2008 Section 4 Football

2009 Schedules are here!
The final 2009 weekly schedule is out. You can grab a pdf of it here. I hope to soon have a team schedule version here. Stay tuned. Updated on April 21st with a 4th page that has 2009 divisional lineups and 2008 Final Standings.

2008 All-State Teams
The 2008 All-State teams can be seen at the NYSSWA site.

2009 Divisional Setup
While the "final" release of the schedule has not yet made it to my inbox, I am confident that the divisions that were in the first release are final and have them here.

I - AA	II - A	III - B	IV - B
Binghamton Horseheads Ithaca Union-Endicott	Corning East Corning West Elmira Free Academy Southside Vestal	Chenango Valley Norwich Oneonta Susquehanna Valley Windsor	Dryden Johnson City Maine-Endwell Owego

V - C	VI - C	VII - D	VIII - D
Chenango Forks Greene Sidney Unadilla Valley/Edm. Unatego Walton Whitney Point	Elmira Notre Dame Lansing Newark Valley Southern Springs Trumansburg Watkins Glen Waverly	Bainbridge-Guilford Delhi Deposit Hancock Harpursville Oxford Seton Catholic Central	Candor Groton Moravia Newfield Odessa-Montour Spencer-Van Etten Thomas A. Edison Tioga

2008 Game Of The Week
Photo Galleries - by Timmy Rogers

Week 1: Deposit at Candor
Week 2: Binghamton at Maine-Endwell
Week 3: Elmira Notre Dame at Groton
Week 4: Elmira Free Academy at Vestal
Week 5: Chenango Forks at Norwich
Week 6: Binghamton at Union-Endicott
Week 7: Chenango Valley at Chenango Forks
Week 8: Norwich at Oneonta
Week 9: Six semi-final games CF vs Waverly in CF gallery -->
Week 10: Section 4 Championships

2008 Photo Galleries
The shutterbugs below have made available to patrons of this site their photo galleries of games they shot this past season.

Game Of The Week Tim Rogers	Newfield Gary Allen
Chenango Forks Christina Rollo	S-VE Lisa Beach
Chenango Valley Ernie Mauro	U-E Don Faughnan
Groton Steve Gallow

The Express - The Ernie Davis Story

The long awaited Hollywood production of the film about Elmira's own Ernie Davis hit theatres nationwide in October and has finished its run in most of the nation.

The World Premiere took place in Syracuse on September 12th from which there are two photo galleries, one two.

Young Mr. Davis, who tragically developed leukemia and left us before he was able to play a single down in the National Football League, was a star at both Section 4's own Elmira Free Academy high school and Syracuse University in the 1950s, culminating with him being the first African-American to win the coveted Heisman Trophy as college football's outstanding football player.

Sites on Ernie Davis and/or The Express:
World Premiere in Syracuse (photo galleries one two)
The Express official site
IMDB.com page for The Express

Wikipedia - Ernie Davis
The Heisman Trophy - Ernie Davis
The Elmira Star-Gazette - Ernie Davis <-- LOTS of stuff

Southern Tier Sports Network
The Southern Tier Sports Network, now in its third season, has broadcast over three-dozen games this fall. The 2008 schedule is located at www.southerntiersportsnetwork.com. Also, in addition to archiving all of their games for fans to listen 24/7, they will also be archiving the games webcast by WNBF 1290am radio in Binghamton.

2008 New York State High School Football Rankings
By The New York State Sportswriters Association

NOTE - these rankings are by the New York State Sportswriters Association (not me). So please, no angry emails.

Rankings and W-L records as of: November 23rd.

TW = This Week Pv = Previous Section Four teams in yellow.

Class D State Rankings

Class C State Rankings

TW Pv Team-Section
1 2 Maple Grove-6
2 3 Moriah-7
3 1 Walton-4
4 4 Tuckahoe-1
5 8 Dundee-5
6 5 Dolgeville-3
7 9 Ticonderoga-7
8 6 Rensselaer-2
9 7 Watertown IHC-3
10 10 Groton-4
11 11 Onondaga-3
12 12 Chester-9
13 13 Clymer-6
14 14 Portville-6
15 15 Avon-5
16 16 Clyde-Savannah-5
17 17 Utica Notre Dame-3
18 18 Randolph-6
19 19 Caledonia-Mumford-5
20 20 Forestville-6

