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October 29, 2021 | Vol. 9, Number 41 | www.ryecityreview.com

Westchester joins in Drug Take Back Day

‘Bo’Knows! Rye Freshman Bowyn Brown celebrates the go-ahead goal against Byram Hills in the Garnets’ Class A quarterfinal battle against Byram Hills on Oct. 22, 2021. The Garnets and Bobcats were scoreless until Brown found the net in the 71st minute. For story, see page 16. Photo/Mike Smith

County Health Department raises awareness about lead exposure County Executive George Latimer reminds residents to take steps now to assure children are protected from the harmful effects of lead exposure in their own homes. “I encourage all families to talk to their child’s healthcare provider to assess their child’s risk and need for lead exposure testing and to assure your home is safe for children by identifying and safely removing sources of lead to prevent further exposure,” Latimer said. The county Health Department

recognizes National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week as an opportunity to raise awareness in an effort to reduce childhood exposure to lead. Lead is a toxic mineral that can cause damage to the brain and other vital organs as well as decreased learning and behavior problems. All children, from six months to six years old, should have a lead assessment annually by their medical provider, and by New York State law, all children who are one and two years old must receive a blood lead test.

From Oct. 1, 2020 through Sept. 30, 2021, 217 children were identified as having been exposed to lead, up from 198 during the prior 12 months. During the past 12 months, the Department has discharged 144 individuals, which means their blood lead level has returned to normal and their environment has been made lead-safe. The county Health Department is currently tracking 297 individuals with lead exposure. To protect Westchester’s youngest residents, the county

Health Department also works to reduce lead exposure in pregnant women. The county has identified eight pregnant women with elevated blood lead levels this year, and will track their lead levels. The Department works with families and building owners to identify the sources of lead and assure they are removed, and will follow up after the women deliver to assess the exposure of their newborns. EXPOSURE continued on page 4

On Oct. 23, National Prescription Drug Take Back Day, Westchester County’s Department of Environmental Facilities, DEF, provided residents with the opportunity to dispose of prescription and over-the-counter medications at the Household Hazardous-Material Recovery Facility, H-MRF, in Valhalla. To protect our drinking water, rivers, streams and aquatic life, never flush medications. The H-MRF is located on the county’s Valhalla Campus at 15 Woods Road in Valhalla. Rates of prescription drug abuse in the United States are alarmingly high, as are the number of accidental poisonings and overdoses due to these drugs. The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s National Survey on Drug Use and Health shows year after year, the majority of misused and abused prescription drugs are obtained from family and friends, including someone else’s medication being stolen from the home medicine cabinet. On the last National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day, DEF collected 434 containers of medications totalling 50 pounds. In 2020, DEF collected and safely disposed of 5,954 pounds

of prescription and over-thecounter medications through collection events at the H-MRF. Last spring, Americans turned in nearly 420 tons (839,543 pounds) of unused or expired prescription drugs and vape devices at more than 5,000 sites operated by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency, USDEA, and more than 4,400 of its state and local law enforcement partners. Overall, since 2010, USDEA and its partners have taken in more than 14.5 million pounds of pills and liquid medicine. Residents who couldn’t make it to the DEF event on Oct. 23, can safely dispose of their unwanted medications at many convenient police department drop-off locations throughout the year. Additionally, DEF accepts medications by appointment on the first Tuesday of each month at the H-MRF. Schedule an appointment or contact the Recycling HelpLine at (914) 813-5425 or 211. The county also has installed locked and secured collection boxes at 38 police department headquarters throughout Westchester, where medications can be dropped off (most are available 24 hours a day/7 days a week). Read more information. (Submitted)

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Latimer partners with building, construction industry Standing next to the construction at Playland Park in Rye, Westchester County Executive George Latimer announced the success of the county’s partnership with Westchester Building Trades, and the Construction Industry Council (CIC). Over the past four years, Latimer’s administration has budgeted the largest amount of money for capital projects than any prior administration, and has many proposed projects in the pipeline for 2022. By solidifying a strong relationship with these labor unions and the construction industry, the county has created a bigger, better workforce of skilled union workers, developed greater job opportunities for union workers, lifted the state bonding cap and seen many developments come to completion in Westchester. “When we crafted our proposed Capital Budget for 2022, we made sure to dedicate the most capital funds possible to invest in and support the County’s future,” Latimer said. “Whether it be the Playland Pool and Bathhouse that is enjoyed by residents from across our County, or the long-awaited reconstruction of

