Girls writer Jeff covered a boys game yesterday—Carmel vs Mount Vernon. You can read his gamer here.

Haven’t seen either of these teams personally so I’ll let Jeff tell the story. This Akeeba Marshall kid must be good. Joe Cipriano, the Scarsdale coach, was talking him up the other day. Then Jeff texts me yesterday at 5:30: “this kid on mt. vernon is really good ” Maybe there was no smily face but the rest is true.

Score du jour: Arlington 1, Mahopac 1. So let me get this straight. Arlington is 6-0 with wins against White Plains, Scarsdale, and defending STATE champion Vestal. Mahopac is 4-4 with wins over Saunders, Ramapo, Lincoln, and Class C North Salem. Shouldn’t that be completely one-sided? The Indians stunned a lot of people with this tie. Props to Brendan Synan (11 saves) for toughing out 60 minutes in net after halftime without a mistake. John Jay-East Fishkill is pleased as punch, as it now has a leg up in the race for the No. 1 seed.

Player of the day: Hiroki Kobayashi, Scarsdale. When Scarsdale was awarded a penalty kick with a chance to beat undefeated New Rochelle in double-OT, who else was going to take the kick? It could only have been Kobayashi, whose two scores even got the Raiders into the extra session. He converted, handing them a huge league win in enemy territory.

Nyack 2, Tappan Zee 1: At Tappan Zee, Will Fleming and Alex Hahn scored for the Indians. Teammate Aiden Doyle had 12 saves. Danny Kane scored for the Dutchmen.

Horace Greeley 2, Somers 1: At Greeley, Stephen Reisert scored two goals, including the tiebreaker in the second half. Dylan Howie scored for Somers.

White Plains 2, Mamaroneck 0: At White Plains, J.P. Arenas and Michell Alex Lopez scored. White Plains allowed just two shots on goal. David Benudis made seven saves for Mamaroneck. Each team came into the game with just one loss.

John Jay 4, Yorktown 0: At John Jay, Ian De Ruiter had a hat trick. John Ranagan made 11 saves for the Cornhuskers.

Brewster 1, Panas 0, OT: At Panas, Genieve Faivre kicked a lob from over 20 feet out over the goalkeeper head to score with one second left in overtime. Rori Stark made 30 saves for the shutout. Rebecca Lisella had four saves for the Panthers.

Eastchester 1, Edgemont 0: At Eastchester, Lilly Basile scored off an assist from Justine DiDonato in the first half. Jenna Marino made six saves for the shutout. Erica Kresch had 12 saves for the Panthers.

Suffern 3, New Rochelle 1: At Suffern, Besarta Tanushaj had a goal and two assists. Jenny Denicola scored twice. Teammates Julie Jefferson (six saves) and Stephanie Reimer combined to make nine saves. Susan Valencia scored for the Huguenots. Sonya Wang made 17 saves.

Rye Neck 4, Solomon Schechter 1: Solomon Schechter, Rosina Calisto had a goal and two assists. Naomi Pollack scored for the Lions.

Pearl River 6, Irvington 0: At Irvington, Amanda DeCourcey had two goals and an assist. Maddie Wilson and Courtney McGarry each made four saves for the Pirates.

Croton-Harmon 2, Putnam Valley 0: At Putham Valley, Christina DeFilippis and Dani Karlin scored in the second half. Leeanne Carroll had three saves for the shutout. Victoriea Hamilton had 15 saves for Putnam Valley.

Westlake 3, Kennedy 0: At Westlake, Amy Marron had a hat trick. Megan Maher made seven saves for the Wildcats. Kathryn A’Hearn made 14 saves for the Gaels.

Briarcliff 3, Pleasantville 0: At Pleasantville, Katie Underwood assisted on all three goals, including two by Danielle Christiano. Ariane Prache made 12 saves for the Panthers.

Dobbs Ferry 6, Haldane 1: At Haldane, Emily Rosebloom and Neath Poole each scored two goals. Meghan Rohan scored for the Blue Devils.

