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2023 NYCHSFL AA-2 GOTW #1 Preview

September 8, 2023

Kennedy Catholic vs. Xaverian When: Friday September 8, 2023 @7pm Where: Kennedy Catholic HS (54 NY-138, Somers, NY 10589) Watch: LocalLive (Click to View)   Players to Watch (Kennedy Catholic) *Carmine Calandrello (Sr; QB)—-With the transfer of last year’s Fab freshman, KJ Dillon, back to his home district, it means that an opportunity has been created for a worthy senior who has bided his time….Serving as the primary back-up signal caller as an 11th grader in 2022, the 5’8, 170-pounder hailing from Ossining connected on 4-of-11 throw attempts for 32 yards…. *Israel Centeno-Johnson (Sr; RB/DB)—The seasoned veteran who has been a mainstay, but complementary piece at the earlier stages of his scholastic career, the Stamford, CT resident will finally have the green light to be the star in 2023, as Centeno-Johnson will be a pillar on both sides of the ball….Slated to begin the season on offense at tailback, the

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2023 NYCHSFL AA-1 GOTW #1 Preview

September 7, 2023

Article by Matt Diano St. John the Baptist vs. St. Peter’s When: Saturday September 9, 2023 @1:30pm Where: St. Peter’s HS (200 Clinton Ave, Staten Island, NY 10301)   Players to Watch (St. John the Baptist) *Michael Wheat (Sr; QB/DB)—-One of two potential options at the QB1 position for the Cougars, Wheat is such a versatile athlete that there has been talk of him shifting to RB in order to find a way to put the most deserving 11 individuals on the field on offense…Responsible for 1,285 yards and 14 touchdowns during his junior campaign, he connected on 59-of-102 pass attempts for 863 yards (11 touchdowns) and was equally adept at moving the sticks with his legs, finishing 2nd on the team with 422 yards (3 scores) on 58 carries…No matter how he is utilized, he is going to be an integral part of anything that Coach Alba has planned

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2023 NYCHSFL AAA GOTW #1 Preview

September 7, 2023

Article by Matt Diano Archbishop Stepinac vs. Monsignor Farrell When: Friday September 8, 2023 @7pm Where: Alumni Stadium on the campus of Monsignor Farrell HS (2900 Amboy Rd, Staten Island, NY 10306) Watch: LocalLive   Players to Watch (Archbishop Stepinac) *Will Currid (Sr.; QB)–Back for his fourth year on the Crusader varsity (3rd as the starting signal caller), the 2022 All-Catholic/3rd-Team All-State selection entered his swan song having tossed for 4,595 yards and 40 touchdowns during that span (including 3,294 and 28 TDs a season ago)….During week #0, he had his ups and downs, connecting on 20-of-35 for 267 yards and 2 scoring hurls; but also threw a pair of interceptions! *Jordan Osbourne (Sr.; RB)–One half of an explosive tailback duo, as a junior in 2022, Osbourne topped all AS running backs in both yardage (651) and TD runs (8)….Tacking on an additional 133 yards and two more scores via

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2023 NYCHSFL POTW #0

September 6, 2023

Article by Matt Diano Week #0 (September 1st-2nd, 2023) Aiden Alvia (Jr.); OLB – St. Francis Prep Terriers A standout on what was an overall collective display of domination on both sides of the ball by the Terriers, the junior in the #31 jersey [Alvia] anchored a Terrier defensive unit that pitched a shutout (only opposing score was a fumble recovery + return) and surrendered a mind-blowing 10 yards of net offensive production in a 34-8 victory over Christ the King on Saturday afternoon!! Tying his career-highs in both total tackles (7) and stops for negative yardage (2) as part of the overall “blue swarm”, there were two very distinct plays that represented the level at which the 5’9, 180-pound outside linebacker was operating…. With SFP holding a 3-0 edge early in the 2nd quarter, he flew into the backfield and stuffed the Royals’ running back for a 5-yard loss

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NYCHSFL Game of the Week #0: St. Anthony’s vs. Delbarton

September 1, 2023

St. Anthony’s (NY) vs. Delbarton (NJ) When: Saturday September 2nd, 2023 @1pm Where: Cy Donnelly Field on the campus of St. Anthony’s High School (275 Wolf Hill Road, South Huntington, NY 11747) Watch: Varsity Media (click for direct link) Players to Watch (St. Anthony’s) *Gary Merrill (Jr.; QB)–Recently revealed as the #2 overall lacrosse prospect in the class of 2025 by NLF, the first-year varsity player hailing from Blue Point will be asked to fill the cleats of a living legend as he steps in as the successor to 2x All-Stater/2022 NYCHSFL Offensive POY recipient, Dante Torres (3,320 passing yards; 504 rushing yards; 48 cumulative touchdowns) *KJ Duff Jr. (Sr.; WR/TE)—Regarded as the #2 overall prospect in the Empire State/#306 nationally among the 2024 cohort, the 6’5, 207-pound Rutgers bound play-maker has put together a human highlight reel during the first three years of his varsity career, featuring career-bests of

