Iona Prep storms back for a 34-27 road win against Cardinal Hayes

It's a short week for many teams in the region with Yom Kippur spreading the schedule over multiple days.

Along with the best two AA programs in the CHSFL this season going head-to-head - Iona Prep and Cardinal Hayes – we get three games between teams ranked in the lohud top 10 – North Rockland and Scarsdale, Somers and Harrison and Mahopac and Yorktown. We'll be providing updates each day.

Play hard. Cheer politely.

THURSDAY

Byram Hills 42, Irvington 14

Pingry 15, Rye Country Day 14

Hackley 29, Morristown-Beard 27

Westlake 41, Sleepy Hollow 7

Ws: Jake Zaino returned an interception 25 yards for a touchdown less than four minutes in. Brayden Lingeza and Nicholas DiNapoli each ran for a pair of touchdowns and John Carlantone had a 1-yard TD plunge before halftime, making it a 35-0 lead, and Luca Piazza capped the scoring with a fourth-quarter touchdown.

Ossining 6, Mount Vernon 0

Jyquis Ramirez had 129 yards and the game's only score on 38 carries. Thomas McCormack completed 4 of 7 passes for 45 yards and ran for 49 yards on seven carries. Matthew Cascione led the Pride with seven tackles. Tyler Pyne delivered six tackles and an interception and Ayden Moore finished with five tackles and a sack.

East Ramapo 40, White Plains 33

ER: Ziion Osborne led the Titans with 131 yards and three touchdowns on 20 carries. Danone Brown added 102 yard and one TD on eight carries. He also caught a 37-yard touchdown pass. Anthony Mack and Elie Pierre each delivered seven tackles and two sacks. John Mede completed 6 of 11 pass attempts for 106 yards and two TDs. Ryack Mota had an interception.

North Rockland 14, Scarsdale 6

Game story: North Rockland knocks off previously unbeaten Scarsdale in Class AA

Ardsley 35, Edgemont/Blind Brook 2

Suffern 21, Mamaroneck 7

Game story: Joseph runs for two second half TDs as Suffern tops Mamaroneck

Ketcham 31, Yonkers Brave 0

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Nyack 30, Yonkers Force 8

Pearl River 25, Pelham 8

PR: Anton Omundsen ran for a pair of touchdowns and Sean Davin ran for one. Anthony Graziano kicked two field goals and came up with an interception.

Brewster 20, Fox Lane 0

Bw: K.J. Dillon threw a pair of touchdown passes, hitting Trey Ficarra on a 12-yard play and Harrison Schmidt on a 36-yard play. Chase Prohaszka closed out the scoring with a 5-yard TD run. The Bears own four shutouts this season.

Lakeland 29, John Jay-CR 13

Lk: Anthony Frobose ran for a pair of TDs. Joseph Laperuta threw a touchdown pass to Michael DiCioccio and Robbie Policastro ran for a score.

Tappan Zee 42, Poughkeepsie 0

Carmel 41, Arlington 28

Ca: Brian McGrory had a night, completing 18 of 29 passes for 291 yards and four TDs in the comeback win. He threw one interception. Aiden White finished with five receptions for 160 yards and two touchdowns. Thomas Connolly had six catches for 78 yards and one TD and made four tackles. Teddy Galbraith caught three passes for 27 yards and on TD and recorded a sack. Tamba Kassoh picked up 116 yards and two touchdowns on 13 carries. He also made five tackles. Dwane Hibbert contributed five tackles, forced a fumble and recorded a sack. It was a noteworthy win for the Rams, who learned this week that Super 11 running back/defensive back Tristan Werlau is going to miss the rest of the season with a knee injury suffered last week against North Rockland.

