Bronco parade on Wednesday night. Photo by David Fenner.

By J. Murrer and S.Q. DeJoy 

Sept. 28, 2022: Bronxville High School’s Homecoming festivities concluded on Saturday after a week of games and Homecoming activities. The lights were up all week for JV and varsity games, and on Thursday during the field hockey game, the food trucks that were parked next to the field brought out many members of the community.  Click here to see a photo gallery.

The Bronxville soccer team enjoys pizza from the food trucks. Photo by J. Murrer.

During the week, the Broncos created team banners, marched in a parade, dressed in costumes that started with the letter “B”, and the field hockey team gathered together to repaint the Midland Avenue shed with a Western theme. At the start of every varsity Homecoming game, seniors welcomed their parents to the field with flowers.  

Midland Avenue shed. Photo by J.Murrer

The Fenner family before the start of the field hockey game. Photo by J. Murrer.

While there were many games during the week, the Bronxville football team’s game against Pleasantville on Saturday night turned out to be the most exciting game of Homecoming. The Panthers, who were the 2021 Class B State Runner-up, started this season as the Class B favorite, and the underdog Broncos fought hard to the end, losing the game 21-14 in overtime.

In that game, Pleasantville took a 7-0 lead in the first quarter on a touchdown by Daniel Picart, but the Broncos came back and scored in the second quarter on a long touchdown pass from quarterback Connor Kenny to receiver Pierce Patterson. Bronxville was unsuccessful with the two-point conversion, and the teams went into halftime with the score at 7-6.

In the third quarter, Pleasantville scored a second time as quarterback Aidan Picart and brother Daniel teamed up to move the ball on the ground and in the air. The Panthers took a 14-6 lead but that was all they would get in the second half as the Bronxville defense sharpened up and was able to shut Pleasantville down for remainder of regulation time.

Bronxville defense takes down Pleasantville.  Photo by David Fenner.

The Bronco offense moved the ball on the ground well in the first half and stepped up their passing game in the second.  They drove the ball deep into Pleasantville territory twice without scoring, but late in the fourth quarter a four-minute Bronco drive ended with a touchdown pass from Kenny to Owen Atkeson.  The two-point conversion from Kenny to Jack Newton tied it up 14-14 and sent the game into overtime.

Score is 14-14 at the end of regulation time. Photo by David Fenner.

Pleasantville had first possession starting on the Bronco 25, and Daniel Picart quickly scored for the Panthers.  In Bronxville’s overtime drive, a pass from Kenny to Owen Atkeson moved the ball to first and goal, but despite several passes into the end zone, the Broncos were unable to score.

The Bronco offense had strong contributions from running backs Newton, Davis Patterson, and Gabe Maicon and wide receivers Pierce Patterson and Benji and Owen Atkeson.   The offensive line, Eamonn O’Reilly, Chris Scotti, Joseph Matthews, Alex Chrostowski, and Matt McSherry, played a tremendous game.

Connor Kenny hands off to Jack Newton (24). Photo by David Fenner.

The Broncos will face Ardsley at Chambers Field at 1:30 on Saturday.

Here’ a look at how all the Bronxville teams fared last week.

Boys’ soccer

The boys’ soccer team at halftime during the varsity field hockey game. Photo by David Fenner.

The boys’ soccer team had wins over Yonkers Montessori (5-1), Woodlands (7-0), and Hastings (5-1) during Homecoming week. The team record stands at 7-1-1 with their only loss to Albertus Magnus (1-0).

Of the 20 teams in Class B, Briarcliff (7-0-1), Bronxville, and Irvington (6-0-3) are ranked in the top three. The Broncos tied Irvington 1-1 in mid-September and will play them again at Irvington on Friday at 7PM.

Field Hockey

The field hockey team in the game against Irvington. Photo by David Fenner.

After tying Pawling 0-0 on Tuesday, the Broncos faced Irvington in their Homecoming contest on Thursday evening. Irvington took a 1-0 lead on a corner late in the second quarter and scored again late in the third to take a 2-0 lead.

