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The Senior Bowl Practices scheduled for this afternoon are cancelled due to inclement weather. Practice will be held for the remainder of the week as scheduled. Senior Bowl Practice Schedule; City Practice Schedule (11/26) Monday at Monsignor Farrell (4:30 – 6:30) (CANCELLED) (11/27) Tuesday at Fordham Prep (4:30 – 6:30) (11/28) Wednesday at Fordham Prep (4:30 – 6:30) Island Practice Schedule (11/26) Monday at Mitchel Athletic Complex (4:30 – 6:30) (CANCELLED) (11/27)  Tuesday at Mitchel Athletic Complex (4:30 – 6:30) (11/28) Wednesday at Mitchel Athletic Complex (4:30 – 6:30) Combined Practice (11/29) Thursday at Holy Trinity High School (4:30 – 6:30)

From Xavier: Xavier mourns the passing of John Kelly P’09 ’10, Honorary Graduate of the Class of 2015, husband of Janine, father of Seamus ’09 and Sean ’10, and freshman football and rugby coach from 2005-15.  John passed away after a long and courageous battle with ALS. In learning of Kelly’s passing, Xavier’s president Jack Raslowsky noted: “St. Irenaeus said that ‘the glory of God is a man fully alive.’ John Kelly was such a man. In his love for Janine, Seamus and Sean, in his love for the young men of Xavier, in his work with our teams and athletes, John was indeed the glory of God. He was a model of goodness and kindness, loyalty and friendship, and love for others. I count my friendship with John as one of the great gifts of my time as president of Xavier.” Please pray for the family and repose of the soul of John Kelly at

By Matt Diano: #1 St. Anthony’s (9-1) vs. #3 Archbishop Stepinac (8-2) When: Saturday November 18th, 2016 Where: Mitchel Field Athletic Complex Time: 6pm The last time they met: -Stepinac dealt the Friars their only loss of the 2017 season, 38-19, on September 15th -Crusader Senior Quarterback, Michael Nicosia, completed 11 of his 19 pass attempts for 271 yards and four TDs. -On the receiving end of two of those aforementioned touchdown hurls was reigning Player of the Week honoree, Shawn Harris, who accumulated 75 yards as a receiver on this two grabs….The junior was also very dangerous on special teams, averaging 35 yards on three KO returns to give his school excellent starting field position. -While Harris may have scored twice, it was Alex Thomas who had the best overall night out wide, racking up 145 yards and 1 TD on three snatches…Tyler Winston (3 for 31) caught the

By Matt Diano: #1 Kellenberg Memorial (10-0) vs. #2 Fordham Prep (9-1) When: Saturday November 18th, 2016 Where: Mitchel Athletic Complex Time: 2:30 pm   The last time they met: -Kellenberg handed the Rams their only loss of the season, 34-24, on October 6th -The Firebirds rans for 337 yards and five touchdowns, led by junior QB, Matt Sluka, who tallied 244 and three by himself…His TD dashes came from distances of 11, 80, and 42 yards. -Excluding sacks, the KMHS defense limited Fordham Prep to just 38 yards on 10 rushing attempts. -Juniors, Jake Deakin and Alain Telford, each had an interception, making it the only game this season that Fordham Prep All-State field general, Matt Valecce, has been picked multiple times in a game. -Anchored by junior, Dan Wilson’s three, Kellenberg put extreme pressure on Valecce, sacking him six times….Peter Talicercio, Elijah Eddy, and Matt Olsen, also joined

If you cannot make it to Mitchel Field this Saturday for the Championship TripleHeader News12Varsity.com will be live streaming all three championship games: A: 11:00 AM Xaverian vs Cardinal Spellman AA: 2:30 PM Kellenberg vs Fordham Prep AAA: 6:00 PM St. Anthony’s vs Archbishop Stepinac Click Here for the Live Schedule from News12Varsity.com

  The following are the JV Playoff matchups for Saturday 11/4.  Games will be played at higher seeds, Times TBA   AAA: (1) Cardinal Hayes BYE (2) Archbishop Stepinac BYE (3) Iona Prep vs (6) Christ the King (4) Chaminade vs (5) St. Anthony’s AA: (1) Moore Catholic BYE (2) Xavier BYE (3) Kellenberg vs (6) St. Francis Prep (4) Fordham Prep vs (5) Holy Cross

By Matt Diano: Marquis Jimenez (Sr.); QB – Mount St. Michael Academy Mountaineers The proverbial straw that stirs the Mountaineers offensive drink, even in the team’s two previous losses to AA title contenders Kellenberg Memorial (week #1) and Holy Cross (week #2), the senior signal caller from the Bronx left no doubt to the range of his immense talent…This past Saturday, his individual heroics would finally be rewarded a victory as MSMA improved to 1-2 behind a 44-26 win over 2016 Single-A Catholic Champions, Moore Catholic. Barely missing the 100-yard rushing mark the previous weekend when he gained 91 on 15 carries (1 TD) in the aforementioned loss to Holy Cross, the 5’10, 150-pound 12th grader would not be denied of the milestone in week #3, averaging 11.2 yard per carry on only 10 touches to finish the game with 112 yards,   Two of these 10 carries were broken for

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