The 2025 award winners were honored at the annual CHSFL Communion Awards Breakfast. This year’s award recipients are as follows:
MONSIGNOR MATTHEW PETERS AWARD
Justin Jones (Chaminade)
GOLDEN ELEVEN AWARDS
Richie DeMarco (Archbishop Stepinac)
Pierce Brogan (Fordham Prep)
Joe Wolf (Iona Prep)
John Hastings (Kellenberg)
Andrew Doyle (Monsignor Farrell)
Drew Diaz (Mount Saint Michael)
David McCue (St. Anthony’s)
Paul Modano (St. Francis Prep)
Dominick Witt (St. John the Baptist)
John Kournidakis (St. Joseph’s by the Sea)
Joseph Calabrese (Xavier)
COACH OF THE YEAR AWARD – MARIO VALENTINI TROPHY
Rocco DelPriore (Monsignor Farrell)
PLAYER OF THE YEAR AWARDS
Special Teams Player of the Year Award
AAA Special Teams Player of the Year – Justin Jones (Chaminade)
AA I Special Teams Player of the Year – Vincenzo Coppola (St. Peter’s)
AA II Special Teams Player of the Year – Antoine Williams Jr (Holy Cross)
VINCENT O’CONNOR MEMORIAL AWARD
Defensive Player of the Year Award
AAA Defensive Player of the Year – Mamadee Sangaray (Iona Prep)
AA I Defensive Player of the Year – Robert Milacci (Xavier)
AA II Defensive Player of the Year – Joseph Henn (Holy Trinity)
JOE RIVERSO MEMORIAL AWARD
Offensive Player of the Year Award
AAA Offensive Players of the Year – Crew Davis (Iona Prep)
AA I Offensive Player of the Year – Peter Heaney (Xavier)
AA II Offensive Player of the Year – Isaiah Smith (Christ the King)
JOE THOMAS MEMORIAL AWARD
Lineman of the Year Award
AAA Lineman of the Year – Anthony DiNapoli (Iona Prep)
AA I Lineman of the Year – Anthony Brown (St. Francis Prep)
AA II Lineman of the Year – Aiden Flood (Xaverian)
METROPOLITAN FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION AWARD
IN MEMORY OF JOHN BROMM
Injured Player Award (NYC)
Caleb Robinson (Holy Cross)
THE KEN WEINMAN AWARD
INTERCOUNTY ASSOCIATION OF FOOTBALL OFFICIALS
Injured Player Award (LI)
Brady Murray (Chaminade)
LIEUTENANT RONALD WINCHESTER AWARD
UNSUNG HERO AWARD
DONATED BY THE L.I.A.F.O. FOUNDATION OF NEW YORK
Joshua Beaubrun (St. Francis Prep)
MONSIGNOR MATTHEW PETERS AWARD
Justin Jones (Chaminade)
GOLDEN ELEVEN AWARDS
Richie DeMarco (Archbishop Stepinac)
Pierce Brogan (Fordham Prep)
Joe Wolf (Iona Prep)
John Hastings (Kellenberg)
Andrew Doyle (Monsignor Farrell)
Drew Diaz (Mount Saint Michael)
David McCue (St. Anthony’s)
Paul Modano (St. Francis Prep)
Dominick Witt (St. John the Baptist)
John Kournidakis (St. Joseph’s by the Sea)
Joseph Calabrese (Xavier)
COACH OF THE YEAR AWARD – MARIO VALENTINI TROPHY
Rocco DelPriore (Monsignor Farrell)