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GSB HOMECOMING KICK OFF EVENT |
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Greeley Sports Boosters will host a Homecoming Kick Off event in the "Greeley Zone" TONIGHT (Oct. 1).
There will be plenty of sports events to attend on campus, capped off by the undefeated varsity football team hosting Irvington at 7 p.m.
Please see the flyer below for details.
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Game 4 at Peekskill (Sept. 25)
Game Leaders
Tackles: Tucker 6, FR; Coku 6, Sack, FF; Forster 6, FR, Sack; Nikc 5
Rushing: Wohl 3-33, 1 TD; Bounds 7-22, 2 TDs; Solomon 2-15, 1 TD; Melis 1-3, FR/TD
Receiving: Meehan 1-15, 1 TD; Hessert 3-43, Forster 1-20, Goldstein 1-8, Schlatner 1-8
HG traveled to Peekskill for Saturday Night Lights as a favorite for the first time in a while; the Quakers didn’t want this to be a trap game. HG started strong in the first quarter with a balanced attack that led to their first TD; QB Wohl ran for a first down and then threw an 8-yard pass to Hessert out of the slot, who turned it upfield for another 20. Bounds was soon able to pound in a TD on a short burst.
On their next possession, Hessert almost scored on a catch and run from QB Wohl on the left side and Bounds again punched through to the end zone for his second TD to make it 12-0. Peekskill struggled to generate much offense as HG defense was impenetrable; fierce DL tackling led by Coku, Schoonmaker, Woolard, Doheny and the LB crew (Tucker, Lungen, Bounds, Forster) made life difficult for Peekskill.
In the second quarter, HG took over on a fumble with a short field thanks to a stout defense; QB Wohl darted up the middle, sliced right and bolted down the sideline for 25-yard rushing TD to make the score 1- 0. Just before halftime, QB Wohl found Meehan racing to the corner of the left end zone and hit him with a fade for their fourth TD and a spectacular TD pose by #14. Halftime 26-0.
The third quarter was bittersweet; HG defense forced a bad snap and the cat-like Melis pounced on the ball and sped to the end zone escorted by Coku for team’s fifth TD, however, rugged LB Tucker was injured during the quarter on a tackle. Team is hoping for a speedy recovery and dedicated the victory to him.
The fourth quarter featured a lot of new faces on the field; RB Schlatner caught an 8-yard pass and RB Solomon scored his first TD on a run to the right to make the score 40-0. Peekskill finally broke through for a TD and 2-point conversion to make the final score 40-8.
While the Red Devils from Peekskill never really tested the Quakers, HG played solid two-way football and everyone contributed. HG amassed four rushing TDs by three players (Bounds, Wohl, Solomon), had one receiving TD (almost two) with the ball distributed to five different receivers and scored a defensive TD. QB Wohl was an efficient 7 for 9 for 95 yards with one TD. Two extra points were kicked by Grossberg, filling in for the injured Tucker.
Kudos go out to the OL (Schoonmaker, Doheny, Woolard, Shriver and Coku) and all the new faces who got some time on the field. Get well Nate; you are a fierce tackler and play with passion.
Next game: Irvington travels to HG for Homecoming tonight, Oct. 1, 7 p.m. kickoff with Quakers seeking their fifth straight win. Homecoming activities begin at 5 p.m.
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All good things must come to an end, including GSOC’s four-game winning streak and the accompanying 17-5 goal differential. It’s not entirely surprising that the team would hit a rough patch after the high-energy OT win against Somers and a schedule of six games in 11 days.
Additionally, the gods of sport injury did not favor GSOC this week,
leaving the starting lineup somewhat depleted. In particular, senior forward Jillian Gordon went down late in the Somers game and was out for the next two.
GSOC came out a bit flat and tired on Saturday morning against the host John Jay Wolves. And while dogged by some highly suspect penalty calls/no calls, they ultimately were unable to get the ball in the net even while dominating possession and racking up 18 shots on goal. Things were hopeful early, when LoHud Player of the Week candidate sophomore Meredith Feiner stole a ball in John Jay territory and drove into the box, but couldn’t capitalize. A few minutes later John Jay generated an exchange down the right sideline and a solid shot that found the net. Much of the game was played in the middle third, and while GSOC generally controlled that territory, they couldn’t seem to find a spark and effectively penetrate the Wolves' third for good clean shots. At 21 minutes, junior defender Fiona Brown took a beautiful foul shot from 40 yards but John Jay managed to knock it away.
