My final stop today was at Putnam Valley High School where on the turf, two teams of Tigers and a team of Blue Devils got a final tune-up before the regular season. Putnam Valley • The Tigers are in year two of coach Matt Mello’s option system. They ran a… Read More →
Here’s my story from today’s paper: Today marks Bill Tribou’s final official day with the Chappaqua Central School District, which he joined in 1989 and coached football in for 22 years. But after an acrimonious summer, the 56-year-old didn’t even wait that long to start anew. The longtime Horace Greeley… Read More →
It was early and it was hot, but Pelham and Westlake got some important work done out on the field at Westlake High School this morning. The Wildcats return a slew of experienced seniors lead by Super 11 selection OL/DL Tommy Hopkins, while the Pelicans are led by fellow Super… Read More →
Before word seeps into the blogosphere even more than it already has, we’re going to release the 2012 Super 11. As in the past, players are chosen based on various criteria, including previous success, predicted future success, recruitment and the opinions of coaches and yours truly. There is no formula…. Read More →
Briarcliff was supposed to be at Lakeland tonight but wasn’t. No official word, but when I visited the Bears two weeks ago they only had 17 players in uniform and coach John Consorti told me he had several players out sick. I would imagine they didn’thave enough eligible to scrimmage… Read More →
I stopped at two scrimmages tonight starting with the six-team scrimmage at Ossining High School involving Ossining, Pearl River, Saunders, Greeley, Byram Hills and Beacon. OSSINING (against Beacon and Byram Hills) • Right off the bat it was apparent the impact HB Stephen Candelaria is going to have this season. He… Read More →
My second stop was at White Plains. I thought it started at 5 and I’d have time to pick up a sandwich on the way over from Nyack. Rest assured, I wolfed down the sandwich, but I missed the first 15 minutes because it started at 4. Anyway, here’s a… Read More →
My first stop Thursday was at MacCalman Field for Clarkstown South and Nyack, two teams I really hoped to see this preseason. Luckily, they were on the field at 2 today, giving me a chance to focus on them. Here’s a quick take on both: CLARKSTOWN SOUTH South comes off… Read More →
OK, OK…enough about who’s starting where, offensive formations and boundless optimism. It’s time to play football. Today isn’t quite opening day, but it’s an appetizer. Just about every team in Section 1 will participate in scrimmages today and tonight, and we will be there to chronicle a handful of them…. Read More →
My favorite visits of the summer often come with the coaching staff at Tuckahoe, where they have two things that don’t mesh often enough on the football field: Talent and fun. When I walked in late in their afternoon practice, the Tigers were running through their offense. The options there… Read More →
When I stopped by Anne Hutchinson School this afternoon, it seemed like nothing had changed in the past year. Eastchester had its varsity on the lower field, its JV on the upper. Assistant Steve Boyer was chatting non-stop, about a veer or fullback toss out of one breath and making… Read More →
Bill Tribou and the Chappaqua Central School District released a joint statement last week that he has resigned as a teacher and coach in the district after more 25 years. His resignation goes into effect on Aug. 31 and will bring an official end to his tenure as the football… Read More →
Rich Hennessy was named head coach in 2005, but coached at Westlake even prior to that. “I’ve never had this many seniors,” he said. In fact, best he can remember, it hasn’t even been close. The Wildcats boast a roster of a whopping 18 seniors, which would be a pretty… Read More →
Their spring and summer workouts were supplemented by trips to board meetings and heated discussions over who would coach the team come fall. For the Horace Greeley players, enough was enough. “During the whole summer, the politics made me sick,” junior captain Billy Marino said. “To be able to just… Read More →
As I reported Monday night on Twitter, Al Morales was named the new boys basketball coach at Kennedy Catholic. “It was a dream job for me,” said Morales, who is also the athletic director at the Brewster Sports Center. “I’m a Catholic school graduate. Coming in under Tom Nelligan, I… Read More →
