Great Teams

BCANY is providing a forum for a listing of past great high school teams in New York State. There are two categories: (1) One Season and (2) Dynasty.

To be listed for the One Season category provide: (1.) the school, ( 2. ) the coach (3.) the year, (4). the final record, (5.) list post-season titles won, (6) one paragraph of no more than 5 sentences to describe why this was a great team.

To be listed for the Dynasty Category provide: (1.) the school, (2.) the coach(es), (3.) the years, (4). overall won-lost record during the dynasty years. (5.) post season championships won and (6.) one paragraph of no more than 5 sentences to describe why the school team was a dynasty. Submit the information to Dave Archer, Executive Director by mail or email. (No phone calls).

One Season:

Colonie HS Girls Basketball, 2000-2002, Coach Karen Bonitatibus
Final record of 27 + 1, including Class Federation title and NYSPHSAA Class A Championship. The following was written about this team: The foundation of this team began with intensity, determination, and teamwork. Through their confident attitude and willingness to sacrifice to compete at a higher level these young ladies achieved their goals. Their desire to win and faith in each other created the team ego. This squad believed that relentless defense would demonstrate their heart and pride. They committed themselves to attain success by doing the little things and working hard.

Elwood/John Glenn HS - Girls (Section 1) Coach Andrew Athanas. The Lady Knights went 29 + 0!! They won League VII, Suffolk County, Long Island Regional, NYSPHSAA and NYS Federation Class B championships.

Hamilton CS (Section 3), Boys team, Coach Tom Blackford. 1993-94,Record of 26 + 1, League, Sectional, Regional and State titles. This team was led by Adonal Foyle who still owns numerous Glens Falls records. Foyle had 45 points in the championship game. Foyle plays in the NBA for the Golden State Warriors.

Hamilton CS (Section 3) Boys team, 1999-2000,Coach Tom Blackford. Record of 25 + 2, League, Sectional, Regional and State crowns. State title game was a triple overtime win over Alexander Hamilton in what many Glens Falls observers still call one of the greatest games ever played there.

Indian Lake Central School; (Section 7),Head Coach John Reynolds in 1998 posted a 17-6 record and were Section 7 Champs (12-0 league record). This team was great because Indian Lake is one of the smallest public schools in the state (enrollment K-12 is around 200)

LaSalle Academy, New York City, 1997, Coach Bill Aberer, Assisted by Ray Polanco and Al Barbosa. Final record of 27 + 1, ranked #2 team in the United States for most of the season by USA Today. Won the NY Archdiocesan Championship and the NYC CHSAA City Championship. The first team to with the CHSAA City Championship as undefeated since Power Memorial did in 1970. The team was led by McDonald’s All American Ron Artest. During the course of the season LaSalle participated and won 5 tournaments.

LaSalle Senior HS, Niagara Falls, 1987-88, Coach Patrick Monti Assistant Coach Frank Rotundo
Record of 27 + 0, NYS Federation Champs,
Section VI Champs; Far West Regional Champs; NYSPHSAA Champs and Upset defending NYS Champions Nottingham HS, Syracuse to end their 45 game win streak in the NYS finals. Nottingham featured Dorsey Levens who went on to the NFL and Jason Buchanan who went onto St. John’s University. LaSalle is the only team from Western NY to go undefeated and win both State titles. During regular season league play gave Nichols HS, Buffalo with Christian Laettner (Duke & NBA) their only two losses in his senior year. Section VI final and both semi and finals in Glens Falls were decided in OT. Key team members included Frank and Michael Starks, Eric Gore, E-Lon McCracken, Ernie Haslip and Eric Parmer. Ranked in NYS Poll 3rd All-Season behind national powers Archbishop Molloy with Kenny Anderson and Tolentine with Malik Sealy. LaSalle was also ranked in the Top 15 in the Northeast all season long in the USA Today poll.Note: LaSalle HS closed in 2000 and merged with Niagara Falls HS to form one citywide high school.

