Byram Hills’ Jack Beer plays the ball during a game with Lakeland at Byram Hills Sept. 14, 2016. Byram Hills won 1-0 in overtime.

Playing without star midfielder Jack Beer for the first three games of the season, Byram Hills got off to a mediocre 1-1-1 start. The absence of the most dynamic playmaker in Section 1 was taking its toll, and the result was a Bobcats team which needed a boost in confidence.

Since Beer’s return from a minor knee injury, Byram has been reinvigorated. With the Georgetown-bound senior in the starting lineup, the Bobcats have gone 5-0, including three impressive wins last week. Beer played a key role in each of those wins, and he’s the latest #lohudsoccer Player of the Week.

In wins over Rye, Pelham and Port Chester — a trio which has played Byram extremely tough over the years — Beer registered five goals and three assists. He had a hat trick and an assist against Rye, followed by a goal and an assist in each of the next two games against Pelham and PC. The result was a combined score of 9-1 in the three games, with Beer taking part in all but one of the nine goals.

“He has a unique ability to create something out of nothing,” Byram Hills coach Matty Allen said. “His greatest asset is that he sees the field and distributes the ball as solid as he scores it. Since he’s been back, our team is playing with a renewed sense of confidence.”

Others who were considered this week included Rye Neck’s Luis Galeano, Pleasantville’s Jonathan Kyriakidis, White Plains’ Pedro Marshall, Spring Valley’s Alex Taylor, Clarkstown South’s Thomas Zodda, Albertus Magnus’ Berry Shupe, Tappan Zee’s Thomas Shalvey, Valhalla’s Lorenzo Luciano, Harrison’s Rintaro Ishiguro, Yorktown’s Joey Landicino, Hamilton’s Luis Rodriguez, Mamaroneck’s Alex Alma, Croton-Harmon’s Lorenzo Auslander, Suffern’s Myles Solan, Haldane’s Andre van Dommele and Lakeland’s Matias Prando.

Previous #lohudsoccer Players of the Week:

• Sept. 5-11: Bronxville’s Jeb Burnell
• Sept. 12-19: Yorktown’s Joey Landicino

NOTE TO COACHES: I’ll be taking nominations for the #lohudsoccer Player of the Week for the rest of the season. Please email me at vmercoglia@lohud.com every Sunday with stats for the player that you’d like us to consider. Any games from Monday-Sunday should be mentioned. 

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I’m finally taking a few days off, but there are some ranked teams with work to do.

Pearl River and Bronxville are going head-to-head and we’ll get a chance to see how the Broncos respond to a significant challenge. Greeley is heading north to play John Jay-East Fishkill, which seems to be getting stronger. John Jay and Byram Hills have semifinal potential in Class A so keep an eye on that game, too.

You can always tag me @hoopsmbd with updates and I’ll share. The recaps will be up later on tonight.

September 26

(All games are 4:30 p.m. unless otherwise noted.)

Haldane at Lourdes, noon

East Ramapo at Riverside, 4 p.m.

Saunders at Yonkers, 4:15 p.m.

Ketcham at Clarkstown North

New Rochelle at Mount Vernon

Westlake at Blind Brook

Keio at Yonkers Montessori

Port Chester at Peekskill

No. 9 John Jay at Byram Hills

Rye Neck at Hen Hud

No. 2 Greeley at No. 7 John Jay-East Fishkill

Lincoln at Tuckahoe

Solomon Schechter at Woodlands

No. 10 Bronxville at Pearl River

Gorton at Hamilton

Dobbs Ferry at Valhalla, 6:30 p.m.

Beacon at Lakeland, 7:15 p.m.

New Rochelle goalie Danny Ayala stops White Plains’ Alessandro Battaglia during their game at White Plains Sept. 26, 2016. New Rochelle won 2-0.

New Rochelle’s Harwan Alzuabidi, left, and Tremaine Bryant (22) are pressured by White Plains’ Levin Gramajio (11) during their game at White Plains Sept. 26, 2016. New Rochelle won 2-0.

New Rochelle’s Harwan Alzuabidi, left, congratulates Tremaine Bryant on his goal at White Plains Sept. 26, 2016. New Rochelle won 2-0.

White Plains’ Franco Deguevara (19) hits the ball just over the crossbar during a game with New Rochelle at White Plains Sept. 26, 2016. New Rochelle won 2-0.

New Rochelle’s Javier Amezcua, left, heads the ball away from White Plains’ Alessandro Battaglia during their game at White Plains Sept. 26, 2016. New Rochelle won 2-0.

WHITE PLAINS – Every soccer player wants to see their name at the top of the scoring list, but New Rochelle has come to the conclusion that gaudy stats don’t always translate into wins.

The Huguenots are stressing a team-oriented approach this season, with 11 different players having chipped in at least one goal through eight games. That strategy continued to pay dividends on Monday in a 2-0 win over league rival White Plains.

“We’ve realized that we work best when we’re unselfish,” senior captain Omar Tejeda said. “That was one of our main objectives in the preseason — to work as a team — because everybody has great talent. It’s been working for us so far.”

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New Rochelle’s leading scorer is actually a defensive player, Felipe Tobin, which only reinforces the emphasis on equal distribution. Tobin scored the ever-important second goal on a header in the 47th minute after Tremaine Bryant gave the Huguenots the initial lead in the 15th.

The win had a stabilizing effect after a disappointing stretch during which New Rochelle tied Mount Vernon and got blown out by Mamaroneck.

“We were definitely looking at it as an opportunity to get back on track and get back on a winning streak,” senior Ethan Manley said. “We took the loss to Mamaroneck seriously, but we also took it as a learning opportunity. We wanted to come out here and play a good game. We think we improved a lot from that game.”

Player of the game: Danny Ayala, New Rochelle — The senior goalkeeper was brilliant with some clutch stops down the stretch. He finished with eight saves, including two on breakaway opportunities from White Plains’ leading scorer, Alessandro Battaglia.

“He was absolutely terrific,” Manley said. “Danny Ayala came up with humongous stops today. We couldn’t have done it without him.”

Turning point: In the 64th minute, Ayala didn’t hesitate as Battaglia slipped loose and charged towards the net. Ayala came sliding out and blocked the shot just as Battaglia got it off, which turned out to be the Tigers’ final quality chance to cut into New Ro’s lead.

Stat line: New Rochelle (5-2-1) — Bryant and Tobin scored on assists from Omar Espinoza and Harwan Alzuabidi. Ayala made eight saves and the Huguenots took 15 shots. White Plains (5-4) — Fabio Nierhoff made six saves and the Tigers took 12 shots.

Quotable: “It’s a senior-packed team, and we’ve all been playing together since we were 8 and 9 years old,” Tejeda said. “Everybody here has played on the same team before and we have big expectations this year. I was with (coach Jarohan) Garcia his first year — he pulled me up from JV as a sophomore — and it was a great learning experience for me. It’s been getting better and better every year.”

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New Rochelle boys soccer won 2-0 at White Plains Sept. 26, 2016.

RESULTS FROM MONDAY, SEPT. 26

New Rochelle 2, White Plains 0: At WP, Tremaine Bryant and Felipe Tobin scored on assists from Omar Espinoza and Harwan Alzuabidi. Danny Ayala made eight saves for the shutout.

CLICK HERE to read my story on the Huguenots winning with a balanced attack

CLICK HERE to watch video highlights, including Tobin’s header goal

CLICK HERE to view Peter Carr’s photo gallery from the game

Horace Greeley 2, Yorktown 1: At Yorktown, Danny Cannon scored the winning goal in the 68th minute after Jack Cohen equalized in the 48th. Adam Romanski scored for the Huskers on an assist from Enzo Sangiacomo. Both goalies, Greeley’s Teddy Rader and Yorktown’s Mauricio Arango, each made seven saves.

Kennedy 5, LaSalle 3: At LaSalle, Brendan Lebitsch had two goals and an assist and Ramon Dockins scored twice. Tom Cioffi also scored for the Gaels.

Rye Neck 1, Pelham 0: At Rye Neck, Pierre Klur scored the lone goal.

Hamilton 3, Yonkers 0: At Hamilton, Cristian Sanchez scored twice and Luis Rodriguez also scored. Adan Quechol made four saves for the shutout.

Dobbs Ferry 2, Ardsley 0: At Ardsley, Max Kahan scored twice and Andrew McKeown made 10 saves for the shutout.

Port Chester 3, Ossining 0: At PC, Carlos Pineda had a goal and an assist and Selvin Estrada and Jessi Villa each had a goal. Armando Coyt made four saves for the shutout.

Pleasantville 1, Croton-Harmon 0: At Pleasantville, Liam Perrine scored on an assist from Jonathan Kyriakidis. Jack Demaree and Jan Bacerra combined for the Panthers’ third straight shutout.

Spring Valley 2, Clarkstown North 1: At Spring Valley, Erick Ramos-Mejia and Davidson Louis scored for the Tigers. Luke Borelli scored for the Rams.

Gorton 1, Saunders 0: At Saunders, Isaiah Martinez scored in the 69th minute on an assist from John Beltran. Mustafaj Alawadi made nine saves for the Wolves and Melvin Ponce made 14 saves for the Blue Devils.

Valhalla 1, Westlake 0: At Westlake, Lorenzo Luciano scored on a penalty kick in the 62nd minute and made five saves for the shutout.

Mahopac 2, John Jay-EF 0: At Mahopac, Kyle Fergie and Nick Estrada scored and Henry O’Shea made 10 saves for the shutout in his first varsity start.

Harrison 5, Nyack 4, OT: At Nyack, Kevin Aguirre had a hat trick, Gabe Pereira had a goal and two assists and Darion Arango also scored. Wismento Saint-Germain and Teriku Smith each scored twice for the Indians.

Brewster 3, North Salem 0: At Brewster, Hugo Guerra scored twice, Edwin Lopez scored once and Brian McKee had two assists. Michael Charbonneau made five saves for the shutout.

Suffern 4, North Rockland 2: At North Rockland, Paul Prenaj and Zac Lloyd each scored twice for the Mounties. Danny Lopez had two assists for the Red Raiders.

Eastchester 11, Riverside 0: At Eastchester, Evan McPhail had a hat trick and an assist, Michael Branca had two goals and two assists and Owen Stapleton scored twice.

Byram Hills 6, Hen Hud 0: At Hen Hud, Jack Beer had two goals and two assists and David Noel scored twice. Jordan Drossman and Andre Silva also scored.

Somers 7, Panas 0: At Panas, Jack Maher had a hat trick and two assists and Lucas Fecci had a goal and two assists. Jake Faigle, Jack Corigliano and Max Grell also scored.

