Archbishop Stepinac captured the 2023 JV league championship in dominant fashion. The top seeded Crusaders defeated Monsignor Farrell, 36-13. The Crusaders finish with a perfect 10-0 record to capture their third JV league title in the last five years. The Lions finished the season with an 8-2 record.
Click on the link below for this year’s championship program! 2023 Championship Program
#1 Mount St. Michael Academy (7-2) vs. #2 Xaverian (6-4) When: Saturday November 18th, 2023 @11am Where: Jack Coffey Field on the Campus of Fordham University (441 E Fordham Rd, Bronx, NY 10458) Watch: Youtube (Varsity Media) Previous Meeting: Mount St. Michael, 14-13, on October 7th (Week #5) How They Got Here (MSMA): -Semifinals: 26-12 over #4 Kennedy Catholic How They Got Here (Xaverian): -Semifinals: 21-14 (OT) over #3 Holy Cross Postseason Heroes (MSMA): -Marc Pearson Jr. (QB): Completed 10 of 21 pass attempts for 187 yards and a pair of TD hurls in the semis; added 27 yards on 7 keepers as a ball-carrier -Carl Shaw (RB/DB): Equally impactful on both sides of the ball in the semis, he’d record 2/3s of the school’s touchdowns and add a 2pt conversion on offense, rushing for 72 yards (2TDs) on 13 hand-offs; Defensively was credited with a team-high 8 stops and
#1 Moore Catholic (7-4) vs. #2 St. John the Baptist (6-4) When: Saturday November 18th, 2023 @2:30pm Where: Jack Coffey Field on the Campus of Fordham University (441 E Fordham Rd, Bronx, NY 10458) Watch: Youtube (Varsity Media) Previous Meeting: “First Meeting of 2023” How They Got Here (Moore Catholic): -Quarterfinals: 28-8 over #8 St. Francis Prep -Semifinals: 28-0 over #4 Xavier How They Got Here (St. John the Baptist): -Quarterfinals: 35-12 over #7 Christ the King -Semifinals: 27-14 over #3 St. Peter’s Postseason Heroes (Moore Catholic): -Thomas Zeh (QB): 22-for-32 in the air for 353 yards and 5 touchdowns (4 in the quarterfinals) -Richard “RJ” Pacheco, Jr. (RB): 281 yards and 3 touchdowns (all in the semis) on just 13 carries -Gerald Green (RB/DB): 112 yards on 10 hand-offs; 11 total tackles, 1 TFL -Boakai Veikai (WR): 6 receptions for 153 yards, 3 TD hauls -Matthias Lighten (WR/DB): 5
#2 Iona Prep (8-3) vs. #5 Cardinal Hayes (9-2) When: Saturday November 18th, 2023 @6pm Where: Jack Coffey Field on the Campus of Fordham University (441 E Fordham Rd, Bronx, NY 10458) Watch: Youtube (Varsity Media) Previous Meeting: Iona Prep, 46-35, on October 14th (Week #6) How They Got Here (Iona Prep): -Quarterfinals: 49-19 over #7 Kellenberg Memorial -Semifinals: 35-13 over #3 Monsignor Farrell How They Got Here (Cardinal Hayes): -Quarterfinals: 42-14 over #4 St. Anthony’s -Semifinals: 29-26 over #1 Archbishop Stepinac Postseason Heroes (Iona Prep): -Joey Gaston (QB): 21-of-27 passing, 267 yards (3 touchdowns); 94 yards (3 touchdowns) on 18 carries -Kyseem Springer (RB): 77 yards and 2 touchdowns (12 hand-offs) -Steven Dowdy Jr. (WR): 9 receptions, 183 yards, 3 touchdown grabs; also has a KOR TD -Dylan Iorgoveanu (WR): 6 catches for 41 yards -Jaden Codrington (CB): 1 INT in the quarterfinals -Terron Johnson (CB): 1 INT in
Semifinals (November 10th-11th, 2023) Rich Belin (Jr.); QB – Cardinal Hayes Cardinals I don’t get a vote, but from where I am sitting (currently on the living room couch of my home), if there was any debate as to whom the 2023 Metro Catholic Offensive Player of the Year recipient ought to be, that discussion was settled on the afternoon of November 11th, as the 6’0, 188-pound junior field general hailing from Harlem [Belin] was a human highlight film and/or one-man show at times during Fifth-seeded Hayes’ 29-26 victory on the road over their top-seeded hosts from Archbishop Stepinac!! Literally having a hand or leg in EVERY single point put on the board by the Cardinals during their semifinal showdown with the Crusaders, Belin notched his 15th-18th rushing touchdowns of the 2023 campaign to give him 41 total scores (23 passing, 18 rushing) this fall!! Amassing 285 yards of total
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The CHSFL finals are all set! Next Saturday, November 18th the championships at all three levels will be settled at Fordham University’s Coffey Field. Here are the matchups. Michael Cunnion Memorial Trophy – AAA CHSFL League Championship (6:00 pm) (5) Cardinal Hayes v. (2) Iona Prep Fifth seed Cardinal Hayes has traversed two of the most difficult league sites to make it to the AAA league championship game. Hayes (8-2) took on the fourth seeded Friars of St. Anthony’s (6-4) under the glare of the Friday night lights and dominated in a 42-14 ouster of the defending champs. Next the Hayes took on top seed Archbishop Stepinac (8-3) and were able to stave off a late game charge by the Crusaders to secure a 29-26 win. Cardinal Hayes is looking to capture its first title since 2019 and their fifth league championship. Second Seed Iona Prep (8-3) took on third
The 2023 AAA and AA JV championship matchups are set. AAA top seed Archbishop Stepinac (9-0) advanced to the AAA final by defeating fourth seeded St. Anthony’s (6-4) 29-12. Second seed Monsignor Farrell (8-1) shutout third seed Cardinal Hayes (6-4) 27-0 to reach the AAA final. The AAA Championship title game will be played next Saturday, November 18th at Archbishop Stepinac, kicking off is 10:00 am. Both teams will be vying for the John Marchassalla Trophy which is awarded to the CHSFL JV AAA League Champion. Stepinac defeated Farrell back on September 9th 6-0. Monsignor Farrell will be looking to win back to back titles and claim its 8th JV League Championship. Archbishop Stepinac will look for its third title having previously won the championship in 2019 and 2021. The top two JV AA seeds, (1) Xavier and (2) St. Francis, will square off next Saturday at the Aviator Sports
#1 Mount St. Michael Academy (6-2) vs. #4 Kennedy Catholic (3-6) When: Saturday November 11th, 2023 @1pm Where: Mt. St. Michael Academy Campus (4300 Murdock Ave, Bronx, NY 10466) Watch: Youtube (Mt. St. Michael Academy Page) Previous Meeting: Moore Catholic, 7-0, on October 14th (Week #6) Overview: A barn-burner when the two teams met in Mid-October, the only points of the afternoon came late in the 1st quarter when Carl Shaw was able to punch across the goal line from a short distance away to enable the Mountaineers to escape with a 7-0 victory!! An illustration of why we play games on grass/turf and not on paper, if you were to look at the discrepancy between the two programs in terms of established personnel, you’d instantly expect a much higher margin of triumph for MSMA… But alas, under the tutelage of Dominick Tassone, the Gaels know how to peak for