By Zach Smart Statistics and power of schedule tell us a good deal about this year’s Murphy Cup, another page in a chapter in the thick-paged book on this storied rivalry. And so the lawn chair quarterback and the guy… Continue Reading
By Zach Smart Ross Thompson is a senior attackman for the Mahopac Indians, who’ve ripped off two straight following a debilitating one-goal loss to Putnam Valley. Thompson drilled a game-winning straightaway shot with four seconds remaining, lifting the Indians (7-5)… Continue Reading
By Zach Smart It didn’t take much to sell Yorktown native Jordan Moody on SUNY Plattsburgh. As a senior at Yorktown High in 2011, Moody was seeking a winning environment that could match its basketball culture with top-notch… Continue Reading
By Zach Smart It took 11 games, but the Mahopac boys lacrosse team finally discovered how to maximize its efforts in end-to-end fashion. Staying engaged through a full four quarters, sustaining the same vivacity throughout is an immeasure intangible that… Continue Reading
By Zach Smart The long white Charter bus chugged into the parking lot of sun-sprayed Yorktown High early in the afternoon. In a matter of moments, a cadre of dieseled-up Ridgefield players sporting highlighter-orange jerseys and a 9-0 record surfaced. Fast forward… Continue Reading
By Zach Smart As the old, recycled yet still effective adage has it, tough times don’t last…tough teams do. Mahopac has battled bouts of inconsistency in this young season. Let’s quarterback this. One game the youth-laden Indians overwhelm defending champ Mamaroneck with… Continue Reading
By Zach Smart The Yorktown Huskers boys’ lacrosse team has made their money on rapid-fire third quarter spurts. Every game, the Huskers’ coaches and captains take every millisecond of the intermission to dissect issues and implement new methods of… Continue Reading
By Zach Smart Yorktown senior Nick Mariano absorbed body after body shot, shredding his way through a horde of Mahopac defenders. The sniper spotted up, cocked back and fired, banging home a loud 14-6 ball. On Yorktown’s ensuing possession, Mariano emerged… Continue Reading
By Zach Smart It happens every game, like clockwork. Yorktown defenseman Trevor Koelsch locates the opposing team’s top scorer and applies a suffocating brand of in-your-grill defense. The opposing team’s featured scorer–let’s say the attack pegged by the evaluators as a beast… Continue Reading
By Zach Smart Student-Athlete. In order for one to be part of the athletic community as a player, they must be a student first. It’s the most mundane, overused cliché that’s been recycled by coaches everywhere. They are still… Continue Reading