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IT’S A SHORE ROAD REPEAT!!!!   Congratulations to the Clippers of Xaverian High School on hoisting the Double-A-2 hardware for the second straight year following a 21-8 victory over their rivals from Flushing, Holy Cross! A rematch of the 2024 finals (won 14-6 by Xaverian); the second-seeded squad played inspired football on Saturday morning for a cause greater than just their own satisfaction…. Dedicating the victory to Coach, Maurice Jones, who passed away in late-September; the Clippers were dominant on both sides of the ball…. Drawing first blood with 5:19 to go in the opening quarter, it would be a 20-yard run by senior field general, Terrence Watson, complemented immediately by a 13-yard TD trek (his 12th of the year) from junior tailback, Richie Aiken, that put the #2 seeds up, 7-0!! Prior to big runs on back-to-back snaps; it was the Jaydon Salomon creating a turnover when he erased what

VENGEANCE + A REPEAT FOR THE GAELS!!! Losing their only game (28-21) to a NYCHSFL opponent in the past to two seasons to Monsignor Farrell on October 17th; it did not need to be said; it was simply understood that defending Triple-A champs, Iona Prep, stepped onto Coffey Field (Fordham Prep) on Saturday afternoon with a chip on their shoulders and revenge on their minds…. Making their fifth consecutive appearance during Metro Catholic Championship weekend, the Gaels silenced the ghosts of their lone imperfection, as they came out of the gate on fire and never took their proverbial feet off the gas en route to claiming the 42-20 triumph!!! Held to just 7 first half points during the regular season match-up; the New Rochelle based juggernaut could not have been any more fluid and/or potent today during the opening 24 minutes of action…. Tallying touchdowns on three of their first

AAA FINALS #1 Monsignor Farrell (9-1) vs. #2 Iona Prep (9-1) When: Saturday November 22nd, 2025 @2:30pm Where: Coffey Field on the campus of Fordham University (441 East Fordham Road; Bronx, NY, 10458) Watch: Varsity Media (Youtube) PATH TO THE FINALS (Monsignor Farrell) –Quarterfinals: BYE -Semifinals: 34-3 over Chaminade TITLE GAME HISTORY (Monsignor Farrell) *1979 (AAA): Champions by way of a 25-14 win over St. Anthony’s *1982 (AAA): Lost to St. John the Baptist, 14-7 *1984 (AAA): Lost to St. John the Baptist, 7-6 *1986 (AAA): Champions behind a 7-0 shutout over Mount St. Michael Academy *1988 (AAA): Lost to St. Francis Prep, 10-7 (2OT) *1991 (AAA): Champions by way of a 22-17 victory against St Francis Prep *1993 (AAA): Lost to St. Anthony’s, 21-13 *1998 (AAA): Lost to Chaminade, 27-6 *1999 (AAA): Champions courtesy of a 6-0 win over St. Anthony’s *2000 (AAA): Champions via a 24-23 triumph against

AA-2 FINALS #1 Holy Cross (7-3) vs. #2 Xaverian (7-4) When: Saturday November 22nd, 2025 @11am Where: Mitchel Athletic Complex (1 Charles Lindbergh Blvd, Uniondale, NY 11553) Watch: Varsity Media (Youtube) PATH TO THE FINALS (Holy Cross) –Quarterfinals: 42-0 over St. Dominic’s -Semifinals: 14-8 OT over Christ The King TITLE GAME HISTORY (Holy Cross) *1980 (AAA): Lost to St. John the Baptist, 24-13 *1981 (AAA): Lost to St. John the Baptist, 26-12 *1990 (A): Champions behind a 28-14 victory against Iona Prep *1991 (A): Champions via a 26-15 victory over Fordham Prep *1994 (A): Champions behind a 21-18 triumph over Stepinac *1997 (B): Champions behind a 17-6 victory against St. Peter’s  *1998 (A): Lost to Cardinal Hayes, 20-18 *2003 (AA): Lost to Christ the King, 34-8 *2004 (AA): Champions behind a 33-27 victory against Moore Catholic *2024 (AA-2) Lost to Xaverian, 14-6 2025 PLAYOFF STANDOUTS: *Madden Martinez (Jr.; QB)—Coming off