Varsity Roundup: Haldane

FOOTBALL — Coming off a bye week and two straight losses, Haldane bounced back on Oct. 12 with a 23-0 home win over Peekskill. David Powlis completed 10 of 15 passes for 165 yards and three touchdowns, Alex Gaugler had 28 carries for 132 yards and Jake Thomas caught four passes for 95 yards and two scores. 

The Blue Devils scored in the first quarter on 51-yard and 23-yard passes from Powlis to Thomas. The defense also forced a safety to put Haldane up 16-0. The third TD came in the fourth quarter when Powlis fired a 23-yard pass to Brody Corless. Haldane (3-2) will host Putnam Valley (3-2) at 7 p.m. tonight (Oct. 18) under the lights for homecoming. 

BOYS’ SOCCER — Haldane suffered two tough road losses, falling 6-0 at Peekskill on Oct. 11 and 4-0 at Walter Panas on Tuesday (Oct. 15). The Blue Devils (3-10) hosted Pawling on Thursday (Oct. 17) and travel to Putnam Valley on Saturday. 

GIRLS’ SOCCER — While the boys hosted Walter Panas, the girls traveled to Cortlandt to face the Panthers but also fell, 4-1. After Stella Gretina tied the game for the Blue Devils in the first half, Panas scored three straight. On Wednesday (Oct. 16), Haldane honored its seniors — Amelia Alayon, Josie Foley-Hedlund, Zohra Kapoor, Martha McBride and Gabby Perilli — before hosting Yonkers Montessori Academy.

Although YMA scored first, Gretina had the equalizer with 4:42 left in the first half, and a minute later Foley-Hedlund gave Haldane the lead. Gretina and Foley-Hedlund each scored again in the second half, along with Perilli, for a 5-2 win. The Blue Devils (2-11) have one more game scheduled, on Monday (Oct. 21) at Franklin Roosevelt. 

GIRLS’ TENNIS — The Blue Devils won their fourth straight match on Oct. 10 over Westlake, 4-0. Ellie Dubroff and Mary McBride won at singles and Scout Thakur De Beer/Silvia Hardman and Charlie Robohm/Audrey Silverstein at doubles. Against Croton-Harmon on Oct. 11, the girls fell, 3-1, with Dubroff winning at singles. Despite a late-season surge, the Blue Devils (7-5) did not qualify for the Section I tournament.

VOLLEYBALL — Haldane fell, 3-0, at Yonkers Montessori Academy on Oct. 11 but won at Pawling on Wednesday (Oct. 16), 3-1 (25-20, 25-19, 22-25, 25-20). Elaina Johanson had 11 kills, Liv Holmbo had 11 aces and Savannah Duggan scored 17 digs. The Blue Devils (3-11) host Croton-Harmon today (Oct. 18) at 4:15 p.m., travel to Putnam Valley on Monday and host Pawling at 6 p.m. on Wednesday. 

CROSS-COUNTRY — The boys edged Putnam Valley on Oct. 10 by one point for the league championship at North Salem. The girls finished second, seven points behind North Salem. Owen Powers won the boys’ race, setting a course record in 16:44, Jack Ilian was third in 18:10 and Henry Amadei was 13th in 19:10. For the girls, Ashley Sousa was third in 22:50, Kate Resi was 10th in 24:54 and Hazel Berkley was 11th in 25:08. All six runners received All-League honors. The Blue Devils will race on Saturday (Oct. 19) in the Section I Invitational at Woodlands.