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Post Rankings

  • NYC Football

    1. Curtis (11-2)

    2. Poly Prep (7-1)

    3. Tottenville (10-3)

    4. Holy Cross (7-3)

    5. St. Joseph by the Sea (7-2)

    6. Fort Hamilton (11-1)

    7. Xaverian (4-6)

    8. Erasmus Hall (10-2)

    9. Campus Magnet (8-3)

    10. Mount St. Michael (5-5)

  • CHSFL

    1. Holy Cross (7-3)

    2. St. Joseph by the Sea (7-2)

    3. Xaverian (4-6)

    4. Mount St. Michael (5-5)

    5. Fordham Prep (4-7)

    6. Cardinal Hayes (8-2)

    7. Xavier (7-4)

    8. Monsignor Farrell (4-6)

    9. St. Francis Prep (2-8)

    10. St. Peter's (5-4)

  • PSAL Football

    1. Curtis (11-2)

    2. Tottenville (10-2)

    3. Fort Hamilton (11-1)

    4. Erasmus Hall (10-2)

    5. Campus Magnet (8-3)

    6. Lincoln (7-4)

    7. DeWitt Clinton (9-2)

    8. Sheepshead Bay (7-4)

    9. Susan Wagner (5-5)

    10. Flushing (5-5)

Blogs

  • Dylan Butler

    Live blog: CHSAA boys semifinals

    Join Dylan Butler here tonight as he follows the CHSAA Class AA intersectional boys semifinals...  

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  • Joseph Staszewski

    All stars not aligned at State indoor track meet

    The New York state indoor track meet was missing some extra sizzle Saturday. What’s supposed to be...  

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  • Marc Raimondi

    If this is the Lady Blazers' last hurrah, it's been a helluva ride

    There was an underlying feeling Saturday as Murry Bergtraum lifted the PSAL city championship...  

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  • Zach Braziller

    Thoughts and observations on the PSAL Class AA postseason

    The last two days of rest have afforded me the opportunity to take care of plenty of loose ends not...  

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Football Headlines

  • Chomp, chomp: Easley officially joins Gators

    Chomp, chomp: Easley officially joins Gators

    February 04, 2010

    Dominique Easley came home angry and upset one day four years ago. In eighth grade at the time, he wasn’t allowed to play for the Staten Island Hurricanes Pop Warner football...

  • New York City stars seeing Orange

    New York City stars seeing Orange

    February 04, 2010

    Three of the Big Apple’s best high-school football stars will be donning orange in the fall. Jeramiah Kobena of Cardinal Hayes, Xaverian’s Mario Tull and Canarsie’s Steven Rene...

  • Tottenville star Zips up recruitment with Akron

    Tottenville star Zips up recruitment with Akron

    February 04, 2010

    Gil Mendoza got Marvin Staten a Division I-A scholarship. At least that’s how the running gag goes between the two. Mendoza began the season as Tottenville’s starting running...

  • National Signing Day notebook: McAdoo, Wheeler sign with Stony Brook

    National Signing Day notebook: McAdoo, Wheeler sign with Stony Brook

    February 03, 2010

    Bryant McAdoo has built a bond with the coaching staff at Stony Brook since his sophomore year when the Long Island school started showing interest. The 6-foot-5 Cardinal Hayes...

  • Curtis seniors make their mark on signing day

    Curtis seniors make their mark on signing day

    February 03, 2010

    It was a banner year for the Curtis football team – and not just because of the banner the program earned in December. Wednesday morning, three seniors – defensive lineman...

  • Just the fax: McCombs signs with UConn

    Just the fax: McCombs signs with UConn

    February 03, 2010

    Lyle McCombs was known as one of the fastest running backs in the city this year. And when it came to signing his National Letter of Intent Wednesday morning, the St. Joseph by...

  • Four of a kind: Knights enjoy largest signing class ever

    Four of a kind: Knights enjoy largest signing class ever

    February 03, 2010

    National Signing Day is nothing new at Holy Cross HS. After all, this is where Kevin Ogletree went before starring at the University of Virginia and enjoying a stellar rookie...