Memorial Field in Mount Vernon, we are focused on maintaining Westchester County’s assets and utilizing capital funds to see these projects through. We know what matters to our residents and our communities, and we are here to make life better for the over one million people who call Westchester County home.” Some of the major capital projects that are currently underway in Westchester County include: • Infrastructure rehabilitation at Playland, including the pool and bathhouse, the Ice Casino and the plaza • Memorial Field complex reconstruction • The Glen Island Bridge in New Rochelle • The Michaelian Office building parking structure

President of the Building and Construction Trades Council of Westchester and Putnam Counties Eddie Doyle said: “I would like to thank County Executive George Latimer for his leadership in ensuring that the hardworking men and women of our communities throughout Westchester have well-protected, decent jobs.

Over the years we have continued to build strong relationships, setting and protecting high standards for skills in the construction industry. The site here at Playland is just one example of the many capital projects we have under way here in Westchester. “The construction industry has long served as a driver to reinvigorate employment and stimulate the economy,” said John Cooney Jr., executive director of the Construction Industry Council of Westchester and Hudson. “County Executive George Latimer has placed a high priority on Capital Projects in Westchester County over the past four years, and we are thankful for his leadership and the opportunity this has provided for our members to showcase their skills.” “Many of our union workers who benefit from these projects live right here in our communities,” said Richard McSpedon, vice president of the Westchester-putnam Central Labor Body. “The County has helped to create thousands of good paying, family-sustaining jobs in a region that desperately needs them.” (Submitted)

Over the past four years, Westchester County has budgeted the largest amount of money for capital projects of any prior administration, and has many proposed projects in the pipeline for 2022. Some of those major capital projects that are currently underway in Westchester County include infrastructure rehabilitation at Playland, including the pool and bathhouse.

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White Plains man sentenced for abusing minor Westchester County District Attorney Miriam E. Rocah announced that White Plains resident Frank Perez was sentenced on Oct. 19 for sexually abusing a minor between 2016 and 2019. Perez, 57, has been sentenced to five years in state prison, with eight years of post-release supervision. Upon his release from prison, he will be required to register as a sex offender. On Sept. 14, 2021, Perez was found guilty of Course of Sexual Conduct Against a Child in the second degree, a violent felony,

and Sexual Abuse in the second degree and Endangering the Welfare of a Child, both misdemeanors, following a week-long trial. “There were multiple instances where you were confronted and could have stopped, but out of your arrogance, you kept going,” the victim stated at sentencing. “You used to always tell me that although I won the battle, you would win the war. Well, despite the many trials and tribulations you put me through, I won the war.” Between September 2016 and

February 2019, Perez engaged in sexual acts with a minor on multiple occasions. The sexual abuse began when the victim was 11-years-old. White Plains police arrested Perez on Feb. 15, 2019, following an investigation. The case was before Judge Susan Cacace in Westchester County Court and was prosecuted by Domestic Violence Acting Deputy Bureau Chief Janelle Armentano and Child Abuse Acting Deputy Bureau Chief Owein Levin. (Submitted)

EXPOSURE from page 1 The Westchester County Health Department recognizes National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week as an opportunity to raise awareness in an effort to reduce childhood exposure to lead.

