Stepinac Football Yearly Records:
1950
1951
1952
1953
1954
1955
1956
1957
1958
1959
1960
1961
1962
1963
1964
1965
1966
1967
1968
1969
1970
1971
1972
1973
1974
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
4-2-1
6-1
6-2
1-6
5-3
5-2-1
2-5
3-4
2-4-1
5-3
5-3
5-3
6-2
3-3-2
2-5-1
2-5-1
2-4-1
6-2
2-5-1
3-5
0-7-1
0-8
2-6-1
7-2
2-7
1-7-1
3-6
5-4
6-2-1
2-7
6-2-1
4-5
5-4
4-4-1
6-3
5-5
3-5
5-5
5-4
3-7
1-9
7-3
2-7
7-3
6-5
9-3
2-8
8-3
0-10
beat Iona, Hayes
beat Iona, Mount
beat Iona, New Rochelle
beat New Rochelle
3rd place CHSFL, beat Mount, Hayes, St Francis Prep
CHSFL Champions, beat Iona, Mount, Hayes
beat Iona, Hayes
beat Iona, Hayes
beat Iona, St Francis Prep
2nd place CHSFL, beat Iona, Hayes, Chaminade, Holy Cross
beat Iona, Hayes, Mount, St Francis Prep, Holy Cross
beat Iona, Hayes, New Rochelle, Holy Cross
2nd place CHSFL, beat Iona, Hayes, St Francis Prep
beat Iona, Mount
beat Iona, Holy Cross
beat Chaminade, Spellman
beat Iona, Mount
beat Mount, Hayes, New Rochelle, Holy Cross, Chaminade
beat Holy Cross, Spellman
beat New Rochelle, Holy Cross
beat Hayes, Holy Trinity
beat Iona, Hayes, Mount, White Plains
beat Mount, Holy Cross
beat Holy Cross
beat Iona, Mount
beat White Plains, Hayes
CHSFL Final 4, beat Iona, Mount, Hayes
beat Mount, Fordham
beat Iona, Mount, Hayes, White Plains, St Francis Prep
beat Mount, Hayes
beat Hayes, White Plains, Holy Cross
beat Iona, Mount, Hayes, St Anthony’s
beat Iona, Mount, Hayes
beat Mount, Hayes, Holy Trinity
beat Spellman, Nazareth
beat White Plains, Hayes
beat White Plains, Christ the King
beat Hayes, Spellman
Division title, beat Iona, Hayes, Fordham
beat Hayes, Christ the King
CHSFL AA finals, Division title, beat Hayes, Fordham
CHSFL AA finals, beat Holy Cross, Kellenberg
CHSFL AA Champions, Division title, beat Fordham
beat St John the Baptist, West Hill, CT
CHSFL AAA semifinals, Div. title, beat White Plains
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
Total
5-6
5-6
8-3
5-5
4-6
4-6
4-7
4-7
10-2
7-6
247-275-15
beat Hayes
beat White Plains, St. Peters
CHSFL AA finals, beat White Plains, Iona, Mount
beat Iona
beat Holy Cross
beat Hayes, Fordham
beat Hayes, St John the Baptist
beat White Plains
CHSFL AA Champions, beat White Plains, Fordham
CHSFL AA finals, beat White Plains, Fordham, Hayes
Stepinac Head Coaching Records:
Buzz Werder
Joe Sullivan
Bruce Henry
Bill Kane
Bernie Connolly
Mike O’Donnell
1950-1957 (8 seasons) 32-25-1
1958-1971 (14 seasons) 43-60-9
1972-1977 (6 seasons) 20-32-2
1978-1983 (6 seasons) 27-24-3
1984-1987 (4 seasons) 19-18
1988-present (21 years) 106-116
Records:
Longest TD Run:
Larry Travers
Vin Dileo
Dan Magratten
Maurice Easterling
Bob Santangelo
Rocco LaFaro
Larry Travers
Bill Steets
Pete Condon
Chris Ciaffaglione
Rashaad Slowley
Kevin Chamberlain
Kevin Chamberlain
Bill Steets
Pete Condon
Ted Werthman
Matt Korongy
Dwayne Jones
Roger la Barre
Chris Ciaffaglione
Rich Belfatto
Chuck Ogbogu
Chris Ciaffaglione
Rocco LaFaro
Craig Miller
Kevin Chamberlain
Chris Ciaffaglione
’50
’80
’78
’08
’67
’99
’51
’60
’82
’00
’07
’84
’82
’60
’82
’82
’84
’04
’60
’00
’66
’95
’00
’99
’75
’83
’99
96 yds
83 yds
82 yds
81 yds
81 yds
81 yds
80 yds
80 yds
80 yds
79 yds
76 yds
69 yds
69 yds
68 yds
68 yds
68 yds
79 yds
78 yds
78 yds
72 yds
72 yds
72 yds
72 yds
72 yds
70 yds
69 yds
69 yds
vs. Hayes
vs. Hayes
vs. Iona
vs. Iona
vs.
