HOLY CROSS AT MOUNT ST. MICHAEL

Final: Holy Cross 15, Mount St. Michael 13

XAVERIAN AT FORDHAM PREP

Final: Fordham Prep 30, Xaverian 27

RYE COUNTRY DAY AT BRUNSWICK

Final: Brunswick 50, Rye Country Day 34

VALHALLA AT BLIND BROOK

Final: Blink Brook 32, Valhalla 20

IRVINGTON AT PELHAM

Final: Irvington 33, Pelham 29

ST. FRANCIS AT STEPINAC

Final: Stepinac 42, St. Francis 14

PAWLING AT WOODLANDS

Final: Pawling 14, Woodlands 8

PEARL RIVER AT SLEEPY HOLLOW

Final: Sleepy Hollow 35, Pearl River 12

NYMA AT HARVEY

Final: New York Military Academy 35, Harvey 22

HACKLEY AT HAMDEN HALL

Final: Hamden Hall 28, Hackley 22

MAMARONECK VS. CLARKSTOWN NORTH AT TORNE VALLEY

Final: Mamaroneck 21, Clarkstown North 14

What a finish, folks. Chris Ford catches a 15-yard touchdown from Andrew Benkwitt with six seconds left in regulation off a fake, 32-yard field-goal attempt. For the second week in a row, some trick plays pay off in the form of big wins. Gotta love it.

Update 4: We’ve got a good one at Torne Valley. A 1-yard run by Jelani Turner with 4:34 left ties it at 14-14.

Update 3: The score remains 14-7 after three.

Update 2: It’s 14-7 Tigers at the half. North’s Jelani Turner scored on a 14-yard run with 6:38 left. Harold added a note that Griffin’s TDs came the first two times he touched the ball tonight. Talk about a magic touch.

Update 1: Harold Gutmann just can’t get enough of the action. Gutter is now at Torne Valley where the Mamaroneck Tigers sure look like they’re determined to snap a three-game losing streak in the early going. The Tigers lead 14-0 after one quarter. Julian Griffin has scored both TDs — on a 65-yard punt return and 73-yard run.

YONKERS AT SAUNDERS

Final: Saunders 30, Yonkers 26

BYRAM HILLS AT RYE

Final: Rye 21, Byram Hills 7

The Garnets have now won 53 straight vs. Section 1 teams and improve to 6-0. Byram falls to 5-1.

Update 6: We just had a potentially game-deciding sequence at Nugent Stadium. Here’s what happened. After a Rye punt, Byram fumbled inside its own 15. On the very next play, Connor Eck connected with Donald Keough for a 14-yard TD. Game, set, match? With Rye’s defense, most likely. The Garnets lead 21-7 with 7:51 left in regulation.

Update 5: There’s one quarter to go and the Bobcats are still very much in it, trailing 14-7 after three.

Update 4: We’ve got a good one at Nugent Stadium, gang. It’s 14-7 Rye at the half. I recall saying something to the effect this week on “VC Live”:http://lohud.com.vc that if Byram fins itself in a defensive game and maybe down only 14-7 at the half, things could be very interesting in the second half. “So stay tuned”:http://www.lohud.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20081009/MOGULUS0101/310090023 — literally.

Update 3: Back come the Garnets. It’s now 14-7 Rye with 4:31 to go in the half. Kyle Ramlaho scored on a 3-yard run.

Update 3: The Bobcats have tied it at 7-7 as Jonathan Ross hauls in a 20-yard touchdown pass from Erik Britz with 10:37 left in the second quarter.

Update 2: After one, it’s Rye 7, Byram 0.

Update 1: The hard-working and talented Kevin Devaney Jr. is back at it for our second battle of 5-0 teams this weekend. He just checked in with his first score report. The host Garnets, who have won 52 straight vs. Section 1 teams, have jumped in front 7-0 on a 5-yard TD run by Luke O’Malley. KD added an interesting note in his text message. This is Luke’s first game of the season after suffering a hamstring injury in the preseason. And don’t forget, gang, you can catch the game right here, right now. Our live video feed is available “here.”:http://www.lohud.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20081009/MOGULUS0101/310090023

LINCOLN HALL AT WESTLAKE

Final: Westlake 25, Lincoln Hall 24

Lincoln Hall pulled within a point with nine minutes to go but failed to connect on the subsequent 2-point conversion attempt — on a pass play.