In the second half, approximately five minutes in, junior defender Erica Rosendorf was putting up what looked like good, strong one-to-one defense on the left sideline but the ref called a penalty on very light contact, leading to a free John Jay shot from 35 yards out. GSOC senior goalie Kaylin Genda faced a perfectly kicked ball coming in directly in the sun, which proved too much, sending John Jay up by two. Contrast that with an excellent drive by senior forward Molly Byrne on the left side, a hip check that sent her to the ground well inside the 18-yard box, and the lack of an ensuing penalty call, and it was clear that this just wasn’t going to be GSOC’s day, sending them home with a 6-2 record.
On Monday evening, GSOC traveled to Mahopac to face their nemesis from the 2020 sectionals. The first 19 minutes of play were a stalemate with roughly even possession, but at the 20-minute mark disaster struck when Rosendorf went down with an injury, ending her evening. Meanwhile, Mahopac repeatedly tested Greeley’s defense with long balls delivered to their fast wingers, a harbinger of what might come. Three minutes after Rosendorf left the field, disaster struck again in the form of a close quarters deflection that injured senior defender Carly Elbaum, removing her from play as well. Freshman defender Rowan Edson and senior defender Avery Schwartz entered, respectively and stepped up. Twenty-five minutes in, Feiner connected from 20 yards out with her left foot on a ball Mahopac failed to clear after a corner kick, netting the evening’s first goal. Three minutes later, GSOC gave up position several times on multiple opposition passes down the left sideline, allowing Mahopac to tie the score, 1-1. Two minutes later, junior forward Ramsey Edson cut through the defense into the box and took a clean, hard shot from 10 yards that deflected off the goalie to senior forward Hallie Rackoff; her shot hit a Mahopac defender who tried to clear, only to be intercepted by junior midfielder Syd Mikesell, who brought the ball down for a solid shot from 25 yards that Mahopac’s goalie couldn’t quite handle; Byrne was perfectly positioned at the goal for the deflection and easily put it in the net for the 2-1 lead going into halftime.
The second half saw Mahopac resume their focus on sending balls long up the sidelines, wearing down GSOC with their speed, strong foot skills, and efforts to be first to loose balls. Ultimately, 23 minutes in, this led to a well-placed Mahopac corner kick and GSOC’s failure to block out, giving a Mahopac player an easy header for the goal, leveling the score at 2-2. Greeley pressed ahead and had several opportunities to recapture the lead, including a pro-level move by Ramsey Edson at 32 minutes to get deep into the box, but her shot went just wide. Mahopac’s sideline attacks continued and resulted in another goal at the 34-minute mark, to seal the win at 3-2 and leave GSOC with a 6-3 record going into Senior Night.
The air was crisp and the mood festive on Wednesday night when GSOC celebrated its 10 awesome seniors at home against the Brewster Bears. All 10 seniors, plus junior defender Fiona Brown, started and immediately established that this was going to be a pretty lopsided affair with nonstop GSOC pressure in Brewster’s third. It started with a couple near misses, including a Rackoff assist to Gordon, who hit a rocket that just missed the goal. Soon thereafter, Gordon repeated with a header off a Brown foul shot that also just missed. This high level of shooting continued for the full 80 minutes, resulting in a whopping 24 GSOC shots on goal. After substitutes around the 20-minute mark, Feiner delivered an assist to Byrne, who netted the first goal at 22 minutes. Approximately two minutes later, Rowan Edson hit Rackoff on the run and she delivered to Ramsey Edson in the box for a clean left foot shot that went just wide. At 24 minutes, Ramsey Edson again made clean contact on an assist from Byrne but made good and scored. Thirty-six minutes in, Feiner provided the assist and Edson netted her second goal of the night for a 3-0 lead going into halftime. Meanwhile, just before the half, freshman forward Rachel Glick had two excellent breakaway shots at the goal, the first after a perfect assist from junior midfielder Hannah Fetzer hit the upright bar and the second went just wide to the right.
The second half brought no change in direction or momentum. Less than a minute in, senior forward Megan Glasser assisted Gordon in the box for the fourth goal. Ten minutes later, Feiner broke away down the left side for a clear shot and the fifth goal. Throughout the second half several other GSOCers made standout plays and shots, including Sophie Card and Jessica Ji, who both had near misses at the goal. Greeley’s defense turned in a solid performance that never really allowed Brewster any shots that goalkeeper Genda couldn’t easily handle. Brewster’s one goal on the night came very late with 1:30 to go.