The Department also follows the progress of any child under age 18 who arrives in this country with an elevated lead level of five or above, to ensure that care continues wherever the child is placed. Through Sept. 30, 10 children who came to this country had elevated blood lead levels. “We must do everything we can to keep children safe from lead,” said Dr. Sherlita Amler, the county health commissioner. “Its health effects can be devastating, but they are preventable. We ask that parents and caregivers respond promptly when notified that their child has an elevated blood lead level and keep all provider appointments to assess their child’s progress in reducing that blood lead level. It is equally important to cooperate with our staff to identify any lead risks where the child lives and spends time so these risks can be removed, remediated or contained. Working collaboratively, we can achieve the best outcomes for Westchester children.” Amler said that if a child’s most recent blood lead test is elevated; their healthcare provider and the county Health Department will contact the family to help them manage the impact of lead on the child. The provider must confirm

the elevated blood lead level by taking a blood sample drawn from a vein. Follow-up includes a detailed lead exposure assessment, a nutritional assessment and a developmental screening. The Health Department works with families to identify sources of lead at home and wherever the child spends the most time, so that lead can be removed. About 500,000 American children between ages one and five have elevated levels of lead in their blood, according to the CDC. Property owners of single-family or multi-family homes throughout Westchester are encouraged to apply for the county’s Lead Safe Westchester, LSW, Program, made possible by a grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, HUD. The LSW Program provides free improvements and repairs to reduce leadbased paint, dust and other safety hazards in housing units, built before 1978 where residents with low to moderate incomes reside. Priority is given to units housing children under the age of 6 and/ or units where a pregnant woman lives. Funds are awarded on a firstcome, first-served basis, based on the occupants’ eligibility and on a

home inspection that determines the presence of lead. To request an application, property owners, landlords and tenants call 914-9954402 or email tkr3@westchestergov.com. (Submitted) T he top sources of lead in Westchester, from most frequent to least, are: • F laking or peeling lead-based paint in homes built before 1978. • Old painted wooden windows. • L ead dust on window sills, floors and toys. • S tained glass windows or casement windows with lead came (dividers). • C eramic pottery from other countries, particularly in Latin America, India and the Middle East. • And less frequently: • H erbal medicines from the Middle East, Latin America, China and India. • C andy and spices from Mexico, the Middle East, Latin America, India and China. • C osmetics from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Middle Eastern and African countries. • C ostume jewelry and toys made in other countries and often sold in dollar and discount stores.

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Iona Preparatory School celebrated the groundbreaking of the expanded Paul Verni Fine Arts Center at its homecoming celebration on Oct. 16, 105 years to the day that the school first opened in New Rochelle. Brother Thomas R. Leto, president of Iona Prep, gathered with school officials, donors, architects and alumni for the ceremonial groundbreaking of the construction of a new 21,000-square-foot performing arts center on its 26acre Upper School campus, located at 255 Wilmot Road in New Rochelle. The expansion of the Center will include a 409-seat, stadium-style theater with full-size scene shop that will accommodate the latest musical and theatrical productions, grade-wide lecture series, and presentation space for the school’s nationally competitive speech-and-debate team. Spacious practice and performance spaces for musicians and vocalists, coupled with hands-on learning using the latest in audio, lighting and digital recording systems, will collectively promote creative thinking, build cognitive skills, and boost self-confidence. “The expansion of the Paul Verni Fine Arts Center is one of the largest academic building projects in our history,”Leto said. “We have been talking about

building a theater at Iona Prep for years and this is an exciting moment, solidifying our commitment to the arts and expanding career paths for students to prepare for the future.” The expansion is a direct result of the school’s $10 million Centennial Campaign for Excellence that started in 2014 to provide facility enhancements and instructional improvements at both the Upper and Lower School campuses. That campaign included the current expansion, as well as the renovation of the Devlin Library & Center for Excellence at the Lower School, and was supercharged by million dollar leadership gifts from alumni parents John and June Heffernan, alumni grandparents and honorary Christian Brothers Joseph and the late JoAnn Murphy, and alumni parents and grandparents Vito and the late Mary Verni. “The young man who was the inspiration for the concept of the original building, my son Paul, absolutely loved Iona [Prep],” former board member Vito Verni told the more than 100 supporters gathered for the ceremonial groundbreaking. “Today, we arrive at the day, which is the start of making that extension, that dream, a reality.” Peter Gisolfi Associates of Hastings-on-Hudson are the architects of the project. The firm

