Monthly Archives: November 2008

Halftime at the Dome

By admin | Published: November 30, 2008 | Comments closed
Well, folks. Monroe-Woodbury just took a 17-0 lead into the locker room at halftime and is 24 playing minutes from its second Class AA state championship. Quarterback Dan Scalo has 17 carries for 110 yards and two rushing touchdowns. Jamie Boyle kicked his state-record 13th field goal of the season. Monroe-Woodbury has completely stuffed Orchard Park’s running [...]
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What you’ll be reading

By admin | Published: November 26, 2008 | Comments closed
Kevin Gleason checks in Wednesday with a column on the one Monroe-Woodbury player who hardly sees time, but he’s one play away from having his name on the tip of everybody’s tongue.  On Thursday, I’ll have a story on the the impact of what goes on behind the scenes in the Monroe-Woodbury program, beginning with the guy [...]
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A chilly night; An exciting week

By admin | Published: November 25, 2008 | Comments closed
I’ve been thinking a lot about Monroe-Woodbury’s 10-8 victory over New Rochelle on Saturday night, and how to put what Monroe-Woodbury has accomplished in its proper perspective. Four straight trips to the state final is just a tremendous accomplishment.  It takes talent and discipline to put together this kind of run. New Rochelle had the [...]
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Pre-publication M-W/New Rochelle thoughts

By admin | Published: November 21, 2008 | Comments closed
These teams are different from last year, but both starting quarterbacks return in Monroe-Woodbury’s Dan Scalo and New Rochelle’s Jonny McGhee. So that’s big, in terms of handling the big-game pressure. But actually, some of the recent Monroe-Woodbury pressure is gone, now that the 42-game local winning streak is put to rest until next August. [...]
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Previewing the big game – and beyond

By admin | Published: November 19, 2008 | Comments closed
Well, Monroe-Woodbury vs. New Rochelle almost is upon us. Our preview coverage begins Wednesday, with Kevin Gleason’s column on Monroe-Woodbury lineman Cody Villmann. I’ll be checking in Friday with a look at Monroe-Woodbury’s history in the Class AA state tournament, and how its perception around the state changed over the last 10 years. I’m doing [...]
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It’s M-W vs. New Rochelle

By admin | Published: November 16, 2008 | Comments closed
New Rochelle beat La Salle 33-7 Saturday night in a Class AA state quarterfinal at Dietz Stadium. So it’s Monroe-Woodbury playing New Rochelle at 8 p.m. Saturday night at Dietz for a trip to the Dome. This is the third straight year the teams have played. Monroe-Woodbury won the first two. Word is from folks down that way, [...]
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State football playoffs

By admin | Published: November 14, 2008 | Comments closed
I think our teams have their hands full this weekend, much as it pains me to write this. Monroe-Woodbury has a bye into the Class AA state semifinals, where it will play the New Rochelle-LaSalle winner on Nov. 22 at Dietz Stadium. I’ve been a big Cornwall believer this year in Class A, but these guys [...]
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Newburgh-Minisink Valley

By admin | Published: November 2, 2008 | Comments closed
Check out the video highlights from that game. Unbelievable. Both teams appeared to handle themselves with class the whole night. It was a great night – and a great weekend – for Section 9 football. Our final Varsity 845 football show for the season will air this week, breaking down the five sectional finals Newburgh vs. Monroe-Woodbury Cornwall vs. [...]
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