Blind Brook 2, Keio 1, OT: At Keio, Oliver Kleban and Jake DiGiansante scored for the Trojans.

Ketcham 3, Carmel 0: At Ketcham, Dylan Ramage scored twice and Daniel Veliz also scored.

Beacon 4, Putnam Valley 1: At Beacon, Ryan Cory scored twice and Kyle Davis had a goal and an assist.

Bronxville 1, Edgemont 0: At Edgemont, Jeb Burnell scored on an assist from Will Vranka in the 65th minute.

Ramapo 3, Clarkstown South 1

Early College 2, Lincoln 1

Rye 8, Peekskill 1

Scarsdale 3, Mount Vernon 0

Lourdes 5, Pawling 0

Irvington 5, Woodlands 2

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Monday’s results

Boys Soccer

Ketcham 3, Carmel 0

New Rochelle 2, White Plains 0

Dobbs Ferry 2, Ardsley 0

Spring Valley 2, Clarkstown North 1

Ramapo 3, Clarkstown South 1

Horace Greeley 2, Yorktown 1

Port Chester 3, Ossining 0

Somers 7, Panas 0

Pleasantville 1, Croton-Harmon 0

Blind Brook 2, Keio 1

Eastchester 11, Riverside 1

Rye Neck 1, Pelham 0

Beacon 4, Putnam Valley 1

Harrison 5, Nyack 4

Hamilton 3, Yonkers 0

Rye 8, Peekskill 1

Suffern 4, North Rockland 2

Mahopac 2, John Jay-EF 0

Roosevelt vs. Lincoln at Tibbetts Brook Park

Mount Vernon at Scarsdale

Gorton at Saunders

Valhalla at Westlake

Bronxville at Edgemont

Irvington at Woodlands

North Salem at Brewster

Byram Hills at Hen Hud

Girls Soccer

Ketcham 0, Clarkstown North 0

Westlake 3, Blind Brook 0

Hen Hud 4, Rye Neck 0

Lincoln 3, Tuckahoe 2

Horace Greeley 1, John Jay-EF 0

Byram Hills 1, John Jay 0

Valhalal 7, Dobbs Ferry 1

East Ramapo at Riverside

Saunders at Yonkers

Keio at Yonkers Montessori

Port Chester at Peekskill

Solomon Schechter at Woodlands

Gorton at Hamilton

Haldane at Lourdes

Beacon at Lakeland

Field Hockey

Lakeland 4, Horace Greeley 0

Suffern 4, North Rockland 1

Nanuet 2, Yorktown 0

Mamaroneck 5, Bronxville 0

Croton-Harmon 5, White Plains 3

Brewster 0, Arlington 0

Pawling 4, Carmel 0

John Jay at Briarcliff

Valhalla at Putnam Valley

Irvington at Clarkstown South

Volleyball

Saunders 3, Gorton 0

Nyack 3, Nanuet 1

Panas 3, Brewster 0

Rye 3, Harrison 0

Ardsley 3, Eastchester 0

Pelham 3, Byram Hills 0

Westlake 3, Haldane 1

Dobbs Ferry 3, Edgemont 0

Pleasantville 3, Hastings 0

Ossining 3, Briarcliff 0

Maria Regina 3, Scarsdale 0

Yorktown 3, Lakeland 1

North Salem 3, Carmel 2

Yonkers at Riverside

Roosevelt at Lincoln

Albertus Magnus at Pearl River

Scarsdale at Mount Vernon

John Jay at Somers

Hen Hud at Beacon

Yonkers Montessori at Hamilton

Clarkstown South at Arlington

North Rockland at Tappan Zee

Sleepy Hollow at Peekskill

Horace Greeley at Blind Brook

Ketcham at Croton-Harmon

Swimming

Lakeland/Panas vs. Ardsley at Ardsley MS

Pelham, John Jay-EF, Pearl River vs. Clarkstown at Felix Festa MS

Croton-Harmon/Hen Hud/Somers at Beacon

Albertus Magnus vs. Putnam Valley at Copper Beach MS

Sleepy Hollow/Hastings/Edgemont/Irvington vs. Brewster at Green Chimney

Tennis

Briarcliff 7, Irvington 0

Beacon at Haldane

Mount Vernon at White Plains

Solomon Schechter at Woodlands

Tuckahoe at Dobbs Ferry

Hastings at Blind Brook

Ardsley vs. Mamaroneck at Flint Park

Maria Regina at Westlake

Byram Hills at Horace Greeley

Clarkstown South at Suffern

Lakeland at Panas

Yorktown at Harrison

Carmel at Mahopac

Scarsdale B at New Rochelle

North Rockland at Nyack

Albertus Magnus vs. East Ramapo at Spring Valley

Port Chester at Valhalla

Somers at Brewster

Pearl River vs. Eastchester at Leewood Tennis Court

Tuesday’s events

Boys soccer

Yonkers Montessori at North Salem, 4:30 p.m.

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

Tappan Zee at Yonkers, 4:30 p.m.

Girls soccer

Mahopac at Ketcham, 4 p.m.

Lincoln at Saunders, 4:15 p.m.

Nanuet at Pearl River, 4:15 p.m.

Panas at Somers, 4:15 p.m.

Pelham at Ardsley, 4:15 p.m.

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

Rye at Eastchester, 4:15 p.m.

Hen Hud at Sleepy Hollow, 4:15 p.m.

Peekskill at Beacon, 4:15 p.m.

Yorktown at North Rockland, 4:30 p.m.

Arlington at Carmel, 4:30 p.m.

Scarsdale at Mount Vernon, 4:30 p.m.

Clarkstown South at East Ramapo, 4:30 p.m.

Horace Greeley at Port Chester, 4:30 p.m.

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

Nyack at Tappan Zee, 4:30 p.m.

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

Edgemont at Bronxville, 4:30 p.m.

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

Woodlands at Irvington, 4:30 p.m.

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

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

Dobbs Ferry at Pleasantville, 4:30 p.m.

Arlington B at Briarcliff, 4:30 p.m.

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

Riverside at Scarsdale B, 4:30 p.m.

Hastings at Rye Neck, 4:45 p.m.

Mamaroneck at White Plains, 6 p.m.

Brewster at Lakeland, 6:15 p.m.

Suffern at Clarkstown North, 7:15 p.m.

Field hockey

Mahopac at Horace Greeley, 4:15 p.m.

Carmel at Ossining, 4:15 p.m.

Suffern at Clarkstown North, 4:15 p.m.

Scarsdale at White Plains, 4:15 p.m.

Nanuet at Pearl River, 4:15 p.m.

Lakeland at Brewster, 4:15 p.m.

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

Somers at Panas, 4:30 p.m.

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

Sleepy Hollow at Nyack, 4:45 p.m.

Lourdes at John Jay, 4:45 p.m.

Clarkstown South at Mamaroneck, 5 p.m.

Rye at Harrison, 6 p.m.

Hastings at Hen Hud, 6:30 p.m.

Volleyball

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

Briarcliff at Pleasantville, 4:30 p.m.

Yonkers Montessori at Palisade Prep, 4:30 p.m.

Hamilton at Tuckahoe, 4:30 p.m.

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

Hastings at Riverside, 4:30 p.m.

Mahopac at Panas, 4:30 p.m.

White Plains at Suffern, 4:45 p.m.

Scarsdale B at Irvington, 5:45 p.m.

Westlake at Croton-Harmon, 6 p.m.

Port Chester at Blind Brook, 6 p.m.

Rye Neck at North Salem, 6 p.m.

Swimming

Albertus Magnus vs. Nyack at Rockland CC, 4:30 p.m.

Tappan Zee vs. Eastchester at Sarah Lawrence College, 4:30 p.m.

Fox Lane vs. Port Chester at Carver Center Pool, 4:30 p.m.

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

Ossining vs. Yorktown at Mildred E. Strang MS., 4:30 p.m.

Ursuline vs. Scarsdale at Westchester CC., 4:300 p.m.

Horace Greeley at New Rochelle, 4:30 p.m.

Pelham vs. Rye/Rye Neck/Blind Brook at Hommocks MS., 4:30 p.m.

Tennis

John Jay-EF at Mahopac, 3:15 p.m

North Rockland at Suffern, 4:15 p.m.

Dobbs Ferry at Solomon Schechter, 4:15 p.m.

Woodlands at Irvington, 4:15 p.m.

Pleasantville at Briarcliff, 4:15 p.m.

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

Croton-Harmon at Pawling, 4:15 p.m.

Haldane at Westlake, 4:15 p.m.

Hastings at Bronxville, 4:15 p.m.

Edgemont at Keio, 4:15 p.m.

Lakeland at Ossining, 4:15 p.m.

Panas at Lourdes, 4:30 p.m.

Pearl River at Albertus Magnus, 4:30 p.m.

Nyack at Nanuet, 4:30 p.m.

Rye at Ardsley, 4:30 p.m.

Eastchester at Beacon, 4:30 p.m.

Port Chester at Sleepy Hollow, 4:30 p.m.

Clarkstown North at Tappan Zee, 4:30 p.m.

John Jay at Clarkstown South, 4:30 p.m.

East Ramapo vs. Tuckahoe at Leewood Tennis Court, 4:30 p.m.

Pelham vs. Scarsdale B at Scarsdale, 4:30 p.m.

Carmel vs. Hen Hud at Lake Street Tennis, 4:30 p.m.

Cross country

Mamaroneck, White Plains at Scarsdale, 4:15 p.m.

New Rochelle, Ursuline at Mount Vernon, 4:15 p.m.

Suffern vs. North Rockland at Van Cortlandt Park, 4:15 p.m.

Ramapo at Clarkstown South, 4:15 p.m.

Spring Valley at Clarkstown North, 4:15 p.m.

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

Byram Hills, Rye, Harrison at Ardsley, 4:30 p.m.

Pelham at Eastchester, 4:30 p.m.

Mamaroneck and Clarkstown South, who’ll battle each other Tuesday, won rather easily Monday.

A recap of that game and recaps of others from September 26 follow.

Mamaroneck 5, Bronxville 0: The Tigers picked up win No. 7 Monday behind Elizabeth Brissette’s hat trick.

Sophie Brill and Emily Mahland both scored and had an assist.

Brigid Knowles had two assists and Molly Banks and Sophie Miller one apiece.

Katie Gordon had five saves for the Broncos. Charlotte Mackie had one save for Mamaroneck.

Clarkstown South 6, Irvington 1: Danielle Noia scored twice to lead the Vikings.

Colleen Geyer, Annie O’Neill, Marisa Anunziata and Jenna Rogers also scored.

Rogers, Noia, Grace Dempsey and Danielle Linehan each had an assist.