HM HM Candor-4
HM HM Spencer-Van Etten-4

W-L
12-0
12-0
11-1
8-3
10-1
10-1
7-3
9-2
9-1
8-2
7-2
7-3
9-1
7-2
6-4
7-2
7-2
6-3
6-2
8-2

7-2
6-3

Honorable Mentions:
Ampipe, Bishop Gibbons

TW Pv Team-Section
1 2 Southwestern-6
2 5 Babylon-11
3 6 Croton-Harmon-1
4 1 LeRoy-5
5 12 Saranac Lake-7
6 13 Elmira Notre Dame-4
7 14 Greene-4
8 9 Dobbs Ferry-1
9 3 Westmoreland-3
10 4 Bishop Ludden-3
11 7 Watervliet-2
12 8 Schuylerville-2
13 11 Oakfield-Alabama-5
14 10 Ellenville-9
15 15 Sullivan West-9
16 16 Silver Creek-6
17 17 Westlake-1
18 18 Cleveland Hill-6
19 19 Rye Neck-1
20 20 Ogdensburg-10
21 21 Chatham-2
22 22 Cazenovia-3
23 23 Pembroke-5
24 24 Lutheran-8
25 25 Fieldston-NYC

HM HM Trumansburg-4

W-L
12-0
10-1
11-1
10-1
10-2
9-3
9-1
8-1
10-1
9-1
8-3
9-1
9-1
9-2
9-1
8-2
8-2
8-1
7-2
8-2
8-1
7-2
7-2
7-2
8-0

6-3

Honorable Mentions:
Adirondack, Calumet, Cato-Meridian, Cooperstown, General Brown, Herkimer, Hoosick Falls, Lake George, Letchworth, Lowville, Marcus Whitman, Millbrook, Port Jefferson, Riverdale School, Sacred Heart

Class B State Rankings

Class A State Rankings

TW Pv Team-Section 1 1 Rye-1 2 6 Oneida-3 3 2 John Glenn-11 4 3 Roosevelt-8 5 4 Hudson Falls-2 6 5 Bath-5 7 7 Lackawanna-6 8 8 Geneva-5 9 9 Fredonia-6 10 10 Alden-6 11 11 Pleasantville-1 12 12 Cohoes-2 13 13 Byram Hills-1 14 14 Waverly-4 15 15 Chenango Forks-4 16 16 Westhill-3 17 17 Ravena-2 18 18 Hornell-5 19 19 Locust Valley-8 20 20 Beekmantown-7 HM HM Dryden-4 HM HM Norwich-4 HM HM Windsor-3	W-L 12-0 11-1 10-1 9-2 10-2 10-2 10-1 8-2 8-2 8-1 8-2 8-1 7-2 7-4 7-2 7-3 7-3 6-3 7-3 8-3 7-2 6-3 6-3
Honorable Mentions: Bayport-Bluepoint, East Rochester, Edgemont, Depew, Highland, Malverne, Marcellus, Nanuet, New Paltz, North Shore, Schalmont, West Caanan

TW Pv Team-Section
1 1 Sweet Home-6
2 2 Burnt Hills-2
3 3 Nyack-1
4 4 Aquinas-5
5 5 Cornwall-9
6 6 Ossining-1
7 7 Victor-5
8 8 Indian River-10
9 9 Bishop Maginn-2
10 10 Seaford-8
11 11 Sayville-11
12 12 Bethpage-8
13 13 Somers-1
14 15 Iroquois-6
15 14 Corning West-4
16 16 Wallkill-9
17 17 Grand Island-6
18 18 New Hartford-3
19 19 Yorktown-1
20 20 Greece Athena-5
21 21 Elmont-8
22 22 Troy-2
23 23 Canandaigua-5
24 24 Plainedge-8
25 25 Harborfields-11
26 26 Bellport-11
27 27 Buffalo Riverside-6
28 28 East Syracuse-Minoa-3
29 29 Xavier-NYC
30 30 Hewlett-8

HM HM Maine-Endwell-4

W-L
12-0
12-0
10-2
10-1
9-2
9-1
9-1
10-1
9-1
11-0
10-1
10-1
8-1
8-2
10-2
8-2
7-2
8-3
7-2
7-2
9-2
7-2
7-2
8-3
9-2
7-3
9-1
8-1
8-2
8-2

7-3

Honorable Mentions:
Amityville, Calhoun, Camden, Carey, Cortland, Dillon, Eastchester, Garden City, Glen Cove, Hauppauge, Honeoye Falls-Lima, Islip, Lawrence, Miller Place, Poly Prep, Potsdam, Rochester McQuaid, Rockville Centre Southside, West Seneca East

