Tuesday, November 10, 2009
MIAA WESTERN MASS FOOTBALL RANKINGS
AS OF: NOVEMBER 9, 2009
DIVISION 1
1. CHICOPEE 14.25
2. LONGMEADOW 13.75
3. CHICOPEE COMP 13.00
4. WEST SPRINGFIELD 10.44
5. CENTRAL 8.00
6. MINNECHAUG 7.75
7. AGAWAM 5.78
8. HOLYOKE 5.33
9. WESTFIELD 3.77
10. NORTHAMPTON 1.75
DIVISION 2
1. HOOSAC VALLEY 17.11
2. EAST LONGMEADOW 16.75
3. WAHCONAH 14.44
4. SCI TECH 9.75
5. SOUTH HADLEY 8.22
6. PUTNAM 6.00
7. COMMERCE 3.11
8. TACONIC 2.44
9. AMHERST 1.56
10. PITTSFIELD 1.25
11. LUDLOW 0.00
DIVISION 3
1. MAHAR 16.50
2. ATHOL 14.88
3. FRONTIER 14.50
4. GREENFIELD 11.75
5. MOUNT GREYLOCK 9.33
6. DRURY 8.44
7. LEE 8.22
8. CATHEDRAL 7.50
9. ST. JOSEPH 5.77
10. BELCHERTOWN 2.44
11. MONUMENT MOUNTAIN 0.00
DIVISION 4
1. PIONEER VALLEY 14.25
2. WARE 12.50
3. PALMER 9.56
4. MOHAWK 6.75
5. EASTHAMPTON 5.00
6. FRANKLIN TECH 4.66
7. TURNERS FALLS 2.00
8. PATHFINDER 1.77
9. MC CANN TECH 1.50
10. DEAN TECH 1.33
Monday, November 2, 2009
MIAA WESTERN MASS. FOOTBALL POWER RANKINGS
AS OF: NOVEMBER 2, 2009
DIVISION 1
1. CHICOPEE 13.14
LONGMEADOW 13.14
3. CHICOPEE COMP 12.86
4. WEST SPRINGFIELD 9.75
5. CENTRAL 6.57
6. MINNECHAUG 6.29
7. AGAWAM 6.25
8. HOLYOKE 5.75
9. WESTFIELD 4.25
10. NORTHAMPTON 1.75
DIVISION 2
1. HOOSAC VALLEY 15.75
2. EAST LONGMEADOW 15.71
3. WAHCONAH 13.75
4. SCI TECH 8.29
5. SOUTH HADLEY 7.75
6. PUTNAM 6.50
7. COMMERCE 3.50
8. TACONIC 3.00
9. AMHERST 1.75
10. PITTSFIELD 1.25
11. LUDLOW 0.00
DIVISION 3
1. MAHAR 16.29
2. ATHOL 14.50
3. FRONTIER 13.14
4. GREENFIELD 12.86
5. DRURY 9.00
6. MOUNT GREYLOCK 8.75
7. CATHEDRAL 8.25
8. LEE 7.75
9. ST. JOSEPH'S 4.50
10. BELCHERTOWN 2.75
11. MONUMENT MOUNTAIN 0.00
DIVISION 4
1. PIONEER VALLEY 14.00
2. WARE 12.25
3. PALMER 8.50
4. MOHAWK 7.75
5. FRANKLIN TECH 5.00
6. EASTHAMPTON 4.00
7. TURNERS FALLS 2.29
8. PATHFINDER 2.00
9. DEAN TECH 1.50
10. MC CANN TECH 1.50
Monday, October 26, 2009
Here are the MIAA Western Mass. Football Power Rankings through the games on Oct 24. At the end of the regular season, the top four in each division will reach the playoffs:
DIVISION 1
1. Chicopee 12.29
2. Chicopee Comp 11.67
3. Longmeadow 10.00
4. West Springfield 9.14
5. Agawam 6.86
6. Central 6.57
7. Holyoke 6.29
8. Minnechaug 6.00
9. Westfield 4.86
10. Northampton 0.00
DIVISION 2
1. East Longmeadow 15.00
2. Hoosac Valley 14.85
3. Wahconah 11.71
4. Sci-Tech 9.33
5. South Hadley 8.29
