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2022 Monsignor Peters Award Winner (Jack Donahoe)

December 4, 2022

Article by Matt Diano Named in honor of esteemed league founder, Monsignor Matthew Peters (Cardinal Hayes), there is no greater distinction bestowed upon a New York State Metro Catholic football player than the award that recognizes the Most Outstanding Student-Athlete among a brotherhood of truly remarkable and prosperous gentlemen! Tracing its origins back to the 1962 season when Chaminade’s Thomas “TJ” Liesegang converted from a starting linebacker position into the role of field general to command the Flyers in their successful bid to three-peat, the first member of this cherished and/or heralded fraternity went on to earn his medical degree from New York University, do an internship at Duke University Medical Center, and complete his residency at the renowned Bascom Palmer Eye Institute (University of Miami) en route to becoming one of the most respected educators (ex-30 years teaching at the Mayo Clinic), practitioners, and authors (Editor-in-Chief of the American

2022 NYCHSFL Senior Bowl Recap

December 1, 2022

Article by Matt Diano More important than what a scoreboard read on a dreary Wednesday night at Mitchel Field, the memory that will last a lifetime is that for one final occasion, the best and brightest of the NYCHSFL’s class of 2023 got to strap on some pads and play the game they love…It is this sense of camaraderie, of passion, and of sportsmanship that defined us on November 30th, as former rivals were transformed into teammates and brothers!!! That having been said, a score was kept and when the final horn sounded after 60 minutes (running time) of fierce action that witnessed both sidelines pour their entire being into the pursuit of victory, it was Team Long Island owning the gridiron, as they piggybacked off of the St. Anthony’s Catholic State title win (27-20 over St. Francis) by emerging with a 38-21 triumph over the contingent from New York

2022 Catholic State Finals Recap

December 1, 2022

Article by Matt Diano WHAT A COMEBACK!!!! For the first 34:49 of action, a St. Anthony’s offensive attack that averaged in excess of 40 points per game this season just could not get anything going…But in the last 13:11, they refused to be denied as they stormed back from a 20-0 deficit to score 27 unanswered points en route to claiming the program’s first Catholic State crown, 27-20, over the host Red Raiders from St. Francis High School… A Black & Gold juggernaut that had grown accustomed to passing at will on their foes, despite the best efforts of senior field general, Dante Torres, the blistering winds simply prevented the vertical game from ever finding its rhythm, as for the first time all season, the Fordham bound signal caller was held without a passing touchdown (snapped a streak of 20-straight appearances with at least one “6” in the air)…ENTER FRANK

2022 TURKEY BOWL MOST OUTSTANDING PLAYERS

November 28, 2022

Article by Matt Diano Charlie English (Sr.); RB/SS – Fordham Prep Rams Singled-out for recognition for the third time this season (previously POTW honors in weeks 1 and 7) the 5’11, 175-pounder [English] will forever remember the final occasion in which he donned the Ram colors on the gridiron… Participating in the 99th rendition in one of the greatest traditions in scholastic sports (first meeting occurred in 1887) before taking his talents to Middlebury College next fall to play for the Panthers, English capped off a brilliant varsity tenure by shining on both sides of the ball in Fordham Prep’s 41-25 victory over rival/2022 AA-2 Champs, Xavier!! The victory, the fourth in the past five chapters for the Bronx based program, raised their overall lead in the saga to 53-41-4!!! Literally saving his finest showing for the very end on offense, it is not very often that a player

COMMUNION AWARDS BREAKFAST – December 4, 2022 INFORMATION

November 27, 2022

CHSFL Annual Communion Awards Breakfast Sunday, December 4th @ 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

SENIOR BOWL GAME & PRACTICE INFORMATION 2022

November 27, 2022

Senior Bowl Game: Wednesday, November 30th 7:00 PM @Mitchel Field Admission is Free City Practice Schedule: Monday, November 28th (5:30-7:30 PM) @Mount St. Michael Tuesday, November 29th (5:30-7:30 PM) @Monsignor Farrell Island Practice Schedule: Monday, November 28th (5:30-7:30 PM) @Mitchel Athletic Complex Tuesday, November 29th (5:30-7:30 PM) @Mitchel Athletic Complex

