NY Section I (Westchester, Rockland, Putnam)

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During this pandemic, I thought it would be a good time to start an updated thread on New York State Section I Lacrosse. Here is a great article that appeared in the New York Times back in 1981 that I hope you enjoy:

LACROSSE BOOMING AT HIGH SCHOOLS
By Michael Strauss
April 26, 1981
https://www.nytimes.com/1981/04/26/nyre ... ools.html

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The following is a list of the new class alignments and leagues for each class that were proposed for the 2020 spring season. It is notable that John Jay (Katonah/Cross River) moved down to Class C, Lakeland/Panas moved down to Class B and Rye moved up to Class B. Further, Peekskill, which had a team for many years, cancelled its program before the pandemic.

I added the towns that serve the regional high schools in parenthesis. Note that for reasons unknown, the Section I administrators do not use the New York State Public High School Athletic Association (NYSPHSAA) terms for Class and League, choosing instead to use the terms Conference and Class. The NYSPHSAA uses four class alignments based on school enrollment: Classes A, B, C & D. I edited the titles for consistency with the other sections in New York State.

Note also that there are in inordinate number of small schools in southern Westchester County. Accordingly, Section I has a lot class D schools. That happens to be the league with arguably the highest number of competitive teams.

CLASS A
League 1:
Carmel
Mahopac
Mamaroneck
North Rockland
Suffern
White Plains

League 2:
Arlington
New Rochelle
Ossining
Scarsdale
Wappingers

CLASS B
League1:
Fox Lane (Bedford/Mt. Kisco)
Horace Greeley (Chappaqua)
Lakeland/Panas (Yorktown/Shrub Oak)
Rye
Somers
Yorktown

League 2:
Brewster
Clarkstown North (New City)
Clarkstown South (West Nyack)
Harrison
Tappan Zee

CLASS C
League 1:
Nanuet
Nyack
Pearl River
Sleepy Hollow (Tarrytown)

League 2:
Byram Hills (Armonk)
Eastchester
Henry Hudson (Montrose/Croton/Peekskill)
John Jay (Katonah/Cross River)
Our Lady of Lourdes (Poughkeepsie)
Pelham

CLASS D
League 1:
Briarcliff
Bronxville
Dobbs Ferry
Haldane
Putnam Valley

League 2:
Albertus Magnus
Croton-Harmon
Irvington
Keio Academy (Harrison)
North Salem

League 3:
Blind Brook
Hastings
Pawling
Rye Neck
Yonkers

League 4:
Ardsley
Edgemont
Pleasantville
Westlake (Thornwood)

[Reddogg]

Thanks for the info. Any HS lax happening this fall?

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Apparently US Lacrosse is attempting to get some traction toward having NY state reclassify the COVID risk level given to Boy’s Lacrosse in NY.

Here is an excerpt from an email I received from a local league.

“...You can help with this effort by reaching out to https://www.governor.ny.gov/content/gov ... ntact-form to share with the Governor how you feel about the guidance, request the modification to change their risk classification for lacrosse to "moderate risk" and share how important lacrosse is to you and your athletes.

Please feel free to use the information in this outreach as you personalize your communication to the Governor, as you are coaches, parents and educators within the state of NY and the Governor and his staff would appreciate knowing that bringing lacrosse back to safely in New York is important to you.

Thank you so much for your willingness to assist with this important effort and share this request with others in the New York lacrosse community who want to have their voices heard. Please feel free to copy us on or share your individual letters with us so we can recognize your efforts! If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to reach out to our Return to Play staff lead, VP of Lacrosse Operations, Ann Kitt Carpenetti at [email protected]


Best,
Ann

Ann Kitt Carpenetti
Vice President, Lacrosse Operations”

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Thanks for the info. Any HS lax happening this fall?

You're welcome.

No lacrosse until April of 2021. The New York State Public High School Athletic Association suspended all non-season practice/training for all "high risk sports," which includes football, basketball, ice hockey, wrestling and lacrosse.

The NYSPHSAA moved football and volleyball to the spring, with the season starting on March 1, 2021.

The Association moved the start date of all spring sports to April 19th.

The Governor of NY previously approved cross country, field hockey, girls swimming, girls tennis, soccer (boys and girls) to start on Sept. 21, 2020.

