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A List of Section Nine Champs 1989-2009
Compiled by Phil Dusenbury The 1989-1992 seasons saw Section Nine prepare itself for the inevitable state tournament that in 1993 encompassed all of "upstate" New York. New York City and Long Island have still yet to participate in the "state" tournament. 1989 Class A - Monroe-Woodbury* Class B - Onteora Class C - Red Hook Class D - Roscoe * M-W beat Class B Port Jervis; the Orange County League Championship also earned the Class A crown. The OCL game pitted the American Conference champs (larger school) v. the National champs (smaller schools). 1990 A - Warwick* B - Saugerties C - James I. O'Neill D - Roscoe *Class B Warwick beat Class A Kingston 1991: the first year of sectional division alignment; the first year of state tournament regional play A - Pine Bush B - Warwick* C - Highland D - Delaware Valley *B had two divisions; Warwick beat Wallkill 1992: state regional & semi-finals were played A - Monroe-Woodbury B - Onteora C - Highland D - Delaware Valley 1993: the complete state tournament is held with finals determining state champs in each class A - Middletown B - Saugerties C - Ellenville D - Delaware Valley 1994 A - Middletown B - Goshen C - Highland D - Delaware Valley 1995 A - Pine Bush B - Port Jervis C - Highland D - Delaware Valley 1996: the state adds a fifth class AA - Kingston A - Port Jervis B - Rondout Valley C - Highland D - Tri-Valley 1997 AA - Newburgh A - Port Jervis B - Rondout Valley C - Red Hook D - Delaware Valley 1998 AA - Monroe-Woodbury A - Port Jervis B - Rondout Valley C - Highland D - Delaware Valley 1999 AA - Newburgh A - Minisink Valley B - Red Hook C - Liberty D - Tri-Valley 2000 AA - Monroe-Woodbury A - Warwick B - Rondout Valley* C - Sullivan West D - Millbrook *Rondout won the state title 2001 AA - Newburgh A - Port Jervis B - Red Hook C - James I. O'Neill D - Millbrook 2002 AA - Newburgh A - Rondout Valley B - New Paltz C - Liberty* D - Livingston Manor * by default since Liberty was the only C school 2003 AA - Newburgh A - Cornwall B - James I. O'Neill C - Tri-Valley D - Chester 2004 AA - Monroe-Woodbury A - Wallkill* B - Sullivan West C - Tri-Valley D - Chester *Wallkill was a state finalist 2005 AA - Monroe-Woodbury* A - Cornwall B - Burke Catholic C - Sullivan West D - Eldred *Monroe-Woodbury won the state title 2006 AA - Monroe-Woodbury* A - Cornwall* B - Red Hook C - Sullivan West D - Chester *Monroe-Woodbury & Cornwall were state finalists 2007 AA - Monroe-Woodbury* A - Cornwall B - New Paltz C - Tri-Valley D - Eldred *Monroe-Woodbury was a state finalist 2008 AA - Monroe-Woodbury* A - Cornwall B - Highland C - Ellenville D - Chester *Monroe-Woodbury was a state finalist 2009 AA - Monroe-Woodbury A - Cornwall B - James I. O'Neill C - Ellenville D - Eldred How Section Nine Teams Have Fared in State Play By RICH MICHAELIS Official Section Nine & State Tournament Statistician And Phil Dusenbury, SNF Website Editor & Historian WON-LOST RECORDS OF SECTION 9 TEAMS IN THE PLAYOFFS: 1989-2009 (COMPLETE STATE PLAY STARTED 1993) SECT. REGION SEMI FINAL MONROE-WOOD A 2-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 AA 8-3 3-3 4-1 1-3 NEWBURGH A 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 AA 5-5 0-3 0-2 0-0 KINGSTON A 0-3 0-0 0-0 0-0 AA 1-1 0-0 0-1 0-0 PINE BUSH A 2-1 0-2 0-0 0-0 MIDDLETOWN A 2-1 0-2 0-0 0-0 AA 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 PORT JERVIS A 4-4 1-3 0-1 0-0 B 1-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 SAUGERTIES B 2-1 0-2 0-0 0-0 WARWICK AA 0-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 A 2-2 0-2 0-0 0-0 B 1-1 1-0 0-0 0-0 MINISINK A 1-3 0-1 0-0 0-0 ONTEORA B 2-0 1-1 0-0 0-0 RED HOOK B 3-1 0-3 0-0 0-0 C 2-2 0-2 0-0 0-0 RONDOUT A 1-1 0-1 0-0 0-0 B 4-3 1-3 1-0 1-0 CORNWALL A 6-0 2-4 1-1 0-1 ELLENVILLE C 3-2 0-3 0-0 0-0 MARLBORO B 0-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 C 