Former Pearl River Athletic Director and long-time Rockland County sports fan Tom Doherty suggested a new feature to RocklandSportsNews.com and I agreed with it. Doherty unveiled his "Doherty's Dandy Dozen" for the fall season. He followed it up with his "Dandy Dozen" for the winter and spring seasons. It is a ranking of the top 12 Rockland County varsity sports' teams and his ranking criteria. Now, Doherty has released his "Dandy Double Dozen" for the entire school year to RocklandSportsNews.com and here it is:
"DOHERTY'S DEFINITIVE DANDY DOUBLE-DOZEN"
A FINAL RANKING OF THE BEST TEAMS IN ROCKLAND COUNTY
2009-10 SCHOOL YEAR
1.) North Rockland Boys Cross Country, Coach Barry Baloga--Record: 9-0
Final NATIONAL Ranking of Top 25 to 50 in Alphabetical Order!
New York STATE FEDERATION Champions
2nd Place in STATE Class AA Championships
Final Ranking of #2 in STATE Class AA Poll
Section One, Class AA Champions
2.) Pearl River Softball, Coach Mike Carlacci--Record: 24-3
STATE Class A Champions
Final Ranking of # 1 in STATE Class A Poll
STATE Regional Champions, Class A
Section One Class A Champions
3.) North Rockland Boys Bowling, Coach Joan Nelson--Record: 98-10
New York STATE Champions
Section One Champions
4.) Nanuet Football, Coach Rich Conklin--Record: 11-1
STATE Class B Championship Game Finalist
Final Ranking of # 3 in STATE Class B Poll
STATE Regional Champions
Section One Class B Champions
5.) Tappan Zee Girls Gymnastics, Coach Jamie Winkler--Record: 8-0
Final Ranking #1 in STATE Team Computer Rankings
What a Shame That Gymnastics Does Not Have A Team Champion at Their State Meet
Section One Champions
Section One Divisional Champions
6.) North Rockland Girls Bowling, Coach Joan Nelson--Record: 98-2
3rd Place in STATE Championships
Section One Champions
7.) Suffern Boys Ice Hockey, Coach Rob Schelling--Record: 21-2-0
STATE, Division I Semi-Finalist (Final Four)
Final Ranking of #3 in STATE Division I Poll
STATE Regional Champions, Division I
Section One, Division I Champions
8.) Tappan Zee Girls Cross Country, Coach Pat Driscoll--Record: 7-2
12th Place in FEDERATION Meet Championships
3rd Place in STATE Class A Championships
Final Ranking of #4 in STATE Class A Poll
Section One Class A Champions
9.) Pearl River Girls Cross Country, Coach Dan Doherty--Record: 9-0
14th Place in FEDERATION Meet Championships
4th Place in STATE Class B Championships
Final Ranking of #4 in STATE Class B Poll
Section One Class B Champions
10.) North Rockland Softball, Coach Jackie DiNuzzo--Record: 22-4
STATE, Class AA Semi-Finalist (Final Four)
Final Ranking of # 7 in STATE Class AA Poll
STATE Regional Champions, Class AA
Section One Class AA Champions
11.) Nyack Girls Lacrosse, Coach Kathryn Perrella --Record: 19-2-1
STATE, Class C Semi-Finalist (Final Four)
Final Ranking of # 5 in STATE Class C Poll
STATE Regional Champions, Class C
Section One Class C Champions
12.) Tappan Zee Boys Swimming, Coach Dan Rafferty--Record: 8-0
Unofficial 5th Place in STATE Championships
Once Again, Another Sport That Does Not Recognize a Team Championship at Their State Meet
Section One Champions
13.) North Rockland Baseball, Coach Tom Lynch, Record: 17-9
Final Ranking of # 9 in STATE Class AA Poll
STATE Regional Finalist
Section One Class AA Champions
14.) Tappan Zee Boys Basketball, Coach George Gaine--Record: 17-6
Final Ranking of #15 in STATE Class A Poll
STATE Regional Semi-Finalist
Section One, Class A Champions
15.) Clarkstown North Boys Golf, Coach Paul Toscano, Record: 13-1
Would Love to See a State Team Championship Tourney in Golf Like New Jersey
Section One Team Champions
16.) Suffern Girls Winter Track, Coach Joe Biddy--Record: (No Dual Meets)
Section One, Class A Champions
17.) Pearl River Girls Spring Track, Coach Dan Doherty, Record: 8-0
Section One Class B Champions
18.) Pearl River Girls Winter Track, Coach Dan Doherty--Record: (No Dual Meets)
Section One Class B Champions
19.) Suffern Boys Volleyball, Coach Kim Cleary--Record: 10-2
Very fine season, but with only 4 teams competing in Section One, it is difficult to rank higher!
Finished 4th place in STATE Regional Championships
Section One Class AA Champions
20.) Suffern Girls Lacrosse, Coach John Callanan, Record: 14-4-1
Final Ranking of # 8 in STATE Class A Poll
Section One Class A Championship Game Finalist
21.) Suffern Baseball, Coach Ron Gamma, Record: 20-4
Final Ranking of # 10 in STATE Class AA Poll
Section One Class AA Championship Game Finalist
22.) North Rockland Girls Soccer, Coach Jen Czumak--Record: 15-2-2
Final Ranking of #10 in STATE Class AA Poll
Section One, Class AA Championship Game Finalist
23.) Nanuet Girls Basketball, Coach Carlos Fidalgo--Record: 16-4
Final Ranking of #10 in STATE Class B Poll
Section One Class B Championship Game Finalist
24.) North Rockland Girls Cross Country, Coach Brian Diglio--Record: 8-1
15th Place in FEDERATION Meet Championships
Final Ranking of #11 in STATE Class AA Poll
2nd place in Section One Class AA Championships
24.) North Rockland Football, Coach Joe Casarella--Record: 8-1
Final Ranking of #16 in STATE Class AA Poll
Section One Class AA Championship Game Finalist
HONORABLE MENTION
(Listed in Alphabetical Order, Includes All Other Sectional Runner-Ups)
Nanuet Girls Cross Country, Coach Sheri Dempsey--Record: 5-4
Final Ranking of #6 in STATE Class B Poll
2nd place in Section One Class B Championships
Nanuet Wrestling, Coach Carmine Serra--Record: 4-4
2nd place in Section One Division II Championships
North Rockland Boys Winter Track, Coach Gene Dall--Record: (No Dual Meets)
2nd Place in Section One Class A Championships
Pearl River Boys Cross Country, Coach Mike Kiernan--Record: 7-2
Final Ranking of #13 in STATE Class B Poll
2nd place in Section One Class B Championships
Pearl River Boys Spring Track, Coach Gilbert Hawkins, Record: 7-1
Second Place in Section One Class B Championships
Spring Valley Boys Basketball, Coach Willie Worsley--Record: 17-5
Final Ranking of #21 in STATE Class A Poll
Section One Class A Championship Game Finalist
Suffern Girls Volleyball, Coach Sean Barnes--Record: 18-1
Section One, Class AA, Championship Game Finalist