Elizabeth Segreti scored for the Bulldogs, assisted by Emma DeRose.

Jackie McDonnell had two saves for Clarsktown South. Nicole Sklitis stopped one shot for Irvington.

Recaps of field hockey games from September 26, 2016

Lakeland 4, Horace Greeley 0: The Hornets earned their eighth win of the year as four players scored.

Cali Cortese had a goal and an assist and Julianna Cappello, Meghan Fahey and Cameron Lischinsky each had a goal.

Caroline Cahill and Jessica Ascencao each had an assist.

Willa Kuhn had 21 saves for the Quakers, who did not put a shot on Lakeland’s net.

Valhalla 1, Putnam Valley 0: Angela Vlad’s first-half goal off an Isabella Riguzzi assist proved to be the difference.

Putnam Valley keeper Lauren Turner had 10 saves.

Brenna Ciardalleo had two saves for 6-1-2 Valhalla.

Hackley 5, Fieldston 0: Karina Bridger scored twice and added an assist.

Alex Meyer and Jess Feldman each had a goal and an assist. Eleanor Henrich also scored and Ellie Arnold had an assist.

Jane Leff had 20 saves and Maya Stokes three saves for Fieldston.

Jenny Canoni had one save for the Hornets.

Hopkins 2, Holy Child 0: Holy Child goalie Charlotte Wertimer had a strong game with 19 saves but Annie Banks scored twice and Caroline Stanley added an assist for Hopkins.

Croton 5, White Plains 3: Loretta Violante had a hat trick and Teagan Burke and Emily Kehoe scored.

Kehoe, Victoria Lewis and Arielle Vergara had assists.

Izzy Saverino, Victoria Saverino and Hannah Katz scored for White Plains.

Emilly Tummina and Shayna Berglas had assists.

Croton keeper Maddy Camillieri stopped 15 shots. White Plains goalie Jennifer Ortega had 12 saves.

Nanuet 2, Yorktown 0: Jessica Kleber and Lindsey Ferrante scored off assists from Alex Ryan and Emma Kiernan.

Cornhusker Olivia Sanchez had 11 saves.

Jenna Franchino stopped three shots for Nanuet.

Suffern 4, North Rockland 1: The Mounties evened their season mark to 4-4 behind Kim Kaufman’s two goals and an assist.

Meghan McCarren and Grace Krebs also scored.

Caitlyn Lynch had the Red Raider tally.

North Rockland goalie Megan Mallozzi had eight saves.

Alyssa Sanchez had six saves for Suffern.

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Harrison’s Rintaro Ishiguro, left, celebrates with teammate Sam Glaser after scoring Harrison third goal during a varsity soccer match against Rye at Harrison High School Sept. 22, 2016. Harrison defeated Rye 3-2.

North Rockland girls soccer head coach Pete McGovern talks to his team during practice. Aug. 23, 2016.

After 36 years of coaching soccer, Bob Walkley is beginning to feel more like a doctor than a coach.

The Section 1 soccer schedule has never been as condensed as it is this season, and the longtime coach of the Suffern boys is seeing the ill-effects firsthand.

“I have never had this many injuries,” he said. “And this is a team that is fit. We lift all winter, spring and summer, along with an extensive summer fitness program and soccer played by most of them all year. I, for one, do not feel this type of schedule is productive for any athlete.”

Walkley’s concerns are shared by many of those who coach either boys or girls soccer.

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Section 1 elected to push the start of practices back a week this year, from August 15 (when football practices began) to August 22, which has created a ripple effect. A player must have 10 team practices in order to play in an official game, which meant that teams could not begin their regular season until Sept. 2.

On top of that, the end of the regular season has crept up to Oct. 17, which essentially leaves teams with six weeks to squeeze in 16 games. When you take into account Sundays and holidays, when teams rarely play, you’re left with 34 days to play those 16 games.

The result has been less practice time and more games played with limited rest.

“It’s not healthy at all,” said North Rockland girls soccer coach Pete McGovern, who previously coached the boys for 16 years. “We used to go up to the 24th or 25th of October. Now we’re playing until the 17th and there’s no regard for player safety. There’s only so much that the body can take.”

It’s been commonplace this season for teams to play three or four games in a week, and often on back-to-back days.

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In some cases, it’s been even more extreme. Last week alone, Rye played on three consecutive days and Somers played four games in five days.

Athletic trainers like Dave Byrnes of Yorktown have taken notice of the toll that the schedule crunch taken on their athletes.

“The biggest challenge, from an athletic training point of view, is managing the injuries that do occur,” Byrnes said. “In other sports, you have more off days or practice days where you can limit activity, give time off to allow for some healing or give more time to rehab the injuries. We can’t realistically limit effort in a game, and when you’re going back-to-back or three, four games in a week, it will result in an athlete missing games.”

Frank Mazzuca, the athletic director at Nanuet and Section 1 coordinator for girls soccer, has heard the complaints with increasing frequency. And he believes that the objections are justified.

“I’ve heard coaches indicate that they feel the timing is not the best, and I agree with them,” he said, adding that the later start to the season, “…was a sectional decision that comes by way of the superintendents. They don’t want, in some cases, the vacations being cut short for the youngsters in their districts. I don’t think it’s healthy.”

If the schedule isn’t expanded to either start earlier or last longer — which many are hoping for next year — some have suggested cutting the regular season down from 16 to 14 games. Others have wondered if it would be possible to shrink the state playoffs from three weeks to two, seeing as the few teams that qualify are only required to play three or four games.

McGovern proposed a 13-game regular season followed by World Cup-style pool play for the playoffs. Four pools of four teams make it in each class, with the winner of each pool moving onto the semifinals.

All of those options sound more appealing than the current system, which has deteriorated the quality of play while cutting down on the time for athletes to recover and coaches to teach. And with high school coaches working hard to keep their best players from fleeing for the U.S. Academy system, the exhausting schedule is yet another obstacle.

“It shouldn’t be more than two games a week, in my opinion. Three at the most,” McGovern said. “If you’re a high-level player who could play Division I (in college) and you see this, you’re going to say, ‘This doesn’t make sense for me.’ ”

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Make it back-to-back sweeps for our Monday night volleyball team. There’s still a lot of season left, but considering I’ll give away a pair of tickets to the NYSPHSAA volleyball championships if we win it all, I figured you all wouldn’t mind a brief update. If you didn’t already, please check out my column from yesterday on how high school students cope with the loss of a classmate. It’s an unconventional topic, but it’s one I felt was worth addressing.

Don’t forget that I will be hosting my weekly Facebook Live chat tonight at 8 p.m. You can click the link below to add me as a friend or follow my account (both will give you a notification when I go live). The chat should last around 10-15 minutes, give or take. I’ll have the replay link in the roundups post tonight.

COLUMN: Coping with the loss of a classmate
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Here are the roundups for Monday, Sept. 26:

Game action between Ardsley and Nanuet High School Section 1 Class B quarterfinal volleyball at Ardsley High School on Nov. 3, 2015.

Ardsley 3, Eastchester 2: Marie McNerney had 34 kills and 14 digs in a thrilling 18-25, 25-15, 25-23, 17-25, 28-26 win. Christina Chu added nine aces, 46 assists, and 13 digs for the Panthers.

Tappan Zee 3, North Rockland 0: Hailey McCloskey had 17 assists and 10 digs in a 25-21, 25-21, 25-13 win. Hayley Kousoulas had six aces for the Dutchies, who improved to 7-0 this year. Hailie Festa added seven kills in the win.

Yorktown 3, Lakeland 1: Toni Fiore had 23 kills and three blocks in a 25-11, 25-12, 23-25, 25-11 win. Michelle Seger added 30 digs and six aces for the Huskers. Macey Drezek added 42 assists in the win.

Rye 3, Harrison 0: Jade Iadarola had 10 kills, seven aces, and 10 digs in a 25-16, 25-17, 25-10. Heck of a win for Rye.

Pelham 3, Byram Hills 0: Charlotte Krause had eight kills in a 25-9, 25-19, 25-10 win. Taylor Kirkwood had nine kills in the loss.

Ossining 3, Briarcliff 0: Mychael Vernon had 16 kills in a 25-8, 25-17, 25-21 win. Mia Persico had three aces and 10 digs in the loss.

Pleasantville 3, Hastings 0: Briana Tucci had six kills and three aces in a 25-13, 25-11, 25-16 win. Lily Rosenbaum added six aces for the Panthers.

Maria Regina 3, Scarsdale B 0: Emily Costa had 11 kills, six aces, and 10 digs in a 25-11, 25-17, 25-21 win.

Dobbs Ferry 3, Edgemont 0: Lauren Demitrovic had 11 kills, 18 assists, and four aces in a 25-18, 25-23, 23-25, 25-21 win.

Horace Greeley 3, Blind Brook 0: Andrea Steiner had six aces and 10 digs in a 25-20, 25-11, 25-17 win. Katie Thorsberg and Meghan Curtis added 11 digs and 18 assists for the Quakers, respectively.

Westlake 3, Haldane 1: Kelly Martin had seven kills and four blocks in a 25-23, 21-25, 25-16, 25-15 win. Sydney Roell added 15 kills for the Wildcats.

Panas 3, Brewster 0: Jenn Braun and Yvette Burcescu each had 12 kills in a 25-10, 25-11, 25-4 win. Sabrina Patriciello added nine aces for the Panthers. Lauren Feeley added seven kills and five aces. Julianna Bottarini chipped in 33 assists.

Nyack 3, Nanuet 1: Brenna Abplanalp had six kills and 40 assists in a 25-20, 16-25, 25-17, 25-17 win. Cate Baroni added nine kills and two blocks for the Indians. Lila Shaw chipped in 23 digs. Leanne Olson had three aces and 18 digs for the Golden Knights in the loss.

Hen Hud 3, Beacon 1: Kirstin Loh had 16 kills and nine digs in a 25-17, 24-26, 25-23, 25-13 win. Georgia Lee added seven aces and 40 assists for the Sailors.

Pearl River 3, Albertus Magnus 0: Olivia Doorley had 12 kills and 16 digs in the win.

North Salem 3, Carmel 2: Stephanie Blackwood had nine kills in a 22-25, 25-21, 25-16, 19-25, 25-21 win. Gabrielle Marino added eight kills for the Tigers. Lauren Smith and Amanda Santos added seven and six kills, respectively.

Hamilton 3, Yonkers Montessori 0: Nina Gill had 30 kills and eight blocks in a 25-19, 25-19, 25-23 win.

