Yorktown 15, Fox Lane 2
Wednesday, May 27, Yorktown High School
Top-seeded Yorktown, the No. 5-ranked Class B team in the state, defeated No. 8 Fox Lane 15-2 in the quarterfinals of the Section 1 Class B Tournament, highlighted by Brady Sheridan’s 100th career goal and Hunter Mezzatesta’s 800th career save.
Rowan Larsen (4G, 2A), JT Carney (3G, 3A), Gianluca Marchini (2G, 2A), Frank Ofrias (3G), Sheridan (2G), Aidan Concannon (1G, 1A), Vinny Marchini (1A), Mezzatesta (9 saves), Dom DeBellis (2 saves) and Tyler Caricati/Kellen McGuire (13-18 faceoffs won) led the Huskers.
Yorktown 13, Mahopac 5
Saturday, May 30, Yorktown High School
Yorktown defeated No. 4 Mahopac 13-5 in the semifinals of the Section 1 Class B Tournament.
Mahopac scored first, but Yorktown answered with three straight goals in the opening quarter. The third came from Larsen with 1:31 remaining in the period, giving Yorktown a 3-1 lead.
Larsen said that assistant coach Tim Fallo “drew up a play during the time out and we ran it and it went as planned.”
He added that “it was extremely important to respond with three straight goals especially after how tough they were playing.”
The Huskers outscored the Wolf Pac 4-2 in the second quarter, with Sheridan (2G) scoring the final goal late in the period to give Yorktown a 7-3 halftime lead.
“It was a great team play, Vincent Marchini was able to make a great dodge and get the defense moving,” Sheridan said. “He found me on the backside and I had space to dodge again and get my hands free for a shot. It definitely helped us with the momentum going into the second half.”
In the third quarter, Mahopac and Yorktown exchanged goals before Ofrias (3G, 1A) scored with 1:33 remaining in the period to give the Huskers a 9-4 lead.
“All week a big thing we talked about was pushing the ball in transition, and we actually messed up the fast break and the ball was loose,” Ofrias said. “JT got a tough ground ball and the goalie made a good save on his shot but I was in a good spot and was able to finish the rebound for a goal.”
The Huskers sealed the game by outscoring Mahopac 4-1 in the final quarter.
JT Carney (3G), Gianluca Marchini (1G), Concannon (1G), Tommy Carney (1G, 1A), Vinny Marchini (1A), Mezzatesta (13 saves) and Caricati (1G, 11-17 faceoffs won) also contributed to the victory.
Yorktown was scheduled to host No. 2 Horace Greeley, ranked No. 20 in the state, on Wednesday, June 3, after this edition of Yorktown News went to press in the Section 1 Class B title game. It marks the third straight year the two schools will meet for the championship, with Yorktown winning in 2024 and Greeley claiming the crown in 2025 for its first sectional title.
Scarsdale 10, Lakeland/Panas 5
Tuesday, May 26, Scarsdale High School
No. 6 Lakeland/Panas fell to No. 3 Scarsdale 10-5 in the quarterfinals of the Section 1 Class A Tournament, led by CC Savastano (1G, 1A), Pat Harkins (1G), Aaron Federoff (1G), Mike Zumatto (1G), Anthony Ray (1G), Keaton Wolf (1A) and Dan Horowitz (14 saves).
Section 1 Championships
(Monday, May 18, first round, Tamarack Golf Club, Greenwich, Conn.; Tuesday, May 26, second round, Centennial Golf Club, Carmel)
Yorktown junior Joe Carey won his second consecutive Section 1 boys golf title, shooting 2-under par with a two-day total of 140 (71-69), winning by 10 strokes and earning a trip to the New York State Public High School Athletic Association championships for a fourth straight season. Last year, Carey tied for second at the state tournament.
“Discipline and consistency allowed me to become victorious,” Carey said. “It feels great that the work is playing off.”
Carey’s twin brother, Kurt Carey, finished as the section runner-up with a 6-over total of 150 (75-75), earning him a second straight trip to the state tournament.
Kurt said it was the hard work he put in over the winter and the start of the spring season that helped him finish second.
“It feels great to be able to represent Section 1 and show off my skills at the state tournament,” Kurt said.
The state championships will be held at Mill Creek Golf Club in Churchville on Monday, June 7, and Tuesday, June 8.
Yorktown junior Jaxon DiStasio also competed in the sectionals, placing 24th (83-85-168).
Section 1 Championships
Yorktown
Class B, Wednesday May 27, Hendrick Hudson High School
Yorktown had plenty of athletes excel at the Section 1 Class B championships.
Leading the Huskers’ girls were Isabella Lakness (discus, second, 92 feet, 6 inches; shot put, fifth, 26-10 1/2), Autumn Richards (discus, seventh, 75-7), Amanda Linahan (200-meter dash, fifth, 27.42 seconds), Isabelle Ngambo (long jump, fifth, 15-3), Adhra Bajrami (400-meter hurdles, sixth, 73.9), Mary Cabral (400-meter hurdles, ninth, 76.99), Olivia Baumann (high jump, seventh, 4-8), Gianna Colon (200-meter dash, ninth, 27.60), Keilana Kim (pentathlon, 10th, 1,150 points), Colon, Mia Bevilacqua, Linahan and Ngambo (400-meter relay, seventh, 53.26), Ansley Edelmann, Anna Dudek, Breese McAuliffe and Grace McCann (3,200-meter relay, eighth, 10:45.87) and Bajrami, Stella Rekow, Rylie Braig and Skye Soto (1,600-meter relay, ninth, 4:43.51).
