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.
Monday, October 12, 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)
Monday, October 5, 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 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.
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.
Monday, March 23, 2009
State your team’s case by emailing me (mmoran@gazettenet.com). This is through the end of the postseason.
Power Poll (End of regular season)
1. Central (5)
2. Sabis (1)
3. Sci-Tech (4)
4. Northampton (2)
5. Hoosac Valley (8)
6. East Longmeadow (3)
7. New Leadership (9)
8. West Springfield (unranked)
9. Commerce (unranked)
10. Drury (10)
DIVISIONAL TOP 10s
Division 1 (Record, End of regular season)
1. Central (14-6, 4)
2. Sci-Tech (16-4, 3)
3. Northampton (18-2, 1)
4. East Longmeadow (15-5, 2)
5. West Springfield (11-9, 8)
6. Commerce (12-8, 7)
7. Minnechaug (15-5, 5)
8. Chicopee (15-5, 6)
9. Westfield (10-10, 10)
10. Longmeadow (8-12, 9)
Division 2
1. Hoosac Valley (17-3, 1)
2. Drury (15-5, 3)
3. Mohawk Trail (14-6, 6)
4. Palmer (15-5, 5)
5. Taconic (15-5, 2)
6. Mahar (11-9, 10)
7. Belchertown (14-6, 4)
8. Wahconah (12-8, 7)
9. Hampshire Regional (11-9, 8)
10. South Hadley (9-11, 9)
Division 3
1. Sabis (19-1, 1)
2. New Leadership (18-2, 2)
3. Turners Falls (15-5, 4)
4. Frontier Regional (14-6, 4)
5. Pioneer Regional (14-6, 3)
6. Easthampton (13-7, 6)
7. Lee (14-6, 9)
8. St. Joseph (11-9, 7)
9. Granby (12-8, 8)
10. Lenox (8-12)
GazetteLand Power Poll
1. Northampton (1)
2. Frontier Regional (2)
3. Easthampton (3)
4. Belchertown (4)
5. Hampshire Regional (6)
6. South Hadley (5)
7. Granby (7)
8. Hopkins Academy (8)
9. Amherst Regional (9)
10. Holyoke Catholic (10)
11. Gateway Regional (11)
12. Smith Academy (12)
13. Smith Vocational (13)
Friday, February 20, 2009
State your team’s case by emailing me (mmoran@gazettenet.com). This is through the end of the regular season.
Click here for a breakdown of the final leading team leaders on offense and defense.
Power Poll (Last week)
1. Sabis (1)
2. Northampton (2)
3. East Longmeadow (3)
4. Sci-Tech (4)
5. Central (5)
6. Minnechaug (6)
7. Chicopee (7)
8. Hoosac Valley (8)
9. New Leadership (9)
10. Drury (10)
DIVISIONAL TOP 10s
Division 1 (Record, Last week)
1. Northampton (18-2, 1)
2. Sci-Tech (16-4, 3)
3. Central (14-6, 4)
4. East Longmeadow (15-5, 2)
5. Minnechaug (15-5, 5)
6. Chicopee (15-5, 6)
7. Commerce (12-8, 7)
8. West Springfield (11-9, 8)
9. Westfield (10-10, 10)
10. Longmeadow (8-12, 9)
Division 2
1. Hoosac Valley (17-3, 1)
2. Taconic (15-5, 3)
3. Drury (15-5, 2)
4. Belchertown (14-6, 5)
5. Palmer (15-5, 4)
6. Mohawk Trail (14-6, 7)
7. Wahconah (12-8, 6)
8. Hampshire Regional (11-9, 8)
9. South Hadley (9-11, 9)
10. Mahar (11-9, 10)
Division 3
1. Sabis (19-1, 1)
2. New Leadership (18-2, 2)
3. Turners Falls (15-5, 4)
4. Frontier Regional (14-6, 4)
5. Pioneer Regional (14-6, 3)
6. Easthampton (13-7, 6)
7. St. Joseph (11-9, 7)
8. Granby (12-8, 8)
9. Lee (14-6, 9)
10. Franklin Tech (14-6, unranked)
GazetteLand Power Poll
1. Northampton (1)
2. Frontier Regional (2)
3. Easthampton (3)
4. Belchertown (4)
5. South Hadley (5)
6. Hampshire Regional (6)
7. Granby (8)
8. Hopkins Academy (7)
9. Amherst Regional (9)
10. Holyoke Catholic (10)
11. Gateway Regional (11)
12. Smith Academy (12)
13. Smith Vocational (13)
Final GazetteLand Leading Scorers
1. Nick Bryda, Holyoke Catholic, 19.1
Ben McCullough, Belchertown, 17.7
Brendan Rios, Easthampton, 17.7
Gary Grandonico, Frontier Regional, 17.5
5. Mike Prattico, Holyoke Catholic, 17.1
Ellis Cooper, Northampton, 16.2
Branden Labrie, Hampshire, 15.7
Jesse Coulon, Northampton, 15.2
Scott DeLoach, Hampshire, 14.7
10. Chris Sulda, Smith Academy, 14.6
Anthony Afflitto, Smith Academy, 14.5
Ben Brassord, Amherst, 13.8
Pat Ramsey, Easthampton, 13.8
Kieffer Staples, Smith Vocational, 13.7
15. Matt Chamberlin, Frontier, 12.8
Drew Sharpe, Easthampton, 12.7
Dana Light, Granby, 12.9
Ethan Cook, Gateway, 12.8
Erik Abramson, Frontier, 12.5
20. Joe Courtney, Belchertown, 12.3
Corey Mortimer, Smith Academy, 12.1
Brian Boudreau, Granby, 11.7
Clinton Sapowsky, Granby, 11.4
Zach Hunter, Hopkins, 11.4
25. Joey O’Connell, Smith Academy, 11.3
Dan Sullivan, Hopkins Academy, 10.9
Bill Hahn, Hopkins, 10.7
Miguel Santiago, 10.5
Charles White, Amherst, 10.3
30. Ryan Hortsman, South Hadley, 10.1
Mike Sears, Belchertown, 10.0
Thursday, February 12, 2009
State your team’s case by emailing me (mmoran@gazettenet.com). This is through Wednesday’s games.
