Doherty's Dandy Dozen

Retired Pearl River High School Coach and Athletic Director Tommy Doherty uses outside rankings, standings, strength of schedule, head-t0-head play and his own experience to rank the varsity athletic teams in Rockland County.

The rankings are not just within each sport, but comparing the teams in every sport currently playing. Doherthy's Dandy Dozen currently includes teams in softball, track, tennis, lacrosse and baseball baseball -- the Pearl River girls lacrosse team taking the top spot away from the North Rockland Boys Track and Field team. The Pirates play in the state Class C semifinals today.  These rankings include 85 varsity sports teams in Rockland County.

The poll below includes records through June 8, which is week 10 for the Dandy Dozen in spring sports, which includes comments from Doherty.

DOHERTY'S DANDY DOZEN                            

Rockland County Spring Sports
(The number in parenthesis indicates Poll #9 Ranking)                                                    

#1. Pearl River Girls Lacrosse, Coach Laurie Mayernik-Record: 16-4-1 (#5)            

• NYSSCOGS Poll -- #15 in state Class C
• State Regional Champions (Rockland County's only regional champ this spring)
• Plays Section 11 champion Mt. Sinai today at SUNY-Cortland in the state semifinals. The victor meets the winner of Cyracuse CBA (Section 3) and Marcus Whitman (Section 5) Saturday for the state Class C championship.
• Section 1 Class C Champions
• League Co-Champions

 #2. Pearl River Softball, Coach Mike Carlacci - Record: 24-2 (#3)

• NYSSCOGS Poll -- #2 in state Class A
• State Regional Finalist with a devastating, 5-4 loss to Elmira in the bottom of the seventh inning
• Section 1 Class A Champions
• Undefeated League Champions

#3. North Rockland Boys Track, Coach Gene Dall - Record: 4-0 (#1)

• Section 1 Class A Champions
• The most dominant team in Rockland this spring in any sport
• Rockland County Meet Champions by 96 points
• Completed the Rockland County Triple Crown Sweep of cross country, winter and spring track titles
• League meet champions
• Undefeated dual meet champions

#4. North Rockland Girls Track, Coach Brian Diglio - Record: 4-0 (#2)

• Section 1 Class A Champions
• Rockland County Meet Champions
• League meet champions
• Undefeated dual meet champions

#5. Pearl River Girls Track, Coach Dan Doherty - Record: 5-0 (#4)

• Section 1 Class B Meet Champions
• League meet champions
• Undefeated dual meet champions

#6. Tappan Zee Baseball, Coach Mark Stanford - Record: 16-10 (#6)

• State Regional semifinalist with a heart-breaking loss (5-4) to Saugerties in extra innings
• Section 1 Class A Champions

7. Suffern Girls Lacrosse, Coach John Callanan - Record: 16-5 (#7)

• Section 1 Class A Championship Game Finalist
• Undefeated League Champions
• Played the toughest non-league schedule in the county this spring in any sport

#8. Suffern Girls Track, Coach Jeff Dempsey - Record: 3-1 (#8)

• Second place in Section 1 Class A Championship Meet
• Second place in Rockland County Championship Meet
• Second place in league championship meet
• Second place in dual meet season
• All of the above were to No. 4-ranked North Rockland

#9. Suffern Boys Lacrosse, Coach Dave McNally - Record: 16-3 (#9)

• NYSSWA Poll - Honorable Mention in state Class A
• Section 1 Class A semifinalist
• Undefeated league champions

#10. Clarkstown North Boys Golf, Coach Paul Toscano - Record: 11-3 (#12 tie)

• Rockland County Tournament Champions
• Co-league champions

#11. Suffern Girls Golf, Coach George Kunzmann - Record: 8-0 (#12 tie)

• Rockland County Tournament Champions
• Undefeated league champions

#12. Clarkstown North Boys Tennis, Coach Alan Schwartz - Record (13-0) (#11)

• Undefeated league champions