Leading off today: Small-school football in Section 11 suffered another blow on Friday when Greenport/Southold/Mattituck had to drop its varsity program for the 2025 season.
"We held on for so long trying to get enough players," Greenport AD Brian Toussaint told Newsday. "We were hoping once school started that we'd get an uptick of students out for football. But we only had ninth-graders join."
Greenport, Southold, and Mattituck have fielded a combined team for three decades. Toussaint said the plan is to have a junior varsity team this season and return to varsity action next fall. Unfortunately, that leaves seniors unable to play at either level this fall.
On Wednesday, Southampton, which combines with The Ross School, also dropped the sport for the season due to low turnout. The loss of two teams in a week leaves Suffolk Division IV with 10 active programs, which will require re-working the entire schedule to give each a full nine-game slate.
Week 1 scores
We're still hunting down a handful of results, but here's the link to Friday's
Week 1 football scores.
Rogue California program gets shut down
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mentioned recently that the nation's consensus No. 1 team was left without a game this weekend because the scheduled opponent lost too many players to suspensions after an opening-week brawl.
Well, that short-handed team became a terminated team this week. Bishop Montgomery High in Torrance, Calif., was banned for the remainder of the football season in light of an investigation into the role a booster allegedly played in multiple athletes transferring to and from nearby schools.
Following an investigation by the California Interscholastic Association and the Archdiocese of Los Angeles Department of Catholic Schools, Montgomery administrators self-reported additional violations and announced the departure of longtime coach and co-AD Ed Hodgkiss.
Montgomery had 20 incoming football transfers, five of whom were ruled ineligible by the CIF.
According to SFGate.com, the booster in question is an acknowledged gambler who admitted paying parents to get players, with his total outlay while supporting several schools' teams since 2018 possible deep into six figures.
Speaking of crazy football developments out west
Las Vegas powerhouse Bishop Gorman's contest vs. Utah top contender Lone Peak ended early in the third quarter on Friday night after an altercation on the Lone Peak sideline resulted in the officials ending the game and awarding Gorman a forfeit.
The Gaels led 35-14 with 9:25 left in the third quarter and were driving. An altercation broke out on the Lone Peak sideline after a long Gorman completion, and several Knights players came off the sideline and onto the field, The Las Vegas Review-Journal reported.
After conferring, the officials awarded Gorman, ranked No. 2 nationally by USA Today and No. 3 by MaxPreps, the forfeit based upon a Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association rule that three players leaving the sideline during an incident triggers a forfeit.
Report: DASA complaint uncovers violations by softball coach
The second-winningest softball coach in NYSPHSAA history has been found to have violated the state's Dignity for All Students Act following a district investigation, News 12 in Westchester County reported this week.
Bruce Guyette, who was put on leave from coaching at Minisink Valley late last season, is accused of harassment that an independent investigator determined rose to the level of violating state and district law, the media report said.
The investigation began after a player alleged Guyette touched her backside in unwanted contact on the field earlier this year. According to a News 12 source, that allegation prompted additional complaints across multiple teams, including basketball and softball. The independent report reportedly substantiated more than a dozen DASA violations by Guyette, whose softball resume includes 647 victories.
A district spokesperson said the law prohibits Minisink Valley administrators from discussing any aspect of this investigation. Guyette responded to News 12 by email, saying he "respectfully declines to comment."
