Daily Sports Digest: Pearl River Takes on Red Hook In Regional Final Tonight

Pearl River will take on Red Hook tonight in the state’s elite eight at 5:30 p.m. The Pirates come into the matchup with the better record of 21-2, but the Section 9 Champions have run their way to a 15-6 record.

The senior tandem of Allison Cook and Christa Scognamiglio have set the pace for the Pearl River offense all season long, but the Pirates' defense has dominated of late, giving up 33 points in each of their last two games.

Pearl River will need to play top notch defense in transition if they want to stop Julianne Wilkinson, the top scorer for Red Hook. Wilkinson comes into the game averaging 18 points as the team’s primary scoring option.

Tonight’s winner will advance to the State final four next Friday March 16. For a more detailed preview, click here.

Suffern Continues State Title Quest

After last weekend’s thrilling 2-1 victory over Monroe–Woodbury, Suffern is looking to take the next step as the Mounties face off against West Genesee at 10 a.m. this Saturday at the Utica Memorial Auditorium in the Division 1 State Hockey Semifinals.

The winner of this game will spend the weekend in Utica and take on the winner of the Saratoga Pittsford matchup Sunday afternoon for the State Championship.

Suffern led all of Section 1 Division 1 with a record of 20-2-2 and they were the highest scoring team this year finding the back of the net 139 times.

The Mounties were also the best defensive team in the section as they only gave up 21 goals for the season in the team’s 24 games.

Today’s Schedule:

In girls basketball, Ossining will take on Binghamton in the Class AA Regional Final at Pace university at 5 p.m.

In boys basketball, Mount Vernon will take on Middletown in the Class AA Regional Final at Pace university at 7 p.m.

In girls basketball, in the Class A Regional Final at Mount St. Mary College in Newburgh at 5:30 p.m.

In boys basketball, Tappan Zee will face off against Marlboro in the Class A Regional Final at Mount St. Mary College in Newburgh at 7:30 p.m.

In track and field, several local athletes will be taking part in the New Balance Indoor Nationals at the Armory in New York. The event will begin at 10 a.m. today and run all weekend long.

Weekly Sports Poll:

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