Here’s my story on the first day of Champions camp at New Rochelle High, from The Journal News and LoHud.com (Josh Thomson will be back tomorrow): By Rick Carpiniello rcarpini@lohud.com NEW ROCHELLE — Whatever Tuckahoe High’s football team does, wherever it goes until the post-season, it is always the small… Read More →
New Rochelle will host its annual Champions Camp beginning Monday at the high school. The workouts will run from about 5-8 p.m. and include eight of teams from across the area the first four days and 12 on Friday. The camp will peak on Friday when the 12 teams break… Read More →
I spent last night over in Rockland and stopped by two events — the Block and Tackle camp at Clarkstown South and the weekly 7 on 7 held up the road at Clarkstown North. It gave me a chance to check in a little on six of the county’s 10… Read More →
Here’s a troubling and sad story from the Syracuse Post Standard about former Peekskill star Mookie Jones, who said he’s “done playing at Syracuse.” The senior-to-be was suspended a year by the university after another student accused him of cyberbullying last fall. The suspension would put Jones’ eligibility as a… Read More →
Put two and two together and it appears New Rochelle graduate Jordan Lucas intends to stay at Penn State. The school’s athletes have been quiet since the NCAA handed down crippling sanctions Monday morning. They included: a $60-million fine, a four-year bowl ban and 80 lost scholarships. Of course, it… Read More →
As you may have read on Twitter Saturday, Iona Prep senior Chris Cooper has received his first scholarship offer. The defensive back from Mount Vernon was offered by Stony Brook on Saturday during the school’s 7 on 7 tournament. His Gaels were on campus for the event and finished as… Read More →
Here’s my story from today’s Journal News on Tim Sullivan replacing Bill Tribou as Horace Greeley’s football coach in 2012: Because of his ongoing suspension, Bill Tribou will not coach the Horace Greeley football team this season. Seeking to provide the program with some semblance of continuity through its transition,... Read More →
Stepinac will host its annual 7-on-7 tournament on Saturday morning, beginning at 10 a.m. The Crusaders will be part of a 10-team field that consists of the following: Stepinac Greenwich New Canaan Masuk Mamaroneck New Rochelle Pleasantville Tuckahoe Fordham Prep Kennedy (Bronx) Round-robin play begins at 10 a.m. Each team… Read More →
As you probably guessed, I was away with the wife for a few days. We were pretty far up in the country so I actually had no internet service and even very little on my phone. I have a few topics to touch on. We’ll return to a normal blogging… Read More →
Among the dozens of teams at New Canaan on Saturday morning was Scarsdale, a team that has so much more to deal with these days than a summer camps and 7 on 7s. The Raiders are in mourning over the loss of their teammate. As you probably know, 15-year-old White… Read More →
Quick update: I left New Canaan early Saturday. I was primarily up there for other reasons, namely to write a story on Scarsdale dealing with a recent tragedy to its football family. (More on that tomorrow…) However, I can tell you that Iona Prep won the championship of New Canaan’s… Read More →
OK, so it’s time to shift the conversation around here. What better way to execute that then with a new Top 10 ranking to prime the pump on the upcoming football season. Here’s a look at where the teams all finished last season. Now forget it completely — it’s a whole… Read More →
One of the best local events of the summer football schedule isn’t even local at all, but that doesn’t mean it doesn’t feature a host of the area’s top talent. New Canaan High School will host its fifth annual Grip It & Rip It Passing Camp this Saturday, July 14…. Read More →
Already, we knew Mount Vernon would send Isaiah Cousins to Oklahoma. But four other members of the Knights’ 2012 Class AA state champions committed recently as well. Swingman Randy Stephens has opted for Iowa Western, a successful Division I junior college that has a history of sending players to Division I… Read More →
You know the byproducts: • Starting the regular season a week later than the rest of the state • Playing nine games between the regular season and playoffs… • Or, playing 10, but hosting all three playoff rounds in 11 days We’ve discussed the impact of a cramped playoff schedule… Read More →
