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NYCHSAA State Title MVP Awards

December 3, 2024

AAA: Iona Prep Gaels OFFENSE: Crew Davis (Jr. RB) Two title games…TWO MVP TROPHIES now sitting on the mantel of the Davis family home!!! Fresh off of delivering a 222-yard/4 TD performance on the ground (an additional 62 yards as a receiver via four grabs) in the NYCHSFL “AAA” league finals on November 23rd; the 11th-grade Nutmeg State resident somehow managed to find a way to surpass even himself in leading the Gaels to their second NYCHSAA State title in program history… Racking up a career-best 333 yards on just 17 carries; the stud in the #5 jersey was exceptional during the opening 24 minutes of action (132 yards + 1 TD on 9 carries); but he was nothing short of “magic” during the second half, amassing 211 yards and a pair of “6’s” on eight attempts to transform a 21-20 barn-burner at the break into a comfortable 42-26 triumph

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TURKEY BOWL MVPS

December 2, 2024

Thomas Lent (Sr.); FB/LB – Xavier Knights Stuck in the midst of a four-year drought in their annual Turkey Bowl rivalry with the Rams of Fordham Prep; the Knights knew that if they were to change their fortune; it was going to require a BIG BANG… Fortunately for Xavier; they don’t grow/come much bigger in a NYCHSFL offensive backfield than the 6’2, 235-pounder out of the Big Apple [Lent]… Utilized primarily as a tight end during the course of his swan song campaign; Lent would transition to the RB/FB spot during an abbreviated postseason (loss to Moore Catholic in the AA-1 quarters) run; and he delivered in each of his two appearances in this capacity… On the heels of a 107-yard/3TD rushing (17 attempts) performance in the already cited postseason loss to the Mavericks; the blocker turned locomotive proved to be even finer in his encore outing, as he’d shatter

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2024 CHSFL COMMUNION AWARDS BREAKFAST INFORMATION

December 2, 2024

CHSFL Annual Communion Awards Breakfast  Sunday, December 8th @ Kellenberg Memorial High School (Mass – 9:30 am followed by breakfast) Tickets are $25.00 Tickets will be sold through member schools   Parents, coaches and players are required to have a ticket for admission Tickets will NOT be sold at the door Jacket & tie recommended

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SENIOR BOWL INFORMATION

December 2, 2024

Senior Bowl Game: Sunday, December 8th @Mitchel Field (1:00 pm) ADMISSION IS FREE City Practice Schedule: Monday, December  2nd @Fordham University, Murphy Field (5-7pm) Tuesday, December 3rd @Fordham University, Murphy Field (5-7pm) Wednesday, December 4th @Monsignor Farrell (5-7pm) Island Practice Schedule Monday, December 2nd @Mitchel Field Athletic Complex (5-7pm) Tuesday, December 3rd @Mitchel Field Athletic Complex (5-7pm) Wednesday, December 4th @Mitchel Field Athletic Complex (5-7pm)  

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IONA PREP 2024 NYCHSAA FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME RECAP

November 30, 2024

MAKE IT FOUR BRASS RINGS IN A ROW FOR THE NYCHSFL REPRRESTATIVES!!! Iona’s Crew Davis (Offense) & Matthew Plunkett (Defense) Selected State Championship Game MVP’s by Matt Diano Congratulations to the Gaels of Iona Prep on claiming their second NYCHSAA State Crown in the past four years on Saturday morning behind a 42-26 triumph in hostile territory over the Canisius Crusaders in a clash of the #1 and #7 ranked teams in the Evil Empire (per MaxPreps)… Labeling them as a “2nd half” team in our state title contest preview; for the second weekend  a row (utilized a 25-0 run between the 3rd and 4th quarters enroute to a 43-22 upending of St. Anthony’s in the league finals), it was the Maroon & Gold taking control of a barn-burner during the final 24 minutes of regulation to hoist that precious hardware on Stransky Field (campus of CHS)… A tale of

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2024 CHSAA State Title Recap