Click here for a breakdown of the team leaders on offense and defense. A quick note on the team stats: it’s true that Berkshire County knows how to play defense. Hoosac Valley and Wahconah are tied for fourth in western Mass. in defense. Drury is ninth while St. Joe’s is 12th, Taconic 14th and Lee 16th. Another thing, South Hadley averages 65.7 points per game and allows 43.7 points per game in their three Division 2 games. That’s about a +-10 on both sides of their current average, which reflects their Division 1-heavy schedule. Something to consider come tournament time.
Power Poll (Last week)
1. Sabis (1)
2. Northampton (3)
3. East Longmeadow (2)
4. Sci-Tech (4)
5. Central (5)
6. Minnechaug (6)
7. Chicopee (7)
8. Hoosac Valley (8)
9. New Leadership (9)
10. Drury (10)
DIVISIONAL TOP 10s
Division 1 (Record, Last week)
1. Northampton (15-2, 2)
2. East Longmeadow (12-4, 1)
3. Sci-Tech (14-3, 3)
4. Central (11-6, 4)
5. Minnechaug (13-4, 5)
6. Chicopee (13-4, 6)
7. Commerce (10-6, 7)
8. West Springfield (10-7, 8)
9. Longmeadow (7-10, 9)
10. Westfield (7-10, 10)
Division 2
1. Hoosac Valley (15-3, 1)
2. Drury (15-3, 2)
3. Taconic (12-5, 3)
4. Palmer (14-4, 4)
5. Belchertown (12-6, 7)
6. Wahconah (10-8, 6)
7. Mohawk Trail (11-6, 5)
8. Hampshire Regional (10-8, 8)
9. South Hadley (6-9, 9)
10. Mahar (9-8, 10)
Division 3
1. Sabis (17-1, 1)
2. New Leadership (16-2, 2)
3. Pioneer Regional (12-5, 5) - Swept Mohawk, split with Turners, beat Frontier, lost to Easthampton
4. Turners Falls (13-4, 4) - Split with Easthampton and Pioneer, beat Mohawk, lost to Frontier
5. Frontier Regional (12-5, 3) - Split with Easthampton, beat Turners, lost to Pioneer, lost to Mohawk twice
6. Easthampton (12-5, 6) - Split with Turners and Frontier, lost to Mohawk twice, beat Pioneer
7. St. Joseph (11-6, 7)
8. Granby (9-8, 8)
9. Lee (12-6, 9)
10. McCann Tech (10-8, 10)
GazetteLand Power Poll
1. Northampton (1)
2. Frontier Regional (2)
3. Easthampton (3)
4. Belchertown (4)
5. South Hadley (5)
6. Hampshire Regional (6)
7. Hopkins Academy (7)
8. Granby (8)
9. Amherst Regional (9)
10. Holyoke Catholic (10)
11. Gateway Regional (11)
12. Smith Academy (12)
13. Smith Vocational (13)
GazetteLand Leading Scorers
1. Nick Bryda, Holyoke Catholic, 19.0
Gary Grandonico, Frontier Regional, 18.2
Brendan Rios, Easthampton, 17.9
Mike Prattico, Holyoke Catholic, 17.9
5. Ben McCullough, Belchertown, 17.2
Ellis Cooper, Northampton, 16.5
Branden Labrie, Hampshire, 16.4
Jesse Coulon, Northampton, 15.9
Chris Sulda, Smith Academy, 14.6
10. Scott DeLoach, Hampshire, 14.5
Drew Sharpe, Easthampton, 13.8
Matt Chamberlin, Frontier, 13.5
Anthony Afflitto, Smith Academy, 13.2
Kieffer Staples, Smith Vocational, 12.9
15. Ethan Cook, Gateway, 12.8
Erik Abramson, Frontier, 12.8
Ben Brassord, Amherst, 12.7
Dana Light, Granby, 12.6
Joe Courtney, Belchertown, 12.6
20. Brian Boudreau, Granby, 12.5
Pat Ramsey, Easthampton, 12.1
Clinton Sapowsky, Granby, 11.7
Dan Sullivan, Hopkins Academy, 11.7
Zach Hunter, Hopkins, 11.6
25. Joey O’Connell, Smith Academy, 11.5
Corey Mortimer, Smith Academy, 11.4
Ryan Hortsman, South Hadley, 11.4
Bill Hahn, Hopkins, 10.9
Mike Sears, Belchertown, 10.7
30. Charles White, Amherst, 10.3
Thursday, February 12, 2009
NOTE: All Gazette high school sports coverage is now completely free online.
The records and rankings below are all prior to Thursday's games. With all the girls games tonight, I'm planning to post the updated Walker late Friday night.
The final regular season top 10s will be posted late next week, when we'll see if both Palmer and Lee will go wire-to-wire as No. 1 teams in their respective divisions.