LaSalle Senior HS, Niagara Falls, 1994-1995 Coach Patrick Monti, Assistant Coach Frank Rotundo
26-1 Record,
Section VI Champs; Far West Regional Champs; NYSPHSAA Champs and NYS Federation Runners Up to Lincoln HS
Only loss was to Lincoln HS, led by Stephon Marbury in the Federation semi finals. LaSalle team lead by Captain Tim Winn held Stephon Marbury to 11 points and gave up only 60 points or more to opponents on a few occasions. LaSalle’s defensive leaders, Winn, Crymes and Rich limited opponents in 27 games to an average of 54 points. Key team members included Tim Winn, Jody Crymes, Terry Rich, Rod Gayle and Carlos Davis. The Staff at Glenns Falls have said that this was the quickest defensive team they had ever seen at the States and that the 1994-1995 team was the most fun to watch.

Maria Regina HS, Uniondale NY, Coach Greg Mayerhofer, 1983-1984, the team went 26 + 1, and were the CHSAA Regular and Post-Season Champs. This was a special and yet sad time as the school was to be closed at the end of the school year in 1984.

Massena HS Boys, Section 10, 1965-66, Coach Jerry Welsh. Record of 18 + 0, prior to institution of a state tournament

Mynderse Academy - Boys (Section 5), 1991-1992, Coach Scott Smith
Final record of 26 + 0,including Section 5, Regional, NYSPHSAA and Federation titles.
This team beat defending champion Watervliet in the semi-finals and Malverne in the finals. Matt Verkey scored 41 points in Class C finals, which is still a record.

Nanuet HS Girls, (Section 1) 2008-2009, Coach Carlos Fidalgo., made history this year by winning the school’s first state championship in basketball (boys or girls). Despite being a 5th seed in the Class B Section 1 tournament, Nanuet rattled off a string of 9 consecutive victories in the playoffs to win not only the Class B state championship but also the NYS Federation Championship. Along the way they defeated the 2008 defending state and federation champion Briarcliff Bears and #1 ranked teams at the time, Wyandanch HS and Oneonta HS.

Nyack HS -Boys (Section 1), 1987-88, Coach Gary Gray. Nyack went 1 + 5 even though they were severe underdogs. They won Section 1 and Regionals titles before losing in the State championship game in overtime, at the buzzer to Nottingham HS.

Olean High School Boys (Section 6), 2007-2008, Coach Jeff Anastasia
Assistants: Tim Kolasinski, Brian Martin, and Mike Blask…Record-25-3.
Accomplishments: Won the Bl Sectional 6 Title, the overall B Title, the Western Regional…game, and the State Class B Championship…This was a great team because of what was accomplished after graduating four senior …starters from the year before. This team was young and inexperienced but very successful…Olean continued their league dominance by winning their 7th consecutive league title and finished the league season with a 47 game win streak.

Potsdam State, 1985-86, Coach Jerry Welsh. Record of 32 & 0 and won the NCAA Division III National Championship.

Prattsburgh Vikings Central School – 1990-1991- Coach Jim Burke
Record: 29 – 0, Section Five Class DD Champions, Western Regional Class D Champions, and New York State Class D Champions. Number One Class D Ranked team in the State – 1991. Prattburgh outscored their opponents by an average of 35 pts per game, averaging 87.9 pts per game, outrebounding our opponents by 16 rebounds a game. All five starters averaged in double figures, shooting 50% from the field as a
team, and 41% from 3-pt range. The leading scorer averaged 12 shots a game.
It was a TRUE team. The second five would have finished 2nd in the league that
year. There were actually had 10 kids that could have started. That’s hard to find
at the D level.

Rome Catholic HS – Boys (Section 3), 1995-96, Coach Jim Kenny, Final record of 23+1. Rome Catholic won the Section 3, Class D2 title. They won 23 consecutive wins (Longest consecutive wins Class D ’95-96 NYS), their only loss being the Section 3
DI vs. D2 qualifier. They achieved fou wins vs. class B teams and 11 vs. class C teams. Finished Ranked # 4 in NYS.

Schenectady HS Boys, (2000-2001), Coach Mark Sausville; Ass’ts – Guilio Ruzza, Kevin Owens, Biff Fischer. Record of 28 & 1 winning Section 2, Regional and State titles. This team played with great passion and represented their school and community with great pride. It was comprised of future Division 1 players Jason McKrieth (Rice) , Rayshaun Freeman (UMASS), Division2 player Adonist Barber ( St. Rose) and a group of unselfish kids who were upset the two previous years in their own section tourney (as high seeds), this group set out to make amends and make sure they had their place in Schenectady history. Their only loss coming in their last game in Federation Finals vs St. Raymonds.

