Scarsdale Boys Contribute to Weekend Tournament Win

White Plains Academy won the Brooklyn Italians Columbus Day Cup tournament with a thrilling penalty kick victory over the East Meadow Soccer Club after the teams played in a rain and wind, soaked at a 0-0 draw in regulation time.

The boys U14 Academy team includes four boys from Scarsdale who helped the team complete an undefeated tournament not giving up a single goal. Scarsdale Middle School students Nico Galeano, Alex Hershon, Adrian Lim, and Ryan Nicholl joined the White Plains Academy team in the fall of 2016 after playing for Scarsdale Travel teams for most of their young soccer careers. The WPA team plays in the National Premier League 2004 U14 division and recently competed in the prestigious Madrid Football Cup in Madrid, Spain playing against teams that included Real Madrid, Liverpool and the Irish National team.

Photo: Front Row (L-R) Alex Hershon, Gil Zion, Ryan Nicholl, Brennyn Ordonez, Daniel Alvarez, Nico Galeano, Cesar Rosario, Jason Cohen, Henry Field

Back Row: Coach Alex Cano, Marco Ferrando, Matthew Cardoso, David Ferrando, Pablo Perez, Daniel Ramirez, Alejandro Vega, Daniel Espinoza, Adrian Lim, Johnny Antolino, Coach Pablo Guère