Garnets Throttle Harrison and Hen Hud as Playoffs Near

                                         Junior Brendan Kennelly whips a […]

May 8, 2019
3 min read
                                         Junior Brendan Kennelly whips a shot on goal.

Rye High Boys’ Lacrosse

Garnets Throttle Harrison and Hen Hud as Playoffs Near

By Mitch Silver

 

Rye High played a rough non-league schedule to begin the 2019 lacrosse season. And no team is rougher than the group they met in their opening game, the John Jay Indians. John Jay-CR is currently the top-ranked squad in all of Westchester and Putnam. When the young Garnets held the Indians that day to an 8-6 score, Head Coach Steve Lennon knew he had the makings of a real contender.

Afterwards he said, “We were in it all the way. They threw a 10-man ride against us, and we didn’t clear the ball as well as we needed to.” (For 10-man ride, think full-court press.)

                                                    Senior co-captain Pat Langer rides the Huskies’ attackman

Okay, fast-forward to this week. The Garnets hosted Harrison High Saturday night, and they handled the Huskies’ pressurizing defense so well they were able to get off 46 shots. The fact that only eight of them found the net is a tribute to Harrison goalie Ryan Kaplan, an eighth-grader and the youngest player in the league. He made 10 saves on the evening, many of them from point-blank range.

Rye’s own youth movement is extremely impressive as well. Ninth-grade faceoff man Johnny Hartzell won 13 of 15 at the X, most of them clean wins within two or three seconds of the whistle. Classmate Caden Whaling was all over the field, breaking up plays on defense and taking seven shots on attack, scoring a goal and adding an assist. Junior attackman Tommy DeCaro was his usual efficient self, scoring four times on only six shots.

But, quite possibly, the real story is being played out on the other side of the field. All four team captains make the defense their home and one of the best in Westchester. Seniors Pat Langer and Ellis Tucci, and juniors Brendan Lavelle and goalie Emmett Carroll anchor a veteran defense that, all by itself, gobbled up 11 loose balls against Harrison, more than the Huskies’ entire team was able to manage. No wonder Rye took their measure, 8-4.

                                                                     Co-captain Emmett Carroll stretches for a rare Harrison shot

Hendrick Hudson is supposed to be one of the title contenders in Class C. Make that pretenders. Two days later, the Garnets sank the Sailors on both ends of the field for their fifth win in a row, 15-2. Caden Whaling netted three goals and an assist. Tommy DeCaro, senior Sam Poole, ninth-grader Owen Kovacs, and his classmate Johnny Hartzell added two goals apiece. Hartzell won 16 of 22 draws. Defenders Tucci, Lavelle, and ninth-grade defender Aidan Cunningham were all cited by their coach for their lockdown play.

Wednesday’s affair was even more of the same. Rye overwhelmed Edgemont 19-1 as

Danny Fitzgibbons had four goals and two assists, Liam Hurley added three goals while DeCaro, Poole, and and Jack Bartlett each had two.

The season’s finale should be a doozy: The Garnets travel up to Yorktown to take on perennial powerhouse Yorktown, the #2 team in the Section 1 rankings. (Trivia tidbit: More players in the current NCAA lacrosse championships went to Yorktown than to any other high school in the country).

Filed Under:
Subscribe and get freshly baked articles. Join the community!
Begin typing your search above and press return to search. Press Esc to cancel.

kuwin

iplwin

my 11 circle

betway

jeetbuzz

satta king 786

betvisa

winbuzz

dafabet

rummy nabob 777

rummy deity

yono rummy

shbet

kubet

winbuzz

daman games

winbuzz

betvisa

betvisa

betvisa

baji999

marvelbet

krikya

Dbbet

Nagad88

Babu88

Six6s

Bhaggo

Elonbet

yono rummy

rummy glee

rummy perfect

rummy nabob

rummy modern

rummy wealth

jeetbuzz

iplwin

yono rummy

rummy deity

rummy app

betvisa

lotus365

hi88

8day

97win

n88

red88

king88

j88

i9bet

good88

nohu78

99ok

bet168

betvisa

satta king

satta matta matka

betvisa

mostplay

4rabet

leonbet

pin up

mostbet

rummy modern

Fastwin Login

Khela88

Fancywin

Jita Ace

Betjili

Betvisa

Babu88

jeetwin

nagad88

jaya9

joya 9

khela88

babu88

babu888

mostplay

marvelbet

baji999

abbabet

Jaya9

Mostbet

MCW

Jeetwin

Babu88

Nagad88

Betvisa

Marvelbet

Baji999

Jeetbuzz

Mostplay

Jwin7

Melbet

Betjili

Six6s

Krikya

Jitabet

Glory Casino

Betjee

Jita Ace

Crickex

Winbdt

PBC88

R777

Jitawin

Khela88

Bhaggo