Thursday, September 19, 2024

KDJ's Five Stars: Top Performances from Week 1 in Football

By Kevin Devaney Jr.

September 17, 2024

Another weekend of breakout performances highlighted the Section 1 football schedule as all teams officially kicked off the 2024 season.

Here is Kevin Devaney’s “5 Stars” feature, which picks the five most impactful individual efforts from Week 1(Sept. 13-15) around the area:

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Kevin Devaney Jr.

Kevin Devaney Jr. has been covering high school sports in the Hudson Valley since 1998, working with The Journal News and LoHud.com, MSG Varsity and News 12 Varsity. He currently is Vice President of Digital Content at LocalLive Networks (locallive.tv), while also operating his own website KDJMedia.com

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Gameday Guardians of the Week: Week 1

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Bronxville Carmel Nanuet Pelham North Rockland

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Brewster Posts Shutout at Home Against Lakeland

Brewster bounced back from a Week 0 loss to Section 9’s Ballston Spa with a 13-0 win over visiting Lakeland. ...

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Brewster Lakeland

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Ossining opens with win over White Plains

The duo of Ibara and Ramirez carried the backfield of Ossining to an opening night win over White Plains on Friday. ...

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White Plains Ossining

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Mahopac muscles up, fends off Fox Lane in playoff rematch

Mahopac got a shred of revenge for last year’s playoff upset and, more importantly, built more momentum entering Friday night against rival Somers. ...

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Mahopac Fox Lane

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Big-play Faye sparks Haldane over Woodlands

Haldane improved to 2-0 on the season with an explosive 55-28 victory over Woodlands on Saturday, fueled by a standout performance from Fallou Faye. ...

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Haldane Woodlands

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Carmel title defense opens with high-octane win over John Jay-East Fishkill

Three-time defending Section 1 Class AA champion Carmel looked like a team eyeing a run at a fourth on Friday night. ...

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Carmel John Jay-EF

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Somers survives Yorktown, pushed Section 1 streak to 37 straight

The Somers football team hasn’t lost to a Section 1 opponent since the 2019 Class A championship. The now 37-game winning streak was about a yard and maybe a fortunate whistle away from being broken. ...

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Somers Yorktown

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Opening Statement: Bronxville impresses in win at Pleasantville (video)

Bronxville’s jump into Class B might not be as much of a leap as many expect. ...

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Pleasantville

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Iona Prep-Bergen Catholic, Stepinac-St Joe's headling NYCHSFL schedule on LocalLive

A massive final weekend of non-league football in the New York Catholic High School Football League features three premier New York vs. New Jersey matchups, all of which will be streamed on LocalLive. ...

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Archbishop Stepinac Iona Prep

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Pearl River kicks off Week 1 with decisive win at home

Thursday night football came to Pearl River in the home opener. The Pirates continued their strong start to 2024, rolling past Hen Hud to improve to 2-0. ...

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Pearl River Hen Hud

GAMES TO WATCH

09/20	Ketcham at White Plains	6:00PM
09/20	Carmel at Suffern	6:00PM
09/20	North Rockland at Mamaroneck	6:00PM
09/20	John Jay-EF at Scarsdale	6:00PM
09/20	Ardsley at Nanuet	6:00PM
09/20	Pearl River at Pleasantville	6:00PM

CLASS LEADERS W-L OVERALL

CLASS AA
Carmel	1-0

CLASS A
Brewster	1-1

CLASS B
Bronxville	1-0

CLASS C
Valhalla	1-0

CLASS D
Haldane	2-0

CLASS Independent
Horace Greeley	2-0