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Section I lacrosse is well underway. It looks like the leagues were shuffled a bit since an earlier post:

Rye did move up from C to B (and beat Yorktown in OT).

Yorktown neighbors, (the two-school merger program), Lakeland/Panas moved down from Class A to Class B.

(Edit:) Mahopac, 1996 NYS Class A champions also moved down from Class A to Class B.

Defending Class D champion Briarcliff moved up from Class D to Class C.

John Jay did not move to Class C as was earlier reported.

Below is the class rankings for May 23rd according to Mike Dougherty of The Journal News (lohud.com)

Section 1 class rankings

Class A: 1. Mamaroneck; 2. North Rockland; 3. Scarsdale; 4. Suffern; 5. White Plains; 6. Arlington.

Class B: 1. Rye; 2. Yorktown; 3. Lakeland/Panas; 4. Somers; 5. John Jay-CR; 6. Mahopac.

Class C: 1. Briarcliff; 2. Pelham; 3. Tappan Zee; 4. Byram Hills.

Class D: 1. Bronxville; 2. Pleasantville; 3. Irvington; 4. Dobbs Ferry.


https://www.lohud.com/story/sports/high ... 237269001/

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Got to see Tappan Zee defeat previously undefeated North Rockland this afternoon 7-4. Was a nice close game for the better part. Good performance by the Tappan Zee faceoff man.

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Notable Scores: May 3 - May 26

May 3
Pleasantville 14, Greeley 2
Lakeland/Panas 16, Wappingers 2
Suffern 14, Arlington 5
John Jay-CR 9, Mahopac 6

May 5
Lakeland/Panas 12, John Jay-CR 6

May 8
Lakeland/Panas 12, Rye 10
Briarcliff 10, Bronxville 9
Iona Prep 17, Fordham Prep 7
Yorktown 10, Somers 4
Byram Hills 14, Arlington 6

May 14 (Fri.)
Bronxville 12, Westlake 6

May 15
Briarcliff 11, Mamaroneck 6
Rye 10, John Jay 6
Yorktown 15, Lakeland/Panas 14
Pelham 8, Pleasantville 6
Somers 9, Hen Hud 8 (2OT)
Iona Prep 18, Kellenberg 3
Fox Lane 18, Carmel 7
St. Anthony's 17, Fordham Prep 3
Mahopac 14, Westlake 3
Scarsdale 9, Byram Hills 6

May 17
Rye 9, Yorktown 8 (OT)
Mamaroneck 17, Somers 3
Suffern 12, Mahopac 11
Scarsdale 17, Nyack 2
John Jay 7, Tappan Zee 6
Game of the day
Chaminade 11, Iona Prep 10

May 18 (Tues)
Briarcliff 14, Pleasantville 3
Fox Lane 11, Lakeland/Panas 10

May 21
Briarcliff 9, Yorktown 6
Byram Hills 10, Fox Lane 6
Mahopac 14, Carmel 4
Arlington 7, Wappingers 5

May 22
Mamaroneck 12, John Jay 5
Bronxville 20, Fordham Prep 7
Lakeland/Panas 17, Pleasantville 6
Iona Prep 18, St. John the Baptist 10
Pelham 13, Tappan Zee 10

May 23
St. Anthony's 16, Yorktown 4

May 24
Iona Prep 16, Fordham Prep 3
Mamaroneck 14, Bronxville 9
Briarcliff 11, Scarsdale 3
Westlake 14, Ossining 6

May 25
Pleasantville 10, Westlake 6
Briarcliff 11, Byram Hills 8
Fox Lane 13, Somers 12
Rye 11, Pelham 6
Carmel at Yorktown, 4:30 p.m.

May 26
Yorktown 12, John Jay 1

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Got to see Tappan Zee defeat previously undefeated North Rockland this afternoon 7-4. Was a nice close game for the better part. Good performance by the Tappan Zee faceoff man.

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It looks like Class A will be a showdown between North Rockland and Mamaroneck,

Potentially great Class C, Rockland vs. Westchester match-up tomorrow, May 29th: Tappan Zee at Byram Hills (Armonk), 11 a.m.

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Got to see Tappan Zee defeat previously undefeated North Rockland this afternoon 7-4. Was a nice close game for the better part. Good performance by the Tappan Zee faceoff man.