6. Putnam 4.29
7. Commerce 3.71
8. Taconic 3.14
9. Pittsfield 1.42
10. Amherst 0.00
11. Ludlow 0.00
DIVISION 3
1. Mahar 15.33
2. Athol 14.29
3. Frontier 12.33
4. Greenfield 11.67
5. Drury 9.42
6. Cathedral 9.00
7. Mount Greylock 7.42
8. Lee 6.85
9. St. Joseph 3.42
10. Belchertown 3.14
11. Monument Mountain 0.00
DIVISION 4
1. Pioneer Valley 13.71
2. Ware 11.14
3. Mohawk 9.00
4. Palmer 8.00
5. Franklin Tech 5.43
6. Easthampton 4.67
7. Turners Falls 2.67
8. Pathfinder 2.29
9. Dean Tech 1.71
10. McCann Tech 1.71
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
MIAA WESTERN MASS FOOTBALL POWER RANKINGS
as of: October 19, 2009
DIVISION 1
1. CHICOPEE COMP 12.80
2. CHICOPEE 11.67
3. LONGMEADOW 8.67
4. AGAWAM 8.00
5. WEST SPRINGFIELD 7.33
6. CENTRAL 7.00
HOLYOKE 7.00
8. MINNECHAUG 5.00
9. WESTFIELD 2.67
10. NORTHAMPTON 0.00
DIVISION 2
1. HOOSAC VALLEY 14.33
2. EAST LONGMEADOW 13.20
3. SCI-TECH 10.40
4. WAHCONAH 10.00
5. SOUTH HADLEY 7.00
6. COMMERCE 4.00
7. TACONIC 3.67
8. PUTNAM 3.33
9. PITTSFIELD 1.67
10. AMHERST 0.00
11. LUDLOW 0.00
DIVISION 3
1. ATHOL 16.00
2. MAHAR 14.00
3. DRURY 11.00
GREENFIELD 11.00
5. FRONTIER 9.20
6. CATHEDRAL 8.33
7. MOUNT GREYLOCK 7.67
8. LEE 4.00
9. BELCHERTOWN 3.67
10. ST. JOSEPH'S 2.33
11. MONUMENT MOUNTAIN 0.00
DIVISION 4
1. PIONEER VALLEY 12.67
2. WARE 10.67
3. MOHAWK 7.20
4. PALMER 6.67
5. FRANKLIN TECH 6.00
6. EASTHAMPTON 3.20
7. PATHFINDER 2.67
8. DEAN TECH 2.00
9. MCCANN TECH 2.00
10. TURNERS FALLS 0.00
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
Here's the link to the Western Mass. Media Poll, which is tabulated by Masslive.
Mike’s Top 10
Week 6 (record, last week)
1. Longmeadow (4-2, 1) - Looking better and better each week.
2. East Longmeadow (5-0, 2) - Westfield gave Spartans a scare.
3. Chicopee (4-1, 3) - Pacers stomped South Hadley.
4. Hoosac Valley - (5-0, 4) - Hurricanes blowing through everyone.
5. Chicopee Comp - (5-0, 5) - Perfect record on the line this week with West Side.
6. Wahconah (5-1, 8) - Clearly No. 2 in Berkshire County right now.
7. Mahar (5-0, 9) - Senators not holding anything back. Huge matchup with Sci-Tech Friday.
8. Athol (6-0, n/r) - Beating then undefeated Sci-Tech in OT was impressive.
9. Drury (5-1, n/r) - A two-point loss to Athol standing in the way of a perfect record for the Blue Devils, who host Wahconah on Halloween.
