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MaxPreps National Player of the Week
Seamus Kelly, RB, Xavier ( New York , N.Y. )

In the nation’s largest city, high school football exploits are often overshadowed. That is, unless you score seven touchdowns and pile up 448 all-purpose yards on just 10 touches – an average of 44.8 yards per opportunity.

Running back Seamus Kelly of New York ’s Xavier was the author of those numbers in a wild, 86-42 victory over Cardinal Hayes on Saturday. This was not a case of one team running up the score and padding statistics against an overmatched opponent. Kelly and the Knights led 57-30 at halftime (yes, this is 11-man football).

Here is a rundown of Kelly’s remarkable performance;

  • 291 yards and five touchdowns on the ground on just eight carries (scoring runs of 57, 71, 57, 35, 50 yards)
  • 72 yards and a touchdown on one reception
  • 85-yard kickoff return for a touchdown
  • 448 all-purpose yards and seven TDs

For the season, Kelly has 1,100 yards and 20 touchdowns in just five games. He is averaging 11.5 yards per carry and has another 258 receiving yards with three scores.  

Xavier (4-1) is averaging 53.6 points per game.

 
     
   
     
 

                                           

 
CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL LEAGUE of METROPOLITAN NEW YORK

   

Player of the Week Nomination

Nominee: Seamus Kelly                                        School: Xavier High School

Position: Running Back & Inside LB                    Opponent: Cardinal Hayes

Date of Game: 10/11/08   Ht. 5’11”    Wt. 190  Class: Sr.  Hometown: Breezy Point, Queens  

Details of nominees performance:
Xavier defeated Cardinal Hayes 86-42 to go 4-1 in the CHSFL AA-A Division.  Senior Seamus Kelly was Xavier’s main offensive producer with 8 carries for 291 yards (a 36.3 yards per carry average) and 5 touchdowns including TD runs of 57, 71, 57, 35 and 50 yards.  He also had a 72 yard reception for a touchdown and an 85 yard kick return for a touchdown. When all was said and done, Seamus scored 7 touchdowns and including 2 extra point runs and he scored 46 of Xavier’s 86 points.  Over the last five weeks, Seamus has rushed for 1100 yards, has had 258 yards in receptions and has scored 166 points!

Class Honors:
Seamus has a 90+ average at Xavier and has achieved honor grades in 9 of 12 marking periods (7x 2nd Honors and 2x 1st Honors).

League Honors:  
As a Junior, Seamus was named as Xavier's Best Offensive Player and was a big part of Xavier's "A" Division Championship run gaining 1169 yards rushing while scoring 18 TDs and 132 total points for the Knights.  He was named CHSFL Player of the Week twice, first in week 7 in Xavier's 61-12 win over Cardinal Spellman to clinch the "A" Division Title and second in week 11 in Xavier's 20-14 win over Fordham Prep. in the Annual Thanksgiving Day Turkey Bowl Classic.  His performance on Thanksgiving also won him the prestigeous Michael Dunn Trophy which is presented to the Thanksgiving game MVP.

Other Sports & Honors:
Seamus was the Xavier High School Athlete of the Year in both his Freshman and Junior Years.  Last year, he was named to the All-Bronx/Manhattan Team by the New York Daily News.  He was also named to the 2nd Team All-State Team by the Sports Writers of New York.  A starter as a Sophomore on Xavier’s 2007 “B” Division National Championship Rugby Team, he went on in his Junior year to make the United States National Rugby Team's Under 17 Squad and toured Europe playing against the national teams of England, Portugal and Romania, where the Junior Eagles finished with a 2-1 record.  


 Nominations must be received by the Monday Night Meeting.

All winners will be announce on the league website on Tuesday after the Monday Night Meeting.

 
     
   
     
 

CHSFL Week 6 predictions
By Dylan Butler October 10, 2008
http://www.fiveborosports.com/ssp/blog?id=30

No. 5 Xavier at No. 6 Cardinal Hayes

Yet another interesting game in the CHSFL this weekend. No one in the CHSFL has had an answer for “Coach Stevens’ Amazing Fantastic Gridiron Way Back Machine,” featuring the throwback single wing offense. Stevens told me last week that he hears complaints that the Knights don’t throw the ball, yet they’re the most explosive team in the league.

