Long Island routes NYC in Empire Challenge All-Star High School Football Game

by Jeff Fisher
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The Long Island All-Stars beat the New York City All-Stars 40-8 Tuesday night in the Empire Challenge at Hofstra University before nearly 10,000 fans.

William Stanback of Uniondale High was the MVP for Long Island with 12 rushed for 138 yards and three touchdowns, i

The New York Daily News reports that NYC was shutdown by a solid LI defense.

Long Island now leads the series 10-6.

National Letter of Intent Signing Day - New York High Schools

Ben Barrett - OL (Christian Brothers Academy) - Syracuse
Alvin Cornelius - WR (Tottenville) - Syracuse
Dalton Crossan - DB/RB (Sachem North) - New Hampshire
Devante McFarlane - ATH (Half Hollows Hills West) - Syracuse
Wayne Morgan - DB (Erasmus Hall) - Syracuse
Ryan Norton - K (Garden City) - Syracuse
Omari Palmer - OL (Longwood) - Syracuse
Tarik Pusey - WR (Abraham Lincoln) - Rhode Island
Sean Reuss - TE (Monticello) - Maine

Skaneateles Season Officially Over

by Jeff Fisher
New York High School Football Huddle

Skaneateles High School's undefeated season came to a screeching halt, but not from another football team, but from a judge.

The Appellate Division of the New York State Supreme Court has decided to uphold a suspension levied against the school by the Section III's Athletic Council that ruled an unnamed Skaneateles coach had tried to recuit players from other schools.  Judge John V. Centra's decision not to lift the suspension, means that the season is over for the 9-0 team that was schedule to play for the Section III Class C title on Saturday.

School officials argued the suspension was too severe.  Earlier this week, head coach Tim Green, a former NFL player with the Atlanta Falcons, resigned in hopes that the court would rule in favor of letting the Lakers play in the championship game.



Last week, Skaneateles beat Utica-Notre Dame after a State Supreme Court judge granted a restraining order that allowed the Lakers to post a 46-27 victory in the semifinals. That win doesn't matter now, because today's ruling means that Notre Dame is back-in the playoffs and will face Herkimer in the Class C final on Saturday at the Carrier Dome.

Autopsy Shows Phoenix HS Football Player Died of Game Injury

by Jeff Fisher
New York High School Football Huddle

With the national spotlight shining bright on sports concussions and how to make the game of football safer, a central New York State high school football player died this weekend from an injury sustained during a game Friday night.

According to published reports, Phoenix High School junior Ridge Barden died Friday night after being rushed to the hospital after suffering a head injury in the third quarter of his team's game at Homer High School.

WSYR-TV in Syracuse is reporting that an autopsy shows that the 16-year old Barden died of bleeding in the brain, due to blunt force trauma as the result of a football injury.

New York High School Football Scores - Week 7

New York High School Football Scores
Saturday, October 15, 2011

Albany Academy  29, Ravena  22
Alden  42, Newfane 6
AuSable Valley  40, Canton  22
Canisius  32 Cardinal O'Hara  14
Cleveland Hill  14, JFK  0
Clymer  34, Franklinville  0
Eden  40  Springville  6
Franklin Academy  27  Beekmantown  26
Grand Island  14  McKinley  12
Kenmore West  39, Kenmore East 8
LaFayette  42, Hannibal  0
Lafayette  20, Wilson  14
Lockport  25, Niagara-Wheatfield  13
Nichols  26, Niagara Catholic  6
Notre Dame  51, Little Falls  6
Niagara Falls  22, Hutch-Tech  0
Olean  21  East Aurora  8
Onondaga  32, Beaver River  20
Oriskany  20, Mohawk  15
Panama  20, Forestville 0
Peru  20, Ticonderoga  14
Pioneer  39, East 0
St. Ignatius (OH)  21, St. Francis 20 (OT)
St. Mary's/Lanc  14, Burgard 0
Schalmont  26, Schuylerville  14
Starpoint  13, Williamsville East 0
Sweet Home  50, Williamsville North 24
Thousand Islands  21, Port Byron  0
Waterville  34, Cooperstown  0
West Genessee  25, Henninger  22
Westmoreland  33  Dolgeville  0

Wake Held for Slain NYC High School Football Star

by Jeff Fisher
New York High School Football Huddle

It's been a week since Truman High School football star Isayah Muller was stabbed just hours after graduating.

Tuesday, hundreds gathered to pay their respects at a week in the Bronx for the player, who was killed after an apparent argument between his father and attendants at a Bronx parking facility. The family was on its way to a graduation dinner.

