Woodlands coach Mike Meade and his son Frank Meade, an assistant coach, will likely miss Friday’s Class C state quarterfinal game against O’Neill. Meade’s other son, Mike, has his wedding on Friday in Monroe. Frank, who calls Woodlands’ defense, is the best man.
“I’m probably not going to be a part of it,” said Meade, whose team beat Rye Neck 35-0 on Sunday to reach the first state tournament in program history. “We have to decide that my son is more important than the game. That’s my son.”
Woodlands had hoped the game would be moved to Sunday at Mahopac High School. Section 1 had already been forced to move the Class A state quarterfinal to Sunday when the arrival of Hurricane Sandy crunched the Class A schedule. Section 1 football chairman believed the Class C game would join it, both to benefit the Meades if Woodlands won, which it did, and so the section would only need the facility once rather than twice.
“Basically, I thought we could do that to help the situation,” Scarpulla said.
Woodlands athletic director Matt Smith called Section 9 football chairman John Ford last week and Ford said Section 9 was willing to play the Class C game Sunday.
“I thought everything was being moved because of the storm,” Ford said. “This game has been scheduled for Friday since last March.”
As recently as yesterday, Woodlands hoped the schedule could be adjusted. It received word from Section 1 today that the game will remain on Friday.
“I was told that since it was scheduled for the ninth (of November), it would be played on the ninth,” Smith said. “That’s what it keeps coming back to.”
Meade and his son have considered their alternatives, including coaching just the first half, a plan they decided wasn’t feasible. The wedding ceremony is scheduled for 1:30 on Friday in Monroe with the reception beginning at 6.
“I’ve already Googled how long it would take to get to Monroe from Mahopac. It’s 49 miles without traffic,” Meade said.
“I don’t think there’s a time that really works, unless it was 10 in the morning,” he added.
Meade said his former Roosevelt assistant Bucky Meier would call the defense. Meier joined the staff as a volunteer late in the regular season. He had served on Meade’s staff when Roosevelt won the Class A championship in 2009.
Assistant coach Anthony Fava will continue his role as the team’s offensive play caller. Meade said he and his coaches will meet tonight to determine who will be the team’s primary decision-maker against O’Neill.
“The good thing about it is, it’s game 10,” Meade said. “These kids have been programmed. Our defense is the same and the kids are prepared already.”
48 Comments
How unfortunate this is. Congrats to coach Meade for his team and his son.
PSSST to the Woodlands team. Win the game. Make the 49 minute drive to wedding reception and then dump the water cooler on Coach!!!!
THEY HAVE A GREAT COACHING STAFF AT WOODLANDS AND I EXPECT A VICTORY
I usually believe in playing the game when it is scheduled. But after hearing section nine would be willing to move the game section one should MOVE THE STINKING GAME…..This smells like another poor decision by our section one leadership.
Haywood
That’s why I said the boys should take the water cooler to the wedding and dump it on Meade. LOL
GOOD LUCK to Woodlands.
Jets
It is another megalomaniacal act on Section 1 leadership. That is for sure.
Sec1 is the worse!!..
Avngangl,
I like your idea of winning the game, then driving to Monroe to dump the water cooler on coach.
The coach is absolutely making the right call.
If anyone ever wants to predict a Sect 1 decision – just figure out the wrong move and go with that…you’d be right 95%
Hoops and the rest!!
Like I said before coach fava is the O.C.
Wow! thats a tough call how many coaches would go to the wedding? or Game?
Hey, simmons is that a life lesson about family….......and confidence in the team and the other coaches…...true family values.
hey Jen take some lessons from coaches….........
and executive comm, bet most on that comm. never played football.
ESPN…Boys of Fall…............when you get a chnce and know one is looking go on demand and watch it! dont be afraid of it, you might learn something.
Hoops
Yep Coach is making the right choice.
I gotta say guys whenever I picture Jen Simmons in my head I see the “obsevers” from the show Fringe. Google it you’ll see my point.
