's football team, coming off a 33-12 triumph against visiting Yonkers on Sunday that improved its record to 4-0, will now host Ardsley Sunday, Oct. 9 at 7 p.m. in its homecoming game.
The school doesn’t have lights, but a collaborative effort by everyone involved at Briarcliff enabled it to rent lights for this special occasion.
“The kids had asked before the season even started, we checked into it and we have done some fundraising that paid for a portion of the lights,” Coach John Consorti said. “It was a group effort with the lights, the school, the parents, the football team, the booster club. They are very excited and they have created a great opportunity for themselves and we will see what we can do on Sunday night.”
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A night that will be a challenge for the Bears as Ardsley is a much tougher opponent than its 1-3 record indicates, according to Consorti.
“It’s going to be tough game,” Consorti said. “They have been in a lot of close games this year. Hopefully, we are prepared and ready to go. It should be a good game.”
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One reason why Ardsley is so tough to play is because of its quarterback Daniel Stein, who can beat you with either his arm or legs.
“He is their main guy,” Consorti said. “He can run and throw. He is a very good quarterback. He can make plays when there is no play there. He is very disciplined and can elude tacklers. We are going to have to be focused on every snap defensively.”
On Briarcliff’s side, it has shown the ability to get scoring in numerous ways and its win against Yonkers was more proof of that.
The first quarter Jon Marrero scored on a 53-yard punt return and Marrero then scored on a 85-yard touchdown pass from Ryan Hooper.
Briarcliff continued to roll in the second quarter when Marrero caught a 56-yard scoring pass from Hooper, Jackson Plimpton registered 16-yard touchdown run with a Plimpton 18-yard touchdown reception from Hooper finishing the first half’s scoring.
“Obviously, the more guys you can count on, the stronger you will be and we have that,” Consorti said. “It’s a great thing to have, the different options that we have. It helps us offensively when the other team can’t concentrate on stopping just one guy. If they do, then there is another guy that can just make the plays for us. That is a big plus for us.”
