CHSFL Playoff Pairings Set

St. Anthony’s, Iona Prep and Archbishop Stepinac earned the top three seeds for the Catholic High School Football League AAA Playoffs.

Check out the pairings for playoffs which begin next weekend.

Week 8 Results

St. Anthony’s 27, Archbishop Stepinac 21

St. Joseph by-the-Sea 14, Mount St. Michael 0

Xaverian 37, Cardinal Spellman 0

Kellenberg 28, Msgr. Farrell 6

Iona Prep 35, Chaminade 7

Moore Catholic 25, Cardinal Hayes 22

St. Francis Prep 25, Holy Cross 14

St. Peter’s def. Christ the King

AAA Quarterfinals

Friday, Nov. 4

No. 8 Christ the King at No. 1 St. Anthony’s, 7 p.m.

Saturday, Nov. 5

No. 7 Cardinal Hayes at No. 2 Iona Prep, 3 p.m.

No. 6 Msgr. Farrell at No. 3 Archbishop Stepinac 6 p.m.

Sunday, Nov. 6

No. 5 Kellenberg at No. 4 Chaminade, 1 p.m.

AA Division 1 Quarterfinals

No. 1 Holy Trinity bye

No. 5 Fordham Prep at No. 4 St. Joseph by-the-Sea

Sunday, Nov. 6

No. 7 St. Francis Prep at No. 2 Moore Catholic, 1 p.m.

No. 6 St. Peter’s at No. 3 St. John the Baptist, 1 p.m.

AA Division II Quarterfinals

No. 1 Xavier bye

No. 2 Mount St. Michael bye

Friday, Nov. 4

No. 5 Holy Cross at No. 4 Kennedy Catholic, 7 p.m.

Saturday, Nov. 5

No. 6 Cardinal Spellman at No. 3 Xaverian, 4 p.m.

Iona Prep, Stepinac Still in Top 5

Iona Prep and Archbishop remain third and fifth, respectively, for another week in the New York State Sportswriters Association’s Class AA football poll.

St. Anthony’s is still No. 1. Stepinac and St. Anthony’s will meet in White Plains on Friday night.

In Class A, Our Lady of Lourdes is 10^th, and Moore Catholic is 25^th.

In Class B, Xavier is 23^rd, and in Class C, John S. Burke Catholic is 25^th.

CHSFL Regular Season Closing Next Weekend, Playoffs Approaching

The Catholic High School Football League will conclude its regular season next weekend with a matchup featuring St. Anthony’s and Archbishop Stepinac in White Plains at 7 p.m. Friday.

Both teams are 7-1 overall. St. Anthony’s is 6-0, and Stepinac is 5-1 in AAA League play. Iona Prep, which hosts Chaminade on Saturday, also is 5-1 in AAA League.

The playoffs are scheduled for the weekend of Nov. 5.

Week 7 Results

St. Anthony’s 44, Christ the King 12

Fordham Prep 27, St. Peter’s 24

Iona Prep 41, Msgr. Farrell 13

Holy Cross 25, Campus Magnet 6

Archbishop Stepinac 34, Kellenberg 30

Chaminade 10, Holy Trinity 7

St. John the Baptist 55, Mount St. Michael 26

Xavier 42, Cardinal Spellman 6

Cardinal Hayes 50, St. Joseph by-the-Sea 12

Moore Catholic 32, St. Francis Prep 10

Xaverian 28, Kennedy Catholic 21

Week 8 Schedule

Friday, Oct. 28

St. Anthony’s at Archbishop Stepinac, 7 p.m.

Mount St. Michael at St. Joseph by-the-Sea, 7 p.m.

Cardinal Spellman at Xaverian, 7 p.m.

Saturday, Oct. 29

St. Peter’s at Christ the King, TBA

Msgr. Farrell at Kellenberg, 1 p.m.

Chaminade at Iona Prep, 1:30 p.m.

Cardinal Hayes at Moore Catholic, 1:30 p.m.

St. Francis Prep at Holy Cross, 1:30 p.m.

Xavier at St. Dominic’s, 1:30 p.m.

Iona Prep 3rd in State Poll

The New York State Sportswriters Association released its latest high school football polls and Iona Prep and Archbishop Stepinac are third and fifth in the Class AA poll.

St. Anthony’s is ranked first. Stepinac will host St. Anthony’s on Oct. 28.

In Class A, Our Lady of Lourdes is 13^th, and Moore Catholic is 25^th.

In Class B, Xavier is 25^th.

In Class C, John S. Burke Catholic is 15^th.