Toleodtom
I love that song. And it’s video. It’s my ringtone. It is so true also. From January thru nov these boys are closer to each other then some families are. It’s pretty amazing to see the comraderie
AVNGANGL,
GLAD TO SEE YA ALL OVER THE BLOG,LLLLLLOOOOOLLLLL,FAMILY IS WELL I HOPE,AND YOU SEEM TO BE IN GREAT SPIRITS
Hanging in there Haywood. Family is good. Thankfully all back to school and work.
I either do the blog or talk to the dog. And she’s too busy sleeping. LOL
This can’t be happening. People cannot be this s-tupid!!!! She is beyond a Scarecrow at this point.
Please please please someone stand up to this WoohMAN…. please!!!!
They won’t need him and they get the extra rest for the real challenge the following week against hoosick falls. It will work out fine in the end.
FAITH …FAMILY …FOOTBALL ….
You know the boys will probably be more intense because Coach Meade can’t be there. They’ll want to bring him home the W.
I still like the being water cooler to reception idea. ????????
Avngangl
I think it’s an awesome idea. You’d hope everyone would understand at the reception what it’s about since father and brother are football coaches.
Sad they couldn’t move the game a day later, or to Sunday. And if the other team/section was supportive of the move, as in this case, then this shouldn’t be an issue.
I know I’m not the only one that thinks there are bloggers here that would do a much better job than this committee, and any variation of said committee whether its football specific or for the entire section.
This is absolutely absurd in my mind, not Meade, he has raised his son and for his family this is a huge day. Obviously hes put so much time and effort into his team and would love to be there, but comparatively hes put exponentially more time and effort into raising his son. My beef is with Section 1, there is still plenty of time before the game to move it back a day to Saturday or even Sunday, and you have the means to do it. Section 9 has agreed to do it as well! Just move the game to Sunday, as it is your asking these to play on only 4 days rest which is another topic of its own.
HSFB guy
Ohhhh the wedding goers might get a huge kick outta 40 plus boys (?) coming in in stinky muddy football gear and dumbing water cooler on the father of the groom. Gotta admit it would make for a very memorable wedding. LOL
Coach Meade is doing the right thing. His team, school and community are no doubt supportive of this decision.
All I can say about section 1 is that with every stupid bad decision they make they bring themselves one step closet to loosing their jobs. I don’t know how these people are chosen but if they are elected there should be an emergency election to get rid of them.
hey guys, can you get christmas moved to Dec. 27th. I have plans on the 25th and i’d really love to be home for the holidays. ppr can even come over and carve the roast beef
lighter side, switch religions and you can pick and choose which night to celebrate Chanukkah!
jaf, maybe you should carve the roast beef with that razor sharp wit.
why use mine, when we have yours????
Lighter side ,
Your prolly a rye neck fan , get out of here
Whs, prolly? You should prolly remove that big chip off your shoulder and lighten up. And buy a dictionary while your at it.
I can hear it now- the reason given by Scarpulla and Simmons- Friday at 4:30 makes more sense than Sunday afternoon due to daylight savings time and the demands the Mahopac community will have from cleaning up for 2 games on the same day
incompetent, heartless nonsports playing administators- this section is a joke- when will people challenge these morons
Finch,
Eat a frank
Hey, chuck S. which side will you be on sleepy sidleine or somers…......oh wait, i know, by the front gate collecting money, what else is new!
Section 1 is a joke….............news reporters why waist your time, Iona Prep should be your concern.
Not the White plains Stepinac game, and another thing.skip maybe you should not schedule a game next year, and just practice for the Turkey game…............
It happens, because Section 1 allows it , alll the other sections are playing their 9th game…..................i bet LI is and they were hit harder than us, and NJ, but i’m answering my own question,
ITS NOT A PRIORITY!
Coach Meade is to be commended for his decision. Well done coach!
What would everybody say if a player missed a game for a wedding? Didn’t his son know he coached football and this date for his wedding might have a conflict with his dads job . I think he is letting the players & the school down.
CML
Wow what an a s s you are. Of course your assuming that either coach Meade or his son knew Hurixane Sandy was going to rip through here changing playoff days.
