T.J. Tynan of Fox Lane battles Joey Bonitatibus of Yorktown.
(Photo by Ray Gallagher/Picture That)
Iona Prep hopes to defend its CHSAA New York section championship today when it meets rival Fordham Prep for the second time in four days today.
The teams met on Friday in the opening round of the playoffs, with Iona Prep pulling out a 10-7 win. Fordham Prep then beat Monsignor Farrell 10-5 Saturday to advance to the finals.
Meanwhile, in Fairfield, Darien prepares for its Thursday showdown at Ridgefield by hosting St. Joseph at 4 p.m.
Elsewhere, Stamford visits New Canaan at 4 p.m.
In a private-school matchup, Long Island Lutheran visits Rye Country Day at 4 p.m.
Finally, in Section 1, Mamaroneck plays at Pleasantville at 5 p.m.
Be sure to weigh in with thoughts/predictions on these and any other games on the today’s slate.
Predictions
Iona Prep 12, Fordham Prep 6
Darien 11, St. Joseph 5
New Canaan 10, Stamford 4
Rye Country Day 11, Long Island Luthern 4
Pleasantville 9, Mamaroneck 6
Score updates
Finals:
Darien 14, St. Joseph 1
Sayville 8, Rocky Point 4
East Hampton/Bridgehampton 14, Southampton 2
Half Hollows Hills East 6, Commack 5
Calhoun 11, Division 9
Iona Prep 10, Fordham Prep 8 (CHSAA metro championship game)
Hackley 18, Trinity 12
Pelham 16, North Salem 10
Sleepy Hollow 12, New Rochelle 7
NCAA tournament
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Going out on a limb:
Suffern is going to bounce back from Saturday’s horrific display. Somers takes them lightly and has a letdown after emotional L/P game.
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Suffern will have to generate somne offense if its is going to beat Somers.Their defense held fox lane to 4 goals and if you hold any team to 4 goal you should win however you need to score more than 3 to win. I doubt they will hold Somers to 4 goals even as good as they are playing they will need some help from the offense to pul off the upset
Here’s our first score update of the day. Darien leads St. Joseph 7-0 after one quarter.
Darien leads 9-1 at the half.
Darien leads 13-1 after three.
Final: Darien 14, St. Joseph 1
Note: Hofstra-bound defenseman Corey Caputo suffered a hamstring injury. His status is day to day heading into Thursday’s showdown at Ridgefield.
Ossining 12
Harrison 5