The Broncos got on the board with two minutes left in the game when Amelia Orth scored with an assist from Ellie Clifford. Bronxville scored again with only seconds left, but a penalty corner was called, and the goal did not count leaving the Broncos with a 2-1 loss.

The Broncos (5-2-3) will play Albertus Magnus (4-3-1) away on Friday.

Girls’ Soccer

The girls’ soccer team in the win over Dobbs Ferry. Photo by David Fenner.

In the first night varsity game of the week, the Broncos defeated Dobbs Ferry 4-0 with scoring by Evy Henningson, Maddy Stupart, and Kara Kochansky. Goalkeeper Lily Delaney had four saves. The Broncos played two more games during Homecoming Week and losing 3-0 to Briarcliff and tying Hastings 0-0.

The team has a tough week ahead and will face Scarsdale (6-1) today at home and Irvington (7-2) tomorrow at Irvington.

Swimming

The Bronxville-Tuckahoe swim team took on North Rockland during Homecoming and won 94-89. Bronxville had first place finishes in 11 out of 12 events. Results are below:

200 Medley Relay: Julia Bazinet, Caroline Hardart, Marian Schafer, Keala Schubert

100 backstroke and 200 freestyle: J. Bazinet

100 freestyle and 200 IM: Fiona Barr

100 breaststroke and 500 freestyle: K. Schubert

100 butterfly: M. Schafer

500 freestyle: Mae Rucci

200 freestyle relay: C. Hardart, F. Barr, M. Rucci, K. Schubert

400 freestyle relay: F. Barr, M. Rucci, M. Schafer, J. Bazinet

Boys’ Cross Country

At the Regis Invitational held on September 17^th at Van Cortlandt Park, the Broncos placed first in the Frosh Boys’ A Race. Competing in a field of 125 runners, Julian Gonzalez placed 4^th in 9:17.7 and was followed by Will Hogue (6^th, 9:36.2), Will Glaser (7^th, 9:46.0), Spencer Martin (23^rd, 10:19.9), and John Sekula (44^th, 11:02.4).

Bronxville’s Kieran McBride won the Sophomore Boys’ Race in 14:16.2. In the boys’ varsity race, Andrew Jensen placed 10^th in 14:31.1 and J.W. Henningson placed 13^th in 14:39.5.

The Broncos also competed against Rye Neck, Tuckahoe and Hamilton last week, and seven Broncos placed in the top ten in the varsity race: Ellis Goodson, 1^st, Kieran McBride, 2^nd, Andrew Jensen, 3^rd, J.W. Henningson, 6^th, Luke Corr, 8^th, Dallas Agnew, 9^th, and Jack Toal, 10^th.

Girls’ Cross Country

The Bronxville girls ran extremely well in the meet against Rye Neck, Tuckahoe and Hamilton with eight runners placing in the top ten: Maddy Williams, 1^st, Meghan Curran, 2^nd, Katie O’Hare, 3^rd, Hope Hershberg, 5^th, Charlotte Murray, 7^th, Charlotte Black, 8^th, Kate Outcalt, 9^th, and Kailee Fino, 10^th.

The Bronxville girls’ team ran against some incredible competition at the Bowdoin XC Classic on Saturday. In the race that included some of the top teams from New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut, Bronxville placed 5^th with two Bronxville runners placing in the top ten in their race.  Maddy Williams ran the race in 20:26.90 placing 7th, and Lux Burgin placed 8^th in 20:30.10.

The team will run at the Manhattan Invitational on October 8^th.

Girls’ Tennis

The tennis team waiting to be introduced at halftime. Photo by J. Murrer.

The Bronco tennis team may have had their Homecoming match rained out, but that did not stop them from enjoying the festivities during the week.  The team dressed up for B-day, and was also introduced at halftime of the field hockey game on Thursday.  

Bronxville fans. Photo by David Fenner.

Go Broncos.