IONA PREP AT FARRELL

Final: Iona Prep 10, Farrell 0

BRONXVILLE AT HASTINGS

Final: Hastings 35, Bronxville 21

JOHN JAY AT BEACON

Final: John Jay 48, Beacon 28

ARDSLEY AT NANUET

Final: Nanuet 36, Ardsley 15

PORT CHESTER AT EASTCHESTER

Final: Eastchester 34, Port Chester 0

KETCHAM AT ROOSEVELT

Final: Ketcham 27, Roosevelt 12

PUTNAM VALLEY AT DOVER

Final: Putnam Valley 36, Dover 0

CARMEL AT SCARSDALE

Final: Carmel 22, Scarsdale 7

EDGEMONT AT KENNEDY

Final: Edgemont 27, Kennedy 14

Justin Jones reports that Edgemont QB Joseph Hoffman had 17 carries for 141 yards with one touchdown. JJ, who is a whiz with numbers, told me this off the top of his head which is pretty amazing. Kennedy QB Anthony Spinola was nine for 20 for 147 yards with one TD.

SUFFERN AT NORTH ROCKLAND

Final: North Rockland 41, Suffern 0

Tim Osborne closes out the scoring with a 4-yard run.

Update 3: It’s 34-0 through three. A 2-yard run by Anthony Congress is the latest score.

Update 2: Three more TDs for the Rock: Angelo Williams (13-yard run), Sal Sulla (56-yard run) and Mike Fasano (22-yard pass to Nick Chailsen). It’s 27-0 North Rockland. Anthony DeMarsico, the Suffern QB, sat out the second quarter.

Update 1: Tony Pinciaro reports North Rockland leads 6-0 after the first quarter on a Sal Sulla’s 36-yard run.

CROTON-HARMON AT HALDANE

Final: Croton-Harmon 27, Haldane 6
Mainiero scored on 3- and 2-yard runs to close out the scoring. Dorien did not attempt a PAT after the final TD, which came on the last play of the game.

Update 3: We’ve played three — and it’s still 14-6, Tigers.

Update 2: Croton leads 14-6 at the half. With about two minutes left in the quarter, Nick Mainero and Joe Tralli hooked up again, this time on a 28-yard TD pass. Dorien added the PAT.

Update 1: Our columnist extraordinaire Rick Carpiniello has touched down in Cold Spring after enjoying a nice drive in which he was able to take in some spectacular views of the fall foliage. Croton-Harmon leads 7-6 after one quarter. On the first possession of the game, Haldane went 66 yards and scored on a 20-yard run by Rafael Famigetti. The kick failed. Two plays later, Nick Mainiero threw a 55-yard TD pass to Joe Tralli. Tyler Dorien kicked the extra point.

The field was dedicated and named in honor of former Haldane coach Larry Brigati, who was in attendance and unaware that the ceremony would take place.

NYACK AT SPRING VALLEY

Final: Nyack 47, Spring Valley 6

Update 3: Nyack leads 40-6 after three. Dominic Leonard’s 75-yard run was the Indians’ most recent score.

Update 2: It’s 33-6 at the half. Anthony Davis had rushed for three TDs and has 140 yards rushing. Spring Valley’s TD was scored by Geraldo Cetoute on an 80-yard run.

Update 1: Debbie Schechter is on the scene. Nyack is leading 27-0 with 8:45 left in the first half.

RYE NECK AT TUCKAHOE

Final: Rye Neck 28, Tuckahoe 20

Update 6: Rye Neck is now up 28-20 with 3:31 left. Newton again. Amazing. A 45-yard TD run. This is a legendary performance.

Update 5: Rye Neck leads 21-20 with 4:27 left. Jack Newton scored again, this time on a 17-yard run. Sounds like an unbelievable game.

Update 4: Tuckahoe is leading 20-14 with 8:40 left in the game. Rye Neck’s Jack Newton had a 54-yard TD run and a 46-yard TD reception.

Update 3: Tuckahoe is still up 20-0. End of 3.

Update 2: Tuckahoe is leading 20-0 at the half. In the second quarter, Anthony Gentile had touchdown passes of 47 and 67 yards in the second quarter.

Update 1: From Alex Myers. Tuckahoe is leading 7-0 after the first quarter. Touchdown scored by Jarrett Sommer on a 3-yard run.

MOUNT VERNON AT NEW ROCHELLE

Final: New Rochelle 14, Mount Vernon 6

The Huguenots survive the scare and get their fifth straight win. Mount Vernon has lost five in a row.

Update 4: New Ro scores on a 23-yard TD pass from McGhee to Lou DiRienzo with 1:11 to play. The Huguenots appear to have averted what would have been a MAJOR upset. They now lead 14-6 with time winding down.

Update 3: How about this one, gang. New Ro is clinging to a 7-6 fourth-quarter lead. Robert Pope just caught a 9-yard TD pass from Stephon Ramsey from with 11:23 to play. The Knights then went for the 2-point conversion but fumbled the snap on the exchange as fumbles continue to be the theme of this one.

