Sleepy Hollow Football Club has Spring Start Rained Out

The spring season got off to a soggy start with many games postponed on April 2nd as all grass fields in Tarrytown and Sleepy Hollow were closed. Only the new turf field at Washington Irving saw action. On April 9th many teams were scrambling to find players as many families were out of town for the holiday school break. Rains kept several grass fields closed as well. Despite these hardships the club managed to have 11 wins, 5 losses, and 3 ties. This is more impressive considering that 10 out of 17 teams were promoted to higher divisions (two up two divisions) and face tougher competition. The club now heads into Easter break with the next games scheduled for April 23rd. Club tryouts will soon occur on Saturday May 6th, likely at the High School turf field, so save the date and mark your calendars. Below is the game reports provided by the all-volunteer coaches for the first two weeks of the spring season.

2008 Girls Red Comets

Coached by Joe Black, were promoted to division 4. They had their April 2nd opener postponed by Pelham because their fields were closed.

On April 9th they won their first game of the season by two ways. They won before the game started as the other team forgot their line up cards and had to forfeit the game. On the field they won the game 3-0. Down 5 kids and two coaches with the school holidays, the comets called in the cavalry meaning the Blaze. Coach John Sutherland led the troops and Gemma Fante added the firepower, scoring all three goals in the first half. Big thanks to them for helping out. Mia Martinez, Kim Molina, Samantha Mendietta, Kate Livingston, Jhoselyn Pugo and Samantha Marvin all had strong games holding the Eastchester Leopards scoreless

2008 Boys River Sharks

Coached by Ed Greenberg were promoted to division 7. Their first game was postponed by Somers because of wet fields.

They lost game two 1-3 to East Ramapro.

2007 Boys Dutchmen

Coached by David Hille, moved up 2 divisions to division 5. They had to move their April 2nd home game to Briarcliff to find a dry field and then hosted Castleford last weekend April 9th. Scores are not available.

2007 Boys Dynamo

Coached by Brad Scheller were promoted to division 7. They were unable to play their first two games because of wet fields.

2007 Girls Blaze

Coached by John Sutherland were promoted to division 2. The Blaze has not yet played because of wet grass field conditions.

2006 Girls Storm

Coached by Kevin Richardson were promoted to division 4. They opened away April 2nd against the West Side Red Bulls winning 2-0 with goals by Emily Orellana and Samantha Fajardo.

They then travelled to Briarcliff April 9th losing 1-2. Samantha Fajardo again scored.

2006 Boys Warriors

Coached by Matt Weidner were demoted to division 4 after losing several key players in the fall. Their fist game was pulled by Mamaronek because of wet fields.

On April 9th they opened their spring season with a 4-2 win over the Valhalla Vikings. The first half saw a lot of back and forth play, but the Warriors opened the scoring with a beautiful cross and finish to take a 1-0 lead into halftime. After the break the Vikings countered by scoring two quick goals to take a 2-1 lead. The Warriors responded with good aggressive play and scored the equalizer by pouncing on a loose ball after a well struck direct free kick. The Warriors then secured the win with two more goals, both resulting from good passing and finishing.

2006 Boys Firebolts

Coached by Ricardo Gonzalez were promoted to division 5. They lost their home opener 3-1 to Portchester.

2005 Boys Legends

Were promoted two divisions to division 1. Both games vs Pleasantville and Transylvania were pulled for wet fields. Coach Fergus O’Sullivan will have to wait until April 23rd to see the elite division 1 action.

2005 Girls Cyclones

Were promoted to division 2. Their home opener April 2nd was postponed for wet fields.

On Sunday April 9th, coached by Mike Levine, Nick Tsilibes and Tracey Koch, the Cyclones started the season strong with a 3-3 draw against the Yonkers Orioles, a solid team that finished first in their division last year. The Cyclones opened with 2 goals within the first 10 minutes to take a 2-0 lead. The goals were scored by Isabelle Murphy and Thalia Tsilibes. Yonkers scored 3 goals before the end of the half, leading 3-2 at the half. In the second half, the game was very competitive, with Angie Santos scoring in the last 2 minutes to tie the game 3-3. Beyond the goals, Lauren Koch and Ywomie Mota played great defense. The Cyclones next play on April 23rd against the Mamaroneck Shooting Stars.

2004 Boys Argentina

Coached by Lewis Luis missed their first game for wet fields.