is a regional expert in academic buildings, campus master plans, academic and public libraries, having earned more than 85 awards and citations in design since 1988. Locally, their work includes the Performing Arts Center at Rye Country Day School and the Fonseca Center for Athletics and Arts at The Masters School in Dobbs Ferry. The expanded Iona Prep facility is scheduled to open in the spring of 2023. The Center is named for Paul Verni, a 1981 Iona Prep Upper School graduate from Scarsdale, who was diagnosed with Leukemia his senior year and died a year after graduation. The Center was erected in 1986 to provide a learning environment for the artistic expression of Iona men. Currently, the Paul Verni Arts Center is home to the Upper School’s art and music classes, where students take their ideas from concept to completion. In art, this covers a variety of mediums, from pencil to pastel, while music students learn the process of creating their own compositions. It also houses the DiGioia Family Media Arts Center, better known as the GaelForce Live studio, where students deliver daily morning announcements in broadcast news fashion. (Submitted)

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More than 20 men representing businesses across Westchester County are raising awareness and funds to end breast cancer through the American Cancer Society’s Real Men Wear Pink campaign. Some of this year’s candidates participated in a launch party at Captain Lawrence Brewing Company in Elmsford. Photo courtesy American Cancer Society

October marks National Breast Cancer Awareness Month and The American Cancer Society has teamed up with community leaders across Westchester County in the fight against breast cancer. The Real Men Wear Pink campaign gives men a leadership role in the fight against breast cancer. Community leaders use the power of wearing pink to draw attention to the cause, participate in events and social media promotion to raise awareness, and funds for the American Cancer Society’s breast cancer initiatives. There are no fees to

participate, but men are encouraged to raise $2,500 or more. Marketing support including a custom website, resources and coaching is included. This year’s candidates include: Danny Alicea of Yonkers Fire Department; Team Captain Lawrence Brewing Company; Jason Campbell of ENT and Allergy Associates LLP; John Canniffe of Houlihan Lawrence; Christopher Cassisi of Houlihan Lawrence; Barry Fein of Norcom Solutions; Michael Friedman of Kurzman Eisenberg Corbin & Lever, LLP; Joseph Guarracino of White Plains Hospital; Craig James of Barrie

House Coffee; Mark Jean of Northern Westchester Hospital; Larry Kennedy of Northwestern Mutual; Jim Landau of McCarthy Fingar LLP; Tom Langan of Talex Media LLC; Peter McCartt of Westchester County Government; Arthur Muller of Westchester County Bar Association; Dr. Steve Rubinstein of Sound Shore Vision Center; Marc Sheridan of Markus & Sheridan, LLP; Mike Spano of city of Yonkers; Thuyet To of Mastercard and Eric Tommasi of M & T Bank. Due to the COVID pandemic, 41% of Americans delayed medical care including their annual cancer screen-

ings. Even before the pandemic, only 63% of women were up to date on their annual mammograms. Additionally, this year, breast cancer surpassed lung cancer as the leading cancer diagnosed worldwide and studies showed that Black women are 40% more likely to die of breast cancer than white women. According to Patti Mack, regional marketing and communications director for the American Cancer Society Cancer, an estimated 17,540 women in New York will be diagnosed with breast cancer, and an estimated 2,510 will die from the

disease in 2021. Breast cancer does not just affect women. More than 2,650 men in the U.S. are expected to be diagnosed this year and an estimated 530 are expected to die from the disease. Since its inception, the annual Real Men Wear Pink program has raised more than $40 million towards the fight against breast cancer. You can follow or donate to this year’s effort at www.realmenwearpinkacs. org/westchesterny. For more information, please contact Anna Trocino at anna.trocino@cancer.org or call 914-294-4318. (Submitted)

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Oats with the most

Nutrition, decadence, comfort — oatmeal has it all “You have to eat oatmeal or you’ll dry up. Anybody knows that.” The above claim has never been disproved. It was authored by Kay Thompson and uttered by a 6-year-old girl named Eloise, who lived in The Plaza Hotel in New York with Weenie the dog and Skipperdee the turtle. Ever since I first saw that quote, in the margin by the oatmeal raisin cookie recipe in “The Silver Palate Cookbook,” I’ve wondered what she meant. Perhaps young Eloise understood that oats absorb a lot of water as they cook, such that when you eat oats you’re eating mostly water. Or maybe she meant “dry up” as a euphemism for “slow down.” Certainly, oatmeal has a reputation for keeping you going all day like the Energizer Bunny, thanks to the slow release of sugars from the complex carbohydrates in whole oats. Whatever she exactly meant, she was right to cast oatmeal in a positive light. Superfoods and supplements get all the hype, but water and fiber are two of the biggest missing elements in a healthy diet, according to dietitians. And you’ll find both of those in a bowl of oatmeal. Nowadays, more people