vs. Hayes
vs. Xavier
vs. Mount
vs. Farrell
vs. Holy Cross
vs. White Plains
vs. Spellman
vs. White Plains
vs. Hayes
vs. Holy Cross
vs. Holy Cross
vs. St Anthony’s
vs. Xavier
vs. New Rochelle
vs. Xavier
vs. Spellman
vs. Xavier
vs. Xavier
vs. Nazareth
vs. Hayes
vs. Mount
vs. Holy Cross
Frank Chiera
Bill Steets
Tremaine Tillman
Chuck Ogbogu
Anthony Amato
Chris Ciaffaglione
Larry Travers
Rich Wernert
Jim Logue
Bill Choquette
Rashaad Slowley
Maurice Easterling
Frank Chiera
Bob Santangelo
Paul Hefti
Paul Choquette
Joe Kerwin
Maurice Easterling
Paul Choquette
Tom Tracy
Rocco LaFaro
Duane McQuay
Rashaad Slowley
Frank Rao
’52
’59
’95
’95
’94
’00
’51
’64
’54
’57
’06
’07
’52
’66
’52
’55
’56
’08
’55
’80
’98
’91
’07
’96
69 yds
68 yds
68 yds
67 yds
67 yds
66 yds
65 yds
65 yds
63 yds
62 yds
61 yds
61 yds
61 yds
61 yds
60 yds
60 yds
60 yds
60 yds
54 yds
54 yds
52 yds
51 yds
50 yds
50 yds
vs. Curtis
vs. Hayes
vs. St Peters
vs. Spellman
vs. Nazareth
vs. Mount
vs. Mount
vs. Holy Cross
vs. St Francis Prep
vs. Hayes
vs. St John the Baptist
vs. Fordham Prep
vs. Curtis
vs. Mount
vs. Trenton Catholic
vs. Iona
vs. Mount
vs. St Francis Prep
vs. Iona
vs. White Plains
vs. White Plains
vs. Iona Prep
vs. Hayes
vs. Holy Trinity
90 yds
80 yds
72 yds
68 yds
67 yds
67 yds
65 yds
63 yds
62 yds
61 yds
60 yds
60 yds
60 yds
59 yds
56 yds
55 yds
55 yds
53 yds
52 yds
52 yds
50 yds
vs. Fordham Prep
vs. Mount
vs. Mount
vs. Mount
vs. Xavier
vs. Xavier
vs. Xavier
vs.
vs.
vs. Moore Catholic
vs. Iona
vs. Farrell
vs. Fairfield Prep
vs. Mount
vs. Christ the King
vs. Hayes
vs. Xaverian
vs. St Francis Prep
vs. Chaminade
vs. Holy Trinity
vs.
Longest Pass Play for TD:
Collins to Slowley
’07
Lee to Santangelo
’67
Lee to Santangelo
’67
Kelly to Nelson
’85
Collins to Easterling
’06
Caprio to Mahoney
’77
Buderwitz to Travers ’50
Lantier to Carlucci
’69
Yvars to Dileo
’79
Tallerico to Ciaffaglione ’99
Soricelli to Stockey
’70
Collins to Powell
’08
Colarusso to Verdisco ’60
Lee to Santangelo
’67
Tallerico to Quinn
’00
Davis to Choquette
’55
Collins to Boulhosa
’08
Lee to Santangelo
’66
Massy to Ritter
’87
Massy to Ritter
’87
Yvars to Dileo
’80
Longest Kick Off Return:
Maurice Easterling
John Povemba
Paul Hefti
Maurice Easterling
Jonathan Riddle
Paul Hefti
Jonathan Riddle
Bob Santangelo
John Theiss
Bob Giordano
John Theiss
Craig Miller
Bill Steets
Paul Hefti
Ed Porcelli
’08
’89
’52
’07
’06
’52
’06
’67
’71
’66
’71
’77
’59
’52
’64
99 yds
95 yds
90 yds
90 yds
90 yds
88 yds
88 yds
86 yds
85 yds
85 yds
80 yds
80 yds
75 yds
73 yds
70 yds
vs. St Joseph’s by the Sea
vs. Hayes
vs. Trenton Catholic
vs. Spellman
vs. Fordham
vs. All Hallows
vs. Iona
vs. St Francis Prep
vs. Hayes
vs. Spellman
vs. Chaminade
vs. Xavier
vs. Fairfield Prep
vs. Curtis
vs.
