Harvey Lax Wins Division 3 Title: Bedford-Katonah Daily Sports Digest May 15

Want your photos, scores or standings from school, youth or recreational sports featured here? Parents, coaches and boosters are invited to share sports-related news and  Here's .

Harvey Boys Lacrosse Secures #1 Seed in HVALs

We thank the Harvey communications department for the below submissions:

The Harvey School’s boys’ lacrosse team finished the regular season this past week in fine style, winning two of their most challenging games all year against Forman on Wednesday May 9^th and South Kent on Friday, May 11^th. The Cavaliers completed their most successful season in recent memory with a 14-1 record and have taken the top seed in the HVAL playoffs, which begins this week.

The Forman matchup last Wednesday, May 9 made for a truly exciting lacrosse battle with three scoring drives on both sides of the ball. Harvey opened up the game with a 6-0 run, led by Brandon Hickey who scored three of his total of six on the game. Forman inched back a bit in the second with 3 points and Harvey’s Mitch Bowman answered with one to make the half-time total 7-3.

The 3^rd quarter was all Forman who responded with four goals in 5 minutes, led by former Harvey attack-man Bryce Benza, but Harvey regained its composure at the break and scored two goals at the end of the 3^rd and six more in the fourth. The final was 15-9 Harvey. This win sealed Harvey’s undefeated Division 3 season as the Cavaliers took home the Division 3 New England Title.

Friday May 11^th shaped up to be a huge finish for the Cavaliers as they faced their dreaded Division 2 rival, South Kent. After falling short of a victory against the strong Kent athletic program in the last eight years, Harvey’s time had definitely come. 

Offensively, the Cavaliers got off to a slow start. They were held to no goals in the first as South Kent racked up two in the first 12 minutes and a third early in the second. Junior Goalie, James Underwood had one of his finest games in net, stopping a staggering six shots in the first quarter alone to keep the Cavaliers alive. He would finish the game with 15 saves.

Harvey responded to Underwood’s efforts and a sobering time-out in the second to score seven unanswered goals in the second quarter. The go ahead goal by Senior John Bolanos gave the Cavaliers great momentum and South Kent began to fall apart with numerous penalties throughout the match, allowing Harvey the control of the offensive ball it so desperately needed.

Brandon Hickey’s efforts at faceoff and three goals in the quarter led the Cavaliers to a 7-3 lead at halftime. At that point, the squad never looked back. A crucial 3^rd period gave Harvey one more score and shut out the South Kent attack. Schulman notched two goals in the fourth along with Hickey’s fifth to seal the win and finish the regular season with a dominant victory 11-4 over South Kent.

The inaugural Housatonic Valley League Championship tournament begins this week. Harvey, as the top seed, will play at home in the semifinals on Friday May 18^th and if all goes well, May 19^th in the Championship game.

Harvey’s Tennis Team Has a Perfect Finish

Harvey @ Forman, Saturday, May 12

The Harvey School’s boys’ varsity tennis team took their 9-0 regular season record on the road to Litchfield, CT Saturday and came away with an 8-1 victory over The Forman School. The Cavaliers with their 10-0 record have earned the first seed in the HVAL playoffs.

Bryan Krosser and Harry Solomon had the easiest wins for Harvey in singles matches, along with Harvey's first and second doubles teams.

The playoffs begin next week.

Singles: Brent Feldman (H) d. Graham Cavanaugh, 10-3; David Shabshis (H) d. Grant Oslan, 10-4; Brad Rothschild (H) d. Jake Sundean, 10-6; Zack Schwartz (H) d. Lawi Fowora, 10-3; Bryan Krosser (H) d. Abie Friedman, 10-1; Harry Solomon (H) d. Hussein Elwy, 10-2.

Doubles: Graham Cavanaugh-Grant Oslan (F) d. David Shabshis-Alec Roslin, 8-2; Zack Schwartz-Harry Solomon (H) d. Abie Friedman- Greg Lyall, 8-3; Bryan Krosser-Ava Gurman (H) d. Hussein Elway-Jimbo Small, 8-1.

Record: Harvey 10-0

Girls Lax 

Gina Pernicano has all the pre-sectional information you need right here on the LoHud Girls Lacrosse Blog.

Sports Digest Weekly Poll

Should girls be allowed to compete in boys sports?

Let your voice be heard by clicking on  to cast your vote.

On tap today:

:

Source: http://sportspakdb.lhric.org

The Daily Sports Digest is designed for you to add your best photo and/or video to share. If you'd like to send in an update or see anything that requires updating, please email HVsportsdigest@gmail.com. Thanks! 

About this column: Your daily stop for the latest on sports in your town, from little league, to recreational soccer to varsity football.