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THE QUARTERFINALS
For the second straight year, Section 3, (Central New York), was the bug and Section 4, (The Southern Tier), the windshield as we lost 4 of the 5 games against them. Section 6 (The Buffalo Area) had similar success against Section 5, (Rochester). Sections 9, (west of the Hudson) won 3 of 5 from Section 1, (east of the Hudson). Section 2, (Albany) blitzed Sections 7 and 10, (the Lake Champlain and St. Lawrence areas) 4-0 with one bye because 7/10 don’t have AA champions.
CLASS AA
After watching four other Section 3 champions get blown out of the playoffs by a combined 71-166, (18-42), CBA defended the honor of the Section by blowing out to a 31-0 lead on Binghamton of Section 4, the same team that overcame a 0-21 deficit to beat West Genesee last year. The Brothers then held on despite sputtering on offense in the second half, fighting off several Patriot drives to win 31-7. J.D. Zazzara threw for two scores and DeShawn Salter ran for two.
Defending state AA champion Orchard Park took on perennial Class A powerhouse Rochester Aquinas and came out on top, 14-7. The Quakers have won two Class AA state titles and the Little Irish have won 5 Class A titles so it was quite a confrontation. The Quakers scored the winning TD with 3:19 left in the defensive battle on a 24 yard run from Mitch Wilson. Aquinas had tied the game earlier in the fourth quarter on a 3 yard run by Billy Lombardi. The other score was a 19 yard run by Ben Holmes in the second quarter.
New Rochelle is back. The Section 1 champions crushed Pine Bush of Section 9, 39-7. The “Bushmen” had never won a AA sectional title and hadn’t appeared in the stat playoffs in 17 years and it looked it. They came out fumbling, the first coming on the second play of the game. They fell behind by two touchdowns against the perennial state power. They got back to within 7-14 but that was as good as it got. New Rochelle’s “Huguenots” had been a great defensive team, (they’d given up 34 points in 9 games), but not that much of an offensive team, (165 points). But they exploded for 39 points in this one behind quarterback Khalil Edney, who threw for three scores and ran for another.
Shaker of Section 2 had a bye because there are no AA championships in Sections 7 or 10.
CLASS A
Nottingham fell behind 8-28 to Union Endicott and mounted a comeback that fell short, losing 23-34, despite 212 yards passing and 71 rushing, including a 61 yard score. Mike Cheslock rushed for 153 yards and 3 scores for the winners.
Sweet Home of Section 6, the 2008-09 state champions, overcame a 7-21 fourth quarter deficit beat Eastridge of Section 5, 28-21. The Panthers drove 87 yards with two minutes left to tie it. In overtime Mike Torillo hit an uncovered Mike McCoy on a 4th and 19 play for the lead. Eastridge, in the same situation, threw an incomplete pass and the game was over.
Somers had their Section1 Final against Sleepy Hollow delayed first until November 7th and then November 8th by first Hurricane Sandy and then the Noreaster that followed. The opening round State playoff game against Section 9’s Cornwall was postpones to November 12th as a result. This gave them the difficult task of winning two games in five days and they couldn’t do it. They put Sleepy Hollow to sleep, 42-13 but couldn‘t handle Cornwall, losing 13-34. But Cornwall might have proven difficult to beat anyway as Alex Cruz of Cornwall set a sectional record with 11 catches for 285 yards and 2 touchdowns of 82 and 78 yards. He was asked by his teammates to break into a salsa dance like his namesake, Victor Cruz of the Giants but declined. His quarterback, Mike White, after throwing for 500 yards in the Section 9 finals, threw for another 435 in this game.
Section 2’s Burnt Hills used a scorched-earth policy to eliminate Section 10’s Potsdam 42-0. They charged to a 28-0 halftime lead thanks to two TD passes from Ryan McDonnell to Eric Dillon who also returned a blocked punt for a score. The Spartans have played for the state title three times in four years without a win. Dillon: “This is a veteran group with 30 seniors and we’ve been in big games and that should help us from here on.
CLASS B
Cazenovia proved no match for the best team in the state, according to Max Preps. Maine Endwell scored three first quarter touchdowns with it’s powerful running game and shut down the Laker attack to cruise to a 50-14 victory. Caz’s only first half score was on a fumble return and the Patriots led 27-7 at the half and continued pounding away in the second half, ending the scoring on a fumble return of their own.
