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Basketball: Iona Prep moving to the AA, but without Ice?

As I reported a week ago today, CHSAA basketball coaches voted to move Iona Prep into the AA division last week. I’ll have more on that in a bit.

First is this: The Gaels may be forced to move up in division without their top returning player. That’s because sophomore guard Isiah Ice is likely transferring to a school in New Jersey, according to information from several sources. Ice’s family is moving to Hoboken.

Ice’s absence would prove difficult to overcome for Iona Prep — at least in the short term. He’s the only returning starter from the CHSAA “A” city and state champ. The Gaels would already face a challenge competing in the revamped AA division even with him.

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Now, below is a look at the new power rankings. There are two big changes this season.

1. With Iona Prep up in the AA, All Hallows was voted to move down to the A. Longtime coach John Carey was furious about the demotion. The school has been a mainstay in the AA division and is still pushing to remain there.

Salesian and Nazareth were both promoted as well. They will move from the B division to the A. Moore Catholic will join Iona Prep in moving from the A to the AA. Monsignor Farrell will drop to the A.

2. Teams in the Archdiocesan will now play 18 league games, meaning at least one against every team. Last year, for example, teams only crossed over with two teams from the other division. Top-ranked St. Ray’s and Cardinal Hayes from the New York Archdiocesan played top-ranked Christ the King and Bishop Loughlin. Now, every team will play each CHSAA team outside of its division once.

(The Brooklyn/Queens teams will not play the Staten Island teams, so they will play 16 league games apiece.)

Anyway, here’s a look at the power rankings for the 2012-13 season:

Brooklyn/Queens Diocesan
1. Christ the King
2. Bishop Loughlin
3. Holy Cross
4. Archbishop Molloy
5. Xaverian
6. St. Francis Prep
7. Bishop Ford
8. St Edmund
9. Nazareth
10. Monsignor McClancy
11. St. John’s Prep
12. Cathedral Prep

New York Archdiocesan
1 . St. Ray’s
2. Cardinal Hayes
3. Mount St. Michael
4. Stepinac
5. Iona Prep
6. Fordham Prep
7. All Hallows
8. Xavier
9. Cardinal Spellman
10. Regis
11. LaSalle
12. Salesian
13. St. Agnes
14. Sacred Heart
15. Blessed Sacrament
16. Monsignor Scanlan

Staten Island
1. St. Peter’s
2. Moore Catholic
3. Monsignor Farrell
4. St. Joe’s by the Sea

Here are the divisions:

Class AA
Brooklyn/Queens —
Christ the King, Bishop Loughlin, Holy Cross, Archbisohp Molloy, Xaverian, St. Francis Prep
New York — St. Ray’s, Cardinal Hayes, Mount St. Michael, Stepinac, Iona Prep, Fordham Prep
Staten Island: St. Peter’s, Moore Catholic

Class A
Brooklyn/Queens —
Bishop Ford, St. Edmund, Nazareth, Monsignor McClancy, St. John’s Prep
New York — All Hallows, Xavier, Cardinal Spellman, Regis, LaSalle, Salesian
Staten Island: Monsignor Farrell, St. Joseph’s by the Sea

Class B
Brooklyn/Queens —
Cathedral Prep
New York — St. Agnes, Sacred Heart, Blessed Sacrament, Monsignor Scanlan

 
 

Posted by:Josh Thomsonon Friday, May 18th, 2012 at 2:58 pm. InBoys Basketball with2 Comments → Print This Post Print This Post | Email This Post Email This Post

Football: 7 on 7, showcase schedule

We know there will be a number of football camps throughout June, July and August as we creep toward the high school football season. First, below is a look at a list of events that includes 7 on 7s, quarterback and linemen challenges and college camps that will include local players and teams in the coming months.

If you have an addition for this list, please shoot me an e-mail at jthomson@lohud.com.

Remember: I don’t bite. If you send me information on an event your team is involved in, I will post it to spread the word.

JUNE —
June 2: Arlington passing scrimmage, at Arlington High School
June 3: MSG Varsity QB challenge, at New Rochelle High School
June 8: Syracuse rising senior camp, at SUNY Maritime
June 9: Big Apple 7 on 7, at White Plains High School
June 9: Buffalo camp, at the University at Buffalo
June 15: Carmel 7 on 7, at Carmel High School
June 16: Carmel 7 on 7 and Lineman Challenge, at Carmel High School
June 16: Washingtonville 7 on 7, at Washingtonville High School
June 17: UConn 7 on 7, at UConn
June 23: Rutgers 7 on 7, at Rutgers
June 29: Fordham University camp, at Fordham Univ.
June 30: Fordham University 7 on 7, at Fordham Univ.

JULY —
July 14: New Canaan 7 on 7, at New Canaan High School
July 20-25: KSA National Football Summer 7s, at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex, Fla.
July 21: Crusader 7 on 7, at Stepinac High School

 
 

Posted by:Josh Thomsonon Monday, May 14th, 2012 at 3:12 pm. InFootball with6 Comments → Print This Post Print This Post | Email This Post Email This Post

Hockey fan? Log on to Rangers Report

A quick interlude to today’s discussion. I’m sure some of you out there are hockey fans. If so, you know tonight marks Game 1 of the biggest hockey series in this area in 15 years.

If you’re a stranger to our hockey coverage, you’re not a stranger to the man in charge of it. Our good friend Carp — golf partner and occasional Varsity Insider contributor — offers superb perspective on the Rangers, a team he’s covered since before I’d ever had a pair of shoes with laces.

If you’re into the hockey and want check out our coverage of the Rangers-Devils Eastern Conference finals, check out Carp’s work over on our Rangers Report blog. There’s a huge audience over there with spirited discussion. Feel free to read along or join the conversation.

As you may’ve noticed, I’ve been busy chipping in with the coverage as well. So…chances are you’ll trip over me there, too.

