Nyack Wrestling Dominates Giant Weekend

The Top Spot:

Wrestling dominated the as teams from all over met up for the divisional tournament at Mahopac, Horace Greeley, Arlington or Harrison. Nyack competed in Division 1 in Harrison and both Clarkstown schools faced off in Division 2 at Arlington.

Charles Francois took home the title for the Indians as he pinned Fox Lane’s Andriy Lypchuk in 3:41 at 285.

Nyack’s Adit Thakur (120) finished the day in second place as he fell to RC Ketcham’s Mark Settembrino 10-8 in the finals.

Clarkstown North’s Ryan Becker pinned Clarkstown South’s Liam Gallagher in under three minutes to take home the title at 145. At 132 North’s Colby Cash beat Sleepy Hollow’s Edwin Jiminez 8-0 in the finals.

At 195 Clarkstown South’s Paul Okeke defeated Arlington’s Matt Day 4-3 for the division’s title.

The top four spots in each weight class in each division will head to sectionals next weekend.

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Yesterday’s Results:

Sport: Ice Hockey (Friday)

Game: Clarkstown vs. North Rockland

Score: Clarkstown Won 6-1

Highlights: Mike Gillespie led the Clarkstown offense with two savbes and Mike Levy held down the fort with 25 saves in the win. Jeffrey Cool picked up the lone goal for North Rockland in the loss.

Sport: Boys Basketball (Friday)

Game: Clarkstown North vs. Clarkstown South

Score: Clarkstown South Won 77-61

Highlights: Mike McCahey and Clayton Roker led South with 22 points each in the win. Vinny Lleshaj led North with 19 points in the loss.

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Today’s Schedule:

In boys basketball, Nyack will host Nanuet at 4 p.m.

In boys basketball, Clarkstown North will head to Pearl River at 5:30 p.m.

In girls basketball, Clarkstown North will head to Ramapo at 5:30 p.m.

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College Sports Notebook:

Nyack rallies, falls short

Four Warriors posted double figures in scoring as the Nyack College men’s basketball team put up a valiant effort before bowing to Chestnut Hill College, 81-76, in a Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference contest in Philadelphia, PA.

Freshman guard Chris Hampton of Brooklyn led the way for Nyack with 21 points, a team-high seven assists and a team-high six rebounds.         

Sophomore Jose Pena-Benjamin of Rahway, NJ, scored 18 points with a team-high three steals, while freshman Khalid Samuels of Mount Vernon followed his career high in scoring against Bloomfield with a 17-point performance.

Senior forward Lafayette Curtis of Staten Island had 13 points and two blocked shots in the losing effort.

Nyack goes back to the well tonight in Wilmington, DE, to battle Goldey-Beacom College (11-8) at 7 p.m.

Mavericks succeed on alumni day

Senior forward Talia Beaulieu of Waldorf, MD, hit the game-winning shot with just two seconds remaining as the Mercy College women’s basketball team beat NYIT, 75-74, in Dobbs Ferry to notch its second East Coast Conference (ECC) victory of the season.

The Mavericks (2-18, 2-9 ECC) hope to build up some steam when they host Dominican College (9-10, 9-4) tonight at 5:30 p.m.

Aysha Williams of New Rochelle had nine points, four rebounds, four steals and two assists in 22 minutes against NYIT, while Jessica Biggs of Nanuet saw only nine minutes of action, contributing two steals and a defensive rebound.

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