0-5 0-0 0-0 0-0 WALLKILL A 1-5 1-0 1-0 0-1 B 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 GOSHEN B 1-3 0-1 0-0 0-0 A 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 NEW PALTZ B 2-4 0-2 0-0 0-0 O'NEILL B 2-0 0-2 0-0 0-0 C 2-1 0-2 0-0 0-0 HIGHLAND C 6-0 2-4 0-2 0-0 B 1-2 0-1 0-0 0-0 LIBERTY C 1-2 0-1 0-0 0-0 SPACKENKILL C 0-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 SULL.WEST B 2-0 0-2 0-0 0-0 C 2-2 0-2 0-0 0-0 PINE PLAINS C 0-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 ROSCOE D 2-4 1-1 0-0 0-0 DEL.VALL D 7-0 2-5 0-2 0-0 ELDRED D 3-3 1-2 0-1 0-0 JEFF/YOUNG D 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 TRI VALLEY C 2-2 0-2 0-0 0-0 D 2-4 0-2 0-0 0-0 LIV.MANOR D 1-2 0-1 0-0 0-0 MILLBROOK D 2-2 0-2 0-0 0-0 CHESTER D 4-3 0-4 0-0 0-0 BURKE B 1-1 0-1 0-0 0-0 TEAMS THAT HAVE NEVER APPEARED IN STATE PLAYOFFS (COMMENCING WITH SECTIONAL FINALS): VALLEY CENTRAL WASHINGTONVILLE FDR WEBUTUCK STATE TOURNAMENT PLAY: 1989-1991 SECTIONAL & REGIONAL PLAY ONLY 1992 SECTIONS,REGIONALS & SEMIS 1993-Present SECTION,REGIONALS,SEMIS,& FINALS The UCAL and MHAL List of Champions By FEARLESS PHIL Rising from the aftermath of World War II, organized high school football in Ulster County solidified itself in the form of the Ulster County Athletic League (UCAL). Researcher and Section Nine stat man Rich Michaelis of New Paltz says that the Huguenots were playing touch football back in 1946 against the likes of Kerhonkson (later Rondout Valley) and Maybrook (later a part of Valley Central). From 1947 to 1953 the teams played one another in six-man football. After a year of playing both six-man and 11-man, 1955 saw New Paltz involved in an all 11-man schedule. Two years later (1957) saw a loosely confederated, five-team "Ulster County League" which included New Paltz, Kerhonkson (which would soon be Rondout), Onteora, Wallkill and Marlboro. Apparently there were no official league standings that first year. In 1957 the first of 34 years of champions would be proclaimed. Liberty, Ellenville, Pine Bush, Highland, Red Hook and Saugerties would also join the league. In 1980 the league changed its name to the Mid-Hudson Athletic League (MHAL). Here are the champs: UCAL 1957 - Onteora 1958 - Onteora & New Paltz (tie) 1959 - New Paltz 1960 - New Paltz/Rondout Valley/Onteora (tie) 1961 - New Paltz 1962 - Liberty 1963 - Liberty 1964 - Onteora 1965 - Highland 1966 - Highland 1967 - Rondout 1968 - Rondout 1969 - Pine Bush 1970 - Highland 1971 - Highland 1972 - Ellenville 1973 - Wallkill 1974 - Red Hook 1975 - Wallkill/Rondout/Pine Bush (tie) 1976 - Wallkill 1977 - New Paltz 1978 - Rondout 1979 - Marlboro MHAL 1980 - New Paltz 1981 - Ellenville 1982 - Ellenville 1983 - Marlboro 1984 - Marlboro 1985 - Marlboro 1986 - Rondout 1987 - Rondout 1988 - Red Hook/Onteora (tie) 1989 - Onteora 1990 - Saugerties In 1991 the section set up five divisions: Division I (Class A); II and III (Class B); IV (Class C); V (Class D). The MHAL teams went into divisions III and IV. The Western Sullivan League List of Champions By FEARLESS PHIL Like the UCAL, the Western Sullivan League (WSL) teams started out playing six and eight-man football. Jim Wilson remembers playing for Roscoe in the mid-50's before going on to be a Little All-American at Ithaca College. In 1962 he returned to Sullivan County to coach Livingston Manor for two seasons before moving on to the OCL to lead Minisink Valley to its only two OCL titles. Delaware Valley, Eldred, Jeffersonville-Youngsville, Livingston Manor and Roscoe were the original members. NYMA joined in 1982 before moving to the OCL in 1989. Liberty was a member between 1984-1988. Here are the WSL Champs: 1958 - Roscoe/Jefferson-Youngsville (tie) 1959 - Roscoe 1960 - Livingston Manor 1961 - Roscoe 1962 - Roscoe 1963 - Roscoe 1964 - Tri-Valley 1965 - Tri-Valley 1966 - Delaware Valley 1967 - Jeff-Youngsville 1968 - Delaware Valley 1969 - Jeff-Youngsville 1970 - Delaware Valley 