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It looks like Class A will be a showdown between North Rockland and Mamaroneck,

Potentially great Class C, Rockland vs. Westchester match-up tomorrow, May 29th: Tappan Zee at Byram Hills (Armonk), 11 a.m.

Saturday May 29
Byram Hills took care of business versus Tappan Zee: Byram Hills 13, Tappan Zee 9

Rye continued its assent to the top of Class B-Section 1 beating Class D powerhouse Bronxville: Rye 12, Bronxville 11

Class A Section 1 Champs Mamaroneck easily beat the rebuilding Pleasantville program: Mamaroneck 11, Pleasantville 5

Other scores from past NYS contenders:
Somers 14, Harrison 5
Westlake 8, Croton-Harmon 6

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Section I playoffs start today: Here are the final season records for all the teams. Congratulations to these young men who played through the restrictions associated with the pandemic. Unfortunately, there is not NY State playoffs this year.

Section 1 Standings for Classes A-D as of May 1st:

Class A Standings

Mamaroneck 14-1, .933
North Rockland 13-2, .866
Scarsdale 11-3, .785
Suffern 9-3, .750
White Plains 11-4, .733
Arlington 6-6, .500
Wappingers 6-7, .461
New Rochelle 4-7, .363
Carmel 5-9, .357
Yonkers 2-11, .153
Ossining 2-12, .142

Class B Standings

Rye 11-2, .846
Yorktown 11-3, .785
Lakeland/Panas 8-3, .727
Fox Lane 9-4, .692
Mahopac 9-4, .692
Somers 8-6, .571
Brewster 4-7, .363
Clarkstown North 5-10, .333
John Jay 4-10, .285
Greeley 3-10, .230
Harrison 2-10, .166
Eastchester 2-13, .133
Clarkstown South 1-10, .090

Class C Standings

Sleepy Hollow 15-0, 1.000
Briarcliff 11-1, .916
Putnam Valley 11-4, .733
Edgemont 7-3, .700
Byram Hills 9-4, .692
Pearl River 9-4, .692
Tappan Zee 10-5, .666
Pelham 8-5, .615
Westlake 6-8 .428
Hen Hud 5-7, .416
Nanuet 4-7, .363
Lourdes 5-9, .357
Nyack 5-10, .333
Ardsley 4-10, .285
Peekskill 0-8, 0.00
Albertus Magnus 0-9, .000
Keio Academy season cancelled

Class D Standings

Irvington 12-3, .800
Bronxville 8-5, .615
Pleasantville 9-6, .600
Blind Brook 6-5, .545
Haldane 7-8, .466
Pawling 6-8, .428
Croton 6-8, .428
Dobbs Ferry 6-9, .400
North Salem 5-10, .33
Rye Neck 5-10, .333
Hastings 4-11, .266

[Nigel]

Really a shame about no state tourney. Section 1 always represents well.

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Really a shame about no state tourney. Section 1 always represents well.

I agree Nigel. These kids look forward to the States. Section 1 made a good showing in 2019.

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Section 1 End of Regular Section Top 10 by Mike Dougherty, Journal News

All records entering June 1

1. Mamaroneck (12-1) — The Tigers play better on edge, so finding the right mindset heading into the playoffs is the first priority this week. Last week: 1
2. Iona Prep (12-4) — With playmakers like John Mitchell and K.J. Delane and Mikey Rooney and Zach Perlett the Gaels are prolific. Last week: 2
3. Briarcliff (11-1) — Is there a group playing with more confidence or having more fun anywhere in Section 1? Last week: 3
4. Rye (7-2) — A win over Scarsdale to close out the regular season gives the Garnets home field in the upcoming Class B playoffs. Last week: 4
5. Yorktown (9-3) — Dylan Beck and Harry Griff look more comfortable in leading roles and the defense is making strides. Last week: 5
6. Lakeland/Panas (8-3) — The Rebels were regaining momentum last week before they were forced to pause. Last week: 6
7. Bronxville (8-4) — A win over Yorktown in the regular-season finale would send the Broncos into the postseason with a jolt of adrenaline. Last week: 7
8. Stepinac (10-4) — C.J. Sanchez has been exactly what a roster stocked with talented underclassmen needed. Last week: 8
9. Scarsdale (10-2) — Finishing up against ranked competitors is going to help the Raiders get up to speed for next week. Last week: 10
10. Byram Hills (9-3) — This entire roster is under the radar, but the only losses came against Mamaroneck, Scarsdale and Briarcliff. Last week: 10

On the bubble: Fox Lane (9-3); North Rockland (13-1); Pelham (7-5), Tappan Zee (9-5).

