Pine Plains/Rhinebeck wins season opener

Mount Academy shuts out Dover; Spackenkill beats Webutuck, 9-0

Sid Stracher’s 32-yard TD run gave Pine Plains/Rhinebeck a 20-18 win over Spackenkill in the teams’ 8-Man football opener.

ELLENVILLE, N.Y. » A wild finish gave Rhinebeck High a 1-0 double-overtime boys soccer victory over Ellenville Friday.

The teams battled a scoreless regulation and first OT in the Mid-Hudson Athletic League contest and were nearly four minutes into the second overtime when Gavin Baxter was awarded a penalty kick for Ellenville.

Rhinebeck goalkeeper Brendan Hines made a diving block to his left to stop Baxter’s shot, then stopped a rebound. Hines punted the ball nearly 60 yards. The Blue Devils failed to clear, and Devin Greene lifted a long shot into the far post for the game-winner not 20 seconds after the Hines saves.

Rhinebeck, 2-0 overall, missed on a one-on-one in the first OT.

“What a heartbreaker for us,” said Ellenville coach Maxwell Mead, whose team is now 3-1.

Hines finished with five saves. Ellenville keeper Matt Helgesen had three.

Mount Academy 4, Dover 0

At Dover Plains, Darren Baird scored two goals

and Malcolm Meier dished out two assists to lead (3-0) Mount Academy over Dover.

Connor Huleatt and Andrew Rimes also scored and Martin Mendoza added an assist for the Eagles.

Leon Maendel did not have to make a save to earn the shutout win. Dover

goalie Andrew Flint had two saves.

Spackenkill 9, Webutuck 0

At North East, Aidan Yereance had two goals and two assists, Travis Kilpert scored once and dished out

two assists and Jeet Shahani also assisted on a pair of goals to lead Spackenkill to victory.

Selamu Gendron had a goal and an assist and Brian Breslow, Christian Balbo, Chris Sulca, Dylan Updike and Amelio Breglia also scored for the Spartans.