 
 

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Posted by:Josh Thomsonon Monday, May 14th, 2012 at 2:56 pm. InUncategorized with1 Comment → Print This Post Print This Post | Email This Post Email This Post

Football: Lineup for 4th annual Big Apple Shootout (UPDATED, 5/13)

The fourth annual Big Apple Shootout is scheduled for Saturday, June 9th at White Plains High School. The 7-on-7 event is slated to begin at 1 p.m.

Here’s the lineup for the event:

White Plains
Rye Neck
Edgemont
Spring Valley
Pearl River
North Rockland
Sleepy Hollow 1
Scarsdale
Croton-Harmon
Fordham Prep
Hen Hud
Pleasantville
Mamaroneck
Clarkstown North
Iona Prep
Rye
John Jay
Ardsley
Stepinac
Sleepy Hollow 2

UPDATED, 5/13: Four teams were added to the lineup – John Jay, Ardsley, Stepinac and a second Sleepy Hollow team.

If you have 7 on 7s or football camps scheduled, send me an e-mail with the details at jthomson@lohud.com.

 
 

Posted by:Josh Thomsonon Thursday, May 10th, 2012 at 9:30 pm. InFootball with278 Comments → Print This Post Print This Post | Email This Post Email This Post

All-state basketball: Williams, Mount Vernon trio lead list of local honorees

Hello, folks! It’s been a bit. Sorry for my absence the last week. I assure you that I’m back and have no trips planned for the foreseeable future.

There’s a number of items to touch on, but let’s start with last week’s announcement of the all-state boys basketball teams.

The list of honorees was led by Sky Williams (pictured right). He propelled Tuckahoe to just the second state championship in program history this season and his latest reward was being named Class C state player of the year.

The 6-foot-2 guard led Section 1 in scoring and broke the Tuckahoe all-time scoring record in the process. He also went on to earn MVP honors at the section and state tournament as the Tigers finished a perfect 25-0.

Mount Vernon’s Isaiah Cousins and Mount St. Michael’s Malik Gill (Class AA); Tappan Zee’s Pat Peterson (Class A); and Albertus Magnus’ Tyler Sayre (Class B) were all first-team all-state selections in their respective classes. Cousins, Peterson and Sayre all led their teams to Section 1 championships; Gill, a New Rochelle resident, led his into the CHSAA’s AA Archdiocesan championship game.

Mount Vernon, the Class AA state champ, was one of just eight schools statewide to have three players named all-state.

This also proved to be a particularly strong season for Rockland County, which had seven players from its school placed on all-state teams, including two each from Tappan Zee and Albertus.

Below is a look at all players with local ties who were honored by the sportswriters. Here are the complete Class AA and A teams, followed by the complete Class B, C and D teams.

CLASS AA

Player of the year: Omar Calhoun, Sr., Christ the King

First team: Isaiah Cousins, Sr., Mount Vernon; Malik Gill, Sr., Mount St. Michael (New Rochelle resident)

Third team: Mike McCahey, Sr., Clarkstown South

Fourth team: Jalen Jenkins, Sr., Cardinal Hayes (Yonkers resident)

Fifth team: Randy Stephens, Sr., Mount Vernon

Sixth team: Jarrel Marshall, Sr., Mount Vernon; Will Trawick, Sr., Fox Lane

Ninth team: Josh James, Jr., Stepinac

12th team: Nick Segarra, Sr., John Jay-East Fishkill

13th team: David Haye, Sr., Ramapo

CLASS A

Player of the year: Dajuan Coleman, Sr., Jamesville-DeWitt

First team: Pat Peterson, Sr., Tappan Zee

Third team: Chandler Pierce, Sr., Peekskill; Thiago Randazzo, Sr., Kennedy

Fourth team: Billy O’Shea, Sr., Tappan Zee

Fifth team: Felix Abongo, Sr., Iona Prep

Sixth team: Dave Solano, Sr., Eastchester

Eighth team: Jeff Lynch, Jr., Byram Hills

Ninth team: Jarell Brown, Sr., Beacon; Jack Dignan, Sr., Brewster

10th team: Tim McCarthy, Sr., Iona Prep

11th team: Joe Clinton, Sr., Pearl River

CLASS B

Co-players of the year: Ryan Frankel and Connor Huff, Collegiate

First team: Tyler Sayre, Sr., Albertus Magnus

Second team: Pat McGuinness, Sr., Albertus Magnus

Fifth team: Ian Thom, Jr., Croton-Harmon; Eric Paschall, So., Dobbs Ferry

Seventh team: Reece Williams, Sr., Woodlands

Eighth team: Antoine Saliba, Sr., Blind Brook

10th team: Brian Daniels, Jr., Briarcliff

11th team: Thomas Fleming, Sr., Dobbs Ferry

12th team: Alex Gendelman, Sr., Rye Country Day

CLASS C

Player of the year: Sky Williams, Tuckahoe

Second team: Justin Nolan, Sr., Tuckahoe

Eighth team: Will Hoffman, Sr., Haldane

CLASS D

Player of the year: Zach D’Alessandro, Sackets Harbor

(No local representation)

 
 

Posted by:Josh Thomsonon Thursday, May 10th, 2012 at 5:52 pm. InBoys Basketball with8 Comments → Print This Post Print This Post | Email This Post Email This Post

BREAKING NEWS: Hopkins commits to UConn

Westlake junior Tommy Hopkins has given his verbal commitment to UConn.

The 6-foot-6, 298-pound lineman received his first BCS-level offer from UConn last Friday. More offers were anticipated for Hopkins, but coach Rich Hennessy said Hopkins felt it was the perfect fit.

Here’s the full story behind Hopkins’ commitment:

Like the leaves, Tommy Hopkins’ body changes with the season. The Westlake junior has already gained nearly 20 pounds from working out since basketball season ended in February.

Now 6-foot-6 and 298 pounds, the ever-growing lineman had a long list of college suitors. Two Division I programs had already offered scholarships, and many more were expected to follow. But there was one school — the University of Connecticut — that Hopkins wanted all along.

So Hopkins, who had already visited 10 schools, needed little time to contemplate his decision after UConn offered a scholarship last Friday. He has given his oral commitment to play football for the Huskies in the fall of 2013.

