Scarsdale Boys Volleyball Teams Builds Skills and Confidence in their First Season

Going into his first ever school sanctioned volleyball game, Sophomore Charlie Quill said he felt "less experienced than [he] expected to feel on the court." This feeling was mutual among all of his teammates, as the Scarsdale Boy's Volleyball season opener was the first official boy's volleyball game played in the school's history. Although practices are similar to game situations, and according to Quill the team "takes [their] time developing as players seriously", game experience in invaluable when it comes to team camaraderie and overall confidence. The team is led by Senior Captain Jeremy Wolfe, whose interest for the sport peaked while managing the Section 1 Champion Girl's Volleyball team last year.

Unlike many other Scarsdale fall sports teams with up to 8 teams in their respective leagues, Boys Varsity Volleyball has a four team league including teams from Scarsdale, Clarkstown South, Clarkstown North, and Suffern. This means that the teams get the opportunity to play one another more frequently than in a larger league. As this year is Scarsdale's inaugural season they are the least experienced in the league. Quill noted that "The more games we complete, the more confident we will become on the court". So far this season, the team is 0-9. Although the boys' record doesn't seem impressive, their improvement from the beginning of the season is noticeable. In their first game against Clarkstown South on September 9th, Scarsdale lost 3-0. On October 5th, Scarsdale lost by just one set to the same Clarkstown South team, with a final score of 3-2. As the season continues, the Raiders are building their confidence and unity as a team. With 7 more games to play this season, they have plenty of opportunity to display their hard work and progress.

With their losing record, from an improvement standpoint, there's nowhere to go but up for the Scarsdale Boy's Volleyball team. Their next game is Monday, October 17th 4:00 pm at Suffern. The team's next home game is Friday, October 21st at 4:00 pm against Clarkstown North. Come to the games to support a historical inaugural season for Scarsdale Boy's Volleyball.