Custard-style Oatmeal This is how I get oatmeal to the consistency of custard. The key is to cook it slowly, and once everything is added, no stirring. The butter and cream form something of a frosting on top, while the lower level of oats is drier. Although the active time for this recipe is barely two minutes, allow an hour for the oatmeal to properly simmer and rest. Serves 2 • 1 cup whole oats • 3 cups water • 1 tablespoon salted butter • 1 tablespoon heavy cream • ½ cup frozen blueberries (or the fruit or berry of your choice) • Syrup to pour on top

are reaching for oatmilk. It’s a rising star in the non-dairy milk category, especially among coffee drinkers looking for a dairy substitute. It has a creaminess other nut- and grain-based milks don’t, despite being made from the cheapest raw ingredient of any of them. In 2019 the USDA asked several oat milk makers to disclose added sugars in their nutritional labels, even though technically there are none. Manufacturers have figured out how to use enzymes to release sugar that had been locked up in oat starch. This adds sugar without adding sugar. I wanted to try my hand at enzymatic oat milk, so I

reached out to Oatly, the undisputed leader in the industry, hoping for some clues. An Oatly representative declined to share which enzymes they use, so after a bit of research I ordered my best guess of some good candidates, including amylase and beta-glucanase. A few weeks later, when my wife acknowledged that my latest batch of oat milk was not awful, I knew I was getting close to the recipe. Or so I thought. A few days later, while working on my project, I stumbled upon the actual patent that Oatly had filed. As I scrolled through US patent no. 6451369B1, titled “Non-dairy, ready-to-

use milk substitute, and products made therewith,” I quickly found this passage: “The disclosed cereal suspension is prepared by treating a suspension of oatmeal with beta-amylase, which has no glucanase and proteinase activity, in a first enzyme treatment step, which specifically generates maltose and maltodextrin units.” In English, it says that amylase enzyme — which I had been using — is indeed responsible for generating sugar from oat starch. I celebrated this with one of my favorite late-night snacks: dry oats with canned whipped cream and maple syrup. Eloise would not approve,

— A dd the oats, water and butter to a pot and set it on high until it boils, about four minutes. Turn down to medium for about two minutes while you add the cream and blueberries and stir them in. As you stir this final time, feel the bottom of the pot with your implement and scrape it well if anything happens to be sticking. — T urn it down to low and cook with the lid off for 20 minutes, not stirring. Then turn it off and let it rest another 20 minutes, covered. Serve with maple syrup. and this treat probably won’t make it onto any dessert carts, but I really like the juxtaposition between the moist, fatty whip and plain dry grains. I also enjoy the esoteric contrast between wholesome oats and trashy canned whipped cream. The next morning I made oatmeal for breakfast, and realized my morning bowl of oats is almost as much of an indulgence as my

midnight snack, and with a lot more water. Oatmeal is a personal thing. Some like it soupy, others firm. I prefer mine with a custard-like consistency that vibrates like Jell-O when you slap the pot, with a creamy, frosting-like layer on top that results from my special process. And after years of enjoying it, I’ve yet to dry out. Eloise’s law remains intact.