“I didn’t need to wait for any other offers,” said Hopkins, who also received an offer from Bucknell. “I’ve visited pretty much every other school that recruited me, and I knew my No. 1 choice was UConn.”

That’s No. 1 among a list of quality Division I programs along the East Coast. He had attracted interest from more than a dozen BCS-level programs, and had made unofficial visits to Syracuse, Penn State, Temple, Massachusetts, Boston College, Duke, North Carolina State and North Carolina.

Hopkins visited UConn during his spring break. He’s also been there for summer camp, a regular-season game and a spring game. During one trip, he even sat in on an offensive line meeting.

“I really liked everything about it,” he said. “The coaches, the players, the facilities, the campus. It seemed like the perfect fit for me.”

Like many of the big schools recruiting Hopkins, UConn expressed some reservations about the level of competition he had faced in high school. He put those fears to rest on April 22 at the Rivals.com/VTO Sports New Jersey Elite 100 at Piscataway (N.J.) High School.

“I went against some really good kids,” he said. “(The UConn coaches) decided they didn’t have to worry about me.”

Hopkins will visit UConn again on Friday. He had been scheduled to attend several camps this spring and summer but now will attend only UConn camp in June.

 
 

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Posted by:Josh Thomsonon Monday, April 30th, 2012 at 9:21 pm. InFootball with8 Comments → Print This Post Print This Post | Email This Post Email This Post

Recruiting update: Hopkins picks up first I-A offer

I recently reported that Westlake’s Tommy Hopkins had received his first Division I offer from Bucknell. The 6-foot-6, 285-pound lineman picked up his first offer from a BCS-level school on Friday.

Hopkins earned a scholarship offer from UConn, which is one of several high-major programs that has shown interest in the two-way tackle since last spring. Boston College, Syracuse, Rutgers, Temple, Virginia and NC State are among other potential suitors.

Hopkins attended the U.S. Army National Combine in Texas back in January. He is expected to attend several Division I camps later this spring and summer.

 
 

Posted by:Josh Thomsonon Saturday, April 28th, 2012 at 9:18 am. InFootball with161 Comments → Print This Post Print This Post | Email This Post Email This Post

Recruiting updates: James to leave Iona, more…

Ra’Shad James has decided to leave Iona. That had been a rumor during the season, that the White Plains grad was unhappy with his role with the Gaels. It appears there was some truth to it.

The explosive James recently visited Northwood University in West Palm Beach, Fla., and it is the leader for his services. As an NAIA school, James could play immediately without having to sit out next season.

Northwood University is the alma mater of Port Chester’s Melvin Calhoun and Lincoln’s Lester Hunte. James would have the opportunity to play for former Villanova coach Rollie Massimimo.

James originally played at Division II St. Thomas Aquinas before transferring into Iona two years ago. He sat out the 2010-11 season before joining the Gaels for their 2011-12 campaign, which ended in the NCAA Tournament.

A few other notes:

Dustin Hogue has attracted interest from a host of Division I programs, including Iowa, Iowa State, Missouri, Arkansas, Wichita State, Oklahoma and others. The 6-foot-6 former Lincoln star left Yonkers after the 2009-10 season. He played prep school ball the following year and then played as a freshman at Indian Hills Community College in Ottumwa, Iowa and averaged 11 points and 5.5 rebounds per game.

Thomas Fleming plans to play basketball at Chaminade, a Division II school in Honolulu. The Dobbs Ferry senior will join the school that once became famous for pulling off perhaps the greatest upset in NCAA history. Chaminade beat No. 1 Virginia and Ralph Sampson in 1982. The school hosts the prestigious Maui Classic every year, meaning the team has opportunities to face major Division I programs. Next year’s field includes UNC and Texas.

• Iona Prep announced a few days ago where linemen Kameron Tedder and Matt Carroll will play their college football. Tedder, a defensive end who was Super 11 as a senior, has committed to Southern Connecticut. Carroll, a guard, chose C.W. Post.

• My colleague Vince Mercogliano reported earlier this week that Harrison QB Vin Nicita had surgery to repair his meniscus. However, the surgery is minor. Nicita, a baseball player, hopes he can play designated hitter come playoff time. If that’s the case, he should be fine for football camps this spring and summer.

 
 

Posted by:Josh Thomsonon Thursday, April 26th, 2012 at 1:50 pm. InBoys Basketball, Football with24 Comments → Print This Post Print This Post | Email This Post Email This Post

Football: New Ro to visit North Bergen Oct. 20

New Rochelle has booked a game for its open date and it should be a good one.

The Huguenots will play at North Bergen High School on Saturday, Oct. 20th at 7 p.m. North Bergen won New Jersey’s North 1, Group 4 state championship in 2011.

When reached by phone this afternoon, New Rochelle coach Lou DiRienzo said assistant Keith Fagan found the available game with the help of Rob Violante, a former Dobbs Ferry and Harrison assistant coach who is now the varsity head coach at Bergenfield High School in North Jersey.

Rob’s brother Brian Violante is an assistant coach for the Huguenots.

 
 

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Posted by:Josh Thomsonon Tuesday, April 24th, 2012 at 3:54 pm. InFootball with296 Comments → Print This Post Print This Post | Email This Post Email This Post

Former Albertus star to be honored May 5

The Sullivan family has started a foundation to honor former Albertus Magnus star Dan Sullivan, who passed away on Oct. 31 of last year. The Dan Sullivan Foundation will host its first event on Saturday, May 5 at Albertus Magnus High School.

Tickets to the event cost $100 and include food, beverage and entertainment. There will be a $10,000 grand prize drawing during the evening as well.

Proceeds from the event will help provide scholarships to a graduating male and female basketball player from Albertus Magnus High School and a boy and girl from St. Margaret School in Pearl River who will attend high school at Albertus. (Sullivan attended St. Margaret’s before moving on to Albertus). The Foundation will also provide other charitable donations.