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Scoreboard for Monday, Sept. 26:

Saunders 3, Gorton 0
Nyack 3, Nanuet 1
Panas 3, Brewster 0
Rye 3, Harrison 0
Ardsley 3, Eastchester 2
Pelham 3, Byram Hills 0
Westlake 3, Haldane 1
Dobbs Ferry 3, Edgemont 0
Pleasantville 3, Hastings 0
Ossining 3, Briarcliff 0
Maria Regina 3, Scarsdale B 0
Yorktown 3, Lakeland 1
North Salem 3, Carmel 2
Pearl River 3, Albertus Magnus 0
Hen Hud 3, Beacon 1
Hamilton 3, Yonkers Montessori 0
Horace Greeley 3, Blind Brook 0
Tappan Zee 3, North Rockland 0

Zacchio’s prediction record last night: 15-3
Zacchio’s prediction record for the season: 150-27

Here’s the schedule for Tuesday, Sept. 27, plus my predictions. I’m going to be working from home, but I’m going to try and swing by New Rochelle at Scarsdale if time allows.

New Rochelle at Scarsdale, 4:30 p.m.
Briarcliff at Pleasantville, 4:30 p.m.
Yonkers Montessori at Palisade Prep, 4:30 p.m.
Hamilton at Tuckahoe, 4:30 p.m.
Woodlands at Putnam Valley, 4:30 p.m.
Hastings at Riverside, 4:30 p.m.
Mahopac at Panas, 4:30 p.m.
White Plains at Suffern, 4:45 p.m.
Scarsdale B at Irvington, 5:45 p.m.
Westlake at Croton-Harmon, 6 p.m.
Port Chester at Blind Brook, 6 p.m.
Rye Neck at North Salem, 6 p.m.

Here’s what happened and what’s still to come this week on the Varsity Insider blog:

Monday: Week 4 Coach of the Week

Monday: Week 4 Player of the Week

Wednesday: Week 5 predictions

Friday: Top 10 and class-by-class rankings

Friday: Weekly football column

Friday: Coverage of New Rochelle-Clarkstown South, Rye-Brewster, Lakeland-Panas and more

Saturday: Coverage of Nanuet-Westlake, Sleepy Hollow-Yorktown and more

Lakeland beat Panas 9-0 in a rain-soaked rivalry game in 2015. The teams meet again at Panas High School on Sept. 30, 2016.

Week 5 high school football schedule —

Friday, Sept. 30

North Rockland at Scarsdale, 6 p.m.

Ramapo at White Plains, 6 p.m.

Tuckahoe at Woodlands, 7 p.m.

Lincoln at Harrison, 7 p.m.

Gorton at Pelham, 7 p.m.

Fox Lane at John Jay-East Fishkill, 7 p.m.

Ossining at Mahopac, 7 p.m.

Clarkstown North at Suffern, 7 p.m.

Iona Prep at Kellenberg at Mitchel Athletic Complex, 7 p.m.

Arlington at Spring Valley at Torne Valley Field, 7 p.m.

Rye at Brewster, 7 p.m.

New Rochelle at Clarkstown South, 7 p.m.

Lakeland at Panas, 7 p.m.

Somers at Nyack at MacCalman Field, 7 p.m.

Saturday, Oct. 1

Nanuet at Westlake, 3 p.m.

Yorktown at Sleepy Hollow, 3 p.m.

Kennedy at Cardinal Spellman, 3 p.m.

Haldane at Rye Neck, 3 p.m.

Pleasantville at Ardsley, 3 p.m.

Albertus Magnus at Croton-Harmon, 3 p.m.

Briarcliff/Hamilton at Blind Brook, 3 p.m.

Hastings at Yonkers Montessori, 3 p.m.

Lourdes at Byram Hills, 3 p.m.

John Jay at Pearl River, 3 p.m.

Yonkers at Roosevelt, 3 p.m.

Saunders vs. Palisade Prep at Gorton HS, 3 p.m.

Carmel at Ketcham, 3 p.m.

Port Chester at Greeley, 3 p.m.

Mamaroneck at Mount Vernon, 3 p.m.

Eastchester at Beacon, 3 p.m.

Harvey at Dwight Englewood, 3:30 p.m.

Peekskill at Hen Hud, 5 p.m.

Dobbs Ferry at Bronxville, 6 p.m.

Edgemont at Valhalla, 6 p.m.

Rye Country Day at Pennington, 6 p.m.

Fieldston at Hackley, 7 p.m.

Putnam Valley at Irvington, 7 p.m.

Twitter: @lohudinsider

“Above the Fold,” our new lohud/Journal News radio show on WVOX, AM 1460, debuted last week with a discussion on the Christopher Schraufnagel case.

Ed Forbes

At 11 a.m. Wednesday on WVOX AM 1460, I’ll be joined by veteran sports reporters Mike Dougherty and Josh Thomson, as well as lohud/Journal News sports editor Leif Skodnick. Our discussion will center around Dougherty and Thomson’s just-published “Pay to Play” report. This special project, which took the summer to report and to craft, published last week on lohud and in Sunday’s editions of The Journal News.

Among the findings by The Journal News/lohud team that produced “Pay to Play,” an investigation into the growing world of youth sports in the Lower Hudson Valley, are:

• High-level high school athletes can spend as much as $20,000 a year on team fees, equipment, travel, private coaching and personal training. It could be as low at $2,000 for a team that stays close to home with a limited game schedule.
• Outside competition and specialized training have become almost commonplace for students who want to play varsity sports in high school, according to high school coaches, athletic directors, academics, parents and young athletes.
• A full season of soccer, baseball or lacrosse can easily reach the $10,000 mark.

Here’s a bank of links that should get you to much of the reporting undertaken for this story:

PAY TO PLAY: The findings
THE PATH: Experts explain the path to high school varsity squads
OUR REPORT: How the reporters got the story
COSTS: Money and time add up in youth sports
JOE GIRARDI: Yankees’ manager not a fan of specialization by young athletes
EXPENSES: Cost of youth sports creates bigger divide
PLAYING THROUGH PAIN: Does youth sports specialization lead to more injuries?

Mike Dougherty

Mike Dougherty

Mike Dougherty has been covering sports in the Lower Hudson Valley for the last 25 years. After writing extensively about local high school and college athletics for lohud and The Journal News, he spent a decade on the Knicks beat and several seasons covering the Giants. Dougherty has filed stories from the Super Bowl, World Series, NCAA Final Four, NBA Finals, U.S. Open and PGA Championship. He graduated from Slippery Rock University after spending two years at Kennedy Catholic in Somers and now lives in Brewster.

Josh Thomson

Reporter Josh Thomson

Josh Thomson, the lohud Varsity Insider, has been with lohud and The Journal News since 2003. He covers primarily high school football and boys basketball and Iona College men’s basketball. He lives in Westchester with his wife and two daughters.

Leif Skodnick

Leif Skodnick

Leif Skodnick is the sports editor for lohud and The Journal News.  As a journalist, Leif has covered local business, as well as the NFL, NBA, college football, horse racing and minor league baseball. He also provided play-by-play radio coverage for several minor league hockey teams, including the world famous Johnstown Chiefs of the ECHL. Skodnick lives in Rye and holds a bachelor’s degree in Canadian Studies and History from St. Lawrence University in Canton, New York, a Juris Doctor cum laude from the Mississippi College School of Law in Jackson, Mississippi., and a master of science degree from Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism.

Above the Fold on WVOX

Tune in at 11 a.m. Wednesday on WVOX, AM 1460 in Westchester. Calls with questions are welcome. Dial 914-636-0110.

Soccer

Before we get to anything else, you need to read Vin Mercogliano’s column.

It explains why so many teams are playing three and four games each week. The decision to start a week late has brought a number of potential issues into play, and overuse injuries head the list. The end result is less time for practice, less time for recovery, less time for makeup games. Can you imagine what’s going to happen if we get three or four days of heavy rain.

Mercogliano: Short soccer schedule a health risk

And if you didn’t see the pay-for-play special report we just did, check out my story on specializing, which is what a large number of the best soccer players are doing.

PLAYING THROUGH PAIN: Does youth sports specialization lead to more injuries?

In other news, Josh Thomson and I will be on WVOX, AM 1460 tomorrow at 11 a.m., discussing the project. Give us a listen.

We are covering a game this afternoon. Yorktown could make a little noise with a good showing at North Rockland. Alex will be there and you can follow him @SlimbradyAlex for updates. I’ll  be around later and will be putting the recaps online.

September 27

(All games are 4:30 p.m. unless otherwise noted.)

Mahopac at Ketcham, 4 p.m.

John Jay-EF at Monroe-Woodbury, 4 p.m.

Lincoln at Saunders, 4:15 p.m.

Pearl River at Nanuet, 4:15 p.m.

Panas at Somers, 4:15 p.m.

Pelham at Ardsley, 4:15 p.m.

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

Rye at Eastchester, 4:15 p.m.

Hen Hud at Sleepy Hollow, 4:15 p.m.

Peekskill at Beacon, 4:15 p.m.

Yorktown at North Rockland

Arlington at Carmel

Scarsdale at Mount Vernon

Clarkstown South at East Ramapo

Greeley at Port Chester

Ossining at Fox Lane

Croton at Westlake

Edgemont at Bronxville

Woodlands at Irvington

Pawling at North Salem

Haldane at Putnam Valley

Dobbs Ferry at Pleasantville

Arlington B at Briarcliff

Riverside at Scarsdale B

Kennedy at Maria Regina

St. Luke’s at Masters

Hastings at Rye Neck, 4:45 p.m.

Nyack at Tappan Zee, 5 p.m.

Mamaroneck at White Plains, 6:15 p.m.

Suffern at Clarkstown North, 7:15 p.m.

Thank you to all who tuned into tonight’s Facebook Live chat. I can’t tell you how much I appreciate you taking a few minutes out of your day to watch, and I want you all to know that. If you missed it, you can replay it at the link below:

FACEBOOK LIVE: Chat with lohud volleyball beat writer Mike Zacchio (Episode No. 5)

Here are the roundups for Tuesday, Sept. 27:

Suffern takes on Scarsdale during the Scarsdale volleyball tournament at Scarsdale High School on Saturday, September 17, 2016.

Suffern 3, White Plains 0: Hannah Troy and Kristen Conway each had 10 kills in a 25-12, 25-14, 25-12 win. Jackie Sprake added 30 assists for the Mounties.

Scarsdale 3, New Rochelle 0: Izzy Dechiario had six kills, two blocks, and two aces in a 26-24, 25-22, 28-26 win. Sophie Gross added three kills and five assists.

Briarcliff 3, Pleasantville 0: Mia Persico had six kills and six digs in a 25-22, 25-13, 25-23 win. Briana Tucci had six kills and six aces for the Panthers in the loss.

