Westlake Football Team Advances To State Semis

SLEEPY HOLLOW, N.Y. - The Westlake High School football team crept one step closer to playing in a state championship game Saturday, beating Section 9's Marlboro Central, 14-5, in a New York State Class B quarterfinal game played at Sleepy Hollow High School.

The Wildcat sideline watches the action on the field.
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Head Coach John Castellano barks instructions during Saturday's game.
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Westlake fans cheer their team Saturday at Sleepy Hollow HS.
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Wildcats fans tailgate prior to Saturday's state quarterfinal game.
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Westlake QB Thomas Castro stiffarms a defender Saturday.
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Westlake fans like what they see Saturday, as the Wildcats advanced to a NYS semifinal.
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Michael Hernandez (11) watches his teammates.
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Westlake cheerleaders at Saturday's game.
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Westlake captains prior to the start of Saturday's game.
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11/15/2015 6:30 a.m.

Marlboro led 3-0 at halftime, but Westlake's Ryan Duffy opened the second half with a 93-yard kickoff return, awakening his team.

Westlake, which improved to 9-2 under former Nyack High School head coach John Castellano, is set to face Section 2 champ Schuylerville at Dietz Stadium in Kingston Saturday at 3 p.m. Castellano came to Westlake after serving as head varsity football coach at Poughkeepsie High School.

The winner heads to the Carrier Dome for a state championship game.

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