Class AA State Rankings

TW Pv Team-Section
1 1 Orchard Park-6
2 2 Monroe-Woodbury-9
3 3 Iona Prep-1
4 7 Riverhead-11
5 5 Port Richmond-NYC
6 4 Binghamton-4
7 6 New Rochelle-1
8 15 Freeport-8
9 HM Connetquot-11
10 10 Henninger-3
11 11 William Floyd-11
12 12 West Genesee-3
13 13 North Tonawanda-5
14 14 Fort Hamilton-NYC
15 8 St. Anthony-NYC
16 17 Gates Chili-5
17 18 Troy LaSalle-2
18 16 West Islip-11
19 19 Carmel-1
20 20 John Jay East Fishkill-1
21 21 Webster Schroeder-5
22 22 Schenectady-2
23 23 Hilton-5
24 9 Lindenhurst-11
25 24 Curtis-NYC
26 25 Newburgh-9
27 26 Minisink Valley-9
28 27 Rochester Marshall-5
29 29 Saratoga Springs-2
30 30 Massapequa-8

HM HM Union-Endicott-4

W-L
12-0
11-0
11-0
11-0
12-0
11-1
10-2
10-1
9-2
9-2
9-1
8-2
9-1
12-0
9-3
8-3
8-3
9-2
7-3
9-1
9-1
8-2
8-1
8-3
6-4
8-1
7-2
7-2
7-2
7-4

6-4

Honorable Mentions:
Baldwinsville, Brockport, Hempstead, Kenmore West, Lancaster, Liverpool, Longwood, MacArthur, Mahopac, Niskayuna, North Babylon, Northport, North Rockland, Pine Bush, Pittsford, Ramapo, Ridgemont High, Rochester East, Rome Free Academy, Syosset, Syracuse CBA, White Plains

2008 Classification Cutoff #s
NEW Numbers for 2008!
The five classes are divided up by schools whose total student enrollments in grades 9-11 are:


2008 numbers			2007 Numbers
Class	Low	High	Class	Low	High
AA	1051	∞	AA	1001	∞
A	626	1050	A	625	1000
B	441	625	B	401	624
C	276	440	C	276	400
D	1	275	D	1	275

NY Football Active Win Streaks

As of: November 23, 2008
Rye-1	23
Sweet Home-6	12
Burnt Hills-2	12
Orchard Park-6	12
Monroe-Woodbury-9	12
Maple Grove=6	12
Southwestern-6	12
Port Richmond-NYC	12
Moriah-7	12
Fort Hamilton-NYC	12

2008 Total Number Of Football Teams In Each Section
By Classification
(teams either in that class in size or was playing up in that class)

2008 Totals
	Class
Section	AA	A	B	C	D	All
One	18	24	12	12	2	68
Two	13	12	11	16	9	61
Three	13	12	11	27	17	80
Four	4	7	10	9	17	47
Five	16	13	12	11	19	71
Six	12	17	20	12	17	78
Seven/Ten	0	5	5	4	4	18
Eight	14	32	7	2	1	56
Nine	10	6	6	7	3	32
Eleven	25	19	3	5	2	54
Totals	125	147	97	105	91	565
Totals*	86	96	87	98	88	455

* = Totals for the sections competing in the NYSPHSAA Tournament.

2007 Totals
	Class
Section	AA	A	B	C	D	All
One	23	17	18	8	3	69
Two	15	10	12	16	7	60
Three	14	12	17	19	18	80
Four	5	6	13	8	15	47
Five	21	8	15	10	16	70
Six	12	23	16	10	17	78
Seven/Ten	0	5	8	2	3	18
Eight	18	27	7	3	1	56
Nine	10	6	9	4	4	33
Eleven	29	15	5	2	0	51
Totals	147	129	120	82	84	562
Totals*	100	87	108	77	83	455

2008 Difference From 2007
	Class
Section	AA	A	B	C	D	All
One	-5	+7	-6	+4	-1	-1
Two	-2	+2	-1		+2	+1
Three	-1		-6	+8	-1
Four	-1	+1	-3	+1	+2
Five	-5	+5	-3	+1	+3	+1
Six		-6	+4	+2
Seven/Ten			-3	+2	+1
Eight	-4	+5		-1
Nine			-3	+3	-1	-1
Eleven	-4	+4	-2	+3	+2	+3
Totals	-22	+18	-23	+23	+7	+3
Totals*	-14	+9	-21	+21	+5