Section 1 Boys Open Rankings – Week of 10/20/08
1.Arlington (AA)(#4 previous week) 2nd. Place in Division III race at Bowdoin. 175 average speed rating with a 16:53 team average.
2. North Rockland (AA) (#1 previous week): Took their turn resting this week to gear up for what promises to be a great race at the Rockland County Championship at Bear Mt. with Suffern. They had a 171 average speed rating last week at Van Cortlandt Park. That will keep them here until someone can take beat them for this spot.
3. Suffern(AA)- (#2 previous week) Won the Varsity I race at Bowdoin over the weekend with an average speed rating of 163 and a 17:30 average on the course. They ran without McKenna over the weekend, will they have him at Counties? 51 sec. compression for top 5 without McKenna is still very good.
4. Fox Lane (A) (#8 previous week) 1st. place in the Division II race at Bowdoin with a 17:36 team average on the course for an average speed rating of 161. 1:15 compression with Cord Sgaglio impressive in a 16:54 win.
5. Scarsdale (AA) (#3 previous week) Ran without the services of their #1,3, and 4 runners this weekend due to some health issues with colds/throats that will be over soon. Last week secured a 167 average speed rating at Manhattan. This week they ran to a 18:30 team average at Bowdoin and a 143 team average without the big 3 in their line-up. Coach Clarke will have them ready for Halloween.
6. Mahopac (AA) (#5 previous week) 2nd. Place in the Division II race with a 17:37 team average and a 160 average speed rating.
7. Brewster (A) (#6 previous week) 2nd. In Division I race to Suffern at Bowdoin. 17:50 team average with a 156 average speed rating and only a 36 sec. compression.
8. Byram Hills (B) (NR previous week) 7th in Division III race at Bowdoin with a 18:00 team average and a 153 average speed rating. Heading into sectionals looks like a real battle will be done on the course between these guys and Pearl River.
9. Pearl River (B) (#9 previous week) finished just one spot behind Byram Hills at Bowdoin but had a faster team time average of 17:55 and a 155 average speed rating, thanks in great part to Hickey’s strong run in the front. The Pirates will have to depend on the back strength to get past a very good Byram Hills squad at Sectionals.
10. Dobbs Ferry ( C ) (NR previous week) The Eagles were at full strength over the weekend at Bowdoin, finishing 3rd in the I race to Suffern and Brewster with a 18:03 team average and a 137 average speed rating. Patrick Wortner’s 17:11 a very good leader for the C meet coming up.
Boys Class Rankings:
Class AA (previous week ranking in parenthesis)
1. Arlington (4)- Putting up a big 175 for average speed rating on Bowdoin is very good running.
2. North Rockland(1) Week of rest hoping to pay off in less than 2 weeks.
3. Suffern (2) With McKenna running this team should have a good run against N. Rockland on Thursday’s County meet.
4. Scarsdale (3)- Too many important pieces missing over the weekend to get a good guage of how they were going to be against section 1’s finest at Bowdoin. We will get a better idea Thursday at the County Meet.
5. Mahopac (5)- Getting closer to some of the teams ahead of them, will they time this right and strike for top 3 at the sectional meet? Their pack looked good from the gun on Saturday.
Class A (previous week ranking in parenthesis)
1. Fox Lane (3) This team is trying to get their timing down before the big meet on Halloween. They have been a little down, then right back up. Over the weekend proving they are still contenders for the Class A title by running 17:36 avg. at Bowdoin. Sgaglio will be a favorite for the individual title.
2. Brewster(1)- After a big week where they won their league title over Fox Lane, Brewster, Somers, Yorktown, and John Jay Cross River, the Brewster crew ran to a 17:50 average at Bowdoin and a 156 average speed rating. Look for them to regroup this week to be ready to take on the class A powers again on the 31st.
3. Somers (4) – It will be a very close race for the A title coming up. The Tusker’s ran 18:11 at Bowdoin and a 149 average speed rating, look closely at the A competition and you will see how tight this is going to be.
4. Horace Greeley (2) Ran 18:14 avg. and a 148 average speed rating at Bowdoin. These guys have won the big race before and know what they must do to get ready over the remaining days.
5. 5. Yorktown (5) ran 18:17 average at Bowdoin and a 147 average speed rating. With Kumar winning at 16:49 it sets up a good race between he and Sgaglio of Fox Lane. Will we get a preview of this at the County meet on Thursday?
Class B (previous week ranking in parenthesis)
1. Byram Hills (2) Edged out Pearl River in the Division III race at Bowdoin. 18:00 average and 153 average speed rating.
2. Pearl River (1)- 17:55 average at Bowdoin and a 155 average speed rating with the flying Hickey leading this team up front.
3. Rye (4) 19:28 team average at Bowdoin with a 123 average speed rating.
4. Lourdes (NR) Ran 19:34 average at Bowdoin with a 122 average speed rating.
5. Ardsley (NR) 19:38 average at Bowdoin for a 120 average speed rating.
Class C (previous week ranking in parenthesis)
1. Dobbs Ferry (3) The Eagles’ squad came together well at Bowdoin running to 18:03 average and a 152 average speed rating. Team has stepped up to fill in for the still ailing Mashalov and they now look ready to establish themselves at sectional champs in less than 2 weeks. Wortner and Wortner continue to be the lead horses in this pack and they are getting the job done.
2. Irvington (1) Ran to a 18:11 team average at Bowdoin and a 149 average speed rating. This team will not go down without a fight and they have the potential to lock things up if all 7 guys are ready on the 31st.