85 yds
80 yds
68 yds
65 yds
60 yds
50 yds
vs. Holy Trinity
vs. Maria Regina, LI
vs. Holy Cross
vs. Hayes
vs.
vs. St Peter’s
91 yds
91 yds
63 yds
50 yds
vs. St John the Baptist
vs.
vs. St Francis Prep
vs. White Plains
Longest Punt Return:
Al Soricelli
John Theiss
Bob Santangeo
George Lyddane
Jay Davis
Maurice Easterling
’69
’71
’67
’57
’55
’06
Longest Interception Return:
Rashaad Slowley
Dennis Maloney
Dennis Egan
Brian Cleary
’05
’79
’66
’01
Longest Field Goal:
Tom Harris
Tom Harris
Glenn Jordi
Dan Eassa
’81
’81
’00
‘84
44 yds
42 yds
39 yds
37 yds
vs. Mount
vs. Spellman
vs. Farrell
vs. White Plains
329/26car/6tds
312/4tds
294/11car/2tds
270/14car/4tds
266/35car/2tds
vs. St John the Baptist
vs. Mount
vs. Trenton Catholic
vs. Kellenberg
vs. Hayes
Single Game Records:
Rushing Yards in a Game
Chuck Ogbogu
Kevin Chamberlain
Larry Travers
Chris Ciaffaglione
Dwayne Jones
’95
’83
’51
’00
’04
Chuck Ogbogu
Eric Ogbogu
Eric Ogbogu
Dwayne Jones
Chuck Ogbogu
Chuck Ogbogu
Kenny Martin
Chris Ciaffaglione
Andrew Clarke
Dan Magratten
Eric Ogbogu
Matt Korongy
Rocco LaFaro
Rocco LaFaro
Paul Choquette
Rashaad Slowley
Rashaad Slowley
Craig Miller
Jim Quinn
Frank Rao
Frank Chiera
Paul Hefti
Jim Moran
Tyler Nugent
’95
’93
’93
’04
’95
’95
’94
’00
‘03
’78
’93
’84
’99
’99
’55
’07
’05
’77
’63
’97
’52
’52
’89
’01
260/23car/5tds
250/23car/4tds
247/31car/2tds
244/15car/3tds
243/2tds
242/21car/2tds
235/2td
229/4tds
227/2tds
226/1td
225/30car/2tds
221/37car/1tds
222/15car/3tds
220/33car/3tds
217/3tds
215/11car/3tds
203/24car/4tds
204 yds/3tds
203/3/tds
203/33car
195/11car/2tds
194/12car/2tds
191/30car
190/3tds
vs. Spellman
vs. Hayes
vs. Spellman
vs. Xavier
vs. St John the Baptist
vs. Xavier
vs. Nazareth
vs. Xavier
vs. Holy Cross
vs. Iona
vs. Fordham
vs. Mount
vs. Nazareth
vs. Spellman
vs. Iona
vs. Kellenberg
vs. St. Peters
vs. Xavier
vs.
vs.
vs. Curtis
vs. Curtis
vs. Hayes
vs. Moore Catholic
6
5
5
4
4 (and 1 pass)
4 (and 1 pass)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
vs. St John the Baptist
vs. Spellman
vs. Trenton Catholic
vs. New Rochelle
vs. Hayes
vs. Holy Family
vs. White Plains
vs. Spellman
vs. Xavier
vs. Kellenberg
vs. Moore Catholic
vs. St. Peters
vs. Mount
vs. St Peters
vs. Hayes
vs. Kellenberg
vs. Memorial, NJ
vs. Trenton Catholic
vs. All Hallows
vs. Iona
vs. St Francis Prep
vs. Iona
vs. Mount
Rushing TD’s in a Game:
Chuck Ogbogu
Chuck Ogbogu
Paul Hefti
Paul Hefti
Vin Dileo
Vin Dileo
Rashaad Slowley
Rashaad Slowley
Chris Ciaffaglione
Chris Ciaffaglione
Chris Ciaffaglione
Rashaad Slowley
Kevin Chamberlain
Chuck Ogbogu
Eric Ogbogu
Chuck Ogbogu
Paul Choquette
Larry Travers
Paul Hefti
Roy Pizzarello
Roy Pizzarello
Jim Thomas
Bill Steets
’95
’95
’52
’52
’80
’80
’05
’07
’00
’00
’99
’07
’84
’95
’93
’95
’54
’51
’52
’60
’60
’58
’59
Jim Quinn
Craig Miller
Vin Dileo
Nicholas Venice
Dwayne Jones
Roy Pizzarello
Roy Pizzarello
Rashaad Slowley
Rashaad Slowley
Rashaad Slowley
Rashaad Slowley
Maurice Easterling
Maurice Easterling
Rocco LaFaro
Rocco LaFaro
Rocco LaFaro
Chris Ciaffaglione
Bruce Wernert
Tyler Nugent
Larry Travers
’63
’77
’80
’05
’04
’60
’60
’05
’05
’05
’05
’09
’09
’99
’99
’99
’00
’67
’01
’50
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
vs.
