Varsity Roundup: Haldane

FOOTBALL — Riding high after a 2-0 start, Haldane hoped to continue that momentum in its home opener on Sept. 21 against Valhalla, but the Vikings steamrolled the Blue Devils, 28-7. The only score for the hosts came with three minutes left in the first half when sophomore quarterback David Powlis launched one high and deep to senior Brody Corless for a 48-yard touchdown to make it 14-7. 

Valhalla scored in the third quarter on a 31-yard reception and in the fourth on a 16-yard run. Haldane’s offense struggled, gaining just 165 total yards and going 1 for 10 on third-down conversions. After the game, Coach Ryan McConville lamented a lack of execution. Haldane hits the road on Saturday (Sept. 28) to play Tuckahoe, its perennial Class D rival. Kickoff is at 7:30 p.m., and the game will be broadcast at events.locallive.tv/events/153961. 

BOYS’ SOCCER — The Blue Devils were looking on Sept. 21 to snap a two-game losing streak, but Lakeland had other ideas with an easy 5-1 win. Things didn’t improve on Monday (Sept. 23) at Blind Brook (a 4-0 loss) or Wednesday hosting league rival Croton-Harmon (a 3-0 loss). On Saturday (Sept. 28), the Blue Devils (1-5) travel to Croton-Harmon, followed by a trip to Pawling on Tuesday. 

GIRLS’ SOCCER — The Blue Devils fell at Tuckahoe, 5-1, on Sept. 21 and at Putnam Valley, 2-1, on Tuesday (Sept. 24), a game in which senior Josie Foley-Hedlund scored on an assist from sophomore Taya Robinson. Haldane was scheduled to host Putnam Valley on Thursday (Sept. 26). Next week the Blue Devils (1-4) have three home matches: North Salem at 5 p.m. on Monday, Croton-Harmon at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday and Beacon at 5:15 p.m. on Friday.

GIRLS’ TENNIS — Haldane defeated Valhalla at home on Sept. 19, 4-1, behind an 8-0 victory by ninth-grader Ellie Dubroff and three doubles wins by Scout Thakur De Beer/Audrey Silverstein (8-3), Alice Stevenson/Charlie Robohm (8-6) and Silvia Hardman/Aisling Stathos (8-3). The Blue Devils (3-2) travel to Tuckahoe on Monday (Sept. 30) and host Woodlands on Wednesday at 4:30 p.m. 

VOLLEYBALL — After winning two straight, Haldane hoped to make it three when hosting Irvington on Sept. 20, but fell 25-19, 25-7, 25-18. The Blue Devils hosted North Salem on Wednesday (Sept. 25) and lost in similar fashion (25-13, 25-13, 25-12) to fall to 2-5. The Blue Devils were scheduled to host John Jay East Fishkill on Thursday. On Saturday, Haldane will play in an eight-team tournament at Lakeland High School. Next week the team hosts Putnam Valley on Monday at 6:30 p.m. and travels to Croton-Harmon on Tuesday.

CROSS-COUNTRY — On Sept. 21, Haldane competed in the Dan Purdy Invitational at Pawling. Junior Owen Powers had the best finish for the boys, placing fourth among 121 runners in the 3-mile in 16:32.54. For the girls, senior Ashley Sousa was 14th of 80 runners in 22:23.61. The Blue Devils will compete on Saturday (Sept. 28) in the Bowdoin Classic in Wappingers Falls.