2022 NYS State Title Game Preview

November 25, 2022

ARTICLE BY MATT DIANO #1 St. Anthony’s (10-1; Metro) vs. #1 St. Francis (6-3; Monsignor Martin) When: Wednesday November 30th, 2022 @5pm Where: Polian Family Field on St. Francis High School Campus(4129 Lake Shore Rd, Hamburg, NY 14075) Players to Watch (St. Anthony’s) *Dante Torres (Sr; QB)—-Completed 68% of pass attempts this season (166-for-244) for 3,204 yards and 35 touchdowns; rushed for an additional 474 yards and 11 scores on 65 carries *Frank Ruta (Sr; RB)—Leading rusher for the Friars this season, having accumulated 876 yards and scored 11 TDs on 105 hand-offs…. *Darius Morant (Sr; RB)—2nd on the team with 651 yards (6 touchdowns) on 117 attempts; is also dangerous out of the backfield as a pass-catcher, having hauled in 12 receptions for 130 yards! *KJ Duff Jr. (Jr; WR)—Holding scholarship offers from the likes of Rutgers, Syracuse, UConn, etc., the 247Sports 3-star prospect recorded 40 catches for

2022 Turkey Bowl Recaps

November 24, 2022

Article by Matt Diano Fordham Prep-41; Xavier-25 A traditional showdown that was much closer than the final score indicated (was as tight as 28-25 with 8:06 remaining in the 4th), a few costly turnovers and/or mental mistakes down the stretch allowed the Rams to pull away en route to the 41-25 victory in the 99th Annual Turkey Bowl over the 2022 NYCHSFL AA-2 champs from Xavier… The Maroon & White having now prevailed in four of the past five on-field meetings (including the virtual game played in 2020 due to Covid; also won by FP), they raised their overall lead in the saga to 53-41-4!!! Propelled by a career-day from junior signal caller, Matthew Moorehead, who tossed a personal-best 5 touchdown passes (after entering with just 10 during the season) on Thursday morning, the 41-points generated by the boys from the Bronx was the most they have accumulated during the

2022 Salute to the MVPS (Championship Weekend POTW)

November 23, 2022

AA-2 (Xavier Knights) Shane Zaletofsky (Offensive; Sr.; QB/2B) The on-field author of the “rags to riches” story that captivated the Metro Catholic football fan base from start to finish, in one year as the architect and/or conductor of Xavier’s vaunted single-wing ground attack, the 5’9, 150-pound hometown kid (resident of Manhattan), transformed a program that went 1-8 in 2021 into your 2022 NYCHSFL Double-A-2 titlists (7-2 record)…The crown was the first earned by the school since 2015! Regarded as the odds-on favorite (at least in my humble opinion) to be recipient of the Offensive Player of the Year award in the division, Zaletofsky entered the title contest as the leading rusher in AA2 and did nothing but further bolster those immensely impressive numbers, as he turned in a workhorse-like day, that saw him register 23 of the team’s 37 total carries, for 137 of their sum of 275 yards, and

2022 NYCHSFL AAA Title Game Summary

November 20, 2022

Two emphatic statements were made in the nightcap of our championship triple-header….. #1 THE WAIT IS OVER…For first since 2013, the Friars of St. Anthony’s are once again the cream of the crop of the NYCHSFL Triple-A division!!! #2 DANTE TORRES MIGHT BE SUPERHUMAN!!! Amassing SEVEN total touchdowns in the 48-42 regular season victory on October 1st, the Fordham University bound senior field general almost unthinkably equaled those video game statistics, “settling” for six instead, as he passed for four and ran for an additional two scores as part of the juggernaut from South Huntington dethroning of defending Metro League and Catholic Champion, Iona Prep, by a mind-blowing margin of 50-18!!! Forced to punt on their initial drive of the evening, we hope that the parents of Dean Lambros managed to snap a few pictures during the, because their son was not on the field very often the rest

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