Beerball Posted October 2, 2008 Posted October 2, 2008 Maple Grove--ranked every year in the area in every sport.. St. Joes-plays national programs Clymer-ranked NT-Ranked Sweet Home-Ranked Victor-Ranked Grand Island-ranked Iroquois-Ranked Fredonia-Ranked Lackawanna-Ranked Southwestern-Ranked Cleve Hill-Ranked Oakfield Alabama-Ranked AL-Ranked Frewburg-Ranked Portville-Ranked -----All these teams are local and have chances to win state titles How's Silver Creek looking?
JM57 Posted October 2, 2008 Posted October 2, 2008 Or maybe they are not as good as the Rochester teams. I am with the other posters; who cares. I nominate this for dumbest post of the week. There's been teams in other classes that have advanced further or won the state championships, why not OP, the year-in, year-out power? It's not like the kids are in awe of being there. I mean, generally when you get that deep into the playoffs, you have your best sophomores called up from JV to practice with the big boys once their season ends. They may not play, but they get the experience of the playoff atmosphere and the initial shock and awe of playing at the Ralph out of the way (I played there myself. The feeling when you come out of that tunnel is unbelievable, almost empty stadium or not). The juniors may be contributors to the team, or they may be on the sidelines. The seniors have probably already been there before. I'm not saying OP's run isn't impressive. I just find it very surprising that with all the talent they have year in and year out, with kids constantly being able to say they've been there before, that not ONE team has been able to break through.
PearlHowardman Posted October 2, 2008 Author Posted October 2, 2008 West Genesee here in the Syracuse area won the NYS 'AA' championship last year. And if WG can win a HS football state title then ANYONE can win one!
Fingon Posted October 2, 2008 Posted October 2, 2008 i had Tundo as a gym teacher... the guy wasn't very bright. I have no idea how he gets his football team to play so well.
billygoats Posted October 2, 2008 Posted October 2, 2008 i had Tundo as a gym teacher... the guy wasn't very bright. I have no idea how he gets his football team to play so well. I too graduated OP and had Tundo in Gym. He isn't the brightest guy but he has a great sports mind. He consistently gets his football and Lacrosse teams deep into the state tournaments, and this is a guy that had never picked up a lacrosse stick until he started coaching. He simply knows how to get alot out of his players. I don't understand how any one out of OP could have anything bad to say about Tundo, he is an OP legend.
robkmil Posted October 3, 2008 Posted October 3, 2008 How's Silver Creek looking? Competitive this year--same league as southwestern though
Chalkie Gerzowski Posted October 3, 2008 Posted October 3, 2008 My son plays for Frontier . . . F*ck OP Frontier?
Chalkie Gerzowski Posted October 3, 2008 Posted October 3, 2008 I too graduated OP and had Tundo in Gym. He isn't the brightest guy but he has a great sports mind. He consistently gets his football and Lacrosse teams deep into the state tournaments, and this is a guy that had never picked up a lacrosse stick until he started coaching. He simply knows how to get alot out of his players. I don't understand how any one out of OP could have anything bad to say about Tundo, he is an OP legend. Same here...back then Tundo was the defensive coordinator with Dan Elvin running the show. I remember when the lacrosse programs were in their infancy.
Chalkie Gerzowski Posted October 3, 2008 Posted October 3, 2008 I'd like to see Orchard Park up against some of the bigger high schools in central PA. People around Harrisburg, York and Lancaster would be in for a rude awakening when the Quakers beat them on their home turf.
freeboarder89 Posted October 7, 2008 Posted October 7, 2008 its funny cause all the people that are talking trash about OP, played or went to a different school other then OP. And like normal, we kicked the s**t out of any or your sports teams. Always football! the only school OP has respect for is frontier cuz they give us a hell of a game every single year. Nothing like a true rivalry. And to OP being choke artists, hahaha, sorry you couldnt have been in the position to lose in the postseason to the powerhouse teams that we lose to every year. Do some more research tho and check out where all those teams went after they beat us. you do that and u'll find out they won states mostly every single year after they beat us. if they didnt win states, they went to states and lost closely.
freeboarder89 Posted October 7, 2008 Posted October 7, 2008 There's been teams in other classes that have advanced further or won the state championships, why not OP, the year-in, year-out power? It's not like the kids are in awe of being there. I mean, generally when you get that deep into the playoffs, you have your best sophomores called up from JV to practice with the big boys once their season ends. They may not play, but they get the experience of the playoff atmosphere and the initial shock and awe of playing at the Ralph out of the way (I played there myself. The feeling when you come out of that tunnel is unbelievable, almost empty stadium or not). The juniors may be contributors to the team, or they may be on the sidelines. The seniors have probably already been there before. I'm not saying OP's run isn't impressive. I just find it very surprising that with all the talent they have year in and year out, with kids constantly being able to say they've been there before, that not ONE team has been able to break through. the teams that are from syracuse and rochester and around new york city and very strong teams. they play better competition. class AA is the toughest class obviously cuz its the biggest so of course other teams from lower classes moved farther and even won states. but we shouldnt be argueing about that. if its a WNY team in the postseason, you root for them so they can represent WNY against all the other areas in NY. i love it when we have schools from WNY go far in the playoffs and go to states. thats great!