Suffolk Community College-Selden; 2002-2003, Coach Rich Wrase
National Junior College Athletic Association – National Champions as well as Region 15 champs. Final record of 31 + 1. All 13 players were from Suffolk County.

Suffolk Community College-Selden; 2003-2004, Coach Rich Wrase
NJCAA – National Champions, Region 15 Champions, Final record of 34 + 0. Suffok had a 55 game win streak, averaging 92 points per game. All team members were from Suffolk County and non taller than 6’4”

St. Aloysius Academy, Rome NY,1932-1933, Coach Stanley Evans
Paraphrased from newspaper accounts: Coach Evans has witnessed his Green Jacket team run up ten victories in 11 starts. The final record was 18 + 3. Such a record is something of an achievement for any young mentor particularly one serving in his first year in a coaching capacity. St. Aloysius was one of thirty-two teams (“prep quintets”) to be invited to compete for the National Catholic Interscholastic basketball championships to be played at Loyola University in Chicago. However they had to turn down the invitation. Catholic schools in the Syracuse diocese are prohibited from engaging in athletic competition during the Lenten period.

Sweet Home Panthers – Section 6, Boys, Coach Jack Walko
1983-84
Record 23-3 two losses were across the boarder (CANADA) vs. 13 grade teams called collegiate H.S. Won ECIC Div.1 League 3rd year in a row. Undefeated 12-0
Section VI Class Champs, Far West Regional Title and NEW YORK STATE CHAMPS.
A great supporting cast of players around a few great players like Jerry Koplowski , scholarship to North Carolina Charlotte and Brian Randell WNY Player of the Year All State and a very good career at Dartmouth. It was the second team that made them work so hard in practice. Our second team would have came in second place in our league behind our first team.

Watervliet HS - Boys (Section 2), 1990-1991, Coach George Mardigan, Final record of
28 + 0. Watervliet won the Section 2 CC, CC-C, Region 2, NYSPHSAA and NYS Federation championships, (only Section 2 to do so to this date.) Watervliet, the 2nd smallest school in the Colonial Council league, averaged 77 points per game and 24 point margins of victory which included sweeping the post-season by winning 8 games and outscoring their opponents by 159 points.

Wells CS,- Boys (Section 7) Coach Randy Begeal, final record of 22 and 2 having lost the first and last game of the season and winning 22 in a row. They won the league, and Class D Sectional title.

Westhampton HS, 1997-98, Coach Rich Wrase
Final record of 28 + 0.
NYS Federation and NYSPHSAA championships. Long Island and Section 11 champs.
No player on the team was tall, but they led the section in defensive avg (446.) and offensive average (81 ppg).

Whitney Point HS Boys (Section 4), 1970-71, Coach Jack Halloran,record of 20 + 1.
# 1 in the NYSSWA Poll, in the small school category. League and Sectional titles, as there were no state playoffs at the time. League rival Windsor and Whitney Point split their regular season games, with Whitney Point winning the League title games.

Dynasty

Avoca Central (Boys), Coach Marv Skillman.
The years: 1987-1990
The Avoca Tigers made 3 straight trips to Glens Falls. They went 25-2 in 1987-88
losing in the state semi’s to Sugar-Loaf 81-51. In 1988-89 Avoca went 28-0, this time
beating Sugar-Loaf in the state finals 66-61. In 1989-90 they went 26-2, losing in the state finals to Alexander-Hamilton 57-54. In that time frame they won 3 straight Section V titles, and three straight Regional titles and notched a 54 + 2 record over two seasons and 79-4 over three seasons.

Brookfield CS (Section 3), Boys Team, Coach Al Knapp. From 1979-1988 despite being one of the smallest schools in the state, the Beavers posted a 190-33 record (85%). During those nine seasons they won four Section 3 titles and the 1983 Class D State Championship.

Cornwall Central HS Boys. (Section 9) 1971-1972 (21 + 0), 1972-1973 (21 + 0)…42 straight wins under Head Coach Glen McGinnis, assisted by Ernest Marvin. Cornwall was voted # 2 by NYSSW in 1972 and # 1 in 1973 for small schools. The team was led by Paul Berwanger who went on to Boston College, Jeff Jurgens, a NY Daily News All Star two years in a row who later captained Boston College’s team.

