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Sleepy Hollow fought strong as they defeated Keio 14-0 on Saturday, April 28^th.  This was Leah Morales’ first shutout of her career.  She finished the game with 4 saves and a 100% save percentage for the day.  Goal scoring had a nice balance for the Horsemen, showing that any team member can contribute on any given day.  Melissa Smutek & In-hye Erstling led scoring for the day with 3 goals.  Melissa also had 2 assists.  Lauren Chin had a career high of 2 goals and 1 assist.  Jennifer Angevine had 2 goals, and Maggie Schnog, Angela Martello, Alexis Bateman and Anna Oliva all had a goal.  Anna, Maggie, Angela, and Jen each had an assist for Sleepy.  The team has shown its revival and will face its top competitor, Pelham, at home on Monday, April 30th @ 4:30pm.  Come check us out!

On Monday, April 23^rd the Sleepy Hollow Girls’ Lacrosse stretched their record to 1-3 with a loss to Harrison 12-3.  With a 5 day break for most of the team due to a school trip, the team struggled to find the chemistry that usually is right on.  Angela Martello pulled 2 goals, and Melissa Smutek had a goal for Sleepy.  Lauren Chin picked up her 2nd assist for the season.  Leah Morales held off 9 saves.  Sleepy Hollow will fight back next game against Keio on Saturday, April 28th at 1pm.

Girls Lacrosse at Sleepy Hollow is continuing to improve individually and collectively.  Although they fell to Ursuline 12-8 on Wednesday, April 18th, the team is beginning to show improvement in playing together and understanding the game.  The team has 2 eight graders, 10 lower classmen, and 7 upper classmen.  One can hardly tell it is such a new, young team.  Scorers included the following: Angela Martello, In-hye Erstling, and Jennifer Angevine with 2 goals, Maggie Schnog had 1 goal and 2 assists, and Melissa Smutek had a goal for the Horsemen.  Leah Morales played well in goal with 11 saves.  She has consistently maintained double digit saves for the defense.  Alexis Bateman, Bianca Bucci, and Jennifer Lopez played strong on the defensive end.  The Horsemen are now 1-2 for the season.

The Varsity Girls Lacrosse team played their hearts out in an incredible matchup against Pelham on Friday, April 13^th.  At Pelham, the horsemen were down by many goals but managed to tie the game 8-8.  We stretched ahead to 10-8 with goals from Angela Martello.  Unfortunately, Sleepy Hollow was defeated by Pelham 12-10 but overall the girls played one of their most competitive games of the season.  It was an intense 50 minutes of girls’ lacrosse.  Angela Martello led scoring with 5 goals.  Jennifer Angevine and In-hye Erstling both finished with 2 goals.  Melissa Smutek had one goal and an assist.  Anna Oliva, Lauren Chin, and Bridie Chillemi all had an assist for the Horsemen.  Leah Morales had a career high 14 saves.

The Modified Lacrosse team won their home debut on Wednesday April 25^th against Irvington.  The horsemen played 4 strong quarters of lacrosse highlighted by spectacular goaltending play by Jay Ramirez.  In his second career start, Jay made 13 quality saves and only allowed 3 goals.  The defense was anchored by first year player Tom Carraro.

Goals were scored by John Michael Bogusz (2), Jorge Berenguer, Mark Pena, and Mike Segarra.  Overall, the Horsemen displayed a great deal of teamwork, composure, and effort in this victory.  The Horsemen travel to Pleasantville on Friday April 27th. 

On Monday, April 23^rd, in their first game of the year, the Modified Boys’ Lacrosse team put together a good effort against a tough Eastchester team.  The game was highlighted by some aggressive play by Edwin Garcia, Kyle McGover, and LJ Garrant.  The Horsemen open their home schedule on Wednesday April 25^th against the Irvington Bulldogs.

The Sleepy Hollow Golf Team claimed two victories on April 25^th against Hastings and Pleasantville.  All the players had to endure a constant downpour but managed to keep dry enough to finish the matches.  Marco Baran shot a stellar 38 on the front nine holes at Sleepy Hollow Country Club.  After hooking his tee shot and carding a bogey and then a double-bogey on the tough uphill second hole, Marco played the remaining seven holes even capping off the round with a chip in birdie on the ninth hole.  Ian Hummell played as a one and managed a round of 50.  Senior Rob Capossela, true to his word, shot his best round of the year and posted a 48 on the upper course.  Kelly Bender parred every par 3 on the lower course except the ninth and carded a 40 on the lower course.  Kelly plays from the same tees as the rest of the team and usually faces off against juniors and seniors.  However, she has been one of the most consistent performers on the team.  Currently the team is 4 - 3 and hope to continue its improvement.  We meet Valhalla on Monday, April 30^th at Maple Moor in White Plains.

Congratulations to the girls’ track team for their great performance at the meet on Saturday, April 28^th at Clarkstown South high school.  Gabby Ward placed 2nd in the discus and received her personal best.  Andrea Geiger placed 2nd in the 200 meters.  In the girls’ 400 meter relay, Andrea Geiger, Sarah Kelly, Melissa McCrae, and Genevieve Ruppel placed 1st overall.  Come support the team’s next meet this Wednesday, May 2^nd at Irvington. 

At New Rochelle on Saturday, April 28^th, the Horsemen overcame a four goal deficit to beat New Rochelle with a final score of 10 - 8. The Horsemen found themselves down 4 - 8 early in the second half. Sleepy Hollow rallied with six unanswered goals, which would prove to be sufficient to complete the comeback.

Alex Silverman scored six goals, including the tying and go-ahead goals late in the fourth quarter. He assisted two others. Brendan Chillemi added three goals, including a top corner shot that would seal the deal. John Campbell rounded out the scoring with one goal. Spencer White, Will Berkowitz and Jean Patino each had one assist.

John Lopez and his defense remained composed through adversity in the first half. Lopez had nine key saves in the comeback. The defense, anchored by Connor Tompkins, Steve Amaro, John Bonanno and Dennis Bencosme, buckled down during the second half rally. They would not allow a New Rochelle goal in the fourth quarter to protect the Sleepy Hollow six goal run and comeback. This included a key sequence when the score was finally tied up, and Connor Tompkins met a would-be goal-scorer for New Rochelle with a crushing hit. After the shot rattled away, Sophomore Goalie, John Lopez made a critical save to propel momentum for the Horsemen to victory.

The Horsemen ride to Somers to play JFK on Monday, April 30th. They return home to host Pelham on Tuesday.

On Saturday, April 28^th the varsity boys’ track team competed at Clarkstown South High School.  The boys’ 400m Relay Team, consisting of Danny Alves, Chris Cellante, Hipolito Guzman and Ray Estrella, placed third in a time of 47.5.  Hipolito Guzman and Danny Alves went 2,3 in the High Jump and Candito Diaz and Danny Alves went 2,3 in the long jump.  Rookie Kevin Igwe placed 5th in the long Jump.  Our next meet is Wednesday, May 2nd, at Irvington High School.  Come out and support the team!