PearlHowardman Posted October 9, 2008 Author Posted October 9, 2008 New York State Class 'AA' High School Football Rankings 10-08-2008 1 Orchard Park Quakers 2. North Tonawanda Lumberjacks 3 Monroe-Woodbury Crusaders 4 Schenectady Patriots 5 Minisink Valley Warriors 6 Saratoga Springs Blue Streaks 7 Binghamton Patriots 8 Lancaster Redskins 9 William Floyd Colonials 10 Gates-Chili Spartans
freeboarder89 Posted October 9, 2008 Posted October 9, 2008 New York State Class 'AA' High School Football Rankings 10-08-2008 1 Orchard Park Quakers 2. North Tonawanda Lumberjacks 3 Monroe-Woodbury Crusaders 4 Schenectady Patriots 5 Minisink Valley Warriors 6 Saratoga Springs Blue Streaks 7 Binghamton Patriots 8 Lancaster Redskins 9 William Floyd Colonials 10 Gates-Chili Spartans im sorry but those couldnt be more wrong. and i dont mean to argue with you or anything. where did you get that information from because where ever you got it from, they really need some help haha.
cuzola Posted October 20, 2008 Posted October 20, 2008 OP ranked 10th in the East! Hey Frontier Dad, sounds like sour grapes! We will see you all at the Ralph in November! And we will be practicin' at the Fieldhouse!! If all goes well, we'll be in Syracuse for Thanksgiving.
Philly McButterpants Posted October 21, 2008 Posted October 21, 2008 OP ranked 10th in the East! Hey Frontier Dad, sounds like sour grapes! We will see you all at the Ralph in November! And we will be practicin' at the Fieldhouse!! If all goes well, we'll be in Syracuse for Thanksgiving. Eat. My. Shorts. Think about this for a moment. OP is Frontier's second biggest rival (behind cross-town Hamburg Central). I'm supposed to cheer for their rival? Puh-lease. That's like rooting for the Dolphins to win the Super Bowl because the Bills aren't in it . . . Call is sour grapes if you like, I call it good sense.
The Dean Posted October 21, 2008 Posted October 21, 2008 I think WNY high school sports have been steadily improving. A few short years ago, Niagara Falls High won the New York State title in basketball...including NYC teams, and finished ranked from #1 to #3 in the country, depending on the individual poll. With the recent improvement in UB Football, I suspect that WNY is among the most improved regions of the country, for amateur athletics. They aren't at Ohio, or Texas level, yet. But, let's enjoy the improvement and the outlook for the future.
The Dean Posted October 21, 2008 Posted October 21, 2008 Eat. My. Shorts. Think about this for a moment. OP is Frontier's second biggest rival (behind cross-town Hamburg Central). I'm supposed to cheer for their rival? Puh-lease. That's like rooting for the Dolphins to win the Super Bowl because the Bills aren't in it . . . Call is sour grapes if you like, I call it good sense. I don't think anyone expects you to cheer for your rival, but a little respect for their improvement, might make you seem less of an ass.
Chalkie Gerzowski Posted October 21, 2008 Posted October 21, 2008 Back in the day it was West Seneca East that was the rival.
Bmwolf21 Posted October 21, 2008 Posted October 21, 2008 I think WNY high school sports have been steadily improving. A few short years ago, Niagara Falls High won the New York State title in basketball...including NYC teams, and finished ranked from #1 to #3 in the country, depending on the individual poll. With the recent improvement in UB Football, I suspect that WNY is among the most improved regions of the country, for amateur athletics. They aren't at Ohio, or Texas level, yet. But, let's enjoy the improvement and the outlook for the future. Falls has been in the title game in four of the last five years, but sadly has but one title to show for that run. But don't forget about how many state basketball titles LaSalle had before the LaSalle - NFHS merger. I have no idea if NYC schools were in there, but LaSalle was state champs in 88, 95 and 96.
The Dean Posted October 21, 2008 Posted October 21, 2008 Falls has been in the title game in four of the last five years, but sadly has but one title to show for that run. But don't forget about how many state basketball titles LaSalle had before the LaSalle - NFHS merger. I have no idea if NYC schools were in there, but LaSalle was state champs in 88, 95 and 96. The NFHS/LaSalle merger has really created a basketball monster.
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