Under-12 girls

Riverdale Pumas, 7
Briarcliff Blue Devils, 1

The Pumas pushed their winning streak to five games with a dominating 7-1 win over Briarcliff. Forward Raechelle Emanuel proved to be the star of the game for Riverdale by scoring a total of four goals, including the first three of the contest for a firsthalf hat trick. Forward Lacey McCaw added a pair of goals in the second half and midfielder Sydney Rodriguez also found the back of the net to close out the scoring. Riverdale defenders Rachel Silva, Ashley Martinez, Gabrielle Yee, Kristen Rosado and Destiny James effectively shut down Briarcliff’s offense, while strong work from midfielders Jewel Estrella, Megan Almonte, Leah Moore and Shaelynn Rios helped the Pumas keep the ball in their opponent’s half of the field throughout the game.

Under-13 girls

Riverdale Lions, 6
Scarsdale Breakaway, 0

Anna Timmins tallied the first two goals of the match for Riverdale and this was all the offense that the Lions would need on the way to a 6- 0 victory. The sibling duo of Krystal and Samantha Suero was effective in distributing the ball all day and created multiple scoring opportunities for Riverdale, including assists on goals by Angela Pepdjonovic, Mairead Connelly, Zara Mian and Elise Mason. Daphne Gampel, Maggie Pozenel, Colleen Freyer and Gabriella Miller bolstered the Lions defense, while keepers Sara Spencer and Rebecca Gritz provided solid play in net.

Under-12 boys

Scarsdale Mustangs, 3
Riverdale Wildcats, 2

A furious second half comeback by the Riverdale Wildcats came up just short, as the local team lost a home game for the first time this season, falling 3-2 to Scarsdale. The Wildcats allowed their opponents to score three consecutive goals to open the contest and trailed 3-0 at halftime. From then on, Scarsdale shifted to a defensive strategy and gave the Wildcats an opening to climb back into the game. Riverdale strikers Ciaran Burke and Kostas Perselis both hit the back of the net to cut the deficit down to one, but this was as close as the Wildcats would get on this day.