vs. Xavier
vs. Mount
vs. Fordham Prep
vs. Xavier
vs. Iona
vs. St Francis Prep
vs. Nazareth
vs. Hayes
vs. Christ the King
vs. Kellenberg
vs. Cardinal Hayes
vs. St Francis Prep
vs. Nazareth
vs. Spellman
vs. Hayes
vs. St. Peters
vs. Chaminade
vs. Moore Catholic
vs. Iona
5 (and 1 rush)
4
4
3 (and 1 rush)
3
3
3
3
vs. Mount
vs. Xavier
vs. Nazareth
vs. Hayes
vs. Mount
vs. Chaminade
vs. Holy Cross
vs. Fordham Prep
300+
303 yds/15-22
301 yds/19-27/2tds
278 yds
249 yds/18-29/2tds
238 yds/16-21/2tds
200 yds/23 comp
vs. Mount
vs. St Anthony’s
vs. Kellenberg
vs.
vs. Xaverian
vs. Farrell
vs.
137/4rec/3tds
132/10rec
128/7rec/3tds
122/5rec
122/5rec/2tds
vs. Xavier
vs. Kellenberg
vs. Xavier
vs. Iona
vs. Xaverian
Passing TD’s in a Game:
Tom Lee
Joe Collins
Stephen Meys
Dick Bolander
John Kelly
Tom Lee
Greg Slater
Michael Dwyer
’67
’06
’05
’57
’85
’67
’95
’96
Passing Yards in a Game:
Tom Lee
John Kelly
Joe Collins
Bill Austin
Joe Collins
Joe Collins
Al Soricelli
’67
’85
’08
’63
’08
’08
’70
Receiving Yards in a Game:
Maurice Easterling
Blake Rzemieniewski
Tyler Nugent
Maurice Easterling
Brian Boulhosa
’06
’08
’01
’08
’08
Brian Boulhosa
Rashaad Slowley
Maurice Easterling
Ed Chomicki
Rashaad Slowley
’08
’05
’08
’76
’07
114/3rec/2tds
114/7rec
103/9rec
100+ yds
100/2rec/1td
vs. Fordham Prep
vs. Nazareth
vs. St Joseph’s by the Sea
vs. St Francis Prep
vs. Fordham Prep
4
3
3 (and 1 rush)
3
vs. Spellman
vs. Xavier
vs. Mount
vs. Xavier
’87
16 tkls
vs. Nazareth
’77
’91
’91
’96
’96
4
4
4
3
3
vs. Xavier
vs. Iona Prep
vs. Fordham Prep
vs. St John Baptist
vs. Fordham Prep
TD Receptions in a Game:
John Theiss
Maurice Easterling
Bob Santangelo
Tyler Nugent
’72
’06
’67
’01
Tackles in a Game:
Bryan Savage
Sacks in a Game:
Mike Parrotta
Enrico Marianni
Enrico Marianni
Frank Spinelli
James Lasser
Season Records:
Rushing Yards in a Season:
Chuck Ogbogu#*
Eric Ogbogu*
Jim Moran
Rashaad Slowley
Rashaad Slowley
Rocco LaFaro
Frank Rao
Dwayne Jones
Dan Magratten
Maurice Easterling
Chris Ciaffaglione
Chris Ciaffaglione
Matt Korongy
Greg Kelly
Tom Tracy
Paul Choquette*
Paul Hefti
Larry Travers
County Rushing Leader
#State Rushing Leader
’95
’93
’89
’07
’06
’99
’97
’04
’78
’08
’99
’00
’84
’91
’80
‘55
‘52
‘51
2225 yds/28 td
1816 yds/262 car/18 td
1500+ yds
1486 yds/177 car/24 td
1353 yds/240 car/12 td
1254 yds/198 car/15 td
1209 yds/ 5 td
1206 yds/186 car/10 td
1200+ yds
1103 yds/150 car/16 td
1071 yds/97 car/10 td
1006 yds/140 car/14 td
1000+ yds
1000+ yds
1000+ yds
*CHSFL Rushing Leader
All-Purpose Yards in a Season:
Chuck Ogbogu
Eric Ogbogu
Chris Ciaffaglione
Tyler Nugent
Rashaad Slowley
Maurice Easterling
Rashaad Slowley
Jim Moran
’95
‘93
’99
’01
’07
’07
’06
’89
1884 yds
1789 yds
1691 yds
1676 yds
1648 yds
Passing Yards in a Season:
Joe Collins
Joe Collins
Jon Tallerico
Stephen Meys
’08
’07
’01
’04
1555 yds/ 11 tds
1096 yds/ 14 tds
1030 yds/10 tds (3 rushing)
1022 yds/ 8 tds
Points in a Season:
Rashaad Slowley*
’07
Chuck Ogbogu*
’95
Maurice Easterling
’08
Maurice Easterling
’07
Paul Hefti*
’52
Tyler Nugent
’01
Chris Ciaffaglione
’99
Eric Ogbogu
’93
Chris Ciaffaglione
’00
Rashaad Slowley
’06
Rocco LaFaro
’99
Vin Dileo
’80
Paul Choquette*
’55
Charlie Bleakley
’62
Jim Thomas
’58
Joe Kerwin
’56
Bob Verdisco
’59
County Scoring Leader
*CHSFL Scoring Leader
170 pts (28 tds/24 rush)
(28 tds)
120 pts (20 tds/ 16 rush)
108 pts (18 tds/10 rush/ 7 rec)
102 pts (17 tds/15 rush)
19 tds
19 tds (14 rush/ 5 rec)
18 tds
16 tds (10 rush/ 6 rec)
92 pts (15 td/12 rush)
15 rush tds
County Scoring leader