Final score: GSOC 5-1 and a 7-3 record on the season.
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VARSITY GIRLS SWIMMING AND DIVING |
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Congratulations to the Horace Greeley girls swim team for their
undefeated record of 6-0.
Horace Greeley girls swim and dive continued to dominate the field with two decisive wins this week. On Monday, the team took on Bronxville for a solid victory.
Thursday was the toughest meet the team has faced going against BPVW, which also was undefeated. The girls stepped up to the challenge ! The 200 free relay team of Grace Nadecki, Kelly Byrne, Emma Zhu and Sabrina Johnson secured their spot at states with a time of 1:41.65. Greeley swept the 100 back with Johnson and Zhu making state cuts. The team also swept in the 500 free with Sienna White, Maddie Miller, and Natalie Carousso with White securing her spot at sectionals. Kelly Byrne took first in the 200 IM with a time that beat the sectional cut by five seconds. The 400 free relay team took first with an outstanding swim by freshman Zoe Chung.
Our divers continue to achieve high scores and helped carry the team to victory. Congratulations on an amazing meet!
For spirit week, the team dressed up in a combination of Hawaiian
shirts and tourist gear. Be sure to stop by their booth at Homecoming where there will be games and themed candy.
The next meet is on Monday, Oct. 4. Come out and cheer!
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The girls celebrated Senior Day Thursday by defeating Eastchester 5-2 with all 10 seniors taking part in the match.
Emma Saltiel won her singles match, 8-6, coming back from a 6-5 deficit. Captains Ella Fink and Coco Baek continued to fill the first and second singles spots on the team.
In doubles, all four teams were victorious. Rebecca Blum and Abby Zebrak won first doubles, 8-2. Kelsey Raicht and Caroline Chizak won second doubles, 8-3. Zoe Gellert and Nicole Berg won third doubles, 8-4, and Lauren Kassin and Layla Goldstein won fourth doubles, 8-4.
Congratulations to all the seniors and their cheering families!
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Greeley had a big week, performing very well at the John Jay-Cross River tournament against strong competition on Saturday, and then picking up two road wins.
Greeley traveled to Rye on Monday and avenged a loss earlier this season to the Garnets. Greeley swept Rye this time, 25-20, 25-23, 25-19.
Freshman Ace Tillotson made her first varsity start and provided a nice spark. Tillotson finished the match with 4 kills, 6 blocks and 2 digs.
Freshman Hope Suh also played well, contributing 13 digs.
Senior Anna Harasimowicz had 25 assists, 7 digs, 4 kills and 2 aces, senior Nyssa Bhattacharyya had 13 digs, freshman Chloe Snyder had 10 kills, 5 blocks, 2 digs and 2 aces, senior Sunoo Kim had 11 digs and 5 aces, senior Lauren D'Ambrosio had 7 digs, 2 kills and 3 aces, and senior captain Nailah Elliott had 2 kills and 1 assist.
Next up was a trip to Sleepy Hollow on Tuesday. The starting lineup again featured three freshmen -- Snyder, Suh and Tillotson -- and that group again provided a nice spark. Greeley got really good contributions from the entire team and swept Sleepy Hollow, 25-18, 25-19, 25-23.
Harasimowicz had 50 assists and 8 digs, Tillotson had 10 kills, Snyder had 9 kills and 9 digs, Kim had 13 digs, Bhattacharyya had 12 digs and Suh had 11 digs.
Greeley returned home to face Yorktown on Wednesday. The team battled throughout the match, but came up a little short. Greeley took the first set, 25-20, but Yorktown rallied to win the three sets and the match, 25-18, 25-20, 25-23.
Bhattacharyya had 27 digs, 3 kills and 2 assists, and Harasimowicz had 16 assists, 11 digs and four aces. Junior captain Emma Rose, making her return after missing two weeks with an injury, had 10 assists, 6 digs and 1 kill. Snyder had 6 kills, 10 digs and 2 blocks, Suh had 15 digs, Kim had 16 digs, 3 kills and 1 ace, D'Ambrosio had 9 kills, 4 digs and 3 aces, and Tillotson had 4 digs and 3 blocks.
Junior Elizabeth Fallon, had 3 kills and 1 dig, senior Gwendolyn Toll had 2 digs, and Elliott had 5 digs, 2 blocks, 1 kill and 1 aces.
