Bronxville Playoff Preview: Field Hockey and Boys’ and Girls’ Soccer
The field hockey team in the Homecoming game against Albertus Magnus. Photo by J. Murrer.
By J. Murrer and S.Q. DeJoy
Oct. 23, 2024: There will be a lot of activity down at Chambers and Hayes Fields in the next week as the regular season winds down and the playoffs begin. The Bronxville varsity football team (6-0) will play its last regular season game at home on Saturday against Edgemont/Blind Brook, and the boys’ soccer team will also compete on Saturday in the first round of playoffs against Pawling at noon.
The girls’ soccer team will play in the first round of playoffs at home on Monday, and the field hockey team will play in the quarterfinal round on Tuesday, October 29th.
Boys’ Soccer
The boys’ soccer team celebrates after defeating Woodlands during Homecoming Week. Photo by David Fenner.
This year’s team returned 21 players including 15 seniors from last year.
The Broncos ended the regular season with an overall record of 11-3-2 and finished 2nd in league play. They are seeded No. 5 in Class B out of a field of 13 Class B teams.
Last week, the boys’ soccer team defeated Eastchester (1-0) and Albertus Magnus (7-0) and tied Irvington (0-0). Keio and Blind Brook are the top-ranked teams in Class B.
The Broncos, led by Captains Miles Jernigan, Austin Waggoner, and Dimitri Hanjis, have scored 41 goals and given up 16 during the regular season. Thirteen different players scored goals this season including Kane Christian (12G/5A), Sam Becker (10G,1A), and Dimitri Hanjis (5G, 8A).
The defense is anchored by keeper Miles Jernigan and center back Austin Waggoner.
The soccer team will play Pawling on Saturday in the first round of playoffs. In 2023, the 6th-seeded Broncos defeated Hastings in the first round and lost to Croton 1-0 in the quarterfinals.
Girls Soccer
The girls’ soccer team celebrates after defeating Dobbs Ferry at Homecoming. Photo by David Fenner.
Led by Captains Kalliroi Ladas, Evy Henningson, Jillian Byrne, and Amy Villanueva, the girls’ soccer team finished the regular season with 10 wins, 5 losses and one tie. The Broncos have scored 44 goals this season and only given up seven. They will be the No. 2 seed in Class B.
Last week, Bronxville finished the season with wins over Irvington (4-0), Hastings (1-0), and Dobbs Ferry (2-0). Bronxville did not play the top-seeded team, Blind Brook, during the regular season.
Ladas is leading in team goals, and Kara Kochansky has been stellar at center back. Henningson, Byrne and Villanueva have been very solid in the midfield.
The brackets for the playoffs should be available later today, and the Broncos first round game will be at home on Monday. The Broncos lost 1-0 to Briarcliff in the Class B semifinals last year.
The girls’ field hockey team in a game against Albertus Magnus during Homecoming Week. Photo by J. Murrer.
Field Hockey
The girls’ field hockey team in a game against Albertus Magnus during Homecoming Week. Photo by J. Murrer.
The Broncos finished the regular season as League Champions with a record of 9-5-2, which included wins last week over Irvington (1-0) and Rye Neck (6-0). The field hockey team has outscored their opponents 59-8 this season.
After the seeding meeting convenes this week, the Broncos expect to be the No. 4 seed in the Class C playoffs behind Putnam Valley, Pleasantville and Pawling. During the regular season, Bronxville defeated Pawling, tied Putnam Valley, and lost to Pleasantville.
Campbell Molloy and Ellie Garofalo are the captains this year and hold the team together on the defensive line. Juniors Sabrina Presant and Izzy Yeon drive the Bronco offense, and junior goalkeepers Eva Klessel and Michaela Doheny have held off many opponents this season.
The quarterfinals will take place on Tuesday, October 29th. The Broncos lost 4-0 to Putnam Valley in the Sectional Semifinals last year.
Go Broncos.