It’s too bad that Hornell, the three time defending Class B champion, lost a few students and was downgraded to Class C. It would be some confrontation to see Maine-Endwell take on a school with a 50 game winning streak. In their absence, East Rochester Gananda represented Section 5. They were no match for Alden of Section 6, who ran for 418 yards in a 35-7 win. Corey Barczykowski ran for 273 yards on 24 carries and scored three touchdowns. Now let’s see him do it against Maine-Endwell.
Section 1’s Our Lady of Lourdes will be trying to heal themselves after losing in threw three touchdown passes, one with 2:12 left, and Adam Laubach kicked the inner. The Dukes were a much smaller but quicker team and used that to their advantage.
Both Glens Falls of section 2 and Peru of Section 7 are the “Indians”. Peru came in averaging 41 points a game, 10 more than Glens Falls but the Falls Indians dominated the line of scrimmage to out-rush the Peru Indians, 293-120 on the way to a 36-20 victory. “It was the first time all season that a team controlled us up front” said Peru coach Pat Lilac”. Joe McMahon ran for 193 yards on 24 carries and scored twice for the winners.
CLASS C
Skaneateles’s two year, 19 game winning streak came to an end against perennial Section 3 nemesis Chenango Forks, the 9th time in this young century the Blue devils have ended the season of a Section 3 hopeful in the state playoffs. Conor Herr threw for 284 yards but had three interceptions and overthrew a wide-open Colin Jones in one of two late drives that could have tied the game but ended on failed fourth down attempt deep in Blue Devil territory. Forks rushed for 336 yards, 191 by Isaiah Zimmer.
Fork’s next opponent is Section 5’s Hornell, winner of the last three Class B titles but now terrorizing Class C. They won their 50th straight game, (the nation’s second best streak) over Section 6’s Cleveland Hills, 27-6. Julian Reinhardt intercepted three passes and returned one 44 yards for a touchdown. He also had a 76 yard punt return for a score and a 19 yard TD reception. The reed Raiders didn’t physically dominate the game, being out-gained 170-184 but Reinhardt’s play produced a decisive win anyway. Nonetheless, Hornell suddenly looks vulnerable.
Section 9’s O’Neill High beat Seciton1 ‘s Woodlands, 35-18. Woodland’s coach Mike Meade was not at the game, attending his son’s wedding. Senior Running Back D’Andre Tilford said “ It was real tough because we couldn’t do anything without him. They also could do anything about Falcons running back Jerry Nasi, who ran for 240 yards in 30 carries and scored 3 touchdowns. He wasn’t invited to the wedding. It was the first time a Section 9 Class C team had beaten a Seciton1 team in the state playoffs in 16 years.
Section 2’s Hoosick Falls, who had beaten every team they’d played this year by at least 31 points, proved they could win a close game. Saranac Lake, who had been crushed by the Panthers 13-47 in last year’s State playoffs, was nursing a 6-0 halftime lead after having turned away the only Panther threat of the half with a fumble recovery. It was the first time Hoosick Falls had trailed all year. But tailback brad Burns decided to do something about the situation and did it, rushing for three second half touchdowns in the 20-12 win. Burns gave Falls the lead with a 35 yard burst and then scored again from the five after Lake fumbled the kick-off, which left their hopes in a watery grave.
CLASS D
For the second year in a row Tioga demolished an undefeated Section 3 team. This one was even easier than their 55-34 destruction of Westmoreland last season. The Comets were handicapped by illness as 14 players had to miss practice during the week. But they were further handicapped in that they had to play Tioga, who rolled to a 30-0 lead after one quarter and cruised to a 54-13 win. The Tigers knew how to deal with an underdog who had never been in the state playoffs. After recovering a fumble on the Comets first play from scrimmage, they scored in three plays, the recovered an onside kick and drove in and scored again. Sandy creek never recovered. Their coach, Mike Stevens said after the game: “That’s a program fighting for a state championship. We are a program fighting for a sectional championship.”
A week after beating #1 ranked Maple Grove 21-0 in the Section 6 finals, Randolph, the 2005 and 2009 state champions, rolled over #2 ranked Avon of Section 5, 34-14 after cruising to a 27-0 first half lead. They rushed for 377 yards, including 252 from Jordan Dowiaz, who scored twice.. Since losing to Maple Grove 14-27 to drop to 1-2 on September 14, they are 8-0 and have out-scored their opposition 306-60, (38-8).
Tuckahoe beat Chester for the six time in six state playoff games, 34-18. They ran for 44 yards Nick Reisman ran for 222 yards on 31 carries and Kayvon for 170 yards on 12 carries. Both scored twice.
