow ‘AA’ section final

3. Scarsdale (preseason rank: 3) —  The reigning Class AA section champs fell short in a five-game match to North Rockland, which is why they fall behind the Red Raiders this week. Scarsdale took the first two sets before dropping the next three and the match. Fans can interpret that however they wish.

SCARSDALE: Raiders end 27-year title drought with ‘AA’ crown

4. Yorktown (preseason rank: 4) — After winning the gold bracket at Hen Hud’s annual Breast Cancer Awareness tournament on Saturday, Huskers head coach Katy Sherwood said it best: “You can never count Yorktown out.” Sherwood said the team must play smarter this year now that powerful all-state outside hitter Catalina Munoz has graduated, but the Huskers’ showing Saturday was a tremendous start to the season.

YORKTOWN: Huskers top locals at Breast Cancer Awareness tournament

5. Hen Hud (preseason rank: 2) — The Sailors edged out Ardsley in a rematch of last year’s Class B section final, winning in five sets, but had a disappointing finish at their annual tournament this weekend. Hen Hud has played just one match this year, so it’s still early to tell just how much “rebuilding” it will need to do.

HEN HUD: Sailors enter rare rebuilding phase, prepares for return to Class A

6. Ursuline (preseason rank: N/R) — The Koalas feature a balanced attack in Charlotte Stivala, Katie McLoughlin and sophomore Maura McGlynn, as well as returning libero Milana Ciaccia. Ursuline, which moved up to Class AA this season, should contend for the sectional title with its experience on the court and on the sidelines with head coach Gigi Kemp.

URSULINE: Koalas look ‘AA’-OK in four-team scrimmage

7. Nyack (preseason rank: N/R) —  The Indians put everyone on notice last year with a breakout campaign that saw them reach the Class B semifinals after years of subpar volleyball. Head coach Christian Collazo has quickly turned Nyack into a competitive program, and from the looks of it, that isn’t likely to change anytime soon. Nyack won the Sleepy Hollow tournament this weekend, posting an undefeated 12-0 record. Junior Maya Owens took home MVP honors for the Indians.

NYACK: Indians silence doubters, remains undefeated

NYACK: After years in the dark, Nyack is ready (and expected) to win

8. Pelham (preseason rank: N/R) —  The Pelicans graduated a truckload in the spring, but appear to be even better off than they were last season. Junior Charlotte Krause appears to have developed more as a hitter and is attacking with significantly more confidence than a year ago. Olivia Johnson returns a strong middle blocking presence for Pelham, as well as junior setter Sydney Shotkoski.

NAME TO KNOW: Charlotte Krause, Pelham

9. Pawling (preseason rank: 10) — Back at it again with every starter from last year’s Class C sectional-championship roster, Pawling enters as the favorite in the class, despite Haldane moving up in classification after running roughshod in Class D. Tigers head coach Jessica Pulford said “has their eyes set on something much larger,” with hopes to reach the state championships in Glens Falls. Pawling set the preseason goal of winning the section last year, and that turned out pretty well.

PAWLING: Tigers end Dobbs Ferry’s reign in Class C

10. Westlake (preseason rank: 6) — Few teams in the section can match the chemistry that the Wildcats possess. That, coupled with Westlake’s talent on the court and a depleted Class B field, could lead to a sectional crown down the road. There’s still plenty of competition in the class to keep the Wildcats’ paws filled, but Westlake is a solid bet to win it all this year after a few near-misses in recent years.

WESTLAKE: Wildcats end smack talk with sweep

Dropped out: John Jay (preseason: 5), Arlington (preseason: 7), Harrrison (preseason: 8), Ardsley (preseason: 9)

On the bubble: Ardsley, Arlington, Harrison, Ossining, Somers

Class AA — 1. North Rockland, 2. Scarsdale, 3. Ursuline, 4. Ossining, 5. Arlington, 6. John Jay-East Fishkill, 7. Mahopac, 8. New Rochelle, 9. Fox Lane, 10. Suffern

Class A — 1. Panas, 2. Yorktown, 3. Hen Hud, 4. Nyack, 5. Pelham, 6. Harrison, 7. Somers, 8. John Jay, 9. Peekskill, 10. Eastchester

Class B — 1. Westlake, 2. Ardsley, 3. Valhalla, 4. Nanuet, 5. Blind Brook, 6. Briarcliff, 7. Irvington, 8. Putnam Valley, 9. Hastings, 10. Pleasantville

Class C — 1. Pawling, 2. Haldane, 3. Dobbs Ferry, 4. Keio, 5. North Salem

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