Power Rankings (last week)
1. Minnechaug (2)
2. East Longmeadow (4)
3. Northampton (1)
4. Palmer (3)
5. Ludlow (6)
6. Central (7)
7. Holyoke (5)
8. Mohawk (8)
9. Commerce (9)
10. Mahar (10)
GazetteLand Rankings
1. Northampton (1)
2. Amherst (2)
3. Hampshire (3)
4. Belchertown (4)
5. Smith Academy (5)
6. Frontier (6)
7. Easthampton (8)
8. Hopkins (8)
9. Holyoke Catholic (9)
10. Granby (10)
11. South Hadley (11)
12. Gateway (12)
13. Smith Voke (13)
GazetteLand Leading Scorers
1. Allyson Rannikko, Easthampton, 18.2
2. Alannah Driscoll-Sbar, Northampton, 17.7
3. Alyssa Leonard, Amherst, 16.3
4. Abeni Davies, Smith Academy, 13.1
5. Kaitlyn Veit, Holyoke Catholic, 11.8
6. Ashlee Moussette, Hampshire, 10.9
7. Briana Yusko, Hopkins, 10.6
T8. Jenny Bell, Northampton, 10.5
T8. Alicia Carter, Easthampton, 10.5
10. Katelyn Cavanaugh, Belchertow, 10.2
11. Kaila Arsenault, Gateway, 9.6
12. Stephanie Delue, Hopkins, 8.9
13. Kierstin Del Valle, Belchertown, 8.8
T14. Briana Del Valle, Belchertown, 8.5
T14. Andrea Klepacki, Smith Academy, 8.5
Division 1 (record, last week)
1. Minnechaug (15-2, 2)
2. East Longmeadow (15-2, 3)
3. Northampton (14-3, 1)
4. Ludlow (14-3, 5)
5. Central (12-5, 6)
6. Holyoke (13-5, 5)
7. Agawam (10-7, 7)
8. West Springfield (10-8, 8)
9. Amherst (8-9, 9)
10. Chicopee Comp (8-9, 10)
Division 2
1. Palmer (18-0, 1)
2. Mohawk (17-0, 2)
3. Commerce (16-2, 3)
4. Mahar (14-3, 4)
5. Monument (14-2, 5)
6. Athol (13-3, 6)
7. Wahconah (11-6, 7)
8. Drury (12-5, 8)
9. Hampshire (5-13, 9)
10. Belchertown (12-7, 10)
Division 3
1. Lee (13-4, 1)
2. New Leadership (12-6, 2)
3. Monson (14-3, 3)
4. Sabis (14-4, 4)
5. Ware (13-3, 5)
6. Smith Academy (11-6, 6)
7. Hopkins (8-10, 8)
8. Putnam (16-1, 9)
9. McCann (10-9, 7)
10. Lenox (4-12, 10)
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Thursday, February 5, 2009
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Power Rankings (last week)
1. Northampton (1)
2. Minnechaug (2)
3. Palmer (3)
4. East Longmeadow (5)
5. Holyoke (6)
6. Ludlow (4)
7. Central (7)
8. Mohawk (8)
9. Commerce (10)
10. Mahar (9)
GazetteLand Rankings
1. Northampton (1)
2. Amherst (2)
3. Hampshire (3)
4. Belchertown (4)
5. Smith Academy (5)
6. Frontier (6)
7. Easthampton (8)
8. Hopkins (7)
9. Holyoke Catholic (9)
10. Granby (10)
11. South Hadley (11)
12. Gateway (12)
13. Smith Voke (13)
GazetteLand Leading Scorers
1. Alannah Driscoll-Sbar, Northampton, 18.4
2. Allyson Rannikko, Easthampton, 18.0
3. Alyssa Leonard, Amherst, 16.1
4. Abeni Davies, Smith Academy, 13.5
5. Kaitlyn Veit, HC, 12.1
6. Briana Yusko, Hopkins, 11.6
7. Alicia Carter, Easthampton, 10.7
8.Ashlee Moussette, Hampshire, 10.1
9. Kaila Arsenault, Gateway, 10.0
10. Jenny Bell, Northampton, 9.9
11. Katelyn Cavanaugh, Belchertown, 9.6
12. Kierstin Del Valle, Belchertown, 9.1
13. Stephanie Delue, Hopkins, 8.6
14. Allison Slysz, Smith Academy, 8.5
15. Briana Del Valle, Belchertown, 8.3
Division 1 (record, last week)
1. Northampton (12-2, 1)
2. Minnechaug (11-3, 2)
3. East Longmeadow (13-1, 4)
4. Holyoke (13-3, 5)
5. Ludlow (10-3, 3)
6. Central (10-5, 6)
7. Agawam (9-6, 7)
8. West Springfield (8-8, 8)
9. Amherst (7-9, 10)
10. Chicopee Comp (8-7, 9)
Division 2
1. Palmer (16-0, 1)
2. Mohawk (15-0, 2)
3. Commerce (14-2, 4)
4. Mahar (12-3, 3)
5. Monument Mountain (12-2, 6)
6. Athol (10-3, 5)
7. Wahconah (9-5, 7)
8. Drury (9-5, 8)
9. Hampshire (4-13, 9)
10. Belchertown (10-6, 10)
Division 3
1. Lee (12-3, 1)
2. New Leadership (11-6, 6)
3. Monson (13-2, 3)
4. Sabis (13-3, 2)
5. Ware (11-3, 4)
6. Smith Academy (10-5, 5)
7. McCann (8-7, 7)
8. Hopkins (7-9, 8)
9. Putnam (14-1, 9)
10. Lenox (5-10, 10)
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Thursday, February 5, 2009
State your team’s case by emailing me (mmoran@gazettenet.com). All of this is through Wednesday’s games. Click here for a breakdown of the leading team leaders on offense and defense.
By the way, Friday will be one jam-packed evening of boys basketball. Every team except three will be playing.
But first ....
As promissed, if the season ended and the tournament started today, here are how the seeds would fall. This is NOT official but calculated. All three divisions will change when more teams qualify.
