The St. Anthony's Football Team Wins the CHSFL Championship Concluding a Perfect Undefeated Season!!!

Congratulations Friars on your Championship Victory over Iona Prep! With a score of 41-23, the Friars beat the Gaels on Saturday to win the Michael Cunnion Trophy as CHSFL Champions! Below is their article.

Phenomenal!!! An appropriate word to describe the Varsity Football Team’s undefeated 11-0 season. On Saturday, November 20th, the Friars beat the Iona Prep Gaels with a score of 41-23 in the CHSFL AAA Championship Game at Mitchell Stadium in Uniondale. When asked about his feelings before the game, quarterback, Charlie Raffa said, “ We’re excited! The goal is to score a lot of touchdowns and win big against Iona.” Coach Rich Reichert said to his players during practice, “The two key words to today’s game are to focus and finish. Don’t look by any team,” and the Friars definitely listened to his advice.
The game started out with a quick touchdown from a pass from quarterback, Charlie Raffa (#7), to star wide receiver, Brian Kensil (#14). After which, defensive backs, Tyler McLees (#33) and Tim Stackpole (#11) stopped two Iona drives to the end zone giving the ball back to our offense. Running back Joe LoCascio (#9) ran an astounding 30 yard sprint towards the end zone to set up a touchdown by Mike Schillizzi (#40) on the next play. With the score 13-6, Raffa set Kensil up for another two touchdowns, making the score 27-16. Going into the 2nd half, the Friars continued to show success through their defense players. Senior Jonathan Desir (#77) and Junior Durelle Napier (#38) quickly stopped the progression of the Gaels to allow Charlie Raffa to set up a play to Junior Brian Sherlock (#34). One of those plays spurred an incredible 63 yard pass from Raffa to Sherlock leading Sherlock to score an amazing touchdown, making the score 34-16.
The game ended with a 41-23 victory for the Friars, who held the coveted Michael Cunnion Memorial Trophy proudly at the end of the game and sang their team song. With a flawless undefeated season and a 2nd straight title, the team couldn’t be happier after their hard earned win. After the game, I asked Senior Joe LoCascio, what he thought of the results of this past season. He said, “ We’ve definitely exceeded our expectations and could not have asked for a better turnout.” Junior Brian Sherlock added after being asked how well the team did this season, “I think we did pretty well. We had great practices and a strong team. It was good Sheppy!” Definitely a true statement! This season has concluded excellently for the team and with all of the returning Juniors, next season will prove to be just as amazing! Go Friars!


Quick Stats

1st Quarter
6-0................................Touchdown from a pass from Charlie Raffa (#7) to Brian Kensil (#14).
13-0..............................Touchdown by Mike Schillizzi (#40) after a 30 yd. run by Joe LoCascio (#9). Extra point field goal by Jimmy Doktor (#8).
13-6..............................Iona Prep Touchdown by Sidney Weston (#8) after an 83 yd run.

2nd Quarter
13-9..............................Iona Prep Field Goal
20-9..............................Touchdown from a pass from Chalie Raffa (#7) to Brian Kensil (#14). Extra Point field goal by Jimmy Doktor (#8).
20-16............................Iona Prep Touchdown by Sidney Weston (#8). Extra Point Field Goal is good.
27-16............................Touchdown from a pass from Charlie Raffa (#7) to Brian Kensil (#14). Extra point field goal by Jimmy Doktor (#8).

3rd Quarter

34-16.............................Touchdown by Brian Sherlock (#34) after a 63 yd pass from Charlie Raffa (#7). Extra Point Field Goal by Jimmy Doktor (#8).

4th Quarter

41-16.............................Touchdown by Charlie Raffa (#7) with an Extra Point Field Goal by Jimmy Doktor (#8).
41-23.............................Iona Prep Touchdown by Sidney Weston (#8) with an Extra Point field goal.


St. Anthony's Wins 41-23!!!


Reported by: Ryan Sheppard
Photographed by: Joseph Schaeperkoetter
Edited by: The Friar Scoreboard

St. Anthony's Girls Swimming wins CHSAA Title!

Congratulations Friars for your win of the CHSAA title over the weekend! Great job!

St. Anthony's Boys Cross Country Beats Out Chaminade to take the Gold Medal!!!

Congratulations Boys Cross Country for your victory in Cities!!! The St. Anthony's Boy's Cross Country Team beat Chaminade by a small margin of 2 points for the 2nd year in a row! Tom Diliberto made a last effort push for the win but fell just short of Will Slattery and had to settle for 2nd Place. Tom Flynn finished in 10th Place followed by Brian Smith in 13th, Kevin Krieder in 15th, and Frabk Segreto in 19th Place to round out the top 5. The Boys Cross Country Team now City Champs, will travel up to Wappingers Falls, NY next week to compete in the Federation Championships! Great job Friars!!! For more information on both the Boys and Girls Cross Country teams, visit http://www.theblackwave.net.