Fallsburg Central (Boys), Coach James McDermott, Assistant Coach Martin Van Vleet.
The Years: 1969-1975, Overall record during those years 108 + 13. Post Season Championships: 3 League Championships, 4 Sectional Championships and 1 Regional title. From 1969-1975 the Comets enjoyed a 33 game winning streak and defeated arch rival Monticello 11 times in a row. The 1974-75 team broke the 100 point barrier 7 times and average over 92 points per contest while holding the opposition to just 52.6 ppg. Fallsburg finished 2nd in the NewYork State Sportswriters’s Association’s final basketball poll in 1975 behind St. Francis of Athol Springs. Two players from that team went on to successful careers at Division I schools: Greg Davis at Vermont and Sam Copeland at UNLV. Junior Barry Davis was selected the “Times Herald Record” as Tri-County Player of the Year the following season, the only Fallsburg player to be so honored.

Fort Edward HS - Boys (Section 2) 2000-2006, Coach George Conley. Fort Edward won 5 of 6 Sectional Class D titles during this stretch as well as three Regionals. They appeared in three consecutive Class D, NYSPHSAA Final Fours in Glens Falls.

Fort Edward (Section 2) 2001/2 – 2005/6 – During this 5 year stretch, George Conley’s team won 4 out of 5 Section II Class “D” titles, including the past three. Three consecutive Regional titles, sending them to the NYS Final Four for the past 3 years (only the 2nd team in all of Section II to accomplish this feat!). In the past 3 years, the only Class D loses they have were at the hands of teams from NYC (two in state semi-final games and one in a state championship game).

Hamilton CS (Section 3), Boys team, Coach Tom Blackford.
From 1992-2001, Hamilton notched a 209 and 37 record. Included are six league, 5 sectional, 5 regional and 2 Class D State championships.

Harrisville CS Pirates, (Section 10,) 1974-1981, Coach Chuck Folsom, 7 seasons, won 144 games and lost 20. Won the league title 7 straight years and the Section 10, Class D title 6 of 7 years. Reached Final Four in 1978 and 1979. Lost to Class D schools only 7 times during this time period. Additional multi year records are: 1985-87: 64 +11, 1990-1993: 61 + 8, 2000-2003: 62 + 11.

Indian Lake Central School (Section 7) (two sectional Class D titles) Assistant Coach John Clark. 1994-1998: 3 league titles (1 shared) Mountain Valley and Athletic Conference League record, 11-1, 10-2,12-0,12-0 (44-3 over three seasons), 1997 state ranking #4 went 20-2 overall, lost in Section 7 semifinals on a half-court shot at buzzer (12-0 league record)

Kingston HS-Section 9- Girls – Coach Steve Garner
2003- 2010 –Total Record- 133-28
2003-2004- 18-3, OCIAA Champs
2004-2005- 19-5, Section 9 Champions
2005-2006-19-3, OCIAA Champs
2006-2007- 20~3, OCIAA Champs, Section 9 Champions, Region 1 Champs
Final Four State Qualifiers
2007-2008- 15-10, Section 9 Champs, Region 1 Champs,Final Four State Qualifiers
2008-2009- 23-2/ OCIAA Champs, Section 9 Champs, Region 1 Champions
Final Four State Qualifiers
2009- 2010- 19-2/ OCIAA Champs, Section 9 Champions
Total OCIAA Championships- 5
Total Section 9 Champions- 5
Total Region 1 Champions- 3
Total State Final Four Qualifiers- 3
Many great players continuing on in college- Rachel Coffey (Syracuse- 01)/ Lynsey Timbrouck (St. Rose-02)/ Keyana Williams (Albany-01), Amanda Horvers(Mount St. Marys-03), Shataya McComb (Alverne College, 03)/ Stephanie McCoy (SUNY Plattsburgh, 03) and Vanessa Lawson (graduated Mount St. Mary/s-03).

Lackawanna HS Boys (Section 6) 1974-1979. Head Coach Bill Bilowus, Assistant Coach Joe Foley.With an overall record of 104 + 10, Lackawanna won 1 State championships , 3 Super Sectional Crowns , 4 Sectional titles and 5 Division Championships. 1974-75 (21 + 2, with a Super Sectional title as that was as far as a team could go at that time), 1975-76 (21 + 0 and a Super Sectional title), 1976-1977 (24 + ) and Super Sectional), 1977-78 (15 + 5), 1978-79 (23 +3) NYSPHSAA Class AA title, first team from western New York to win a state title)

Massena HS Boys, Section 10, 1964-68, Coach Jerry Welsh. Record of 70 wins and 6 losses.

