Monday, February 5, 2007

Welcome to High School Basketball

Hello everyone! High school hoops are strong in this area. With the playoffs looming, there are many teams to keep an eye on.
Locally in Class AA, there's no question that Proctor is the cream of the crop. They have a ton of talent led by Deandre Preaster. They could go the distance this season no question.
In Class A, the two local teams on top of the heap are definately Notre Dame and New Hartford. Wouldn't that be a great playoff matchup.
Oh and lets not forget about VVS. Al Knapp has size on that team. Plus...he's Al Knapp, enough said. ...let me know what you think?
In Class B, Sherburne is unbeaten on the season but can they run with the Syracuse teams...we will find out soon.
In Class C, West Canada has destroyed the competition in the regular season. Brent Fulmer is lights out from down town and Steve Porter has his kids playing great basketball. They will be the number one seed.
In Class D, forget about the loss to Cooperstown, unless you are a Redskins fan. NY Mills is a solid Class D team. They still have to face RCH who is much improved, but they can go deep into sectionals provided they play as a team.
Love to get some responses, I do have tough skin so don't hold back.
However, be respectful, this is not romper room.
Happy Hoops!
Jason

6 comments:

Anonymous said...

What about Little Falls girls they are unstoppable.....You havent covered them in think forever....ya know January...They have the final game friday are you gonna be there....

Anonymous said...

Absolutely, I just hadn't had to chance to blog about the girls yet. Little Falls is on my list and we have covered them this season. In fact we are planning a feature story on them later this week. Thanks for checking us out!

Anonymous said...

VVS is class A not B..

Anonymous said...

Can you comment about Mt. Markham? Have you seen them play this year? They were 39-5 last year combined Varsity and JV, and this year's Varsity sits at 8-11 after a controversial coaching change. Do they have any chance in B-2 this year after winning last year and getting to the semifinals of B-2 the two years previously?

Anonymous said...

Thanks for the comment. I was as surprised about Andy Casale not coming back as anyone. However, I was not in the meeting that took place between Andy and the board, so I cannot even speculate. We at NEWSChannel 2 wish Andy well, he was great to us. Coach Buffa comes from a great backround as an assistant to Mike Durr at Notre Dame. Lets not forget, kids like Nick Locorini, the Entwhistle brothers, Anthony Guyer, Steve Casale all saw the majority of playing time. Now understandably, the players now were on the great JV team, but you also must factor in how other local teams have improved as well.
As for their chances this season? Well, I think anyone can beat anytime on any given night. If the Mustangs play the way they started the season they can give teams fits. Enjoy the playoffs.

Anonymous said...

Teddy Fedor has officially resigned from playing with Westmoreland Central Basketball team. Last week he had made the decision on his own to leave the team based on un favorable actions and decisions made and supported by the school's Athletic and Administration Staff.