Rich Monetti
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John Jay Takes the Day off with 12-3 Win Over Burnt Hills
Please see tip, pledge and subscribe buttons or my venmo is @Rich-Monetti John Jay Crowd Shots On Tuesday April 15, spring break let the lacrosse team sleep a little late. It also meant the Wolves took to Contest Field early versus Burnt Hills. But John Jay woke up first and also stayed up late.
By Rich Monetti9 months ago in Unbalanced
Somers Has an Easy Time of Briarcliff in 17-6 Victory
Please see tip, pledge and subscribe buttons or my venmo address is : @Rich-Monetti On Friday April 11, Somers hosted Briarcliff, and the Tuskers didn’t take much time to get on the scoreboard. 47 seconds in, the next one came only seven seconds later, and so it went the rest of the way.
By Rich Monetti9 months ago in Unbalanced
Somers Chase Falls Short versus Fox Lane
Please see tip, pledge and subscribe buttons or my venmo is : @Rich-Monetti After overcoming an early 3-0 deficit last week versus North Rockland, the Tuskers were in trouble early again when they hosted Fox Lane on Wednesday April 2. Down 4-0 this time, the girls still didn’t give in and eventually took a 9-8 lead. But the chase wasn’t over.
By Rich Monetti9 months ago in Unbalanced
John Jay Wins Big Over Eastchester
Please see tip, pledge and subscribe buttons or my venmo is @Rich-Monetti A great beginning to the 2025 season already, the John Jay offense did start pretty slow on Monday, April 7 at Contest Field. Two sputtering drives, the girls had the luxury thanks to the defense. “Playing aggressive, putting pressure on the quarterback, forcing errors, that’s what we’ve been doing,” said Head Coach Jimmy Clark. And after Eastchester was the latest to find out, the John Jay offense caught up to the defense for good on possession three.
By Rich Monetti9 months ago in Unbalanced
Mean Girls Brings the Music Laughs and a Message
Please see tip, pledge and subscribe buttons or my venmo is : @Rich-Monetti Chamber Orchestra and Mean Girls Slideshow From Friday April 4 to Sunday April 6, Somers High School will present Mean Girls, and by definition, a dose of teenager life is an unavoidable conclusion. “There are realistic parallels,” said Mayak Dave. But in portraying Kevin G, the senior assures they’ll be enough glee to keep the angst at bay.
By Rich Monetti9 months ago in Geeks
John Jay can’t beat the Rain or Yorktown in 6-2 Loss
Please see tip, pledge and subscribe buttons below or my venmo address is : @Rich-Monetti On Saturday April 5, a dreary, cold, rainy day still had John Jay come out pretty hot versus the visiting Yorktown Huskers. Blake O’Callaghan short hopped Thomas Carney’s sidewinder in the opening seconds, and right back the other way, Dino Rajamani found the net at 10:40. The small crowd up in arms, the cheers unfortunately subsided the rest of the way.
By Rich Monetti9 months ago in Unbalanced
Somers Tennis Loses Close One to Mahopac
Please see tip, pledge and subscribe buttons below or my venmo is : @Rich-Monetti On Friday April 4, the tennis team traveled to Mahopac High School, and the last match just snuck in under the disappearance of the sun. 3-3 at that point in the day, both teams had to wait for the outcome in the diminishing light
By Rich Monetti9 months ago in Unbalanced
Somers Lacrosse Opens with Resounding 17-4 Victory
Please see tip, subscribe and pledge buttons below or my venmo is @Rich-Monetti It doesn’t matter the sport, you can’t score without the ball, but usually each side gets an equal share. Not the case in lacrosse, fortunes fall heavily on the men at midfield, and Matt Mayfield has long known the score in the circle. “It’s you against the other guy,” he said, and by game’s end, the ledger was far from balanced.
By Rich Monetti10 months ago in Unbalanced
John Jay Is Determined in 40-20 win Over Somers
Please see tip, pledge and subscribe buttons or my venmo is @Rich-Monetti Slideshow v Yorktown Last year was the first season of flag football at John Jay and the learning curve was pretty long in a tough season. So with Jimmy Clark returning to the gridiron after two years, the team is responding to the new curriculum. “They are like sponges,” he said, and when the first game was over, the Wolves weren’t the ones who had to stay after school.
By Rich Monetti10 months ago in Unbalanced
Special Olympics at Somers : Everyone Wins
Please see tip, pledge and subscribe buttons or my venmo is : @Rich-Monetti Special Olympics Slideshow On Wednesday March 19, the Somers Tuskers Special Olympics team hosted Lakeland at the high school, and the home team came away with a 30-22 victory. But the real outcome was not on the scoreboard, according to one spectator.
By Rich Monetti10 months ago in Unbalanced
