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Daily Sports Digest: Rye Looks to Stifle Scarsdale's Cinderella Story

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The Top Spot:

Scarsdale came into the tournament ranked eighth but after rattling off high scoring victories against Pawling and top seeded Brewster the Raiders will not be overlooked tonight against Rye.

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At 14-8 overall and 3-3 in the league Scarsdale has been a middle of the pack team all season long. The team has scored 94 goals during the year and allowed 60 but during the playoff run they have won their two games by a combined score of 12-4.

Scarsdale’s Hunter Jurman is among the league leaders in points, goals and assists and goaltender Connor Wolfe has also been playing very well in the playoffs.

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Rye comes into this game as the favorite and it’s easy to see why. The Garnets are 14-5-2 this season and the team was 5-1 in league. Rye can score with anyone as their 100 goals on the season ranks third in Section 1 Division 2 and defensively they have proved to be the stingiest team in the division only allowing 45 scores.

Rye goalkeeper Aidan Talgo has 486 saves on the season and has played more minutes then everyone else in Section 1 except Horace Greeley’s Neil Hershman. Michael Benincasa and Ryan Rogers are among the league leaders in assists and the unselfish play has benefited the Garnets this season.

Tonight’s game will be played at Playland at 7 p.m. 

 

Yesterday’s Results:

Sport: Ice Hockey Section 1 Division 1 Semifinals

Game: (3) New Rochelle vs. (2) Eastchester/Tuckahoe/Bronxville
Score: ETB Won 5-3

Highlights: Mark Luciano led the Eagles with two goals and an assist in the semifinal win over New Rochelle. Ian Palfrey. Chris Hagen and Joe Blute also scored for ETB in the win. New Rochelle’s Brett Barry scored all three goals for the Huguenots and Nick Sioufas had two assists.

ETB goaltender Lucas Berger picked up 30 saves in the win on New Rochelle’s 33 shots.

New Rochelle goalie Greg Feliu had 42 saves on 47 shots.

The Eagles will face top seeded Suffern at 4 p.m. on Sunday at West Point.

 

Sport: Ice Hockey Section 1 Division 1 Semifinals

Game: (4) Mamaroneck vs. (1) Suffern
Score: Suffern Won 3-0

Highlights: Tyler Stark led the Suffern defense as he pitched a shut out and collected 12 saves in the win over Mamaroneck. Suffern’s John Costa, Willie Sanchez and Greg Dgheim each scorers in the win.

Mamaroneck goalie Brett Poniros had 26 saves on the day.

Suffern will advance to play second seeded ETB at 4 p.m. at West Point this Sunday.

 

Today’s Schedule:

In winter track and field, several local schools will be competing in the Section 1 State Qualifier at the Armory in New York at 5:30 p.m.

In ice hockey, Section 1 Division 2 semifinals (4) Rye will host (8) Scarsdale at Playland at 7 p.m.

In ice hockey, Section 1 Division 2 semifinals (2) Pelham will host (3) John Jay (CR) at the Ice Hutch at 6 p.m.

 

Weekly Sports Poll:

Jeremy Lin has taken the world by storm and flipped the NBA upside down. He has inspired music videos and a countless number of “Linisms” and the thought of him  has everyone in Westchester calling him their neighbor. On Friday, the league will honor their very best in Orlando with the annual All-Star weekend.

“If basketball careers lasted two weeks then Jeremy Lin is a first ballot hall of famer,” said Wipeout co-host and life long Knick fan John Henson last week on Mike and Mike in the Morning.

Last week, NBA Commissioner David Stern refused to add Lin to the All-Star Game roster or allow him to play in the BBVA Rising Stars Challenge, but did say he could be included in one of the All-Star Saturday night competitions such as the Haier Shooting StarsTaco Bell Skills Challenge,Foot Locker Three Point Contest or Sprite Slam Dunk.

After outcry from the public and the media, Stern and the NBA made the move to include Linsanity to the BBVA Rising Stars Challenge, he will also be competing for New York in the Haier Shooting Stars and he will assist teammate Iman Shumpert in the Sprite Slam Dunk. Not only was Lin included in this year’s Rising Stars game, but in the new format general manager Shaquille O’Neal made him the third overall pick of the contest behind Blake Griffin and Kyrie Irving.

Now, as a business school graduate, I fully understand the marketability of Lincluding the Linsteria to the weekend, but as a life long basketball fan I have to ask the question; should someone who has only played in 17 of his teams 31 games really be honored at All Star Weekend?

Let us know your thoughts below in this week's sports poll.

 

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