The annual CHSFL Communion Championship Awards Breakfast recognized the championship teams and players for the 2017 season. The ceremonies began with mass and was followed by breakfast in the cafeteria of Kellenberg Memorial High School. The 2017 award winner are as follows;
Monsignor Matthew Peters Award – Student Athlete Award
Matthew Valecce – Fordham Prep
Robert Scala – Chaminade
Patrick Mc Ardle – St. Francis Prep
Deuce Prince – Archbishop Stepinac
Jake Valensi – Monsignor Farrell
Michael De Gasperis – Iona Prep
Michael Palermo – St. John the Baptist
Frank Corrado – Xavier
Dominick De Masi – Kellenberg
Gabriel Gelves – Holy Trinity
Claude Watford – Cardinal Hayes
Jack Donovan – St. Anthony
John Buscini – St Joe by the Sea
Defensive Player of the Year
Vincent O’Connor Memorial Award – AAA Defensive Player of the YearAtrilleon Williams (Archbishop Stepinac)
AA Defensive Player of the Year – Daniel Wilson (Kellenberg)
A Defensive Player of the Year – Cole Esposito (Kennedy Catholic)
Offensive Player of the Year
Joe Riverso Memorial Award – AAA Offensive Player of the YearLucas Nunez (Cardinal Hayes)
AA Offensive Player of the Year – Matt Sluka (Kellenberg)
A Offensive Player of the Year – Roberto Auguste (Xaverian)
Lineman of the Year
Joe Thomas Memorial Award – AAA Lineman of the YearGrayson Cherubino (St. Anthony’s)
AA Lineman of the Year – Joseph Petti (Fordham Prep)
A Lineman of the Year – Ed Longest (Kennedy Catholic)
Metropolitan Football Association Award
In Memory of John Bromm
Matthew Gomes – St Joseph by the Sea
Sal Maida – Cardinal Spellman
The Ken Weinman Award
Donated by the Intercounty Association of Football Officials
Mark Johnston – St John the Baptist
Andrew Pace – Chaminade
Lieutenant Ronald Winchester Award – Unsung Hero Award
Donated by the L.I.A.F.O. Foundation of New YorkDaniel Bentivegna, Monsignor Farrell
Bob Stenger Memorial JVB Sportsmanship Awards
Long Island – Holy Trinity
City – Fordham Prep
Players of the Week Awards
Week 1 Frankie Roder (Jr.); RB/LB – Kellenberg Mike Nicosia (Sr.); QB – Archbishop Stepinac Vin Wagner (Jr.); RB – Monsignor Farrell Sean Bryan (Sr.); RB – St. Anthony’s Malkelm Morrison (Sr.); DB/KR – Iona Prep Will Loffredo (Sr.); WR – Fordham Prep Marc-Anthony Dalce (Sr.); LB/FB/P – St. Francis Prep |
Week 2 Elijah Jones (Sr.); WR/CB – Cardinal Hayes Justin Felder (Sr.); RB – Holy Cross Chris Viglilante (Sr.); QB – St. Joseph’s by the Sea Roberto Auguste (Jr.); RB/DB – Xaverian Will Ford (So.); WR – St. Dominic Kevin Gray (Jr.); LB – Archbishop Stepinac |
Week 3 Marquis Jimenez (Sr.); QB – Mount St. Michael Matt Sluka (Jr.); QB – Kellenberg Matt Kindya (Sr.); OL – Monsignor Farrell John Stroughn (Jr.); OL/DL – Holy Trinity Greg Campisi (Jr.); QB – St. Anthony’s Sonny Badyna (Jr.); QB – St. Peter’s |
Week 4 Matt Valecce (Sr.); QB – Fordham Prep Roberto Auguste (Jr.); RB/DB – Xaverian Christopher Auricchio (Sr.); FB/LB – St. Francis Prep Derek Robertson (Jr.); QB – Iona Prep Cole Esposito (Jr.); LB – Kennedy Catholic Justin Hairston (Sr.); LB – Archbishop Stepinac |
Week 5 Demetrios Demetriades (Jr.); WB/CB – Xavier High School Michael DeGasperis (Sr.); WR – Iona Prep Grayson Cherubino (Sr.); DE – St. Anthony’s Matthew Sluka (Jr.); QB – Kellenberg Omarion Jones (So.); QB/DB – St. Francis Prep Michael Palermo II (Sr.); RB/LB – St. John the Baptist |
Week 6 Liam McHale (Sr.); WR – Fordham Prep Michael Palermo II (Sr.); RB/LB – St. John the Baptist Sofian Massoud (So.); QB – Cardinal Hayes John Kelly (Sr.); LB – Monsignor Farrell Conrad Perry (Jr.); RB/LB – Mount Saint Michael Anthony Pecorella (Jr.); PK/P – Chaminade |
Week 7 Jack Rooney (Jr.); QB – St. Dominic Thomas Force (Sr.); TE/SS – St. John the Baptist Isaiah Amazon (JR.); WR/DE – Xaverian Omarion Jones (So.); QB – St. Francis Prep Makhai Murphy (Jr.); CB – St. Anthony’s Ryan Scelzi (Sr.); RB – St. Joseph’s by the Sea |
Week 8 Jonathon Geruso (Sr.); RB – Xavier Ki’Shyne Shipmon (Sr.); RB/WR – Iona Prep Matt Valecce (Sr.); QB – Fordham Prep Ed Longest (Sr.); OL/DL – Kennedy Catholic Justin Medina (Sr.); RB/DB – Cardinal Spellman |
Playoffs – Quarter Finals (Week 9) Jayden Lambert (Jr.); RB/CB – Iona Prep Valery Gwardyak (Sr.); LB – Xavier Justin Ancheta (Sr.); RB/LB – Fordham Prep Wyatt Rumpf (Jr.); OL/LB – Kennedy Catholic Chris Beyers (Sr.); LB – Kellenberg Elijah Jones (Sr.); WR/CB – Cardinal Hayes |
Playoff – Semi-Finals Ian Devine (Sr.); DE/DT – Fordham Prep Shawn Harris (Jr.); RB/WR – Archbishop Stepinac Brendan Whitehead (Sr.); DL/OG – Kellenberg Memorial Robert DiGregorio (Sr.); PK – St. Anthony’s |
Championship Game Offensive & Defensive MVP’s AAA Championship Offensive MVP – Atrilleon Williams (Archbishop Stepinac) AAA Championship Defensive MVP – Kevin Gray (Archbishop Stepinac) AA Championship Offensive MVP – Matthew Sluka (Kellenberg) AA Championship Defensive MVP – Shawn Hughes (Kellenberg) A Championship Offensive MVP – Isaac Yearwood (Cardinal Spellman) A Championship Defensive MVP – Michael Booth (Cardinal Spellman) |
Thanksgiving Claude Watford (Sr.): DB – Cardinal Hayes Joseph Petti (Sr.): OL – Fordham Prep |