Talk about a wakeup call. Coming off an impressive win against a less-than-impressive Pine Bush team, Kingston was brought back down to Earth by Monroe-Woodbury.

Now nobody really could have expected a win against the No. 1 team in the state, but Friday's 44-6 loss showed just how far the Tigers have to go before they could be considered an elite team in Section 9.

It seems as though it's been quite a long time since Kingston has been considered a true contender in the section, and Monroe doesn't look like it's going away anytime soon. But it would be nice to at least put Kingston in the discussion as a threat.

Here's hoping that happens sooner rather than later.