Rensselaer had trouble getting going against Moriah, suffering three turnovers, two within their 20 yard line. They were leading only 6-0 when the made a goal line stand at their one yard line shortly before the half. Two long passes later, they’d scored to make it 12-0. That opened the flood gates and a 38 point second half made the final 50-0. Moriah was 0 for 11 in the air, had five turnovers and a blocked punt. Seth Butler ran for 145 yards and two scores while quarterback Steve Harwood threw three touchdown passes for the winners.
The field for the Semi-Finals:
CLASS AA
Section 3 CBA 11-0 (361-132) NYSSWA ranking, (within the division) #3 Max Preps State ranking (overall) #7 Max Preps national ranking #649. 10-7 record in state playoffs. Won 2004 AA tournament championship.
Section 6 Orchard Park 10-1 (405-201) #8, MP 9/757, 8-8, AA-2008, 2011
Section 1 New Rochelle 9-1 (204-41) #7 MP 2/338, 13-7, AA- 2003
Section 2 Shaker 10-0 (342-123) #1, MP 10/797, 0-0
Comment: Orchard Parks’ defending champs will be a formidable foe for CBA but their giving up 201 points is a little generous for at team that ahs reached this far. It’s a little strange to see Shaker, a team that’s never made the state playoffs, be ranked #1, over three schools that have won state championships in the past. Could this be a rematch of the classic 2004 final between CBA and New Rochelle? Maybe but it would be hard-pressed to match that game without Greg Paulus and Ray Rice.
CLASS A
Section 4 Union Endicott 9-1 (354-159) #7, MP 8/704, 2-8 Poll: Large 1979, Class A 1989
Section 6 Sweet Home 11-0 (399-131) #2 MP 19/1220, 7-4, AA- 2008, 2009
Section 9 Cornwall 11-0 (481-122) #5, MP 15/1066, 5-7
Section 2 Burnt Hills 10-1 (497-100) #4, MP 17/1133, 8-3
Comment: I just have a feeling about Burnt Hills, that after finishing second three times in four year that this is their year. But even with Aquinas moving up and Maine-Endwell moving down, there’s plenty of competition. Cornwell has slaughtered it’s opponents at nearly the same rate and Sweet Home, who beat Burnt Hills for the 2008 and 2009 titles is waiting in the other side of the bracket.
CLASS B
Section 4 Maine-Endwell 11-0 (578-109) #1, 1/180, 8-2, A- 2004, 2011
Section 6 Alden 11-0 (401-139) #2, MP 11/902, 1-2
Section 9 Marlboro 11-0 (329-114) #3, MP 37/2205, 1-1
Section 2 Glens Falls 10-1 (346-180) #5, MP 31/1917, 2-1
Comment: Could Maine-Endwell beat an NFL team? Probably not but I’d favor them against anyone in the state, especially in Class B.
CLASS C
Section 4 Chenango Forks 11-0 (372-128) #3, MP #16/1103, 17-8, B-2003, 2004
Section 5 Hornell 11-0 (417-115) #1, 12/994, 12-2, A- 2009, 2010, 2011
69, MP 45/2425, 1-4
Section 2 Hoosick Falls 11-0 (482-56) #2, MP 25/1685, 5-5
Section 9 O’Neill 9-2 (429-138) #6, MP 45/2425, 1-4
Comment: Again the power seems to be in the west, although the Max Preps ratings are closer. But the history is there two, with 5 state titles vs. none. I have a feeling that Hornell’s poor offensive showing last week might mean that they are not on quite the level of their previous champions and that 50 game winning streak might just end vs. Forks.
CLASS D
Section 4 Tioga 10-1 (442-110), #1, MP 42/2362, 2-1
Section 6 Randolph 9-2 (343-134) #2, MP 13/1032, 7-2, D- 2005, 2009
Section 1 Tuckahoe 7-2-1 (270-126) #4, MP 188/6383, 14-7, D- 2006, 2010
Section 2 Rensselaer 10-1 (395-147) #3, MP 130/5095, 6-5
Comment: Judging by the Max Preps ratings, the balance of power is definitely in the west in this division. Since their one loss, Tioga has out-scored 8 foes by 360-83, (45-10).
Since their 1-2 start, Randolph has out-scored 8 opponents by 306-60, (38-7.5). It’s what playoffs are all about. Irresistible force vs. irresistible force.
