Football Champions Crowned

AAA Quarterfinals

Msgr. Farrell 37, Christ the King 7

St. Anthony’s 42, Cardinal Hayes 28

Archbishop Stepinac 42, Kellenberg 7

AA-1 Quarterfinals

Moore Catholic 35, Xavier 21

St. Francis Prep 28, St. Joseph by-the-Sea 27

Fordham Prep 13, St. Peter’s 12

AA-2 Quarterfinals

St. John the Baptist 34, Cardinal Spellman 6

Kennedy Catholic 35, Xaverian 12

Holy Cross 43, Mount St. Michael 14

Bowl Game

St. Dominic’s 35, Nazareth 14

AAA Semifinals

Iona Prep 35, St. Anthony’s 28

Msgr. Farrell 24, Archbishop Stepinac 21

AA-1 Semifinals

Chaminade 31, Fordham Prep 0

Moore Catholic 18, St. Francis Prep 7

AA-2 Semifinals

Holy Trinity 28, Holy Cross 0

St. John the Baptist 42, Kennedy Catholic 29

Championship Games

AA2–Holy Trinity 21, St. John the Baptist 10

AA1–Chaminade 43, Moore Catholic 7

AAA–Iona Prep 49, Msgr. Farrell 15

CHSFL Results, Playoff Schedule

Iona Prep, Chaminade and Holy Trinity all picked up top seeds for the upcoming Catholic High School Football League playoffs.

All three received byes and will compete in the semifinals on the weekend of Nov. 12-14. The quaterfinals will be played this weekend.

Here are the results from the final week of the regular season and the playoff schedule.

Week 8 Results

Xaverian 13, Cardinal Spellman 0

Kellenberg 35, Moore Catholic 13

Iona Prep 51, Chaminade 14

Msgr. Farrell 35, St. Peter’s 6

Holy Trinith 42, Kennedy Catholic 0

Cardinal Hayes 49, Archbishop Stepinac 48

Mount St. Michael 30, Nazareth 6

St. Anthony’s 44, St. Francis Prep 7

St. Joseph by-the-Sea 30, Christ the King 15

St. John the Baptist 17, Holy Cross 14

AAA Quarterfinals

No. 1 Iona Prep bye

Friday, Nov. 5–No. 5 Cardinal Hayes at No. 4 St. Anthony’s, 7 p.m.

Saturday, Nov. 6–No. 7 Christ the King at No. 2 Msgr. Farrell, 4 p.m.

Sunday, Nov. 7–No. 6 Kellenberg at No. 3 Archbishop Stepinac, 1:30 p.m.

AA-1 Quarterfinals

No. 1 Chaminade bye

Friday, Nov. 5–No. 5 St. Peter’s at No. 4 Fordham Prep, 7 p.m.

Sunday, Nov. 7–No. 7 Xavier at No. 2 Moore Catholic, 1 p.m.

No. 6 St. Francis Prep at No. 3 St. Joseph by-the-Sea, TBA

AA-2 Quarterfinals

No. 1 Holy Trinity bye

Friday, Nov. 5–No. 6 Xaverian at No. 3 Kennedy Catholic, 7 p.m.

Saturday, Nov. 6–No. 7 Cardinal Spellman at No. 2 St. John the Baptist, 1 p.m.

Sunday, Nov. 7–No. 5 Mount St. Michael at No. 4 Holy Cross, 1 p.m.

Bowl Game

Saturday, Nov. 6–St. Dominic’s at Nazareth, 7 p.m.

Pass Reception For Manhertz

Chris Manhertz caught an 11-yard pass in helping the Jacksonville Jaguars to their first win of the season with a 23-20 victory over the Miami Dolphins in England on Sunday.

The tight end has three catches for 40 yards and a touchdown this season.

Manhertz, 29, is a graduate of Cardinal Spellman High School in the Bronx and played collegiate basketball at Canisius College in Buffalo before turning his focus to football after college.

CHSFL Results/Schedule

Week 5 Results

Chaminade 17, Msgr. Farrell 14

St. John the Baptist 42, St. Dominic’s 0

Kennedy Catholic 42, Xaverian 7

Iona Prep 35, Kellenberg 6

Holy Cross 26, Mount St. Michael 20

St. Peter’s 20, Fordham Prep 13

Moore Catholic 26, St. Francis Prep 6

Archbishop Stepinac 40, St. Anthony’s 36

Cardinal Hayes 42, Christ the King 0

St. Joseph by-the-Sea 28, Xavier 21

Holy Trinity 47, Cardinal Spellman 0

Week 6

Friday, Oct.15

St. John the Baptist at Kennedy Catholic, 7 p.m.

Kellenberg at Msgr.Farrell, 7 p.m.

Nazareth at Xaverian, 7 p.m.

Moore Catholic at St. Anthony’s, 7 p.m.

St. Joseph by-the-Sea at St. Francis Prep, 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, Oct. 16

Cardinal Hayes at Iona Prep, 1:30 p.m.

Christ the King at Archbishop Stepinac, 1:30 p.m.

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

Mount St. MIchael at Cardinal Spellman, 1:30 p.m.

St. Peter’s at Xavier, 7:30 p.m.

Sunday, Oct. 17

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

CHSFL Results/Schedule

Week 4 Results

Poly Prep 28, Kennedy Catholic 7

Msgr. Farrell 16, Cardinal Hayes 8

St. Joseph by-the-Sea 27, Fordham Prep 14

Christ the King 28, St. Francis Prep 14

Cardinal Spellman 36, Nazareth 6

Mount St. Michael 14, Xaverian 7

Iona Prep 34, Archbishop Stepinac 7

Moore Catholic 28, Xavier 14

Capital Harbor 20, St. Dominic’s 6

Chaminade 35, Kellenberg 8

St. Anthony’s 42, St. Peter’s 8

Holy Trinity 45, St. John the Baptist 21

Week 5 Schedule

Friday, Oct. 8

Chaminade at Msgr. Farrell, 7 p.m.