I wi safely predict you are d e a d wrong about coach Meade letting Anyone down.
Avngangl ,
Rules are rules you can’t make them up as you go! What about if other players and coaches have plans at the time the game was changed to . So maybe we should check with everyone and ask them when we should play and keep everybody happy! It’s the right decision not to change the time or day of the game.
Lohud,
I’d like to commend you on your story. These coaches have now brought a dying program at Roosevelt to win a chip in 3 yrs there. Then go to a program at Woodlands that most coaches would never have looked at and in their 2nd year won the C title after years of losing. The story isn’t how these COACHES TOOK THE TEAM TO THE STATES FOR THE FIRST TIME IN SCHOOL’S HISTORY, but instead a front page article about how the coaches will miss the game. This team has destroyed every team this yr including the last two state champs and won section 1 chip 35-0. Their games barely get a box score mention in paper all year but now this is the headline you finally choose to write about. A team that hasn’t had a winning season in 15 yrs b4 these coaches got there 2 yrs ago. lol Amazing….
Woodlands Fan,
Well said !
Woodlands fan
Yes they have done a good job but lets not go overboard here. Roosevelt? Whenever anyone thinks roosevelt they think dematteo and all the good years he had. Not the 1 good season meade had and then the football program folded. Success needs to be sustained not just once and gloat about it.
Kudos to woodlands this year but dont brag about blowing everyone out this yr. Winning programs yr in and yr out dont brag because they dont have to. Woodlands has had no success which is why you are happy but lets not get carried away especially when it was last season dobbs bumped you 40-0. Build a program up and then keep it there. Thats success. Not just one time.
And what did we do to dobbs this year??
EAT A FRANK , beef neck
FYI:
Whether Woodlands ever have another year like this one, we are proud of our players and Coach Meade for their accomplishments this year. History will tell you people remember teams that overcome adversity and enjoy that one special season. We all hope that success continues annually but there’s only one Mt. Vernon basketball program. If we happen to go all the way to Syracuse and win the BIG ONE, one time will be good enough for everybody. “Remember The Titans”
fyi
I think you missed the point a little bit. The point was not to gloat. It was to point out that in a short amount of time the team was able to have success against great programs such as Dobbs, Brxville, and Tuckahoe. That the kids worked so hard to change their reputation and can only hope to be contenders with those teams. It was to show what A GREAT TURNAROUND STORY the team, and school is this year, and how the COMMUNITY has rallied around them. Again we can only hope to have success like Dematteo and Dobbs in the future but for now I believe the KIDS and COACHES extreme hard work to reach a goal no one ever expected would be a great story for the paper….but instead the day after they win their first ever section 1 Chip over some great programs…the KIDS first big headline in the paper was about how their coaches are missing a game….i just felt that was wrong and should be mentioned…
Whs,
Stay off the blogs, you are the one giving Woodlands a bad name. Eat a frank what the heck are you talking about? Everybody at woodlands should enjoy this run because you never know when it will happen again . Good Luck!
Does anyone know what woodlands has coming back next year besides the kid barber coach Meade recruited this year. Do they have an up and coming jv team. It seems like they only have about 15 kids on the team.
Check your your tone Woodlands. Check your tone?
I meant check your tone.
@ FYI, we’re not bragging. Bragging would have been something like this: – We stomped DF out and kept your offense out of the end zone.
I don’t think anyone said anything like that, did they?
I’m not a dobbs fan but I would love to have all the section one and state championship trophies they have hanging in their trophy case. Wow! Good luck against hoosick falls and horn ell.
Thanks for the well-wishes Woodlands.
Woodlands fan… The first story in the paper after Woodlands won the game was…about them WINNING THE GAME.
Here it is: http://www.lohud.com/article/20121104/SPORTS02/311040096/Section-1-football-Woodlands-dominates-Class-C-final
Woodlands is really good this year I just hope they can get by hoosick and horn ell. This will show us all how hard it is to win a state championship. Horn ell dominated class b over the last few years and are now in c I personally think woodlands can make it to the finals and would love nothing more than a section one team winning it all again!