Hastings 3, Riverside 1: Miranda Edwards had 10 kills in a 26-24, 12-25, 25-13, 25-17 win. Chiara Tarricone added three aces for the Yellow Jackets.

Tuckahoe 3, Hamilton 2: Jess Berger had 16 aces in a 25-15, 25-14, 13-25, 23-25, 25-16 win. Annie Raymond added six aces for the Red Raiders.

Irvington 3, Scarsdale B 1: Carli Stern and Kelly Degnan each had 11 kills in a 25-15, 25-20, 27-29, 25-17 win.

Maria Regina 3, St. Catharine’s 1: Amaya Rich and Madison Altieri each had eight kills in a 25-12, 25-11, 25-27, 25-23 win. Emily Costa added 16 kills for the Tigers.

Boys volleyball

Clarkstown North 3, Clarkstown South 0: Matthew Jaynes had 24 kills and five aces in a 25-20, 28-26, 26-24 win. Logan Epstein added 16 assists for the Rams.

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Scoreboard for Tuesday, Sept. 27:

Suffern 3, White Plains 0
Briarcliff 3, Pleasantville 0
Hastings 3, Riverside 1
Tuckahoe 3, Hamilton 2
Palisade Prep 3, Yonkers Montessori 1
Scarsdale 3, New Rochelle 0
Irvington 3, Scarsdale B 1
Westlake 3, Croton-Harmon 0
Maria Regina 3, St. Catharine’s 1
Kennedy 3, Sacred Heart 0

Zacchio’s prediction record tonight: 6-2
Zacchio’s prediction record for the season: 156-29

North Rockland goalie Jenna Braunagel gets to the ball before Yorktown’s Alyssa Francese, center, during their game at North Rockland Sept. 27, 2016. North Rockland won 2-1.

THEILLS – In a physical game between two teams that figure to make some noise in the postseason, North Rockland’s Naya Rivera had the final say.

The senior had fallen down when the ball came to her in the 73rd minute, and she spun while on the ground and scored the winning goal from point-blank range in the Red Raiders’ 2-1 win over Yorktown Tuesday at North Rockland High School.

North Rockland took the lead early on a goal by Sophie Morello. Yorktown’s star player, Alyssa Francese, answered right back with a finish off a corner kick.

After Francese’s goal North Rockland began to dominate possession and control the game.

The Red Raiders’ defense was impressive in the second half.

“We didn’t let their key playmakers get in a rhythm in the second half,” North Rockland coach Peter McGovern said. “ We made sure that they didn’t get any uncontested looks in the second half, like they did in the first.”

McGovern was certainly prepared for the star power that the Huskers bring to the field.

“We had a plan going into the game. We knew that they run a lot of their play through 16 (Ivana Pjetri) and 7 (Alyssa Francese),” McGovern said.

Despite the tough loss, Yorktown remained upbeat with an eye toward the future.

“I’m really proud of the way my kids played today,” Yorktown coach Rich Armstrong said. “We came on the road to play a really tough team, and we played well. Our defense was especially good today. Who knows, we might see these guys in the playoffs.”

The Red Raiders are also thinking about the postseason.

“We’re 5-3 now; there are a lot of good teams this year. It’s going to be a really competitive in the playoffs this year,” McGovern said.

Player of the game: Not only did Naya Rivera score the game-winning goal, she was also crucial to her team in the middle of the field. Her long throw-ins completely changed the game.

Turning point: Rivera’s goal off a corner kick that bounced off a few bodies before coming to the North Rockland star, who scored the winner while still on the ground.

Stat line: Sophie Morello and Naya Rivera scored for North Rockland. Alyssa Francese scored for Yorktown. Rockland goalkeeper Jenna Braunagel made 10 saves. Yorktown’s Caroline Nachman made 22 saves.

Quotable: “Caroline is a true goalkeeper,” Armstrong said. “She’s been on varsity for three years, and she really gave us life today.”

Tappan Zee defeats Pearl River 3-2 in overtime in boys soccer action at Tappan Zee High School in Orangeburg on Saturday, September 24, 2016.

Much like what we’ve been doing with our scoring leaders page, here we’ve provided up-to-date standings for every league in Section 1. It will be updated every few days, so be sure to check the date listed below for the time reference.

If any records are off from prior to the date listed, please e-mail me at vmercoglia@lohud.com and I will gladly make the changes. As it is right now, I’m fairly confident that the results we’re providing are accurate.

Here are a few notes about how the standings are laid out.

• Teams are listed based on their league record, which is the second record that you’ll see listed. The first is their overall record, which gives you a better idea about the type of season that team is having.
• In the event of a tie in the league standings, I’ve listed the criteria for the current tiebreaker in italics.
• The conferences are mostly arranged by class. Conference 1 is Class AA, Conference 2 is Class A and Conference 3 is a combination of Classes B and C. The only exception is Albertus Magnus, which is in Conference 2 but is a Class B school. 

Now that we’ve established the basics, here are the latest Section 1 standings, which were last updated following games on Tuesday, Sept. 27…

Lohud boys soccer standings ’16

Conference 1 

League A

1. Arlington (5-5, 3-0)

2. Mahopac (2-4-2, 2-1)…beat Ketcham head-to-head

3. Ketcham (7-2, 2-1)

4. John Jay-EF (4-5, 1-3)

5. Carmel (0-8, 0-3)

League B

1. Mamaroneck (8-1, 3-0)

2. White Plains (5-4, 2-1)

3. New Rochelle (5-2-1, 1-1-1)

4. Scarsdale (3-3, 1-2)

5. Mount Vernon (0-5-1, 0-3-1)

League C

1. Suffern (5-2-1, 3-0-1)

2. Clarkstown South (2-4-2, 2-1-1)… beat Spring Valley head-to-head

3. Spring Valley (3-2-2, 2-1-1)

4. North Rockland (2-5-1, 1-2-1)

5. Ramapo (3-4-1, 1-2)

6. Clarkstown North (1-6, 0-3)

League D

1. Horace Greeley (6-3, 3-0)

2. Yorktown (7-2, 2-1)…beat PC head-to-head

3. Port Chester (4-5, 2-1)

4. Ossining (6-3-1, 1-3)

5. Fox Lane (2-5-1, 0-3)

Conference 2

League A

1. Gorton (4-3, 3-1)…ahead of Yonkers due to better overall record

2. Yonkers (3-5, 3-1)…beat Riverside head-to-head

3. Riverside (2-4, 2-1)

4. Saunders (4-4, 2-2)

5. Early College (2-6-1, 2-3)

6. Lincoln (0-7, 0-4)

League B

1. Tappan Zee (7-2-1, 2-1)…beat Pearl River head-to-head

2. ​Pearl River (6-2, 3-1)

3. Nanuet (5-3, 1-2)…beat Nyack head-to-head

4. Nyack (4-5, 1-2)…beat Magnus head-to-head

5. Albertus Magnus (4-5, 1-2)

League C

1. Somers (11-0, 3-0)

2. Lakeland (4-3-2, 1-0-1)

3. Brewster (6-3-1, 2-2)

4. John Jay (1-6-1, 0-2-1)

5. Panas (3-4-1, 0-2)

League D

1. Harrison (8-1-1, 4-0)…ahead of Byram due to better overall record

2. Byram Hills (7-1-1, 4-0)

3. Rye (5-2-1, 2-2)

4. Eastchester (4-5-1, 1-3)…ahead of Pelham due to better overall record

5. Pelham (2-7, 1-3)

6. Ardsley (1-6-1, 0-4)

League E

1. Beacon (5-5, 2-1)…beat Hen Hud head-to-head

2. Hen Hud (2-5, 2-1)

3. Peekskill (7-4, 2-2)

4. Sleepy Hollow (3-3-3, 1-2)…beat Lourdes head-to-head

5. Lourdes (3-5-1, 1-2)

Conference 3

League A

1. Valhalla (7-2-1, 5-0-1)

2. Pleasantville (4-3-1, 2-1)

3. Briarcliff (4-5-1, 3-2-1)

4. Westlake (2-7-1, 1-4)…beat Croton head-to-head

5. Croton-Harmon (6-5, 1-5)

League B

1. Rye Neck (9-1, 4-0)

2. Blind Brook (4-2-1, 2-2)…beat Bronxville head-to-head

3. Bronxville (7-2, 2-2)

4. Edgemont (4-6, 1-2)

5. Keio (5-5, 0-3)

League C

1. Hastings (6-1-1, 2-0)

2. Irvington (5-4, 2-1)

3. Dobbs Ferry (5-4-1, 1-2)

4. Woodlands (1-8, 0-2)

League D

1. Solomon Schechter (6-2, 2-0)

2. Hamilton (4-4, 0-1)…ahead of Tuckahoe due to better overall record

3. Tuckahoe (2-6-1, 0-1)

4. Yonkers Montessori (1-6, 0-0)

League E

1. Haldane (4-3, 2-0)

2. North Salem (5-4, 1-1)

3. Putnam Valley (1-8, 0-1)…ahead of Pawling due to better overall record

4. Pawling (0-7, 0-1)

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Somers High School

Nanuet 5, Pearl River 2

Goals: PR – Sarah Donovan, Caroline McGowan. Nt -Emily Davren 2, Amanda Blutig, Lauren Curry, Ciara Saxton.

Assists: Nt – Amanda Blutig, Ciara Saxton.

Saves: PR – Katherine Carstenson 6. Nt – Megan Bourgeois 7.

Halftime: 1-1

Suffern 4,Clarkstown North 0

Goals: Sf – Kyra Greenbaum 2, Allie Goldstein, Jayne Goldman.

Assists: Sf – Allie Goldstein , Liz Ellsworth, Kailey Brenner, Emma Verhaegan.

Saves: N/A

Halftime: Suffern 4, Clarkstown North 0

Hen Hud 1 at Sleepy Hollow 1 OT

Goals: HH – Deanna Marriott. SH – N/A.

Assists: HH – Chloe Stewart. SH – N/A.

Saves: HH – Jaelynn Smith 14. SH – N/A.

Halftime: 1-1

Noteworthy:  Smith made four saves in OT.

Saunders 2, Lincoln 1

Goals: S – Anahy Lopez Velazquez, Denyce Ruiz. L – Emily Reyes.

Assists: None

Saves: S – Caroline Regan 5, Veronica Sevivas 3. L – Aniya Hernandez 16.

Halftime: Saunders 2, Lincoln 0

Game Story: North Rockland holds off Yorktown 

Croton 3, Westlake 0

Goals: C – Katie Dorn, Joana Marcus, Grace Reyer.