Sullivan is a former all-county basketball player at Albertus for coach Tom Collins. He graduated in 1972, scoring a career-high 40 points during a game as a senior. Sullivan remained in Rockland for college, attending Dominican College where he became a 1,000-point scorer.

Sullivan is a member of the Hall of Fame at both schools and is scheduled for induction into the Rockland County Sports Hall of Fame on April 29. We are looking to promote our event on May 5th st Albertus Magnus HS.

For tickets and donations to the foundation, contact Dan’s brother, Jim Sullivan, by phone at 845-548-2040; via e-mail at info@dansullivanfoundation.com; or by mail at the following address:

The Dan Sullivan Foundation
12 Lombardi Rd.
Pearl River, NY 10965

 
 

Posted by:Josh Thomsonon Monday, April 23rd, 2012 at 5:13 pm. InBoys Basketball, Football with2 Comments → Print This Post Print This Post | Email This Post Email This Post

Rockland County’s 1,000-point club

Below is a tremendous resource for local basketball fans. It’s the complete list of 1,000-point scorers in Rockland County history.

The list was no doubt sparked by this season’s assault on the local record books. Three of the county’s top 10 scorers of all-time will graduate in 2012, with Tyler Sayre and Pat Peterson breaking program scoring records and Mike McCahey coming awfully close. You’ll see just how far all three climbed since netting their 1,000th point.

This finished product has seen a few revisions, and it has been compiled with the help of several Rockland sports historians: Tom Collins, our own John Humenn, Jamie Kempton, Bill Madden, Jim McLaughlin, John Mercurio, Dan White, Dick Yerg and Ray Zebro. Their information was pieced together by the always invaluable Tom Doherty. Thanks to each and every one of them.

As Doherty pointed out throughout his revisions, think of the various circumstances that helped land a player on this list: length of seasons, 3-point line and shot clock, not to mention playing time. Some benefitted from playing big minutes as freshmen. Others did the bulk of their scoring as upperclassmen, but climbed the list quickly.

Anyway, I wanted to pass it along. Enjoy!

ROCKLAND COUNTY CAREER SCORING LEADERS
1. Brendan McManus, Pearl River, 2005 (4) — 1,583
2. Bill Kurisko, Nanuet, 1987 (3+) — 1,444
3. Jeff Brown, Clarkstown South, 1984 (3+) — 1,428
4. Bob Mathias, Clarkstown/Clarkstown North, 1972 (4) — 1,427
5. MIKE McCAHEY, Clarkstown South, 2012 (4)1,424
6. Matt Grossbard, Pearl River, 2009 (4) — 1,307
7. PAT PETERSON, Tappan Zee, 2012 (4)1,293
8. Ernest Watkins, Nyack, 1989 (3) — 1,287
9.  Mitch Norotsky Tappan Zee 1981 (3+) — 1,248
10. TYLER SAYRE Albertus Magnus 2012 (3+) — 1,231
11. Alan Sofen, Pearl River, 1980 (3) — 1,223
T12. Darryl Brown, Nanuet, 1971 (3) — 1,188
T12. Jim McLaughlin, Clarkstown North, 1981 (3) — 1,188
14. Enndy Basquait, Spring Valley, 1982 (3) — 1,178
15. Vaughn Heyliger, Spring Valley, 2005 (4) — 1,149
16. Jess Cohen, Pearl River, 1988 (3) — 1,134
17. Gerry McNair, Nyack, 2000 (3) — 1,123
18. Eric Wooten, Spring Valley, 1993 (3) — 1,114
19. John Sarto, Spring Valley, 1970 (3) — 1, 082
20. Michael Mack, Nyack, 1997 (3) — 1,074
T21. Ron Edwards, Nyack, 1962 (3) — 1,069
T21. Michael McNair, Nyack, 2006 (3) — 1,069
23. Antoine Duvert, Albertus Magnus, 1994 (3) — 1,066
24. Nigel Morris, Nyack, 2003 (4) — 1,065
25. Mike Mulroe, Pearl River, 1999 (3) — 1,063
26. Howard Levy, Suffern, 1981 (3) — 1,059
27. Jerry Houston, Pearl River, 1990 (3) — 1,049
28. John Thomason, Ramapo, 1997 (3) — 1,048
29. Tony Russo, Ramapo, 1980 (3) — 1,043
30. Ryan Sheridan, Tappan Zee, 2008 (4) — 1,042
31. Jim Mack Nyack, 1971, (3) — 1,031
32. Brett Harvey, Clarkstown North, 2006 (3) — 1,028
33. Gary Custick, Clarkstown, 1970 (3) — 1,027
34. Tim Harris, Spring Valley, 1983 (3) — 1,017
35. Mike Brown, Clarkstown South, 1981 (3) — 1,013
36. Carl Goodman, Spring Valley, 1980 (3) — 1,002
37. Ronald Lewis, Albertus Magnus, 2004 (4) — 1,001

 
 

Posted by:Josh Thomsonon Monday, April 23rd, 2012 at 6:00 am. InBoys Basketball with13 Comments → Print This Post Print This Post | Email This Post Email This Post

REVISED 2012 Section 1 football schedule

Below is the revised Section 1 football schedule. Here are the list of changes:

• Class AA: None
• Class A: League 1 remains unchanged; League 2 had multiple changes, mostly just in the order of the schedule and home and away dates; a handful have different opponents
• Kennedy has a BYE Week 7
•  Class C/D had order of the schedule and some home and away dates change

Click here to see Wednesday’s blog post with the original schedule to compare and contrast.

