Monthly Archives: January 2010

Random thoughts on a chilly Friday night

By Kevin Witt | Published: January 29, 2010 | 0 Comments
If you haven’t checked out the results of the this year’s coaches poll, I would encourage you to do so. Thanks for all who participated for your time and honesty. I got a little ambitious heading into the final month of the regular season by stretching out the rankings to 20 teams. On the first night [...]
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Kevin Witt’s new top 10 (along with No. 11-20)

By Kevin Witt | Published: January 28, 2010 | 0 Comments
They’ll be tipping off through the Section 9 on Friday night, with the Regents tests and that week-long break safely in the rear-view mirror. Look for OCIAA and MHAL division races to be decided in the next few weeks. No change in the top seven spots of this poll. Coleman Catholic, ranked among the top [...]
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Comments enabled…with a catch

By Kevin Witt | Published: January 27, 2010 | 0 Comments
Just to let blog readers know, comments are now enabled. You need a Facebook, Twitter, Yahoo or Twitter account to sign in and post your comments. It is my understanding that they can be attached to the bottom of any blog posting. So if you want to participate, this is your chance. Here are my rules: [...]
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New state rankings

By Kevin Witt | Published: January 22, 2010 | 0 Comments
Rank Class AA ===== ==================== 1 Rice-CHSAA 2 Newburgh Free Academy-9 3 Wadleigh-PSAL 4 Half Hollow Hills West-11 5 Mount Vernon-1 6 New Rochelle-1 7 Christ The King-CHSAA 8 Bishop Loughlin-CHSAA 9 Albany CBA-2 10 Shenendehowa-2 11 Poughkeepsie-1 12 Jamestown-6 13 Niagara Falls-6 14 Rush-Henrietta-5 15 Wings Academy-PSAL 16 Bronx JFK-PSAL 17 Sweet Home-6 18 Boys & Girls-PSAL 19 Curtis-PSAL 20 Longwood-11 21 Rochester Wilson-5 22 Bishop Maginn-2 23 Middletown-9 24 North Rockland-1 25 Cardozo-PSAL           Class A ===== ==================== 1 Jamesville-DeWitt-3 2 Iona Prep-CHSAA 3 Long Island Lutheran-AIS 4 Buffalo Nichols-AIS 5 Port Chester-1 6 St, John Baptist-CHSAA 7 South Bronx-PSAL 8 Mount St. Michael-CHSAA 9 Newark-5 10 Red Hook-9 11 Buffalo East-6 12 Buffalo Canisius-CHSAA 13 Peekskill-1 14 Buffalo Timon-CHSAA 15 Spring Valley-1 16 Cornwall-9 17 Ichabod Crane-2 18 Rockville Centre South Side-8 19 Harborfields-11 20 Environmental Studies-PSAL 21 Utica Notre Dame-3 22 Pittsford Sutherland-5 23 Maine-Endwell-4 24 Aquinas-5 25 Lansingburgh-2               Class B ===== ==================== 1 Pleasantville-1 2 Collegiate-AIS 3 Burke Catholic-9 4 Lackawanna-6 5 Olean-6 6 Lawrence-Woodmere-AIS 7 Potsdam-10 8 Fonda-Fultonville-2 9 Westhill-3 10 Batavia-5 11 Depew-6 12 Bishop Grimes-3 13 Woodlands-1 14 Briarcliff-1 15 Hackley School-AIS 16 Grover Cleveland-6 17 Nanuet-1 18 Irvington-1 19 Wellsville-5 20 Skaneateles-3           Class C ===== ==================== 1 Marion-5 2 West Canada-3 3 Mynderse-5 4 Buffalo Middle College-6 5 Valhalla-1 6 Hoosick [...]
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Smashmouth Awards play of the year

By Kevin Witt | Published: January 20, 2010 | 0 Comments
It was Warwick’s Sam Careccia making a one-handed catch on a pass from Rian White in the first Monroe-Woodbury game. Check out the video on the main sports page. Thanks to all who voted – and then voted again. I was there for that catch and remember thinking it certainly will be a candidate. Then [...]
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Tuesday night thoughts

By Kevin Witt | Published: January 19, 2010 | 0 Comments
Middletown raised its record to 10-0 with an 83-33 victory home over Valley Central. I caught the first quarter, with video camera in tow, so I could get some highlights for this week’s basketball show. It didn’t take long to find them. Middletown led 28-8 after the first quarter. This would be a good time [...]
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The week ahead after MLK day

By Kevin Witt | Published: January 18, 2010 | 0 Comments
On Tuesday…. Port Jervis, a surprising 7-3 travels to Burke Catholic (Ranked third in last KWitt poll) for a 7 p.m. start. I’ve been hearing good things about Port Jervis 6-foot-5 freshman Stan Buczek. Burke continues to roll. Kingston plays at Minisink Valley at 7:30 p.m. Kingston’s DaVonne Dunlap will the best player on the floor. But [...]
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Dan Scalo’s immediate future

