YORKTOWN, N.Y.—Here's a rundown of how local teams performed in soccer, football, field hockey, and boy's volleyball.
YORKTOWN GIRLS SOCCER (10-1-2)
Yorktown 8, Poughkeepsie 0
Tuesday, Oct. 8, Poughkeepsie High School
Yorktown, the No. 11 ranked Class AA team in New York state, defeated the Pioneers 8-0, with goals by Kendall Kardon, Siobhan Mulvihill, Caitlin Mulvihill, Caoimhe Vallely, Emily Tian, Peyton Case, Bre Dicioccio, and Ava Chibbaro.
Recording her second career varsity shutout was Silvana Milizie, (3 saves).
Arlington 2, Yorktown 1
Thursday, Oct. 10, Yorktown High School
Yorktown’s Lea Bryant scored on a penalty kick and Autumn Richards recorded 10 saves in the Huskers’ 2-1 loss to Arlington, ranked No. 15 in the state in Class AAA.
“It was a playoff-type game and environment, that’s exactly what we need at this time of year to be ready for the playoffs,” said Yorktown coach Ryan Langkafel. “Our goal is to make a deep run, and playing strong teams helps us learn about ourselves and builds our confidence, that we can beat anyone.”
LAKELAND GIRLS SOCCER (5-8-1)
Lakeland 12, Scarsdale B 0
Monday, Oct. 7, Lakeland High School
Three goals in the first 10 minutes of the game, Kayleigh Mula (4G, 3A) from Emily Hahn (3A), Gianna Pace from Mula, and Caroline Daly (2G) from Hahn, jump-started Lakeland in its 12-0 win against Scarsdale B.
Meave McConnell (2G), Caroline Leonard (1G), Lilly Whippo (1G), Cadence Kristensen (1G), Alexa Marricco (1A), and Emily Fields (1 save) also contributed to the win.
Lakeland 7, Panas 0
Tuesday, Oct. 8, Walter Panas High School
Lakeland jumped out to a 5-0 halftime lead, en route to a 7-0 win against sister school Walter Panas, enabling the Hornets to sweep the season series from the Panthers.
Mula (2G, 2A), Pace (2G, 1A), McConnell (1G), Hahn (1G), Leonard (1G), Kacey Chin (1A), Mackenzie LaTorre (1A), Fields (1A, 2 saves), and Amelia Calisi (1 save) produced for the Hornets.
“It felt great to finish out the series with two big wins,” Mula said. “We all came to play knowing versing our rivals wasn’t going to be an easy game, so beating them again was a nice victory for the entire team.
Somers 5, Lakeland 4
Thursday, Oct. 10, Lakeland High School
Somers led 5-1 before holding off a furious second-half Hornet rally to earn a 5-4 victory.
Lakeland, which registered 20 shots on goal, saw Mula (1G, 1A), Leonard (1G), Marricco (1G), Pace (1G), Daly (1A), and Margaret Keating (1A), and Calisi (5 saves) do the job.
“It was 1-1 at half,” said Lakeland coach Greg Doell. “Somers scored four times between about 25 and 20 minutes of the second half to go up 5-1. We scored three goals in the last 15 minutes and came pretty close to tying it up. It was a great game.”
YORKTOWN FOOTBALL (4-2)
Yorktown 42, Mahopac 7
Sunday, Oct. 13, Mahopac High School
Kaden Gonzalez (14/23, 269 yards, 3 TDs, 6 carries, 29 yards, TD), Tyler Galante (4 receptions, 50 yards, 3 carries, 43 yards, TD, 19 passing yards, 2 tackles, 1 interception), Brady McEnroe (5 receptions, 101 yards, 2 TDs, 5 tackles), Chad Bowen (rushing TD, 20-yard TD reception, 12 tackles), Tyler Caricati (8 carries, 30 yards, 30-yard reception), Johann Moeritz (2 receptions, 47 yards, 3 tackles), JT Carney (2 receptions, 40 yards), Rocco Lore (6 tackles, 2 for a loss), Michael Desiderio (5 tackles), and Dion Balaj (5 tackles) all contributed to Yorktown’s 42-7 win against Mahopac.
Gonzalez, who was nominated for the prestigious USA Football Heart of a Giant award (New York Giants), registered his 50th touchdown pass of his varsity career, which came on his third touchdown pass of the game.
“I thought we had a really great week of practice,” said Yorktown coach Pantelis Ypsilantis. “The players knew we needed to make some changes, we challenged them and they rose to the occasion. I feel like we were very prepared and the kids made plays when the opportunities presented themselves. They executed the game plan, played hard, and played a very clean game.”
The win was a nice bounce-back effort for the Huskers after their 28-25 loss at Fox Lane the previous week.
“One of the things that people seem to forget when they analyze these games and put these players under a microscope, is that these are kids,” Ypsilantis said. “They make mistakes and that’s okay as long as they learn from them. Sometimes failure can lead to success if you are open to the lessons it comes with. At the end of the day, my goal for these players is that they become the best version of themselves and the lessons learned over the past week forced them to make a change, and so far, it’s a change for the better. Hopefully we can build some momentum.”
Yorktown continues its season by hosting last year’s Class B state champion Rye, which is now in Class A, at 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 18 in its pink game.
