Of all the teams I’ve seen so far this summer, the circumstances surrounding my look at John Jay make it the most difficult team to judge. The Indians joined the roll call at White Plains just a day or two before the scrimmages. They played without a starting lineman and… Read More →
So this will be the first of four new camp previews. Obviously, I had an opportunity to check in with Sleepy Hollow, John Jay, Mount Vernon and Roosevelt, so I’ll share more on each over the weekend. First up is Sleepy Hollow. The Horsemen are moving back up to a… Read More →
Just a quick note: Shannon Newby, the White Plains senior who was hurt on Thursday, is OK according to coach Skip Stevens. Newby was injured during a scrimmage session at Pride Camp yesterday. He was immobilized and taken to the hospital for precautionary reasons. Stevens said he was released last… Read More →
On Monday and Tuesday, Iona Prep will join the list of teams at Champions Camp. By CHSFL rules, the Gaels will participate in 7-on-7 scrimmages only, but they will be there. The compete list is as follows: New Rochelle, New Rochelle JV, Iona Prep (Monday and Tuesday), Harrison, Eastchester, Tuckahoe,... Read More →
It’s been a couple days, but let’s start what I hope is a busy Friday on the blog here. First up is our latest Captain’s Corner, a taste of Rockland football from Albertus’ Andrew Festa. If you’d like someone’s name alongside Festa and others, shoot me an e-mail at jthomson@lohud.com…. Read More →
Six teams gathered today at White Plains High School for 2010 Pride Camp, which amounted to about two hours of scrimmage work on the main turf where the Tigers play their home games. The participants were White Plains, Roosevelt, John Jay, Westlake, Mount Vernon and Sleepy Hollow. We’ve already dealt… Read More →
— If you’re headed to White Plains today, be advised a seventh team has been added: John Jay. So now the following teams are expected to attend the workout, which begins this afternoon at 5: White Plains, John Jay, Westlake, Rye Neck, Roosevelt, Sleepy Hollow and Mount Vernon. I’ll be… Read More →
Nanuet native Devin McCourty will be in camp this week with the Patriots. The defensive back from Rutgers signed with the New England Patriots today. McCourty was selected 27th overall by the Patriots in April’s NFL Draft. He was just the second first-round pick to sign with an NFL team…. Read More →
My colleague Brian Heyman wrote a Sunday feature this week about former New Rochelle star Courtney Greene, a Jaguars safety who hopes to make a bigger impact in his sophomore NFL season. As you know, I had been in Buffalo to cover the Empire State Games. It took me a… Read More →
This week and next week several area football teams will start to kick the tires on the 2010 football season, which begins for real on Friday, Aug. 20. WHITE PLAINS — This is the first stop. The Tigers will host Westlake and Rye Neck this week, but on Thursday evening… Read More →
Next up is one of the area’s top returning defensive players: Iona Prep’s Michael Longo. You can watch highlights of the senior linebacker by clicking here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DYO-ySAvwZs If you want me to link to your highlights, send me the link at jthomson@lohud.com.
I have two more highlight tapes to add to the list. First up: Rye two-way star Brian Pickup. He gets bonus points for the song. Watch Pickup’s highlights here: http://blimptv.blip.tv/file/3672579/ If you want to check out the complete list (to date) of highlight films, click here to check out my… Read More →
Another Captain’s Corner, another Super 11 candidate quarterback. ‘Nuff said about Stepinac’s Tyrell Goodman, who is being widely recruited by Division I and I-AA schools. If you want to suggest a captain, e-mail me at jthomson@lohud.com. If you want to check out our previous subjects, read through Tyrell’s answers and… Read More →
They had heard the criticisms and filed them away. Perhaps Bill Thom best summed up his players’ feelings on the reaction to Hudson Valley’s roster: “They said, who’s that?” The dismissive response to their roster gave the players added motivation. They exchanged it for gold at these Empire State Games,... Read More →
The open men’s basketball team beat Western last night in a rousing second-half comeback led by 30 points, eight boards and eight assists from Tony Taylor, the former Stepinac star. The game ended around 10, earning Hudson Valley a shot at its first gold since 2006 just 12 hours later…. Read More →