For the second straight year, Section 3, (Central New York), was the bug and Section 4, (The Southern Tier), the windshield as we lost 4 of the 5 games against them. Section 6 (The Buffalo Area) had similar success against Section 5, (Rochester). Sections 9, (west of the Hudson) won 3 of 5 from Section 1, (east of the Hudson). Section 2, (Albany) blitzed Sections 7 and 10, (the Lake Champlain and St. Lawrence areas) 4-0 with one bye because 7/10 don’t have AA champions.
CLASS AA
After watching four other Section 3 champions get blown out of the playoffs by a combined 71-166, (18-42), CBA defended the honor of the Section by blowing out to a 31-0 lead on Binghamton of Section 4, the same team that overcame a 0-21 deficit to beat West Genesee last year. The Brothers then held on despite sputtering on offense in the second half, fighting off several Patriot drives to win 31-7. J.D. Zazzara threw for two scores and DeShawn Salter ran for two.
Defending state AA champion Orchard Park took on perennial Class A powerhouse Rochester Aquinas and came out on top, 14-7. The Quakers have won two Class AA state titles and the Little Irish have won 5 Class A titles so it was quite a confrontation. The Quakers scored the winning TD with 3:19 left in the defensive battle on a 24 yard run from Mitch Wilson. Aquinas had tied the game earlier in the fourth quarter on a 3 yard run by Billy Lombardi. The other score was a 19 yard run by Ben Holmes in the second quarter.
New Rochelle is back. The Section 1 champions crushed Pine Bush of Section 9, 39-7. The “Bushmen” had never won a AA sectional title and hadn’t appeared in the stat playoffs in 17 years and it looked it. They came out fumbling, the first coming on the second play of the game. They fell behind by two touchdowns against the perennial state power. They got back to within 7-14 but that was as good as it got. New Rochelle’s “Huguenots” had been a great defensive team, (they’d given up 34 points in 9 games), but not that much of an offensive team, (165 points). But they exploded for 39 points in this one behind quarterback Khalil Edney, who threw for three scores and ran for another.
Shaker of Section 2 had a bye because there are no AA championships in Sections 7 or 10.
CLASS A
Nottingham fell behind 8-28 to Union Endicott and mounted a comeback that fell short, losing 23-34, despite 212 yards passing and 71 rushing, including a 61 yard score. Mike Cheslock rushed for 153 yards and 3 scores for the winners.
Sweet Home of Section 6, the 2008-09 state champions, overcame a 7-21 fourth quarter deficit beat Eastridge of Section 5, 28-21. The Panthers drove 87 yards with two minutes left to tie it. In overtime Mike Torillo hit an uncovered Mike McCoy on a 4th and 19 play for the lead. Eastridge, in the same situation, threw an incomplete pass and the game was over.
Somers had their Section1 Final against Sleepy Hollow delayed first until November 7th and then November 8th by first Hurricane Sandy and then the Noreaster that followed. The opening round State playoff game against Section 9’s Cornwall was postpones to November 12th as a result. This gave them the difficult task of winning two games in five days and they couldn’t do it. They put Sleepy Hollow to sleep, 42-13 but couldn‘t handle Cornwall, losing 13-34. But Cornwall might have proven difficult to beat anyway as Alex Cruz of Cornwall set a sectional record with 11 catches for 285 yards and 2 touchdowns of 82 and 78 yards. He was asked by his teammates to break into a salsa dance like his namesake, Victor Cruz of the Giants but declined. His quarterback, Mike White, after throwing for 500 yards in the Section 9 finals, threw for another 435 in this game.
Section 2’s Burnt Hills used a scorched-earth policy to eliminate Section 10’s Potsdam 42-0. They charged to a 28-0 halftime lead thanks to two TD passes from Ryan McDonnell to Eric Dillon who also returned a blocked punt for a score. The Spartans have played for the state title three times in four years without a win. Dillon: “This is a veteran group with 30 seniors and we’ve been in big games and that should help us from here on.
CLASS B
Cazenovia proved no match for the best team in the state, according to Max Preps. Maine Endwell scored three first quarter touchdowns with it’s powerful running game and shut down the Laker attack to cruise to a 50-14 victory. Caz’s only first half score was on a fumble return and the Patriots led 27-7 at the half and continued pounding away in the second half, ending the scoring on a fumble return of their own.
