CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL LEAGUE of METROPOLITAN NEW YORK

                                                                                                    Player of the Week Nomination
 

Nominee: Daniel Vittiburga                                                                 School: Xavier High School  

Position :  Running Back / Cornerback                                          Opponent: St. John the Baptist
Date of Game: 09/16/18   Ht. 5’8”   Wt. 165   Class: Sr.             Hometown: Brooklyn, NY

Details of nominees performance:

St. John the Baptist took the opening drive straight down the field and drew first blood 7-0 and then Xavier would slowly grind to life taking a 12-7 into the half and an 18-7 lead late into the third quarter and would then open the  flood gates  to win 42-7 at the final.  Dan Vittiburga was a steady workhorse throughout, carrying the ball 24 times for 160 yards with two touchdowns run of 6 and 9 yards.  Yet, he also provided intangibles that do not always show up in the box score.  In Xavier's first scoring drive he completed a 59 yards pass to Demetrios Demetriades allowing Xavier to answer SJB score to pull within 7-6.  He also had a  40 yard  punt late in the 3rd quarter that bounced out of bounds pinning SJB inside their  20 yard  line which set up the most significant score of the game after an SJB fumble allowed Xavier to take a  two score  lead 18-7.  For  second  week, in a row Vittiburga has scored two TDs and had a  game changing  3rd quarter punt that  resulted  Xavier taking a  two score  lead.  Against Holy  Cross  he had a  45 yard  punt downed at the  one foot  line which eventually gave Xavier a short field to take a 14-0 in that game as well.