As a means to look ahead to the 2011 season, I’ve decided we’ll spend each morning this week ranking the best games of the upcoming Section 1 football season. It started Monday morning with a look at Week 1.
We’ll focus on one week per day. Week 2 will be featured today. If you need to take a peek at each’s team’s schedule, you can find it here. For your reference, the first game is Week 1, the second is Week 2 and so on.
Here’s my look at the best in Week 1.
Now, below is a look at the highlights from Week 2, which, at first glance, is not as strong as Week 1.
You may see it otherwise, so please feel free to add your own opinion about what I’m right, why I’m wrong or why you would have ranked them differently.
The best from Week 2 —
1. North Rockland at White Plains: There’s a fair share of pressure on the Tigers this season coming off last season’s disappointing early playoff exit and having seen them earn the No. 2 overall Piner ranking. This won’t be an easy opener. North Rockland will enter with an advantage after having played in Week 1 and could be sharper than White Plains, which will take a bye in order to leave a date open for the Turkey Bowl vs. Stepinac. No doubt this headliner will be triply interesting with, 1. playoff implications, 2. a quality matchup of good programs, and 3. public intrigue. Sign me up…
2. Harrison at Poughekeepsie: This could easily be 1A. Class A is so wide open, these teams could just easily be contenders for a championship or fighting for playoffs berths. They met last year in the Class A semis but will be without a constellation of stars from that game. One thing is certain, however: The winner will earn some early buzz as a team to be reckoned with.
3. John Jay at Rye: With Rye drawing Somers and John Jay drawing Ossining in Week 1, either could very easily face a potential 0-2 record to start the season. Both teams have their own fences to mend this offseason but they will provide one another a challenge regardless.
4. Yorktown at Arlington: Opponents will keep an eye peeled on these two for what they’ve done in recent seasons, so when better than when they play one another? Of course, Yorktown reached the Class AA semis last season and pushed New Ro deep into the second half. Arlington missed the playoffs but has strung together three solid seasons. In all likelihood, one of these teams will find themselves dancing come playoff time, if not both. This could determine who finishes the regular season higher in the Class AA pecking order.
5. Scarsdale at John Jay-East Fishkill: Two teams many believe will be very, very good. Scarsdale surprised many by beating Ketcham last season and proved it had to be taken seriously going forward. Looking back, it turned out we learned plenty from that game. This will be a similar test for the Raiders, who would like nothing more than a second straight playoff appearance.
Honorable mention
New Rochelle at Mount Vernon: The section’s oldest rivalry but one some disinterested New Ro fans would rather see take a hiatus.
Panas at Lakeland: Obviously, another great rivalry, but it’s one-sided right now in favor of Lakeland.
Spring Valley at Nyack: The Indians have ruled this series for decades. Spring Valley will enter the next edition with plenty of uncertainty after graduating several long-time starters/stars like Shaquille Gould, Calvin Heurtelou and Andre Fils.
Our Lady of Lourdes at Westlake: A similar matchup to Edgemont-Nanuet from Week 1. Someone’s going to contend in Class B. Could one of these two jump into the conservation?
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Poughkeepsie vs. Harrison a very intersting game. This game will go down to the wire.
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If you ever played or went to mount Vernon or new rochelle then you would get the full picture of the rivalry,its not just the football game its basketball and two towns looking for bragging rights. I remember the three games I played against the new rochelle team like yesterday day. Go knights,hello new ro
haywood
it’s not a rivalry anymore!... sorry it’s uninteresting!!!.... rivalry go back n forth not 20years of straight losses!!....
Whoever became the new Horace Greeley Coach?
Prince purple rain,mount Vernon and new rochelle will always be rivals,I don’t care if they are playing ping pong,wins and loses are just a small part of it,if you do not understand that you have to go into history I am not just talking about football
HAYWOOD
explain too me when is worth watching!!... i dn’t think people care like when you played!!.. it was more competitive!!!........ it’s boring now!!! the results are posted two months before the game is played!!!!!!!
haywood
can you please explain to me. if wins and losses does not matter!!... what are they playing for?????
then again you might be right when your speaking for mt vernon, winning doesn’t matter because they havn’t won!! in years….
This might come as a shock..but I agree with Prince. New Ro – MV should not be even playing. This is the worst decision they made out all the changes. Sorry MV. I rather see MV-Pelham. Now that would be a good game this year.