The early watch list
I neglected to get those posted ahead of Week 1, but here is the list of teams to watch compiled with input from the local advisers who assist us it assembling the weekly New York high school football rankings:
CLASS AA
Section 1 -- North Rockland, Mamaroneck, Scarsdale, John Jay (CR)
Section 2 -- Christian Brothers Academy, Saratoga Springs, Shaker, Shenendehowa
Section 3 - Christian Brothers Academy, Cicero-North Syracuse, Liverpool
Section 4 - Elmira, Corning
Section 5 - McQuaid Jesuit, University Prep, Fairport, Aquinas Institute
Section 6 - Bennett, Lancaster, Jamestown
Section 8 - Farmingdale, Massapequa, Oceanside, Syosset
Section 9 - Newburgh Free Academy, Middletown, Monroe-Woodbury
Section 11 - William Floyd, Ward Melville, Huntington, Longwood, Connetquot, Northport, Syosset, Commack
PSAL - Curtis, Erasmus Hall Campus, Tottenville, Abraham Lincoln, Canarsie Campus
NYCHSFL - Iona Prep, St. Anthony's, Cardinal Hayes, Archbishop Stepinac, Monsignor Farrell, Chaminade
MMA - St. Francis, Canisius, St. Joseph's Collegiate
CLASS A
Section 1 - Somers/North Salem, Rye, Mahopac, Yorktown
Section 2 - Niskayuna, LaSalle Institute, Queensbury, Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake, Ballston Spa, Columbia
Section 3 - Whitesboro, Corcoran
Section 4 - Horseheads, Vestal
Section 5 - Brighton, East/World of Inquiry, Canandaigua, Hilton, Victor
Section 6 - Health Sciences/Global Concepts, McKinley, Clarence
Section 8 - Garden City, Carey, Mepham, South Side, Elmont, Long Beach, New Hyde Park
Section 9 - Cornwall, Minisink Valley
Section 11 - Half Hollow Hills East, East Islip, Westhampton Beach, Smithtown West, Half Hollow Hills West, Bellport, West Islip, East Hampton
PSAL - Frank Macchiarola Complex, A. Philip Randolph Campus, James Madison, Midwood, Boys & Girls, Eagle Academy III
NYCHSFL - Kellenberg, St. Joseph by the Sea, St. Peter's, Fordham Prep, St. Francis Prep, St. John the Baptist
AIS - Long Island Lutheran
CLASS B
Section 1 - Ardsley, Pelham, John Jay (CR), Pearl River
Section 2 - Glens Falls, Averill Park, Ravena-Coeymans-Selkirk, Schalmont, Gloversville
Section 3 - Indian River, New Hartford, Syracuse Institute of Technology
Section 4 - Maine-Endwell, Waverly, Owego Free Academy
Section 5 - Monroe, Batavia, Honeoye Falls-Lima
Section 6 - Maryvale, Pioneer, Iroquois
Section 7 - Peru
Section 8 - Wantagh, Plainedge, Seaford, Locust Valley, Lynbrook, Floral Park
Section 9 - Port Jervis, Marlboro
Section 10 - Massena, Potsdam
Section 11 - Sayville, Bayport-Blue Point, Miller Place, Mount Sinai, Shoreham-Wading River, John Glenn, Kings Park
PSAL - East Harlem Pride, Thomas Jefferson Campus, Long Island City, Lafayette Complex
NYCHSFL - Xaverian, Holy Cross, Mount St. Michael
AIS - Poly Prep, Hackley, Riverdale Country Day
CLASS C
Section 1 - Bronxville, Valhalla
Section 2 - Granville/Whitehall, Cobleskill-Richmondville, Schuylerville, Fonda-Fultonville, Hoosick Falls/Tamarac. Mechanicville
Section 3 - General Brown, Skaneateles, Bishop Ludden-Grimes/Syracuse Academy of Science, Cazenovia, Marcellus
Section 4 - Chenango Forks, Windsor, Susquehanna Valley
Section 5 - East Rochester/Gananda, Letchworth/Perry/Warsaw, LeRoy/Caledonia-Mumford, Hornell/Arkport/Canaseraga
Section 6 - Southwestern/Frewsburg, Chautauqua Lake/Brocton/Westfield, Salamanca
Section 7 - Saranac Lake Placid
Section 8 - Cold Spring Harbor
Section 9 - Chester/Seward, Highland
Section 10 -- Ogdensburg Free Academy, Gouverneur
Section 11 - Babylon, Center Moriches
CLASS D
Section 1 - Tuckahoe
Section 2 - Greenwich, Warrensburg/Lake George/Bolton, Cambridge/Salem, Stillwater/Saratoga Catholic
Section 3 - Dolgeville, Lowville, Mount Markham
Section 4 - Tioga, Delhi, Deposit/Hancock, Trumansburg, Bainbridge-Guilford
Section 5 - Avon, Oakfield-Alabama/Elba, Pavilion/York
Section 6 - Newfane, Gowanda/Pine Valley, Franklinville/Ellicottville
Section 7 - Moriah, Ticonderoga
Section 9 -- Burke Catholic
Section 11 - Port Jefferson
EIGHT-MAN
Section 2 - Cairo-Durham/Catskill, Taconic Hills/Hawthorne Valley
Section 3 -- Frankfort-Schuyler, Morrisville-Eaton/Stockbridge Valley/Madison, West Canada Valley
Section 4 -- Moravia, Lansing
Section 9 - Sullivan West, Pawling
Section 10 -- Tupper Lake