  • Love at first sight: Timmins picks Rhode Island

    Love at first sight: Timmins picks Rhode Island

    January 28, 2010

    Before he met Rhode Island’s coaching staff or its players, before he toured the scenic campus, saw the cafeteria, dorms or the library, James Timmins was sold the Newport, R.I.,...

  • Former PR football star transfers to Wagner College

    Former PR football star transfers to Wagner College

    January 18, 2010

    Torian Phillips is headed home – for good. The former Port Richmond football star has transferred from Syracuse to Staten Island’s Wagner College of the Northeast Conference for...

  • Curtis football star finally settles on Gators

    January 03, 2010

    Dominique Easley, The Post's All-City football Player of the Year, verbally committed to Florida yesterday, three days after rescinding his commitment to Penn State. The...

  • Easley picks Florida after decommitting from Penn State

    Easley picks Florida after decommitting from Penn State

    January 02, 2010

    Dominique Easley is headed to The Swamp. The Post’s All-City football Player of the Year decommitted from Penn State on Wednesday and verbally committed to Florida yesterday...

  • The Post's All-City football honors

    The Post's All-City football honors

    December 20, 2009

    The 2009 football season was full of outstanding performances, highlight-reel touchdowns and stout defensive efforts. There were remarkable individual performances and team...

  • Poly's Wheeler to Stony Brook

    Poly's Wheeler to Stony Brook

    December 18, 2009

    When it comes to Poly Prep two-way star Devante Wheeler, Hofstra’s loss is most certainly Stony Brook’s gain. Wheeler said he was close to choosing Hofstra, but was stunned when...

  • Lincoln claims latest saga in rivalry

    Lincoln claims latest saga in rivalry

    December 18, 2009

    It was a white-knuckler with plenty of momentum shifts. A brief skirmish broke out afterward. A celebrity, Los Angeles Clippers guard Sebastian Telfair, was in the crowd...

  • Forbes picks Fordham, joining first scholarship class in more than 50 years

    Forbes picks Fordham, joining first scholarship class in more than 50 years

    December 16, 2009

    Kassim Forbes had an offer from Albany. He wanted to go away for college. Then he spoke with Fordham coach Tom Masella. The rest, as they say, is history. The standout...

  • Easley's committment stands -- for now

    Easley's committment stands -- for now

    December 14, 2009

    Dominique Easley is still committed to Penn State, but the dominant defensive lineman isn’t sure if he will sign with the Big 10 powerhouse on Feb. 3, 2010, which is National...

  • The Post's All-Staten Island football honors

    The Post's All-Staten Island football honors

    December 11, 2009

    Staten Island owned the football scene in New York City this year, especially in the PSAL. Curtis and Tottenville both made the City Championship game and the Warriors, backed by...

  • The Post's All-Bronx/Manhattan football honors

    The Post's All-Bronx/Manhattan football honors

    December 10, 2009

    Mount St. Michael had a season to remember. The Mountaineers overcame a slow start and fought through the grief of teammate Kyle Rembert's death from carbon monoxide poisoning...

  • The Post's All-Brooklyn football honors

    The Post's All-Brooklyn football honors

    December 09, 2009

    The talent that came out of Brooklyn this fall was scary. From Fort Hamilton receiver Brandon Reddish to Erasmus Hall quarterback/safety Wayne Morgan and Poly Prep playmakers...

  • The Post's All-Queens football honors

    The Post's All-Queens football honors

    December 08, 2009

    It was a banner year for Queens football across the board. Both Campus Magnet and Flushing had a ton of success in the PSAL. Campus Magnet won its first playoff game under coach...

  • Adams' Chavis proves he can hang with PSAL elite

    December 06, 2009

    Akeeme Chavis heard all the talk, but was waiting for a chance to back it up. The 6-foot-1, 180-pound John Adams wide receiver kept being told that he was good enough to play in...

  • Queens tops Staten Island in Fugazzi Senior Bowl

    December 06, 2009

    Jim Desantis’ Queens roster wasn't filled with players from big name schools in the PSAL's top football division. On the Staten Island sideline across from him were kids from...

  • Out of the shadows and into the spotlight

    Out of the shadows and into the spotlight

    December 03, 2009

    There was a moment at Midwood Athletic Complex Saturday afternoon when James Timmins found time to soak it all in – the championship, the completion of his remarkable season, and...

