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Selection criteria for Section 9 exceptional senior game
Over the last few weeks, some players and coaches have been asking me what the criteria is for Section 9′s exceptional senior game, which will be played next month. Below is how the selection process...
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Catching up with M-W DB Mike Gennaro and OL Nick Dillon about NFA game
I hit Monroe-Woodbury after practice on Monday to talk about, of course, Friday’s game at Newburgh Free Academy. It’s a big-time game with plenty of drama surrounding it. A Monroe-Woodbury win gives...
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The Warwick Wildcats going with “The Wildcat”
After consecutive tough losses to Monroe-Woodbury and Minisink Valley, Warwick coach James Sciarra decided to insert the ‘Wildcat” into the offense. Sciarra had tinkered with the idea before, thinking...
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MW’s Ken Fee (DL) and Mark Tooma (RB) talk after NFA game
OK, so Friday night didn’t go down how Monroe-Woodbury would have liked. The Crusaders lost to rival Newburgh Free Academy 16-10 for the second year in a row in a marquee Section 9 Class AA Division I...
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NFA QB Donovan Fields on Monroe-Woodbury win
It was Newburgh Free Academy’s biggest win of the season, 16-10 over rival Monroe-Woodbury on the toughest night of the year. Despite NFA’s second straight win over the Crusaders, the Goldbacks were...
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Warwick’s Vandenbos and Grennan talk about big “Ville” game
One Class AA playoff spot remains left to be claimed. Monroe-Woodbury, Pine Bush and Minisink Valley are all in. That leaves Warwick at Washingtonville. Friday night. 7 p.m. In “The Ville”. The winner...
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Warwick football players (among others) rally around AD Greg Sirico
Sanfordville Elementary School in Warwick was jumping on Monday. Why? Five words: Warwick athletic director Greg Sirico. Last Friday, according to Sirico, Warwick Superintendent Raymond Bryant...
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Minisink’s Austin Ferrier (RB) and Josh Walker (TE) ready for M-W
Monroe-Woodbury hosts Minisink Valley Friday. Sure, it’s a non-league game, but it’s a meeting of Class AA players. It could be a rematch of the Class AA championship game. Of course, Pine Bush and...
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Warwick’s Totaro and Garcia talk big W’Ville win
Warwick clinched a spot in the Class AA playoffs in a must-win situation, defeating host Washingtonville 20-7 on Saturday. Next up for Warwick? The Wildcats take on Monroe-Woodbury in the Class AA...
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Section 9 football semifinal playoff schedule
Class AA Saturday Monroe-Woodbury (6-2) vs. Warwick (6-2) , 7 p.m. Faller Field, Middletown Minisink Valley (6-2) vs. Pine Bush (7-1), 7 p.m. Dietz Stadium, Kingston Class A Friday Cornwall (8-0) vs....
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PB’s Matt McCaffery and John Thorn talk Minisink game
Could Minisink Valley vs. Pine Bush be the best game in an action-packed weekend? I think so. It will be my game of the week. Minisink Valley and Pine Bush line up on Saturday at Dietz Stadium in...
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Top 5 coaching jobs in Sec. 9 this season
Rightfully so, the players have received most of the pub during the Section 9 football season. But what about the coaches? They deserve some credit, too. Well, now is there time to shine. Here is a...
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Minisink Valley QB Sean Tirelli out against Pine Bush
Minisink Valley coach Kevin Gallagher has confirmed that starting quarterback Sean Tirelli will miss Saturday’s Section 9 Class AA playoff game against Pine Bush with a broken right leg. Gallagher said...
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James I. O’Neill beats Sullivan West, video highlights
MIDDLETOWN – Keegan West completed 8 of 9 passes for 317 yards and five touchdowns as James I. O’Neill beat Sullivan West in a Section 9 Class C semifinal at Faller Field, 39-14. Check out the video...
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Cornwall beats Goshen, video highlights
MIDDLETOWN — Cornwall dominated Goshen in a Section 9 Class A semifinal at Faller Field, winning 62-0. For the sixth straight season, it will be Cornwall and Wallkill in the Section 9 Class A final....
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Final thoughts from an exciting semifinal weekend
At Monroe-Woodbury, they likely will always remember it as “The Drive.” Fifteen plays. Ninety-two yards. Fourth quarter. When it was completed, Monroe-Woodbury had scored a 14-13 come-from-behind win...
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Revised Section 9 football schedule (all games now at Dietz Stadium on Sat....
(All games at Dietz Stadium, Kingston) Saturday Class D championship Chester (6-3) vs. Eldred (4-5), 4 p.m. Class C championship James I. O’Neill (7-2) vs. Liberty (7-2), 8 p.m. Sunday Class B...
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Marlboro’s Ryan Cary and Matt Tamburri talk Spackenkill
In what could be the best game of the weekend (of course, there are many candidates) – undefeated Marlboro vs. Spackenkill. It’s set for 1 p.m. Sunday at Kingston’s Dietz Stadium. Marlboro defeated...
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