Men’s basketball
Congratulations to Jaden Chavis for the win Lohud’s player of the weekfor his performances against Somers, Harrison and John Jay Cross River.
Peekskill’s run of form came to an end last week, after losing to Ardsley, 53-49, on Tuesday, January 14th. In that game, Jaden Chavis scored 27 points and Isaiah Crawford scored 13.
The Peekskill boys bounced back on Thursday, Jan. 16, earning a victory over Hendrick Hudson, 68-44. Chavis led the Red Devils in points with 29. Crawford followed with 15 and Darius Smythe with 14.
The Red Devils currently have an overall record of seven wins and five losses. Their next game is against Edgemont on Wednesday, January 22 at Edgemont High School at 4:30 pm The Peekskill boys also play Sleepy Hollow on Friday, January 24 at home at 7 pm. .
Finally, Peekskill will compete in the 13th annual Coaches vs. Cancer Showcase at Mahopac High School this weekend. Their only game will be against Suffern High School on Saturday, January 25th at 3:30 pm.
Women’s basketball
It’s been a rough week for the Peekskill Varsity Girls Basketball team.
On Tuesday, January 14, Ardsley convincingly defeated Peekskill at home, 53-17. Amari Murphy scored 10 points in that game.
Two days later, on January 16, Peekskill was defeated by Hendrick Hudson, 61-15. In this game, Jealina Searight led the Red Devils in points with five. Amari Murphy and Nai’lah Smalls each scored four points.
Then, on Friday, January 17, Scarsdale B narrowly scrapped a win over Peekskill, 42-40. In this game, Amari Murphy led Peekskill in points with 27 and had two rebounds and two steals. In addition, Jealina Searight scored six points and had nine rebounds and 10 steals.
The Peekskill girls currently have an overall record of three wins and eight losses. For their next game, the Red Devils will host Edgemont High School on Wednesday, January 22 at 6:15 pm. The girls also play Barack Obama School for Social Justice away on Thursday, January 23 at 4:30 pm and Roosevelt High School on Monday, January 27 at home at 5 pm
Struggle
Peekskill fell to John Jay Cross River, 72-6, on Tuesday, January 14. Senior Tony Monchinski was the only wrestler to pick up points for the Red Devils, via pin at 145 lbs.
On Friday, January 17, 31 girls from different schools competed in the district Red Devil All-Girls Round Robin Wrestling Tournament.
Tournament results include: Gianna Cruz of Ursuline – first place in the 107 lb class, Iman Maroof of Scarsdale – first place in the 114 lb class, Jacqueline Goldberg of Scarsdale – first place in the 120 lb class, Kelly Mahecha of Arlington – first place in the 126 lb class, Daisy Bennett of Scarsdale – first place in the 132 lb class, Isabella Wagner of Liberty – first place in the 145 class lb., Emily Rodriguez of Nyack – first place in the 185 lb. class.
Over the weekend, Peekskill competed in the annual Eric D’Agnese Memorial Wrestling Tournament at Somers High School. According to Coach Andre Lee, Peekskill took 12th out of 17 teams. Tony Monchinski placed fourth in the 145-pound class, and Kedwind Ramos placed fourth in the 190-pound class.
For their next dual, Peekskill will take on Lakeland-Panas on Thursday, January 23 at home at 4:30 pm Senior night celebrations will be held prior to the dual. Peekskill will also compete in the Bulldog Wrestling Tournament this weekend at Beacon High School.
Winter track
On Monday, January 20, the Peekskill Winter Track & Field team competed in a meet at the Armory Track in New York City.
For the boys, Jermaine Carter received a gold medal for finishing first in the 600 meter run, with a time of 1:28.42.
For the girls, Arisa Specce received a silver medal for finishing second in the 1,500 with a time of 8:41.18.
On Saturday, January 25, the Red Devils will compete in a Westchester County Meet at the Armory Track in New York City at 6 pm.
Children’s swimming
The Peekskill-Hen Hud-Haldane Varsity Swim team started the week with a devastating loss to Pearl River on Tuesday, January 14th, 102-66.
Before the game, the boys honored their seniors with a Senior Night celebration. A total of seven seniors were recognized: Andres Cabrera, Cristopher Chunchi, Thomas Loctizer (Haldane), Zachary Ninan, Marcus Pruitt, Brandon Rodriguez and Cesar Quevedo.
The next day, January 15th, the boys rallied and took a win over Nyack, 83-77. According to Swimcloudfor the Peekskill co-op team, Zachary Ninan placed first in the 200 freestyle in 2:09.27 and first in the 500 freestyle with a personal best of 6:13.95, Thomas Locitzer placed first in the 50 freestyle with a personal best personal time. of 26.12 and first in the 100 breaststroke in 1:13.72.
Peekskill’s merged team finished the week by beating Port Chester, 95-69, on Friday, January 17th. For the Peekskill co-op team, Thomas Loctizer, Emmett Kopeloff, Marcus Pruitt, Zachary Ninan, first place in the 200 medley relay. in 2:10.90, Aaden Wik placed first in the 200 freestyle in a season-best time. of 2:24.41, Emmett Kopeloff placed first in the 200 individual medley in 2:39.20 and first in the 100 backstroke in 1:22.58, Zachary Ninan placed first in the 100 butterfly with a personal best time of 1: 07.66, Thomas Loctizer post. first in the 100 freestyle with a personal best time of 59.10 and first in the 100 back with a personal best time of 1:08.86, Cristopher Chunchi, Aaden Wik, Emmett Kopeloff, and Marcus Pruitt, finished first in the 200 freestyle relay in 1:58.70.
The team’s final swim meet of the season will be held on Friday, January 24 against Ossining at Ossining High School at 5 pm According to head coach Alana Donabie, the teams championship meet will be held on February 1 at Mount Vernon High School. .
Bowling
On January 9, the Peekskill bowling team fell to North Salem, with the boys and girls losing by a score of 7-0.
The Peekskill boys showed some improvement in their next game against John Jay Cross River (JJCR) on January 13th. In that game, the Peekskill boys lost, 4-3. Peekskill’s Elijah Resendes led his team in points with 453. For the girls, JJCR beat Peekskill, 7-0.
On Thursday, January 16, Peekskill took on Hendrick Hudson. The Mariners proved too much for the Red Devils, beating the boys and girls, 7-0.
The next game for Peekskill is a game against Yorktown on Wednesday, January 22 at Cortlandt Lanes at 3:30 pm. The bowling team will also play a positional round game on Thursday, January 23 at Cortlandt Lanes at 3:30 pm. it has not been confirmed yet.
All photos courtesy of Peekskill City School District.