FOOTBALL — Seeded No. 5 in the Section IX, Class B playoffs, Beacon continued its impressive turnaround season with a 25-14 upset win on Nov. 1 at No. 4 Spackenkill. Jazziah Whitted completed 6 of 8 passes for 60 yards with a touchdown, while Jaden Jones had 52 yards rushing and 52 yards receiving. He and Giovanni Browley each caught TDs. On defense, Kevin Beal and Elijah Epps each had six tackles. Beacon (7-2) will travel to No. 1 Port Jervis today (Nov. 8) for a 6 p.m. kickoff. The game will be streamed at fan.hudl.com. Port Jervis (7-1), ranked the fifth-best Class B team in the state by the New York State Sportswriters Association, defeated the Bulldogs, 49-12, on Sept. 27.
VOLLEYBALL — Seeded No. 2 in the Section IX, Class A tournament, the Bulldogs advanced to the finals on Wednesday (Nov. 6) with a 3-1 (25-22, 25-17, 23-25, 25-13) home victory over No. 3 Saugerties. Lila Burke had 23 kills and four aces, while Daveya Rodriguez scored 15 kills and Katherine Ruffy had 39 assists. Beacon (13-5) faces No. 1 Cornwall (14-1) at 5:30 p.m. today (Nov. 8) at Mount Saint Mary College in Newburgh. Cornwall’s only loss was to Beacon, 3-2, on Sept. 23.
Photos by Cadence Heeter
BOYS’ SOCCER — After advancing to the title game in the Section IX, Class A tournament with wins over Liberty and Wallkill, the No. 2 Bulldogs came up short at top-seeded Lourdes on Nov. 2, losing 2-0. Beacon finished 15-3. The Bulldogs had won three straight sectional titles.
Photos by Cadence Heeter
CROSS-COUNTRY — Beacon competed on Nov. 2 at the Section IX championships at Bear Mountain State Park. For the boys, Caellum Tripaldi was 21st in 18:32 and Travis Dickston was 23rd in 18:39. For the girls, Cecilia Alle placed 34th (25:43), Elise Moran was 36th (26:12) and Maeve Haley was 39th (26:27).Â
BASKETBALL — The Cleveland Cavaliers have signed former Beacon High School and Syracuse University player Elijah Hughes to their G League affiliate, the Cleveland Charge. The 26-year-old guard played last season for the Wisconsin Herd, the G League affiliate of the Milwaukee Bucks, after spending two seasons in the NBA with the Utah Jazz and Portland Trailblazers.
