Day: November 18, 2023

St. John the Baptist Brings Home the AA I Championship

THE CATS CONQUER THE COWS!!!….NEXT MAN UP!!!! When the 2023 season started, St. John the Baptist junior quarterback, Maxwell Bowers, was listed no higher than 2nd on the depth chart (likely 3rd)!!! Fast-forward several weeks and today, the 6’1, 180-pounder hailing from Brightwaters finds himself bestowed with unofficial GOAT status following a tremendous individual effort that witnessed him amass 3 total touchdowns (2 passing, 1 running) as part of the second-seeded Cougars 28-14 victory over #1 Moore Catholic in the AA-1 finale on the campus of Fordham University! The win by the West Islip based program marking the fourth straight opportunity where the Double-A-1 hardware is headed back to Long Island (Chaminade in 2019 & 2021, Holy Trinity in 2022), for the Mavericks of MC, it represented yet another promising campaign that ended on a sour note, as they have now dropped the title game in three straight attempts! Rallying

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Mount AA II Champions – Coach Valentini Adds 5th & Final CHSFL Title

SENDING THEIR MENTOR OUT WITH THE CROWN!!! Congratulations to the top-seeded Mountaineers of Mount St. Michael Academy, who claimed the fifth NYCHSFL title in program history (1st since 2009) this morning behind a 34-3 victory over #2 Xaverian in the first leg of the Metro Catholic Championship triple-header on the campus of Fordham University! While not technically their final appearance of the 2023 campaign (they still have the annual Turkey Bowl showdown with Cardinal Hayes on Thanksgiving), the triumph on Coffey field served a two-fold purpose, as it not only erased the painful memories of the heartbreaking 29-22 loss suffered in the 2022 title contest at the hands of Xavier; but also had the added benefit of ensuing that 40-year Head Coach/pillar of the school, Mario Valentini’s final season on the sidelines was brought to a deserved and proper conclusion!!!    The Offense not quite clicking at the onset of

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Xavier 2023 JV AA Champions

Xavier outlasted St. Francis Prep to claim the 2023 JV AA title.  The Knights defense stifled the Terriers offense to secure the 30-16 win.  St. Francis finished the season with an 8-2 record.  Xavier finished with a 9-2 record.  

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Archbishop Stepinac 2023 JV League Champions

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.

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