Muller was one of the key members of Truman that won the New York City Public Schools Athletic League championship by beating Beach Channel High School 23-20 in the PSAL Bowl.

Muller had plans to attend Nassau Community College.

Funeral services will be held Thursday.

Bronx Football Team Still Coming-up a Little Short When It Comes to Home Football Games

by Jeff Fisher
New York High School Football Huddle



I came across this interesting story out of New York City about a high school football team that was hoping to play its first home game this year.

Lehman High School in the Bronx hasn't been able to play a home game because it only has a field that is 80-yards long. The Department of Education gave the school $5 million dollars to renovate Lehman's multi-purposed field to include new lights, new bleachers and a new baseball diamond.

According to the CBS 2 story below, players thought the renovation would include an extra 20-yards being added to the football field. That didn't happen, so once again, Lehman will play all of its games on the road.

New York - 2011 National Signing Day

Kieran Borcich (Bronxville, DL) - Boston College
Ashton Broyld (Rush Henrietta, QB) - Syracuse
Jonathan Fisher (Oakfield-Alabama Central, P) - Syracuse
Ivan Foy (Fort Hamilton, OL) - Syracuse
Jordan Frysinger (Painted Post East, WR) - Illinois
Quentin Gause (Bishop Kearney, LB) - Rutgers
Terrel Hunt (Christ the King, QB) - Syracuse
Joshua Keyes (Chatham, DB) - Boston College
Maxim Ngolia (Nyack, OL) - Lafayette
Al Page (Christopher Columbus, DL) - Rutgers
Brandon Reddish (Fort Hamilton, DB) - Syracuse
Nick Robinson (CW Baker, OL) - Syracuse
Donnie Simmons (Archbishop Stepinac, DL) - Syracuse
Ryan Sloan (Bellport, DL) - Syracuse
Tyree Smallwood (Cornwall Central, RB) - Syracuse

New York High School Football Pre-Season Practice Starts August 16th

by Jeff Fisher

New York High School Football Huddle

Welcome to our new look for the 2010 New York high school football season!

With the first day of practice beginning August 16th, I wanted to take the time to thank all of my readers, who have made this blog successful over the past three years.  I have bigger-and-better things planned this year with more original content.

Also, don't forget to check-out High School Football America for great high school football stories from around the country.  If you have story ideas that I should know about, please feel free to email me.

Here's a look at important dates for the 2010 season...

First Practice - August 16th

Regular Season Begins - September 3rd

Championships - November 26th-28th

Jeff Fisher is Founder/Editor-in-Chief of High School Football America

Upstate vs. Downstate All-Star High School Football Game to be Played in Syracuse Sunday

by Jeff Fisher
New York High School Football Huddle

The first-ever New York State High School Football Classic will be played this afternoon in the Carrier Dome in Syracuse.

Nolan Weidner of The Post-Standard takes a look at the game that pits Upstate stars against stars from Downstate.

Players Begin Preparations for First New York State High School Football Classic - Upstate vs. Downstate

by Jeff Fisher
New York High School Football Huddle

The first ever New York State High School Football Classic will be played on Sunday (June 6th) at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse.

98 of the top seniors in the Empire State will workout throughout this week in preparation for the game that will pit stars from upstate against stars from downstate.

In Sunday's Utica Observer-Dispatch, reporter Ron Moshier wrote about a couple of local players getting ready for the game before heading-off to start their college careers.

New York Changes Rules for Fall High School Football Practices

by Jeff Fisher
New York High School Football Huddle

The Rochester Democrat and Chronicle is reporting that the New York State Public High School Athletic Association will give football teams one extra day of helmet-only workouts this fall.


Players will now be limited to two days of non-contact drills in just helmets, instead of three.

New York - 2010 National Signing Day

Ben Aloi (St. Anthony's) LB - Lafayette
Damarr Aultman (Half Hollow Hills West) WR/DB - Maine
Malcolm Carter (Riverhead) LB - Syracuse
Dominique Easley (Curtis) DT - Florida
Reuben Frank (Poughkeepsie) FB - Connecticut
Daquan Jones (Johnson City) DL - Penn St.
John Kinder (Lawrence) QB - Syracuse
Jeremiah Kobena (Cardinal Hayes, Bronx) - Syracuse
Daniel Linares (Sacred Heart) OT/DT - Maine
Peter Lodini (North Rockland) DE - Central Connecticut St.
Macky MacPherson (Christian Brothers) - Syracuse
Matt McBride (Holy Trinity-Hofstra) OL - Rutgers
Lyle McCombs (St. Joseph by the Sea) RB - Connecticut
Patrick Pascal (Elwood-John Glenn) WR/DB - Maine
Joe Skrobola (Pine Bush) LB - Lafayette
Alex White (St. Anthony's) DL - Lafayette
Tre Williams (Christian Brothers Academy) DB/WR - New Hampshire
Matthew Wilson (Holy Trinity Diocesan) OL/DL - Maine