It’s too bad that Hornell, the three time defending Class B champion, lost a few students and was downgraded to Class C. It would be some confrontation to see Maine-Endwell take on a school with a 50 game winning streak. In their absence, East Rochester Gananda represented Section 5. They were no match for Alden of Section 6, who ran for 418 yards in a 35-7 win. Corey Barczykowski ran for 273 yards on 24 carries and scored three touchdowns. Now let’s see him do it against Maine-Endwell.
Section 1’s Our Lady of Lourdes will be trying to heal themselves after losing in threw three touchdown passes, one with 2:12 left, and Adam Laubach kicked the inner. The Dukes were a much smaller but quicker team and used that to their advantage.
Both Glens Falls of section 2 and Peru of Section 7 are the “Indians”. Peru came in averaging 41 points a game, 10 more than Glens Falls but the Falls Indians dominated the line of scrimmage to out-rush the Peru Indians, 293-120 on the way to a 36-20 victory. “It was the first time all season that a team controlled us up front” said Peru coach Pat Lilac”. Joe McMahon ran for 193 yards on 24 carries and scored twice for the winners.
CLASS C
Skaneateles’s two year, 19 game winning streak came to an end against perennial Section 3 nemesis Chenango Forks, the 9th time in this young century the Blue devils have ended the season of a Section 3 hopeful in the state playoffs. Conor Herr threw for 284 yards but had three interceptions and overthrew a wide-open Colin Jones in one of two late drives that could have tied the game but ended on failed fourth down attempt deep in Blue Devil territory. Forks rushed for 336 yards, 191 by Isaiah Zimmer.
Fork’s next opponent is Section 5’s Hornell, winner of the last three Class B titles but now terrorizing Class C. They won their 50th straight game, (the nation’s second best streak) over Section 6’s Cleveland Hills, 27-6. Julian Reinhardt intercepted three passes and returned one 44 yards for a touchdown. He also had a 76 yard punt return for a score and a 19 yard TD reception. The reed Raiders didn’t physically dominate the game, being out-gained 170-184 but Reinhardt’s play produced a decisive win anyway. Nonetheless, Hornell suddenly looks vulnerable.
Section 9’s O’Neill High beat Seciton1 ‘s Woodlands, 35-18. Woodland’s coach Mike Meade was not at the game, attending his son’s wedding. Senior Running Back D’Andre Tilford said “ It was real tough because we couldn’t do anything without him. They also could do anything about Falcons running back Jerry Nasi, who ran for 240 yards in 30 carries and scored 3 touchdowns. He wasn’t invited to the wedding. It was the first time a Section 9 Class C team had beaten a Seciton1 team in the state playoffs in 16 years.
Section 2’s Hoosick Falls, who had beaten every team they’d played this year by at least 31 points, proved they could win a close game. Saranac Lake, who had been crushed by the Panthers 13-47 in last year’s State playoffs, was nursing a 6-0 halftime lead after having turned away the only Panther threat of the half with a fumble recovery. It was the first time Hoosick Falls had trailed all year. But tailback brad Burns decided to do something about the situation and did it, rushing for three second half touchdowns in the 20-12 win. Burns gave Falls the lead with a 35 yard burst and then scored again from the five after Lake fumbled the kick-off, which left their hopes in a watery grave.
CLASS D
For the second year in a row Tioga demolished an undefeated Section 3 team. This one was even easier than their 55-34 destruction of Westmoreland last season. The Comets were handicapped by illness as 14 players had to miss practice during the week. But they were further handicapped in that they had to play Tioga, who rolled to a 30-0 lead after one quarter and cruised to a 54-13 win. The Tigers knew how to deal with an underdog who had never been in the state playoffs. After recovering a fumble on the Comets first play from scrimmage, they scored in three plays, the recovered an onside kick and drove in and scored again. Sandy creek never recovered. Their coach, Mike Stevens said after the game: “That’s a program fighting for a state championship. We are a program fighting for a sectional championship.”
A week after beating #1 ranked Maple Grove 21-0 in the Section 6 finals, Randolph, the 2005 and 2009 state champions, rolled over #2 ranked Avon of Section 5, 34-14 after cruising to a 27-0 first half lead. They rushed for 377 yards, including 252 from Jordan Dowiaz, who scored twice.. Since losing to Maple Grove 14-27 to drop to 1-2 on September 14, they are 8-0 and have out-scored their opposition 306-60, (38-8).
Tuckahoe beat Chester for the six time in six state playoff games, 34-18. They ran for 44 yards Nick Reisman ran for 222 yards on 31 carries and Kayvon for 170 yards on 12 carries. Both scored twice.