Walkertology
Division 1
1. Northampton
2. Sci-Tech
3. Minnechaug
4. East Longmeadow
5. Chicopee
Division 2
1. Hoosac
2. Drury
3. Taconic
4. Palmer
5. Wahconah
6. Mohawk
7. Belchertown
Division 3
1. Sabis
2. New Leadership
3. Frontier
4. Turners
5. Pioneer Regional
6. St. Joseph
7. Easthampton
8. Lee
9. Lenox
Power Poll (Last week)
1. Sabis (1)
2. East Longmeadow (2)
3. Northampton (3)
4. Sci-Tech (6)
5. Central (4)
6. Minnechaug (unranked)
7. Chicopee (5)
8. Hoosac Valley (7)
9. New Leadership (8)
10. Drury (9)
DIVISIONAL TOP 10s
Division 1 (Record, Last week)
1. East Longmeadow (11-3, 1)
2. Northampton (13-2, 2)
3. Sci-Tech (12-3, 5)
4. Central (9-6, 3)
5. Minnechaug (11-4, 6)
6. Chicopee (11-4, 4)
7. Commerce (9-6, 7)
8. West Springfield (8-7, 8)
9. Longmeadow (7-7, 9)
10. Westfield (6-9, unranked)
Division 2
1. Hoosac Valley (13-3, 1)
2. Drury (13-3, 2)
3. Taconic (11-4, 5)
4. Palmer (12-4, 3)
5. Mohawk Trail (10-5, 4)
6. Wahconah (10-6, 9)
7. Belchertown (11-6, 6)
8. Hampshire Regional (9-7, 8)
9. South Hadley (6-7, 7)
10. Mahar (8-6, 10)
Division 3
1. Sabis (14-2, 1)
2. New Leadership (13-2, 2)
3. Frontier Regional (11-4, 3)
4. Turners Falls (11-4, 5) - Here’s my dilemma. Turners split with Pioneer and Easthampton. Easthampton beat Pioneer but has lost 3-of-4.
5. Pioneer Regional (10-4, 6)
6. Easthampton (10-5, 4)
7. St. Joseph (10-5, 8)
8. Granby (8-7, 9)
9. Lee (11-5, 7)
10. McCann Tech (9-6, 10)
GazetteLand Power Poll
1. Northampton (1)
2. Frontier Regional (2)
3. Easthampton (3)
4. Belchertown (4)
5. South Hadley (5)
6. Hampshire Regional (6)
7. Hopkins Academy (9)
8. Granby (7)
9. Amherst Regional (8)
10. Holyoke Catholic (10)
11. Gateway Regional (11)
12. Smith Academy (12)
13. Smith Vocational (13)
GazetteLand Leading Scorers
1. Gary Grandonico, Frontier Regional, 19.5
Nick Bryda, Holyoke Catholic, 19.0
Brendan Rios, Easthampton, 19.0
Ben McCullough, Belchertown, 18.3
5. Jesse Coulon, Northampton, 17.3
Mike Prattico, Holyoke Catholic, 16.9
Branden Labrie, Hampshire, 16.5
Ellis Cooper, Northampton, 16.4
Scott DeLoach, Hampshire, 15.3
10. Chris Sulda, Smith Academy, 14.6
Kieffer Staples, Smith Vocational, 13.9
Ethan Cook, Gateway, 13.6
Matt Chamberlin, Frontier, 13.4
Erik Abramson, Frontier, 13.1
15. Dana Light, Granby, 12.9
Anthony Afflitto, Smith Academy, 12.5
Ben Brassord, Amherst, 12.4
Clinton Sapowsky, Granby, 12.3
Drew Sharpe, Easthampton, 12.2
20. Joe Courtney, Belchertown, 12.1
Pat Ramsey, Easthampton, 11.9
Brian Boudreau, Granby, 11.8
Zach Hunter, Hopkins, 11.8
Joey O’Connell, Smith Academy, 11.8
25. Dan Sullivan, Hopkins Academy, 11.7
Corey Mortimer, Smith Academy, 11.5
Ryan Hortsman, South Hadley, 11.4
Mike Sears, Belchertown, 11.1
Bill Hahn, Hopkins, 11.1
30. Miguel Santiago, South Hadley, 10.6
Trevor Hamel, Gateway, 10.6
Charles White, Amherst, 10.3
Gabe Craig, Gateway, 10.1
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
State your team’s case by emailing me (mmoran@gazettenet.com). This is through Wednesday’s games. Click here for a breakdown of the leading team leaders on offense and defense.
Power Poll (Last week)
1. Sabis (1)
2. East Longmeadow (2)
3. Northampton (3)
4. Central (4)
5. Chicopee (5)
6. Sci-Tech (6)
7. Hoosac Valley (7)
8. New Leadership (8)
9. Drury (9)
10. Palmer (10)
DIVISIONAL TOP 10s
Division 1 (Record, Last week)
1. East Longmeadow (10-3, 1)
2. Northampton (11-2, 2)
3. Central (9-5, 3)
4. Chicopee (10-3, 4)
5. Sci-Tech (10-3, 5)
6. Minnechaug (8-4, 6)
7. Commerce (8-6, 7)
8. West Springfield (7-6, 8)
9. Longmeadow (5-7, 9)
10. Cathedral (4-9, 10)
NOTE: The top 5 can really go any way which should make for a very interesting postseason. E.L. beat Northampton and Central twice. Central beat Chicopee, which beat Sci-Tech, which beat Northampton, which beat Chicopee.
Division 2
1. Hoosac Valley (12-2, 1)
2. Drury (10-3, 2)
3. Palmer (10-4, 3)
4. Mohawk Trail (9-4, 4)
6. Taconic (9-4, 5)
5. Belchertown (9-6, 5)
7. South Hadley (5-6, 6)
8. Hampshire Regional (8-6, 9)
9. Wahconah (8-6, 8)
10. Mahar (6-6, 10)
NOTE: Even though Drury lost to Hoosac, they are still the second best team here. Very little movement overall.