Update 2: It’s 7-0 at the half. JT reports that there have been three turnovers — with New Ro fumbling twice and MV once. MV fumbled at the New Ro 18 on a big third-and-one.

Update 1: Josh Thomson just checked in to report that New Ro has taken a 7-0 lead on a 36-yard TD pass from Jonny McGee to Tremayne Williams.

RAMAPO VS. CLARKSTOWN SOUTH AT TAPPAN ZEE

Final: Ramapo 41, Clarkstown South 26

Update 3: Ramapo is up 26-20 after three. Ramapo returning Nick Padilla returned a kickoff 88 yards. South’s Depool then returned the subsequent kickoff 90 yards.

Update 2: Ramapo leads 14-6 at the half. The Gryphons’ second TD came on a 39-yard pass from Mike Abelard to Kevin Malivert. South’s score was off a 36-yard halfback option pass that Joe Depool completed to Michael Walrond.

Update 1: Harold Gutmann, our resident Rockland football guru, reports Ramapo has jumped out to a 7-0 first-quarter lead as quarterback Mike Abelard scored on a 63-yard run with 1:57 left in the quarter.

PLEASANTVILLE AT BRIARCLIFF

Final: Pleasantville 34, Briarcliff 7

Panthers improve to 5-1 and 4-0 in League B-2. Briarcliff is 4-2 (2-2).

Update 7: Friends, Charlie Howe is enjoying the kind of day most can only dream about. He just scored on a 93-yard run with 1:19 left and has 376 all-purpose yards.

Update 6: Howe — who else? — answers with a 5-yard run to put the Panthers up 28-7 with 5:35 remaining. He nows has 149 yards on 25 carries, and has scored all four P’ville TDs.

Update 5: A 15-yard pass from Tim Orr to Bobby Ronan cuts Pleasantville’s lead to 21-7 after three. It came with 49 seconds left in quarter.

Update 4: It’s 21-0 at the half.

Update 3: How about this? Make that Howe about this? Guess who scored again for the Panthers? This time it was a 59-yard run. It’s now 21-0.

Update 2: Howe scores again — on a 1-yard run — and it’s 14-0 Pleasantville.

Update 1: Kevin Devaney Jr. reports that Pleasantville has struck first in this big rivalry game as Charlie Howe returned the opening kickoff 71 yards for a TD. 7-0 Panthers.

BEGINNING OF DAY REPORT

Showdown weekend continues today as we get set for our second battle of 5-0 teams in as many teams when Byram Hills visits Rye tonight at 7.

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Check back here for updates on all the games.And as always, don’t forget to post your comments on all the goings on in varsity football on Kevin Devaney Jr.’s “Varsity Insider blog”:http://varsityinsider.lohudblogs.com and be sure to check out our “LoHud.com Kickoff page.”:http://lohud.com/kickoff

It’s got links to all our football pages as well as all our recent football-related stories and photos.

Here’s today’s sked:

Rye Country Day at Brunswick, 1 p.m.

Yonkers at Saunders, 1:30 p.m.

Holy Cross at Mount St. Michael, 1:30 p.m.

Carmel at Scarsdale, 1:30 p.m.

Mount Vernon at New Rochelle, 1:30 p.m.

Ketcham at Roosevelt, 1:30 p.m.

Holy Cross at Mount St. Michael, 1:30 p.m.

Iona Prep at Farrell, 1:30 p.m.

Suffern at North Rockland, 1:30 p.m.

Ramapo vs. Clarkstown South at Tappan Zee, 1:30 p.m.

Bronxville at Hastings, 1:30 p.m.

Lincoln Hall at Westlake, 1:30 p.m.

Croton-Harmon at Haldane, 1:30 p.m.

Pawling at Woodlands, 1:30 p.m.

Rye Neck at Tuckahoe, 1:30 p.m.

John Jay at Beacon, 1:30 p.m.

Pearl River at Sleepy Hollow, 1:30 p.m.

Nyack at Spring Valley, 1:30 p.m.

Ardsley at Nanuet, 1:30 p.m.

Edgemont at Kennedy, 1:30 p.m.

Pleasantville at Briarcliff, 1:30 p.m.

Putnam Valley at Dover, 1:30 p.m.

St. Francis at Stepinac, 1:30 p.m.

Hackley at Hamden Hall, 2 p.m.

New York Military Academy at Harvey, 2 p.m.

Port Chester at Eastchester, 3:30 p.m.

South Kent at Sacred Heart, 6:30 p.m.

Irvington at Pelham 7 p.m.

Byram Hills at Rye, 7 p.m.

Valhalla at Blind Brook, 7 p.m.

Xaverian at Fordham Prep, 7 p.m.

Mamaroneck vs. Clarkstown North, 7 p.m. at Torne Valley