2018 Catholic High School Football League AAA Preview
By Matt Diano: Archbishop Stepinac Head Coach Mike O’Donnell (39th Season as Head Coach) Last Season Record: 10-2/Won the “AAA” League title, 47-22, over St. Anthony’s; Won the “AAA” State title, 49-28, over Canisius 2018 Overview Without question the premier NYCHSFL dynasty of the 2010s decade, O’Donnell’s Crusaders have been so dominant (four straight League finals appearances; titles in 2014, 2015, and 2017; State crowns in 2015 and 2017) that in the history of the NYCHSFL website previews, we have yet write a seasonal preview where they did not enter the year as the favorites and/or co-favorites on paper….. A program that endures severe losses to graduation every year (almost all of their players going on to compete at the collegiate level), it boggles the mind how the White Plains located school somehow manages to come back even stronger every season; it is almost as if they are defying the