November 30, 2024

MAKE IT FOUR BRASS RINGS IN A ROW FOR THE NYCHSFL REPRRESTATIVES!!! Iona’s Crew Davis (Offense) & Matthew Plunkett (Defense) Selected State Championship Game MVP’s by Matt Diano Congratulations to the Gaels of Iona Prep on claiming their second NYCHSAA State Crown in the past four years on Saturday morning behind a 42-26 triumph in hostile territory over the Canisius Crusaders in a clash of the #1 and #7 ranked teams in the Evil Empire (per MaxPreps)… Labeling them as a “2nd half” team in our state title contest preview; for the second weekend in a row (utilized a 25-0 run between the 3rd and 4th quarters en route to a 43-22 upending of St. Anthony’s in the league finals), it was the Maroon & Gold taking control of a barn-burner during the final 24 minutes of regulation to hoist that precious hardware on Stransky Field (campus of CHS)… A

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IONA PREP 2024 NYSCHSAA FOOTBALL CHAMPS

November 30, 2024

The Gaels of Iona Prep had one mission when the field goal attempt went wide in the final seconds of last years CHSFL title game, win it all in 2024.  That mission was fulfilled today with a 42-26 win over Canisius in the 2024 NYCHSAA Football title game.  Braving the elements and a tenuous Crusaders team the Gaels pulled away in the second half to secure the second state football title in school history.  Iona was led by the junior year tandem of running back Crew Davis, three rushing TD’s, and quarterback Julian Guzman, who threw for three TD’s.   Iona finishes the season with an 11-2 overall record and is currently ranked #1 in New York State.

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2024 CHSAA State Title Preview

November 29, 2024

Iona Prep-Metro (10-2) vs. Canisius-Monsignor Martin (9-2) When: Saturday November 30th, 2024 @11:00 AM Where: Stransky Field on the campus of Canisius HS (2885 Clinton St, West Seneca, NY 14224) Watch (Online): WNY Athletics (Youtube) Players to Watch (Iona Prep) *Julian Guzman (Jr; QB)—With the winds swirling and wreaking havoc on the passing game last Saturday; the Maryland bound baseball player was not asked to do much with his arm (5-for-8; 77 yards); but did contribute mightily to the NYCHSFL title win by breaking for a 53-yard TD run (8 carries 86 yards in total)…He raised his stat line this fall to 158-for-244 passing (2,173 yards; 17 touchdowns); complemented by 536 yards and seven additional scores on the ground (65 carries) *Crew Davis (Jr.; RB/WB)—The “Showstopper” and star of the Triple-A title game, Davis did what Davis does….Accounting for 284 yards of total offense, the 205-pound junior All-Purpose back exploded

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2024 Turkey Bowl Recap

November 28, 2024

XAVIER-28; FORDHAM PREP-0 Playing inspired football on both ends, it would be the Dom DeFalco mentored Knights snapping a four-game losing streak in the 101st rendition of the historic rivalry when they emerged as 28-0 victors over the Rams of Fordham Prep on a miserably rainy Thanksgiving morning… The clock at the end of the 1st half being the only element that could stop their vaunted single-wing running attack during the opening 24 minutes of actions, Xavier would do all the damage necessary as it was a natural hat trick from strapping 6’2, 235-pound Jackson Lent that enabled them to successfully culminate their first four consecutive possessions of the day After a pass break-up (almost INT) by Maxwell Wyckoff on 3rd down generated a short punt to the FP 40 on the opening drive, it would be senior RB/WR, Aydin Mora, registering his 7th rushing down of the 2024 when

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Salute to the 2024 MVPs

November 27, 2024

AA-2: Xaverian Clippers OFFENSE: Richie Aiken (So.; RB/CB) Responsible for the only two touchdowns of the game scored by the Clippers, the 5’8, 150-pound super sophomore [Aiken] got the job accomplished in every facet possible this past Saturday in vaulting the Brooklyn based program to their first Metro Catholic brass ring since 2015 behind a 14-6 victory over top-seeded Holy Cross!! Building off of the career-high 181 yards (8 carries) he collected one week prior in the semifinals; things did not come quite as easily in the AA-2 finale for the young stud in the #20 jersey (usually wears #25); but he was effective when he needed to be, as he unofficially chewed up 61 yards on 17 carries, including a key ground score!!! Very much a THREE-WAY player who rarely (if ever) was spotted on the sidelines taking a rest, Aiken’s first TD of the game (to break a

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