September 23, 2024
football
The Wildcats varsity football team had its toughest practice week of the year in preparation for the Spirit Trophy Game against Goshen. The Spirit Trophy Game between the two schools is the second-longest-running football rivalry in New York State, dating back to 1896.
The Wildcats’ hard work paid off as Warwick defeated Goshen, 41-18, in front of a crowd of more than 3,000, putting Wildcats Country on fire heading into Homecoming Weekend. The Wildcats scored early and often, throwing five touchdown passes from quarterback Brodie Frederick to an elite group of receivers, earning them the nickname “Air Warwick.”
Ryan Sullivan led all receivers with six catches for 102 yards and a touchdown, while his brother Dylan had two catches for 47 yards and a touchdown. Anthony Mazza and Dan Devine combined for 142 yards and three touchdowns. Air Warwick was definitely on a roll!
Junior running back Giacomo Abbate led all runners with 83 yards on 13 carries and 68 yards on two kickoff returns. Wildcats kicker Cole Haskew was perfect on extra point attempts and the offensive line of Michael Hennessey, Michael Miller, Matt Lupkovich, Grant Havell, Brayden Harrison and Wyatt Vreeland were dominant up front.
The Wildcat defense was led by captain Michael Miller (8 tackles, 1 assist), Aidan Corballis (6 tackles), Grant Havell (4 tackles, 4 assists, 1 interception, 1 blocked kick), Aaron Callender and Wyatt Vreeland, who blocked a punt and returned it 49 yards for a touchdown. Matt Abel, Luka Seibert, Kevin Ginley and Colton Senius were outstanding in the secondary, slowing down a dangerous Goshen passing attack.
The Wildcats were ranked 19th in New York state by the New York State Sports Writers Association prior to Saturday’s win over Goshen, improving to 3-0 on the season. This weekend, the Wildcats will travel to Poughkeepsie to take on Class A finalist Our Lady of Lourdes on Friday night, September 27. In the 2023 matchup, Warwick defeated Lourdes, highlighted by a 70-yard touchdown reception by Dylan Sullivan.
Check out the photo gallery from the Goshen game below.
Men’s Soccer
Zeke Torres scored two goals to lead Warwick to a 4-0 win over Pine Bush College on September 20. Dylan Jelsen made nine saves in the shutout victory. Ronan Bradley and Simon Roldan also scored for the Wildcats.
Warwick defeated Valley Central, 3-2, on Sept. 18. Roldan, Joel Andoh and Tony Gringarna scored for the Wildcats. Jelsen made eight saves.
Check out the photo gallery from the Pine Bush game below.
Women’s Soccer
Warwick and Goshen played to a 0-0 draw on Sept. 19. Alexa Pitigar made 17 saves for the Wildcats. Warwick defeated Cornwall 9-1 on Sept. 17.
Women’s Tennis
Warwick improved to 5-0 on the season with 7-0 wins over Beacon and Monticello.
Men’s Cross Country
The Wildcats traveled to Beat Mountain State Park on September 21 to compete in the Suffern Invitational. The boys team again had their best performance of the season, placing 11th overall out of 70 schools. The Purple Wave were led by big leaps from New York state’s top freshman Leo Schostal in 15:59, RJ Dovico in 17:33 and AJ Kovrig in 17:39. Senior co-captains Liam Astbury and Collin Fleet finished in the top five over the difficult three-mile course in 17:55 and 18:10, respectively. The team’s next meet is on Tuesday, September 24 in Sanfordville, hosting Cornwall and Monroe Woodbury.
Women’s Cross Country
Senior captain Alyssa Dovico ran a personal best time of 18:50 to lead the Wildcats to third place at the Suffern Invitational, followed by Madison Olszewski in 20:12.3 and Julia Schlesinger in 20:18.0. The girls finished seventh out of 57 teams in the combined results.
Complete results can be found at https://live.fultonaccuratetiming.com/meets/39354/events/xc/1504089.
The Lady Cats’ next opponents are a trio of home matches against Section 9 powerhouse programs Cornwall and Monroe-Woodbury, which will be played on Sept. 24 at approximately 4:30 p.m.
Women’s Swimming
The girls swim team earned their first win of the season by defeating Minisink 104-78 on Sept. 19. Wildcat swimmers achieved 12 personal bests and four season bests during the meet.
Ciara Kelly took first place in the 100-yard breaststroke and second in the 50-meter freestyle. Addison Kleveno won the 100-meter backstroke and placed third in the 50-meter freestyle, and Jilan Shaw took first place in the 200-meter individual medley.
Full results can be found here: https://www.swimcloud.com/results/313641/
volleyball
On Sept. 20, Warwick University lost to Minisink Valley College 25-2, 25-12, 15-13, with Genevieve Boyle scoring five points.
Check out a photo gallery from the game against Minisink Valley below.