Prep Talktag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-13962132012-09-06T17:53:10ZTypePadLive chat tonight at 9tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451b85a69e20177448df569970d2012-09-06T13:53:10-04:002012-09-06T17:57:23ZOur first Thursday night live chat of the school year is tonight at 9 p.m. We'll talk about this weekend's upcoming Week Two football schedule and the fall sports season. As always, anything in the world of high school sports -- or our coverage of it -- is up for discussion. I promise I'll get to your question or comment -- but please be patient. It can get busy fielding all of the questions and I can only answer one at a time. And PLEASE don't enter your question/comment multiple times -- that only makes things more hectic. amp;lt;a href=quot;http://www.coveritlive.com/mobile.php/option=com_mobile/task=viewaltcast/altcast_code=f9003713aequot;...Blog EditorHow The News voted: Week Onetag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451b85a69e2017d3bd1ac7e970c2012-09-04T02:45:44-04:002012-09-04T06:45:44ZEvery week a panel of voters participate in The News' large and small school football polls, and every week we tell you how The News voted. The News is one of 10 voters on the large and small school polls. For reference, here's last year's final polls. LARGE SCHOOLS 1. Orchard Park (1-0) -- A few stumbles (and fumbles) early, but by the end a decisive, impressive, 21-point win. No, they're not last year's team. Let it go. They're this year's team. And they're definitely No. 1. 2. Bishop Timon-St. Jude (1-0) -- I'm writing my Prep Talk column (Wednesday's...Blog EditorPrepTalkTV Sunday show debuts tonight at 8:30; live chat to followtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451b85a69e20177447a4a18970d2012-09-02T16:25:31-04:002012-09-02T21:00:11ZPrepTalkTV Sunday debuts tonight at 8:30 p.m. right on the home page of buffalonews.com. We'll have highlights, post-game interviews and analysis, and we will have two guests in studio: Orchard Park senior quarterback Ben Holmes and Bishop Timon-St. Jude senior quarterback Ryan Dougherty. Afterwards, I'll have a live chat right here. Let us know what you thought of the show and the first weekend of high school action. Today's story on fired Williamsville South boys basketball coach Al Monaco certainly may come up as well. As always, anything in the world of high school sports -- or our coverage of...Blog EditorLive blog: Saturday of Week One of high school footballtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451b85a69e2017c31981348970b2012-09-01T13:56:22-04:002012-09-01T18:13:08ZGo to the Prep Talk Live page for a full scoreboard and the live blog. a href="http://www.coveritlive.com/mobile.php/option=com_mobile/task=viewaltcast/altcast_code=4e0b51709a" _mce_href="http://www.coveritlive.com/mobile.php/option=com_mobile/task=viewaltcast/altcast_code=4e0b51709a" Prep Talk Live: Week One -- Saturday/aBlog EditorHigh school football's Week One kicks off with Prep Talk Live & your #preptalkscorestag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451b85a69e2017744711604970d2012-08-31T12:55:10-04:002012-09-01T04:19:57ZHere we go. It's Week One of the high school football season, with games starting as early as noon Friday. We'll be covering different games with myself, Lauren Mariacher and our staff of video/photographers. I'll be checking in on games this afternoon before settling in for tonight's big public-private matchup of Bishop Timon-St. Jude at Williamsville South at 7 p.m. I'll have live play-by-play updates from that one. Here's today's full schedule, which will be updated with scores tonight as they are reported to us. We encourage you to tweet updates with the hashtag #preptalkscores attached -- that's the quickest...Blog EditorFirst live chat of 2012-13: Buckling our chin strap for Thursday's HS football preview; discussion of Monaco storytag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451b85a69e2017c318a0c8c970b2012-08-29T14:30:00-04:002012-08-30T02:39:11ZOur first live chat of the school year is tonight at 9 p.m. We scheduled it for this time to talk football, as our season preview will come out Thursday and the season kicks off Friday. With Al Monaco's firing as Williamsville South boys basketball (and golf) coach occurring just last week, I'm sure we will talk that over as well. As always, anything in the world of high school sports -- or our coverage of it -- is up for discussion. I promise I'll get to your question or comment -- but please be patient. It can get busy...Blog EditorVideo: Monaco's defenders attend board meeting; superintendent fields questionstag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451b85a69e2017c3189d90a970b2012-08-29T13:15:02-04:002012-08-29T17:15:53ZPhotographer Robert Kirkham did a great job putting together this video from last night's Williamsville Board of Education meeting. Check out today's story written by Sandy Tan and myself here. Bucky Gleason took on the topic in a column today. ---Keith McShea (@KeithMcSheaBN on Twitter) buffalonews.com/highschools facebook.com/preptalkblog twitter.com/bufnewspreptalkBlog EditorMonaco supporters attend Williamsville BOE meeting; superintendent makes statementtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451b85a69e20176177de85d970c2012-08-28T21:48:04-04:002012-08-29T01:49:19ZAn estimated 75 supporters of fired Williamsville South basketball coach Al Monaco attended tonight's Williamsville Board of Education meeting despite knowing they would likely not be able to speak. Williamsville Central School District Superintendent Scott Martzloff made the following statement at the beginning of the session, which was a special meeting called to elect a new board member: "I know we have a number of community members here who are interested in the recent personnel decision to not reappoint a coach. That decision was reached after a six-month-long investigation, talking to many different administrators, teachers, parents, community members, students --...Blog EditorDepew coach Larry Jones on co-Section VI chairman Monaco's firing: 'Al has been wronged.'tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451b85a69e20177445f9c93970d2012-08-27T21:37:01-04:002012-08-28T01:37:01ZToday I interviewed Depew 20-year coach Larry Jones, who was named co-chairman of Section VI boys basketball with Monaco this year. His comments will be part of a story published in Tuesday's News. Jones will be one of many coaches who are expected to gather, along with officials and former and current players of Monaco, at Tuesday night's Williamsville Board of Education as a show of support for the coach. The 7 p.m. meeting at the district office boardroom, 105 Casey Road, is a special one to appoint a new board member. According to the agenda on its website, there...Blog EditorBCANY director's letter to Williamsville Board of Ed, regarding Al Monaco: 'This is a completely unjust action!'tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451b85a69e2017617776114970c2012-08-27T13:25:26-04:002012-08-27T17:30:52ZDave Archer, the executive director of the Basketball Coaches Association of New York, has come out in strong support of now-former Williamsville South basketball coach Al Monaco, who was removed from his coaching duties Friday. Here is a copy of his letter to the school board, written on BCANY letterhead: August 27, 2012 District Clerk, Mrs. Mitzie Serafin Board of Education Williamsville Central School District; 105 Casey Road East Amherst, NY 14051-5000 Please distribute to members of the Board of Education and Superintendent of Schools. Dear Member of the Board of Education: I am completely shocked by the recent decision...Blog Editor