Former Atlanta Falcon Named Head Coach of Skaneateles HS

by Jeff Fisher
New York High School Football Huddle

It was a close vote, but by a 4-3 margin, former Atlanta Falcon and Syracuse University defensive end Tim Green is the new head coach of the Skaneateles Lakers football program.

According to the Auburn Citizen, the school board chose Green over Ron Doctor. Last year, the Lakers finished 1-7.

Plans for New York State High School Football Classic Announced

by Jeff Fisher
New York High School Football Huddle

The best New York high school football players from upstate will take-on the best from downstate in the first New York State High School Football Classic June 6th in the Syracuse Carrier Dome.

The all-star game will feature between 80 and 100 players with the Upstate roster being made-up of players from: Buffalo - Section 6, Rochester - Section 5, Syracuse - Section 3, Binghamton - Section 4, Albany - Section 2 and North Country - Sections 7 and 10. The Downstate roster will have players from: Long Island - Sections 8 and 11,NYC-PFAL and Catholic Leagues, Rockland and West Chester - Section 1 and Orange and Ulster - Section 9.

The New York State High School Football Classic was created by the New York State High School Coaches Association following the dissolution of the New York/New Jersey All-Star Football Classic, formerly the Governors Bowl.

Player selection will begin next month.

New York High School Football Scores - Championships

New York High School Football Scores
Saturday & Sunday, November 28-29, 2009

Championships

Class AA
North Tonawanda 14 New Rochelle 7

Class A
Sweet Home 34 Burnt Hills 7

Class B
Hornell 16 Nanuet 14

Class C
Southwestern 40 Bronxville 14

Class D
Randolph 41 Moriah 0

New York High School Football Scores - Week 6

New York High School Football Scores
Saturday, October 9, 2009
Adirondack 54 Altmar-Parish-Williamstown 13
Bellmore JFK 40 Valley Stream Central 13
Bishop Grimes 21 Onodaga 14
Calhoun 34 Herricks 6
Canastota 35 Clinton 7
Chittenango 28 Phoenix 6
Cooperstown 26 Herkimer 0
Dolgeville 35 Mohawk 6
East Meadow 48 Oceanside 21
Great Neck North 19 West Hempstead 7
Hampton Bays 35 Port Jefferson 21
Harborfields 22 Miller Place 15
Holland Patent 34 Lowville 7
Holy Trinity 34 Xaverian 12
Lawrence 41 Bethpage 14
Long Beach 24 New Hyde Park 7
Lynbrook 20 Sewanhaka 13
Massapequa 38 Hempstead 12
Newfield 27 Copiague 13
New Hartford 49 Fulton 26
New York Mills 37 Little Falls 13
North Babylon 12 Riverhead 7
Notre Dame 40 West Canada 14
Oyster Bay 15 Carle Place 0
Plainview JFK 36 Port Washington 21
Pulaski 20 Beaver River 14
Roosevelt 20 Malverne 0
St. Anthony's 49 Iona Prep 7
Seaford 55 Locust Valley 0
Valley Stream South 28 Westbury 8
Vernon-Vernona-Sherrill 33 South Jefferson 20
Westmoreland 42 Waterville 12
Wyandanch 42 Mercy 0

High School Football Practice Begins in New York

by Jeff Fisher
New York High School Huddle

The road to the New York State High School Football Championships in the Carrier Dome in Syracuse is underway.

Today is the first day of practice throughout the Empire State with the first three days being non-contact with only helmets. Last week, state football chairman Dick Cerone warned teams that violation of the non-contact rule will result in coaches begin suspended for one-game this season.

Here are the teams hoping to defend their 2008...

Class AA Champ -Orchard Park
Class A - Sweet Home
Class B - Rye
Class C - Southwestern
Class D - Maple Grove

Six Games in Three Days in Carrier Dome Kick-off Regular Season

by Jeff Fisher
New York High School Football Huddle

Syracuse's Carrier Dome is where the 2009 high school football season will come to a close on November 28th and 29th. It will also play a major role in the start of the season with six games over the Labor Day weekend.

