Daily Sports Digest: Puhala, Davner Lead Edgemont by Valhalla

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Spartans on the run

St. Thomas Aquinas College sophomore George Erazo of North Babylon lowered his National qualifying time to a 48.80 after a great 400-meter run in the Gotham Cup at the New Balance Track and Field Center in northern Manhattan.

Erazo finished as the top Division II runner, and placed sixth overall in the competition. 

Freshman Alex Andre of North Rockland set a school record in the 1,000 with a time of 2:32.78 which beat the previous record of 2:35.44 held by Gary "Einar" Brissing.

Keeley Bateman, a sophomore from Pearl River, clocked a school-record 3:03.98 to finish 14^th in the women’s 1,000. 
Rookie Catherine Sandkuhl of North Babylon also lowered her own school record in the 400 with a time of 1:01.20, good for 23^rd overall.

The Spartans of Coach Lorne Marcus return to the New Balance Track and Field Center on Jan. 20 to compete in the Great Dane Classic.

Shepard, Marte in the swim

Sophomore Andrew Shepard of West Nyack continued his standout season in the distance freestyle events as the College of Mount Saint Vincent’s men’s swimming team lost to Mount Saint Mary College, 71-49, in Newburgh.

Shepard, an alum of Clarkstown South, was runner-up in the 1,000-yard event with a time of 12:30.47, and then won the 500-yard race in 5:56.26.

Also standing out was freshman Alex Marte of Yonkers, who posted a double victory in the 200-yard freestyle (2:06.03) and 100-yard butterfly (1:00.59).

The setback dropped the Dolphins to 1-7 in dual-meet competition, and 0-4 against Skyline Conference opponents.

The Dolphins return to the pool on a winter training trip to Florida, before resuming the schedule on Jan. 27 against Drew University in Madison, NJ, at 6 p.m.

Also competing for the Dolphins is freshman Juan Espinal of New Rochelle, in the backstroke and freestyle events.

The women’s team, which continues to struggle, lost to Hunter, 102-80, at the Mark Twain Pool Complex in Yonkers.

The Dolphins (1-10), who are also on a Florida training trip, hope to start something new on Jan. 21 when they meet Drew University in Madison, N.J.

Hunter (9-3) was led by siblings Juliette and Charlotte Collazo of Monsey, who are graduates of Spring Valley HS.

Charlotte, a freshman, was victorious in the 50-yard freestyle against the Dolphins, and helped the Hawks win the 200-yard freestyle relay; sophomore Juliette,  second in the 100-yard backstroke, was a member of the winning 200-yard medley relay quartet.

Hunter hosts John Jay College (4-2) on Tuesday, Jan. 17 at 6:30 p.m. at the North pool.

Breaking into the lineup

Freshman guard Bergelis Louis of Nyack, a graduate of Ramapo HS, has appeared in four games for the women’s basketball team at John Jay College of Criminal Justice.

The Bloodhounds (4-9) host York College (1-12) at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 18 in Jamaica at the York PE and Rec Center.

Yesterday’s Results:

Sport: Boys Basketball (Friday)

Game: Scarsdale vs. White Plains

Score: White Plains Won 57-46

Highlights: Michael Scotman picked up 17 points for the Tigers in the win. Greg Scacchi led the way with 13 points for Scarsdale.

Sport: Girls Basketball (Friday)

Game: Ursuline vs. Scarsdale

Score: Ursuline Won 46-29

Highlights: Alyssa Lawrence picked up 12 points as the Koalas steamed passed Scarsdale. Shelby Zucker led Scarsdale with 12 points.

Sport: Boys Basketball (Friday)

Game: Edgemont vs. Woodlands

Score: Woodlands Won 72-51

Highlights: Andre Scipio led Woodlands with 25 points and Fred Bowers added 12. Will Loo picked up 13 points for Edgemont in the loss.

Sport: Girls Basketball (Friday)

Game: Edgemont vs. Woodlands

Score: Woodlands Won 65-36

Highlights: Imani Tilford picked up 22 points for Woodlands while Nicole Brooks added 19 and Shanice Perry tacked on 14 in the win. Edgemont’s Shayna Davner picked up 13 points in the loss.

Sport: Ice Hockey (Saturday)

Game: Scarsdale vs. Harvey

Score: Harvey Won 5-1

Sport: Girls Basketball

Game: Edgemont vs. Valhalla

Score: Edgemont Won 40-35

Highlights: Katie Puhala and Shayna Davner each picked up 15 points in the win for Edgemont. Briana Ciocca led Valhalla with nine points.