Nanuet 9, Hastings 2: At Nanuet, Lauren Kahn had two goals and three assists. Julia Salinaro and Andrea Stephens scored for the Yellow Jackets.

Albertus Magnus 4, Sleepy Hollow 0: At Albertus, Brittany Kehoe had two assists. Caitlin Hoffer made eight saves for the shutout.

Rye Country Day 2, Taft 2: At Taft, Delanie Powerful scored both goals for the Wildcats, who rallied from a two-goal halftime deficit. Teammate Jolie Berke made 12 saves.

Bronxville 6, Dover 0: At Dover, Maggie Pyle had a goal and an assist. Christie Bonfiglio had two assists.

Pelham 7, Woodlands 0: At Woodlands, Laura Davis and Sarah Stiefvater each had a goal and an assist.

Lakeland 4, Yorktown 0: At Yorktown, Leanne Goldblatt scored two goals.

Harvey 5, Marvelwood 0: At Marvelwood, Madison Haller had a hat trick. Lisa Cates had two assists.

Rye 5, Ardsley 2: At Ardsley, Lia Bellizzi had two goals and two assists. Alexandra Rimmer had two goals and an assist. Lauren Lew scored both goals for the Panthers. Patti Wooten and Carly Lutzky each made 10 saves.

Strike Somers from the list of unbeatens, something I wrote about on Sunday.

We’re now down to Nanuet (8-0), Bronxville (8-0-1), Rye Neck (6-0) and Harvey (2-0).

It took an amazing win by Greeley, 2-1, to beat the Tuskers. In that game, Sophia Orlander scored the winner with 20 seconds left. She had already assisted on Natalie Rosen’s goal that tied the score with 22 minutes left.

This can’t be considered a real upset despite Somers’ previously unbeaten status. Greeley is the defending AA champ. and a team expected to contend for another title.

Since losing its opener 1-0 to John Jay, Greeley has been playing phenomenally well. In fact, the goal it gave up to Somers, now 5-1-2 on the season, on Tuesday was the first goal it gave up since that John Jay loss. Greeley has outscored opponents 23-2 on the season.

And how about the incredible ending to the Suffern-Clarkstown North game, a 2-1 overtime win by Clarkstown north, thanks to Jenn Denicola’s goal with one minute left in the second overtime. The game went to overtime only after Clarkstown North’s Evelyn Nicinski tied the game with a minute left in regulation.

After a rough 0-3 start, which included being outscored 13-1 in its first two games, Suffern has won three in a row. Clarkstown North, on the other hand, has struggled a bit of late, losing its last three after starting the year 2-1-1 through four games.

Last, what a win by White Plains to defeat Mamaroneck 1-0 on a goal by Julia Puff. White Plains has now won four of its last five and Mamaroneck surprisingly has lost two straight after falling to Mahopac on Saturday. The schedule doesn’t get any easier for Mamaroneck. It has games against Ursuline, North Rockland and John Jay-EF coming up.

White Plains 1, Mamaroneck 0: At  White Plains, Julia Puff scored midway through the second half, assisted by Rene Jensen. Teammate Sanra Reina had 10 saves. Phoebe Hanley had 10 saves for Mamaroneck.

Horace Greeley 2, Somers 1: At Greeley, Sophia Orlander had a goal and an assist, including scoring the winning goal with 20 seconds left. Teammate Natalie Rosen had tied the game with 22 minutes left. Michelle Battipaglia scored for the Tuskers.

Suffern 2, Clarkstown North 1 OT:  At Clarkstown North, Jenny Denicola scored the winning goal off of an assist from Faith Consiglio with one minute left in the second overtime. Clarkstown North’s Evelyn Nicinski had tied the game, off of an assist from Molly Spellman, with one minute left in regulation.

Saunders 7, Lincoln 0: At Saunders, Lizbeth Barerra had three goals and three assists. Teammate Jessica Negron had three saves. Debbye Garcia had 12 saves for the Lancers.
Yorktown 3, Harrison 0: At Harrison, Noelle Lombardo had two goals and assisted on a goal by  Patricia Kaishian.