Section 1 class-by-class rankings A, B, & C

Class A: 1. Mamaroneck; 2. Scarsdale; 3. North Rockland; 4. Suffern; 5. White Plains; 6. Arlington.
Class B: 1. Rye; 2. Yorktown; 3. Lakeland/Panas; 4. Somers; 5. John Jay-Cross River; 6. Mahopac.
Class C: 1. Briarcliff; 2. Byram Hills; 3. Tappan Zee; 4. Pelham.

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Section 1 Playoff schedule:
(Section 1 administrators decided to seed teams exclusively by record. Even teams with records below .500 were eligible, thereby extending an unfortunately shortened season; a good decision to allow dedicated student-athletes to play at least one more game).

Class A
First round
Saturday
No. 1 Mamaroneck, bye
No. 8 Carmel at No. 9 New Rochelle, 11 a.m.
No. 4 Suffern, bye
No. 5 White Plains, bye
No. 3 Scarsdale, bye
No. 6 Arlington, bye
No. 10 Ossining at No. 7 Wappingers, 3 p.m.
No. 2 North Rockland, bye

Quarterfinals: Monday
Carmel-New Rochelle winner at No. 1 Mamaroneck
No. 5 White Plains at No. 4 Suffern
No. 6 Arlington at No. 3 Scarsdale
Ossining-Wappingers winner at No. 2 North Rockland

Semifinals: Wednesday
Championship: Saturday, June 12, 2 p.m.

Class B
Friday
No. 1 Rye, bye
No. 9 John Jay at No. 8 Brewster, 5 p.m.
No. 12 Eastchester at No. 5 Fox Lane, 4:30 p.m.
No. 13 Clarkstown South at No. 4 Mahopac, 6 p.m.
No. 3 Lakeland/Panas, bye
No. 11 Harrison at No. 6 Somers, 4:30 p.m.
No. 10 Greeley at No. 7 Clarkstown North, 4:30 p.m.
No. 2 Yorktown, bye

Quarterfinals: Monday
John Jay Brewster winner at No. 1 Rye
Eastchester-Fox Lane winner vs. Clarkstown South-Mahopac winner
Harrison-Somers winner at No. 3 Lakeland/Panas
Greeley-Clarkstown North winner at No. 2 Yorktown

Semifinals: Wednesday
Championship: Saturday, June 12, 4:30 p.m.

Class C
First round
Friday
No. 1 Sleepy Hollow, bye
No. 9 Westlake at No. 8 Pelham, 5:15 p.m.
No. 12 Nyack at No. 5 Byram Hills, 4:30 p.m.
No. 13 Lourdes at No. 4 Edgemont, 1 p.m.
No. 14 Ardsley at No. 3 Putnam Valley, 5 p.m.
No. 11 Nanuet at No. 6 Pearl River, 4:15 p.m.
No. 10 Hen Hud at No. 7 Tappan Zee, 4:30 p.m.
No. 2 Briarcliff, bye

Quarterfinals: Monday
Westlake-Pelham winner at No. 1 Sleepy Hollow
Nyack-Byram Hills winner vs. Lourdes-Edgemont winner
Ardsley-Putnam Valley winner vs. Nanuet-Pearl River winner
Hen Hud-Tappan Zee winner at No. 2 Briarcliff

Semifinals Wednesday
Championship: Saturday, June 12, 7 p.m.

Class D
First round
Saturday
No. 1 Irvington, bye
No. 9 Rye Neck at No. 8 Dobbs Ferry, 3 p.m.
No. 4 Blind Brook, bye
No. 5 Haldane, bye
No. 3 Pleasantville, bye
No. 11 Hastings at No. 6 Pawling, 11 a.m.
No. 10 North Salem at No. 7 Croton, 3 p.m.
No. 1 Bronxville, bye

Quarterfinals: Monday
Rye Neck-Dobbs Ferry winner at No. 1 Irvington
No. 5 Haldane at No. 4 Blind Brook
Hastings-Pawling winner at No. 3 Pleasantville
North Salem-Croton winner at No. 2 Bronxville

Semifinals: Wednesday
Championship: Saturday, June 12, 11 a.m

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Section 1 Final Four/Playoff Results: June 9th (tournament seeding in parenthesis).