Othewise tough to argue with the above. I would say Harrison – POK should be #1, based on last year finishes. But I think the top 5 all have value.
If I could only see one game, I guess it would be North Roc-WP, but if it is 21-0 in the first qtr, WP, I would head to the car. If it were 21-0 first qtr, North Roc, I would still head to car to get home and bust chops about WP being better than New Ro,
Scarsdale loses Bauersfield Correct? He was a big part of last year, who will step up for Scarsdale is a question. Does WP return there RB Eaton I think it is?
I think wp starts slow but pulls this one out wp has too much experence coming north rock doesn’t have enough to last 4qtrs cass will keep close just for a lil while then the flood gates open up!!!
harrison vs pok this might be the best game with the most impact this could put a lil more spaces between harrison and everyone else and boost ther confidence as the team too beat!!..... also pok will let us know if harrison is as athletic as last year..
jj vs rye!!..... i like rye!... garr is to good to go 0-2
mount vernon vs new ro….................... this game is like watching paint dry!!......
scars vs jjef i think somebody gonna remember this lost in october!!!!.....
york vs arling
i think this a close game until the fourth but i like yorktown
valley vs yack!!! can this be the year valley catch yack off guard!!!
the game of the week in week two!!... pok and harrison!
broh
eaton was a senior they have everett coming back a 6’1” 170lb speedster and ther starting fb 6’ 200lb they are returning a possible all league player at just about every skill position on offense and defense!!!!...
Alright thanks Prince, I was talking about Eaton but I remember everett he was filthy too. Where did Eaton go?
BROH
not sure wher eaton went but i would guess nothing above d3!!!.... nice size but very slow and not very quick!!!....
I really like the Harrison-Poughkeepsie game alot in week 2. They are ranked 1 & 2 in class A and both teams are the number 1 teams in the division. What do they both have coming back? Harrison has the QB and the big lineman who blew out his knee, but lost most of their backfield. Pok loses their QB, their stud DE, and RB. Who else do these teams have that will fill those voids for them to stay on top of A next year?
This game will be a fight for king of the hill!!!
1897 oldest rivalry in westchester county mount Vernon – new rochelle tradition lives on ,you might not agree but its in my heart
josh, if ossining beats JJCR and pelham beats sleepy will you make that game #3? That is a fair request and if somers beats rye then i think almost everyone will be in favor of that
Thanks once again Prince
I suspect pelham bias is a football player from Pelham. U better stop running your mouth. Class A is as good as AA. For example, Yorktown a good A team bumped up to AA won there leugue and almost beat New Rochelle. Another example John Jay a team in Class AA that gave trouble in a very tough North League. When bumped down to A they almost beat Harrison and smacked around Class A teams even Somers. I was at that game John Jay played horrible and did not execute well on offense. They should of taken care of Somers. So Pelham Bias think again you have more teams like Croton in A. You guys should be honest. You are not handed anything in A the only guy that understands this is Brohemian not you Pelham Bias.
I want Pelham to do well but you need to realize you hinder Pelham chances Pelham Bias. You guys will be smacked in Class A if you think you have players that can compete and are awesome when there just average. You got to want it and take nothing for granted. Pelham Bias you already took class A for granted and you will pay the piper.
Who does Scarsdale have returning that we should know about?
These would be my scores of the top 5(all subject to change):
WP 28, North Roc 21 – By week 1 I might have to flip this, but feel North Roc needs to answer for last year before they get the respect back
Harrison 17, POK 14 – this will be battle of Coaching staffs, with Harrison prevailing.
Rye 21, JJCR 17 – another battle between Coaching staffs, with edge going to Garr
YTown 21, Arlington14 – YTown line will be too much is this early battle. If these teams meet in the playoffs, I could see Arlington making the right adjustments and winnning. Coaching edge still goes to YTown.
JJEF 35, Scarsdale 7 – Henderson goes for 200 yrds, doesnt play much of 2nd half. I am rooting for Scarsdale to be good this year, but without any names tough to get too excited. JJEF has been consistent(mostly under Coach Wlash) and have no had a losing season since 2004. Not too bad.
Section1Guy, in 2010 who do you think wins YTown or Harrison and why?
