Day: November 9, 2023

2023 NYCHSFL AAA Semifinal Preview

#1 Archbishop Stepinac (8-2) vs. #5 Cardinal Hayes (8-2) When: Saturday November 11th, 2023 @1:30pm Where: Archbishop Stepinac HS Campus (950 Mamaroneck Ave, White Plains, NY 10605) Watch: LocalLive (Stepinac Page) Previous Meeting: Cardinal Hayes, 33-28, on October 1st (Week #4) Overview: A back-and-forth game that went down to the wire when the two prestigious programs met in week #4, the top-seeds out of White Plains [Stepinac] were driving late in the contest and had advanced the ball inside the opposing 10-yard line when a 4th down pass attempt into the end zone fell incomplete in the last 24 ticks to spoil the comeback bid! We anticipate the rematch this Saturday to be every bit as good as its predecessor as both the Crusaders and the Cardinals enter the afternoon playing their best football of 2023, as the former [AS] have not tasted defeat since that loss and are riding

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2023 NYCHSFL POTW Quarterfinals

Quarterfinals (November 3rd-5th, 2023) Israel Centeno-Johnson (Sr.); RB/KR/PR – Kennedy Catholic Gaels There is just something about playing opposite the Pilots of Cardinal Spellman High School that brings out the best in the 5’10, 150-pound fireball hailing from the Nutmeg State [Centeno-Johnson]…. Honored as a Metro Catholic Player of the Week for the second time in his three-year varsity career [both occasions coming following explosive efforts in victories over Spellman; previously week #2 of the 2022 season], the Kennedy Catholic senior was electric every time he had the pigskin in his hands, as he amassed a legendary 305 yards of total production and was directly responsible for three touchdowns in vaulting the “boys of Somers” to the 33-12 quarterfinal triumph this past Friday Night!!! Two of his three scores coming on back-to-back kickoff returns at the conclusion of the 1st half and/or commencement of the 2nd half, Centeno-Johnson raced 75+

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