I’m literally on the plane to Palermo, but here’s some quick news: Stepinac junior PG has received two more scholarship offers from Manhattan and Stony Brook. James is down in Orlando at AAU Nationals playing for the Gauchos. His team just lost this afternoon in the semifinals. James just learned… Read More →
Amid the announcement that Yonkers will field varsity football teams this fall, the Section 1 football committee met as scheduled today. The committee discussed contingency plans, but did not make any changes to the power rankings and/or schedules for the 2011 season. The schedules first reported here in the spring… Read More →
Yonkers has just announced that varsity football will be part of a limited fall sports program. I’m gathering more information, but a district spokesperson believes all eligible football schools will field teams this fall. Here’s the district’s complete release: Yonkers Public Schools announced that Varsity Football will be a reality… Read More →
Champions Camp at New Rochelle High School has become the final big event before the start of every new season. Some of the area’s top teams meet for a week of workouts before a two-week break. Then it’s football, football, football all the way through to Thanksgiving weekend. That will… Read More →
According to district spokesperson Maura Lamoreaux, Yonkers superintendent Bernard Pierorazio spoke with Section 1 executive director Jennifer Simmons today. Pierorazio requested more time to make a decision on the future of the district’s athletics for the 2011-12 school year, and his request was granted. Pierorazio will be out of the… Read More →
Our second poll of the football season is closed. The first poll saw White Plains picked at the team most likely to challenge New Rochelle for the Class AA title. The second poll chose last year’s runner-up Horace Greeley as the preseason favorite in Class A. Now, on to our… Read More →
According to a source, the Section 1 football committee has scheduled its next meeting for Wednesday, July 28. The committed will then re-work the football power rankings and schedules if necessary. By this point, we know what this means for the teams in Yonkers. They must determine whether or not… Read More →
Senior guard Randy Stephens (No. 24 in white) has earned his first scholarship offer from Northeastern, according to Mount Vernon coach Bob Cimmino. Cimmino, a must-follow on Twitter, tweeted the news this morning. He believes it will be “the first of many” offers for the 6-foot-4 Stephens, who joined star… Read More →
I spoke to Section 1 executive director Jennifer Simmons this afternoon. She said there is no hard-and-fast deadline for Yonkers to determine whether or not it will field football teams this season, but the district has been told it will have to come to a decision before the end of… Read More →
Just a quick update the hopefully quell one rumor: Spring Valley and Ramapo will not be merging their football teams, according to Spring Valley AD Bill Pilla. He said the school district will operate on an austerity budget for the 2011-12 school year but the football teams will be kept… Read More →
I have a few more football highlights to add to our database. They are listed below. To see the complete list of football highlights, check out my blog post from back in May. If you have highlights to add to the database, e-mail me a link at jthomson@lohud.com. T.J. Hallock,... Read More →
Just a quick note: White Plains senior Odaine Franklin received his second scholarship offer. According to Tigers coach Skip Stevens, the University at Albany offered Franklin on Sunday. The 6-foot-3, 220-pound Franklin was offered by the University of Akron late last month. He has also been heavily recruited by UConn… Read More →
When the city they long called home announced it would cancel its summer youth basketball program, former New Rochelle basketball stars Rashiem and Rasaun Young decided they would fix the situation. As they saw it, it’s something the New Ro community would have done for them. So why not return… Read More →
As of tomorrow, we will be just five short weeks away from the official beginning of the 2011 football season. Although camps, combine and 7 on 7s have been raging for well over a month now, it all turns real on Friday, Aug. 19. Of course, Section 1 still faces… Read More →
After last week’s final workout was canceled, the Section 1 roster for the first annual BCANY Summer Hoops Festival was pared to 12. Only 10 will be selected to go to Binghamton, but that will be determined before the event is held in August. Here’s the list of 12 players… Read More →