REVISED 2012 SECTION 1 FOOTBALL SCHEDULES

CLASS AA
1. North Rockland: Mahopac, at John Jay-EF, Clarkstown South, at New Rochelle, White Plains, at Ramapo, at Arlington
2. New Rochelle: Clarkstown South, at White Plains, at Arlington, North Rockland, at Mahopac, John Jay-EF, BYE
3. John Jay-East Fishkill: at Arlington, North Rockland, Mahopac, at White Plains, at Ketcham, at New Rochelle, Clarkstown South
4. White Plains: at Harrison, New Rochelle, at Scarsdale, John Jay-EF, at North Rockland, Arlington, at Clarkstown North
5. Arlington: John Jay-EF, at Clarkstown North, New Rochelle, at Mahopac, Poughkeepsie (coin toss for home site), at White Plains, North Rockland
6. Clarkstown South: at New Rochelle, Scarsdale, at North Rockland, Ketcham,Clarkstown North, Mahopac, at John Jay-EF
7. Mahopac: at North Rockland, Ketcham, at John Jay-EF, Arlington, New Rochelle, at Clarkstown South, at Carmel
8. Scarsdale: Clarkstown North, at Clarkstown South, White Plains, at Lincoln, at Suffern, at Carmel, Ketcham
9. Clarkstown North: at Scarsdale, Arlington, Ramapo, at Carmel, at Clarkstown South, at Mount Vernon, White Plains
10. Ketcham: Ramapo, at Mahopac, Mamaroneck, at Clarkstown South, John Jay-EF, Suffern, at Scarsdale
11. Carmel: Mount Vernon, at Ramapo, at Suffern, Clarkstown North, at Mamaroneck, Scarsdale, Mahopac
12. Ramapo: at Ketcham, Carmel, at Clarkstown North, Mamaroneck, Mount Vernon, North Rockland, at Suffern
13. Suffern: at Mamaroneck, Tappan Zee, Carmel, at Mount Vernon, Scarsdale, at Ketcham, Ramapo
14. Mount Vernon: at Carmel, Mamaroneck, at Pelham, Suffern, at Ramapo, Clarkstown North, at Mamaroneck
15. Mamaroneck: Suffern, at Mount Vernon, at Ketcham, at Ramapo, Carmel,at Port Chester, Mount Vernon

CLASS A
League A-1 —
1. Harrison: White Plains, at John Jay, Sleepy Hollow, at Tappan Zee, Pearl River, Horace Greeley, at Rye
2. John Jay: at Tappan Zee, Harrison, at Horace Greeley, at Sleepy Hollow, Rye, Pearl River, at Fox Lane
3. Rye: at Pearl River, Sleepy Hollow, at Eastchester, Horace Greeley, at John Jay, at Tappan Zee, Harrison
4. Horace Greeley: at Brewster, at Fox Lane, John Jay, at Rye, Beacon, at Harrison, Tappan Zee
5. Tappan Zee: John Jay, at Suffern, at Fox Lane, Harrison, at Panas, Rye, at Horace Greeley
6. Pearl River: Rye, at Yonkers, at Nanuet, Beacon, at Harrison, at John Jay, Hen Hud
7. Sleepy Hollow: at Riverside, at Rye, at Harrison, John Jay, Hen Hud, Lakeland, at Ossining
8. Beacon: at Hen Hud, Panas, Yonkers, at Pearl River, at Horace Greeley, Fox Lane, Lourdes
9. Fox Lane: Panas, Horace Greeley, Tappan Zee, at Lakeland, at Riverside, at Beacon, John Jay
10. Hen Hud: Beacon, at Croton, Lakeland, at Riverside, at Sleepy Hollow, Yonkers, at Pearl River
11. Panas: at Fox Lane, at Beacon, Riverside, at Yonkers, Tappan Zee, at Somers, Lakeland
12. Lakeland: Yonkers, Riverside, at Hen Hud, Fox Lane, Yorktown, at Sleepy Hollow, at Panas
13. Yonkers: at Lakeland, Pearl River, at Beacon, Panas, Saunders, at Hen Hud, Riverside
14. Riverside: Sleepy Hollow, at Lakeland, at Panas, Hen Hud, Fox Lane, at Peekskill, at Yonkers

League A-2 —
1. Poughkeepsie: at Pelham, Eastchester, Yorktown, at Somers, at Arlington, at Ossining, Nyack
2. Somers: at Yorktown, Pelham, Nyack, Poughkeepsie, at Ossining, Panas, at Eastchester
3. Yorktown: Somers, at Ossining, at Poughkeepsie, Eastchester, at Lakeland, at Nyack, Pelham
4. Eastchester: Byram Hills, at Poughkeepsie, Rye, at Yorktown, Brewster, at Pelham, Somers
5. Pelham: Poughkeepsie, at Somers, Mount Vernon, Ossining, at Byram Hills, Eastchester, at Yorktown
6. Ossining: at Nyack, Yorktown, at Gorton, at Pelham, Somers, Poughkeepsie, Sleepy Hollow
7. Nyack: Ossining, at Brewster, at Somers, Gorton, at Spring Valley, Yorktown, at Poughkeepsie
8. Brewster: Horace Greeley, Nyack, at Port Chester, Saunders, at Eastchester, Byram Hills, at Gorton
9. Byram Hills: at Eastchester, Port Chester, Westlake, at Spring Valley, Pelham, at Brewster, Lincoln
10. Gorton: Saunders, at Spring Valley, Ossining, at Nyack, at Peekskill, Lincoln, Brewster
11. Port Chester: Spring Valley, at Byram Hills, Brewster, at Peekskill, at Lincoln, Mamaroneck, Saunders
12. Spring Valley: at Port Chester, Gorton, at Lincoln, Byram Hills, Nyack, at Saunders, Peekskill
13. Saunders: at Gorton, Lincoln, Peekskill, at Brewster, at Yonkers, Spring Valley, at Port Chester
14. Lincoln: Peekskill, at Saunders, Spring Valley, Scarsdale, Port Chester, at Gorton, at Byram Hills
15. Peekskill: at Lincoln, Hackley, at Saunders, Port Chester, Gorton, Riverside, at Spring Valley