CHSFL Scoring leader, 12tds, 75 pts (7 games)
2nd in CHSFL in scoring
3rd in CHSFL in scoring
4th in CHSFL in scoring
5th in CHFSL in scoring
Sacks in a Season:
Enrico Marianni
Anton Rukaj
Ryan Hoffer
Rich Shanahan
Rob McDonough
’90
’07
’06
’04
’05
10.0 sacks
8.5 sacks
8.0 sacks
8.0 sacks
7.0 sacks
Interceptions in a Season:
Brian Boulhosa
Bernie Connolly
Brian Boulhosa
Maurice Easterling
John Theiss
Vin Collins
’07
’73
’08
’07
’73
’73
6 Ints
6 Ints
5 Ints
5 Ints
5 Ints
5 Ints
Tackles in a Season:
Ryan Hunt
Maurice Easterling
Anthony Mateo
’07
’07
’07
113 tkls
104 tkls
100 tkls
Career Records:
Career Rushing Yards:
Rashaad Slowley
Chuck Ogbogu
Eric Ogbogu
Maurice Easterling
Chris Ciaffaglione
’05-’08
’93-’95
’92-’93
’06-’08
’99-’00
3243 yds/488 car/38 tds
2195 yds/304 car/26 tds
2077 yds/237 car/24 tds
Career Touchdowns:
Rashaad Slowley
Maurice Easterling
Chuck Ogbogu
Chris Ciaffaglione
’05-’07
’06-’08
’93-‘95
’99-’00
48 tds (38 rush/10 rec)
42 tds (26 rush/14 rec/2 ret)
35 tds (24 rush/11 rec)
Career Receiving Yards:
Maurice Easterling
Rashaad Slowley
Chris Ciaffaglione
’06-’08
’05-’07
’99-’00
1208/74rec/14tds
935/54rec/10tds
818/31rec/11tds
Career Passing Yards:
Joe Collins
’06-’08
3395 yds/241-431/36 tds 22ints
Additional Awards/Honors:
Bob Donahue
Paul Choquette
Tom Choquette
’52
’55
’62
All-America All-Catholic 1st Team
All-Catholic All-America 1st Team
National Sportswriters All America 1st Team
Bob Hyland
Bob Hyland
Rashaad Slowley
Dick Disbrow
’61
’62
’07
’52
Chicago World All America Catholic Honorable Mention
Complete Sports Magazine All-East
Complete Sports Magazine All-East
Journal News Westchester Player of the Year
Captain of US Army All-European team in the late 50’s
All-CHSFL, All-County:
Lou Albano
Joe Buderwitz
Albert Palladino
Richard Disbrow
Bob Stevens
Larry Travers
Martin Spellman
Bob Donahue
Paul Hefti
John Kilpatrick
John Cunningham
Bob Johnson
Charles Gerwig
Manny Scivoletto
Paul Choquette
’50
’50
’51
’51
’51
’51
’51
’52
’52
’52
’54
’54
’54
’54
‘55
George Marklay
Jay Davis
James Reilly
Frank Muscolino
Tim Dufficy
Jay Davis
Anthony Ciccone
Joe Kerwin
Joe Trapp
Bill Plunkett
Joseph McCarthy
Tom Griffin
Bill Choquette
Peter Hughes
James Thomas
Bob Barry
Carl Pugni
Tony DeMatteo
Roy Pizzarello
Bill Steets
Bill Dwyer
Bob Flood
John Pugni
Dennis Dwyer
Bob Hyland
Tom Dillon
’55
’55
’55
’55
’55
’55
’56
’56
’56
’57
’57
’57
’57
’58
’58
’58
’58
’59
’60
’60
’60
’60
’60
’61
’61
’61
All-Metropolitan 1st Team
All-County 2nd Team QB
All-Met 1st Team G
All County L
All-Metropolitan 3rd Team
All-Metropolitan 3rd Team
All-Metropolitan 3rd Team
All-Met 1st Team E
All-Catholic RB
All-County, Daily News 1st Team OL
All-CHSFL LT, All-Met 1st Team
All-CHSFL RT, All-Met 1st Team
New York Post 1st Tream, NY Mirror 1st Team All-Catholic
Journal American Lou Gehrig Award
All-CHSFL FB, Journal American 1st Team, All-Metropolitan,
All-County 1st Team, World Telegram & Sun 1st Team
All-CHSFL E, Journal American 1st Team
All-Metropolitan 2nd Team
All-CHSFL C, Journal American 1st Team
Journal American 1st Team, All-Metropolitan 2nd Team
All-Metropolitan 3rd Team
Journal American Lou Gehrig Award
All-CHSFL FB
All-CHSFL HB
All-CHSFL 2nd Team RT, All-County
Journal American Lou Gehrig Award
All-CHSFl E
All-CHSFL LT
All-CHSFL 2nd Team HB
All-CHSFL LT
All-CHSFL FB
All-CHSFL 2nd Team E
All-CHSFL 2nd Team G
All-CHSFL, All-County
All-CHSFL
All-CHSFL
Journal American 2nd Team
World Telegram & Sun 2nd Team
Herald Tribune 1st Team, All-County, Post 1st Team
All-CHSFL E
All-CHSFL C