  • NYC football final rankings

    NYC football final rankings

    December 01, 2009

    The football season ended with a bang -- two title games decided in the final whistle. Curtis claimed its fifth PSAL city title, 16-10 over Tottenville, with a dominant defensive...

  • PSAL football final rankings

    PSAL football final rankings

    December 01, 2009

    If it hadn’t been known already, defense wins championships. Curtis rode its dominant unit to a 16-10 victory over Tottenville on Saturday at Midwood Athletic Complex, the...

  • CHSFL final rankings

    CHSFL final rankings

    November 30, 2009

    The CHSFL left us with a few final treats on Thanksgiving Day. Mount St. Mount fended off rival Cardinal Hayes for an emotional 28-22 win in memory of teammate Kyle Rembert, who...

  • Sea star McCombs commits to UConn

    Sea star McCombs commits to UConn

    November 29, 2009

    Lyle McCombs got a glimpse of what his next four years will be like on Saturday afternoon and he loved every minute of it. The St. Joseph by the Sea running back was in the...

  • PSAL City Championship football game

    PSAL City Championship football game

    November 28, 2009

  • Fourth-down reverse renders Tottenville helpless

    Fourth-down reverse renders Tottenville helpless

    November 28, 2009

    Tottenville coach Jim Munson’s first words to his Curtis counterpart, Pete Gambardella, during postgame handshakes – after “congratulations,” of course – had to do with a wild...

  • Missed opportunities, stifling defense thwart Tottenville

    Missed opportunities, stifling defense thwart Tottenville

    November 28, 2009

    The turning point of the game, according to Tottenville coach Jim Munson, happened well before Curtis tied the game on a safety or took the lead on Jevon Gardner's 48-yard...

  • Curtis claims crown, coming from behind yet again

    Curtis claims crown, coming from behind yet again

    November 28, 2009

    James Timmins has mastered the art of getting to the quarterback this fall. Curtis' defensive end led the PSAL during the regular season with 14 sacks and added five more in the...

  • The Real McCoy: Junior receiver picks up for injured teammates

    The Real McCoy: Junior receiver picks up for injured teammates

    November 28, 2009

    Andy McCoy’s junior year started with a bang and it ended with an explosion. The junior wide receiver had two touchdowns in a season-opening victory over Lincoln, but that paled...

  • Curtis, Tottenville ready to decide Island bragging rights -- and city title

    Curtis, Tottenville ready to decide Island bragging rights -- and city title

    November 27, 2009

    The New York Post’s PSAL football beat writers, Zach Braziller and Marc Raimondi, take an in-depth look at Saturday’s City Championship division final between No. 3 Tottenville...

  • An in-depth look at the Curtis Warriors

    An in-depth look at the Curtis Warriors

    November 26, 2009

    New York Post PSAL football beat writer Zach Braziller takes a closer look at the 2009 Curtis Warriors, who will meet Tottenville in the PSAL City Championship game Saturday at 12...

  • An in-depth look at the Tottenville Pirates

    An in-depth look at the Tottenville Pirates

    November 26, 2009

    New York Post PSAL football beat writer Marc Raimondi takes a closer look at the 2009 Tottenville Pirates, who will meet Curtis in the PSAL City Championship game Saturday at 12...

  • PSAL football predictions, City Championship

    PSAL football predictions, City Championship

    November 26, 2009

    Every week in the fall, NYPost.com’s Zach Braziller and Marc Raimondi will attempt to prognosticate the coming PSAL football weekend in the City Championship division. This week,...

  • CHSFL AA Final/ 67th Annual Turkey Bowl, Mount St. Michael vs. Cardinal Hayes

    CHSFL AA Final/ 67th Annual Turkey Bowl, Mount St. Michael vs. Cardinal Hayes

    November 26, 2009

  • 86th annual Turkey Bowl, Xavier vs. Fordham Prep

    86th annual Turkey Bowl, Xavier vs. Fordham Prep

    November 26, 2009

  • Tricks a treat for Hayes, but comeback falls short

    Tricks a treat for Hayes, but comeback falls short

    November 26, 2009

    C J O’Neil said he had a few options left in his bag of tricks. “We have a couple more,” the Cardinal Hayes coach said. “I was joking around with coach [Craig] Joseph that we...

