There was so much to choose from this week, but I definitely put more emphasis on players who performed well in playoff games, and even more emphasis on those who came through in big, tight games.
Honorable mention —
• Christian Conway, Bronxville: The senior rushed for six touchdowns in a 47-14 win over Blind Brook in the Class C semifinals.
• Elias Lopez, Haldane: The senior went 3 for 4 for 96 yards and three TDs and rushed for 84 yards and a score on four carries in a 63-0 win over Palisade Prep in the Class D semifinals.
• Brandon Abrahante, Hastings: The senior rushed for 122 yards and caught two passes for 38 yards and a TD in a 28-19 win at Dover. He also made six tackles.
• Patrick Donahoe, Mahopac: He rushed for 103 yarda and two TDs and passed for 121 yards and one TD in a 27-19 loss to Mount Vernon.
• Anthony Gentile, Putnam Valley: The senior rushed for three TDs in a 43-14 win at Ardsley.
• Jeff Avery, White Plains: The senior QB went 8 for 13 for 135 yards and a touchdown and also rushed for a touchdown in a 13-12 loss to New Rochelle.
• Joe Simolacaj, Rye: The senior workhorse rushed for 114 yards on 20 carries to lead Rye over Pearl River 14-7.
• Francisco Wilson-King, Saunders: He rushed for over 200 yards and four touchdowns in Saunders’ rare victory over Roosevelt, 36-6.
• Andrew Miller, Rye Country Day: The senior fullback rushed for 195 yards and three TDs on just eight carries in a 45-7 win over Kingswood-Oxford.
• Jende Akinleye, Panas: He rushed for 205 yards and four touchdowns in a 41-6 win over Yonkers.
• Austin Taps, Stepinac: The senior defensive end had 12 tackles and returned a fumble 20 yards for a touchdown in Stepinac’s 48-7 win over Fordham Prep.
• North Rockland defense: The Red Raiders rolled to a 42-point halftime lead by recovering five fumbles in the first half of a 49-6 win over Scarsdale in the Class AA quarterfinals. John Dapolito returned a fumble 23 yards for a TD.
10. Matt Marino, Mamaroneck: The junior caught 10 passes for 126 yards and two TDs in a 42-35 loss at Yorktown.
9. Joe Letizia, Tappan Zee: The junior rushed for 191 yards and two TDs on 18 carries in a 18-7 win at Beacon.
8. Spencer Avalos, Dobbs Ferry: No one had more fun in the snow than Avalos (pictured above), who rushed for three TDs and intercepted two passes, all during the first half of a 39-0 win over Woodlands in the Class C semifinals.
7. Tim Hedge, Mount Vernon: Hedge rushed for 178 yards and three TDs in a 27-19 win at Mahopac.
6. Nick Mariano, Yorktown: The junior QB went 6 for 8 for 174 yards and a TD and rushed for 135 yards and two touchdowns on 12 carries in a 42-35 win over Mamaroneck.
5. Sam LaCour, Ossining: He caught four passes from Brian Connolly for 113 yards and two TDs, including a 68-yarder, in a 35-26 comeback win over Gorton in the Class A quarterfinals.
4. Kemet McLean, New Rochelle: After a scoreless first half, the senior running back helped awaken the Huguenots slumbering offense. He rushed for 75 of his 107 yards and scored two touchdowns and played a key role at linebacker in a 13-12 win over White Plains in the Class AA quarterfinals.
3. Danny Caiola, John Jay: The senior went over 100 yards rushing, highlighting an impressive 28-7 win over Somers in the Class A quarterfinals by rushing for touchdowns of 1, 6 and 37 yards. He also blocked a field goal with the game scoreless to help set up his first TD.
2. Mario Biaggi, Iona Prep: The junior QB tried to rally the Gaels in the waning minutes against the state’s top-ranked team, running for a 31-yard TD and throw an 8-yarder to Omari Buster in the final 3:36 of a 21-20 loss to St. Anthony’s. Biaggi also opened the scoring with a 3-yard TD run. He finished with 104 yards rushing and went 12 of 16 for 143 yards passing. (Cumulative stats via ESPNNY.)
1. Ryan McManus, Clarkstown South: Nothing’s better than a comeback, and McManus was the comeback kid last week. He was replaced in the starting lineup by Thomas Lent, but returned to the field after Lent went out with an injury and less than a week after a three-interception game against these same Rams. This time, McManus passed for 140 yards, including an 82-yard touchdown to Josh Corredor. He also rushed for another score in South’s 21-7 win over Clarkstown North in the Class AA quarterfinals.
31 Comments
MOUNT VERNON FINALLY GOT A GAME BALL,GREAT JOB JOSH,NOW THEY JUST HAVE TO GET REVENGE FROM YORKTOWN,A TEAM THEY SHOULD HAVE BEATEN IN THE SEASON OPENER.
GREAT JOB TIMMY,HE WAS HURT LAST YEAR,LETS GO KNIGHTS
Congrats to Joe Letizia for his third game ball this season and a great game running between the tackles in the snow.
Not to take anything away from the Dobbs RB Avalos, your weekly adoration for him is getting a little annoying. Bronxville’s Conway had six TDs, 4 in first half and, at one point, scored on 3 consecutive touches. Honorable mention game ball – Are you kidding me? By the way, much as it will probably break your heart, Bronxville will roll over Dobbs on Saturday night.
CONGRATS
TO KEMET ANOTHER BIG PERFORMANCE IN NEXT 38 OR SO!!... AND JJEF WE CAN PICKUP WHERE WE LEFT OFF!!
DA most hated,
What happened to you last night,you could have joined in the convo.
haywood
my mom didn’t pay the con ed.!!... so i had to wait for her to pay it!!.. i see i missed alot!!..
i see you doing good with the picks!!.. maybe i will have you pick for this week!!