Journal American 1st Team, All-CHSFL 2nd Team T
Charlie Bleakley
Bob Hyland
Tom Choquette
Charlie Bleakley
John Montanaro
Ken Doyen
Rich Wernert
Tom Halley
John Theiss
Steve Yurcho
Ed Chomicki
Dan Magratten
Dan Hono
Marcy McKenna
Vin Dileo
George Rapp
Kevin Chamberlain
Donald Hardy
Doug Gardner
Tim Kinkead
Kevin McDonough
Jim Moran
Beau Riely
Eric Ogbogu
Kenny Martin
Chuck Ogbogu
Rich Holzer
Chris Ciaffaglione
Rocco LaFaro
Chris Ciaffaglione
Frank Altamaro
Brendan Nugent
Tyler Nugent
Tyler Nugent
Jon Tallerico
Ryan Lenihan
Andrew Clarke
Dwayne Jones
Frank Collins
Chris Giardini
Rashaad Slowley
’61
’62
’62
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’62
’62
’65
’66
’73
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’76
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’86
’87
’89
’89
’93
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’97
’99
’99
’00
’00
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’01
Maurice Easterling
’07
Anton Rukaj
Ryan Hunt
Maurice Easterling
Ryan Hunt
’07
’07
’08
’08
’01
’02
’03
’04
’04
’05
’07
All-CHSFL 2nd Team HB
All-CHSFL G
All-County, Post & Journal American 1st Team
All-County, Post & Journal American 1st Team
All-County, World Telegram & Sun 1st Team
Journal American 2nd Team
All-CHSFL
All-CHSFL
All-County, All-CHSFL
All-County
All-County, All State WR
All-CHSFL
All-CHSFL
All-County
All-County
All-County
All-County
CHSFL Monsignor Peters Award (Outstanding Student/Athlete)
All-County
CHSFL Monsignor Peters Award (Outstanding Student/Athlete)
CHSFL Monsignor Peters Award (Outstanding Student/Athlete)
All-County, Daily News 1st Team
All-CHSFL, Post 1st Team
Newsday All-City
Newsday 1st Team
Daily News All-City
Daily News All-CHSFL, All-City
Daily News All-CHSFL, All-City
Daily News All-CHSFL, All-City
Daily News All-CHSFL
Daily News All-CHSFL 2nd Team
Daily News All-CHSFL 2nd Team
Daily News All-CHSFL. All-City
CHSFL Monsignor Peters Award (Outstanding Student/Athlete)
Daily News All-CHSFL, All-City
Daily News All-CHSFL
Daily News All-CHSFL
Daily News All-CHSFL
IAFO Ken Weinman Injured Player Award
Daily News All-CHSFL 2nd team
Daily News All-City, All-County, Daily News AllSuburban, Class A NYSSWA 1st team All-State
All-County, Daily News All-Suburban 2nd Team
NYSSWA 3rd Team Class A All-State
NYSSWA 2nd Team Class A All-State LB
NYSSWA 3rd Team Class A All-State LB
All-County, NYSSWA 2nd Team All-State
All–County 2nd Team, NYSSWA 3rd Team All-State
Largest Crowds (partial list):
Iona
Iona
Hayes
Iona
Mount St Michael
Hayes
Mount St Michael
New Rochelle
Mount
Hayes
Aquinas (Rochester)
Iona
Mount St Michael
Chaminade
Chaminade
New Rochelle
Hayes
Iona
Iona
Hayes
Holy Cross
Iona
White Plains
Holy Cross
All Hallows
Xavier
’67
’57
’52
’54
’50
’50
’51
’52
’54
’53
’52
’52
’59
’57
’60
’53
’54
’55
’53
’51
’63
’08
’87
’61
’52
’50
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8000
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8000
7200
7000
7000
7000
6500
6000
6000
5500
5000
5000
5000
5000
4500
4000
4000
4000
4000
4000
3500
3500
3500
3000
Professional Draft Picks/Professional Football:
Paul Choquette ’56
Brown
Bob Hyland ’63
Boston College
Ken Doyen ’63
George Washington
Tom Lee ’68
Steve Buchanan ’70
Vic Quirolo ’84
Eric Ogbogu ’94
North Dakota St
Holy Cross
Iona
Univ. of Maryland
Verron Haynes
Univ. of Georgia
Drafted by Buffalo Bills in 1960 AFL draft,
deferred to attend Harvard Law School
1st Round pick (#7) 1967 by Green Bay Packers,
10 year NFL veteran member of Green Bay
Packers NFL Championship team.
