CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL LEAGUE of METROPOLITAN NEW YORK

   

Player of the Week Nomination

Nominee: John Wilson                                                      School: Xavier High School

Position: Running Back & Weak Safety                            Opponent: Moore Catholic

Date of Game: 10/18/08   Ht. 5’9”    Wt. 170  Class: Jr.  Hometown: Marine Park , Brooklyn

Details of nominees performance:
Xavier defeated Moore Catholic 37-12 to go 5-1 Overall and 4-1 in the CHSFL AA-A Division.  Junior John Wilson was Xavier’s most consistent offensive producer with 7 carries for 135 yards (a 19.2 yards per carry average) and 2 touchdowns including TD runs of 45 and 53 yards.  Over the last six weeks, John has rushed for 626 yards on 42 carries for a team leading 14.9 yards per carry average.  He has also rushed for over 100 yards in each of the last three games, 179 yards vs. St. John the Baptist, 173 yards vs. Cardinal Hayes and 135 yards vs. Moore Catholic.  In total, John has scored 10 touchdowns and has scored 66 points.

Class Honors:
John has a 95+ average at Xavier and has achieved 1st honor grades in every marking period over the last two years.

League Honors:  
The Xavier Class of 2010 has compiled an 18-4 record on the football field in the past 2 1/2 seasons.  On both the Freshman and Junior Varsity Football teams, John was selected as the team’s Most Valuable Defensive Player for this amazingly successful class.

Other Sports & Honors:
Last year, as a Sophomore, John was selected as an alternate starter on the Xavier Rugby Team when it traveled to West Point where Xavier competed and won the Northeastern Rugby Championship Tournament.  He also traveled with the team to Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania where the team competed in the National High School Championship Tournament finishing 5th.


 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.

 

  
     
 

Xavier runs over Moore Catholic, 37-12

Stephen Hart, October 18, 2008 10:27 p.m.

It didn’t take long before Moore Catholic got to see firsthand what all the fuss is about regarding Seamus Kelly.

Xavier's senior running back rumbled for a 39-yard touchdown on his team's first play from scrimmage, then ran another in from 33 yards out three offensive plays later as the Knights coasted to a 37-12 CHSFL win at the Aviator Sports Complex, Brooklyn.

Kelly, who ran for 203 yards in a victory at St. Peter’s earlier this season, was coming off an astounding effort last week against Cardinal Hayes, when he amassed 448 all-purpose yards and scored seven TDs.

He didn’t need to have such a heavy workload last night, finishing with only eight carries for 137 yards and sitting out the entire second half. Teammate John Wilson added two long touchdown runs (of 53 and 45 yards) in the second quarter, which ended with the Knights comfortably ahead 30-0.

The Mavericks, who nearly scored on their third series of the game, only to have it end on an interception in the end zone, got on the board in the fourth quarter.

A 21-yard run by Tommy Todaro was followed by two carries of 18 and 13 yards by John Tortora moving the Mavs to the Xavier 24. Three plays later, Tortora struck paydirt from 9 yards out.

Moore followed on its next possession with an 11-play drive capped off by a beautiful 49-yard TD pass from Nick Gonzalez to Johnny Ray.

Todaro finished with 87 yards rushing, while Gonzalez was 8 of 15 for 92 yards in the air. But the Knights’ 365 yards on the ground was too much to overcome.