Albertus Magnus quarterback Ryan McLaughlin set the Section 1 record today for passing yards in a game, throwing for 409 yards and four touchdowns in the Falcons’ 41-34 win over Lincoln Hall in a non-playoff game. McLaughlin completed only 16 of 23 passes, but threw three long scores in the… Read More →
What a day of football. Here’s a quick rundown of just some of the highlights: New Rochelle beat White Plains 24-7 to earn its first fourth straight trip to the Section 1 Class AA final and seventh this decade. The Huguenots haven’t lost a championship game in that time. North… Read More →
We’ll be broadcasting the White Plains-New Rochelle game today at lohud.com/vcsports1. Kickoff is at 1:30 p.m. Follow the rest of the action on the Twitter feed:
Rye should have punted. Poughkeepsie shouldn’t have gone for two. Rye should have been in a prevent defense. Poughkeepsie went offsides. The last 12 hours has featured many of the same comments on this blog. All very valid. If you want read more about last night’s epic Rye-Poughkeepsie game, read… Read More →
The most incredible eight seconds of football I’ve ever witnessed will followed by months of second-guessing, finger-pointing and head-shaking. How did Josh Graham get so wide open? Did Graham go offsides on the final play? Why didn’t Rye punt on the previous drive? Why did Poughkeepsie go for the 2-point… Read More →
We’ll be airing the Poughkeepsie vs. Rye semifinal in the Class A playoffs tonight on lohud.com/vcsports1. You can click here to watch or go right to the address. Kickoff is at 7 p.m. (Please be patient with the video. The wireless at Rye isn’t great and it tends to stop… Read More →
As we prepare for the Section 1 semifinals, I had a feature in today’s Journal News pinpointing who will be the most important player(s) in each game this weekend. I called them the ‘X-factors’ and highlighted the non-quarterbacks and non-running backs who play vital roles. You can check them out… Read More →
Here are my picks for this weekend, playoff and non-playoffs: Class AA New Rochelle 35, White Plains 13: Having watched the first New Rochelle-White Plains game three weeks, I can’t see this one being much of a contest. New Rochelle is just too good. The Tigers caught a lot of… Read More →
The Player and Coach of the Week awards were handed out on tonight’s edition of Varsity Central Chat. You can watch a replay of the show (which I thought was pretty good) by clicking here. The honorees: Player of the Week Mike Fraioli, Lakeland: A Hornets player gets the top… Read More →
I’m really sorry for not posting this sooner. It’s one of the best football photos I’ve ever seen. It’s Tom Hanney of Nanuet, who was caked in mud during Saturday’s Nanuet-Briarcliff game. Hanney, the star quarterback, must have been driven into the ground on a play. I’m not sure if… Read More →
We don’t have any special guests but it doesn’t mean you shouldn’t check out tonight’s edition of Varsity Central Chat — Playoff Edition. The show starts at 7 p.m. and can be seen at lohud.com/vclive or by clicking here. I’ll be handing out the Player and Coach of the Week… Read More →
The next four Game Balls are here. Be sure to check out tonight’s edition of Varsity Central Chat to find out the Player and Coach of the Week at 7 p.m. You can watch by clicking here. 5. Dave Thomas and Donovan Walker, Roosevelt: As hard as I tried last… Read More →
Yes, finally, here are the Game Balls. These are the first five, followed by the next four tomorrow and the Player and Coach of the Week on Wednesday’s edition of Varsity Central Chat. You can watch it by clicking here. Honorable mention: Justin Ciero, Horace Greeley; Joseph Hoffman, Edgemont; Matt… Read More →
This will be kind of brief since I already went so in-depth on Friday’s games. Just a quick look back of the playoff games. Don’t worry, I’m not ignoring the non-playoff games completely. I will highlight many of those in this week’s Game Balls, which I’ll post tonight: Class AA… Read More →
When big issues arise in football, I’m often blamed for fanning the flames. I’m sure I’ll be accused of it now, too. I wanted to offer my opinion on the comments Tony DeMatteo made after Somers’ loss to Poughkeepsie on Friday night. Here’s the background: the Tuskers had been lambasted… Read More →
