Chaminade-St. Anthony's heats up this football weekend
Chaminade offensive lineman Gerard Arnold congratulates quarterback Sean Cerrone on his touchdown in the first half against Holy Trinity in a CHSFL football game. (Oct. 6, 2013) Credit: Kathleen Malone-Van Dyke
The football teams at Chaminade and St. Anthony's played two one-point games a year ago. The schools split those games, with Chaminade winning the CHSFL title in stunning fashion on a last-minute Zane Wasp 33-yard field goal, 17-16.
It was the Flyers' first CHSFL championship since 1998. St. Anthony's had won nine of the previous 10 CHSFL crowns and had been to the final every year since 1999. The Flyers' win reignited what was once the biggest rivalry in the CHSFL. Chaminade has continued to win under head coach Stephen Boyd. The Flyers are 7-0 after last week's 3-0 win over Holy Cross.
The road to the CHSFL championship has rolled through South Huntington for the past two decades. Chaminade's next stop is Friday's showdown at St. Anthony's at 7 p.m.
The Flyers have one of Long Island's top backfield tandems in quarterback Sean Cerrone and halfback Rob Speranza. St. Anthony's (6-1, 6-0 CHSFL) lost a non-league opener and then ripped off six straight wins behind its own dynamic duo in halfback Jordan Gowins and quarterback Greg Galligan. Get there early to find a seat.