Hackley 5, Horace Mann 1: At Hackley, Breanna Millette scored two goals. Teammate Kate Philpott had a goal and an assist.

Lourdes 3, Fox Lane 0: At Fox Lane, Kate Burbank had 11 saves for the Foxes.

Byram Hills 4, Tappan Zee 0: At  Byram Hills, Regan Marin had two goals and one assist. Michelle Fuerst made seven saves for the shutout. Deanna Amoia had 19 saves for Dutchies.

Arlington 2, Mahopac 1, OT: At Mahopac, Mary Lynch scored for the Indians, assisted by Sarah DeMarzo.

North Rockland 5, Clarkstown South 0: At North Rockland, Stephanie Brown had two goals. MacKenzie Kerrigan had one goal and two assists. Izzy Stambolian and Nicole Landes each scored a goal. Shannon Kopunek had 14 saves for the Vikings.

Ossining 2, Lakeland 2: At Ossining, Deanna Frugis and Connie Andujar scored for Ossining. Meghan Tremblay scored both goals for the Hornets.

King Low Heywood Thomas 2, Holy Child 1: At Holy Child, Morin Carlin scored for the Gryphons, assisted by Maggie Kelly. Molly Schauber had eight saves.

Mount Vernon 7, Gorton 3:  At Mount Vernon, Elvia Cunduri had a hat trick for the Knights. Jessica Mendez scored twice for the Wolves.

Score du jour: Clarkstown South 2, North Rockland 1. What’s up with Rockland AA? Suffern and North, supposedly the two best teams, are really scuffling with a combined 5-11 record. Clarkstown South had a losing record too, and its only wins were against Yonkers teams. That left North Rockland as the only winning team. Then this loss. Johann Schmidt and Michael Perez scored to further muddy the Rockland waters.

Player of the day: Nico Chavez, Briarcliff. The last of Chavez’s three goals came with 10 minutes left in a 4-3 win over Kennedy.

Westlake 4, Putnam Valley 2: At Westlake, Andres Cordero had a hat trick. Mike Belloli added a goal. Obed Noguera and Alex Spitzer scored for Putnam Valley.
Briarcliff 4, Kennedy 3:  At Kennedy, Nico Chavez scored his third goal of the game with about 10 minutes left in the game off of an assist by Ben Halper to win the game for the Bears. Luis Gonzalez scored twice for the Gaels.
North Salem 5, Solomon Schechter 0: At North Salem, Brian Span scored two goals. Nicholas Crose and Geoffrey Semmens combined for six saves in the shutout. Robby Markowitz and Josh Grafman (four saves) split time in net and combined for seven saves for the Lions.
Albertus Magnus 1, Pearl River 0: At Pearl River, Brendan Cummings scored with five minutes left in the first half. Michael Lincoln had the assist. Graham Fortunato had seven saves for the Pirates.
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Fox Lane has forfeited its first three games due to an ineligible player, according to athletic director Beth Staropoli and Section 1 chairperson Jennifer Simmons.

Fox Lane reported voluntarily to the Section 1 office that it had carried an ineligible player. The penalty was the forfeiture of all games that player had participated in. Two victories—over Spring Valley and Hen Hud—therefore became forfeit losses. Fox Lane’s record drops from 3-2 to 1-4. Neither was a league game.

Neither Staropoli or Simmons would say who the player was or what the infraction was.

All games going forward will count as normal.

For all you folks who also follow varsity football, be sure to catch “Varsity Central Live” on Wednesdays at 7:30 p.m. here on LoHud.com.

This week, you can watch Rye and Harrison players give their take on Saturday’s game.

With the anticipation building, Rye’s Patrick O’Callaghan and Harrison’s Phil Dillulio, who are both senior stars, will be sharing their thoughts on the annual meeting.

So be sure to tune in and post your comments and questions at “LoHud.com/vclive.”:http://lohud.com/vclive

See you then.