Cardinal Hayes has one of the best offensive linemen in the city in Pittsburgh-bound Fernando Diaz and Wesley Lawyer is a pretty damn good running back. Spellman’s defense, however, leaves a lot to be desired. When you talk running backs in the CHSFL, the conversation begins and ends with Seamus Kelly, but Xavier’s defense was torn apart by St. John the Baptist in a 49-44 win on Sunday.

I’m going with Famous Seamus here in another barnburner.
Pick: Xavier

  
     
 

SUNY- Maritime, Bronx, NY
Cardinal Hayes vs Xavier
by Ryan Donovan
http://nycfootball.nycsportsnews.com/ 

This week's Game of the Week brought us to Maritime College in the Bronx where Cardinal Hayes (3-2) took on the Xavier Knights (4-1).  The game turned out to be a wild shoot-out with limited defense.  Xavier won this high offense affair, 86-42  .  The game was highlighted by a record-setting performance by Seamus Kelly who ran for 291 yards unofficially and scored 7 touchdowns.  Kelly also had an unbelievable 478 all-purpose yards. 

In warm-ups, Cardinal Hayes QB, Kwamane Davis and his center looked a bit shaky, bobbling a few snaps.  Sure enough, the first snap was muffed and Davis ended up diving on the floor to recover the ball.  The Cardinals were forced to punt after looking lost on their first three plays from scrimmage. 

The Xavier offense looked much different.  Their first possession ended with a seemingly effortless 60 yard run by Seamus Kelly quickly, putting Xavier ahead 8-0.

Cardinal Hayes needed to regroup.  Their next possession was the turning point of the afternoon.  On first down from their own 33, Davis handed off to Wesley Lawyer, only to see the ball get knocked loose and land directly into the hands of Seamus Kelly.  Xavier took over on the Cardinal Hayes 30 and 2 plays later  John Wilson was in the end zone.  Before you could blink an eye Xavier was ahead 14-0. 

The Cardinals could have packed it up right there but they didn't.  On the ensuing kickoff Jeremiah Kobena returned the ball 80 yards for the first Cardinals touchdown igniting the crowd and instantly breathing life into his team. 

Just as the Cardinals caught their breath, Kelly struck again.  He once again steamrolled 70 yards for a touchdown putting the Knights ahead 22-6, just seven minutes into the game.

After a big sack by Sam McCormick the Cardinals were forced to punt again.  When Xavier took over on their own 45 they quickly went back to the well.  Kelly took the ball the distance for another touchdown, on the first play of the drive.  Kelly, looking to make his own SportsCenter highlight reel, had touched the ball 4 times on offense and accumulated 194 yards rushing and 3 touchdowns, putting his team ahead, 29-6. 

On Cardinal Hayes’ next possession Kwamane Davis found Bryan McAdoo racing down the sideline.  McAdoo then took the ball 70 yards for a touchdown making the score 29-12. 

 With Hayes desperately looking to stop Kelly, it was John Wilson who came up with a bruising run to setup what would be another Kelly TD run.  This one went for 35 yards giving him 225 for the day with 4 TD's and a Xavier 37-12 lead.

The shootout continued with Wesley Lawyer carrying the ball for 70 yards and a score for Hayes. 

After closing the gap to 37-19, Cardinal Hayes decided to kick the ball directly to Kelly, which he  took 80 yards up the field for another touchdown giving him 5 for the half. 

Cardinal Hayes would of course strike right back with a tremendous catch and run by Chris Chapman, pulling his team to within 45-24. 

When the half finally came to an end, Kelly had 6 touchdowns and over 200 yards rushing not to mention a few tackles and a fumble recovery. 

The second half was more of the same insanity, with Kelly adding 1 more touchdown to his total, giving him 7 on the day.