McGraw HS  Boys -Eagles – – Section 4, Class C Boys, 1963-1971, 1973-75

Coaches:

1963:  Varsity: Bruce Redman   JV:  Alden (Charlie) Dumas

1964 – 69:  Varsity:  Walt Dippo  JV:  Alden (Charlie) Dumas

1970 – 75:  Varsity:  Walt Dippo  JV:  Jim Monaco
In spite of the majority of opponents being larger schools, compiled an overall record 212 wins and 39 losses (85%) and league record of 140 wins and 20 losses (88%).  Utilizing an up-tempo offense under Coach Dippo, averaged 72 points a game while holding opponents to 56, a differential of 16 points.  Won Cortland County League 4 of 5 years (1963-67), won IAC Eastern Division 5 of 7 years, and won IAC Overall Championship 3 years.  Came in 2^nd the years not won.  Won McGraw’s only sectional titles (1963, 1965, 1969) while compiling a combined record of 61 wins and 4 losses those years.  Of the 4 losses, 3 were to larger Class B sectional champions, but opponents that McGraw had also beaten during the regular season.  In other sectional play, lost 3 times in finals and lost 4 semifinals to the eventual champions by a combined 12 points.

Mynderse Academy -Boys (Section 5), Coach Rod Verkey. 1978-1982. Over three seasons won 73 games and lost 4! This included 3 league, 3 sectional, 2 regional titles. They were a state finalist twice, winning the championship in 1980. Mynderse won 56 games in a row in Section 5.

Nyack HS -Boys (Section 1), 1994-2001. Coach Gary Gray, Nyack a Class B school recorded 170 wins against 16 losses. They won eight league, two Sectional, and one Regional title. Nyack had eight 20 win seasons in a row!

Newark Central HS Boys (Section 5), 1989-1991 (1989: 20 +2, 1990: 24+3, 1991: 22-4), 66 + 9, Coach Ron Ceravolo, 3 Fingerlakes East Championships (47-1 league record), 2 Section 5 Championships, 2 Regional Championships, 2 NYS Final Four appearances.

Ogensburg Free Academy -Boys(Section 10): Coaches: Bill Merna, Mark Brady (Varsity Assistant), Mike Sargent (JV)
2002-3 20-4 (League Tie, Section)
2003-4 25-2 (League, Section, Regional)
2004-5 22-3 (League, Section)
2005-6 26-1 (League,Section, Regional)
2006-7 24-3 (League, Section, Regional, State Finalist Class B)
2007-8 23-4 (League, Section, Regional)

OFA has a 140-17 record over this six year period and has gone 75-3 in league play. They have played in the Class B Regional all six years and have gone to the Final 4 in Glens Falls four times. OFA has won the Overall Section 10 Crown five years in a row.

Olean High School Boys (Section 6), Coach Jeff Anastasia
OLEAN HIGH SCHOOL BOYS (SECTION 6)
COACH-JEFF ANASTASIA
2001-2010 OVERALL RECORD-183-31
2001-2010 LEAGUE RECORD-105-3 (9 CONSECUTIVE LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIPS)

2002-2003 OVERALL RECORD 23-3 THIS RECORD INCLUDES LEAGUE TITLE, SECTIONAL TITLE, AND FINAL 4 APPEARANCE
2006-2007 OVERALL RECORD 24-2 THIS RECORD INCLUDES LEAGUE TITLE, SECTIONAL TITLE, AND FINAL 4 APPEARANCE
2007-2008 OVERALL RECORD 25-3 THIS RECORD INCLUDES LEAGUE TITLE, SECTIONAL TITLE, AND CLASS B STATE CHAMPIONSHIP TITLE
2008-2009 OVERALL RECORD 20-5 THIS RECORD INCLUDES LEAGUE TITLE, SECTIONAL TITLE, AND WESTERN REGIONAL APPEARANCE
2009-2010 OVERALL RECORD 20-3 THIS RECORD INCLUDES LEAGUE TITLE, SECTIONAL TITLE, AND WESTERN REGIONAL APPEARANCE

There was a Dynasty at Olean from 2001 through 2010 with an overall record of 183 + 31. In that time span they won 9 consecutive league titles with a league record of 105 + 3. At one point they won 47 consecutive league games. Also from 2001-2010 they won 5 consecutive championships, including 4 in a row from 2007-2010. They made 5 Western Regional appearances and 3 Final Four appearances, winning the state title in 2008.

