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sportsJunior Varsity FootballVarsity Football Gaels THE CHAMPIONSVarsity FootballCongratulations to the varsity football team fortheir undefeated season and winning the CHSFLAAA Championship first time in school history!After an undefeated regular season, the Gaelsdefeated Mount St. Michael and Xaverian High<strong>School</strong> in the quarterfinal and semifinal matchups.On Saturday, November 22nd the varsityfootball Gaels were matched up with seven timedefending champions Saint Anthony’s of LongIsland. A tremendous crowd of <strong>Iona</strong> Prep students,parents, alums and friends were treatedto 48 – 35 <strong>Iona</strong> Prep victory. Offensive line JeffreyMack ‘10 put together one of the best performancesin league championship game history:twenty-four rushing attempts for 493 yardsand seven touchdowns. <strong>Iona</strong> Prep is one of thefounding teams in the CHSFL and has beencompeting in the league since 1926. The <strong>2008</strong>varsity football team joins the 1954 and 1967teams as the only undefeated varsity footballteams in <strong>Iona</strong> Prep history.VarsityFootballJunior Varsity FootballWith team captains Anthony Leo ’11 and MikeAlfano ’11 along with the quarterback by committee,Jack Stillwagon ’11, Jermaine Garrant’12, Ryan Ferguson ’11, Tim Perly ’11 and ShaneMalloy ’11, the junior varsity was an explosivesquad. The team also had freshman standoutssuch as Dan Fisher ’12 and Cesar Ceja ’12 witha record setting forty-seven yards field goal andextra points 23-27. Just looking at their footballrecord, 4 - 4 in the CHSFL AAA division wouldn’tcharacterize their abilities to achieve at a higherlevel; with only thirty players on the team theyplayed with the heart and attitude of sixty players.According to Patrick McMenemon ’11 andColby Tragni ‘11. “This season was characterbuilding; we created strong bonds and truly agreat season.” Although their ultimate goal wasto win the championship, their dedication andperseverance prepared them for competition onthe varsity level. Head coach Darin Gillenwater‘86 proudly confirms that the junior varsityplayers are ready to be the varsity Gaels.Freshman FootballSixty freshman, a record, came out for the teamthis year and joined together to form one ofthe strongest teams in the league. The seasonstarted out with a rousing 21 to 14 victory overFordham Prep. The team developed strong workethics and a commitment to balance academicsand athletics. A testament to the twenty-nineplayers receiving honors in the first quarter of theacademic year. In the final game of the season<strong>Iona</strong> was victorious 28 to 17 over Stepinac. Theteamwork was on display with a long touchdownpass from Justin DeMasi to Nick Lawyer and theemergence of Rich Crews and Kevin Conroy asteam leaders. Coach Phil Treglia ’94 and assistantcoaches Mike Raimondi ‘05, Dennis Robertson‘03, and Jack Mara ’09 would like to thank allthe team members for a memorable season.Senior Varsity Players RecognizedOn Sunday, November 2nd sixteen varsity footballplayers were recognized. The seniors presented theirmothers or grandmother with a corsage on their lastregular season home game.12 IONA PREP NEWS
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