Division 3
1. Sabis (13-1, 1)
2. New Leadership (12-1, 2)
3. Frontier Regional (10-3, 3)
4. Easthampton (10-3, 4)
5. Turners Falls (9-3, 5)
6. Pioneer Regional (8-4, 6)
7. Lee (11-3, 7)
8. St. Joseph (10-4, 8)
9. Granby (6-6, 9)
10. McCann Tech (7-6, unranked)
NOTE: Big matchup Friday between the top two teams. Should be a tournament final preview.
GazetteLand Power Poll
1. Northampton (1)
2. Frontier Regional (2)
3. Easthampton (5)
4. Belchertown (3)
5. South Hadley (4)
6. Hampshire Regional (6)
7. Granby (7)
8. Amherst Regional (8)
9. Hopkins Academy (9)
10. Holyoke Catholic (10)
11. Gateway Regional (11)
12. Smith Academy (12)
13. Smith Vocational (13)
GazetteLand Leading Scorers
1. Gary Grandonico, Frontier Regional, 20.2
Nick Bryda, Holyoke Catholic, 19.9
Ben McCullough, Belchertown, 19
Brendan Rios, Easthampton, 18.3
5. Jesse Coulon, Northampton, 17.7
Mike Prattico, Holyoke Catholic, 17.2
Ellis Cooper, Northampton, 16.4
Scott DeLoach, Hampshire, 16.2
Branden Labrie, Hampshire, 15.8
10. Kieffer Staples, Smith Vocational, 14.8
Chris Sulda, Smith Academy, 14.7
Ethan Cook, Gateway, 13.4
Drew Sharpe, Easthampton, 12.8
Joe Courtney, Belchertown, 12.8
15. Dana Light, Granby, 12.7
Erik Abramson, Frontier, 12.4
Brian Boudreau, Granby, 12.4
Pat Ramsey, Easthampton, 12.2
Ben Brassord, Amherst, 12.1
20. Clinton Sapowsky, Granby, 11.8
Matt Chamberlin, Frontier, 11.8
Ryan Hortsman, South Hadley, 11.8
Dan Sullivan, Hopkins Academy, 11.7
Corey Mortimer, Smith Academy, 11.6
25. Mike Sears, Belchertown, 11.3
Joey O’Connell, Smith Academy, 11.2
Anthony Afflitto, Smith Academy, 11.1
Miguel Santiago, South Hadley, 10.9
Trevor Hamel, Gateway, 10.4
30. Gabe Craig, Gateway, 10.4
Zach Hunter, Hopkins, 10.4
Charles White, Amherst, 10.0
Bill Hahn, Hopkins, 10.0
Thursday, January 22, 2009
State your team’s case by emailing me (mmoran@gazettenet.com). This is through Wednesday’s games. Click here for a breakdown of the leading team leaders on offense and defense.
Power Poll (Week 4)
1. Sabis (6)
2. East Longmeadow (2)
3. Northampton (3)
4. Central (4)
5. Chicopee (5)
6. Sci-Tech (1)
7. Hoosac Valley (7)
8. New Leadership (9)
9. Drury (8)
10. Palmer (unranked)
DIVISIONAL TOP 10s
Division 1 (Record, Week 3)
1. East Longmeadow (8-3, 2)
2. Northampton (8-2, 3)
3. Central (7-5, 4)
4. Chicopee (9-2, 5)
5. Sci-Tech (8-3, 1)
6. Minnechaug (6-4, 7)
7. Commerce (7-5, 9)
8. West Springfield (6-5, 6)
9. Longmeadow (4-6, 8)
10. Cathedral (4-7, 10)
Division 2
1. Hoosac Valley (10-2, 1) - Hoosac hosts Drury Friday night.
2. Drury (9-2, 2)
3. Palmer (8-3, 4)
4. Mohawk Trail (7-4, 3)
5. Belchertown (8-4, 5)
6. Taconic (7-4, 7)
7. South Hadley (5-4, 6)
8. Wahconah (7-5, 8)
9. Hampshire Regional (6-6, 9)
10. Mahar (5-5, 10)
Division 3
1. Sabis (11-1, 1)
2. New Leadership (9-1, 2)
3. Frontier Regional (8-3, 3)
4. Easthampton (9-2, 4)
5. Turners Falls (7-2, 6)
6. Pioneer Regional (7-3, 5)
7. Lee (10-2, 7)
8. St. Joseph (8-4, unranked)
9. Granby (5-5, 8)
10. Lenox (5-5, 9)
GazetteLand Power Poll
1. Northampton (1)
2. Frontier Regional (2)
3. Belchertown (3)
4. South Hadley (4)
5. Easthampton (5)
6. Hampshire Regional (6)
7. Granby (7)
8. Amherst Regional (8)
9. Hopkins Academy (9)
10. Holyoke Catholic (10)
11. Gateway Regional (11)
12. Smith Academy (12)
13. Smith Vocational (13)
GazetteLand Leading Scorers
1. Gary Grandonico, Frontier Regional, 20.9
Nick Bryda, Holyoke Catholic, 20.7
Ben McCullough, Belchertown, 20.3
Brendan Rios, Easthampton, 17.6
5. Scott DeLoach, Hampshire, 17.1
Ellis Cooper, Northampton, 17.1
Branden Labrie, Hampshire, 15.8
Mike Prattico, Holyoke Catholic, 15.8
Jesse Coulon, Northampton, 14.9
10. Chris Sulda, Smith Academy, 14.1
Ethan Cook, Gateway, 13.9
Kieffer Staples, Smith Vocational, 13.7
Drew Sharpe, Easthampton, 13.1
Dana Light, Granby, 13.1
15. Erik Abramson, Frontier, 13.0
Brian Boudreau, Granby, 12.9
Anthony Afflitto, Smith Academy, 12.0
Ben Brassord, Amherst, 12.0
Joe Courtney, Belchertown, 12.0
20. Pat Ramsey, Easthampton, 11.9
Corey Mortimer, Smith Academy, 11.8
Mike Sears, Belchertown, 11.7
Dan Sullivan, Hopkins Academy, 11.7
Joey O’Connell, Smith Academy, 11.6
25. Clinton Sapowsky, Granby, 11.4
Kaine Vasquez, Smith Vocational, 11.4
Matt Chamberlin, Frontier, 11.2
Trevor Hamel, Gateway, 11.1
Bryan Eldridge, Belchertown, 11.0
30. Miguel Santiago, South Hadley, 10.7
Ryan Hortsman, South Hadley, 10.4
Gabe Craig, Gateway, 10.1
Thursday, January 15, 2009