Potsdam State, 1978-79 through 1988-89, Coach Jerry Welsh. Potsdam won nine NCAA Division III East Regional Championships, two NCAA Division III National Championships and were runners up three times. Also recorded a 60 game winning streak during the 1985-86 and 1986-87 seasons.

Prattsburgh Vikings Central School – 1985-1992 (8 years) Coach Jim Burke years Record of 176 – 19.
1985 – 22 + 3, 1986 – 19 + 2, 1987 – 22 + 1, 1988 – 22 + 3, 1989 – 18 + 5, 1990 – 21 +
3, 1991 – 29 + 0, 1992 – 23 2 2. Won Sectional Titles in 85, 87, 88, 91 and 92.
Lost in Sectional Finals in 1990. Prattburgh won 8 consecutive league championships, 5 Sectional Titles, 1 Western Regional Title, 1 State Title, won 73 consecutive home games and were in the Sectional Finals, six out of the eight years.

LaSalle Senior HS, Niagara Falls, 1987-88 through 1995-96 (9 years) Coach Patrick Monti, Assistant Coach Frank Rotundo
211-21 record 91% winning percentage overall and 118-4 in league play 97% winning percentage; NYSPHAA Champions 1988, 1995 and 1996; NYS Federation Champions 1988; Six trips to Glens Falls in 9 years including four consecutive seasons 1992 through 1996; 9 straight Niagara Frontier League Championships; 9 Straight Section VI Championships; 6 Far West Regional Championships.
LaSalle accomplished ten consecutive 20 plus win seasons, a Western NY record. From 1988-1997 a LaSalle team member was selected All-State 1st or 2nd Team . LaSalle had ten consecutive seasons with a representative from the LaSalle Team on the 1st Team All WNY and three individual team members named as WNY Player of the Year – 1989 E-Lon McCracken, 1991 Modie Cox and 1995 and 1996 Tim Winn. LaSalle ranked No.1 in WNY for each and every year during this period and also ranked in the NYS Poll in the top 10 each year, reaching the top 3 several times.

Poughkeepsie High School – Boys, Section 1
The Poughkeepsie High School Basketball team is one of the smallest Class AA schools in NYS. The BEDS for the up coming year is 946. Poughkeepsie usually has around 950-1000 kids but due to the numbers they play in the largest classification.
School: Poughkeepsie High School
Head Coach: Brian Laffin
Asst. Coaches: 2000-2001 (Jerome Elting, Jim Daley, Mort Laffin)
2001-2005 (Matt Hayes, Mort Laffin, Mark Bianco)
2006-2010 (Tom Mullins, Kurt Jesman, Chris McLaurin, Dennis Dean)
Record: 2006 – 2010 (100-15)
2000 – 2010 (194-34 overall 10 years)
8 Dutchess County Tournament Championships
7 League Championships
8 Section I Class AA (A in 2000 & 2001) Final Fours
4 Section I Class AA Finals

Red Hook HS -Boys (Section 9). 2001-2006 (five years). Coach Rod Chando. Recordded 110 wins against only 10 losses. Won five league and four Section 9 titles in a row. The Mid Hudson Athletic League is made up of 16 teams, 8 in each conference, so to win the league five years in a row with a 80 + 2 record is quite an accomplishment.

Sackets Harbor HS Boys (Section 3), Coach Charlie Bridge, Jr and Coach Jeff Robbins. Over the past 13 seasons, the Sackets Harbor boys varsity program has compiled a 223-76 record. This includes 9 Frontier League regular season championships, 7 Frontier League playoff championships, 9 Section 3 finals appearances, 5 Section 3 championships, and 1 Regional championship/final four appearance. The first 10 seasons were coached by the Section 3 Hall of Famer Charlie Bridge, Jr., while the last three seasons have been coached by Jeff Robbins, who played for three years of this “dynasty” and was an assistant coach for two as well. This is amazing for a school of this size (class D, generally just over 100 students) can sustain such success for a 13 year period.

