Day: November 5, 2021

By Matt Diano: #2 St. John the Baptist  (7-1) vs. #7 Cardinal Spellman (2-5) When: Saturday November 6th, 2021 @2pm Where: St. John the Baptist HS (1170 Montauk Hwy, West Islip, NY 11795) Previous Meeting: 49-0 St. John the Baptist on October 23rd (Week #7) Snynopsis:  A rematch from just two weeks ago, even if you subscribe to the “Little Giants” mantra of “one time”, it is hard to rationalize a way that a 49-0 ending can turn around in such a short period of time…What we will say in respect to the Pilots is that this Saturday will not be the first time that they were written off and then made the critics eat a helping of crow.  Just two years ago in the “A” title game, they transformed a pair of losses to Kennedy Catholic by an average of 17 points during the regular season into a championship

By Matt Diano: #2 Moore Catholic (4-3) vs. #7 Xavier (1-6) When: Saturday November 6th, 2021 @3pm Where: Moore Catholic HS (100 Merrill Ave, Staten Island, NY 10314) Previous Meeting: 28-14 Moore Catholic on October 2nd (Week #4)   Snynopsis: A game that we expect to be much closer than the numbers adorning their school names, when the two teams played back in week 4, the Mavericks jumped out early and never looked back.  But alas, if there is one characteristic that has defined the Knights over the years, it is their ability to process and make adjustments.  The boys of West 16th are a “second half of the year” squad and while they surely will step onto the gridiron in the role of underdog, that pooch is going to bring the bite!…The Mavericks, who won crowns in 2016 (A) and 2019 (AA-2) will likely be competing with a chip