1. John Jay-East Fishkill (8-0): Not being able to see Fishkill or Arlington because they’re out of our newspaper’s coverage area, it’s hard for me to say with confidence which of them is better. I’ve asked around a little bit and the general feeling is that the Patriots are slightly more dangerous.

2. Arlington (6-0): You could argue that Arlington is the boss of Section 1, and certainly Dutchess County, until proven otherwise. Which is fine. The great thing is that the top two teams will square off twice, so we only need to speculate for so long before they decide who’s better on the field. The first meeting is next Thursday. You could be looking at 11-0 vs. 9-0.

3. Scarsdale (5-2): No other club on this list has two losses. So why is Scarsdale this high? Becasue those losses were to the teams ranked 1 and 2. The Raiders were actually leading Arlington on goals by Adam Rose and Kevin Towle before allowing three straight goals. The dropoff on this list between the top two and the bottom eight is big until someone from the LoHud steps up to challenge the Dutchess powers.

4. Horace Greeley (6-0): Dan Thau? Who’s Dan Thau? Greeley’s area of greatest worry has become a strength as Greg Waller has done an excellent job in place of all-star goalie Thau. Since giving up two goals in the opener to Ossining Waller has four shutouts in five games. Overall his goals-against is 0.55 and his save percentage is 92.7.

5. White Plains (4-1-1): A tie with Mamaroneck knocked the Tigers down from No. 3, where I would have had them if I made this list three days ago. They get a chance to pay back that affront when Mamaroneck comes to them tomorrow. What we’re all looking forward to, of course, is the two meetings with Scarsdale.

6. Byram Hills (4-0): Get this, Byram is 42-0-1 in its last 43 games versus sectional competition. Give Rye credit for forcing a tie last year, which ended up being the only smudge on Byram’s sectional record. Oh, and the one loss to anyone last year was quickly avenged on Friday when the Bobcats slapped around Smack ‘n Kill, er, Spackenkill, 4-0.

7. Ossining (6-1): Make it six wins and counting since opening day’s 3-2 loss to Greeley. Mike Da Fonte’s winner against Port Chester provided the best win so far. You have to like Ossining in all its upcoming league games, at least until it sees Lourdes twice in the last three games of the year.

8. Mamaroneck (4-1-1): Mamaroneck hasn’t scored much — just 12 goals in five games. It makes you worry a little about their staying power. Obviously it didn’t hurt them against White Plains. If the Tigers play D like that every game, fine, they’ll be on this list for weeks to come.

9. New Rochelle (8-0): Right now it’s hard to know where to rank this team. The record is obviously gaudy. But the schedule has been Downy soft. A 2-1 win over North Rockland and 5-4 win over Mahopac were the only games you can take seriously. And even the players and coaches were lukewarm about themselves. Hey, you beat who’s in front of you, which they’ve done, so I couldn’t slight them too much. Do something against Scarsdale and White Plains this week and we’ll talk about moving up.

10. Iona Prep (3-1): All four of Iona’s games have been decided by one goal. Meaning a couple of bounces one way or the other and its record could be different. Give the Gaels and Oscar Deleon credit for beating defending CHSAA champ Fordham Prep and hanging in against St. Francis Prep.

Highlights from today’s results include: Cathy Garro converted a PK in the final minute to win it for Sleepy Hollow, Ariane Prache made 17 saves in Kennedy’s shutout win, Schechter’s Naomi Pollack scoring four goals, a three goal, two assist game from Nanuet’s Lauren Kahn…she remains on pace for a 50 goal season.

Sleepy Hollow 4, Hastings 3: At Sleepy Hollow, Cathy Garro had two goals, including the winning penalty kick with one minute left. Alexis Bateman and Taylor Greenberg also scored for Sleepy Hollow. Andrea Stephens had two goals for the Yellow Jackets.

Pleasantville 1, Kennedy 0: At Kennedy, Jenna Fanelli scored 15 minutes into the second half. Ariane Prache made 17 saves for the shutout. Kathryn Ahearn had 14 saves for Kennedy.

