Xavier roles to a 41-7 win over St. Peter's

By STEPHEN HART

Xavier’s penchant for big plays proved too much for St. Peter’s Saturday night.

The Knights’ William Solomon had first-half touchdown runs of 77 and 63 yards -- part of a 209-yard, three-TD effort for the contest -- and the Xavier defense had interception returns of 65 and 34 yards for scores as the Manhattan school rolled to a 41-7 CHSFL victory at Brooklyn’s Aviator Complex.

Solomon’s 77-yard scamper to paydirt on the game’s third play from scrimmage set the tone, as Xavier took a commanding 28-0 lead at halftime. The Knights outgained the Eagles on the ground 178-35 for the first half.

The Eagles showed signs of life with a beautiful 80-yard scoring drive to open the third quarter, capped by a 36-yard TD pass from QB Billy Triglianos to Glen Kartalis.

St. Peter’s even caught a break when an apparent 85-yard kickoff return for a TD by Jimmy Wolfer was negated by a penalty. But Wolfer would have the last laugh a few minutes later when he picked off a Triglianos wobbler and returned it 34 yards for a TD. His PAT kick gave the Knights a 35-7 edge with 3:17 left in the third.

A driving rain arrived midway through the fourth quarter to further dampen the Eagles' mood, as Solomon put an exclamation point on his big night with a 3-yard TD run with four minutes left.

CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL LEAGUE of METROPOLITAN NEW YORK

Player of the Week Nomination

Nominee: William Solomon                                                                             School: Xavier High School

Position: Free Safety / Running Back                                                               Opponent: St. Peter’s High School

Date of Game: 09/22/12          Ht. 5’10”          Wt. 195          Class: Jr.          Hometown: Brooklyn , New York

Details of nominees performance:
Rebounding from a league opening loss to SJB, Trey Solomon took Xavier’s the third play of the game against St. Peter’s for a 76 yard touchdown setting the climate for the rest of the game.  All tolled, Trey rushed for 236 yards on 21 carries for three TDs and a 2pt. Conversion to account for 20 of Xavier’s 41 points.  His other two TD runs were for 64 and 6 yards.  On Defense, Trey lead the team in tackles with 6 Solos + 3 Assists.

Class Honors:
Trey has a 90 average at Xavier and is currently taking A.P. English. 

League Honors:  
In his freshman football season, Trey was chosen as a captain and team MVP, scoring 23 touchdowns and making 6 interceptions, while leading his team to an unbeaten 8-0 record in the CHSFL City Division for the first time in Xavier history.  In his Sophomore year, Trey had 77 tackles from the Free Safety position and scored 18 Touchdowns helping the Xavier Varsity to an unbeaten Division Championship Season.  He was also named 1^st runner up CHSFL Defensive Player of they Year.

Other Sports & Honors
Trey was a three season athlete at Xavier in his Freshman year running the 55m, 100m, and 200m events for both the Freshman and Varsity Indoor Track team.  He helped the Freshman Track team to win the Jesuit Invitational held at Fordham Prep.  He was also a member of the Freshman Baseball team where he started in Centerfield.  In his Sophomore year, Trey ran the 200m and 400m events for both the Varsity Indoor and Outdoor Track Seasons, helping Xavier to win the prestigious Mayor’s Cup and the NYCHSAA Sectional Championship for the 1^st time in school history.  He was also the Anchor Leg on the winning Sophomore 4x400 Relay at the CHSAA Intersectional Meet.