Where the winners go…

November

Not that you want to look too far ahead… but the Section 1 teams playing for championships this weekend should probably be looking ahead (at least a little).

Here’s the Section 9 championship schedule:

Friday
Class D: Eldred vs. Chester, at Dietz Stadium, 7 p.m.
Class A: Cornwall vs. Wallkill Faller Field, 7 p.m.
Saturday
Class C: Ellenville vs. Liberty, at Dietz Stadium, 3 p.m.
Class AA: Monroe-Woodbury vs. Warwick, at Faller Field, 7 p.m.
Class B: Highland vs. O’Neill, at Dietz Stadium, 7 p.m.

The way it looks now, Monroe-Woodbury and Cornwall should be back in the state tournament for what seems like the 10th year in a row. Monroe is 9-0, top ranked in the state and beat Warwick 49-32. Cornwall is 6-2 but beat Wallkill 49-13.

Highland is 8-0, ranked fourth in the state but only beat O’Neill 12-0 in Week 2. Ellenville is 8-1 with a 36-6 win over Liberty. Eldred is 8-1, ranked fifth in the state and beat Chester only 13-12. Chester, by the way, lost to Tuckahoe in the regular season, 26-6.

For those who feel inspired to go scout, Faller Field is at Middletown High School and Dietz Stadium is in Kingston. Here are the directions to each:

To Faller Field at Middletown H.S.: Take I-87 to Exit 16 (Harriman) to Route 17 West. Route 17 West to exit 120. At the end of ramp, make a left onto Route 211 West. Stay in middle lane. Go approximately 2 miles and turn left onto Wisner Avenue (Gas station on right before you turn.) Go to the first stop sign and turn left onto Gardner Avenue Ext. which goes into the school lower parking lot.

To Dietz Stadium in Kingston: Take I-87 to exit 19. Go around traffic circle and continue to Washington Avenue exit to third traffic light. Take right into stadium.

The state tournament schedule is as follows:

State quarterfinals
Friday, Nov. 13
at White Plains High School
Class D: Tuckahoe-Haldane winner vs. Section 9’s Eldred-Chester winner, 4 p.m.
Class B: Nanuet-Sleepy Hollow winner vs. Section 9’s Highland-O’Neill winner, 7:30 p.m.
at Dietz Stadium, Kingston
Class C: Bronxville-Croton winner vs. Section 9’s Ellenville-Liberty winner, 4 p.m.
Class A: Poughkeepsie-Roosevelt winner vs. Section 9’s Cornwall-Walkill winner, 8 p.m.

Saturday, Nov. 14
at Dietz Stadium, Kingston
Class AA: New Rochelle-North Rockland winner vs. Section 9’s Monroe Woodbury-Warwick winner, 7:30 p.m.

State semifinals
at Dietz Stadium, Kingston
Friday, Nov. 20
Class D, 4 p.m.
Class A, 8 p.m.

Saturday, Nov. 21
Class C, noon
Class B, 4 p.m.
Class AA, 8 p.m.

State championships
at Carrier Dome in Syracuse
Saturday, Nov. 28
Class D, noon
Class C, 3 p.m.
Class A, 6 p.m.

Sunday, Nov. 29
Class AA, 1 p.m.
Class B, 4 p.m.

*Note that the state finals were pushed back to Saturday-Sunday instead of Friday because Syracuse basketball has a home game that night.

This entry was posted on Monday, November 2nd, 2009 at 5:10 pm by Kevin Devaney Jr..
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14 Responses to “Where the winners go…”

BIG JOE November 2nd, 2009 at 5:22 pm
more games should be played at WHITE PLAINS H.S. WHY GO NORTH WHEN IT GETS COLD—PLUS THAT RIDE IS GETTING TOO MUCH FOR ME
Rye Dad November 2nd, 2009 at 5:54 pm
Does anyone know if Rye will play Lakeland? I heard a rumor that Lakeland won’t play and Rye was looking for a replacement game.

Having played both Poughkeepsie and Roosevelt and respecting the speeed and talent of their star players, I believe that Poughkeepsie will beat Roosevelt in a high scoring but poorly attended game.
Jeff P. November 2nd, 2009 at 6:47 pm
Hello Kevin,

According to Phil Dusenbury and Rick Stone’s Section 9 football site, Cornwall is aiming for its fifth consecutive Section 9 Class A title, while Monroe-Woodbury has owned Section 9 Class AA since 2004:

http://www.eteamz.com/SectionNineFB/news/index.cfm?cat=234446

To Rye Dad: I’m hoping you’re right about the outcome, but I do think there will be more people at PK-Roosevelt than you may think…
HSFB Guy November 2nd, 2009 at 8:15 pm
I’m sure Pok and Roosevelt can get buses of fans and parents to Mahopac….should be a great game

nice way of looking towards the upcoming opponent…Monroe is a beast…I had teammates in College who went to that school and their football team is like royalty…
Goldberg November 2nd, 2009 at 9:44 pm
rye dad – you make it sound like both teams shouldn’t be there cause their families may have to work instead of going to see their kids play – or take public transportation so they can’t drive to Mahopac – something tells me that you have sour grapes – both teams have to deal with more on an everyday basis than most teenage kids – they should be commended up and down! Good luck to both teams!!
Lion November 2nd, 2009 at 10:46 pm
Rye Dad…

We certainly know that you won’t be attending the game!
scottinrye November 3rd, 2009 at 1:14 am
I agree that the POK- Roosevelt game might have the smallest attendance for any Mahopac game.

Spare me the working parent crap, you can find the time to attend your sons football games. People at every school successfully balance work and family commitments.

It’s called successfully balancing your life.
section 9 November 3rd, 2009 at 6:58 am
Class AA, A, and C regionals will be played at Dietz this year.
????? November 3rd, 2009 at 7:04 am
Why cannot section one get all the championship games done on Friday. They seem to have no clue. For New Ro to play on Sunday and then play again on Saturday seems to give an advantage to Monroe-woodbury who not only started their season early but now will play on Friday and have the option of watching New Ro play live on Sunday to scout. The scouting is not really a challenge as the teams surely know one and other, but it just seems like Section 1 does not want to give our teams the best chance to win.
BIG JOE November 3rd, 2009 at 8:27 am
HOW DOES TUCKAHOE MAKE THE PLAY-OFFS EACH YEAR…AND DO THEY HAVE A WINNING RECORD????
Jeff November 3rd, 2009 at 10:22 am
Tuckahoe and haldane are in the Finals every year because they are the only 2 D teams in the area.
Jeff P. November 3rd, 2009 at 7:03 pm
To ?????, I believe it’s easier for Section 9 to have all of its championships on Friday since the games are all held at two different locations (Dietz in Kingston and Faller in Middletown). Still, I don’t understand why no Section 1 championship games are scheduled for this Friday…
ManInTheStands November 3rd, 2009 at 8:39 pm
goldberg: You seem to be very opinionated. Remember opinions are like a$$holes, everybody has one.
Stop finger pointing and post something of intelligence for once.
HS Fan November 4th, 2009 at 7:45 am
Goldberg

This is a blog about HS football not social issues. I dont care how many attend the game that’s not a reflection on wether or not a team is good. It also should not matter what the teams have to “deal with”. What are you referring to? Don’t answer that I don’t care…just play the game.
Gook luck to both teams.

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