Back to the grind LIVE MIKE Mike Smith

It’s hard to believe it, but for the majority of our student-athletes, the fall season is already over. This weekend, sectional championships for girls and boys soccer—as well as field hockey—will put a bow on the last few months for all but those teams moving on to the state tournament. That leaves me with just one question; where the heck did the time go? Starting with the first interscholastic events I covered in early September, this season has felt like an absolute whirlwind. And I, for one, can’t explain it. Why does it feel like I just submitted my first batch of stories previewing the fall season only to turn around and I have a weekend of championship games to cover? Last year, this made sense. With Covid-necessitated policies in place that cut down preseason

periods and condensed whole seasons into a few short weeks, it’s no mystery why everything felt so rushed; it was. But as a result of things going back to “normal” this fall, I was expecting a much more leisurely paced jaunt through the fall schedule. Instead, it seems like it’s gone at a breakneck pace. Part of the reason for that—at least in my mind—is that, as the world begins to open back up again, there just seems to be a lot of stuff going on. Games every day of the week—even on some Sundays—is generally par for the course. But this year, with section-wide shortages of both busses and referees, it seemed like there was never a moment during which some aspect of high school sports—be it on the field or administrative in nature—wasn’t at the forefront. But I also think that—outside of the high school sports world— the pace we are on seems even more hectic because of way we

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lived our lives during the pandemic. There were brief flurries of activity, sure. But there was also plenty of idle time that saw us stuck indoors unable to go about the tasks that made our daily routines, well, daily routines. And as we’ve generally gotten back to the status quo, living life at a normal speed can, at times, seem overwhelming. But I, for one, am glad to be scrambling around again. I missed having to budget my time to ensure I could make it to three opening round playoff games in the span of five hours. Looking ahead to this weekend? I’m probably going to have to find a way to be at both Lakeland and Nyack high schools at the same time on Sunday afternoon. But for me, that’s the normal that I was looking forward to getting back to. Even if it’s exhausting, I’m always ready for the grind.

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Rye’s Bowyn Brown challenges a Byram Hills player for the ball on Oct. 22, 2021. The playoffs have gone by at a breakneck pace this year, but Sports Editor Mike Smith is grateful for that. Photo/Mike Smith

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Game Notes: • Bowyn Brown and Reilly Traynor scored for Rye • The Garnets did not score their first goal until the 71st minute • Rye will host Horace Greeley on Oct. 25 By MIKE SMITH Sports Editor On Oct. 22, the Rye girls soccer team outlasted a game Byram Hills, overcoming a slow start to top the Bobcats in the opening round of the Class A playoffs. For the Garnets, the win not only kept the 2021 season alive, it was also a coming out party of sorts for freshman Bowyn Brown who broke a scoreless tie with a deci-

sive second-half goal to lift Rye to the win. In the 71st minute of play, Brown found the net to break the 0-0 deadlock, giving the Garnets their first lead of the game and fueling the team onto victory. A first-year varsity player, Brown admitted that Byram’s strong play up until that point put something of a scare into the Garnets in the elimination game. “You never know what’s going to happen, but there was a thought our season might be over,” she said. “I feel proud that I was able to score that goal and maybe save the season.” Senior captain Reilly Traynor added to the Garnet lead just four minutes later, converting on a corner from Hannah Bertisch and effectively putting the game out of reach. Traynor admitted that Rye—a No. 2 seed—might have overlooked the No. 14 Bobcats somewhat, having authored two convincing wins over their league foe during the regular season. But Byram was able to outplay the Garnets in the first half, and it took a concerted Rye effort

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after the intermission to reassert supremacy on the pitch. “We didn’t come out today with a lot of energy, I think that maybe we were a bit too confident, but Byram Hills is a good team and they came out and played well.” she said. “But we made some adjustments at halftime. I think we got back to playing our game, and once we got that first goal, you could feel that we had the momentum.” For the No. 2-seeded Garnets, the win means a berth in the Class A quarterfinals where they will play No. 7 Horace Greeley on Oct. 25. The Quakers advanced with a 1-1 Saturday win over Yorktown that was decided on penalty kicks. As the Garnets look toward their next challenge, Traynor believes that the lessons the team learned against Byram should come in handy. “I think it showed everyone that it doesn’t matter what year you are,” she said. “If you’re a senior or a freshman, anyone can step up and make the difference at any time.”

Bowyn Brown scores the go-ahead goal for Rye on Oct. 22, 2021. The goal came in the 71st minute.

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Anabelle Thomas directs a header towards the net on Oct. 22, 2021. Photos/Mike Smith

Reilly Traynor celebrates a goal against Byram Hills at Rye High School. Traynor’s goal sealed the win for the Garnets.