Valhalla 47, Hastings 7

Val: Luke Foisett picked up 95 yards and one touchdown on four carries for the undefeated Vikings. Bryan Moulard carried twice for 70 yards and one scored. Tyler Ratti delivered 74 yards and one TD on four carries. Josh Bergey and Jake Dinatle combined for 91 yards on four carries and Mason Swistak ran for a touchdown. Brayden McGinty completed 4 of 6 passes for 117 yards and three touchdowns a 50-yarder to Brady Teter, a 25-yarder to A.J. Pesce and a 21-yarder to Bergey.

Putnam Valley 50, Woodlands 0

PV: Caden Glenn came up with 60 yards and two touchdowns on four carries. He also caught a TD pass and on the other side of the ball, recorded a dozen tackles, one sack and one fumble recovery. Mateo Dobra completed 6 of 10 pass attempts for 150 yards and three touchdowns. Joe Constantino had a 75-yard touchdown catch, picked off two passes and recovered a fumble. Andre Tarrant picked up 40 yards on four carries and caught a 20-yard TD pass. Jack Rund rushed for a touchdown, Nick Mazzola had an interception and John Alfaro was 6 for 6 on extra points.

Dobbs Ferry 21, Tuckahoe 7

DF: Killian O’Connor led the Eagles with 101 yards and one touchdown on 19 carries. Kevin Hartnett added 56 yards and two touchdowns on 11 carries. Jackson Kearns finished with 157 all purpose yards. Jake Broccoli made six tackland and Nastiek Smith had five stops. The game was played in memory of Sammy Kearns, the wife of Dobbs Ferry assistant Kevin Kearns and mother of Austin. She was the longtime cheerleading coach at Eastchester who passed away in May after battling breast cancer.

Walter Panas 52, Albertus 22

Jack Doherty ran for a pair of touchdowns and returned an interception for a TD. Gianni Generoso also had two rushing touchdowns while Christian Ramos and Declan Fleming had one apiece.

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FRIDAY

St. Peter's 31, Stepinac 28 OT

John Smith went six yards for a touchdown early in the second quarter to give the Crusaders a 21-7 lead, but a tipped Hail Mary pass went for an Eagles touchdown to knot the score 21-21 heading into halftime. Kyle Patterson connected with Zaire Spellman for a 36-yard score, but St. Peter's came back again, getting the game to overtime. Stepinac had the ball first and turned it over before the Eagles connected on a 28-yard field goal. The Crusaders, who fell to 0-7, also got TDs from Jesse Osbourne and Troy Baker.

Iona Prep 34, Cardinal Hayes 27

Terron Johnson took a handoff and cut back for a 20-yard touchdown, capping a dramatic comeback. The Gaels closed with 24 unanswered points against the defending CHSFL AAA champions. Syracuse commit Rich Belin scored on a 1-yard run and had the Cardinals up 27-10 with 9:52 to go in the third, but a banged up Iona Prep defense didn’t give up another score in the second half. Crew Davis started the comeback with a 7-yard TD run and Julian Guzman hit Mamadee Sangaray for an 18-yard touchdown pass in the closing seconds of the quarter. Kadin Huling caught the conversion pass to make it 27-24. Michael Messina made his second field goal of the contest from 35 yards out with 9:41 to play after the Gaels stopped a fake punt. Cardinal Hayes was driving and was first-and-goal in the final minute, but stops by James Cooper, Zander Poole and Matthew Plunkett ended the drive as time expired. It was a revenge win for Iona Prep, which fell to the Cardinals in the league title game last fall.

SATURDAY

Kennedy Catholic at Spellman, 12 p.m.

Peekskill at Haldane, 1:30 p.m.

Football rankings: North Rockland & Scarsdale, Iona Prep & Hayes are ready for showdowns

SUNDAY

Croton at Briarcliff/Hamilton, 12 p.m.

Pleasantville at Nanuet, 1:30 p.m.

Hen Hud at Bronxville, 1:30 p.m.

New Rochelle at John Jay-EF, 1:30 p.m.

Yorktown at Mahopac, 1:30 p.m.

Clarkstown North at Clarkstown South, 1:30 p.m.

Harrison at Somers, 2 p.m.

Rye at Eastchester, 3 p.m.

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