CLASS B —
1. Croton-Harmon: Pleasantville, Hen Hud, at Irvington, at Lourdes, Ardsley, Westlake, at Nanuet
2. Our Lady of Lourdes: Westlake, at Nanuet, at Ardsley, Croton, Irvington, at Pleasantville, at Beacon
3. Pleasantville: at Croton, at Briarcliff, Putnam Valley, Nanuet, Edgemont, Lourdes, at Hastings
4. Nanuet: at Putnam Valley, Lourdes, Pearl River, at Pleasantville, at Westlake, at Roosevelt, Croton
5. Irvington: Edgemont, at Woodlands, Croton, Ardsley, at Lourdes, at Briarcliff, at Westlake
6. Westlake: at Lourdes, Roosevelt, Byram Hills, at Kennedy, Nanuet, at Croton, Irvington
7. Ardsley: Kennedy, at Putnam Valley, Lourdes, at Irvington, at Croton, Edgemont, at Roosevelt
8. Putnam Valley: Nanuet, Ardsley, at Pleasantville, at Edgemont, Briarcliff, at Kennedy, at Palisades Prep
9. Briarcliff: Roosevelt, Pleasantville, at Kennedy, Valhalla, at Putnam Valley, Irvington, at Edgemont
10. Edgemont: at Irvington, Kennedy, at Roosevelt, Putnam Valley, at Pleasantville,at Ardsley, Briarcliff
11. Roosevelt: at Briarcliff, at Westlake, at Edgemont, Rye Country Day, at Kennedy, Nanuet, Ardsley
12. Kennedy: at Ardsley, at Edgemont, Briarcliff, at Westlake, at Roosevelt, Putnam Valley, BYE

CLASS C/D —
1. Bronxville: Woodlands, at Hastings, Rye Country Day, at Haldane, Pawling, at Tuckahoe, Dobbs Ferry
2. Dobbs Ferry: Haldane, Pawling, at Chester, at Tuckahoe, Hastings, Woodlands, at Bronxville
3. Tuckahoe: at Pawling, Rye Country Day, Hastings, Dobbs Ferry, at Haldane, Bronxville, at Woodlands
4. Woodlands: at Bronxville, Irvington, Valhalla, at Hastings, Blind Brook, at Dobbs Ferry, Tuckahoe
5. Hastings: Valhalla, Bronxville, at Tuckahoe, Woodlands, at Dobbs Ferry, at Rye Neck, Pleasantville
6. Pawling: Tuckhaoe, at Dobbs Ferry, Dover, Albertus Magnus, at Bronxville, Palisades Prep, at Blind Brook
7. Haldane: at Dobbs Ferry, at Albertus Magnus, Riverdale, Bronxville, Tuckahoe, Lincoln Hall, at Yonkers Montessori
8. Blind Brook: Rye Neck, at Lincoln Hall, at Albertus, Palisades Prep, at Woodlands, at Valhalla, Pawling
9. Valhalla: at Hastings, Yonkers Montessori, at Woodlands, Briarcliff, at Lincoln Hall, Blind Brook, Rye Neck
10. Albertus Magnus: at Palisades Prep, Haldane, Blind Brook, at Pawling, at Rye Neck, Yonkers Montessori, at Lincoln Hall
11. Rye Neck: at Blind Brook, Palisades Prep, at Lincoln Hall, Yonkers Montessori, Albertus, Hastings, at Valhalla
12. Lincoln Hall: at Yonkers Montessori, Blind Brook, Rye Neck, at Palisades Prep, Valhalla, at Haldane, Albertus Magnus
13. Palisade Prep: Albertus Magnus, at Rye Neck, at Yonkers Montessori, Lincoln Hall, at Blind Brook, at Pawling, Putnam Valley
14. Yonkers Montessori Academy: Lincoln Hall, at Valhalla, Palisades Prep, at Rye Neck, BYE, at Albertus Magnus, Haldane

 
 

Posted by:Josh Thomsonon Saturday, April 21st, 2012 at 9:05 am. InFootball with360 Comments → Print This Post Print This Post | Email This Post Email This Post

Section 1 to re-work Class A football schedule (UPDATED, 7:16 p.m.)

According to an e-mail sent to Section 1’s athletic directors this morning by Jennifer Simmons, the football committee has found some issues in the Class A schedules. (UPDATE, 7:16 p.m.) The schedules were re-worked today. They are expected to be finalized and re-released to the schools tomorrow.

(Hopefully, I will have more on the corrections as well as the new schedule then.)

One irregularity pointed out by a reader Wednesday was Nyack’s schedule. Nyack, the No. 7 team in its league, had a league schedule of five higher-ranked teams and one lower-ranked team. Contrast that with Sleepy Hollow, the No. 7 in Class A’s other league. Sleepy had a schedule with three higher-ranked teams and three lower-ranked teams, thus giving it a easier strength of schedule.

There are other irregularities that need correcting, but this is one that stood out to me. The truth is that creating a schedule in Class AA and A was more difficult this season. Both classes had an uneven number of teams (15 and 29, respectively), meaning one has to play a game outside its class each week. Some of the solutions were easy and produced interesting matchups — White Plains-Harrison, Mount Vernon-Pelham, Tappan Zee-Suffern, Poughkeepsie-Arlington — but it definitely complicates the process.

 
 

Posted by:Josh Thomsonon Thursday, April 19th, 2012 at 11:24 am. InFootball with86 Comments → Print This Post Print This Post | Email This Post Email This Post

2012 Section 1 football schedules

Below are the complete 2012 football schedules for every team in Section 1.

A couple things to note while you scour through them:

• The rivalry “non-league” game is noted in italics
• “at” denotes road game for that team; all other games are home

(UPDATED, 4/18, 9:12 p.m.: All Class AA home/aways have been updated.)