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*Rankings and records do not including Thursday's results.*
Power Rankings (last week)
1. Minnechaug (1)
2. Ludlow (5)
3. Northampton (3)
4. Palmer (3)
5. East Longmeadow (5)
6. Holyoke (NR)
7. Mohawk (8)
8. West Springfield (NR)
9. Central (4)
10. Monument Mountain (10)
GazetteLand Rankings
1. Northampton (1)
2. Amherst (3)
3. Hampshire (4)
4. Belchertown (2)
5. Smith Academy (5)
6. Frontier Regional (6)
7. Hopkins Academy (9)
8. Easthampton (7)
9. Holyoke Catholic (8)
10. Granby (10)
11. South Hadley (11)
12. Gateway Regional (12)
13. Smith Vocational (13)
GazetteLand Leading Scorers
1. Alannah Driscoll-Sbar, Northampton, 17.3
2. Alyssa Leonard, Amherst, 17.2
3. Allyson Rannikko, Easthampton, 16.7
4. Abeni Davies, Smith Academy, 15.2
5. Ashlee Moussette, Hampshire, 12.4
6. Briana Yusko, Hopkins, 11.9
7. Kaitlin Veit, Holyoke Catholic, 10.9
8. Alicia Carter, Easthampton, 10.89
9. Jenny Bell, Northampton, 10.6
10. Kierstin Del Valle, Belchertown, 9.8
T11. Kaila Arsenault, Gateway, 9.67
T11. Lauren McGrath, Hampshire, 9.67
13. Katelyn Cavanaugh, Belchertown, 9.6
14. Briana Del Valle, Belchertown, 9.4
15. Allison Slysz, Smith Academy, 9.1
Division 1 (record, last week)
1. Minnechaug Regional (6-1, 1) - I'm giving the Falcons a mulligan here, but they could have dropped to No. 2. I still think they are the best team right now.
2. Ludlow (5-1, 4) - Shot the lights out over the Minnechaug 1-2-2 defense to hand Falcons their first loss of the year.
3. Northampton (7-1, 2) - Take on No. 1 (nationally) Mater Dei of Santa Ana, California Friday at the Hoophall.
4. East Longmeadow (6-1, 5) - Have won three straight since shocking loss to Agawam, including a bit of revenge in a 57-41 win at the Brownies.
5. Holyoke (6-2, 6) - Opened the season with losses to Minnechaug and East Longmeadow, but have won six straight since, including downing Ludlow at home on Jan. 6.
6. West Springfield (6-2, 7) - Beat Central at home and have Minnechaug tonight, then Agawam Friday. uite the week.
7. Central (6-3, 3) - Dropped four spots after loss to Terriers, but could bounce right back up with win over Minnechaug at Hoophall Friday night.
8. Agawam (4-4, 8) - Have won every other game so far this year.
9. Amherst Regional (4-5, 10) - Getting healthy in time for the second half.
10. Longmeadow (4-5, 9) - Rebounded from surprising loss to Westfield with a blowout win over Belchertown.
Division 2
1. Palmer (8-0, 1) - Battle of unbeatens on Friday when it hosts Ware.
2. Mohawk Trail (8-0, 3) - 15-point win over Mahar makes Warriors the last undefeated team in Franklin League.
3. Monument Mountain (8-1, 5) - Have a shot at revenge at Drury (the only blemish on the season) on Jan. 19.
4. Mahar (7-1, 2) - The Senators will get another crack at Mohawk on Feb. 12.
5. Athol (6-1, 4) - Have won five straight since loss to Mahar.
6. Commerce (7-2, 7) - Remaining schedule is surprisingly easy. Could absolutely win out.
7. Drury (6-2, 8) - Survived scares from Mount Greylock (64-63) and Taconic (51-46).
8. Wahconah Regional (5-3, 10) - Have won two straight heading into Friday's game against Lee.
9. Hampshire Regional (3-6, 9) - Played well at Agawam on Tuesday, but fell to 1-4 against D-1 teams.
10. Belchertown (6-2, 6) - Rough game against Longmeadow Wednesday, but gets the slight nod ahead of Hoosac Valley (6-2).
Division 3
1. Lee (6-3, 1) - Have rebounded with three straight wins after three-game losing streak.
2. Sabis (8-2, 2) - I asked one western Mass. coach whether Sabis could beat Lee at the Cage. That coach pretty much laughed in my face. I have slightly more faith in the Bulldogs than that.
3. Ware (7-0, 6) - Justine King probably should have been on my D-3 preseason team.
4. Monson (7-1, 3) - Dropped below Ware not because of anything the Mustangs did or didn't do, but more because I've become more of a believer in the Indians. Anyway, teams play Jan. 23 and Feb. 14, so they'll be able to sort it out.
5. New Leadership (7-4, 4) - Anyone doubt that Bilqis can score 41 at the Hoophall? Millbury is, however, the best team the Wildcats have faced this year. And they can play some D.
6. Smith Academy (6-3, 5) - Injuries have blunted the Falcons big start. Not many teams can afford to lose their two best ballhandlers and hope to beat Mohawk or Athol. Now they have Mahar on Friday. Bad, bad timing.
