AD Rob Castagna confirmed the firing but refused to give a reason. However, Lavelle's lawyer, Gerald DiEdwards, confirmed school officials allege the coach was recorded on videotape taking money out of a backpack. DiEdwards disputed the allegation and said no charges had been filed.

   "Absolutely denied, and the tape doesn't show that, and we're going to get that tape," DiEdwards said. "That's our intention. There's no way he did it."

   Lavelle, who does not work at the school, was unavailable for comment.

   Mary Henwood, who retired in June and compiling a 308-172 mark in 23 seasons, has returned to coach the team. Rye's opener against Tappan Zee on Monday was postponed.

   The gloves come off: Dylan Butler of The New York Post scored a two-for-one deal in his blog yesterday, stepping up with blunt words on two fronts in the world of coaching controversies.

   Butler began by recapping a rather eventful season for football coaches, capped by the confrontation Moore Catholic’s Greg Rocco had with Tottenville players at halftime of a charity game last month.

   Rocco allegedly pushed Tottenville junior defensive back Niheem Chavis, triggering a fracas as some Moore players jumped to their coach’s defense.

   Butler recounted an nasty e-mail exchange he had on Thanksgiving Day with Rocco, who was upset that Butler said Moore opted for an independent schedule because the team couldn’t hack it in the CHSFL. Butler says he backed up his case with facts -- including quotes from Rocco.

   According to Butler, Rocco accused the reporter of hiding behind his keyboard. A day later, Rocco has getting into a scrum with teenagers.

   Nice.

   Butler then finished up with a thought on Nazareth girls basketball coach Apache Paschall that mirrored my own thoughts regarding potential recruiting violations that are being investigated. Simply said, forget about whether there's any basis for the complaint and look at the bigger

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picture. If Paschall gets taken down, I can think of several coaches across the state (not limited to private schools, by the way) who should be very worried.

   All-Americans: Rye senior striker Lia Bellizzi has been selected an All-American by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America for the third time, and teammate Tatiana Saunders, a goalkeeper, was honored for the second time.

   Other New York girls selected were junior midfielders Jacqueline Firenze of Baldwinsville and Cari

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Roccaro of East Islip and senior forward Kristina Maksuti of Bethlehem.

   Among the six New York boys selected were Half Hollow Hills West junior forward Donovan Fraser and five seniors: Clarence defender Ryan Schroen; midfielders Ryan Tauss of Niskayuna and Brian Ward of Fayetteville-Manlius; and forwards Hiroki Kobayashi of Scarsdale and Tim Parker of Hicksville.

   Extra points: In Section 5, Jason Muhammad said he is done after nine seasons as the football coach at Marshall and Dominic Monacelli is through at Lyons after six seasons, telling the Democrat and Chronicle he plans to begin work to become a school administrator. His father, Cal-Mum coach Mike Monacelli recently retired after 23 seasons.