After the game Kelly was extremely gracious and humble even praising his opponents, "they have a great program" he said of Cardinal Hayes.  When asked how far he thought his team could go he replied by saying "we want to win the AA Championship."

 
     
 
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Seamus Kelly runs for 291 yards and five touchdowns on eight carries.

  
     
 

Xavier's Seamus Kelly scores 7 TDs in 86-42 win over Cardinal Hayes

BY Ian Begley
DAILY NEWS SPORTS WRITER
Saturday, October 11th 2008, 9:50 PM
http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/high_school/index.html

Just call him Famous Seamus.

Xavier running back Seamus Kelly scored seven touchdowns and gained 448 all-purpose yards in the Knights' 86-42 win over Cardinal Hayes Saturday at Maritime Stadium in the Bronx.

The 5-11, 190-pound senior back ran for 291 yards and five touchdowns on eight carries. He returned a kick 85 yards for a touchdown and had a 72-yard touchdown reception on the Knights' only pass attempt of the game. "I knew if we kept scoring we would be OK," Kelly said. "And we just kept scoring."

Xavier's single-wing attack seemed to confuse Cardinal Hayes (3-3) all afternoon. The Knights scored touchdowns on four of their first five plays and led 57-30 at the half as Kelly racked up six touchdowns.

"They run the single-wing extremely well," Cardinal Hayes coach C.J. O'Neil said. "Seamus is an exceptional player in an exceptional system. We couldn't keep pace with 86 points."

Kelly scored six touchdowns in Xavier's win over Bishop Ford Sept. 27. Xavier (4-1) is in first place in the CHSFL's AA division.

  
     
 

Xavier senior running back Seamus Kelly's seven touchdowns were one short of the state record of eight. Photo by Damion Reid

  
     
 

By FiveBoroSports.com
October 12, 2008

Wild, high-scoring games have become the norm for Xavier, but this one may have reached a new level of absurdity.

Senior running back Seamus Kelly scored a career-high seven touchdowns, six of which came in the first half, to help Xavier beat visiting Cardinal Hayes, 86-42, in CHFSL ‘AA-A’ football Saturday. Kelly was a touchdown away from tying the state record of eight, according to coach Chris Stevens.

“Eighty-six points is pretty unheard of,” the Rockaway native said. “I don’t know if it is a good thing or a bad thing. I’d rather shut teams out then have to score 86 to win comfortably.”

Kelly rushed for 291 yards and five touchdowns and had 478 all-purpose yards. The senior added a 72-yard touchdown catch and an 85-yard kick-off return for a score, the first of his career, in the second quarter for a Xavier attack, which ran just 18 plays. He opened the game with a 57-yard touchdown run and added TD runs of 71, 57, 35 and 50 yards.

“The offensive line was opening up such big holes that all I had to do was run through them and beat the corner backs,” he said.

Xavier (4-1, 4-1) took a 57-30 lead into the half against Hayes, which struggled to defend the single-wing attack. The lead grew to 65-30 when Jack Wilson, who rushed for three scores, ran for a 54-yard touchdown.  On the next possession, Wesley Lawyer took a toss 51 yards for a score for Hayes, which then recovered the ensuing onside kick. This set up a 40-yard strike from Kwamayne Davis (4 TDs) to Chris Chapman, who had two scores, to cut the lead to 65-42. Chris Tellone then returned the ensuing onside kick 50 yards for the first touchdown of his career to give Xavier a 73-42 lead.  

Bryant McAdoo had two touchdowns catches of 60 yards for Hayes (3-3, 3-2).

“We didn’t expect to come in and score 86 and didn’t expect them to score 42,” Stevens said. “We have become very conditioned [to wild games]. I don’t like that kind of football, but we can score.”

Kelly had a chance for the record-tying eighth touchdown late in fourth quarter, but neither he nor Stevens felt it was appropriate to insert him back into the game and didn’t know how close he was to the record anyway.

But his team’s record and its scoring outputs have Kelly feeling more confident in its offense, which is averaging 54 points a game this season.

"It feels like the only thing that can stop us from winning is getting outscored,” Kelly said, “and it is tough to do.”