Bowling: John Jay begins new era today

Written by J.B. Cozens
Thursday, 19 November 2009 11:00

It took four years for the John Jay bowling team to go from a newcomer to an established competitor, a journey capped off last season when the boys team finished seventh in Section 1.

The challenge now is to keep the ball rolling, but without many of the key figures who helped the Indians get to where they are today.

“It’s definitely going to be different this year,” said head coach Paul Plutzker, whose team opens the season today against Rye Neck. “We’ve got a new look and it’s going to be exciting, and it’s going to be interesting.”

Youth wrestling program hopes to build on success

Written by J.B. Cozens
Thursday, 12 November 2009 10:24

Wrestling in Katonah-Lewisboro has come a long, long way since the John Jay Youth Wrestling Club started 14 years ago.

At the time, local wrestling had come to a dead stop, as the John Jay High School team had been dropped in the late 80s.

The youth program began a rebirth that since then has seen John Jay bring back wrestling (in 2001) and in eight years build itself into one of the elite teams in Section 1.

Volleyball: Foxes sweep John Jay in section finals

Monday, 09 November 2009 06:59

Fox Lane swept the John Jay volleyball team, 3-0, in the Section 1 Class A championship match last Friday at Hendrick Hudson High School in Montrose.

The final scores were 25-11, 25-20, 25-20. It was the Foxes' third win over the Indians this season, all 3-0 victories.

Football: Ketcham downs John Jay in bowl game

Friday, 06 November 2009 10:20

The John Jay football team closed out the season on a disappointing note with a 49-27 loss to R.C. Ketcham on Thursday night, in the Don DeMatteo Bowl game at the John Jay Contest Field.

The host Indians, who had advanced to the bowl game with three straight wins, finished at 4-5.

Ketcham (6-3) scored 21 straight points in the second half to break a 14-14 tie. John Jay could not stop Ketcham in the second half, as the visiting Indians racked up 282 yards in the half and scored five touchdowns.

Volleyball: John Jay advances to section finals

Written by J.B. Cozens
Thursday, 05 November 2009 11:09

The John Jay volleyball team will play for the Section 1 Class A championship on Friday night, after the Indians swept Tappan Zee, 3-0, in Wednesday's semifinals at John Jay.

The second-seeded Indians (11-7) will take on top-seeded Fox Lane on Friday at 6 p.m. at Hendrick Hudson High School in Montrose. The Foxes (14-3) swept Beacon on Wednesday, 3-0.

Fox Lane beat John Jay in both regular-season meetings by scores of 3-0, but John Jay head coach Tom Rizzotti is hoping his team has taken away some lessons from those defeats.

Girls swimming: Weston qualifies for states

Thursday, 05 November 2009 12:27

John Jay swimmer Caroline Weston qualified for the state championships in the 100-yard breaststroke for the third year in a row, at Wednesday's Section 1 championships at Felix Festa Middle School in West Nyack.

Weston, a junior, finished 10th with a state-qualifying time of 1:09.64. The state standard is 1:10.37.

Also making it to Wednesday's section finals was junior Katie Grant, who was 12th in the 500-yard freestyle with a time of 5:24.32 — a drop of more than seven seconds off her seed time.

Volleyball: John Jay hosts Tappan Zee in section semifinals on Wednesday

Written by J.B. Cozens
Tuesday, 03 November 2009 21:44

The John Jay volleyball takes on Tappan Zee on Wednesday in the Section 1 Class A semifinals, at 4:30 at John Jay.

The second-seeded Indians (10-7) advanced with a 3-0 win over Brewster on Monday at home. The final scores were 25-18, 25-20, 25-12.

“I think that they’re starting to play really well. I think it’s a very talented team,” said head coach Tom Rizzotti.

Girls soccer: North Rockland ousts Indians

Written by J.B. Cozens
Tuesday, 03 November 2009 18:24

Playing a second-seeded North Rockland team that was aggressive, physical and athletic, the John Jay girls soccer team found itself in an early 2-0 hole in Tuesday’s Section 1 Class AA quarterfinal game in Thiells.

The Red Raiders had the seventh-seeded Indians on their heels for much of the first half, and seemed in clear control of the game when the teams walked off the field at halftime. John Jay had only one shot on goal in the half.

Which made the Indians’ second-half performance all that more impressive.

Football: Indians host bowl game Thursday

Monday, 02 November 2009 11:16

The John Jay football team will play in the Don DeMatteo Section 1 Class AA Premier Bowl game on Thursday on the John Jay Contest Field.

The Indians (4-4) play R.C. Ketcham (5-3) at 6:30 p.m.

Girls soccer: Indians edge Clarkstown North, 1-0; play North Rockland Tuesday in quarterfinals

Written by J.B. Cozens
Monday, 02 November 2009 17:01

The John Jay girls soccer team advanced to the Section 1 Class AA quarterfinals with a 1-0 win over Clarkstown North on Saturday at home.

The seventh-seeded Indians play at North Rockland on Tuesday at 2. The second-seeded Red Raiders (13-1-2) defeated White Plains in the first round, 2-0.