Lia Bellizzi has been unstoppable in the playoffs. Will it continue against undefeated Cornwall?

All games at Yorktown High School

Class A

Rye (15-4-1) vs. Cornwall (20-0), 1:30 p.m.: The first thing that jumps out of course is Cornwall’s 20-0 record. Is it because it’s a great team or has the competition been non-existent? Who knows. The state [...]

So there are still three area teams with dreams. Three holding on to the hop of the magical ending.

Class A: Rye

Class B: Briarcliff

Class C: North Salem

Yesterday, the spotlight belonged solely to North Salem with Rye and Briarcliff receiving byes into the regional final. The 1-0 win over Tuxedo was tight, very tight. If the two [...]

As I’m sure most of you know by now, Rye beat Lourdes 1-0 in the Class A final and Briarcliff beat Nanuet 3-1 in the Class B final.

I just finished cranking out my game stories on both these games. (Colleague Eric Lebowitz covered the Class C game. The AA game was between two teams that [...]

CLASS AA: No. 1 John Jay-East Fishkill vs. No. 7 Arlington

John Jay wins 4-3 in penalty kicks after the teams played to a 0-0 draw through regulation and OT. JJEF will meet the Section 4 or Section 9 champ on Saturday at 11 a.m. at Yorktown in the regional finals.

CLASS A: No. 3 Rye vs. [...]

The AA final between No. 1 John Jay-East Fishkill and No. 7 Arlington has two teams that are out of our coverage area. Can’t say much about them other than that both are obviously tremenouds. JJEF has gone through its seaon in unbelievably dominant fashion. It was barely even challenged throughout the year and Arlington [...]

Jake, Matt Ng and Justin Jones are covering the boys finals today. We will have live updates throughout the day.Class C North Salem vs. ValhallaUpdate 3: Span scored with 32 seconds left to give North Salem a thrilling 2-1 win.  Update 2: Valhalla and North Salem are tied 1-1 with 22 minutes left.Update 1: From Jake [...]

I hope every had a chance to see what Bryan Horn, the coach of Byram Hills, wrote about the ending of the Rye-Byram game.

Here it is again for your convenience:

“Rye played a wonderful game against our team today. They played great team defense and Alex Rimmer, as a senior, put the team on her back [...]

Sunday, Nov. 2

All games at Yorktown.

Class AA – No. 7 Arlington vs. No. 1 John Jay-East Fishkill, 11 a.m.

Class A – No. 4 Lourdes vs. No. 3 Ry, 1:30 p.m.

Class B – No. 3 Briarcliff vs. No. 1 Nanuet, 4 p.m.

Class C – No. 4 Valhalla vs. No. 2 North Salem, 6 :30 p.m.

I’ll [...]

Class  AA

John Jay-East Fishkill 3, Mamaroneck 0

Arlington 2, North Rockland 1, OT

Class A

Lourdes 2, Somers 0

Rye 2, Bryam Hills 0

Class B

Nanuet 1, Bronxville 0

Briarcliff 2, Albertus Magnus 0

Class C

North Salem 2, Haldane 0

Valhalla 3, Solomon Schechter 3 (Valhalla advances 4-3 on penalty kicks)

More coming later…

Can’t predict one of the Class AA semifinals, since it hasn’t been determined. But if it’s Mamaroneck- John Jay-East Fishkill, I’m predicting JJEF, and if it’s Mamaroneck-R.C. Ketcham I’m going with Mamaroneck.As for the other games:No. 7 Arlington (14-6) at No. 3 North Rockland (15-3), 2 p.m. Friday: The Arlington upset over Horace Greeley wasn’t [...]

Class AA

No. 5 Mamaroneck at No. 1 John Jay-East Fishkill (TBD)/No. 8 R.C. Ketcham at No. 5 Mamaroneck (TBD)

No. 7 Arlington at No. 3 North Rockland, 2 p.m. Friday

Class A

No. 4 Lourdes at No. 1 Somers, 2:30 p.m. Friday

No. 3 Rye at No. 2 Bryam Hills, 3 p.m. Friday

Class B

No. 4 Bronxville at No. 1 [...]

Note: JJEF and R.C. Ketcham are playing today at 1 p.m.

I covered the great game between Somers and Eastcheste, won by Somers 2-1 with just under three minutes left in the fourth overtime period. Here is my story.

As for the rest of the games, here are the recaps:

Class AA

North Rockland 2, Mahopac 1, OT: In [...]

Girls soccer
Section 1 quarterfinals

Class AA

Arlington 2, Horace Greeley 0
North Rockland 2, Mahopac 1, OT
Mamaroneck 3, Suffern 0

Class A
Rye 5, Beacon 0
Somers 2, Eastchester 1, OT
Byram Hills 2, Hen Hud 1, OT
Lourdes 1, Pearl River 0

Class B
Albertus Magnus 1, Rye Neck 0
Briarcliff 8, Dobbs Ferry 2
Bronxville 6, Westlake 2
Nanuet 4, Pleasantville 0

Class C
Haldane 6, Tuckahoe 1
Valhalla [...]

(If the time is listed, the result is not in yet.)

Girls soccer
Section 1 quarterfinals
Class AA
Arlington 2, Horace Greeley 0
North Rockland 2, Mahopac 1
Mamaroneck 3, Suffern 0
Class A
Rye 5, Beacon 0
Somers 2, Eastchester 1, OT
Byram Hills 2, Hen Hud 1

No. 5 Pearl River vs. No. 4 Lourdes at Stringham Field, 3 p.m.
Class B
Albertus Magnus 1, Rye [...]

Bronxville will look to Christie Bonfiglio to get its playoff run going against Westlake.

Class AA

No. 8 R.C. Ketcham at No. 1 John Jay-East Fishkill: Two teams out of Journal News coverage area. JJEF has outscored opponents 58-2 this season. There is no chance I am ever picking JJEF to lose any game this season. It’s [...]

Class AA

No. 8 Ketcham at No. 1 John Jay-East Fishkill – SITE AND TIME TBD (anyone with updated information as of 10 p.m. Tues., please let us know)

No. 7 Arlington at No. 2 Horace Greeley, 2:30 p.m.

No. 11 Mahopac at No. 3 North Rockland, 2 p.m.

No. 13 Suffern at No. 5 Mamaroneck (at Hommocks Middle [...]

Congratulations to Byam Hills senior Regan Marin, who has committed to play at Bryant University, a Division 1 program in Smithfield, Rhode Island.

Marin, a midfielder, has started for Bryam Hills since she was a freshman, and has six goals and 10 assists for Byram Hills.

Byram Hills, the No. 2 seed in the Class A tournament, [...]

In Tuesday’s paper, you will read about the John Jay – Suffern game. Suffern ended up advancing in PK’s, 4-2 after 110 mins of scoreless soccer. Here are the other games we have information about. I’ll link the game story on tomorrow’s blog.

Also, be sure to check back for my Wednesday preview…packed quarterfinal action.

The following [...]

Girls Soccer
Quarterfinals

I’ll have my preview up Tuesday night/Weds. morning with my thoughts on all 12 of these games. You guys can start now. What do you think about these games?

Class AA
No. 8 R.C. Ketcham at No. 1 John Jay-East Fishkill
No. 7 Arlington at No. 2 Horace Greeley
No. 11 Mahopac at No. 3 North Rockland
No. 13 [...]

I was at Suffern-John Jay, where Suffern advanced on penalty kicks 4-2 after 110 mins. of scoreless action. Here are the other scores we have so far…If the time of the game is listed, that means we do not have the game in yet. If any of those coaches are reading, please call The Journal [...]