The annual Kick-off Classic begins Friday, September 4th with East Syracuse-Minoa playing Mexico in the first game of the doubleheader. In the second game, Chittenango takes-on Marcellus.

Here's the entire weekend schedule:

September 4th
East Syracuse-Minoa vs. Mexico 6 P.M.
Chittenango vs Marcellus 8 P.M.

September 5th
Liverpool vs. Fayetteville-Manlius 6 P.M.
New Hartford vs. Oswego 8 P.M.

September 6th
Fulton vs. Nottingham Noon
Fowler vs. Jamesville-DeWitt 2:30 P.M.

Practice across the state begins August 17th.

NYSHSFCA Golden 50

by Jeff Fisher
New York High School Football Huddle

The New York State High School Football Coaches Association has released it's 2009 Golden 50. Below are the players and where they'll be attending college.

Harlen Abelhouse (OL) - East Meadow HS - Colgate
Jared Beruto (DL) - Union Endicott HS - Northeastern
Jamie Boyle (K) - Monroe Woodbury HS - University of Central Florida
Corey Bundrage (DL) - Liverpool HS - University at Albany
Craig Capodiferro (OL) - Locust Valley HS - Colgate
Sajjad Chagni (OL) - Sewanhaka HS- Lehigh
Andre Civil (DL) -Sheepshead Bay HS -Rutgers
Ted Clohessy (LB) - St Joseph By the Sea HS - Fordham
Ryan Cramer (QB) -Oneida HS - Colgate
Fernando Diaz (OL) -Cardinal Hayes HS - Pittsburgh
Anthony Dima (OL)- Centereach - Hofstra
Curtis Dukes (RB) - Indian River HS -Penn State
Adhem Elsawi (OL)- Saratoga HS - Campbell
Malcolm Eugene (LB) -John Glenn HS - Hofstra
Delano Fabor (DB) - St. Francis HS - Buffalo
Nick Ferrara (K) - St Anthony's HS - Maryland
Jahi Fields (DL) -Hempstead - University at Albany
DJ Forbragd (QB) - Camden HS - Lafayette
Reginald Franklin (LB) - Holy Cross HS - Hofstra
Jimmy Gordon (TE) - Patchogue-Medford HS - Buffalo
Andy Heagle (K) - East Syracuse Minola HS - Colgate
Ryan Higgins (QB)- Chaminade HS - Fordham
Derrick Johnson (WR) - Holy Trinity HS - Maine
Darlos Jones (DB) -Iona Prep - Maine
Robert Joseph (RB) - Poly Prep - Rutgers
Bunduka Karbo (DB) -Bishop Maginn HS - Buffalo
Matt Landry (TE)- Pittsford-Sutherland HS - University of New Hampshire
Paul Layton (QB) - Burnt Hills HS - University at Albany
Tom Lindley (OL)- William Floyd HS - Michigan
Rob Lombardo (RB) - Somers HS - Navy
Miguel Maysonet (RB) - Riverhead HS - Hofstra
Matt McBride (OL) - Holy Trinity HS - Hofstra
Stephen Medard (DL) - Amityville HS - Hofstra
Ben Miseikis (RB)- Amsterdam HS - University at Albany
Alex Neutz (WR)- Grand Island HS - Buffalo
Obay Obdushi (OL) -Xavier HS - Virginia
Stephen Obeng-Agyapong (DB) -John F. Kennedy HS - Penn State
Nathan Papso (WR) - Binghamton HS - University at Albany
Andy Phillips (OL) - CBA Syracuse HS - Syracuse
Torian Phillips (DB) - Port Richmond HS - Syracuse
Vincent Polo (RB) - Wantaugh HS - Stony Brook
Andrew Rollo (OL) - Clarke HS - Liberty
Jamar Smith (RB) - Binghamton HS - University of Massachusetts
Andrew Smith (DL) - Riverhead HS - Hofstr
Shamar Stephen (DL)- Long Island Lutheran HS - University of Connecticut
Jordan Thompson (DL) - Cicero Syracuse HS - Temple
Jeff Tundo (RB) -Orchard Park HS - Ohio State
Najee Tyler (QB) - Xavier HS - Purdue
John Urschel (OL)- Canisius HS - Penn State
Rhakeem Wiggins (QB) - Cleveland Hill HS - University at Albany
Jamal Wilson (OL) - South Shore HS - Rutgers
Pat Wilson (OL) -Canisius HS - Buffalo
James Young (DB) - Monroe Woodbury HS - Eastern Michigan