I went through the Section II football master schedule and circled who I thought would be the winner of each game based on all of my preseason research. I've added up the totals, created a set of imaginary standings, figured out playoff pairings and played them through to determine a potential Super Bowl winner in each of the five classes in Section II.

Am I right? Am I wrong? Only time will tell, so feel free to sound off in the comments section in the meantime.

Class AA - 2009 projected regular season standings
Empire Division

Shenendehowa (5-0, 7-0)
Saratoga Springs (4-1, 5-2)
Ballston Spa (3-2, 5-2)
Albany (2-3, 3-4)
Christian Bros. Acad. (1-4, 2-5)
Guilderland (0-5, 1-6)

Liberty Division

Schenectady (4-1, 6-1)*
La Salle (4-1, 6-1)
Columbia (4-1, 5-2)
Shaker (2-3, 2-5)
Colonie (1-4, 1-6)
Bethlehem (0-5, 0-7)

* Schenectady beats LSI in week 7, LSI beats Columbia in week 5. (real playoff positioning will be determined by quarter points)

Section II Class AA quarterfinals
E1 Shenendehowa vs. L4 Shaker
E2 Saratoga Springs vs. L3 Columbia
L2 La Salle vs. E3 Ballston Spa
L1 Schenectady vs. E4 Albany

Section II Class AA semifinals
Shenendehowa vs. La Salle
Schenectady vs. Columbia

Section II Class AA Super Bowl
Shenendehowa vs. Schenectady

Aaaaand your 2009 Section II football champion, Shenendehowa.

Can Suhyab Banks lead the Plainsmen to their first Section II title since 2003? That's how I picked it out. (Photo by Tom Killips - The Record).