Boy... I love being right- especially about Smithtown West and anyone who seems to be haters of the historically "ELITE" LI Teams...
My Comment from back in the end of March has now been proven insightful.
From March 27th on this board I wrote: "To the guy who seems to feels slighted and wants to argue that West Islip is not an ELITE Program....
First the definition- ELITE: the most successful or powerful group of people.
Now the facts: Since the new millennium (13 yrs), there are only 19 teams in the entire country that FINNISHED ranked in the top 50 in the nation 10 times or more .
Six of those teams are from Long Island.
Four of those teams are Public Schools.
Garden City 11 times in the top 50 (out of 13) Manhasset 10 times Ward Melville 10 times West Islip 11 times
The other two: Chaminade 12 times St. Anthony's 10 times
That is the only ELITE group on Long Island!
One or two sub par seasons doesn't take away from the recent and Long Term success of Coach Craig's Squad. He'll have them back.
Other teams have had some very good seasons, and others will continue to improve; but they still have some catching up to do to join that list. Don't let the facts get in the way of your fantasy.
Now, as one of the other guys said - go get your shine box.
Thank me very much!"
Those comments now seem amazingly Prescient, I know, but I wrote them out of respect for the coaches like Scott Craig, Jack Moran, Keith Wieczorek, Steve Finnell, & Bill Cherry who always seem to get the job done on a consistent basis.
I especially like being right about Scot Craig having his team back. That is why Chaminade always plays WI. They are an ELITE program with great coaching. They'll have a another great year next year.
The Smithtown guy who wanted to say that WI wasn't elite needed a reality check.
Smithtown West = season over WI ... still playing.
All joking aside... the ELITE teams earn their respect year in and year out, while the flash in the pan teams scream and cry for their respect in early season games.
For my next prediction .... Pequa (who hasn't lost since March) will beat SYO and roll the Suffolk team in the LI champs. Also has a good chance of taking the state.
Thank me very much (again, joking).
Biggest asinine rant yet! LI Lax has changed if you haven't noticed. Suffolk A is anyone's game now. The "tradition" teams are done! And, good riddance.
EAST is BEAST!! (for now!)
Great talent+Teamwork+Respect=WIN!!
Why do some people just have problems when reality and truth smacks them in the face?
My comments (or rant) simply and clearly the stated reasons some teams are not yet considered ELITE.
I backed those comments with undisputable facts. In no way was any team disparaged nor were any group of boys slighted? Only the fans felt that way.
In fact, quite the contrary. I lauded several teams having good seasons....but they are clearly not ELITE. Facts back that up.
Fans can hope for their teams to do well; but a nice season does not make a team elite. especially a season where a team (or several) came up admittedly short of their preseason (and fan) expectations.
Sorry about this, but there are no Suffolk teams besides those listed above that are poised to even sniffing ELITE. For the Suffolk teams, that won't change for many many years. Why?...because WM & WI have been so good for so long. Assuming that those two teams will never ever have a successful year again is pure folly. So they will likely remain elite and it means another season that other teams will have to wait.
In Nassau, Massapequa is having another great season. They are top 10 in the country. They beat a nice team in STownEast for the Island championship.
So, the chiefs could be welcomed to a seat at the ELITE table very soon.