Iona Prep, Stepinac Roll to Wins

Iona Prep and Archbishop Stepinac cruised to easy wins in Week 6 to keep their hopes of winning the Catholic High School Football League AAA championship.

St. Anthony’s is unbeaten, and Iona Prep and Stepinac follow in the standings with one loss.

Stepinac will host St. Anthony’s in White Plains on Oct. 26, the final weekend of the regular season.

Week 6 Results

St. Anthony’s 35, Fordham Prep 7

Iona Prep 49, Kellenberg 0

Archbishop Stepinac 56, Cardinal Hayes 20

Chaminade 43, Christ the King 12

St. Peter’s 21, Kennedy Catholic 14

Mount St. Michael 36, Holy Cross 12

Msgr. Farrell 51, St. Joseph by-the-Sea 0

St. Francis Prep 20, Xaverian 0

St. John the Baptist 21, Xavier 7

Cardinal Spellman 8, St. Dominic’s 6

Holy Trinity 21, Moore Catholic 14

Week 7 Schedule

Friday, Oct. 21

Christ the King at St. Anthony’s, 7 p.m.

St. Peter’s at Fordham Prep, 7 p.m.

Iona Prep at Msgr. Farrell, 7 p.m.

Saturday, Oct. 22

Holy Cross at Campus Magnet, noon

Archbishop Stepinac at Kellenberg, 1 p.m.

Chaminade at Holy Trinity, 1:30 p.m.

St. John the Baptist at Mount St. Michael, 1:30 p.m.

Cardinal Spellman at Xavier, 4:30 p.m.

Moore Catholic at St. Francis Prep, 7 p.m.

St. Joseph by-the-Sea vs. Cardinal Hayes, at SUNY Maritime, 7 p.m.

Sunday, Oct. 23

Kennedy Catholic at Xaverian, 1:30 p.m.

Iona Prep Leads in State Poll

Iona Prep nudged ahead of Archbishop Stepinac in this week’s state football poll after beating the Crusaders, 42-35, in White Plains on Saturday.

Iona Prep moved from fourth to third, and Stepinac dropped from third to fifth.

Iona Prep will play Kellenberg on Saturday. Kellenberg suffered its first loss of the season last weekend against unbeaten Holy Trinity.

Here are how the archdiocesan high school football teams fared in the current state polls compiled by the New York State Sportswriters Association:

CLASS AA: 3-Iona Prep, 5 Archbishop Stepinac.

CLASS A: 13-Our Lady of Lourdes, 18-Moore Catholic

CLASS C: 8-John S. Burke Catholic

Holy Trinity Only Unbeaten Team

And now there is one.

Holy Trinity is the only Catholic High School Football League program with an unbeaten record after beating Kellenberg in a battle of undefeated teams from Long Island.

Archbishop Stepinac also entered the weekend undefeated before suffering a 42-35 loss to rival Iona Prep.

Here is a rundown of Week 5 Results and what’s coming up in Week 6

Week 5 Results

Chaminade 10, Fordham Prep 6

Iona Prep 42, Archbishop Stepinac 35

St. Peter’s 22, Xaverian 9

Holy Cross 44, Cardinal Spellman 6

Mount St. Michael 47, St. Dominic’s 0

Christ the King 44, St. Francis Prep 8

Xavier 35, St. Joseph by-the-Sea 27

St. Anthony’s 35, Cardinal Hayes 29

Moore Catholic 30, Msgr. Farrell 27

Holy Trinity 28, Kellenberg 19

St. John the Baptist 29, Kennedy Catholic 13

Week 6 Schedule

Friday, Oct. 14

Fordham Prep at St. Anthony’s, 7 p.m.

Saturday, Oct. 15

Kellenberg at Iona Prep, 1:30 p.m.

Cardinal Hayes at Archbishop Stepinac, 1:30 p.m.

Christ the King at Chaminade, 1:30 p.m.

Kennedy Catholic at St. Peter’s, 1:30 p.m.

Holy Cross at Mount St. Michael, 1:30 p.m.

Cardinal Spellman at St. Dominic’s, 1:30 p.m.

Msgr. Farrell at St. Joseph by-the-Sea, 2 p.m.

Xaverian at St. Francis Prep, 7 p.m.

St. John the Baptist at Xavier, 7:30 p.m.

Sunday, Oct. 16

Moore Catholic at Holy Trinity, 1 p.m.

3 AAA Football Teams Still Unbeaten

And then there were three.

Archbishop Stepinac, Kellenberg and St. Anthony’s were all winners, improving to 3-0 in the AAA Catholic High School Football League. St. Anthony’s defeated defending Catholic high school state champ Iona Prep, 48-42, in New Rochelle.