Greeley travels to Brewster today (Oct. 1) for a match against the Bears with a scheduled start time of 4:30 p.m.
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Lots of action for the varsity field hockey team to report.
First up, last Friday, Sept. 24, the girls traveled to Brewster where they recorded their first road win of the season. Senior Hannah Mortman scored Greeley’s first goal about two minutes into the game, assisted by freshman Aidan Lane. The play was very even throughout the game but a goal by senior Olivia Pascione (and an assist by Mortman) sealed the deal for Greeley late in the second half to clinch the 2-0 win.
On Monday, Sept. 27, the team traveled to Ketcham, where they played a hard-fought game and came up just short, losing 1-0. The defense, made up of seniors Nora Lowry and Melanie Schob, and freshmen Mia Brown and Nina Byrne, and backed up by senior goalie Fiona Hayes, was fantastic, staving off many corners and scoring opportunities for Ketcham. Despite the loss, it was one of the team’s best played games this season so far.
On Wednesday, Sept. 29, the girls traveled to Arlington where they bounced right back with a 2-0 win over the Admirals. The goals were scored by senior captain Cat Salamida and Pascione. Fun fact: the girls also each assisted the other’s goal. Sophomore Dani Halperin played a stellar game and was named MVP by her coaches.
On Thursday, Sept. 30, the team finally had a home game against a very talented Rye team, ranked No. 3 in the county. The girls played amazing up and down the field and the defense managed to stave off Rye, which was awarded five corners to Greeley’s two. Goalie Hayes recorded 7 saves. Greeley managed to hold Rye to a 0-0 tie.
Today, Oct. 1, the girls play again at home for Homecoming against John Jay-East Fishkill at 4:30 p.m. Come out to cheer them on and show your support for the 6-3-1 varsity team.
Next week, the team continues their tough schedule with a game at Mamaroneck on Monday, and home games Wednesday and Friday against Suffern and Lakeland, respectively.
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With seven points in six games at this stage in the season, the Greeley boys had not appeared to be close to resembling a sectionals contender.
In Somers, a perennial title chaser that is supremely well–coached, boasts excellent conditioning and intensity, and has oodles of experience, the Quakers knew they would be facing a nearly insurmountable challenge. Greeley’s decision? To play as if this was to be their final game. The Greeley boys played with a reckless and defiant attitude that meant to give absolutely nothing easily to Somers; not one pass, not one clearance, not one shot, and not one dribble. Crucially, this boldness by the Greeley players was joined by tactical adjustments by Coach Camp.
While Greeley kept a similar formation to previous games, one of their midfielders (usually Katz), dropped to just in front of the defense while Berwin, and later Singer, dropped to the same level as Perez. This had the effect of stymying Somers long balls and providing increased fluidity to the Quaker midfield press. The wingbacks also saw increased freedom to press upfield and managed to disrupt many Somer’s possessions. In fact, in the early minutes, Shoffaro also managed to be a dangerous creative outlet, combining and then providing passes and crosses into the box. Unfortunately, the Quakers were unable to convert any of the opportunities that they created, be it by pressuring their backline, exciting one-touch football, or turning defense into offense.
On the other hand, Somers grew increasingly frustrated throughout the match and began to try everything to achieve a breakthrough that the Greeley defense continuously denied them; they changed formation, they changed and rotated personnel, and they resorted to fouling and diving. In short, they behaved how a professional outfit would, maintaining a ridiculous tempo for 80 minutes and capitalizing before the match ended.
In their case it came from a set piece which they headed into our defense and deflected in. The Greeley boys produced an outstanding effort that was worthy of a sectionals final and was agonizingly close to earning them three points. Standouts: the entire team.
The next game at John Jay appeared to have all the ingredients for a Greeley rout. The Quakers faced a John Jay team whose Senior Night was sparsely attended and who appeared to possess few threatening players. However, besides boasting above average intensity and claiming all three points, the Greeley boys fell well short of replicating their previous game’s form.
The Quakers lined up with the 5-3-2 they have deployed most of the season with Xiang returning from injury into his spot as attacking midfielder (Katz and Perez reassumed their central midfield roles) and with Gershman replacing the injured Mancini. Unlike Somers, who left spaces for Greeley to combine into due to their unremitting pressing style, the Wolves’ formation (4-1-3-2) and their choice to defend narrowly left spaces to either side of their holding midfielder. However, Greeley opted to boot and chase the ball time after time, leading to their opportunities to come from hustle by the Greeley forwards or defensive mistakes by John Jay. For their part, the Wolves were satisfied to overload the middle of the park and to hope that their version of route-one football would pay off. The Quakers defended aptly but were unable to capitalize on a number of opportunities and their many long range attempts were mostly easily handled by Wolves’ keeper.