Rensselaer had trouble getting going against Moriah, suffering three turnovers, two within their 20 yard line. They were leading only 6-0 when the made a goal line stand at their one yard line shortly before the half. Two long passes later, they’d scored to make it 12-0. That opened the flood gates and a 38 point second half made the final 50-0. Moriah was 0 for 11 in the air, had five turnovers and a blocked punt. Seth Butler ran for 145 yards and two scores while quarterback Steve Harwood threw three touchdown passes for the winners.
The field for the Semi-Finals:
CLASS AA
Section 3 CBA 11-0 (361-132) NYSSWA ranking, (within the division) #3 Max Preps State ranking (overall) #7 Max Preps national ranking #649. 10-7 record in state playoffs. Won 2004 AA tournament championship.
Section 6 Orchard Park 10-1 (405-201) #8, MP 9/757, 8-8, AA-2008, 2011
Section 1 New Rochelle 9-1 (204-41) #7 MP 2/338, 13-7, AA- 2003
Section 2 Shaker 10-0 (342-123) #1, MP 10/797, 0-0
Comment: Orchard Parks’ defending champs will be a formidable foe for CBA but their giving up 201 points is a little generous for at team that ahs reached this far. It’s a little strange to see Shaker, a team that’s never made the state playoffs, be ranked #1, over three schools that have won state championships in the past. Could this be a rematch of the classic 2004 final between CBA and New Rochelle? Maybe but it would be hard-pressed to match that game without Greg Paulus and Ray Rice.
CLASS A
Section 4 Union Endicott 9-1 (354-159) #7, MP 8/704, 2-8 Poll: Large 1979, Class A 1989
Section 6 Sweet Home 11-0 (399-131) #2 MP 19/1220, 7-4, AA- 2008, 2009
Section 9 Cornwall 11-0 (481-122) #5, MP 15/1066, 5-7
Section 2 Burnt Hills 10-1 (497-100) #4, MP 17/1133, 8-3
Comment: I just have a feeling about Burnt Hills, that after finishing second three times in four year that this is their year. But even with Aquinas moving up and Maine-Endwell moving down, there’s plenty of competition. Cornwell has slaughtered it’s opponents at nearly the same rate and Sweet Home, who beat Burnt Hills for the 2008 and 2009 titles is waiting in the other side of the bracket.
CLASS B
Section 4 Maine-Endwell 11-0 (578-109) #1, 1/180, 8-2, A- 2004, 2011
Section 6 Alden 11-0 (401-139) #2, MP 11/902, 1-2
Section 9 Marlboro 11-0 (329-114) #3, MP 37/2205, 1-1
Section 2 Glens Falls 10-1 (346-180) #5, MP 31/1917, 2-1
Comment: Could Maine-Endwell beat an NFL team? Probably not but I’d favor them against anyone in the state, especially in Class B.
CLASS C
Section 4 Chenango Forks 11-0 (372-128) #3, MP #16/1103, 17-8, B-2003, 2004
Section 5 Hornell 11-0 (417-115) #1, 12/994, 12-2, A- 2009, 2010, 2011
69, MP 45/2425, 1-4
Section 2 Hoosick Falls 11-0 (482-56) #2, MP 25/1685, 5-5
Section 9 O’Neill 9-2 (429-138) #6, MP 45/2425, 1-4
Comment: Again the power seems to be in the west, although the Max Preps ratings are closer. But the history is there two, with 5 state titles vs. none. I have a feeling that Hornell’s poor offensive showing last week might mean that they are not on quite the level of their previous champions and that 50 game winning streak might just end vs. Forks.
CLASS D
Section 4 Tioga 10-1 (442-110), #1, MP 42/2362, 2-1
Section 6 Randolph 9-2 (343-134) #2, MP 13/1032, 7-2, D- 2005, 2009
Section 1 Tuckahoe 7-2-1 (270-126) #4, MP 188/6383, 14-7, D- 2006, 2010
Section 2 Rensselaer 10-1 (395-147) #3, MP 130/5095, 6-5
Comment: Judging by the Max Preps ratings, the balance of power is definitely in the west in this division. Since their one loss, Tioga has out-scored 8 foes by 360-83, (45-10).
Since their 1-2 start, Randolph has out-scored 8 opponents by 306-60, (38-7.5). It’s what playoffs are all about. Irresistible force vs. irresistible force.
