I got out to the Iona Prep Camp the last two nights. What I saw was a New Rochelle team struggling to find continuity, a Rye squad searching an identity and an Iona Prep team looking for its best players. None of the three teams at Iona Camp remotely resembled… Read More →
Check out this story on a prominent high school football coach from Iowa, who was shot and killed this morning in the team’s weight room. Ed Thomas, the coach and AD at Aplington-Parkersburg High was murdered at 8 a.m. Thomas was the 2005 NFL National High School Coach of the… Read More →
Many of you have provided your own predictions and analysis. Now, here’s the real thing. The Super 11 nominees, broken down by category as I’ve done in the past. They’re all rather self-explanatory. If something doesn’t make sense, or you feel I’ve left somebody out, please drop me a line…. Read More →
I caught up with Ray this afternoon at today’s ceremony at City Hall. He said tomorrow’s youth football camp at New Rochelle High School will be held rain or shine. If it rains, as expected, they’ll go into the gym. Rice, who received a key to the city this afternoon,... Read More →
Remember Melvin Calhoun? He played point guard at Port Chester until 2005, leading the Rams to back-to-back County Center appearances. Well, the 5-foot-8 Calhoun is finally realizing his college basketball dream after a long, frustrating journy through prep schools and junior colleges. On Sunday he signed to play with Northwood… Read More →
Stepinac High School will honor several former basketball standouts at tonight’s second annual Hardwood Club dinner. St. John’s assistant basketball coach Fred Quartlebaum, a 1985 grad, Colenel Art White (‘68), Frank Henderson (‘81), former coach Tom Carney and 1951 Catholic State championship team will be inducted into the club at… Read More →
Yes, I’m aware this is a high school football and basketball blog. But yes, I do cover other things. For the golf fans out there, please check out our U.S. Open golf coverage on LoHud.com. I’ll be out at Bethpage Black for a few days this week, and my commrades… Read More →
Let’s be serious for a moment: you simply cannot put any stock into 7-on-7s or try to use them to project success during the season. Football is played with pads, linemen, scouting, and a field longer than 40 yards. But, with that being said, Croton-Harmon looked pretty darn good on… Read More →
If you knew Ray Rice when he was at New Rochelle High School, you knew him as three things: a fantastic athlete, a true leader and a total goof ball. I was fortunate enough to see it first-hand many times during his years there. He’d be making everyone laugh in… Read More →
Back from a nice 8-day break from work. I didn’t do all that much, although I managed to play golf six times despite rain every single day. During the break I heard about two coaching changes in local football. Woodlands hired Phil Treglia, a former Iona Prep quarterback and assistant… Read More →
We knew New Jersey football was better than New York. Apparently, the Garden State is better than the whole Northeast combined. New Jersey rallied for a 13-7 victory in today’s New Jersey vs. Northeast All-Star Football Classic at Rutgers Stadium. As you’ll read, the game ended on a Josh Evans… Read More →
If you can’t make it out to Rutgers Stadium tomorrow, tune into Ch. 9 at 3 p.m. and watch Rob Lombardo of Somers and Darlos James of Iona Prep represent the area in the first annual New Jersey vs. Northeast Classic. The game organizers have put together an extensive web… Read More →
Local football prospects should take notice: Fordham will soon be offering scholarships. The school made the announcement today that it will give out full rides beginning for incoming 2010 freshman. It’s the first time the school has awarded athletic scholarships since 1954. Fordham University president Father Joseph F. McShane called… Read More →
Frenji Sports hosted its second annual Frankie Williams Charity Classic basketball game last night at the Theodore Young Community Center in Greenburgh. Unfortunately, with Section 1 championship games in baseball, lacrosse and playoffs in softball, we were unable to have a reporter at the event. A close friend of mine,... Read More →