2012 SECTION 1 FOOTBALL SCHEDULES

CLASS AA
1. North Rockland: Mahopac, at John Jay-EF, Clarkstown South, at New Rochelle, White Plains, at Ramapo, at Arlington
2. New Rochelle: Clarkstown South, at White Plains, at Arlington, North Rockland, at Mahopac, John Jay-EF, BYE
3. John Jay-East Fishkill: at Arlington, North Rockland, Mahopac, at White Plains, at Ketcham, at New Rochelle, Clarkstown South
4. White Plains: at Harrison, New Rochelle, at Scarsdale, John Jay-EF, at North Rockland, Arlington, at Clarkstown North
5. Arlington: John Jay-EF, at Clarkstown North, New Rochelle, at Mahopac, Poughkeepsie (coin toss for home site), at White Plains, North Rockland
6. Clarkstown South: at New Rochelle, Scarsdale, at North Rockland, Ketcham, Clarkstown North, Mahopac, at John Jay-EF
7. Mahopac: at North Rockland, Ketcham, at John Jay-EF, Arlington, New Rochelle, at Clarkstown South, at Carmel
8. Scarsdale: Clarkstown North, at Clarkstown South, White Plains, at Lincoln, at Suffern, at Carmel, Ketcham
9. Clarkstown North: at Scarsdale, Arlington, Ramapo, at Carmel, at Clarkstown South, at Mount Vernon, White Plains
10. Ketcham: Ramapo, at Mahopac, Mamaroneck, at Clarkstown South, John Jay-EF, Suffern, at Scarsdale
11. Carmel: Mount Vernon, at Ramapo, at Suffern, Clarkstown North, at Mamaroneck, Scarsdale, Mahopac
12. Ramapo: at Ketcham, Carmel, at Clarkstown North, Mamaroneck, Mount Vernon, North Rockland, at Suffern
13. Suffern: at Mamaroneck, Tappan Zee, Carmel, at Mount Vernon, Scarsdale, at Ketcham, Ramapo
14. Mount Vernon: at Carmel, Mamaroneck, at Pelham, Suffern, at Ramapo, Clarkstown North, at Mamaroneck
15. Mamaroneck: Suffern, at Mount Vernon, at Ketcham, at Ramapo, Carmel, at Port Chester, Mount Vernon

CLASS A
League A-1 —
1. Harrison: White Plains, at John Jay, Sleepy Hollow, at Tappan Zee, Pearl River, Horace Greeley, at Rye
2. John Jay: at Tappan Zee, Harrison, at Horace Greeley, at Sleepy Hollow, Rye, Pearl River, at Fox Lane
3. Rye: at Pearl River, Sleepy Hollow, at Eastchester, Horace Greeley, at John Jay, at Tappan Zee, Harrison
4. Horace Greeley: at Brewster, at Fox Lane, John Jay, at Rye, Beacon, at Harrison, Tappan Zee
5. Tappan Zee: John Jay, at Suffern, at Fox Lane, Harrison, at Panas, Rye, at Horace Greeley
6. Pearl River: Rye, at Yonkers, at Nanuet, Beacon, at Harrison, at John Jay, Hen Hud
7. Sleepy Hollow: at Riverside, at Rye, at Harrison, John Jay, Hen Hud, Lakeland, at Ossining
8. Beacon: at Hen Hud, Panas, Yonkers, at Pearl River, at Horace Greeley, Fox Lane, Lourdes
9. Fox Lane: Panas, Horace Greeley, Tappan Zee, at Lakeland, at Riverside, at Beacon, John Jay
10. Hen Hud: Beacon, at Croton, Lakeland, at Riverside, at Sleepy Hollow, Yonkers, at Pearl River
11. Panas: at Fox Lane, at Beacon, Riverside, at Yonkers, Tappan Zee, Somers, Lakeland
12. Lakeland: Yonkers, Riverside, at Hen Hud, Fox Lane, Yorktown, at Sleepy Hollow, at Panas
13. Yonkers: at Lakeland, Pearl River, at Beacon, Panas, Saunders, at Hen Hud, Riverside
14. Riverside: Sleepy Hollow, at Lakeland, at Panas, Hen Hud, Fox Lane, Gorton, at Yonkers

League A-2 —
1. Poughkeepsie: at Pelham, Eastchester, Yorktown, at Somers, Ossining, at Nyack, Arlington
2. Somers: at Yorktown, Pelham, at Ossining, Poughkeepsie, Nyack, at Panas, at Eastchester
3. Yorktown: Somers, at Nyack, at Poughkeepsie, Eastchester, at Lakeland, at Ossining, Pelham
4. Eastchester: Byram Hills, at Poughkeepsie, Rye, at Yorktown, at Brewster, Pelham, Somers
5. Pelham: Poughkeepsie, at Somers, at Mount Vernon, Nyack, Byram Hills, at Eastchester, at Yorktown
6. Ossining: at Nyack, Brewster, Somers, at Gorton, at Poughkeepsie, Yorktown, Sleepy Hollow
7. Nyack: Ossining, Yorktown, at Gorton, at Pelham, at Somers, Poughkeepsie, at Spring Valley
8. Brewster: Horace Greeley, at Ossining, Port Chester, at Saunders, Eastchester, Byram Hills, at Gorton
9. Byram Hills: at Eastchester, Spring Valley, Westlake, Port Chester, at Pelham, at Brewster, Lincoln
10. Gorton: at Peekskill, at Saunders, Nyack, Ossining, at Spring Valley, at Riverside, Brewster
11. Port Chester: Spring Valley, at Lincoln, at Brewster, at Byram Hills, Peekskill, Mamaroneck, Saunders
12. Spring Valley: at Port Chester, at Byram Hills, Lincoln, at Peekskill, Gorton, Saunders, Nyack
13. Saunders: Lincoln, Gorton, at Peekskill, Brewster, at Yonkers, at Spring Valley, at Port Chester
14. Lincoln: at Saunders, Port Chester, at Spring Valley, Scarsdale, BYE, Peekskill, at Byram Hills
15. Peekskill: Gorton, at Hackley, Saunders, Spring Valley, at Port Chester, at Lincoln, Kennedy