10. Agawam (4-2, n/r) - Brownies playing well.
Jim’s Top 10
1. Longmeadow (4-2, 1) - TJ Norris is the next big thing in western Mass.
2. East Longmeadow (5-0, 2) - EL slipped up against the Bombers, but still pulled out the win.
3. Chicopee (5-1, 5) - Raheem Kelly-Reid is a dynamic running back.
4. Chicopee Comp (5-0, 3) - Tough game at West Side this week.
5. Hoosac Valley (6-0, 4) - Cruised in the Battle of Hurricanes on Saturday.
6. Mahar (5-0, 9) - Three straight shutouts heading into this week’s big IL matchup with Sci-Tech.
7. Central (3-3, 8) - Two straight losses and now headed to EL.
8. Wahconah (4-1, 10) - Looking to hold serve and earn rematch with Hoosac on turkey day.
9. Athol (6-0, NR) - Overtime win over Sci-Tech moves Red Raiders back into poll.
10. Agawam (4-2, NR) - Making bid to be fourth team in D-1 tourney field.
Hear our thoughts on this week's poll in Thursday's Gazette Sports Podcast.
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
Here's the link to the Western Mass. Media Poll, which is tabulated by Masslive.com and features 10 voters this week.
And here are our individual votes:
Mike’s Top 10s
Week 5 (Record, last week)
1. Longmeadow (3-2, 1) — Still the best team in WESTERN massachusetts.
2. East Longmeadow (4-0, 2) — Spartans are closing fast on their neighbors.
3. Chicopee (4-1, 5) — Huge matchup with South Hadley this week.
4. Hoosac Valley (5-0, 7) — Hurricanes last unbeaten Berkshire County team.
5. Chicopee Comp (4-0, 8) — Colts’ D allowing less than 7 ppg.
6. South Hadley (3-2, 4) — Tough setback against Cathedral but Tigers need to regroup with Pacers visiting Friday.
7. Central (3-2, 3) — Did the Golden Eagles look past Agawam last Friday with Longmeadow this week?
8. Wahconah (4-1, 6) — Loss to Hoosac no big deal. These two should meet in the Berkshire title game anyway.
9. Mahar (4-0, 9) — Senators should get past Belchertown this Friday. Unbeaten Sci-Tech looms next week.
10. Cathedral (4-1, n/a) — Panthers score big win over South Hadley, and in the process jump into top 10. A good showing this week against West Side should prove last Friday was no fluke.
Jim's Top 10s
1. Longmeadow (3-2, 1)
2. East Longmeadow (4-0, 2)
3. Chicopee Comp (4-0, 4)
4. Hoosac Valley (5-0, 7)
5. Chicopee (4-1, 6)
6. South Hadley (3-2, 3)
7. Cathedral (4-1, NR)
8. Central (3-2, 5)
9. Mahar (4-0, 9)
10. Wahconah (3-1, 8)
Tuesday, October 6, 2009
I can't believe some the votes in the media poll. Wow. I wish everyone's individual votes were posted somewhere. Again, wow. Here it is.
Week 4 (Record, last week)
Mike's Top 10
1. Longmeadow (3-1, 1) — Lancers keep getting better.
2. East Longmeadow (3-0, 2) — Spartans are on a roll. Can we just skip the rest of the games and get to the Turkey day matchup?
3. Central (3-1, 3) — Golden Eagles looked good against Westfield.
4. South Hadley (3-1, 4) — Tigers pulled one out without their top back.
5. Chicopee (3-1, 6) — Pacers drilled Commerce.
6. Wahconah (4-0, 5) — Big game this week with the Hurricanes.
7. Hoosac Valley (4-0, 7) — Big game this week with the Warriors.
8. Chicopee Comp (3-0, 8) — Colts stood bye and watched everyone last week.
9. Mahar (4-0, n/r) — Impressive win over Frontier moves the Senators into the top 10.
10. Sci-Tech (3-0, n/r) — Cybercats look good so far but the tests are coming.
Jim's Top 10
1. Longmeadow (3-1, 1) - Pounded Northampton on Friday night.
2. East Longmeadow (3-0, 2) - Looking more unstoppable each week. Will feast on Commerce on Friday.
3. South Hadley (3-1, 3) - Nice win at West Side despite Mulveyhill's injury.
4. Chicopee Comp (3-0, 4) - Off last week to prepare for Ludlow Friday.
5. Central (3-1, 5) - Survived a scare against Westfield last week.
6. Chicopee (3-1, 6) - Rolling since the opening loss to Central (20-19).
7. Hoosac Valley (4-0, 7) - Can't wait to see this weekend's result.
8. Wahconah (3-0, 9) - Probably first of two games vs. Hoosac this season this week.
9. Mahar (3-0, NR) - Giving the Intercounty League a little love this week after blanking Frontier.
10. Athol (4-0, NR) - Debated here with Cathedral and Sci-Tech.
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
Jim's Top 10
Note: A bit of movement here, as I felt that I had Central and Chicopee too low last week. The 10th spot is the toughest right now and I kept West Side in for one more week because no one else jumped out at me, especially considering their strength of schedule.
