11-1-08 Mount St. Michael 28-14 W

St. Anthony’s beat Mount St. Michael, 28-14, in a CHSFL JV football game.

10-25-08 @Iona Prep 21-3 W

St. Anthony’s beat host Iona Prep, 21-3, in a CHSFL JV football game.

10-18-08 @Chaminade 32-28 L

St. Anthony’s fell to Chaminade, 32-28, in a CHSFL JV football game.

10-11-08 @St. Joe’s Sea 36-14 W

Friars at  St. Joseph Sea in JV football. The Friars won, 36-14.

10-4-08 @Farrell 12-7 L

 Friars lost to host Farrell, 12-7, in a JV football game .

9-27-08 XAVERIAN 28-12 W

The host Friars beat Xaverian, 28-12, in a JV football game.

2008 JV Football Roster

No.	Name	Yr.	Pos.	Ht.	Wt.
1	Vincent Yacenda	So.	K	5-5	130
3	Eddie Finnocchialo	So.	DB	5-9	155
5	Matthew Xirinachs	So.	RB	6-0	170
7	Charlie Raffa	So.	QB	5-10	175
9	Joseph Locascio	So.	RB	5-7	150
10	Chris Conroy	So.	QB	5-10	175
11	Tyler Mclees	So.	LB	5-8	190
12	Andrew Hoey	So.	LB	5-10	165
13	Dylan Galasso	So.	K	5-7	145
14	Brian Kensil	So.	WR	6-3	175
15	Sean O’Malley	So.	WR	5-9	160
16	Robert Brand	So.	WR	6-1	200
20	James Mercurio	So.	DB	5-8	160
21	Nick Alibrandi	So.	DB	5-3	125
22	Ryan Straub	So.	DB	6-0	160
23	Joe Vergari	So.	DB	5-6	155
24	Adam Pomper	So.	DB	5-8	165
25	Tim Fiola	So.	RB	5-6	145
26	Nicholas Mattei	So.	DB	5-10	165
28	Kevin White	So.	DB	5-3	120
30	Craig Gellineau	So.	RB	5-6	130
32	Zach Spector	So.	DB	6-0	180
33	Brian Creegan	So.	DB	5-9	160
34	Max Kaestner	So.	DB	5-7	140
36	Anthony Laureano	So.	RB	5-7	150
38	Greg Danseglio	So.	DB	6-0	175
40	Mike Schillizei	So.	RB	5-10	210
41	Nicholas Eckert	So.	RB	6-0	190
42	Victor Belgiorno	So.	RB	5-8	170
44	Jason Lee	So.	RB	5-8	180
45	Jack O’Neill	So.	OL	6-1	180
48	Connor Murphy	So.	WR	6-2	180
49	Nicholas Pauze	So.	DB	5-8	150
52	Brandon Pietrowski	So.	LB	6-0	175
54	Brian Barbaccia	So.	LB	5-10	190
55	Ryan Moran	So.	DL	5-10	200
56	Anthony Antorino	So.	LB	5-5	165
57	Paul Alessandrini	So.	LB	5-9	185
58	Justin Whalley	So.	LB	6-0	190
60	James Cronin	So.	OL	6-2	245
61	Matthew Rhodes	So.	OL	5-9	185
62	Eric Chambers	So.	DL	5-10	175
64	Nick Koerner	So.	OL	5-8	175
66	Anthony Dolisi	So.	OL	5-6	200
67	Matt Fortunato	So.	OL	5-8	175
68	Zacharia Benbrahim	So.	OL	5-7	195
69	Giovanni Mio	So.	DL	5-8	190
70	Gianni Curto	So.	OL	5-11	245
71	Frank Faber	So.	OL	6-1	270
72	Alex Buttler	So.	OL	5-4	170
73	Joseph Vigiano	So.	OL	5-6	160
74	John Bolger	So.	DL	6-0	210
75	Ryan Stolz	So.	DL	6-2	190
77	Tyler Whitford	So.	OL	6-0	230
78	Thomas Harty	So.	OL	6-0	220
79	Andrew Bonocore	So.	OL	5-6	165
80	Sean Hagan	So.	DL	5-10	210
81	Robert Waring	So.	WR	5-11	170
84	Ryan Castellan	So.	WR	6-0	160
85	Matthew Ronan	So.	OL	6-1	185
86	Austen Verhulst	So.	WR	5-11	165
87	Jerry Chasteen	So.	DL	6-0	205
88	Tanner Medina	So.	WR	6-6	185
89	Chris Hand	So.	OL	6-0	240
90	Nick Buckshaw	So.	DL	6-4	220
91	Joe Cracchiola	So.	DL	5-5	190
92	Brenden Quinn	So.	DL	5-10	175
93	Jonathan Desir	So.	DL	6-5	280
94	Daniel Campana	So.	DL	5-8	220
59	Michael Catalano	So.	LB	5-10	180
	Matthew Delea	So.	WR	5-10	180

9-20-08 HOLY TRINITY 29-7 W

The St. Anthony’s defense collapses around Holy Trinity quarterback Mike Porcenat.

BY JASON MOLINET

The play of the day was quickly followed by the save of the day.