Iona Prep (3-2 overall) meets rival Archbishop Stepinac (5-0 overall) in White Plains at 1:30 p.m. Saturday in the Catholic High School Football League’s featured game of the week.

Week 4 Results

Kennedy Catholic 47, St. Dominic’s 7

Archbishop Stepinac 40, Moore Catholic 0

St. Anthony’s 48, Iona Prep 42

Holy Trinity 39, Fordham Prep 0

Kellenberg 27, St. John the Baptist 7

Msgr. Farrell 49, St. Peter’s 0

Xavier 46, Holy Cross 20

St. Francis Prep 41, Cardinal Spellman 0

St. Joseph by-the-Sea 22, Christ the King 12

Chaminade 36, Cardinal Hayes 20

Xaverian 14, Mount St. Michael 6

Week 5 Schedule

Saturday, Oct. 8

Chaminade at Fordham Prep, 1 p.m.

Iona Prep at Archbishop Stepinac, 1:30 p.m.

Xaverian at St. Peter’s, 1:30 p.m.

Holy Cross at Cardinal Spellman, 1:30 p.m.

St. Dominic’s at Mount St. Michael, 1:30 p.m.

St. Francis Xavier at Christ the King, 1:30 p.m.

Xavier at St. Joseph by-the-Sea, 2 p.m.

Msgr. Farrell at Moore Catholic, 2 p.m.

St. Anthony’s at Cardinal Hayes, 3 p.m.

Sunday, Oct. 9

Holy Trinity at Kellenberg, 1:30 p.m.

Kennedy Catholic at St. John the Baptist, 1:30 p.m.

St. Anthony’s Next for Iona Prep

There’s no doubt Iona Prep may have the toughest schedule in 2022.

And so far, the Gaels have done quite well to start the season with a 3-1 record.

Iona Prep, the defending Catholic high school state champion, now enters its most challenging portion of its Catholic High School Football League schedule with St. Anthony’s, Archbishop Stepinac and Kellenberg in the next three weeks. All four teams are 2-0 in league play.

Iona Prep is ranked first in the most recent Class AA poll compiled by the New York State Sportswriters Association. Stepinac is third, St. Anthony’s is fourth and Kellenberg is 18th.

On Saturday, the Gaels host a St. Anthony’s team, which is coming off an impressive victory over state-ranked Msgr. Farrell.

Week 3 Results

St. Anthony’s 35, Msgr. Farrell 23

Moore Catholic 28, Fordham Prep 13

Xavier 26, Kennedy Catholic 6

St. Dominic’s 10, Ramapo 8

Archbishop 34, Chaminade 3

St. John the Baptist 44, St. Peter’s 20

Mount St. Michael 27, Cardinal Spellman 0

Iona Prep 56, Christ the King 28

Holy Trinity 34, Holy Cross 8

Kellenberg 36, Cardinal Hayes 35

St. Joseph by-the-Sea 34, St. Francis Prep 28

Week 4 Schedule

Thursday, Sept. 29

St. Dominic’s at Kennedy Catholic, 7 p.m.

Friday, Sept. 30

Archbishop Stepinac at Moore Catholic, 7 p.m.

Saturday, Oct. 1

St. Anthony’s at Iona Prep, 4 p.m.

Fordham Prep at Holy Trinity, 3 p.m.

Kellenberg at St. John the Baptist, 3:30 p.m.

St. Peter’s at Msgr. Farrell, 4 p.m.

Christ the King at St. Joseph by-the-Sea, 5 p.m.

Cardinal Spellman at St. Francis Prep, 7 p.m.

Holy Cross at Xavier, 7 p.m.

Sunday, Oct. 2

Mount St. Michael at Xaverian, 1:30 p.m.

Cardinal Hayes at Chaminade, 1:30 p.m.

PHOTO BY CHRIS SHERIDAN

Iona Prep is No. 1 in State Poll

Iona Prep is ranked first in the first state Class AA football poll released by the New York State Sportswriters Association.

The Gaels, the defending state Catholic high school champion, has won two in a row after losing its season opener.

Iona Prep will host Christ the King on Saturday before having three big weekends of football against St. Anthony’s, Archbishop Stepinac and Kellenberg. Stepinac and St. Anthony’s are ranked third and fourth in the state, respectively, and Kellenberg is 18^th.

Also in Class AA, Msgr. Farrell is 14^th.

In Class A, Our Lady of Lourdes is sixth, and Moore Catholic is 16^th.

In Class B, John S. Burke Catholic and Xavier are 23^rd and 24^th, respectively.