By Kevin Witt | Published: January 15, 2010 | 0 Comments
  Monroe-Woodbury senior quarterback Dan Scalo has told the colleges recruiting him that he is not going to play football this fall. Scalo, the state Class AA co-player of the year, said his shoulder from surgery in December 2008 has not recovered to the point where he believes he could play pain-free. Read Saturday’s Times Herald-Record to get [...]
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Russell Corley injured

By Kevin Witt | Published: January 14, 2010 | 0 Comments
Fallsburg has been without starting sophomore point guard Russell Corley since Jan. 2, because of a “displaced fracture in his face,” coach Pete Dworetsky said. Corley was hurt in a collision during the game with a Sullivan West player. Dworetsky hopes the injury doesn’t turn out to be season-ending.
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New state rankings (dated Jan. 17)

By Kevin Witt | Published: January 14, 2010 | 0 Comments
Rank Class AA Record Prev ===== ==================== ===== ===== 1. Bishop Loughlin-CHSAA 9-1 1. 2. Newburgh Free Academy-9 4-1 3. 3. Mount Vernon-1 4-1 4. 4. Wadleigh-PSAL 11-3 15 5. Rice-CHSAA 7-2 5. 6. Half Hollow Hills West-11 3-0 6. 7. New Rochelle-1 9-1 7. 8. Niagara Falls-6 6-1 9. 9. Christ The King-CHSAA 6-2 2. 10. Albany CBA-2 8-1 10. 11. Shenendehowa-2 8-0 11. 12. Poughkeepsie-1 7-0 12. 13. Rochester Wilson-5 8-0 13. 14. Jamestown-6 9-0 14. 15 Rush-Henrietta-5 7-1 17. 16. Longwood-11 8-0 18. 17. Cardozo-PSAL 8-2 20. 18. Bronx JFK-PSAL 10-2 8. 19. Sweet Home-6 7-2 23. 20. Boys & Girls-PSAL 10-3 24. 21. Wings Academy-PSAL 11-3 NR 22. Holy Cross-CHSAA 9-2 NR 23. Curtis-PSAL 14-2 16. 24. Utica Proctor-3 8-1 NR 25. Middletown-9 8-0 NR                   Class A Record   ===== ==================== ===== ===== 1. Jamesville-DeWitt-3 7-0 1. 2. Iona Prep-CHSAA 8-2 2. 3. Buffalo Nichols-AIS 7-2 3. 4. South Bronx-PSAL 14-1 4. 5. Long Island Lutheran-AIS 9-2 5. 6. Mount St. Michael-CHSAA 12-1 6. 7. Port Chester-1 7-0 7. 8. St, John Baptist-CHSAA 11-1 9. 9. Buffalo Canisius-CHSAA 10-2 10. 10. Utica Notre Dame-3 8-1 13. 11. Newark-5 6-1 8. 12. Red Hook-9 8-0 14. 13. Buffalo Timon-CHSAA 10-2 11. 14. Peekskill-1 5-3 17. 15 Bedford Academy-PSAL 10-2 20. 16. Spring Valley-1 4-0 21. 17. Cornwall-9 6-1 24. 18. Elmont-8 9-0 NR 19. Harborfields-11 7-1 NR 20. Cardinal Hayes-CHSAA 7-3 18. 21. Bishop Kearney-5 5-3 16. 22. Pittsford Sutherland-5 6-2 19. 23. Maine-Endwell-4 8-1 25. 24. Aquinas-5 7-2 NR 25. Lansingburgh-2 9-2 NR                           Class B Record   ===== ==================== ===== ===== 1. Pleasantville-1 9-0 1. 2. Collegiate-AIS 7-1 2. 3. Burke Catholic-9 8-1 4. 4. Lackawanna-6 7-1 5. 5. Olean-6 8-2 8. 6. Lawrence-Woodmere-AIS 11-1 7. 7. Briarcliff-1 8-2 9. 8. Potsdam-10 11-0 10. 9. Fonda-Fultonville-2 8-0 11. 10. Westhill-3 8-1 14. 11. Batavia-5 8-1 13. 12. Depew-6 7-1 15. 13. Bishop Grimes-3 9-1 6. 14. Irvington-1 7-1 3. 15. Wellsville-5 8-0 NR                           Class C Record   ===== ==================== ===== ===== 1. Marion-5 9-0 3. 2. Buffalo Middle College-6 6-0 4. 3. West Canada-3 9-0 5. 4. Maple Hill-2 9-0 7. 5. Mynderse-5 9-0 8. 6. Valhalla-1 7-2 6. 7. Hoosick Falls-2 7-1 11. 8. Voorheesville-2 8-1 1. 9. Southold-11 8-0 NR 10. Cassadaga Valley-6 9-1 2. 11. Seward-9 7-0 10. 12. East Rockaway-8 8-1 14. 13. Rensselaer-2 8-1 9. 14. Tully-3 9-1 15. 15. Walton-4 9-1 NR                           Class D Record   ===== ==================== ===== ===== 1. New [...]
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