  • Acquah seals 'AA' title, Turkey Bowl win for Mount St. Michael

    Acquah seals 'AA' title, Turkey Bowl win for Mount St. Michael

    November 26, 2009

    Gary Acquah looked into the opposing backfield and saw only Cardinal Hayes quarterback Kwamayne Davis. The Cardinals were on the Mount St. Michael 38-yard line with less than 1:30...

  • Future bright for Fordham Prep despite OT loss to Xavier

    Future bright for Fordham Prep despite OT loss to Xavier

    November 26, 2009

    Pete Gorynski saw his team make its share of mistakes on both sides of the football, but Fordham Prep had wrestled momentum away from rival Xavier and forced overtime on a 30-yard...

  • Gearity guides Xavier to Turkey Bowl win

    Gearity guides Xavier to Turkey Bowl win

    November 26, 2009

    John Gearity knows the rich history of New York City’s longest football rivalry and he’s heard his coach, Chris Stevens, talk about his memories of the annual Thanksgiving Day...

  • Super sub has Curtis one step away from crown

    Super sub has Curtis one step away from crown

    November 25, 2009

    The script reads like this: the starting running back goes down at the postseason’s outset, an injury that threatens to ruin the team’s title chances. The backup, who spent much...

  • CHSFL predictions, Thanksgiving edition

    CHSFL predictions, Thanksgiving edition

    November 25, 2009

    Every week in the fall, NYPost.com’s Dylan Butler and Joseph Staszewski will attempt to prognosticate the coming Catholic High School Football League weekend. RECORDS AFTER WEEK...

  • Finally healthy, Mendoza ready to make impact for Tots

    November 25, 2009

    Gil Mendoza never put his head down. Not when he sprained his left MCL in September, an injury that threatened to end his season. Not when Marvin Staten, who started the season in...

  • Bailey's big day leads Jeff to historical crown

    Bailey's big day leads Jeff to historical crown

    November 25, 2009

    Kadeem Bailey can’t be pigeon-holed into one style. The Thomas Jefferson senior running back can run around you or he can run through you. Either way, there’s a good chance he’s...

  • NYC football rankings, Week 12

    NYC football rankings, Week 12

    November 24, 2009

    The football season has come down to three games -- the PSAL City Championship division final between Staten Island rivals Curtis and Tottenville and the CHSFL's two Thanksgiving...

  • PSAL football rankings, Week 12

    PSAL football rankings, Week 12

    November 23, 2009

    The final game of the PSAL football season is all about Staten Island. Big surprise, we know. It’s like an all-Brooklyn showdown in basketball. Courtesy of its thrilling, 20-19...

  • Garcia kicks South Bronx to Cup crown

    Garcia kicks South Bronx to Cup crown

    November 23, 2009

    The first field goal in South Bronx history was a memorable one. Joseph Garcia’s 26-yard boot with 8:36 remaining in the fourth quarter was the difference in the second-seeded...

  • South Bronx-Automotive Cup Division Final

    South Bronx-Automotive Cup Division Final

    November 23, 2009

  • Thomas Jefferson-August Martin

    Thomas Jefferson-August Martin

    November 22, 2009

  • Falcons fight 'til the end in Bowl loss

    Falcons fight 'til the end in Bowl loss

    November 22, 2009

    Say one thing for August Martin: the fourth-seeded Falcons never gave up. Not even when facing a nearly insurmountable deficit in an eventual 29-28 loss to No. 3 Thomas Jefferson...

  • Orange Wave of emotion

    Orange Wave of emotion

    November 22, 2009

    Taji Randle played football for Thomas Jefferson from 1991 to 1995 and when he graduated from the East New York school, he didn’t have a victory to show for it. So it was no...

  • Automotive falls short in Cup final

    Automotive falls short in Cup final

    November 22, 2009

    Like his players, Automotive coach Haseeb Khawaja was upset after Sunday’s heartbreaking, 15-14 Cup division championship game loss to South Bronx. That the final margin was...