... appears thats the only thing you do better then me!!.. i’m bigger then you, and i’m more handsome then you!! hahahhaahhhaha!!! 
your doing good i will catch you!!
DA MOST HATED,
HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT,THE IONA SITUATION?
..^.(*** ****! **) X October 31st, 2011 at 9:40 am
the coach more then likely knows the status of the kid!!.. and agreed to take what he can get!!.. i think the coach belief is i need him in the playoff and chip ii can get through the reg season with him missing games but i can assure you that he is available for the playoffs and the chip!! or i believe he would not have taken him or would have had a second kicker!!!
haywood
whats your prediction for tomorrow new ro vs north roc
even though it was against blind brook, conway scored 6 touch downs!!! and can’t even give em a gameball. Pretty crazy to me
Gentile had 4 rushing touchdowns
FOOTBALL,
FINEST HAS THE MOST GAME BALLS,SOMETIMES YOU HAVE TO SPREAD THE WEALTH,MVP IN MY BOOKS WOULD BE ,
OLIVER-POUKEEPSIE
CONWAY-BROXVILLE
DA most hated,
New rochelle 17-14
haywood
i can bet my moms house!!... and my mountain bike?
DA most hated,
If you do that and lose ,not only will you be homeless,and walking,moms will beat that A—. LLLOOOLLL
Also, Conway’s six TDs were scored in less than 2 and a half quarters. Starters were out midway through third quarter. He deserved a game ball. Fine though to give the kid more motivation to make an impression this weekend v. Dobbs.
6 TDs n over 300 yds in 2 QTRs & no game ball? does the dude have to shovel the field too!..
HAYWOOD
lol!...... i’m going on your word!!.. so if your wrong we will move in with you!!
Josh:
North Rockland Schools closed today, does that effect the game?
i live in the area.. i no north rockland had no school today, but i believe they will hold a “captains practice”, so they can still practice even though ur not suposed to wen schools off. better question is where will they play.. Nrs field has about 6 inches on it.. no way it melts in time for tommorrow. i think this game needs to be pushed back.. not fair for nr to not be able to play at home, and also i they couldnt practice sunday because noone in rockland county had lights, and little places even do today, and there are no fields to practice on. the snow was lighter down in new rochelle, and from a friend i heard they were on the turf practicing yesterday, so nr is really at a disadvantage right now. any thoughts
All AA ,A GAMES POSTPONED UNTIL WEDNESDAY
NR ALUM
GOOD IDEA!! B/C THE FIELDS ARE DANGEROUS!! RIGHT NOW!!
ALL THE GAMES SHOULD BE MOVED TO A FIELD TURF FIIELD!! ALL OF THE GRASS FIELDS ARE SAFETY HAZZARD!!.. THEY WILL BE FROZEN FOR THE NEXT 4 DAYS!! AND THEY ARE ALL RUINED FROM GAMES THAT WHERE PLAYED WITHIN THE LAST 4-5 DAYS!! THE RISK OF KNEE AND ANKE INJURIES HAS RISEN B/C OF THE USAGE OF THE FIELD!!
Stat Lines: History of New Rochelle-North Rockland
Since 1998, New Rochelle and North Rockland are the only Section 1 programs to capture Class AA championships. Below are the results between the rivals since 2000:
Year Meeting Result
2010 AA Quarters New Rochelle 21, North Rockland 0
2010 Week 1 New Rochelle 14, North Rockland 7
2009 AA Finals New Rochelle 38, North Rockland 0
2008 Week 2 New Rochelle 21, North Rockland 7
2007 AA Finals New Rochelle 27, North Rockland 0
2006 AA Semis New Rochelle 24, North Rockland 14
2005 AA Semis North Rockland 24, New Rochelle 0
2004 Week 2 New Rochelle 35, North Rockland 7
2004 AA Semis New Rochelle 38, North Rockland 7
2003 AA Finals New Rochelle 19, North Rockland 8
2001 Week 5 North Rockland 31, New Rochelle 0
Devaney’s prediction: Nobody really expected North Rockland would be this good and it’s reasonable to call it the favorite heading into this game based on scores and stats. But the brand of football the Red Raiders play just doesn’t matchup well against a New Rochelle team that matches it in size, physicality and coaching. Expect a low-scoring game that could be decided by a defensive touchdown and a New Rochelle victory. Prediction: New Rochelle 13, North Rockland 7
Email Kevin Devaney Jr. at kdevaney@cablevision.com
North Roc and New Ro game should be played on Art. Turf. White Plains could be used as a netural site.
Dirty mc!!!!! Way to go mcmanus well deserved single handedly carried the team on his back inthe 2nd half. Expect much of the same against jj
How does the NR d only get an honorable mention? C’mon that’s gotta be at least top 10 though it was only scarsdale
football
scarsdale dn’t count!!... you know they struggling!!
south fan, that is Tucek’s team.. without him, you guys are just above .500 team. Very similar to how DiMarsico carried Suffern in 2009. Once DiMarsico went down, Suffern went from playoff team to medicore.. If you are a real South fan then you know this to be true!
glad to see someone from O-town on the list but yeah Conway with 6 TDs as HM is crazy lol and there are guys in the top 10 that played in blowouts, some of the top 10 werent even playoff contenders so their performances weren’t on as big a stage. Glad so many kids get recognition, and I doubt not gettting in the top 10 game balls makes a diff to him, just seemed funny to me, best stat line didnt get in
To Crusader and scalp sleepy:
Game balls are a great honor, but I am sure this kid plays to win. He is one of the toughest players I have seen, ever.
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