CLASS B —
1. Croton-Harmon: Pleasantville, Hen Hud, at Irvington, at Lourdes, Ardsley, Westlake, at Nanuet
2. Our Lady of Lourdes: Westlake, at Nanuet, at Ardsley, Croton, Irvington, at Pleasantville, at Beacon
3. Pleasantville: at Croton, at Briarcliff, Putnam Valley, Nanuet, Edgemont, Lourdes, at Hastings
4. Nanuet: at Putnam Valley, Lourdes, Pearl River, at Pleasantville, at Westlake, at Roosevelt, Croton
5. Irvington: Edgemont, at Woodlands, Croton, Ardsley, at Lourdes, at Briarcliff, at Westlake
6. Westlake: at Lourdes, Roosevelt, Byram Hills, at Kennedy, Nanuet, at Croton, Irvington
7. Ardsley: Kennedy, at Putnam Valley, Lourdes, at Irvington, at Croton, Edgemont, at Roosevelt
8. Putnam Valley: at Nanuet, Ardsley, Pleasantville, at Edgemont, Briarcliff, at Kennedy, Palisades Prep
9. Briarcliff: Roosevelt, Pleasantville, at Kennedy, Valhalla, at Putnam Valley, Irvington, at Edgemont
10. Edgemont: at Irvington, Kennedy, at Roosevelt, Putnam Valley, at Pleasantville, at Ardsley, Briarcliff
11. Roosevelt: at Briarcliff, at Westlake, at Edgemont, Rye Country Day, at Kennedy, Nanuet, Ardsley
12. Kennedy: at Ardsley, at Edgemont, Briarcliff, at Westlake, at Roosevelt, Putnam Valley, Peekskill

CLASS C/D —
1. Bronxville: Woodlands, at Hastings, Rye Country Day, Pawling, at Haldane, at Tuckahoe, Dobbs Ferry
2. Dobbs Ferry: Haldane, Pawling, at Chester, Hastings, at Tuckahoe, Woodlands, at Bronxville
3. Tuckahoe: at Pawling, Rye Country Day, Hastings, at Haldane, Dobbs Ferry, Bronxville, at Woodlands
4. Woodlands: at Bronxville, Irvington, Valhalla, at Blind Brook, at Hastings, at Dobbs Ferry, Tuckahoe
5. Hastings: Valhalla, Bronxville, at Tuckahoe, at Dobbs Ferry, Woodlands, at Rye Neck, Pleasantville
6. Pawling: Tuckhaoe, at Dobbs Ferry, Dover, at Bronxville, Albertus Magnus, at Palisades Prep, at Blind Brook
7. Haldane: at Dobbs Ferry, at Albertus Magnus, Riverdale, Tuckahoe, Bronxville, Lincoln Hall, at Yonkers Montessori
8. Blind Brook: Rye Neck, at Lincoln Hall, at Albertus, Woodlands, Palisades Prep, at Valhalla, Pawling
9. Valhalla: at Hastings, Yonkers Montessori, at Woodlands, Briarcliff, at Lincoln Hall, Blind Brook, Rye Neck
10. Albertus Magnus: at Palisades Prep, Haldane, Blind Brook, at Rye Neck, at Pawling, Yonkers Montessori, at Lincoln Hall
11. Rye Neck: at Blind Brook, Palisades Prep, at Lincoln Hall, Albertus Magnus, Yonkers Montessori, Hastings, at Valhalla
12. Lincoln Hall: at Yonkers Montessori, Blind Brook, Rye Neck, at Palisades Prep, Valhalla, at Haldane, Albertus Magnus
13. Palisade Prep: Albertus Magnus, at Rye Neck, at Yonkers Montessori, Lincoln Hall, at Blind Brook, Pawling, at Putnam Valley
14. Yonkers Montessori Academy: Lincoln Hall, at Valhalla, Palisades Prep, BYE, at Rye Neck, at Albertus Magnus, Haldane

 
 

Posted by:Josh Thomsonon Wednesday, April 18th, 2012 at 5:50 pm. InFootball with263 Comments → Print This Post Print This Post | Email This Post Email This Post

2012 Section 1 football preseason power rankings

Beginning in 2011, the Section 1 football committee created schedules based on preseason rankings of teams in each class. The rankings are created based off information culled from questionnaires filled out by teams in the offseason. The teams are then inserted into a scheduling matrix that produces their schedules.

I’ll post the schedules as soon as I can type them up. Here are the preseason ranking in each class.

(Note: Class A has 29 teams divided into two leagues. The top two highest-ranked teams in Class A were Harrison and Poughkeepsie, so they were split into different leagues. I have just listed how the teams were ranked in their given league in Class A.)

2012 RANKINGS —

Class AA: 15 teams
1. North Rockland
2. New Rochelle
3. John Jay-East Fishkill
4. White Plains
5. Arlington
6. Clarkstown South
7. Mahopac
8. Scarsdale
9. Clarkstown North
10. Ketcham
11. Carmel
12. Ramapo
13. Suffern
14. Mount Vernon
15. Mamaroneck

Class A: 29 teams
League 1 —
1. Harrison
2. John Jay
3. Rye
4. Horace Greeley
5. Tappan Zee
6. Pearl River
7. Sleepy Hollow
8. Beacon
9. Fox Lane
10. Hen Hud
11. Panas
12. Lakeland
13. Yonkers
14. Riverside

League 2 —
1. Poughkeepsie
2. Somers
3. Yorktown
4. Eastchester
5. Pelham
6. Ossining
7. Nyack
8. Brewster
9. Byram Hills
10. Gorton
11. Port Chester
12. Spring Valley
13. Saunders
14. Lincoln
15. Peekskill

Class B: 12 teams
1. Croton-Harmon
2. Our Lady of Lourdes
3. Pleasantville
4. Nanuet
5. Irvington
6. Westlake
7. Ardsley
8 Putnam Valley
9. Briarcliff
10. Edgemont
11. Roosevelt
12. Kennedy

Class C/D: 14 teams
1. Bronxville
2. Dobbs Ferry
3. Tuckahoe
4. Woodlands
5. Hastings
6. Pawling
7. Haldane
8. Blind Brook
9. Valhalla
10. Albertus Magnus
11. Rye Neck
12. Lincoln Hall
13. Palisade Prep
14. Yonkers Montessori Academy

 
 

Posted by:Josh Thomsonon Wednesday, April 18th, 2012 at 4:14 pm. InFootball with45 Comments → Print This Post Print This Post | Email This Post Email This Post

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