Starring on the boys side were Jack Shaw (discus, fourth, 116-5), Ethan Phillips (high jump, eighth, 5-3), Phillips, Joef Dominguez, William Gorman and Jiho Kim (400-meter relay, eighth, 45.73), John Quis, Kyan Stanford, Aashray Vuppala and Max Fitzsimons (3,200-meter relay, eighth, 9:13.36) and Jack Cullen, Eamon Hansel, Liam Treuel and Adrian Plass (1,600-meter relay, 10th, 4:06.91).
“The teams faired very well at the Class B sectional championships,” said Yorktown coach Keith Smith. “On both the girls team and boys team, we recorded many personal bests. They are having their best performances at the right time of the year and that is always the goal.”
Lakeland/Panas
Class A, Thursday, May 28, Suffern Middle School
The Lakeland/Panas boys finished third overall and the girls fourth in the 11-team field at the Section 1 Class A championships.
“Our first year in the Class A sectionals since pre-2019 was a successful one.,” said Lakeland/Panas coach John Benvin. “A small but competitive group, the other teams really brought their ‘A’ game.”
Standing out for the boys were senior Declan Fleming (eighth, 100-meter dash, 11.44), junior Chase Bennett (fifth, 110-meter hurdles, 17.32; third, 400-meter hurdles, 1:01.43), senior Geovanny Pena (sixth, 110-meter hurdles, 17.93; eighth, 400-meter hurdles, 1:09.79), junior Dan Flannery (eighth, 110-meter hurdles, 19.12), senior Gianni Simpson (second, 400-meter dash, 51.11), senior Adonis Vega (fourth, 400-meter dash, 51.36), senior Nischal Grabe (fifth, 800-meter run, 2:05.25), sophomore Ian Mejia (seventh, 800-meter run, 2:09.05), freshman Bernard Keating (sixth, 1,600-meter run, 4:58.28), junior Billy Pike (second, 3,000-meter steeplechase, 10:34.09), sophomore Dom Burello (sixth, 3,200-meter run, 10:45.47), sophomore Brian Godfrey (seventh, discus, 104-9) and junior Steve Sandoval (eighth, discus, 97-11; eighth, shot put, 37-9).
Junior Julian Davidson (third, high jump, 5-6), sophomore Isaac Arias (sixth, high jump, 5 feet), Gianni Simpson (second, long jump, 23 feet), senior Dylan Young (second, pole vault, 11 feet), Grabe, Pike, Mejia and freshman Gideon Eduful (first, 4x800-meter relay, 8:35.66), Fleming, sophomore Adonis Garcia, junior Cody Jackson and senior Jack Doherty (fourth, 4x100-meter relay, 45.14) and Gianni Simpson, Vega, junior Gio Simpson and junior Bryant Galiber (second, 4x400-meter relay, 3:38.03) also excelled for the boys.
“The boys team, with a group of talented seniors wanted to go out with a strong finale and really have,” Benvin said. “League title, Class-County title and top three finish in the section is fantastic. It’s been like I've said before, the best season for the boys program in quite some time.”
Performing well for the girls were junior Riley Scott (fourth, 100-meter dash, 12.72; fifth, 200-meter dash, 26.19), sophomore Jaelynn Chelley (sixth, 100-meter dash, 12.90; third, 400-meter dash, 1:00.69), junior Lily Russo (eighth, 100-meter hurdles, 18.51), sophomore Aaliyah Thomas (sixth, 400-meter dash, 1:02.43), junior Margaret Keating (second, 2,000-meter steeplechase, 7:43.06; fifth, 1,500-meter run, 5:19.69; first, 3,000-meter run, 11:11.19), junior Cassidy Dineen-Herzog (second, 3,000-meter run, 11:15.41), freshman Alianna Hall (fourth, discus, 74-11; seventh, high jump, 4-6) and senior Deja Farquharson (fifth, discus, 73-8; seventh, shot put, 24-9).
Junior Naomi Edwards (sixth, discus, 72-11), sophomore Cecilia Garcia (seventh, discus, 67-5), junior Caelyn Faison (first, high jump, 4-9), sophomore Mia Aquart (third, long jump, 17-1; fifth, triple jump, 33-1), sophomore Lei Guarin (eighth, pole vault, 7 feet) and Keating, Thomas, sophomore Brianna Burdett and freshman Ally Waugh (fourth, 4x800-meter relay, 10:40.36) also stood out for the girls.
“As for the girls, well there was of course incredible results with so many personal bests and amazing finishes but the ‘young, talented and still learning” showed up again today,” Benvin said. “Some mistakes happened and it cost us some points and a top three finish but the girls team doesn't have that many seniors graduating.”
He added, “like I've said before, this group will be back next year and will be more experienced and even more talented and can celebrate the good and learn from the bad with even higher expectations to aim for. “
He said that “overall I'm proud of these teams and we now focus on state qualifiers and hopefully nationals in the upcoming weeks.”
Rye 4, Yorktown 3
Tuesday, May 26, Rye High School
Top-seeded Rye, the No. 13-ranked Class AA team in the state, got a walk-off three-run home run from Jamie Morris to defeat No. 3 Yorktown, ranked No. 16, 4-3, in the winner’s bracket of the double-elimination semifinals of the Section 1 Class AA Tournament.
Swaraaj Pujari (6.1 innings, 9 hits, 1 earned run, 0 walks, 7 strikeouts), Lirim Biberaj (2-3, double, stolen base) and Xavier Guzman (2-3, RBI) highlighted the Huskers’ effort.
Mahopac 4, Yorktown 3
Wednesday, May 27, Mahopac Falls Field
No. 2 Mahopac, ranked No. 24 in the state, defeated Yorktown 4-3 in an elimination game on a walk-off sacrifice fly by Jake Cotter, driving in Drew Lichtenberger, who opened the seventh with a double.
Travis Maher (1-2, RBI, walk) scored twice for the Huskers.
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