Separation of powers
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- June
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It should be the most exciting day of the season for Section 1 lacrosse. Instead, it wound up being pretty predictable. And no one was surprised.
Three sectional final games. Two blowouts, and a third which, in all honesty, and not to discredit a very game Byram Hills team, had all its drama gone early in the fourth quarter.
And we all know the reason why: Separation of powers.
The three best teams — and by a wide margin — are all in different classes. We have Yorktown, John Jay and Rye playing “huge” regular-season games for unofficial titles for games that never end anyone’s season. There’s excitment for those games, but everyone knows the real deal.
A day that should be filled with exciting games with heart-stopping finishes is instead reduced to running time and drama such as “Can Rye head coach Brian Dooley avoid getting dumped with an ice cold water bucket?” (He did.)
Here’s the good news: Going forward, it’s the best thing possible. Section 1 has its three best teams going into the state tournament. And it isn’t a stretch to say all three have a chance at a state title. I’m not saying they are favorites by any means. Just that they have a chance. A real chance.
It’s time for the state tournament.
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Jeff raises some interesting points.
Looking ahead to next year, Class B should prove very interesting with Yorktown, John Jay, Somers, Brewster and Hen Hud all there.
But what will this mean for Class A? And would any of the teams I mentioned above petition to move up to Class A to spread things out? As far as I know, you can't move down, but you can ask to be moved up.
How many players make All Section and how many make All league? Thanks
I heard about the All section picks and they are obsurd. When will you people take the politics out of athletics. Shame on you all !!! Or maybe and probably most, not all of you coaches know the game.
What absurdity are you referring to?
How does the "class" breakdown work? Our school has boys and girls in class AA, A and B. Is it by the number girls/boys in a school? I used to think that it was the total population of a high school but that's not it. Anyone?