We're a week into the season and have a full schedule across the region.
The scoreboard will have a slightly different look this season. I will be highlighting some of the games to watch each week and will drop a couple of names each day, an honor roll of sorts, highlighting the standouts. The schedules will be here along with all of the Section 1, CHSAA and private school results.
We depend on the coaches to report games.
Our game coverage will land here, as well. I'll post a few thoughts from the games I'm watching and we'll add the photo galleries and videos before the end of the day.
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Week 2
MARQUEE GAMES
Monday: Mamaroneck at Greeley.
Tuesday: Stepinac at St. Joseph Regional; Mamaroneck at Bronxville; Fox Lane at Tappan Zee; Pelham at John Jay-Cross River.
Thursday: Scarsdale at Somers; Tappan Zee at Hen Hud; Rye at Lakeland/Panas.
Friday: Iona Prep at Montclair, N.J.
Saturday: Shenendehowa at Lakeland/Panas; New Canaan, Conn. at Mamaroneck; Ridgefield, Conn. at Somers; Yorktown at John Jay-Cross River.
RESULTS
Monday
Greeley starts fast, rolls over Mamaroneck
CHAPPAQUA – The importance of staying humble is a topic of conversation just two games into the new season.
And for good reason.
Greeley has already made a lot of noise. The Quakers opened Saturday with a one-goal win over Cold Spring Harbor and followed up Monday with a resounding 16-11 victory over Mamaroneck.
Consecutive wins over state powers will inspire headlines.
“We have to stay humble and keep working,” junior FOGO Luke Tavolacci said. “We have to come into practice the same way each day.”
Takeaways
Matt Byrne and Luke Dessi already have a lethal senior-to-freshman connection. They put Greeley up 4-1 with 2:50 to go in the first quarter. The Tigers were flat early and failed to match the level of intensity.
Mamaroneck opened last week with a loss to Half Hollow Hills. It’s early, but the 0-2 start has to be disappointing given the lofty expectations.
It was just one day, but Tavolacci was impressive. He was a role player a year ago. Tavolacci has solid wingmen, too, in Zack Klein and Spencer Kalish. They were relentless, winning 24 faceoffs.
Game ball
Dessi played like a veteran off the ball and delivered seven goals.
Scorebook
Mamaroneck (0-2): Brian Auker 4G, 1A; Jude Meissner 2G, 1A; Nate Kulish 2G.
Greeley (2-0): Dessi 7G, 1A; Byrne 3G, 8A; Jameson Blakeslee 3G; Zac Klein 2G; Jake Gashi 1G, 2A; Luke Kaplow 11S.
They said it
“We had some big wins against teams like Mamaroneck and Bronxville and Somers last season, but we also lost a game to Fox Lane, 3-2, or whatever it was,” Byrne said. “We have to kind of look back at the losses and let them ground us a little bit.”
“We didn’t really come out with a lot of energy,” Mamaroneck coach Jeff Barnard said. “That’s where our disappointment lies. We have to reel them in knowing every game is against a strong opponent. I think we just came into the season a little bit overconfident.”
Eastchester 10, Rye Neck 6
Greens Farms 16, RCDS 14
Pleasantville 10, Westlake 9
Pv: Luke O'Harra 4G; Aidan Cotter 4G; Nick Reich 4G, 1A; Declan Curry 10S.
Ws: Cole Barnett 5G, 1A; Nicholas DiNapoli 1G, 1A; Colin Doria 14S.
MONDAY HONOR ROLL
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