Assists: C- Grace Reyer, Charlotte Thornton, Katie Dorn.

Saves: C- Meaghan Walsh 5. W – Grace O’Brien 5, Susan Pinchiaroli 3.

Halftime: Croton 1, Westlake 0

Pleasantville 2, Dobbs Ferry 0

Goals: P – Anna Malfa 2.

Assists: P – Caitlin O’Neill.

Saves: P – Kristie Guttridge 3.  DF – Erika Totoro 17.

Halftime: Pleasantville 1, Dobbs Ferry 0

Tappan Zee 2, Nyack 0

Goals: TZ – Amanda Bermel, Tara Harris.

Assists:  TZ – Tara Harris.

Saves: TZ – Emma Chalusian 4. Nk – Gabrielle Belfessa 7.

Halftime: Tappan Zee 1, Nyack 0

Mercogliano: Short soccer schedule a health risk​

Clarkstown South 3, East Ramapo 1

Goals: CS – Kelly McTigue 2, Grace Harnisch. ER -Francesca Pingos-Zumba.

Assists: CS -Morgan Spuler, Izzy Rebadeau, Abby Montera.

Saves: CS- Elianna  Murphy 2, Menninger. ER – Victorino 25.

Halftime: Clarkstown South 2, East Ramapo 0.

Pelham 3, Ardsley 0

Goals: Pl – Maeve Parmelee, Alison Emery, Grayce Cooper.

Assists: Pl – Alison Emery, Audrey Lee.

Saves: Pl – Izzy Anderson 10. A – Molly Segal 12

Bronxville 3, Edgemont 0

Goals: Bx – Rachel Peacock, Catherine Faville, Alex Doukas.

Assists: Bx – Rachael Peacock, Alex Doukas, Maeve Sullivan.

Saves: Bx – Maddie Coyne 2. E – Amelia Hall 4.

Halftime: 0-0

Irvington 6, Woodlands 0

Goals: I – Olivia Valdes, Zoe Maxwell 2, Melanie Geller, Sofia Garcia, Valeria Acosta.

Assists: I – Zoe Maxwell 2, Allie Pollack, Maxine Bell, Jamie Aronson.

Saves: I – Rebekah Rosman 3. Wd – Miriam Rosas 6

Halftime: Irvington 6, Woodlands 0

Somers 7, Walter Panas 0

Goals: S – Ali Kalayjian 2, Ciara Ostrander, Katrina Kurtz, Melina Couzis, Jenna Menta, Danielle Cucchiarella.

Assists: S – Ciara Ostrander 3, Stephanie Righetti 2, Jessica Rodriguez, Melina Couzis.

Saves: S – Lauren Chiriboga 1, Lauren Jockimo 0. WP –  Jade Pagel 6.

Halftime: Somers 5, Walter Panas 0

Hastings 1. Rye Neck 0

Goals: Hs – Julia Spencer.

Assists: Hs – Jainui Hu.

Saves: Hs – Ani LeFevre 19. RN Marisa Santoli 7.

Halftime: Hastings 1, Rye Neck 0

Rye 2, Eastchester 0

Goals: R – Molly Broderick, Sara Degraw.

Saves: R – Hannah Friedrich 5. E – Brianna Williams 11.

Halftime: Rye 1, Eastchester 0

Noteworthy: Both goals came on penalty kicks.

Harrison 3, Byram Hills 1

Goals: H – Caitlin Alcoba, Erin Nelson, Darya Khodakhaha. BH – Kallie Hoffman.

Assists: H – Julia Dirusso 2, Erin Nelson. BH – Ali Brocato.

Saves: H – Kate Ryan 7. BH – Fruhling 9.

Halftime: Harrison 2, Byram Hills 1

Ossining 1, Fox Lane 1 OT

Goals: FL – Emily DeBitetto. O – Lola Stanisic.

Assists: FL – Michelle Paoticelli.

Saves: FL – Juliana Abramovich 7. FL – Melanie Solomon 28.

Halftime Fox Lane 1, Ossining 0

Lakeland 3, Brewster 0

Goals: Lk – Sarah MacDonald, Emily Weinborg, Ashley Acevedo.

Assists: Lk – Katelyn Bloss, Sarah MacDonald.

Saves: Lk – Stephanie Shalhoub 2, Bw – N/A 15.

Halftime: Lakeland 2, Brewster 0

Other scores

Greeley 2, Port Chester 0

Scarsdale 7, Mount Vernon 0

Mahopac 2, Ketcham 0

Arlington B 2, Briarcliff 0

Beacon 4, Peekskill 0

North Rockland 2, Yorktown 1

Mamaroneck 2, White Plains 1 OT

North Salem 5, Pawling 0

Arlington 4, Carmel 1

Not reported

John Jay-EF at Monroe-Woodbury

Haldane at Putnam Valley

Riverside at Scarsdale B

Kennedy at Maria Regina

St. Luke’s at Masters

Suffern at Clarkstown North

HIGH SCHOOL

Tuesday’s results

Boys soccer

Solomon Schechter 6, Tuckahoe 3

Tappan Zee 6, Yonkers 0

Yonkers Montessori at North Salem, 4:30 p.m.

Girls soccer

Lakeland 3, Brewster 0.

Nanuet 5, Pearl River 2

Pelham 3, Ardsley 0

Harrison 3, Byram Hills 1

Rye 2, Eastchester 0

Hen Hud 1, Sleepy Hollow 1

Beacon 4, Peekskill 0

North Rockland 2, Yorktown 1

Arlington 4, Carmel 1

Scarsdale 7, Mount Vernon 0

Ossining 1, Fox Lane 1

Tappan Zee 2, Nyack 0

Croton-Harmon 3, Westlake 0

Bronxville 3, Edgemont 0

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

Irvington 6, Woodlands 0

Pleasantville 2, Dobbs Ferry 0

Arlington B 2, Briarcliff 0

Hastings 1, Rye Neck 0

Mamaroneck at White Plains, 6 p.m.

Suffern at Clarkstown North, 7:15 p.m.

Mahopac at Ketcham, 4 p.m

Lincoln at Saunders, 4:15 p.m.

Panas at Somers, 4:15 p.m.

Clarkstown South at East Ramapo, 4:30 p.m.

Horace Greeley at Port Chester, 4:30 p.m.

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

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

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

Riverside at Scarsdale B, 4:30 p.m.

Field hockey

Horace Greeley 3, Mahopac 0

Ossining 4, Carmel 0

Suffern 3, Clarkstown North 1

Scarsdale 9, White Plains 0

Pearl River 4, Nanuet 0

Lakeland 9, Brewster 0

Fox Lane 2, Arlington 1

Somers 4, Panas 0

Nyack 3, Sleepy Hollow 0

John Jay 7 Lourdes 0

Mamaroneck 4, Clarkstown South 0

Rye 3, Harrison 1

Hastings 1, Hen Hud 1

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

Volleyball

Scarsdale 3, New Rochelle 0

Briarcliff 3, Pleasantville 0

Tuckahoe 3, Hamilton 2

Hastings 3, Riverside 1

Panas 3, Mahopac 0

Suffern 3, White Plains 0

Irvington 3 , Scarsdale B 1

Westlake 3, Croton-Harmon 0

Port Chester at Blind Brook, 6 p.m.

Rye Neck at North Salem, 6 p.m.

Yonkers Montessori at Palisade Prep, 4:30 p.m.

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

Swimming

Nyack 98, Albertus Magnus 63

Eastchester 87, Tappan Zee 78

Pelham beat Rye/Rye Neck/Blind Brook

Fox Lane vs. Port Chester at Carver Center Pool, 4:30 p.m.

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

Ossining vs. Yorktown at Mildred E. Strang MS., 4:30 p.m.

Ursuline 95, Scarsdale 86

Horace Greeley at New Rochelle, 4:30 p.m.

Tennis

East Ramapo beat Tuckahoe

Eastchester sweeps Beacon

John Jay-EF at Mahopac, 3:15 p.m

North Rockland at Suffern, 4:15 p.m.

Dobbs Ferry at Solomon Schechter, 4:15 p.m.

Woodlands at Irvington, 4:15 p.m.

Pleasantville at Briarcliff, 4:15 p.m.

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

Croton-Harmon beats Pawling

Haldane at Westlake, 4:15 p.m.

Hastings at Bronxville, 4:15 p.m.

Edgemont at Keio, 4:15 p.m.

Lakeland at Ossining, 4:15 p.m.

Panas at Lourdes, 4:30 p.m.

Pearl River at Albertus Magnus, 4:30 p.m.

Nyack at Nanuet, 4:30 p.m.

Rye at Ardsley, 4:30 p.m.

Port Chester at Sleepy Hollow, 4:30 p.m.

Clarkstown North at Tappan Zee, 4:30 p.m.

John Jay at Clarkstown South, 4:30 p.m.

Pelham vs. Scarsdale B at Scarsdale, 4:30 p.m.

Carmel vs. Hen Hud at Lake Street Tennis, 4:30 p.m.

Cross country

Mamaroneck, White Plains at Scarsdale, 4:15 p.m.

New Rochelle, Ursuline at Mount Vernon, 4:15 p.m.

Suffern vs. North Rockland at Van Cortlandt Park, 4:15 p.m.

Ramapo at Clarkstown South, 4:15 p.m.

Spring Valley at Clarkstown North, 4:15 p.m.

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

Byram Hills, Rye, Harrison at Ardsley, 4:30 p.m.

Pelham at Eastchester, 4:30 p.m.

Wednesday’s events

Boys soccer

Clarkstown North at North Rockland, 4:15

Suffern at Clarkstown South, 4:15 p.m.

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

Ramapo at Spring Valley, 4:30 p.m.

Port Chester at Horace Greeley, 4:30 p.m.

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

Saunders at Roosevelt, 4:30 p.m.

Gorton at Riverside, 4:30 p.m.

Tappan Zee at Nyack, 4:30 p.m.

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

Lakeland at Somers, 4:30 p.m.

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

Rye at Ardsley, 4:30 p.m.

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

Pelham at Eastchester, 4:30 p.m.

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

Pleasantville at Briarcliff, 4:30 p.m.

Keio at Edgemont, 4:30 p.m.

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

Woodlands at Hastings, 4:30 p.m.

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

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

Arlington B at North Salem, 4:30 p.m.

Dobbs Ferry at Yonkers Montessori, 4:30 p.m.

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

Lincoln at Tuckahoe, 4:30 p.m.

Sleepy Hollow at Hen Hud, 4:45 p.m.

Mahopac at Carmel, 6 p.m.

White Plains vs. Mamaroneck at Memorial Field, 7 p.m.