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CHSFL PLAYERS OF THE WEEK & POST SEASON MVP’S 2022

December 5, 2022

PLAYERS OF THE WEEK & POST SEASON MVP’S 2022 Week 0 Mattias Lighten (Jr.); WR/CB – Moore Catholic Sean Cannon (Sr.); WR/FS/Kicker – Kellenberg Shawn Keegan (Sr.); WR/DB/KR – Monsignor Farrell Will Currid (Jr.); QB – Archbishop Stepinac Week 1 Kameron Wheeler (Sr.); WR – Mount Saint Michael Gavin Gallagher (Sr.); 4-Back/KR – Xavier Ethan Cumming (Sr.); RB – Kellenberg Colin O’Garro (Sr.); RB – Iona Prep Charlie English (Sr.); RB/SS – Fordham Prep Korey Duff Jr. (Jr.); WR – St. Anthony’s Week 2 John Michalski (Sr.); QB – Moore Catholic Israel Centeno-Johnson (Jr.); RB/CB – Kennedy Catholic Jayson Zeva (Sr.); WR/Returner – St. John the Baptist JT Krivinskas (Sr.); LB – Archbishop Stepinac Marc Pearson Jr. (Jr.); QB – Mount Saint Michael Jameer Reeder (Jr.); RB/LB – Holy Trinity Zyian Moultrie-Goddard (Sr.); RB/LB – Iona Prep Week 3 Devin Page (Sr.); QB – Kellenberg Emir Yuksel (Jr.); ILB –

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CHSFL ALL-LEAGUE 2022

December 5, 2022

CHSFL ALL-LEAGUE OFFENSE 2022 Last First Class Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown High School Acevedo Ethan 12 WR 5’9 180 Bronx, NY Iona Prep Alvarez Elijah 12 RB 6’0″ 177 Patchogue St. John the Baptist Arteca-Battista Robert 12 OL 5’10” 225 Staten Island Xavier Best Dionis 12 RB 6′ 0″ 174 Brooklyn St. Francis Prep Bowden Sean 12 OL 5’11” 240 Staten Island St. Peter’s Brown Josiah 11 WR 6’1 175 East Rockaway, NY Holy Trinity Campbell Elijah 12 WR 6’0″ 175 Staten Island St. Peter’s Cannon Sean 12 WR 6’2” 195 Amityville Kellenberg Carter Jabril 12 WR 5’11 155 Harlem Mount St. Michael Castaldi Anthony 12 WR/QB 5’10” 185 Wappingers Falls, NY Kennedy Catholic Ciancuielli Carson 12 OL 6’2 285 Oakdale St. Anthony’s Cogoni Michael 12 OL 6’3″ 285 Hopewell Junction Archbishop Stepinac Cornachio Albee 11 OL 6’4 240 Pelham Fordham Prep Creo Gavin 12 WR 5’8 175 Rockville Centre

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CHSFL PLAYER AWARDS 2022

December 5, 2022

CHSFL PLAYER AWARDS 2022 MONSIGNOR MATTHEW PETERS AWARD STUDENT ATHLETE AWARD John Donahoe (Archbishop Stepinac) GOLDEN ELEVEN AWARDS Joseph DeChiaro (St Anthony’s) Melan Williams (Holy Trinity Jayson Zeva (St. John the Baptist) Dylan Page (Kellenberg) Jorge Ruiz (Iona Prep) Matthew Scariano (Xavier) Gavin Creo (Chaminade) John Bonavita Jr. (Holy Cross) Michael Zeh (Moore Catholic) Anthony Castaldi (Kennedy Catholic) Charlie English (Fordham Prep) PLAYERS OF THE YEAR AWARDS  VINCENT O’CONNOR MEMORIAL AWARD AA II Defensive Player of the Year – Dan Duryea (Kennedy Catholic) AA I Defensive Player of the Year – Chris Bacon (Holy Trinity) AAA Defensive Player of the Year – Ian Strong (St. Anthony’s)  JOE RIVERSO MEMORIAL AWARD AA II Offensive Player of the Year – Marc Pearson Jr. (Mount Saint Michael) AA I Offensive Player of the Year – John Michalski (Moore Catholic) AAA Offensive Players of the Year – Dante Torres (St. Anthony’s)  JOE THOMAS MEMORIAL

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2022 NYCHSFL POY Award Winners

December 4, 2022

Article by Matt Diano “Behold, how good and pleasant it is, when brothers dwell in unity.”— Psalm 133:1 After a two-year absence in which circumstance denied us the opportunity to gather as a flock, the tradition that is the annual NYCHSFL Communion Awards breakfast was formally and/or customarily welcomed back earlier today on the campus of Kellenberg Memorial High School! Coalesced like a band of brothers as the All Mighty intended, for one final morning in the Winter of 2022, the best and brightest of the New York Metropolitan Catholic Football League basked in the glory that they worked so tirelessly to earn! For some, the past four years coming and going in the blink of an eye, there were no rivals in the breaking of bread ritual…The spirit of competition was replaced by inner-peace and the euphoria that accompanies knowing that battles have already been settled and all that

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