As St. Anthony’s junior varsity quarterback Charlie Raffa rolled right with one minute left in the opening half Saturday morning at Cy Donnelly Field in South Huntington, he hesitated to throw the ball. His intended target hadn’t turned around yet. So Raffa kept rolling and waiting until Holy Trinity safety Greg Avdige was nearly on top of him.

Only then did Raffa attempt to throw toward the end zone. But the athletic Avdige was close enough to leap and swat at the ball. He not only knocked it off its path, but came down with the football and began running the opposite way.

“I was pretty upset,” Raffa said.

Now it was a footrace. Avdige had just one St. Anthony’s player to outpace. Sophomore running back Victor Belgiorno never gave up and finally hauled Avdige down at the Friars’ 40-yard line.

St. Anthony’s pulled away in the second half to beat rival Holy Trinity, 29-7, in a junior varsity football game as Raffa did the damage with a pair of 1-yard scoring runs. But so much of the game could have turned on one play.

On one play the fortunes of two teams swung back and forth two times over. St. Anthony’s began it at the Holy Trinity 7, already ahead 8-0 and destined to tack on another score. But one extraordinary effort denied the Friars. And if Avdige could have gone the distance he would have sent both teams into halftime tied.

That didn’t happen either. Not only did Avdige not score, the Titans were unable to capitalize. Time stopped the Titans at the St. Anthony’s 26. The Titans wouldn’t finally reach the end zone until four minutes remained in the game.

“That was the play of the day, preventing Holy Trinity from scoring,” surmised one of the zebra-striped officials.

No doubt. After struggling to find their way in the opening half, the Friars put together a nice 65-yard scoring drive on their first possession of the third quarter. Sophomore Joseph Locascio capped the series with a 31-yard scoring burst up the middle for a 14-0 edge.

St. Anthony’s defensive back Eddie Finnocchialo ended the next Holy Trinity drive with an interception. The St. Anthony’s coaching staff immediately decided to go for the knockout punch.

Raffa executed it with a 60-yard strike to sophomore wideout Brian Kensil down to the Titans’ 4. Raffa’s keeper over the goal line two plays later essentially put the game away with 2:30 left in the third.

SCORE
TEAM………………1…..2…..3…..4 — FINAL
Holy Trinity……….0…..0……0…..7 — 7
St. Anthony’s…….0…..8….14…..7 — 29
SA – Belgiorno 14 run (Lee run)
SA – Locascio 31 run (kick failed)
SA – Raffa 1 run (Belgiorno run)
SA — Raffa 1 run (Whalley kick)
HT — Olson 5 pass from Porcenat (NA kick)

JV Photo Gallery: St. John the Baptist 9-13-08

9-13-08 ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST 40-6 W

Sophomore quarterback Charlie Raffa scrambles.

BY JASON MOLINET

It was a delayed start to the season – and well worth the wait. With the early Labor Day came the opportunity to play nine regular season games. But a Week 1 matchup fell through, leaving the St. Anthony’s junior varsity football team sidelined while the rest of the CHSFL got busy.

Coach Phil LaGreca’s team played with purpose on Saturday in the season opener at Cy Donnelly Field in South Huntington. The offense scored on its first four possessions and the special teams and defense each came up with turnovers as the Friars cruised to a 40-6 win over St. John the Baptist.

These JV Friars ran all over St. John the Baptist. Sophomore quarterback Charlie Raffa set the tone, scrambling for 52 yards on four carries and two touchdowns – all in the first half. The first score was a wild 22-yard run that ended when a diving Raffa pushed the ball over the goal line for a quick 7-0 edge.

St. John the Baptist fumbled the ensuing kickoff and sophomore defensive back James Mercurio scooped up the loose ball and returned it to the SJB 4-yard line. Mike Schillizei scored on a 1-yard run two plays later.

A three-and-out by the defense put the ball back in the hands of Raffa. Despite three holding penalties on the drive, the Friars managed to move 52 yards. One play after Victor Belgiorno had his 30-yard fourth-down scoring run called back, he got the ball again. This time Belgiorno spun off several tacklers and broke free down the right side for a 35-yard touchdown and 21-0 lead.

Another three-and-out by the defense was followed up with a great punt return by sophomore Greg Danseglio to the SJB 20. Raffa scored on a keeper three plays later. The kick by Justin Whalley made it 28-0.

Sophomore defensive back Eddie Finnocchialo intercepted the next offensive play by the Cougars. The Friars drove to the SJB 10 before letting the clock run out on the first half. What a half it was. The defense gave up minus 7-yards in the opening half while the offense could not be stopped.

St. Anthony’s finished the game with 326 yards on the ground and 34 passing. Sophomore Tim Fiola broke an 87-yard scoring run on the final play of the game.

SCORING
TEAM…………………..…1……2…..3…….4 — FINAL
St. John the Baptist………0……0…..6…….0 — 6
St. Anthony’s……………14…14…..0…..12 — 40
SA – Raffa 22 run (Whalley kick)
SA – Schillizei 1 run (Whalley kick)
SA – Belgiorno 35 run (Whalley kick)
SA – Raffa 1 run (Whalley kick)
SJB – McCarthy 29 pass from McQuade (pass failed)
SA – Gellineau 7 run (kick failed)
SA – Fiola 87 run (no attempt)

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