Played professionally in the Continental
Football League in the late 60’s.
Signed in Training Camp by New York Jets
11th Round pick (#276) 1974 by Denver Broncos
Played Professionally in England for 3 years
6th Round pick (#163) 1998 by NY Jets, 10 year
NFL veteran
Played Freshman year at Stepinac in 1993 before
moving to Georgia. Member of Pittsburgh
Steeler’s NFL Champiionship Team
Stepinac Crusaders on Top 25 ranked college teams:
Paul Hefti ’53
Miami
1954 AP #11, UPI #9
Dick Broderick ’53
Roy Pizzarello ’61
Mike Parrotta ’79
Michigan St
Princeton
Temple
1955 AP #14, UPI #18
1956 AP #6, UPI #6
1956 AP #9, UPI #10
1964 UPI #13 (Starting QB, undefeated 9-0)
1979 AP #17, UPI #17
Stepinac Crusaders in College Bowl games:
Tom Griffin ’58
James Thomas ’59
Bill Stockey ’69
Mike Parrotta ’78
Mike Parrotta ’79
Villanova
1961 Sun Bowl
Villanova
1962 Liberty Bowl
William & Mary 1970 Tangerine Bowl
Temple
1978 Mirage Bowl
Temple
1979 Garden State Bowl
Stepinac Crusaders in the College Coaching ranks:
Ed Fabiani ’71 Iona
Babe McAuley ’78 Iona
Rob Ianello ’83 Catholic
Off. Coordinator Iona (1979-1983), Pace (1995-2002)
Asst coach Iona
Asst coach/Recruiting Coordinator, Notre Dame, Wisconsin,
Arizona, Alabama
Dennis Fahey ’86 Iona
Asst coach Iona
John DeMarco ’91 Wesleyan Asst coach Bryant College
Jeff Skelton ’93 Albany/Fordham Offensive Coordinator, Fordham
Brendan Nugent ’01 Manhattan Asst. coach Iowa, William & Mary
Stepinac Crusaders in the High School Coaching ranks:
George Marklay ’56 Dayton
Vito Priore ’57
Tony DeMatteo ’60 URI
Don DeMatteo ’66 Chadron St
Bill Kane ’66
Asst coach at nationally renowned football power
Archbishop Moeller in Cincinnati, OH (coached with
and was a roommate of future Notre Dame coach Gerry
Faust)
former Head coach Archbishop McNicholas (Cincinnati,
OH) and took his team in 1984 to Ohio state title game
former Head coach Bronxville HS
Head coach Roosevelt , Somers - Career Record: 238-68-3
Winningest Coach in Section 1 History
1999 Frank McGuire Foundation National Coaching
Award
2003 NFL HS Coach of the Year award
1998 National Coach of the Year finalist
1996 NYS Class AA State Championship
9 Sectional and Regional Championships
Stepinac Hall of Fame Inductee
Head coach Gorton 1976-1999 – Career Record 120-80-6
1999 Frank McGuire Foundation National Coaching
Award
5 Sectional Championships
Stepinac Hall of Fame Inductee
former Stepinac head coach
Stan Aufieri ’67 Fordham
Bernie Connolly ’74 Manhattan
longtime asst coach Holy Cross HS, Queens
former Stepinac head coach, current Asst coach at state
champion Monroe-Woodbury
Head Coach Briarcliff HS
Head Coach Iona Prep
2008 CHSFL AAA Championship
Head Coach Pleasantville HS
Head Coach Westlake HS
John Consorti ’82 Pace
Vic Quirolo ’84 Iona
Tony Becerra ’84 Cortland
Rich Hennessy ’95 Rochester
Crusaders in leadership positions in business world/government: (partial list)
John P. Cunningham ’55 Fordham/NYU sits on the Board of Directors of several corporations,
former CFO of Maytag and Whirlpool. Former
executive at IBM and Citrix.