Girls soccer

Yonkers Montessori vs. Gorton at Tibbetts Brook Park, 4 p.m.

Field hockey

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

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

Croton-Harmon at North Salem, 4:30 p.m.

Irvington at Pawling, 4:30 p.m.

Pleasantville at Bronxville, 4:30 p.m.

Edgemont at Valhalla, 6:30 p.m.

Volleyball

Riverside at Saunders, 4:15 p.m.

Gorton at Roosevelt, 4:15 p.m.

Lincoln at Yonkers, 4:15 p.m.

Nyack at Albertus Magnus, 4:15 p.m.

Ketcham at Mahopac, 4:30 p.m.

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

Mount Vernon at Ursuline, 4:30 p.m.

Clarkstown North at North Rockland, 4:30

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

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

Panas at Somers, 4:30 p.m.

Brewster at Lakeland, 4:30 p.m.

Harrison at Pelham, 4:30 p.m.

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

Eastchester at Rye, 4:30 p.m.

Beacon at Sleepy Hollow, 4:30 p.m.

Peekskill at Lourdes, 4:30 p.m.

Keio at Hen Hud, 4:30 p.m.

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

Scarsdale B at Nanuet, 5:45 p.m.

East Ramapo at Clarkstown South, 6 p.m.

Swimming

Arlington vs. East Ramapo at Rockland CC, 4:30 p.m.

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

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

Peekskill vs. Lourdes at Poughkeepsie MS, 4:30 p.m.

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

Pearl River vs. Harrison at LM Klein MS, 4:30

Bronxville vs. Keio at Manhattanville, 4:30

Putnam Valley vs. Croton-Harmon/Hen Hud/Somers, 4:30 p.m.

Brewster vs. Ketcham at Mount St. Mary, 4:30

Tennis

Mahopac at Carmel, 4:15 p.m.

Fox Lane at Horace Greeley, 4:15 p.m.

Yorktown at Ketcham, 4:15 p.m.

Mamaroneck at Scarsdale, 4:!5 p.m.

Suffern at Clarkstown North, 4:15 p.m.

Clarkstown South at North Rockland, 4:15

Port Chester at White Plains, 4:15 p.m.

Ossining at Mount Vernon, 4:15 p.m.

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

Solomon Schechter at Dobbs Ferry, 4:15 p.m.

Irvington at Woodlands, 4:15 p.m.

Rye at Blind Brook, 4:15 p.m.

Non-region opponent at Albertus Magnus, 4:15 p.m.

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

Beacon vs. Eastchester at Leewood Tennis Courts, 4:30 p.m.

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

Brewster at non-region opponent, 4:30 p.m.

Cross country

Croton-Harmon, Pawling at Westlake, 4:30

Pleasantville, Putnam Valley,, Keio at Valhalla, 4:30 p.m.

Rye Neck, Briarcliff at Bronxville, 4:30 p.m.

Edgemont, North Salem at Blind Brook, 4:30

Dobbs Ferry, Children’s Village, Hamilton at Irvington, 4:30 p.m.

Hastings, Haldane at Woodlands, 4:30 p.m.

Thursday’s events

Boys soccer

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

Yonkers Montessori at Solomon Schechter, 4:30 p.m.

Clarkstown North at Clarkstown South, 7

Blind Brook at Irvington, 7 p.m.

Girls soccer

Clarkstown North at Clarkstown South, 4 p.m

Fox Lane at Horace Greeley, 4:15 p.m.

Gorton at Saunders, 4:15 p.m.

Riverside at Yonkers, 4:15 p.m.

Nyack at Pearl River, 4:15 p.m.

Brewster at Somers, 4:15 p.m.

Pelham at Eastchester, 4:15 p.m.

Lourdes at Sleepy Hollow, 4:15 p.m.

Scarsdale B vs. Lincoln at Tibbetts Brook Park, 4:15 p.m.

Carmel at John Jay-EF, 4:15 p.m.

White Plains at Mount Vernon, 4:30 p.m.

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

East Ramapo at North Rockland, 4:30 p.m.

Riverside at Panas, 4:30 p.m.

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

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

Keio at Edgemont, 4:30 p.m.

Irvington at Hastings, 4:30 p.m.

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

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

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

Pleasantville at Westlake, 4:30 p.m.

Ursuline vs. Mamaroneck at Memorial Field, 5 p.m.

Port Chester at Yorktown, 6 p.m.

John Jay at Lakeland, 6:15 p.m.

Ardsley at Harrison, 6:30 p.m.

Albertus Magnus at Tappan Zee, 7 p.m.

Rye Neck at Bronxville, 7 p.m.

Field hockey

Putnam Valley at Briarcliff, 3:45 p.m.

Ossining at Mahopac, 4:15 p.m.

John Jay-EF at Carmel, 4:15 p.m.

Clarkstown South at Ursuline, 4:15 p.m.

White Plains vs. Suffern at Suffern MS, 4:15

North Rockland at Scarsdale, 4:15 p.m.

Nyack at Pearl River, 4:15 p.m.

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

Harrison at Pelham, 4:15 p.m.

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

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

Sleepy Hollow at Nanuet, 4:45 p.m.

Lakeland at Lourdes, 5:30 p.m.

Hen Hud at Brewster, 6 p.m.

Volleyball

Briarcliff at Westlake, 4:30 p.m.

Keio at Edgemont, 4:30 p.m.

Rye Neck at Blind Brook, 4:30 p.m.

Irvington at Hastings, 4:30 p.m.

Dobbs Ferry at Woodlands, 4:30 p.m.

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

Palisade Prep at Solomon Schechter, 4:30

North Salem at Putnam Valley, 4:30 p.m.

Hamilton at Roosevelt, 4:30 p.m.

Suffern at Tappan Zee, 4:45 p.m.

White Plains at Scarsdale, 5 p.m.

Croton-Harmon vs. Valhalla at Kensico School, 6 p.m.

Pawling at Haldane, 6 p.m.

Pearl River at Somers, 6 p.m.

Swimming

Ardsley vs. Sleepy Hollow/Hastings/Edgemont/Irvington at Marymount College, 4:30

Byram Hills vs. Nyack at Rockland CC, 4:30

Albertus Magnus vs. Eastchester at Sarah Lawrence College, 4:30 p.m.

Fox Lane vs. Yorktown at Mildred E. Strang MS, 4:30 p.m.

New Rochelle vs. Port Chester at Carver Center Pool, 4:30 p.m.

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

Horace Greeley vs. Mamaroneck at Hommocks MS, 4:30 p.m.

Lakeland/Panas at Beacon, 4:30 p.m.

Tennis

Scarsdale B at Hackley, 4 p.m.

East Ramapo at White Plains, 4:15 p.m.

Suffern at Scarsdale, 4:15 p.m.

North Rockland at Ursuline, 4:15 p.m.

Valhalla at Pleasantville, 4:15 p.m.

Briarcliff at Croton-Harmon, 4:15 p.m.

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

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

Edgemont at Bronxville, 4:15 p.m.

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

Tuckahoe at Solomon Schechter, 4:15 p.m.

Maria Regina vs. Woodlands at Veterans Park, 4:15 p.m.

Nanuet at Clarkstown North, 4:15 p.m.

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

Tappan Zee at Pearl River, 4:30 p.m.

Lakeland vs. Somers at Reis Park, 4:30 p.m.

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

Lourdes at Hen Hud, 4:30 p.m.

Ardsley at Harrison, 4:30 p.m.

Pelham vs. Rye at Rye Recreation Park, 4:30

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

Sleepy Hollow at Eastchester, 4:45 p.m.

LH Logo: Varsity Scores And Schedules

Are the Tuskers for real? Tuesday it very much seemed so as they shut out another top-10 team in Panas.

That game might have been judged a toss-up going in but not so with Lakeland-Brewster, nor Scarsdale-White Plains.

Undefeated Lakeland and one-loss Scarsdale (loss to Lakeland) beat up on their opponents by identical 9-0 scores.

Nyack picked up a big win despite Marissa Fortugno’s best efforts and Rye got by Harrison behind Fusine Govaert.

Recaps of those games and more from September 27 follow.

Recaps of field hockey games from September 26, 2016

Somers 4, Panas 0: The Tuskers continued their hot play as Katie Campbell scored twice and Allison Colavito and Caitie Walsh each added a goal.

Colavito also had an assist, as did MaryKate Mollaghan and Taylor Turchick.

Panther goalie Jasmine Rosa had nine saves. Jessica Monaco stopped eight shots for Somers.

Hendrick Hudson 1, Hastings 1: Anya Van Hoogstraten scored for Hastings in the first half and senior captain Kelsey Byrne scored for Hen Hud with 9:22 left in the game.

Hannah Jones had the assist on the Hastings goal and fellow Sailor senior captain Sarina Abraham assisted on Byrne’s goal.

Both Hen Hud goalie Carole Sinacore and Hornet goalie Hannah Sperber had five saves.

Lakeland 9, Brewster 0: The magic number for the Hornets was nine Tuesday as they netted nine goals to record their ninth win of the season without a loss.

Julianna Cappello and Caroline Cahill both scored twice and Cappello also had an assist.

Cali Cortese and Mia Lennon each had a goal and two assists, Kelsey McCrudden had a goal and an assist and Meghan Fahey and Alexa Ryan each had a goal.

Brewster goalies Samantha Anguso and Antoinette Guerriero combined for 13 saves.

Cassie Halpin and Kellie Smith each had two saves for Lakeland.

Scarsdale 9, White Plains 0: Audrey Shaev found the back of the cage three times and Aliza Mehlman, Jilly Mehlman and Erin Nicholas each scored twice.

Nicholas had two assists and Jilly Mehlman, Emma Coleman and Julia Jamesley each had an assist.

Jennifer Ortega had 15 saves for 2-7 White Plains.

The win upped Scarsdale’s record to 9-1.

Nyack 3, Sleep Hollow 0: Marissa Fortugno was great. Nyack was just a bit greater.

The Sleepy Hollow keeper stopped 26 shots but Arielle Rodriguez and Arleigh Rodgers each scored against her and added an assist and Ava Dobbelaer also scored.

Jenna Dangler also had an assist.

Nyack’s Liz Lavender had three saves.

Suffern 3, Clarkstown North 1: Kim Kaufman, Meghan McCarren and Grace Krebs scored, Krebs’ goal with just 1:20 left icing the game for the Mounties.

Alexa Machado had an assist for Suffern.

Clarkstown North’s Kristin McGrade also scored.

Suffern’s Alyssa Sanchez had seven saves. The Ram’ Alexa Laquidara had two saves.

John Jay-Cross River 7, Lourdes 0: Tyman Cronin registered a hat trick to lead John Jay’s attack.