St. John the Baptist at St. Dominic’s, TBA

Saturday, Oct. 9

Xaverian at Kennedy Catholic, noon

Iona Prep at Kellenberg, 1 p.m.

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

Fordham Prep at St. Peter’s, 1:30 p.m.

St. Francis Prep at Moore Catholic, 1:30 p.m.

Archbishop Stepinac at St. Anthony’s, 1:30 p.m.

Christ the King at Cardinal Hayes, 3 p.m.

St. Joseph by-the-Sea at Xavier, 7:30 p.m.

Sunday, Oct. 10

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

CHSFL Results/Schedule

Week 3 Football Results

Archbishop Stepinac 55, Moore Catholic 14

St. Anthony’s 48, Cardinal Hayes 14

St. Joseph by-the-Sea 22, Msgr. Farrell 6

Holy Trinity 54, St. Dominic’s 0

JFK Catholic 32, Cardinal Spellman 22

St. John the Baptist 48, Mount St. Michael 14

Holy Cross 28, Xaverian 12

Iona Prep 63, Christ the King 20

Chaminade 45, St. Peter’s 14

Kellenberg 38, Fordham Prep 0

St. Francis Prep 18, Xavier 10

Week 4 Football Schedule

Friday, Oct. 1

Holy Cross at JFK Catholic, 7 p.m.

Cardinal Hayes at Msgr. Farrell, 7 p.m.

Fordham Prep at St. Joseph by-the-Sea, 7 p.m.

Christ the King at St. Francis Prep, 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, Oct. 2

Cardinal Spellman at Nazareth, 2 p.m.

Xaverian at Mount St. Michael, 3 p.m.

Archbishop Stepinac at Iona Prep, 4 p.m.

Moore Catholic at Xavier, 7:30 p.m.

Sunday, Oct. 3

St. Anthony’s at St. Peter’s, 1 p.m.

Holy Trinity at St. John the Baptist, 1:30 p.m.

Kellenberg at Chaminade, 1:30 p.m.

Manhertz, Jaguars Drop to 0-2

Cardinal Spellman High School graduate Chris Manhertz and the Jacksonville Jaguars dropped to 0-2 with a 23-13 loss to the unbeaten Denver Broncos on Sunday.

The Jaguars lost their season opener to the Houston Texans, 37-21. In this game, Manhertz, a tight end, caught a 22-yard touchdown pass, the second touchdown reception of his career.

Jacksonville will host the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday.

CHSFL Football Results/Schedule

Week 2 Results

Kennedy Catholic 35, Nazareth 0

Kellenberg 47, Xavier 7

St. Joseph by-the-Sea 28, Moore Catholic 20

Holy Trinity 34, Mount St. MIchael 12

Stepinac 47, St. Peter’s 0

Iona Prep 24, Msgr. Farrell 10

St. John the Baptist 31, Xaverian 6

Cardinal Hayes 41, Chaminade 39

Fordham Prep 17, St. Francis Prep 14

Capital Prep 32, St. Dominic’s 16

St. Anthony’s 41, Christ the King 14

Holy Cross 28, Cardinal Spellman 20

Week 3 Schedule

Friday, Sept. 24

Moore Catholic at Stepinac, 7 p.m.

Cardinal Hayes at St. Anthony’s, 7 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 25

‘Msgr. Farrell at St. Joseph by-the-Sea, noon

St. Dominic’s at Holy Trinity, 1:30 p.m.

Kennedy Catholic at Cardinal Spellman, 1:30 p.m.

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

Holy Cross at Xaverian, 1:30 p.m.

Christ the King at Iona Prep, 1:30 p.m.

St. Peter’s at Chaminade, 1:30 p.m.

Kellenberg at Fordham Prep, 6 p.m.

St. Francis Prep at Xavier, 7:30 p.m.

Spellman Graduate Chris Manhertz Set for 2021 Season with Jaguars

Cardinal Spellman High School graduate Chris Manhertz is heading further south for his seventh NFL season after signing a two-year, $7.25 million contract with the Jacksonville Jaguars back in March.

The Jaguars open the 2021 season against the Houston Texans in Houston Sept. 12.In five NFL seasons with the Carolina Panthers, Manhertz has 12 catches for 142 yards and one touchdown in 70 games, 28 being starts. He finished with a career-high six catches and tied his career high with 52 receiving yards in 2020.

Manhertz played basketball at Canisius College in Buffalo and was offered a tryout by the Buffalo Bills following his collegiate career. After the Bills released him, he was on the practice squad for the New Orleans Saints in 2015 and was in uniform for three games in 2016 before being released.

The Panthers claimed him off waivers from the Saints. He had one reception for 10 yards in four games with the Panthers in 2016.

Football’s Final Week

The final weekend of the Catholic High School Football League season is quickly approaching and will feature six games including Bronx rivals Mount St. Michael Academy and Cardinal Spellman meeting at 1:30 p.m. Saturday at the Mount.

This weekend’s games will conclude a shortened four-game regular season for Catholic schools in New York City. Catholic schools on Long Island and Westchester County completed their shortened season in April.

Here is this weekend’s schedule:

Friday, May 7

Christ the King at Msgr. Farrell, 6 p.m.

Nazareth at Holy Cross, 7 p.m.

Saturday, May 8

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

St. Francis Prep vs. Cardinal Hayes, TBA

Cardinal Spellman at Mount St. Michael, 1:30 p.m.

Xaverian at St. Joseph by-the-Sea, 6 p.m.