1971 - Delaware Valley 1972 - Jeff-Youngsville 1973 - Jeff-Youngsville 1974 - Jeff-Youngsville 1975 - Roscoe/Livingston Manor//Jeff-Youngsville (tie) 1976 - Livingston Manor 1977 - Jeff-Youngsville/Livingston Manor (tie) 1978 - Tri-Valley 1979 - Livingston Manor 1980 - Tri-Valley 1981 - Jeff-Youngsville 1982 - Jeff-Youngsville (beat NYMA for a sectional C-D title) 1983 - Jeff-Youngsville 1984 - Tri-Valley 1985 - Tri-Valley/Jeff-Youngsville (tie) 1986 - Liberty 1987 - Jeff-Youngsville 1988 - Liberty 1989 - Roscoe (Class D champ) 1990 - Roscoe (Class D champ) The Orange County League List of Champions By FEARLESS PHIL While the old DUSO league was celebrating its 30th anniversary and the Port Jervis-Middletown rivalry was getting ready to play the premier "Battle for the Erie Bell", the Orange County Interscholastic Athletic Association was introducing its "Village High School League" for the smaller schools with 11-man teams. The original league members were Highland Falls, Warwick, Goshen, Monroe-Woodbury, Cornwall and Walden. It took a few years for the Orange County League to catch on. Warwick, Goshen and Walden were far more concerned with their "Little Three" title, for example. The Goshen-Warwick rivalry dates back to 1896 and is the oldest in the section... At the turn of the last century (1900-02), Chester, which is now re-entering varsity football play, was considered an area powerhouse... Cornwall fielded a team way back in 1905... The "Little Three" competition started in 1927... Warwick football historian George St. Lawrence reported that the Wildcats played Monticello in 1928, a year after the Sullivan school had left the DUSO. No wonder. In 1927 the Monties had lost to Port Jervis, 101-0! Highland Falls had played back in the late 20's; Liberty and NYMA in the 30's. Of course several teams came and went from 1953-90. Pine Bush joined in '58 only to leave in '61 to join the UCAL where it won a title in '69. In '80 the Bushmen rejoined the OCL, but won no titles until sectional play in '95... In '58 Walden was replaced by Montgomery - probably just a different name for the same school since in '60, Walden-Montgomery & Maybrook combined to form Valley Central... So in 1961 the league consisted of Warwick, Goshen, Valley Central, Highland Falls, Monroe-Woodbury and Cornwall. Newborn Minisink Valley, with students drawn from the rural parts of the Port Jervis, Middletown, Goshen and Warwick school districts, started football in 1960. In '64 the Warriors entered the OCL only to withdraw in '67 and '68. In '69 Jim Wilson led them back into the OCL to win an immediate title. '69 also saw soccer power Washingtonville field its first varsity football team as a new OCL member. When the lack of teams started causing the DUSO to break up, Port Jervis headed to the OCL in 1970. Middletown came in 1973 while Newburgh and Kingston headed to Dutchess County and Section One until '87 when they joined the OCL. Around '75 Highland Falls started to go by its new name, James I. O'Neill. In 1981 Rockland County's Pearl River became the OCL's twelfth team. Remember, Rockland had been an important part of Section Nine until it moved over to Section One in the late 70's. But Rockland schools never were a part of any football alliances with Orange, Ulster and Sullivan. Pearl River played here for just two seasons. With 12 OCL members and a 10 game schedule allowed by the state, 1981 saw the OCL split into two conferences, the large school American Conference and the small school National Conference, after much debate. NYMA (New York Military Academy in Cornwall-on-Hudson) joined the National Conference in 1989 and played there for two seasons. The section then went to divisional alignment. Here are the OCL champs: 1953 - Highland Falls 1954 - Highland Falls 1955 - Goshen 1956 - Goshen 1957 - Walden 1958 - Warwick 1959 - Monroe-Woodbury 1960 - Highland Falls 1961 - Cornwall 1962 - Warwick 1963 - Warwick 1964 - Warwick 1965 - Cornwall 1966 - Warwick 1967 - Warwick 1968 - Valley Central 1969 - Minisink Valley 1970 - Goshen/Port Jervis (tie) 1971 - Port Jervis 1972 - Minisink Valley/Goshen (tie) 1973 - Goshen/Port Jervis (tie) 1974 - Monroe-Woodbury 1975 - Port Jervis 1976 - Monroe-Woodbury/Port Jervis (tie) 1977 - Goshen 1978 - Cornwall 1979 - Port Jervis 1980 - Port Jervis 1981 - Washingtonville (d. Port Jervis, NC Champ) 1982 - Monroe-Woodbury (d. Goshen, NC Champ) 1983 - Port Jervis (d. Monroe-Woodbury, AC Champ) 1984 - Warwick (d. Pine Bush, AC Champ) 1985 - Goshen (d. Monroe-Woodbury, AC Champ) 1986 - Port Jervis (d. Pine Bush, AC Champ) 1987 - Port Jervis (d. Kingston, AC Champ) 1988 - Monroe-Woodbury (d. Port Jervis, NC Champ) 1989 - Monroe-Woodbury (d. Port Jervis, NC Champ) 1990 - Warwick (d. Kingston, AC Champ) *AC = American Conference; NC = National Conference The DUSO List of Champions By FEARLESS PHIL The old DUSO (Dutchess-Ulster-Sullivan-Orange)"city" football league made its debut in 1923 with the five teams that basically comprised it: Poughkeepsie, Kingston, Newburgh, Middletown and Port Jervis. Monticello, a DUSO member in other sports, gave the football league a try in 1926 and 1927 but found the level of play way over its head. Poughkeepsie dropped out after the 1928 season when, after a 13-0 home loss to Port Jervis, some angry Pokip fans went after a Port Jervis man whom they accused of spying on their team during the week. Since the man had driven some of the Port players to the game, fans and players from both schools got into a melee. Police had to give the Port folks a police escort out of town. The result was an "athletic break" between the two schools. Poughkeepsie chose to leave the DUSO, earning them a lot of criticism even in their hometown. Eight years later (1936) Poughkeepsie returned to the DUSO. The Pioneers' next hiatus from the league lasted from 1945 through 1950. Then, winning four titles along the way, they stayed put in the DUSO for 15 straight years. After getting pounded in '64 and '65, however, the Pioneers again rounded up their covered wagons and left for good. With the DUSO a four team league again, the first murmurings of shutting down the league could be heard. With only three league games, the DUSO quartet was finding it increasingly difficult to fill out an eight game schedule. After the 1969 season Port Jervis left the DUSO for the OCL where the Raiders immediately found an eight-game schedule. Newburgh, Middletown and Kingston kept the DUSO alive for one final season in 1970. Middletown then went independent before joining the OCL in '73. Meanwhile Kingston and Newburgh headed for the eastern side of the Hudson to play Section One ball until they each headed for the OCL in '87 once the talk of a state tournament started turning into reality. Here are the DUSO champions: 1923 - Poughkeepsie 1924 - Port Jervis 1925 - Port Jervis 1926 - Poughkeepsie 1927 - Poughkeepsie 1928 - Port Jervis 1929 - Newburgh 1930 - Middletown 1931 - Middletown/Newburgh (tie) 1932 - Newburgh 1933 - Kingston 1934 - Port Jervis 1935 - Middletown 1936 - Kingston 1937 - Middletown/Newburgh/Port Jervis (tie) 1938 - Port Jervis 1939 - Newburgh 1940 - Middletown/Kingston (tie) 1941 - Newburgh 1942 - Middletown 1943 - Newburgh 1944 - Middletown/Newburgh (tie) 1945 - Newburgh 1946 - Kingston 1947 - Port Jervis 1948 - Kingston 1949 - Newburgh/Kingston (tie) 1950 - Kingston 1951 - Newburgh 1952 - Newburgh 1953 - Poughkeepsie 1954 - Middletown/Kingston (tie) 1955 - Poughkeepsie 1956 - Kingston 1957 - Kingston 1958 - Kingston 1959 - Poughkeepsie 1960 - Poughkeepsie 1961 - Middletown 1962 - Middletown 1963 - Newburgh/Port Jervis (tie) 1964 - Middletown/Newburgh/Port Jervis (tie) 1965 - Middletown/Port Jervis (tie) 1966 - Middletown 1967 - Middletown 1968 - Newburgh/Kingston (tie) 1969 - Newburgh 1970 - Newburgh |
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