Football

Arlington looked to be the likely Section 1 Class AA champion for most of the 2023 season but went down to a surging Carmel team in the final. The Admirals may have lost generational players like Colin Cubblerly and Mikey Rescigno, but they look to reload, not rebuild, and contend again for the Class AA crown. ...

The Rye Garnets made the most of a small enrollment drop and took home a Class B state title last season. With numbers in the district back up, they now move back to Class A where they’ll have to deal with contenders like rival Harrison and Yorktown in the regular season, with back to back state champ Somers looming in the postseason. ...

The 2024 Section 1 Football season is upon us officially in four days. To get ready for what should be a wide-open race to a Class AA championship, KDJ and Frank Langella of FaM Sports NY sit down and go through the deep field of contenders. ...

Harrison made a leap last year, eventually going toe to toe with eventual State Champ Somers in the Section 1 Class A title game. This year, they return several key pieces like Division 1 DL prospect Artin Balidemaj and dynamic playmaker Joe Crupi, but they’ll need to reload with newcomers if they want to have the depth to compete with programs like Somers and Rye. ...

Somers has established themselves as one of the premier programs in New York State over the last decade. They’ve won back to back Class A State Championships and were one point away in 2021 from already holding a three-peat in hand. They return a core of skill position players that rivals any team in Section 1 would be envious of, but the key to the program’s success is turning the page each year. ...

Delbarton might have graduated the core of last year’s team that reached the New Jersey State Non-Public championship game. But the return of Philip Folmar was enough to give the Iona Prep defense fits on Saturday afternoon. ...

Stepinac has won 82 games, including four CHSFL championships, over the past decade despite playing in the state’s best conference and against an elite non-league schedule. ...

Mamaroneck is aiming to reach the Class AA championship for the second time in three seasons. And the Tigers feel they have the depth of talent up front to compete with the big boys in Section 1. ...