Category: 2013 Awards

2013 Player of the Year Awards

New York State Football Coaches Championship Game Offensive and Defensive Player Awards A Offense – Bryan Sinclair, QB, St. John the Baptist A Defense – Jamal Butler, LB, St. John the Baptist AA Offensive – Roberto Nunez, QB, Cardinal Hayes AA Defensive – Steven Batista, DE, Cardinal Hayes AAA Offensive – Naim Jones, RB, St. Anthony’s AAA Defensive –Scott Arens, DB, St. Anthony’s Vincent O’Connor Award Defensive Player of the Year Finalists Chris Caraballo (Monsignor Farrell) Winner Jordan Francklin (Holy Cross) AA/A Defensive Player of the Year Finalists Shawn Antoine II (Cardinal Hayes) Winner Joe Bilotti (St. Peter’s) Joe Riverso Memorial Award Offensive Player of the Year Finalists Jordan Gowins (St. Anthony’s) Winner Sean Cerrone (Chaminade) AA/A Offensive Player of the Year Finalists Lawson Prendergast (St. John the Baptist) Winner James Esposito (Bishop Ford) Joe Thomas Memorial Award Lineman of the Year Finalists Steven Fletcher (St. Anthony’s) Winner Brian Harris

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2013 Varsity Awards

Bro. Neri Fulton, O.S.F. Award – AAA Division Champion St. Anthony’s Championship Awards Tom Murray Award – A Varsity Champion St. John the Baptist Joe Lamas Award – AA Varsity Champion Cardinal Hayes Michael Cunnion Memorial Trophy Presented to the League Champions St. Anthony’s Joseph Tricario Memorial Trophy Presented to the Winning Coach Richard Reichert Assistant Coaches Awards Presented by the Head Coach Lenny Anderson Larry Broesler Alex Conlon Fred Gallagher Chris Koepplin Bob Lewis Mark Maier Mike Maratto Dick McGuire George McLaren Matt McLees Joe Minucci Tom Monahan Neil Varricchio

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2013 Players of the Week & Championship Offensive & Defensive Player Awards

Week 1 Sean Cerrone, QB, Chaminade Malik Crossdale, RB, Fordham Prep Will Solomon, RB/FS. Xavier Jordan Franklin, LB/RB, Holy Cross Week 7 Patrick Williams, DB, Holy Trinity Odean Gilzene, DT, Mount St. Michael Sean Wade, TE/LB, Bishop Ford Stephan Smith, RB/DB, Iona Prep Week 2 Joe Sotomayor, LB, St. Anthony’s Brandon Coleman, QB, Stepinac Lawson Prendergast. RB/LB, St. John the Baptist Rob Speranza, RB, Chaminade Week 8 Shakur Bey, QB, Nazareth Matthew Tierney, K, Archbishop Stepinac Greg Galligan, QB, St. Anthony’s Michael Greene, LB, Kellenberg Week 3 Kasim Thomas, QB/DB, Mount St. Michael Dante Aiken, RB, Bishop Ford Jordan Gowins, RB, St. Anthony’s Justin Guerre, RB, St. Francis Prep Week 9 Christopher Monfre, LB-FB, Holy Cross Jonathan Joseph, CB, St. Francis Prep Brian Harris, C – DE, Archbishop Stepinac Week 4 Rodney Gonzalez, SB, Bishop Ford Shaka Shomari, RB, Holy Trinity Jack Fowler, LB, Chaminade Michael Hartgrove, WB. St. Francis

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2013 All League – Defense

CHSFL ALL – LEAGUE DEFENSE POS. Player School Year Ht. Wt. Hometown DB Naranda Itwaru Archbishop Stepinac Sr. 6’ 160 Poughkeepsie LB Robert Bambil Archbishop Stepinac Sr. 6’1 175 Bronx DB Gavin Heslop Archbishop Stepinac Jr. 6’2 180 Yonkers DB Demarcus Miller Archbishop Stepinac Jr. 6’1 170 New Rochelle DE Walter Ferdinand Bishop Ford Sr. 6’2 260 Brooklyn S Justice Seales Bishop Ford Jr. 6’ 175 Brooklyn LB Sean Wade Bishop Ford Jr. 5’9 210 Brooklyn S Shawn Antione Cardinal Hayes Sr. 6’ 180 Bronx LB Sam Orta Cardinal Hayes Sr. 6’1 185 Bronx LB McCoy Scott Cardinal Hayes Sr. 5’10 180 Bronx DB Justin Pena Cardinal Spellman Sr. 5’8 145 Bronx DL Marcus Johnson Cardinal Spellman Sr. 5’11 255 Bronx LB Don Vito Kuinlin Cardinal Spellman Sr. 5’8 175 Bronx LB Kelsey Baradzi Chaminade Sr. 5’11 210 Bay Shore LB Aidan Lynch Chaminade Sr. 6’1 215 Glen Cove DB

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2013 All League – Offense

CHSFL ALL – LEAGUE OFFENSE POS. Player School Year Ht. Wt. Hometown C Brian Harris Archbishop Stepinac Sr. 6’1 235 Bronxville G Michael Carlucci Archbishop Stepinac Sr. 6’1 220 White Plains WR Jerry Thompson Archbishop Stepinac Sr. 6’1 175 Yonkers RB Malcolm Majors Archbishop Stepinac Jr. 5’7 160 Yonkers TE Rodney Gonzalez Bishop Ford Sr. 6’1 210 Brooklyn RB Dante Aikens Bishop Ford Sr. 5’9 185 Brooklyn QB James Esposito Bishop Ford Jr. 6’1 170 Staten Island QB Juan Cruz Cardinal Hayes Sr. 6’2 195 Bronx WR Steven Batista Cardinal Hayes Sr. 6’ 210 Bronx WR Amir Crenshaw Cardinal Hayes Sr. 6’4 185 Bronx QB Sean Cerrone Chaminade Sr. 5’11 180 Huntington RB Robert Speranza Chaminade Sr. 5’10 180 Syosset OL Steven Alonso Chaminade Sr. 5’11 240 Babylon TE Jack Graffagnino Chaminade Sr. 6’3 225 Lynbrook WR Deyshaun Tucker Christ the King Sr. 6’1 190 Ozone Park QB James McHale