Shenendehowa HS Boys (Section 2). 1982-1991, Coach Jim Zullo. Nine year record of 191 + 26, winning 9 Suburban Council and 5 Section 2 titles. Their league record was 121 + 5, with winning streaks of 54 and n43 straight games. The 1986-87 Plainsmen won the large school NYSPHSAA title with a 27 + 1 record. From that team Greg Koubek, Mr. NYS Basketball went to Duke and Brendan O’Sullivan to Dartmouth, Jeff Farnsworth to University at Albany and Tom King to Clarkson.

St.Johnsville Central School – Girls Basketball team, 1989-1995, (7 years) Coach Pam Macek.
Final Record: 167 – 10 (over those 7 years); Post-season titles won: 7 Conference Championships (Tri-Valley League), 6 Sectional Championships (Section 2); 6 Regional Titles, 6 NY State Class D Final Four Appearances and 2 NYPHSAA State Class D Championships(’93 and ’94); 2 NYS Federation Titles(’93 and ’94), Accomplishments:
2 undefeated seasons (28-0 in ’92-’93 and 27-0 in ’93-’94), 64 consecutive wins (a Section 2 record), From 1989-1994 – never lost a league game or a home game, won 87 consecutive league games. Written about this team: Caryn Schoff was co- Miss NY State Basketball in 1995. St. Johnsville was the smallest school in their league and one of the smallest in the section, with only about 30 students in a graduating class! Caryn (3548 career points)and Wendi Schoff (2285 points) along with Janice Miklic were the nucleus of a team that usually only had 7 or 8 girls on the squad. Caryn went on to play at Syracuse University and Wendi at William Smith. Wendi Schoff is currently coaching Fonda-Fultonville CS.

St. Raymond’s – Boys (NYC Catholic) 1990-2000, Coach Gary DeCesare. St. Raymond’s went 211 + 88 during this stretch. They were champions: NY Archdocese
(4 times), NY City (4 times), State (2 times). They also were tournament champions in prestigious events throughout the country. ( Hawaii, Missouri, California, Florida, Arkansas, Maryland, Delaware, North Carolina, Kentucky, New York and Pennsylvania.

Sweet Home Panthers – – Section 6, Boys, Coach Jack Walko
1978-79 won league 17-4
1978-79 won league 16-4
1980-81 15-6
1981-82 won league 19-1
1982-83 won league 21-1
1983-84 won league 23-3
1985-86 won league 19-3 130 – 22 over all
Won league 6 of 8 years came in second other two years won Christmas Tournament
5 years… won Long John Silver Tourney which had teams the like of Power Memorial of NY City and Cathedral Prep of PA and Canadian teams etc. …Won Section VI several times Far West Title and State champs.
A few great players made the cast all play harder and better. It continued on each year and every summer we would organize our own league of freshmen, JV and varsity players . The teams were coached by players parents. Our JV teams never lost after playing vs. varsity all summer. The parents got a good look at handling young men which made the season go much smoother

Watervliet HS - Boys (Section 2), – (1989-1990) (1990-1991) (1991-1992)
record of 75-3, Coach George Mardigan. Watervliet won 3 CC championships, 2 CC-C championships, 2 Region 2 championships, 1 State Championship, and 1 Federation Championship. League record 49-1, post season 16-2 and Thanksgiving and Christmas tourney records 10-0). Watervliet was the only team from any Class (A, B, C, D) to make a back-to-back state tournament Final Four appearance in 1991 and 1992. They posted a 64-game regular season winning streak that lasted from January 1989 thru February of 1992.

Wells CS, Boys (Section 7) Coach Randy Begeal, 1984-1990. Over six seasons won 84 games while losing only 14. They won six league and five Section 7 Class D titles.
Other multi-year records for Wells were 1984-1993 (123-24) with 9 league titles.

Whitney Point HS – Boys (Section 4), Coach Jack Halloran, 1987-88: 19 + 5, 1988-89: 25 + 1 (League, Section, Regional champs.), 1989-90: 18+ 5 (League + Section champs), 1990-91: 23+ 3 (League,Section, Regional champs, state Class C finalist), 1991-92: 21 + 2 (League + Section titles), 1992-93:, 23 + 4 (Sectional, Regional, State finalist). Total of 129 + 20. Three trips to Glens Falls, one semi-finalist, one finalist, one State championship.