7. McCann Tech (6-4, 7) - The Hornets actually hung with Palmer for a half earlier this week and then got run over in the third quarter to end a four-game winning streak.
8. Hopkins Academy (3-5, 9) - Win over Easthampton was huge for any postseason hopes.
9. Putnam (7-1, 10) - Easily the class of the TCL, still. Now just waiting to see if they can do anything in the postseason.
10. Lenox (2-6, 8) - Have lost four straight, including three in a row to D-2 teams with winning records.
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Thursday, January 15, 2009
State your team’s case by emailing me (mmoran@gazettenet.com). This is through Wednesday’s games.
Click here for a PDF of offensive and defensive team statistics.
Week 4 Power Poll (Week 3)
1. Sci-Tech (2)
2. East Longmeadow (5)
3. Northampton (6)
4. Central (1)
5. Chicopee (3)
6. Sabis (4)
7. Hoosac Valley (8)
8. Drury (n/a)
9. New Leadership (10)
10. Mohawk Trail (9)
DIVISIONAL TOP 10s
Division 1 (Record, Week 2)
1. Sci-Tech (7-1, 2)
2. East Longmeadow (6-3, 4)
3. Northampton (8-1, 5)
4. Central (5-4, 1)
5. Chicopee (7-2, 3)
6. West Springfield (5-3, 6)
7. Minnechaug (5-3, 10)
8. Longmeadow (4-4, 7)
9. Commerce (5-4, 8)
10. Cathedral (3-5, n/a)
Division 2
1. Hoosac Valley (8-1, 1)
2. Drury (8-1, 5)
3. Mohawk Trail (6-3, 2)
4. Palmer (6-3, 3)
5. Belchertown (7-2, 4)
6. South Hadley (5-3, 6)
7. Taconic (4-3, 7)
8. Wahconah (6-4, 9)
9. Hampshire Regional (5-4, 8)
10. Mahar (3-4, 10)
Division 3
1. Sabis (9-0, 1)
2. New Leadership (5-1, 2)
3. Frontier Regional (7-2, 6)
4. Easthampton (7-2, 3)
5. Pioneer Regional (6-2, 5)
6. Turners Falls (5-2, 4)
7. Lee (9-1, 7)
8. Granby (3-4, 8)
9. Lenox (5-3, 9)
10. Ware (5-4, n/a)
GazetteLand Power Poll
1. Northampton (1)
2. Frontier Regional (2)
3. Belchertown (3)
4. South Hadley (4)
5. Easthampton (5)
6. Hampshire Regional (6)
7. Granby (7)
8. Amherst Regional (9)
9. Hopkins Academy (8)
10. Holyoke Catholic (10)
11. Gateway Regional (11)
12. Smith Academy (12)
13. Smith Vocational (13)
GazetteLand Leading Scorers (updated)
1. Ben McCullough, Belchertown, 20.3
Gary Grandonico, Frontier Regional, 19.7
Nick Bryda, Holyoke Catholic, 19.0
Scott DeLoach, Hampshire, 18.3
5. Ellis Cooper, Northampton, 17.2
Brendan Rios, Easthampton, 16.1
Branden Labrie, Hampshire, 16.0
Jesse Coulon, Northampton, 15.3
Mike Prattico, Holyoke Catholic, 15.1
10. Brian Boudreau, Granby, 14.6
Drew Sharpe, Easthampton, 14.3
Chris Sulda, Smith Academy, 14.0
Ethan Cook, Gateway, 13.9
Kieffer Staples, Smith Vocational, 13.6
15. Anthony Afflitto, Smith Academy, 12.9
Dana Light, Granby, 12.7
Erik Abramson, Frontier, 12.6
Mike Sears, Belchertown, 12.6
Corey Mortimer, Smith Academy, 12.4
20. Ben Brassord, Amherst, 12.0
Joe Courtney, Belchertown, 12.0
Pat Ramsey, Easthampton, 11.7
Dan Sullivan, Hopkins Academy, 11.7
Matt Chamberlin, Frontier, 11.6
25. Miguel Santiago, South Hadley, 11.0
Clinton Sapowsky, Granby, 11.0
Trevor Hamel, Gateway, 10.9
Joey O’Connell, Smith Academy, 10.6
Kaine Vasquez, Smith Vocational, 10.6
30. Bill Hahn, Hopkins Academy, 10.5
Ryan Hortsman, South Hadley, 10.4
Bryan Eldridge, Belchertown, 10.1
Gabe Craig, Gateway, 10.1
Wednesday, January 7, 2009
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Power Rankings (last week)
1. Minnechaug (2)
2. Northampton (1)
3. Palmer (3)
4. Central (4)
5. Ludlow (5)
6. East Longmeadow (9)
7. Mahar (10)
8. Mohawk (NR)
9. Athol (NR)
10. Monument Mountain (6)
GazetteLand Rankings
1. Northampton (1)
2. Belchertown (2)
3. Amherst Regional (3)
4. Hampshire Regional (4)
5. Smith Academy (5)
6. Frontier Regional (6)
7. Easthampton (7)
8. Holyoke Catholic (8)
9. Hopkins Academy (9)
10. Granby (11)
11. South Hadley (10)
12. Gateway Regional (12)
13. Smith Vocational (13)
GazetteLand Leading Scorers
1. Alyssa Leonard, Amherst, 18.3
2. Alannah Driscoll-Sbar, Northampton, 17.3
3. Allyson Rannikko, Easthampton, 17.0
4. Abeni Davies, Smith Academy, 14.9
5. Briana Yusko, Hopkins Academy, 12.3