  • Curtis-Fort Hamilton PSAL Semifinals

    Curtis-Fort Hamilton PSAL Semifinals

    November 22, 2009

  • Princeton-bound Schreiber leads St. Anthony's to crown

    Princeton-bound Schreiber leads St. Anthony's to crown

    November 22, 2009

    As the final seconds ticked down and St. Anthony's was about to lock up its eighth CHSFL Class AAA championship in the last nine years, Friars quarterback Tommy Schreiber turned...

  • Tottenville-Erasmus Hall

    Tottenville-Erasmus Hall

    November 21, 2009

  • PSAL Bowl and Cup football championships preview

    November 21, 2009

    The New York Post’s PSAL football beat writers, Zach Braziller and Marc Raimondi, take an in-depth look at Sunday’s Bowl and Cup division championship games at Midwood...

  • Drive of champions: Brown's TD, two-point conversion leads Curtis past Fort

    Drive of champions: Brown's TD, two-point conversion leads Curtis past Fort

    November 21, 2009

    Chaos surrounded Tynell Brown. His teammates were yelling at him to hurry up. The capacity crowd was at a fever pitch. Just 3:15 remained on the clock. As all that happened around...

  • Fort Hamilton's perfect season comes to a sudden halt

    Fort Hamilton's perfect season comes to a sudden halt

    November 21, 2009

    There was a dazed look on the faces of almost every Fort Hamilton football player as they walked around the field aimlessly. One of those “what just happened?” reactions. The...

  • Mistakes derail Dutchmen against Tottenville

    Mistakes derail Dutchmen against Tottenville

    November 21, 2009

    Shaquell Jackson didn’t mince words. He knew why No. 2 Erasmus Hall fell to No. 3 Tottenville, 33-18, in the PSAL City Championship semifinals Saturday in Brooklyn. “Mistakes is...

  • 'Tin Man,' Tottenville take out Erasmus in semis

    'Tin Man,' Tottenville take out Erasmus in semis

    November 21, 2009

    “The Tin Man” finally had his day. Tottenville safety Drew Tait, who earned the nickname from teammates for his stiff hands on potential interceptions, had two picks and a fumble...

  • City powers Fort Hamilton and Curtis set for pivotal showdown

    City powers Fort Hamilton and Curtis set for pivotal showdown

    November 20, 2009

    The New York Post’s PSAL football beat writer, Zach Braziller, takes an in-depth look at Saturday’s City Championship semifinal between No. 1 Fort Hamilton and No. 5 Curtis. No...

  • Dutchmen bringing Brooklyn together

    Dutchmen bringing Brooklyn together

    November 20, 2009

    The New York Post’s PSAL football beat writer, Marc Raimondi, takes an in-depth look at Saturday’s City Championship semifinal between No. 2 Erasmus Hall and No. 3 Tottenville...

  • PSAL football predictions, third week of playoffs

    PSAL football predictions, third week of playoffs

    November 19, 2009

    Every week in the fall, NYPost.com’s Zach Braziller and Marc Raimondi will attempt to prognosticate the coming PSAL football weekend in the City Championship division. This week,...

  • Given a chance, Curtis' Jevon Gardner takes full advantage

    Given a chance, Curtis' Jevon Gardner takes full advantage

    November 19, 2009

    The playoffs are often called the second season. For Jevon Gardner, they are like a different world. After moving from linebacker to running back, the senior has broken out in...

  • NYC football rankings: Week 11

    NYC football rankings: Week 11

    November 17, 2009

    The football season has come down to two weeks. The PSAL is down to eight teams, four of whom remain in our rankings – No. 1 Fort Hamilton, No. 3 Curtis, No. 7 Tottenville and...

  • PSAL football rankings: Week 11

    PSAL football rankings: Week 11

    November 16, 2009

    There are just five games remaining in the PSAL football season, but oh what a finish we have in store. It begins Saturday, when No. 1 Fort Hamilton and No. 2 Curtis meet in one...

  • CHSFL rankings: Week 10

    CHSFL rankings: Week 10

    November 16, 2009

    The CHSFL season is a little more than a week away from its finale and there are no city teams left in the Class AAA title game. Last hope Holy Cross suffered injuries to star...

  • Rembert's family appreciates team's support

    November 15, 2009

    There was an extra hand on Kyle Rembert’s jersey in the Mount St. Michael locker room. Rembert’s father, Tommie, addressed the team following its 28-21 win over visiting St...

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