Reported by: Ryan Sheppard
Source: The Black Wave - The Official Cross Country Website for St. Anthony's High School

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St. Anthony's Friars beat Fordham Prep Rams to give Coach Rich Reichert his 200th victory!

Congratulations Friars on another fine victory against the Rams! The Friars dominated the football game on Friday night which led to a 39-14 win! The game started off with two quick touchdowns by Mike Schillizzi and Darian "Coota" Riley, topped of by two extra point field goal kicks by Junior, Jimmy Doktor. Going into the 2nd quarter the Friars scored another touchdown, by runningback, Brian Sherlock. The 2nd half with just as much excitement, had two touchdowns scored with quarterback, Charlie Raffa throwing to Brian Kensil in the end zone. The Rams managed to score their 2nd touchdown with just over 2 minutes left in the game, but it just wasn't enough to compensate for the many touchdowns scored by the victory-driven Friars. The game included many great interceptions by James Mercurio, Tim Stackpole, and Durelle Napier to aid the Friars in their win. After the game, Mr. Donal Buckley presented Coach Rich Reichert with a commemorative plaque for his 200th victory for St. Anthony's in the Friar's end zone. Coach Reichert was very proud of his team and remind them that they still have one game left to play, and that is against Iona Prep on Saturday at Mitchell Field in Garden City. Coach Reichert said that he is very proud of his team who scored their 18th straight win and is looking to score their 19th, next week. Below are the stats for Friday's game. Great job Friars!!!


1st Quarter

7-0....................Mike Schillizzi (#40)................Touchdown w/ field goal by Jimmy Doktor (#8)
7-7....................Fordham Prep.........................Touchdown w/ field goal by Rams
14-7..................Dariyan "Coota" Riley..............Touchdown w/ field goal by Jimmy Doktor (#8)

2nd Quarter

20-7.................Brian Sherlock (#34)................Touchdown
26-7.................Charlie Raffa (#7) to Brian Kensil (#14).............Touchdown

3rd Quarter

32-7................Charlie Raffa (#7) to Brian Kensil (#14)..............Touchdown

4th Quarter

39-7...............Brian Sherlock (#34)......................Touchdown w/ field goal by Jimmy Doktor (#8)
39-14.............Fordham Prep...............................Touchdown w/ field goal by Rams


Friars Win 39-14 over Rams!

Notable Players of the Game - James Mercurio (#2), Tim Stackpole (#11), Durelle Napier (#89), Joe Locasio (#9) with Interceptions & Brian Sherlock (#34), Charlie Raffa (#7), Brian Kensil (#14), Dariyan "Coota" Riley (#6), & Mike Schillizzi (#40) with touchdowns! Great job Friars!!!


Reported by: Ryan Sheppard
Photographs by: Joseph Schaeperkoetter

Friars Pummel Vikings

Congratulations Friars on your victory against St. Joseph by-the-Sea! The Friars beat the Vikings on Saturday with a score of 42-8. The Friars dominated the game with 2 touchdowns by quarterback Charlie Raffa and 2 touchdowns by runningback, Brian Sherlock. Below are the quick stats of the game!

Quick Stats

7-0............Touchdown w/ field goal..........Charlie Raffa..........#7
14-0..........Touchdown w/ field goal...........Mike Schillizzi..........#40
21-0..........Touchdown w/ field goal...........Darian "Coota" Riley..........#6
28-0..........Touchdown w/ field goal...........Brian Sherlock..........#34
35-0..........Touchdown w/ field goal...........Brian Sherlock..........#34
42-0..........Touchdown w/ field goal...........Charlie Raffa..........#7
42-8..........Touchdown w/ two point conversion...........St. Joseph by-the-Sea...........St. Joseph by-the-Sea

St. Anthony's Wins!

Reported by: Nick Sargente
Edited by: The Friar Scoreboard

St. Anthony's Football Destroys Iona Prep

Congratulations Friars on your victory against Iona Prep! The Friars won after a score of 28-20 on Saturday afternoon in New Rochelle! The Friars finished out the regular season with a record of 8-0. Charlie Raffa helped lead the Friars to victory after a 80 yard rush and touchdown from Brian Sherlock (#34) and a 58 yard rush and touchdown by Dariyan Riley (#6). Together with the superb defense line led by Tyler McLees and Pat McHugh the Friars finished out the regular season undefeated!

Reported by: Ryan Sheppard
Source: Jason Molinet and HuntingtonPatch.com