Players of the Week – Week #2

Players of the Week – Week #2

BLITZ COVERAGE: St. Peter's Tyler Zanghi is the player of the week (poll)
Tyler Zanghi (Photo Courtesy of Staten Island Advance/Hilton Flores)

Tyler Zanghi (St. Peter’s – Sr./RB/WR):  The key to completeing a upset against a heavy favorite is to immediately strike coming out of the half.  Tyler Zanghi’s 72-yard touchdown run and two-point PAT conversion did just that.  The stunning run gave St. Peter’s a 27-13.  When the final whistle ended the game St. Peter’s had a 39-19 victory over perinial CHSFL powerhouse Chaminade.  In the game Tyler scored twice and rushed for 149 yards on 12 carries.

Jesse Clara (Kellenberg – Sr./DB/RB): Jesse Clara had 181 all-purpose yards and scored two touchdowns in Kellenberg’s 28-14 win over Holy Trinity.  Clara rushed for 78 on 22 carries and a touchdown.  Clara tallied 85 yards on 9 receptions and a touchdown.  On specials Clara added 18 yards on one kickoff return.

Will Randell (Fordham Prep – Sr./ WR):  Will Randell led the Rams to a 27-14 win over Mount St. Michael’s by finding openings in the Mountaineers secondary.  Randell caught 5 passes for 143 yards and two touchdowns.  His receptions accounted for two first downs and his final catch help set up the final score for the Rams.

St. Anthony's Jordan Gowins wins Hansen Award
(Photo Courtesy of MSG Varsity/Steven Ryan)

 

Jordin Gowins (St. Anthony’s – Sr./RB): The 2013 Hansen Award winner, the Newsday Suffolk Player of the Year Award, was called upon to carry the load for the St. Anthony’s offense agianst Philadelphia power house, Father Judge.  In a driving rain that grounded the passing game Gowins rushed for 243 yards on 37 carries and scored 3 touchdowns.  The Boston College bound senior added three receptions for 28 yards in the Friars loss to the Crusaders of Fr. Judge High School.

 

Jimmy Longest (Kennedy Catholic – Sr./DL/C):  In the battle of the trenches the justification for Player of the Week comes with propelling or stifling an offense.  Jimmy Longest accomplished both.  His dominance on the defensive side of the ball was the key to holding St. Dominic to 8 points. Longest garnered 7 total tackles, 6 which were solo tackles. Offensively, Longest led the run game.  When the game was done Longest played all 114 snaps which included every special team play.