Weekly Wildcats Sports Report

Football

Wildcats quarterback Brody Frederick completed 20 of 25 passes for 379 yards and two touchdowns in Warwick’s 43-27 divisional win over Washingtonville. Ryan Sullivan led all receivers with eight catches for 165 yards, with two receiving touchdowns and one rushing touchdown. Dylan Sullivan caught seven balls for 154 yards, averaging 22 yards per reception. Anthony Mazza, Dan Devine and Wyatt Vreeland combined for five receptions and 60 yards. Junior Running Back Giacomo Abbate rushed for 137 yards and two touchdowns, and Mohammad Najafipour carried the ball four times, averaging four yards per carry.

The offensive line led the way with tremendous run and pass blocking, helping the Wildcats accumulate more than 564 offensive yards and 43 points over a well-coached Washingtonville defense. Offensive lineman, captains Michael Hennessy, Grant Havell and Michael Miller, battled through nagging soreness through 10 weeks of football to perform at the highest level.

The defense was led by player of the game Luca Siebert, who intercepted three passes from his safety position. Grant Havell, Wyatt Vreeland and Colton Senius combined for 22 tackles on defense. Tommy Ronan, Jaeden Walker, Wyatt Vreeland and Colton Senius sacked Washingtonville’s quarterback. Sophomore linebacker Jackson Miceli contributed six tackles from his linebacker position and senior special teams sensation Kevin Ginley had five tackles as the nickel back.

Washingtonville converted five 4th downs, completed a fake punt for a first down, and scored a touchdown on a reverse pass. Special teams became an important phase of the game and kicker Cole Haskew converted three of four extra points, while punter Domenico Berlingieri was very effective.

Warwick travels to Minisink on Friday night, November 1, for a 7:00 pm game. Warwick has qualified for the Class A football play-offs, along with Cornwall, Our Lady of Lourdes, and Minisink.

Boys cross country

Warwick Valley hosted the OCIAA Cross Country Championship meet at Sanfordville Elementary School on Oct. 26.  The boys team placed fourth in a 22-team field using a team spread of 15 seconds for their second to fifth men. Freshman Leo Shostal paced the Wildcats with an eighth-place finish in a personal best time of 16 minutes, :2.5 seconds.  He was followed by RJ Dovico, Collin Freet, AJ Kobrick, Jack Cosco, Liam Astbury and Jake Tannar.  With a team five-man average of 17:17, they made over a 65-second improvement from just a year ago and placed two spots better as a team.  

View complete race results at: https://fat.live/meets/39513/events/xc/1517664

Next the team will head to Bear Mountain on Nov. 6 for the Section 9 Championships. Go Wildcats!

Girls cross country

Seniors Alyssa Dovico (20:06.3) and Alexa Keys (20:20.2) finished 16th and 18th to lead the Wildcats to a fourth-place finish at the OCIAA Cross Country Championship meet. 

View complete results at https://fat.live/meets/39513/events/xc/1517666

Girls Swimming

Warwick senior Ciara Kelly finished second in the 100-yard breaststroke (1:13.57) and eighth in the 50 freestyle (26.94) at the OCIAA Division 2 Championship meet at Washingtonville. Diver Talia Potempa placed sixth in diving with an 11-dive score of 330.65. The Wildcats placed sixth in the team competition with 160 points. Next up is the Section 9 Championship meet on Nov. 7-9 at Valley Central.

Boys soccer

The Wildcats play at top-seeded Washingtonville at 2 p.m. on Oct. 31 in a Section 9 Class AA semifinal game. The winner advances to the championship game on Nov. 5 at Middletown High School.

Girls Soccer

Second-seeded Warwick will play the Minisink Valley-Valley Central winner in the semifinals at 2 p.m. on Nov. 4 in New Paltz. The semifinal winner will play in the championship game at 5 p.m. on Nov. 6 at Wallkill High School.