3. Pawling (2) Ran a 18:48 team average at Bowdoin for a 137 average speed rating.
4. Bronxville (4) Team ran a 18:5 team average at Bowdoin for a 134 average speed rating. Flannery ran 17:34 to lead the team. Will Harrison be ready on race day to help in the scoring? 7th grader John Flannery ran a 19:57 for his first trip around Bowdoin park, getting ready for many more years of competition to help the Broncos future.
5. Pleasantville (NR) Ran a 19:54 team average at Bowdoin for a 115 average speed rating.
Class D (previous week rank in parenthesis)
1. Keio (1)- Ranked this week on the New York State Polls for Class D.
2. Haldane (2) Ran a 21:03 average at Bowdoin for a 92 average speed rating.
3. Hamilton (3)
4. Blind Brook (4)
5. Children’s Village (5)
Section 1 Girls’ Open Rankings – Week of 10/20/08
1. Pearl River (B) (#1 previous week) Talk about proving you deserve the ranking from the week before, these girls ran at Bowdoin and it was not hard to find them, as they finished with 5 girls in the top 10. They averaged 19:53 to win Varsity II race. They had a 117 average speed rating.
2. Arlington (AA) (#2 previous week) Ran to a 20:13 average at Bowdoin to finish 2nd in the III race with a 111 average speed rating. Sorna back to being the leader at 19:09. Service is about a minute back at 20:04.
3. Suffern (AA) (#4 previous week) 20:12 average at Bowdoin to finish 4th in III race. They had a 111 average speed rating. Shelby at 18:53 to lead. Freshman Svoboda at 19:58.
4. North Rockland (AA) (#5 previous week) This was as close a call as I had to make this week. Pulling times from N. Rock. and Suffern in a dual meet race gives Suffern a 1 point win. Pulling just Rockland County girls from all races gives Pearl River the win, followed by Suffern then a close North Rockland. Pulling just AA schools in a sectional format gives North Rockland the win over Suffern for 2nd in AA behind Arlington. These girls ran to a 20:24 average and a 107 average speed rating behind the win from Gamboli at 19:45. They will all work this out on Thursday at the County Meet.
5. Bronxville (c ) (#3 previous week) Ran a 20:43 team average at Bowdoin for a 101 average speed rating. Led by Hudson, with the eighth graders running well to keep them in the hunt.
6. Brewster (A) (#6 previous week) Finished 2nd in the II race to Pearl River. Ran a 21:13 average at Bowdoin, with a 91 average speed rating. Munn the leader at 20:20.
7. Mahopac (AA) (#7 previous week) 3rd in I race at Bowdoin with a 21:27 team average and an 86 average speed rating. DiBello leader at 20:59.
8. White Plains (AA) (#10 previous week) 21:30 average at Bowdoin and an 85 average speed rating. Led by freshman Treldstad at 20:00 to finish 3rd overall in the race, with her twin only 23 seconds behind her.
9. Tappan Zee (A) (#9 previous week) 21:32 average at Bowdoin with an 84 average speed rating. Pollack leads at 20:27.
10. Pawling ( C ) (NR previous week) 21:42 average at Bowdoin to finish 3rd in II race. Average speed rating of 81. Led by Jelinek at 20:24.
Girls Class Rankings:
AA Girls (Previous week ranking in parenthesis)
1. Arlington (1) Ran well at Bowdoin, if Service gets close to Sorna again they will be a potent 1-2 punch in the scoring at the AA meet coming up.
2. Suffern (2) Gearing up for a showdown with North Rockland and Pearl River on Thursday. Svoboda running very consistently for this squad.
3. North Rockland (3) If the pack rallies well behind Gamboli on Thursday they could pull an upset at the County meet.
4. Mahopac (4) Gearing up for a run at top 3 placing at Sectionals.
5. White Plains (5) The twins are running well on this team. Running on Saturday at Bowdoin should have given them some confidence that they can run with many of the big names in the area. They will be tested on Thursday at their county meet.
A Girls (Previous week ranking in parenthesis)
1. Brewster (1) Losing to only Pearl River in their race on Saturday sets this team up well for the next 2 weeks of work, If they can get their team average closer to 21:00 at Bowdoin on Halloween they will be tough to beat.
2. Tappan Zee (3) After sizing up their A competition on the course at Bowdoin they know what they have to do to make the jump up.
3. Ursuline (2) Took the week off from competition to get ready for the county meet and the sectional race. With Sullivan running the way she is and the rest of the team improving they will be dangerous at both meets.
4. Horace Greeley (4) 21:54 average at Bowdoin for a 77 average speed rating.
5. Somers (5) 22:15 average at Bowdoin for a 70 average speed rating.
B Girls (Previous week ranking in parenthesis)
1. Pearl River (1) Section 1’s best and #7 on the New York State Top Ten list.
2. Nanuet (2) 22:10 average at Bowdoin led by an 8th grader.
3. Pelham (NR) 23:15 average at Bowdoin.
4. JFK (3) 23:36 average at Bowdoin.
5. Lourdes (NR) 23:58 average at Bowdoin.
C Girls (Previous week ranking in parenthesis)
1. Bronxville (1) Had a bit of an off week as a team but the front running of Hudson and the two eighth graders is keeping them in the game for now. Getting the top 7 to pack run at Counties on Thursday will be key.
2. Pawling (2) 21:42 average at Bowdoin. This is a good team that is running well against much larger competition. Their team average would do well in many classes above them.
3. Irvington (3) 22:18 average at Bowdoin. Field still running well and looking for a spot on the starting line at the state meet. She will be a contender for one of the 5 spots.
4. Hastings (4) 22:36 average at Bowdoin.
5. Pleasantville (NR) 23:49 average at Bowdoin with leader Lazare working hard to earn a repeat spot on the line at the state meet this year.
D Girls (Previous week ranking in parenthesis)
1. Haldane- 27:43 average at Bowdoin over the weekend.