1. Longmeadow (2-1)
2. East Longmeadow (2-0)
3. South Hadley (2-1)
4. Chicopee Comp (3-0)
5. Central (2-1)
6. Chicopee (2-1)
7. Hoosac Valley (3-0)
8. Agawam (2-1)
9. Wahconah (3-0)
10. West Springfield (1-2)
And here's the link to the Western Mass. Media Poll, which is being compiled by Kyle Belanger over at Masslive.com. It includes a good mix of media from around western Mass: Kyle Belanger (Varsity Voice), Erik Gallant (MassLive.com), Russ Held (The Republican), Mark Durant (The Recorder), Jim Pignatiello (The Daily Hampshire Gazette), Mike Moran (The Daily Hampshire Gazette), Howard Herman (The Berkshire Eagle), Ben Larsen (CoachesAid.com), Ryan Walsh (WWLP, TV 22).
Monday, September 28, 2009
Look for Jim's Top 10 later today.
(On a side note, I really had trouble sorting out 5, 6, and 7. The three teams could go in any order.)
Week 3 (Record, last week)
1. Longmeadow (2-1, 1) — Came back to beat South Hadley. Lancers never forgot how to win after all.
2. East Longmeadow (2-0, 2) — Very impressive on both sides of the ball vs. Northampton.
3. Central (2-1, 3) — Rolled it up against a Ludlow team which allows nearly 50 points per game.
4. South Hadley (2-1, 4) — Can’t knock a team which had Longmeadow on the ropes.
5. Chicopee (2-1, 6) — Impressive nearly two TD win over West Side.
6. Wahconah (3-0, 5) — Warriors’ offense final got going in 24-0 win over Monument. Showdown with Hoosac on Oct. 9.
7. Hoosac Valley (3-0, 7) — Has outscored their opponents 103-6. Showdown with Wahconah on Oct. 9.
8. Chicopee Comp (3-0, 8) — Three wins by six or less or points.
9. Agawam (2-1, 10) — Brownies yet to play one close.
10. Frontier Regional (3-0, n/r) — Are the Red Hawks the best of the remaining unbeaten? They face Mahar Friday.
Dropped out but still in the picture
West Springfield (1-2, 9) — Terriers have now woken up on both sides of the bed this season.
Knocking on the door: Athol (3-0), Cathedral (2-1), Mahar (2-0). Sci-Tech (2-0), Ware (3-0)
Monday, September 21, 2009
Interesting that we have the same 10 teams listed, but they are in much different orders.
MIKE’S TOP 10
Week 2 (Record, last week)
1. Longmeadow (1-1, 1)
2. East Longmeadow (1-0, 2)
3. Central (1-1, 3)
4. South Hadley (2-0, 6)
5. Wahconah (2-0, 5)
6. Chicopee (1-1, 10)
7. Hoosac Valley (2-0, n/r)
8. Chicopee Comp (2-0, n/r)
9. West Springfield (1-1, 9)
10. Agawam (1-1, 4)
JIM’S TOP 10
1. Longmeadow (1-1, 1)
2. East Longmeadow (1-0, 2)
3. South Hadley (2-0, 3)
4. West Springfield (1-1, 7)
5. Chicopee Comp (2-0, 5)
6. Hoosac Valley (2-0, 6)
7. Agawam (1-1, 4)
8. Wahconah (2-0, 8)
9. Central (1-1, 9)
10. Chicopee (1-1, NR)
Monday, September 14, 2009
Note: We're posting our football Top 10s for all of Western Mass. each Monday.