LAKELAND FOOTBALL (2-4)
Lakeland 29, John Jay-CR 13
Thursday, Oct. 10, John Jay-CR High School
Lakeland used an all-around effort to defeat John Jay-Cross River 29-13.
“It was great to get a league win against a program like John Jay,” said Lakeland coach Ryan Shilling. “We played better in each of the three phases than we have all year. I was proud of the way that we were able to establish the run, especially in the second half, and control their run game.”
Anthony Frobose (8/13, 60 passing yards, 5 carries, 86 rushing yards, 2 TDs), Robbie Policastro (25 carries, 110 yards, TD, 3 receptions, 27 receiving yards, 6 tackles), Dom Lemma (5 carries, 21 yards), Mike Dicioccio (5 receptions, 57 yards, TD), Joseph LaPeruta (20-yard TD pass, 5 tackles), Nick Alleva (3 carries, 11 yards, 7 tackles, 1 sack), Nick Ferrante (8 tackles, 1 sack), and Kyle Ronk (5 tackles) led the Hornets.
“The win was very important,” Shilling said. “We are looking to finish the year strong and that was a great start.”
Lakeland’s next game is 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 19 at Fox Lane.
LAKELAND FIELD HOCKEY (12-2)
Lakeland 9, Somers 0
Monday, Oct. 7, Somers High School
Aditi Parambath (3G), Keira Gallagher (3A), Riley Waters (2G), Gabby Santini (1G, 1A), Meaghan Heyde (1G, 1A), Emily Daniel (1G), Victoria Myniv (1G), and Allie Waters (1A) led Lakeland to a 9-0 win against Somers.
Lakeland 6, Putnam Valley 0
Wednesday, Oct. 9, Putnam Valley High School
Gabby Santini (2G, 2A), Emily Daniel (2G), Aditi Parambath (1G, 1A), Keira Gallagher (1G, 1A), and Jenna Yazzetti (3 saves) propelled Lakeland to a 6-0 victory against Putnam Valley.
“The reason for having different goal scorers is that our team connected and played together,” Gallagher said. “We were all hungry to score so whoever was in front of the goal knew what they had to do to get the ball in the goal.”
LAKELAND BOYS SOCCER (8-3-1)
Somers 3, Lakeland 0
Wednesday, Oct. 9, Lakeland High School
Lakeland fell to Somers 3-0.
YORKTOWN BOYS SOCCER (8-2-2)
Yorktown 4, Ketcham 2
Monday, Oct. 7, Yorktown High School
Haniel Flores with (1G, 2A), Ricky Tiberii (2G), Colin Worden (1G, 1A), Ryan Dean (1A), Antonio Spiniello (5 saves), and Joe Popovic (2 saves) propelled Yorktown to a 4-2 victory against Roy C. Ketcham.
“We were able to win because we shifted the momentum of the game by scoring two goals in the first half after they had their two goals,” Flores said. “We went into the second half winning 3-2 and we knew we needed to keep our intensity up, so we could win this game and we did. That allowed us to score another one, resulting in a big 4-2 win.”
Yorktown 5, Poughkeepsie 3
Wednesday, Oct. 9, Poughkeepsie High School
Nicky Pozo (3G), Worden (1G, 2A), Flores (2A), Lumi Bajrami (1G), and Popovic (4 saves) led Yorktown in its 5-3 victory against Poughkeepsie.
YORKTOWN BOYS VOLLEYBALL (12-0)
Yorktown 3, Fox Lane 0
Monday, Oct. 7, Yorktown High School
Yorktown defeated Fox Lane 3-0 (25-19, 25-14, 25-22), led by Emanuel Gojani (2 service aces, 10 digs, 8 kills), Jack Brunner (2 service aces, 20 assists), and Justin Sek (4 services aces, 11 digs, 22 kills).
“I think the key to the win was the team’s energy,” Sek said. “Fox Lane came out strong and with a ton of energy we weren’t expecting. However we realized we needed to step up our game as well and we did just that. Some kids from the crop (student body) came as well, which really boosted our spirits. Overall the team was just flowing really well.”
Yorktown 3, Scarsdale B 0
Wednesday, Oct. 9, Scarsdale High School
Yorktown swept Scarsdale B 3-0 (25-20, 25-11, 25-15), ignited by player of the match Wesley McGuire (22 assists, 2 kills, 1 ace, 2 blocks), Sek (18 kills, 18 digs, 5 aces, 1 block, 1 assist), Gojani (15 digs, 6 kills, 1 assist, 1 ace), and Xavier Guzman (4 kills, 1 block, 1 ace).
LAKELAND BOYS VOLLEYBALL (4-8)
Arlington 3, Lakeland 0
Monday, Oct. 7, Arlington High School
Lakeland lost to Arlington 3-0 (22-25, 19-25, 18-25).
Lakeland 3, Brewster 0
Wednesday, Oct. 9, Brewster High School
Lakeland defeated Brewster 3-0 (25-13, 25-15, 25-20).
“Overall, it was a fantastic defensive effort, and we capitalized offensively on their mistakes,” said Lakeland coach Justin McCarthy. “Kenny Bui and Kevin Dominic led the way offensively and serving.”
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