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2013 CHSFL Awards

Metropolitan Football Association Award In Memory of John Bromm Pierangelo Licata – St Francis Prep Joseph Cutrone – Xavier Stefan Harrington – Holy Cross The Ken Weinman Award Donated by the Intercounty Association of Football Officials Raffaele Bradshaw – Holy Trinity William Renz – Chaminade Francesco Tangredi – Chaminade Lieutenant Ronald Winchester Award – Unsung Hero Award Donated by the L.I.A.F.O. Foundation of New York Recipient Aidan Morgan (Xaverian) The Bob Stenger Memorial Freshmen Sportsmanship Awards City – Fordham Prep Island – St. John the Baptist Junior Varsity Awards Division Champions St. Anthony’s Championship Awards Joe Sullivan Award – AA Champions Holy Cross League Champions John Marchassalla Award Presented to the League Champions St. Anthony’s Head Coach Award Phil LaGreca Assistant Coaches Awards Presented by the Head Coach Fred Gallagher Sr Lou Bonnanzio Darren Dawber Rich Mamolite Robert Lewis Harrison Passante Sam Maratto Chris Koepplin Nicholas Auriemma Bro. Xavier Castaldo

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CHSFL Players of the Week: 2013 Semifinals

The following players earned Player of the Week honors from the CHSFL semifinal round: Naim Jones, RB – St. Anthony’s: Five rushes for 67 yards setting up two scores. He also had six receptions for 89 yards and two TD’s in a victory over Archbishop Stepinac. Kasim Thomas, QB – Mount St. Michael Academy: In a semifinal win over St. Peter’s, Kasim rushed for 153 yards and a touchdown. He also passed for 145 yards and a touchdown pass. He also contributed on the defensive side of the ball in the safety posiition. Jordan Franklin, LB/RB – Holy Cross: Franklin had 15 tackles, 4 for losses, as well as rushing 10 times for 41 yards in a semifinal loss to Chaminade. Sam Orta, OLB – Cardinal Hayes: 10 tackles, 2 INT’s – one of those interceptions was returned for 50 yards that set up a critical field goal in Hayes win over Holy Trinity.

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CHSFL Players of the Week: 2013 Playoffs, Round 1

The following players earned Player of the Week honors from the CHSFL quarterfinals: Tim Poindexter, RB, So., Cardinal Hayes – Poindexter had 340 yards and three touchdowns on 30 carries in his team’s 41-20 victory against Fordham Prep. He also made a score-saving tackle on an interception, and Hayes got the ball back on a turnover two players later. As a student, he has also received first honors. Albert Sutton, RB/LB, Sr. Mount St. Michael – In Mount’s 34-0 CHSFL quarterfinal win over Bishop Ford, Sutton accounted for 26 points, including and four touchdowns and 140 yards on 19 carries and a two-point conversion. The senior also played a solid game on defense at linebacker, helping his team shut out Bishop Ford. Steven Bradley, LB/RB, Sr. St. Peter’s – The senior outside linebacker had four sacks, a forced fumble, a fumble recovery and six other tackles for loss in St. Peter’s quarterfinal win

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CHSFL Players of the Week: Week 9 – 2013

The following players earned Player of the Week honors from Week 9 action: Christopher Monfre, LB/FB, Jr., Holy Cross – Monfre caught an 85-yard touchdown pass and also rushed three times for 31 yards in a win over Kellenberg. 22 of those 31 yards came on Holy Cross’ game-clinching final drive. On defense, Monfre made nine tackles. Jonathan Joseph, CB, Sr., St. Francis Prep – In the Terriers’ 49-32 vs. Bishop Ford on Saturday, “JJ” had four tackles and three interceptions, with the last one going for a 97-yard return for a touchdown. It was only JJ’s second game back after missing five weeks with a broken collarbone. Brian Harris, C/DE, Sr. Archbishop Stepinac – Harris, a three-year starter and two-year captain for the Crusaders, never came off the field in an important 28-14 win over St. Joseph by-the-Sea, which moved Stepinac into the No. 4 seed in the AAA playoffs with a

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CHSFL Players of the Week: Week 8 – 2013

The following players earned CHSFL Player of the Week honors for Week 8: Shakur “Speedy” Bey, QB, Jr., Nazareth – Shakur was key on both side of the ball, going 5-for-10 for 110 yards with a touchdown at quarterback, rushing for 130 yards with a touchdown and a two-point conversion and making 10 tackles (6 solo) with a forced fumble and an interception on defense. Greg Galligan, QB, Sr. St. Anthony’s – Galligan was 13-for-15 for 145 yards and a touchdown through the air, adding 28 yards on seven carries and a rushing touchdown as the Friars defeated archrival Chaminade. Michael Greene, LB, Jr. Kellenberg – Green had eight tackles (two for a loss) and two interceptions in Kellenberg’s win over Christ the King. Matthew Tierney, K, Archbishop Stepinac – Tierney set a new Stepinac record by going 5-for-5 on field goal attempts in Stepinac’s 36-0 win over rival Fordham Prep. Matt made kicks

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