The Argentina boys defeated Greenburgh Utd Dragons by score of 5-0 at Home in the April 9th division 6 game. Leading 4-0 at halftime and adding a final goal in 2nd half. They played under a hot afternoon sun with turf temperatures reaching into mid-80s. Argentina completed 355 passes which included goals by Alex G., Oliver and Anthony. Excellent goalkeeping by Gabriel, Sebastian & Randall. Defense rotation was outstanding, lead by Daniel, Alex S., Sebastian, Lucas and Peter. Attendance was good for the 1st time with 11 players attending. Argentina will travel to undefeated Pelham for a tough match in two weeks.

See Argentina highlights:

SHFC Los Argentina. 04/09/2017. All Goals

2004 Boys River Titans

Scott Burnett’s boys were promoted to division 4. They won their fist game 6-0 against the Manhattan Sounders and won their second game 2-1 vs Castleford. The River Titans were the away team for both games.

2004 Girls Hurricane

Coached by Max Verna started division 4 play against Greenberg with the game postponed for a wet field. They won their second game vs New Rochelle 6-1.

2003 Girls Strikers

Started division 4 play with a convincing 5-1 win. Matt Evans’ girls played a strong game while dominating the possession. First half ended with a 3-0 advantage with goals made by Caroline, Melanie and Emma C. In the second half Chappaqua came out attacking and grabbed a quick goal, but the Strikers reacted with a pair of goals by Melanie, giving her a hat-trick on the day. Game ended with a 5-1 win.

The Strikers had their second home game April 9th on a beautiful day at Washington Irving School. The opponents from Larchmont held strong defense during the first half. The Strikers had much better possession putting together some great passes, getting into goal scoring range. However most of the shots found them going right to their goalkeeper. Right before the second half, our opponents started attacking and a miss kick clearance from the defense gave them a clear shot finding the back of the net. The second half found the Strikers kicking up their tempo, building up more scoring opportunities and again finding their shots going right to the goalkeeper. Finally Melanie was able to get a hard shot out of the reach of the goalkeeper and evening up the score. The Strikers continued to press but unable to find the winning goal. Game ending in a 1-1 tie.

2002 Girls Mustangs

Remained in division 1 and opened on the road at defending champions Briarcliff. The Mustangs outplayed the Burn with 240 passes, control of possession, and multiple scoring opportunities against the Burn offside trap. Arianna Vizcaino returned to the Mustangs for spring ball and put the Mustangs ahead 1-0 with a 20-yard blast to the upper outer corner of the goal. The Mustangs had no subs compared to Briarcliff’s 4 and eventually became fatigued. The Burn tied the game with a wind-aided shot over the Mustang keeper’s hands. The Mustangs pressed late but had to settle for the tie.

On April 9th the Mustangs had to forfeit to White Plains because not enough players were available due to the holiday break. They next face top ranked undefeated Yorktown at Washington Irving field April 23rd at noon.

2002 Boys Los Gauchos

The division 3 Los Gauchos hosted Scarsdale Chelsea, completing 490 passes and winning convincingly by the score of 6-0. Lewis Luis’ squad had quality passing enabling Los Gauchos to control the match from beginning to end. Men of the Match honors went to David Amay (CB) and Dylan Smith (MF). Goals from Alex Guaman, Mateo Lewis, Jack Taylor and Franklin Peña. Assists by Mateo, Derek, Gabriel, Franklin, Victor & Oliver.

Complete Highlights Los Gauchos vs Scarsdale:

SHFC Los Gauchos Spring 2017 Match #1. Sunday, 04-02-2017. Recap

Los Gauchos played game 2 on April 9th. They defeated Edgemont Panthers 9-3 at home. After a very sloppy 1st half in which scored was tied 2-2, Gauchos scored 7 goals in 1st 15 minutes of 2nd half to put the match away. Very physical play overall. Gauchos managed 412 completed passes, despite the match ending 10 minutes earlier. Attendance was excellent once again with 15 players. Mateo had 4 assists as well as winning the most balls in the midfield area, Franklin 4 goals, Ryan had a brace, Victor and Derek added goals as well. Diego did an outstanding job as GK; distributing balls and defending the penalty area. The defense is strongly anchored by David, Kevin and Jhonatan. Los Gauchos will use Easter break to work on tactical details as no pre-season training was possible.

Highlights Los Gauchos vs Edgemont:

SHFC Los Gauchos. 04/09/2017. All Goals

2001 Boys Tornados

Coached by Gary Fairley won their Division 2 JV home opener against Rye 1-0 by forfeit, as the away team did not have their player passes. A rough scrimmage ensued with the Tornados prevailing. The following week the Tornados lost 0-1 to Harrison partly due to a star player out for a previous red card violation. The Tornados next face Ossining Munay on 4/23 at Washington Irving.