Singer and Margolies (finally returning from injury) were introduced to good effect, with Margolies finding the spaces in the John Jay defense. In the end, the Greeley goal came from a defensive mistake that allowed Shropshire to expertly pick out Xiang in the box who scored after controlling the ball. Standouts: Katz and Xiang.
Following the game against John Jay, the Quakers went up against Mahopac on a chilly and overcast day. The team sported three adjustments to the team they fielded against the Wolves; Shoffaro replaced Larizza in the starting line-up, Shropshire rejoined the front line while the wingbacks (Shoffaro and Weiss) swapped flanks, and the midfield reassumed the shape they used against Somers with Perez taking the holding midfielder role. Mahopac mirrored Greeley in formation (5-3-2) but used an attacking midfielder instead of a holding midfielder.
As this season has shown, the Greeley boys have developed a habit of playing to the level of their opposition. They reached terrific heights against Somers but have struggled to put away teams they should tower over. This was very much the case in the game in Mahopac. Mahopac struggled to press effectively, mark active forwards, and to generate any kind of offense. However, it took until the last minutes of first half for the Quakers to achieve their breakthrough. Margolies reached a loose ball first and cleared it into the heart of the Mahopac defense which then hesitated to clear the ball, allowing Kassel to once again display his trademark doggedness by diverting the ball into the net past a baffled and late Mahopac keeper. To cap off the game, in the second half, Shropshire spotted and then slotted a clever through ball for Larizza to blast from a tight angle into the back of the net. Greeley certainly displayed much more sophisticated soccer, using clever dummies, flicks, and runs to baffle the Mahopac defense, but they also failed to capitalize on far too many of their attacks. Additionally, their intensity was far below their usual levels and there was a clear absence of urgency in the team. Nonetheless, Shropshire and Kassel’s ability to combine up front was a joy to watch and it can be hoped that Greeley builds on this win. Standouts: Shropshire and Kassel.
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This past Saturday, Greeley cross country went to White Plains High School for the Fred Gressler Memorial Invitational. Greeley competed in the first block of the day, bright and early at 8 a.m., racing against runners from 10 other schools. The girls team competed in both the varsity and freshman races, and the boys team competed in the varsity, JV and freshman races.
The boys varsity team ran hard, and the effort paid off. The varsity team scored 51 points and a first-place finish, narrowly beating second-place team Nyack by only three points! Junior Matt Carnes led the team with a fourth-place finish, with seniors Hugh McGuire and Adam Lupatkin closely behind in eighth and ninth place, respectively. The rest of the varsity team was not far off, with junior Mason Barlow securing 12th place, senior Noah Lim in 18th place, junior Johnny Gonzalez in 38th place, and sophomore Carter Nocca in 44th place.
The boys JV team secured a first-place finish with 30 points, and only one point ahead of Scarsdale in second place! Their team was lead by sophomore Asher Moss in second place, followed by sophomore Nicholas Wright in fifth place, junior Drew Honig in sixth place, sophomore Ian Cressman in eighth place, junior Daniel Luan in ninth place, sophomore Tadeo Cognac in 11th place and junior Anthony Ruscigno in 12th place.
The boys freshman team came in third with 95 points, behind Irvington and Scarsdale. Adit Gunnar finished in seventh place, with Rylan Toner closely behind in 10th place.
In the girls varsity race, there weren’t enough runners to score, but individually, both runners ran well, with senior Katie Hulme coming in 20th place and junior Bertha Shipper coming in 31st place. The freshmen girls also had a great race, with Margaret Trotta coming in seventh place, and Maebh Lee coming in 17th place.
Tomorrow, Oct. 2, the Greeley team will be heading to Brewster to take part in the Brewster Bear Cross Country Classic. Good luck Greeley!
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This past week’s scores:
Sept. 25: Away at John Jay, Win 1-0
Sept. 27: Home vs. Mahopac, Win 1-0
Sept. 30: Game turned into scrimmage at Brewster, Win 8-0
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L 1-0 (double overtime) (Away at Somers)
W 6-2 (Home vs. John Jay)
L 1-0 (Home vs. Mahopac)
Record to date: 2-5
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