Solomon Schechter 8, Dover 2: At Schechter, Naomi Pollack scored four goals. Julia Wein had two goals and two assists.

Scarsdale 5, Gorton 0: At Scarsdale, Eve Muller scored twice, and Shelby Schrier had a goal and two assists. Neither goalie made a save.

Saunders 4, Yonkers 0: At Yonkers, Sheila Reyes and Danielle DiNardo each scored twice. Rebecca Pujols made eight saves for Yonkers.

Eastchester 4, Pelham 0: At Pelham, Emily McMahon scored two goals. Jenna Marino made six saves for the shutout. Juliana Carfora had seven saves for the Pelicans.

Dobbs Ferry 2, Blind Brook 0: At Dobbs Ferry, Margaux Malekian scored both goals. Nora Fisher had 10 saves for the Trojans.

Rye Neck 9, Pawling 0: At Rye Neck, Rosina Calisto and Lona Speidell each scored three goals. Samantha Amatuzzo had one goal and two assists.

Hackley 5, Convent of the Sacred Heart 0: At Sacred Heart, Breanna Millette and Anjelique Parnell each had a goal and an assist, and teammate Jocelyn Remmert made six saves.

Greenwich Academy 2, Rye Country Day 0: At RCDS, Jolie Berke made 18 saves for the Wildcats.

Rye 4, Edgemont 1: At Edgemont, Lia Bellizzi and Alexandra Rimmer each scored two goals. Haley Dumke scored for the Panthers. Teammate Erica Kresch had 11 saves.

Briarcliff 4, Putnam Valley 0: At Putnam Valley, Katie Weiner scored twice. Victoriea Hamilton had 24 saves for the Tigers.

North Rockland 7, Clarkstown North 0: At North Rockland, Scarlett Panepinto had two goals and two assists. Nicole Landes also scored twice.

Westlake 2, Croton-Harmon 1: At Croton, Bridget Boccio assisted on goals by Kristie Sama and Amy Marron in the first half. Aly Tuman scored for the Tigers.

Woodlands 5, Peekskill 0: At Woodlands, Valerie Beaubile and Araceli Oviedo each scored twice. Jennifer Gomes made five saves for the shutout.

New Rochelle 2, Ursuline 1: At New Rochelle, Susan Valencia had a goal and an assist. Sonya Wang made nine saves for the Huguenots. Kira Gonzalez scored for the Koalas.

North Salem 7, Keio 0: At Keio, Stacy Buzetto and Rita Valvano each had two goals.

Bronxville 5, Tuckahoe 0: At Bronxville, Jessica Palfrey had a goal and two assists. Maggie Pyle added a goal and an assist.

Clarkstown South 9, Mount Vernon 0: At Mount Vernon, Shannon Flood, Brittany Kelly and Kaitlyn Greeley each scored two goals.

Nanuet 9, Pearl River 1: At Pearl River, Lauren Kahn had three goals and two assists. Laura Tropiano had a and three assists. Julie McBrien scored for the Pirates.

Maria Regina 4, Good Counsel 0: At Good Counsel, Meghan Marcotte had a hat trick. Meghan Malone made five saves for the shutout. Kerry Ryan had 12 saves for the Cougars.

Byram Hills 4, Ardsley 0: At Ardsley, Kristin Hasselgren scored twice. Courtney Marin and Liza Falk each had a goal and an assist. Patti Wooten made 23 saves for the Panthers.

Albertus Magnus 1, Irvington 0: At Albertus, Kelly O’Brien scored with 10 minutes left, assisted by Clarissa Flores. Caitlin Hoffer made six saves for the shutout. Samantha Reichman had 18 saves for Irvington.

Haldane 3, Valhalla 2: At Haldane, Tess Dul, Julia Famighetti and Carolyn Schaefer scored for the Blue Devils. Teammate Meghan Rohan had two assists. Mary Truijllo and Alexa Picoolli scored for the Vikings.