Class A
(No. 1) Mamaroneck 19, (No. 4) Suffern 8
(No. 3) Scarsdale 9, (No. 2) North Rockland 8

Class B
(No. 1) Rye 11, (No. 4) Mahopac 1
(No. 2) Yorktown 11, (No. 3) Lakeland/Panas 8

Class C
(No. 5) Byram Hills 12, (No. 8) Pelham 8
(No. 2) Briarcliff 15, (No. 6) Pearl River 3

Class D
(No. 1) Irvington 12, (No. 5) Haldane 4
(No. 2) Bronxville 22, Pleasantville 2

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Section 1 Championships


The Section 1 finals worked out as expected. This is a rebuilding year for Class B John Jay, who played numerous freshmen and Class D Pleasantville who graduated several star players. It is great to see that Rye handled the move up from Class C to Class B by making it to the finals versus Yorktown.

Byram Hills (Armonk), a team that lost in the Class C championship in 2019 to Rye returns to the final, this time facing Briarcliff, a team that also handled the move (from Class D to Class C) without missing a blink.

My Picks:
Mamaroneck over Scarsdale. The Tigers played well in the states in 2019 and have established themselves as the premier Class A program in Section 1.
Upset: Rye over Yorktown. Yes, the Garnets are seeded higher, but this is Yorktown. They are always team to beat in Section 1. Tradition.
Briarcliff over Byram Hills. The Bobcats are returning to their past excellence, but Briarcliff is a notch above.
Bronxville over Irvington. It has been a great season for Irvington, a relatively new program, but Bronxville is powerful.

Class A
No. 3 Scarsdale Raiders (13-3) at No. 1 Mamaroneck Tigers (16-1)
Game time: 7 p.m.

Class B
No. 2 Yorktown (13-3) at No. 1 Rye (13-2)
Game time: 4:30 p.m.

Class C
No. 5 Byram Hills (12-4) at No. 2 Briarcliff (13-1)
Game time: 1 p.m.


Class D
No. 2 Bronxville (10-5) at No. 1 Irvington (14-3)
Game time: 4:30 p.m.

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Section 1 Championships


My Picks:
Mamaroneck over Scarsdale. The Tigers played well in the states in 2019 and have established themselves as the premier Class A program in Section 1.
Upset: Rye over Yorktown. Yes, the Garnets are seeded higher, but this is Yorktown. They are always team to beat in Section 1. Tradition.
Briarcliff over Byram Hills. The Bobcats are returning to their past excellence, but Briarcliff is a notch above.
Bronxville over Irvington. It has been a great season for Irvington, a relatively new program, but Bronxville is powerful.

Section 1 Champions

Class A: Scarsdale 8, Mamaroneck 7 (2 OT)
Class B: Rye 11, Yorktown 7
Class C: Briarcliff 17, Byram Hills 4
Class D: Bronxville 19, Irvington 4

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The NY State high school lacrosse community made the most of a difficult situation in 2021. Since there were no state playoffs this year, the results of the 2019 semifinals between Hudson Valley and Long Island remain a collective draw: Two wins for Section 1 and two wins for Long Island

2019 NYSPHSAA Boys Lacrosse Semi-Finals, Hudson Valley/Section I vs. Long Island/Sections 8, 11
Class A: Massapequa 14, Mamaroneck 8
Class B: John Jay 11, Manhasset 10
Class C: Shoreham-Wading River 13, Rye 6
Class D: Briarcliff 10, Mattituck 3

It will be interesting to see if the 50/50 split from 2019 will remain or change in 2022.

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Congrats to these Section I athletes:

NEW YORK STATE SECTION I 2021 U.S. Lacrosse High School All-Americans

Caden Whaling, Jr., MF, Rye
Brady Auker, Jr. D, Mamaroneck
Adam Norris, Sr., G, Yorktown
Owen Kovacs, Jr., A, Rye
Conor Hufnagel, Sr., A, Lakeland/Panas
Aidan Murnane, Sr., D, Briarcliff
Matt Waterhouse, Jr., MF, Briarcliff
Harry Griff, Jr., A, Yorktown
Grant Malas, Sr., A, Mamaroneck