ACADEMY MOVED UP, BUT WHY?(Sports)

Al Davis, the wacky owner and patriarch of the Oakland Raiders, is perhaps best known for his longtime motto: "Just win, baby." Remember that.

Albany Academy had little difficulty collecting wins in boys' basketball during the 2007-08 season, and a trio of Section II athletic committees spent the majority of the scholastic year deciding where the program should be classified for the immediate future.

The Cadets, a charter member of the Colonial Council since 1966, must move up from the Class A to the Class AA ranks for the 2008-09 season -- too big for the Colonial Council -- following recommendations made by the Section II basketball and classification …