Score du jour: Keio 2, Harrison 1, OT: Keio isn’t ready to give up League 2-South yet. Kohta Nozaki scored the winner goal with two minutes left in the first overtime to hand Harrison its second loss in a row after a 5-0 start. Andres Durante had tied the game for the Huskies with 18 minutes left in regulation. Mac Yumoto had the other Keio goal.

Player of the day: Eli Wenig, Solomon Schechter. Wenig’s header in OT ended Rye Neck’s perfect season. Schechter had lost four in a row.

New Rochelle 8, Saunders 1: At Saunders, Luis Ayala and Guilherme Navarro had two goals each. Emanuel Gonxzales had a goal and an assist for the Huguenots. Omar Tovar scored for the Blue Devils.
Hastings 1, Edgemont 0: At Hastings, Mac Boschen scored on a Cameron McNeil pass in the first half. Thomas Spenser had seven saves in the shutout. Ben Gottesdiener had nine saves for the Panthers.
Spring Valley 3, Nyack 2: At Nyack, Kevin Escalante-Hernandez scored the winner on a penalty kick with 13 minutes left. Sophomore Samison Conserve scored in his first varsity game for Nyack.
Briarcliff 2, Pleasantville 1: At Briarcliff, Yaron Rubin had a goal and an assist. Nico Chavez also had a goal. James Shankland scored for Pleasantville.

Scarsdale is back on track after a surprisingly big 4-0 win over Suffern.

Though its two losses were very excusable — to Arlington and Fishkill — it played shaky in Saturday’s win over Clarkstown North. The Raiders fell behind two minutes in on a PK, then pressed and pressed and pressed, threw sloppy passes left and right, before eventually escaping with a 2-1 win.

So they weren’t happy about that nervous mindset. Things were much better today. They possessed the ball well, made smart passes. They weren’t flying up the field but maintained good control. For whatever reason (no one could say why) they felt more relaxed from the get-go, and it manifested itself in their play.

Didn’t hurt that Santiago Rigby (pictured left) and Michael Abraham netted goals three minutes apart in the first half. Leading by that 2-0 score, Scarsdale coach Joseph Cipriano went to his bench when there were still 27 minutes left. He even switched out starting goalie Daniel Kelly. That’s a lot of confidence to show in the reserves.

The coach shouted to them to just play defense, to not worry about scoring. Two minutes later they scored. Arthur White, a backup forward, picked up his first two goals of the year. The guy was pretty slick, especially with his dreads flying around behind him. Could start for a lot of teams.

Very surprising result from Scarsdale, where the Raiders beat Suffern 4-0.

From Suffern coach Bob Walkley: “Look, Scarsdale’s a good team. But we’re not four goals (worse).”

I agree. Which made this a curious score. It prompted a loooong heart-to-heart by the Mounties afterward where they talked about pride and effort.

I’ll be back in a bit with more commentary, as well as the Top 10 and results from a very busy Monday.

Game of the day: Keio at Harrison, 4:30 p.m. Harrison took its first loss on Saturday to Rye. Keio started the season 0-3 but has won its last two against league competition. The defending League 2-South champ isn’t going to fade into the night. If Harrison thinks it has the stuff to take this league, it’s going to have to at least split the season series with Keio.

All Hallows at Sacred Heart, 4 p.m.

Pleasantville at Briarcliff, 4 p.m.

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

Lakeland at Somers, 4:30 p.m.

Brewster at Yorktown, 4:30 p.m.

Horace Greeley at Fox Lane, 4:30 p.m.

Keio at Harrison, 4:30 p.m.

Tappan Zee vs. Yonkers at Fleming Field, 4:30 p.m.

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

Ketcham at Ramapo, 4:30 p.m.

Lincoln at Mahopac, 4:30 p.m.

Suffern at Scarsdale, 4:30 p.m.

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

Rye Country Day at Riverdale, 4:30 p.m.

Roosevelt at John Jay-East Fishkill, 4:30 p.m.

Carmel at Gorton, 4:30 p.m.

Solomon Schechter at Rye Neck, 4:30 p.m.

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

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

Woodlands at Byram Hills B, 4:30 p.m.

Edgemont at Hastings, 4:30 p.m.

