Monthly Archives: February 2008

Check out the new poll

By admin | Published: February 29, 2008 | Comments closed
All five top seeds have reached the finals. I guess that’s supposed to happen, right? Please vote for the top seed you think has the best chance to win. Anybody willing to take a shot at ranking the top seeds with the best chance to win. I’ll start. Cornwall, S.S. Seward, Minisink Valley, Coleman and Red Hook Fire away    
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Feb. 27 rankings; Looking ahead

By admin | Published: February 27, 2008 | Comments closed
Witt rankings for Feb. 27. Final version after the Section 9 finals 1. MInisink Valley 2. Newburgh 3. Middletown 4. Cornwall 5. Roosevelt 6. Warwick 7. Monroe-Woodbury 8. Red Hook 9. New Paltz 10. Burke Catholic 11. Highland 12. Rondout Valley 13. Liberty 14. Kingston 15. Chapel Field 16. S.S. Seward 17. Port Jervis 18. James I. O’Neill 19. Tri-Valley 20. Millbrook Looking ahead to the state playoffs. Here is where things stand as of Wednesday [...]
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New rankings on Feb. 27

By admin | Published: February 26, 2008 | Comments closed
…along with some other tournament thoughts – and a look at what might be out there next week.
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Last chance to make predictions…

By admin | Published: February 25, 2008 | Comments closed
The tournaments begin Tuesday, so get yours on record – so you can pound your chest with pride if you get them right. Just be cool about it if somebody doesn’t share your feelings.
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Give me your sleepers

By admin | Published: February 24, 2008 | Comments closed
Man, do I love the passion!!!! OK, let me hear your sleepers in the upcoming Section 9 tournaments. I’ll get the party started…. Class AA – Middletown Class A – New Paltz Class B – James I. O’Neill Class C – Millbrook Class D – Livingston Manor. Tell me YOUR picks – and why.  
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Top 20 rankings for Feb. 19

By admin | Published: February 19, 2008 | Comments closed
Games through Feb. 18 1. Minisink Valley 2. Middletown 3. Newburgh 4. Cornwall 5. Roosevelt 6. Warwick 7. Monroe-Woodbury 8. Red Hook 9. New Paltz 10. Burke Catholic 11. Highland 12. Rondout Valley 13. Port Jervis 14. James I. O’Neill 15. Liberty 16. Kingston 17. Chapel Field 18. Goshen 19. S.S. Seward 20. Tri-Valley NOTES: Everything gets played out for real, when the Section 9 tournaments begin next week….Tough dropping Cornwall three spots after a [...]
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Final thoughts on The Hoops Project

By admin | Published: February 15, 2008 | Comments closed
I would like to take this opportunity to thank Washingtonville boys’ basketball coach Todd Rose and his staff for allowing me/us to be a fly on their wall since the beginning of January. They all agreed to take a chance, by putting their season under a microscope, and they deserve tons of credit for that. [...]
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Top 20 rankings for Feb. 12

By admin | Published: February 12, 2008 | Comments closed
1. Cornwall 2. Minisink Valley 3. Middletown 4. Roosevelt 5. Newburgh 6. Warwick 7. Monroe-Woodbury 8. Burke Catholic 9. Red Hook 10. Highland 11. New Paltz 12. Rondout Valley 13. Port Jervis 14. Kingston 15. James I. O’Neill 16. Washingtonville 17. Liberty 18. Goshen 19. S.S. Seward 20. Chapel Field NOTES: The Mid-Hudson Athletiic League flip-flop continues….Aside from the recent Cornwall loss, Port Jervis seems to hold its own against everybody else it plays. This [...]
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Feb. 5 Top 20 rankings

By admin | Published: February 5, 2008 | Comments closed
THROUGH GAMES OF SUNDAY, FEB. 3 1. Cornwall 2. Minisink Valley 3. Warwick 4. Newburgh Free Academy 5. Roosevelt 6. Middletown 7. Burke Catholic 8. Rondout Valley 9. Red Hook 10. Monroe-Woodbury 11. New Paltz 12. Highland 13. James I. O’Neill 14. Kingston 15. S.S. Seward 16. Port Jervis 17. Goshen 18. Washingtonville 19. Valley Central 20. Webutuck Notes: These were done before the MV-Warwick and Middletown/Burke games, but it looks like they were the right call….Highland [...]
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