I think each year AA will always be slightly better. Enrollment plays a big part. There will be years where a team with a low enrollment in Class AA will be stacked, but to consistently compete with teams with larger enrollments, not going to happen. Great Coaching staffs can make up for lower enrollments, but what happens when a team has just as good Coaching staff with 500+ more kids? In that situation enrollment will win out!
section1 guy, blogging wont effect the outcome of games so running my mouth isnt a big deal, atleast not for me. Very few schools are consistanly good, players come and go, thats why croton was so good. Trailli could have played AA ball but is still going d1AA. Teams in dont have that many D1AA recruits and you seem to think that moving up can mean anything so give pelham a chance. I try to be honest and realsitic but i am bias (hense my name) And brohemian isnt a pelham guy so me and him are going to be different.
and injuriesare a big factor when enrollment is low, like for pelham. AA schools and bigger A schools always have solid replacements. When you have 25-30 guys its almost impossible to have multiple good backups
and im not taking class A for granted, have you seen are schedule? If we were playing the top teams in A in the regular season we would possibly struggle.
Haywood
I understand 1897 but I think the last time mt Vernon won it the same number just in different alignment !! 1987 how ironic!!!!.....lol but for real that fire of beating y’all!! It’s not there I’d rather get blown out by somelse then play that boring game!!! Talk to me when you become the coach!!! Maybe then we can debate about!! Something for real!!! Mt Vernon 14 new Rochelle usual 30 something points!!......this game is death!.... you know you gonna die!!..... U just dnt know by what cause!!!....
Lil Pelham
I think Pelham will survive the regular season but I think you will not grasp how good class A is until you get to the playoff and teAms has 3-4 stallworth on the field!! And pelham
Dnt have the personnel to matchup!!!! I think you should survive the reg season!! But playoff time you see things alot different!!!
To A lil Pelham Bias,
I’m warning you about running your mouths. By you guys running your mouth you can make Pelham a laughing stock team. Do you want that to happen to Pelham? Be careful what you say.
Thanks,
Section1Guy
PS If you are a Pelham player you are a coward
Section1Guy… Please don’t come on here and call someone a “coward.” Pelham can say whatever he wants as long as he isn’t breaking our rules.
Thanks.
Lol!!!!!!!.........
I have a feeling that we won’t hear much from the Pelham bloggers after week 2 or 3 of the season. I hope they do well, but to come out shooting from the mouth like this after last year is a bit bizarre. I am looking for class A to have another great year. I am expecting big things from Eastchester with DiCarlo running the offense.
Pelham will never stop running their mouths. I think that they can make the playoffs if they can beat Sleepy and i dont think they will beat Ossining but I think they can get into the playoffs with a win or loss against them. But really you are making a mockery of yourself by coming out here and running your mouths. Bias, I know you are representing your team but represent in the right way.
Like so- Stallworth had over 1,100 yards all purpose last year. 7.6 Yards a carry last year.
Landis averaged 11.5 Tackles a game. He also averaged 9.8 yards a carry.
Come out with facts about your team that can give people a little insight, dont just run your mouth.
prince, the pelham team that starts the season will improve alot by the time they get 2 the playoffs. I know all teams will improve but pelham will get used to A by the end of the regular season.
Section 1 guy, by talking im not making a laughing stock, im the only guy whos on pelhams side. Dont hate pelham cause i blog. Please explain to me how blogging and saying pelham is good is being a coward. Im putting myself out there so fools like you can try to be tough
josh, section1 guy is just trying to be tough but his format is so formal its silly. I like him to explain more of what he says
scoops, ill be blogging then to, dont worry.
brohemian, you can say your stats but i still make arguements with support. And i dont think im making a mockery of myself. U have said alot of things about pelham that give out a scouting report or just wrong info about players
lil pelham
i think by the playoff time you would adjusted to the class speed but!!.. you would have not came accross the bettter coaching and the legends of sec1 until then will it will be the beginning
prince, teams wont have 3-4 stallworths. He is being recruited by D1AA but some D2 and D3 and remember he wasnt fully maximixed last year.
What wrong info have I given Bias? And your arguments are foolish, your whole cause is foolish. I am helping your case or at least trying to, but you shoot yourself by saying comments that. Represent your team the right way. Stallworth is being talked to by Temple as well. Or at least they are interested in him.
brohemian, the info about anthony compared to stallworth was wrong. My arguements are radical to some but im a lil bias but they make sense and are possible. Honestly, you creep me out because cousins dont tell cousin everything about their high schools football program and thier best players entire life like honestly i new about pelham but this isnt open info
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