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

Arlington B at John Jay, 5:30 p.m.

Ossining at Panas, 6 p.m.

Brewster at Yorktown, 6 p.m.

As always, feel free to give thoughts, predictions, musings, ramblings, guarantees, strategic suggestions, opinions, insights, or nonsensical remarks (kidding) about any of the following games…most intriguing games are probably nanuet-pearl river and eastchester-pelham…

Saunders vs. Yonkers at Tibbetts Brook Park, 4 p.m.

Greenwich Academy at Rye Country Day, 4 p.m.

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

Briarcliff at Putnam Valley, 4:15 p.m.

Pleasantville at Kennedy, 4:15 p.m.

Rye at Edgemont, 4:15 p.m.

Eastchester at Pelham, 4:15 p.m.

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

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

Gorton at Scarsdale 4:15 p.m.

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

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

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

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

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

Tuckahoe at Bronxville, 4:30 p.m.

Blind Brook at Dobbs Ferry, 4:30 p.m.

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

Valhalla at Haldane, 4:30 p.m.

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

Clarkstown South at Mount Vernon, 4:30 p.m.

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

Peekskill at Woodlands, 4:30 p.m.

This game wasn’t called in initally, but it went down to the wire.

Pelham beat Edgemont 1-0 on an unassisted goal by Laura Davis with eight minutes left.

Three of Pelham’s next four games are against Eastchester, Byam Hills and Rye. Should be telling about where Pelham stands within Class A.  

Nanuet’s Lauren Kahn, the area’s leading goal scorer (17 ) and points leader (38) is on pace to put up almost unfathomable numbers right now.

If you project her up-to-date 17 goals in seven games out to a 17-game regular season, that puts her with 41 goals. Considering that Nanuet is one of the strongest teams in the area, a prolonged postseason run is definitely possible. 

Could Kahn have a 50-goal season?

Last year’s leading scorer, Amy Marron, had 34 goals, in 17 total games. Marron, by the way, has 10 goals in five games thus far this season.

The other players to be averaging at least two goals per game thus far are Rye Neck’s Jodi Rosenzweig (12 goals, 5 games)  Rosina Calisto (11 goals, 5 games) and Lona Speidell (9 goals, 4 games),  Solomon Schechter’s Naomi Pollack (11 goals, 4 games), Briarcliff’s Katie Weiner (11 goals, 4 games) and Nyack’s Mary Gray (6 goals, 3 games).

As for assists, Schechter’s Julia Wein (12 assists, 4 games),  Westlake’s Brittany Connick (5 assists, 2 games) and Rye Neck’s Samantha Amatuzzo (10 assists, 5 games) are the three area players averaging two or more helpers.

Based on results reported to The Journal News through Sat., these are the remaining undefeated teams in the area:

Nanuet 7-0

Bronxville 7-0-1

Rye Neck 5-0

Somers 5-0-2

Harvey 2-0

 Interestingly enough, Bronxville and Rye Neck are in the same league and will place twice, first on Oct. 10 and then again on Oct. 20.

Which of these five teams has the best chance for an undefeated season?

Just a heads up, I’ll have my inaugural Top 10 power rankings on Monday. This list will include everyone in Section 1, including Dutchess County. Stay tuned.

Not sure why the results of Hackley’s 2-0 win over Byram Hills didn’t make it in. My understanding is that it was a great game, so that’s a shame.

Hackley’s goals were scored by Julie Dreyfuss, the other by Brianna Millette and goalie Jocelyn Remmert made 22 saves.

Byram Hills coach Bryan Horn told me that over 300 people were at the game and that it was a very high quality game.  

I think as good as Hackely has always been—remember this is a team that was76-1-1 over its last four teams—there’s always some question about how it would fare playing against a Section 1 schedule, especially against the better teams.

Well, Bryam Hills is one of those teams, so this sheds some light. It’s only one game, but it certainly has to have some impact on the way people view the the program.

Kudos to both Hackley and Byram Hills for scheduling this game. I wish there were more like it.