Jim's Top 10
Week 1 (Record, preseason rank)
1. Longmeadow (1-0, 1) - Clearly have things to work on, but still at top of the mountain.
2. East Longmeadow (1-0, 2) - Held off a good West Side team on the road.
3. South Hadley (1-0, 5) - Impressive win at Holyoke to open the season
4. Agawam (1-0, 9) - Big-time win at Ludlow, now has quick turnaround for Thursday game at Medway
5. Chicopee Comp (1-0, NR) - Jump up after 13-7 win at Westfield.
6. Hoosac Valley (1-0, 7) - Rolled past St. Joseph in opener.
7. West Springfield (0-1, 6) - Need to bounce back against Holyoke after losing to East Longmeadow
8. Wahconah (1-0, 8) - Survived big-time scare against Pittsfield.
9. Central (1-0, 10) - Just held off Chicopee at Szot.
10. Westfield (0-1, 6) - Just sneaks in ahead of Chicopee and Holyoke.
Mike's Top 10
Week 1 (Record, preseason rank)
1. Longmeadow (1-0, 1)
2. East Longmeadow (1-0, 3)
3. Central (1-0, 4)
4. Agawam (1-0, 6)
5. Wahconah (1-0, 5)
6. South Hadley (1-0, 9)
7. Holyoke (0-1, 2)
8. Putnam (1-0, n/a)
9. West Springfield (0-1, 8)
10. Chicopee (0-1, 10)
Check out Thursday's Gazette Sports Podcast and Friday's sports section for previews and picks for this week's local games.
Tuesday, September 8, 2009
Here is my order (a bit different from Jim's) for the preseason top 10.
1. Longmeadow
2. Holyoke
3. East Longmeadow
4. Central
5. Wahconah
6. Agawam
7. Westfield
8. West Springfield
9. South Hadley
10. Chicopee
To be continued ...
Monday, September 7, 2009
Mike will have his up some time tonight. We're posting these for all of Western Mass. each Monday.
1. Longmeadow (12-1) - at Amherst Friday night
2. East Longmeadow (8-4) - at West Side Friday night
3. Westfield (10-2) - Hosts Chicopee Comp Friday night
4. Holyoke (6-6) - Hosts South Hadley Friday night
5. South Hadley (8-4) - At Holyoke Friday night
6. West Springfield (8-3) - Hosts East Longmeadow Friday night
7. Hoosac Valley (8-4) - at St. Joseph Friday night
8. Wahconah (11-2) - at Pittsfield Friday night
9. Agawam (4-7) - at Ludlow Friday night
10. Central (5-6) - at Chicopee Friday night
NOTE: Check out Wednesday's Fall Sports Preview, Thursday's Gazette Sports Podcast and Friday's sports section for season previews and previews and picks for this week's local games.
Thursday, August 27, 2009
Last year the PVIAC realigned all the leagues for the fall, winter and spring seasons. Consider this a refresher course. Here is a PDF of all the new fall leagues.
Sunday, December 7, 2008
FIRST QUARTER
5:47: Assabet 8, Easthampton 0 - Alex Moore's one yard keeper caps 53 yard drive.
SECOND QUARTER
7:22: Assabet 16, Easthampton 0 -Nick Johnson two-yard run
7:07: Assabet 16, Easthampton 8- Drew Sharpe 83 yard TD return
:18: Assabet 16, Easthampton 16 - Jared Bean 6 yard run
HALFTIME
FOURTH QUARTER
7:49: Assabet 24, Easthampton 16 - Johnson two-yard TD run
Saturday, December 6, 2008
In a close game throughout, South Hadley's bid to win the Western Massachusetts Division 2 Super Bowl came up just a little short with a 17-14 loss to Tantasqua at Westfield State College on Saturday. GazetteNET will have a full story by high school beat reporter Jim Pignatiello later tonight.
Tuesday, December 2, 2008
We have an update from Westfield State College, Easthampton leads Pathfinder 32-8 at halftime.
Thursday, November 20, 2008
Click here to view the high school football standings. At the bottom you will find the various ways eligible teams can qualify for the final two postseason spots.
Wednesday, October 29, 2008
Click here for the high school standings.