6. Ashlee Moussette, Hampshire Regional, 12.1
7. Alicia Carter, Easthampton, 11.1
T8. Jenny Bell, Northampton, 10.5
T8. Briana Del Valle, Belchertown, 10.5
10. Lauren McGrath, Hampshire Regional, 10.4
11. Kierstin Del Valle, Belchertown, 10.2
12. Kaitlyn Veit, Holyoke Catholic, 9.9
13. Allison Slysz, Smith Academy, 9.6
14. Jennifer Rannikko, Easthampton, 8.9
15. Katelyn Cavanaugh, Belchertown, 8.8
Division 1 (record, last week)
1. Minnechaug (4-0, 2)
2. Northampton (5-1, 1)
3. Central (4-2, 3)
4. Ludlow (3-1, 4)
5. East Longmeadow (4-1, 7)
6. Holyoke (5-2, 8)
7. West Springfield (4-2, 5)
8. Agawam (2-3, 6)
9. Longmeadow (3-3, 9)
10. Amherst Regional (3-3, 10)
Division 2
1. Palmer (7-0, 1)
2. Mahar Regional (5-0, 3)
3. Mohawk Trail (6-0, 4)
4. Athol (4-1, 6)
5. Monument Mountain (6-1, 2)
6. Belchertown (5-1, 8)
7. Commerce (5-2, 5)
8. Drury (4-2, NR)
9. Hampshire Regional (3-4, 9)
10. Wahconah Regional (3-3, 7)
Division 3
1. Lee (3-3, 1)
2. Sabis (6-2, 2)
3. Monson (5-1, 3)
4. New Leadership (6-2, 4)
5. Smith Academy (6-1, 5)
6. Ware (4-0, 6)
7. McCann (3-3, 9)
8. Lenox (2-4, 7)
9. Hopkins Academy (1-4, 8)
10. Putnam (3-1, 10)
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Wednesday, January 7, 2009
On to the Power Poll and Top 10s. State your team’s case by emailing me (mmoran@gazettenet.com). This is through Tuesday’s games. Below you will also find GazetteLand Leading Scorers. Be sure to check out Thursday's paper for a high school notebook, the latest news about the Amherst Regional pool issue and a preview on the upcoming ski season.
Click here for offensive and defensive team statistics. It's a PDF file.
Power Poll (Week 2)
1. Central (1)
2. Sci-Tech (4)
3. Chicopee (n/a)
4. Sabis (7)
5. East Longmeadow (9)
6. Northampton (3)
7. West Springfield (2)
8. Hoosac Valley (6)
9. Mohawk Trail (n/r)
10. New Leadership (n/r)
DIVISIONAL TOP 10s
Division 1 (Record, Week 2)
1. Central (4-3, 1)
2. Sci-Tech (6-0, 3)
3. Chicopee (6-1, 4)
4. East Longmeadow (5-2, 5)
5. Northampton (5-1, 6)
6. West Springfield (4-2, 2)
7. Longmeadow (3-3, 9)
8. Commerce (4-3, 7)
9. Holyoke (3-3, n/r)
10. Minnechaug (3-2, n/r)
Division 2
1. Hoosac Valley (7-1, 1)
2. Mohawk Trail (4-2, 2)
3. Palmer (5-1, 4)
4. Belchertown (5-2, 6)
5. Drury (5-1, 5)
6. South Hadley (3-2, 3)
7. Taconic (4-2, 7)
8. Hampshire Regional (4-2, 10)
9. Wahconah (5-3, n/r)
10. Mahar (2-2, n/r)
Division 3
1. Sabis (6-0, 1)
2. New Leadership (3-1, 5)
3. Easthampton (6-1, 10)
4. Turners Falls (4-1, 4)
5. Pioneer Regional (4-2, 3)
6. Frontier Regional (4-2, 2)
7. Lee (7-1, 8)
8. Granby (2-3, 6)
9. Lenox (4-2, 9)
10. Hopkins Academy (3-4, 7)
GazetteLand Power Poll
1. Northampton (1)
2. Frontier Regional (2)
3. Belchertown (4)
4. South Hadley (3)
5. Easthampton (9)
6. Hampshire Regional (6)
7. Granby (5)
8. Hopkins Academy (7)
9. Amherst Regional (8)
10. Holyoke Catholic (10)
11. Gateway Regional (12)
12. Smith Academy (11)
13. Smith Vocational (13)
GazetteLand Leading Scorers
1. Ben McCullough, Belchertown, 20.3
Scott DeLoach, Hampshire, 20.0
Nick Bryda, Holyoke Catholic, 18.2
Jesse Coulon, Northampton, 18.2
5. Brendan Rios, Easthampton, 18.0
Gary Grandonico, Frontier Regional, 17.8
Drew Sharpe, Easthampton, 16.2
Mike Prattico, Holyoke Catholic, 15.7
Branden Labrie, Hampshire, 15.7
10. Ellis Cooper, Northampton, 15.5
Brian Boudreau, Granby, 15.2
Anthony Afflitto, Smith Academy, 13.9
Ethan Cook, Gateway, 13.8
Erik Abramson, Frontier, 13.5
15. Miguel Santiago, South Hadley, 13.2
Chris Sulda, Smith Academy, 12.9
Ben Brassord, Amherst, 12.7
Pat Ramsey, Easthampton, 12.7
Joe Courtney, Belchertown, 12.6
20. Dan Sullivan, Hopkins Academy, 12.3
Dana Light, Granby, 11.8
Mike Sears, Belchertown, 11.7
Kieffer Staples, Smith Vocational, 11.6
Matt Chamberlin, Frontier, 11.5
25. Trevor Hamel, Gateway, 11.2
Ryan Hortsman, South Hadley, 11.0
Corey Mortimer, Smith Academy, 11.0
Clinton Sapowsky, Granby, 10.4
Charles White, Amherst, 10.3
30. Gabe Craig, Gateway, 10.2
Mike Seklecki, Hampshire, 10.2