Julia Casey, Jacque Manno, Paige Lombardi and Rosie Ceisler also scored.

Mia Ardovini-Brooker had 12 saves for Lourdes, which didn’t have a shot on goal.

Rye 3, Harrison 1: Nellie Fisher made 12 saves for the Huskies but had no answer for Fusine Govaert.

The Princeton-bound senior scored all three Garnet goals unassisted.

Harrison’s Julianna Tanico scored off a Sophie Mittman assist.

Pelham 5, Byram Hills 0: The Bobcats’ woes continued. Lay blame Tuesday on Lucy Conway, who had a monster, four-goal game.

Delia Crotty also scored.

Jenna Letizia, Alissa Manos and Madelyn Dunbar had assists.

Serena Feldman had four saves for Byram Hills.

The Pelicans’ Lindsay McNamara had two saves and her teammate Alexi Peters had one.

Pearl River 4, Nanuet 0: Michaela Murphy put on a show, netting three goals, two of them unassisted.

Theresa Glynn also scored.

Elizabeth Gilbride and Megan Delaney had assists.

Other games

Carmel 4, Ossining 0

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Each week, Josh Thomson will give his predictions on every high school football game in Westchester, Rockland and Putnam Counties. That will include highlighting the five games of the week. Leave your thoughts on this week’s games in the comments, e-mail Josh at jthomson@lohud.com, or reach Josh on Twitter @lohudinsider.

Week 4: White Plains-Scarsdale, Orange Bowl among Week 4 predictions

Week 4 rewind: High school football scoreboard, Sept. 23-25

The Week 5 high school football schedule

Week 4 Coach of the Week: Tony Becerra, Pleasantville

Week 4 Player of the Week: Tanner More, Fox Lane

From right, Spring Valley’s Tyreke Smith (5) looks for some running room in the Port Chester defense during second half football action at Port Chester High School Sept. 24, 2016. Spring Valley won the game 3-0.

Week 5 Games of the Week —

Friday, Sept. 30

Rye (4-0) at Brewster (4-0), 7 p.m. — The big news from last week’s Rye win over Eastchester was that T.J. Lavelle left the game with a shoulder injury. The senior QB has been great for the Garnets and they could certainly use him against an unbeaten opponent like Brewster, especially one so capable of putting up points. But perhaps no team has a backup more capable than Rye. Mat Bruno may not be the passer Lavelle is, but the senior is a terrific athlete who has proven time and again that he can lead the offense, particularly on the ground. Rye is also terrific on defense and will force Brewster to do more than just feed the ball to Jack Guida. I think that the Garnets’ superior depth throughout their lineup will pay dividends in one of the week’s best games. The pick: Rye 35, Brewster 20.

Arlington (4-0) at Spring Valley (4-0) at Torne Valley Field, 7 p.m. — In the weeks since Ori Jean-Charles left the lineup with a knee injury, Spring Valley’s offense has been less and less productive, topped off by last week’s three-point effort at Port Chester. However, the defense has seemed to improve just as steadily. Both units will face a challenge this week in unbeaten Arlington, which has proven itself so far, winning tough games against good teams like John Jay-East Fishkill and Carmel. Spring Valley will be amped up to play, but I have to favor the Admirals based on what’s happened so far. The pick: Arlington 24, Spring Valley 14

New Rochelle (4-0) at Clarkstown South (4-0), 7 p.m. — South has had a terrific season so far, proving it can play both offense and defense with some of Class AA’s best. But this is a different challenge because this is the best. New Rochelle has thoroughly dominated its competition since the start of the second half of its season opener against North Rockland. The Vikings will have to throw on the Huguenots to stay in the game and they’ll have to force New Rochelle into a couple of big mistakes. I don’t see South lining up toe to toe and outplaying the Class AA favorite. The pick: New Rochelle 27, Clarkstown South 7.

Lakeland (2-2) at Panas (1-3), 7 p.m. — This game comes at a perfect time for both teams; they are in need of a jumpstart to their season. Nothing better to do that than trying to beat the other. Lakeland has won two straight, winning close games with Nyack and Highland. Panas is probably better than its record, so this will be a challenge. The Hornets won 9-0 in last year’s meeting. Expect something similarly close, but I like Panas to prove it is not a 1-3 team. The pick: Panas 22, Lakeland 20.

North Rockland (2-2) at Scarsdale (3-1), 6 p.m. — After three so-so weeks for its offense, Scarsdale dropped 62 points on White Plains last week. It could’ve easily been more. North Rockland might be more capable of stopping the Scarsdale option game, but the Red Raiders will have to tackle a bevy of elusive backs. As White Plains learned, even if you’re in position, that doesn’t guarantee you’ll make the play. The Raiders might give up some points, but based on last week’s performance they appear poised to finish the regular season strong. The pick: Scarsdale 33, North Rockland 21.

Other Week 5 games:

Friday, Sept. 30

Ramapo at White Plains, 6 p.m. — White Plains 26, Ramapo 13

Tuckahoe at Woodlands, 7 p.m. — Woodlands 33, Tuckahoe 8

Lincoln at Harrison, 7 p.m. — Harrison 35, Lincoln 6

Gorton at Pelham, 7 p.m. — Pelham 22, Gorton 21

Fox Lane at John Jay-East Fishkill, 7 p.m. — John Jay-East Fishkill 31, Fox Lane 14

Ossining at Mahopac, 7 p.m. — Mahopac 23, Ossining 16

Clarkstown North at Suffern, 7 p.m. — Clarkstown North 26, Suffern 13

Iona Prep at Kellenberg at Mitchel Athletic Complex, 7 p.m. — Iona Prep 44, Kellenberg 20

Somers at Nyack at MacCalman Field, 7 p.m. — Somers 35, Nyack 13

Saturday, Oct. 1

Nanuet at Westlake, 3 p.m. — Westlake 27, Nanuet 7

Yorktown at Sleepy Hollow, 3 p.m. — Yorktown 35, Sleepy Hollow 19

Kennedy at Cardinal Spellman, 3 p.m. — Cardinal Spellman 19, Kennedy 13

Haldane at Rye Neck, 3 p.m. — Rye Neck 34, Haldane 7

Pleasantville at Ardsley, 3 p.m. — Pleasantville 28, Ardsley 7

Albertus Magnus at Croton-Harmon, 3 p.m. — Albertus Magnus 40, Croton 13

Briarcliff/Hamilton at Blind Brook, 3 p.m. — Briarcliff/Hamilton 21, Blind Brook 12

Hastings at Yonkers Montessori, 3 p.m. — YMA 19, Hastings 13

Lourdes at Byram Hills, 3 p.m. — Lourdes 37, Byram Hills 13

John Jay at Pearl River, 3 p.m. — John Jay 34, Pearl River 21

Yonkers at Roosevelt, 3 p.m. — Yonkers 29, Roosevelt 18

Saunders vs. Palisade Prep at Gorton HS, 3 p.m. — Saunders 26, Palisade Prep 8

Carmel at Ketcham, 3 p.m. — Carmel 28, Ketcham 13

Port Chester at Greeley, 3 p.m. — Port Chester 20, Greeley 0

Mamaroneck at Mount Vernon, 3 p.m. — Mamaroneck 35, Mount Vernon 15

Eastchester at Beacon, 3 p.m. — Eastchester 29, Beacon 13

Harvey at Dwight Englewood, 3:30 p.m. — Dwight Englewood 27, Harvey 14

Peekskill at Hen Hud, 5 p.m. — Hen Hud 40, Peekskill 12

Dobbs Ferry at Bronxville, 6 p.m. — Dobbs Ferry 20, Bronxville 14

Edgemont at Valhalla, 6 p.m. — Valhalla 27, Edgemont 20

Rye Country Day at Pennington, 6 p.m. — Rye Country Day 26, Pennington 21

Fieldston at Hackley, 7 p.m. — Hackley 33, Fieldston 13

Putnam Valley at Irvington, 7 p.m. — Putnam Valley 16, Irvington 7

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Pearl River plays Lakeland during Westchester vs. Rockland Challenge boys soccer game at World Class Soccer Complex in Orangeburg on Sept. 5, 3016.

With each passing week this season, there has been one constant: Somers keeps winning. The Tuskers are the only unbeaten team remaining in the area, and it’s about time that I see them in action. They’ll host Lakeland today in a league matchup that could either give Somers a firm grip on the title or open the door for the Hornets.

You can follow me on Twitter @vzmercogliano for live updates on that game, and I’d also encourage you to follow our friend A.J. Martelli (AJM_PoJoSports) from the Poughkeepsie Journal for updates from the Arlington-Ketcham game.

ICYMI: My latest column addresses the condensed Section 1 soccer schedule, which often requires teams to play three or four games in a week with very little time to rest.

Here is the full schedule for Wednesday, with my picks in bold:

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

Suffern at Clarkstown South, 4:15 p.m.

Saunders vs. Early College at Tibbetts Brook Park, 4:15 p.m.

Ketcham at Arlington, 4:30 p.m.

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

Ramapo at Spring Valley, 4:30 p.m.

Port Chester at Horace Greeley, 4:30 p.m.

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

Tappan Zee at Nyack, 4:30 p.m.

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

Lakeland at Somers, 4:30 p.m.

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

Rye at Ardsley, 4:30 p.m.

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

Pelham at Eastchester, 4:30 p.m.

Lourdes at Beacon, 4:30 p.m.

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

Pleasantville at Briarcliff, 4:30 p.m.

Keio at Edgemont, 4:30 p.m.

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

Woodlands at Hastings, 4:30 p.m.

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

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

Arlington B at North Salem, 4:30 p.m.

Dobbs Ferry at YMA, 4:30 p.m.

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

Lincoln at Tuckahoe, 4:30 p.m.

Sleepy Hollow at Hen Hud, 4:45 p.m.

Mahopac at Carmel, 6:30 p.m.

White Plains vs. Mamaroneck at Memorial Field, 7 p.m.

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Enjoy the  peace and quiet.

I heard from a number of coaches who  read Vin Mercogliano’s column on the issues the compressed schedule is creating. Most expressed concern for injury. There is so little time in this schedule for recovery, most are cutting back on practice. It’s a double whammy. Some are talking about cutting back the schedule. I can’t recall cutbacks ever being restored so that’s probably best left as a last resort.

Stayed tuned on this one.

Mercogliano: Short soccer schedule a health risk

Scoreboard for September 26

September 27

Rye Country Day at Taft, 4 p.m.

Yonkers Montessori at Gorton, 4 p.m.

Harvey at Holy Child, 4:15 p.m.

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

Arlington B at Lourdes, 5:30 p.m.