Melvin Spicer ’55 Howard
noted Cardiologist (El Paso, TX)
Paul Choquette ’56 Brown/Harvard
longtime Chairman & CEO of Gilbane Co. (one of the
largest construction firms in the US)
J. Brian Hyland ’56 Fordham(deceased) Inspector General, US Department of Labor
Deputy Inspector General, NASA
President, Association of Federal Investigators
Tom Dunleavy ’56 Brown/Stanford
retired, President, Risdon Corp. (consumer products)
Bill Plunkett ’58 Holy Cross/NYU
Founding Partner, Plunkett & Jaffe law firm
Bill Choquette ’58 Notre Dame/Columbia retired, Marketing & Sales executive at Gilbane Co.
BT Collins ’58 Santa Clara (deceased) former Chief of Staff to CA Gov’s Jerry Brown and Pete
Wilson. Former CA State Representative
Joe Kerwin ’58 Detroit
Presi. & Co-Founder, Yoogli Inc. (Search Technology)
Tom Lantry ’59 Notre Dame/Penn
President, Lantry & Associates (Washington, DC)
Bob Verdisco ’60 (deceased)
former President, International Mass Retailers Assoc.
Roy Pizzarello ’61Princeton
professor, Columbia University Medical College
Dennis Dwyer ’62 Holy Cross
President/CEO, Interpass Ltd (international security,
former secret service agent)
John Montanaro ’63 West Point/Harvard ret., Chadwick & Saylor (real estate investment bank)
Bob Amen ’67 BC/Columbia
CEO, IFF Corp. (publicly traded firm in NY)
Dan DiMicco ’68 Brown/Penn
Chairman & CEO, Nucor Corp. (largest Steel
manufacturer in US)
Bruce Wernert ’69
CEO, Wernert Construction Co.
Peter Shea ’69 Iona
President, Icahn Enterprises
Joe Theret ’79 Iona
CFO, Lenovo (Americas Group)
Tony Franquiera ’80 SVA
4-time Emmy Award winning Graphic Designer NBC
News
James Kastberg ’81 Fordham
Dean Witter Intercapital
Michael Rice ’84 Georgetown/Penn
Managing Dir., Newpoint Advisors (private equity adv.)
Doug Donohue ’85 Georgetown/Columbia Goldman Sachs & Co.
John Massy ’88 Cornell/Columbia
VP, Capital Z Investment Partners
Fred Paulmann ’89 BC/NYU
Senior Corporate Counsel, Pfizer Inc.
College Awards/Records:
Paul Hefti ’53
Univ. of Miami, FL
Still holds Univ. of Miami record for
longest Interception return for a TD (98
Paul Choquette ’56
George Marklay ’56
Bob Hyland ’63
Steve Buchanan ’70
Mike Jednak ’84
John Massy ’88
Beau Riely ’90
Eric Ogbogu ’94
Dan Riely ’96
Angelo Troiano ’97
Tyler Nugent ’02
yards) vs. Fordham. Coincidentally, the
pass was thrown by former Stepinac
teammate and classmates Dick
Broderick ’53.
Brown
3x All-Ivy FB
Member of All-Time Ivy League team
AP All America honorable mention
Brown’s All-time leading rusher at graduation
1959 National Football Foundation Winner
Brown Football Hall of Fame
Dayton
Zulli Memorial Trophy (team)
Boston College East-West Shrine Game
Senior Bowl
Boston College Varsity Club Hall of Fame
Holy Cross
Back of the Year in ’72, ’73 (team)
Holy Cross No. 9 All-time leading rusher
Holy Cross
All-Patriot League DL
Cornell
Cornell Off. Player of the Year
Georgetown
Georgetown’s Top Lineman Award
Maryland
MVP of South team in 1998 Hula Bowl
#6 All-Time Sacks leader
#5 All-Time Tackle For Loss leader
Led team in Sacks 3 straight seasons
Catholic
D-III First Team All-American G
CW Post
2x Zureck Award (Top Lineman) (team)
Holy Cross
Unsung Hero Award (team)
Future College Football Players/Scholarships: (163 and counting)
51
52
52
52
Lou
Bob
Larry
Dick
Albano
Stevens
Travers
Disbrow
53
Dick
Broderick
53
53
53
53
56
56
57
58
58
58
58
58
59
59
Paul
Frank
Bob
Joe
Paul
George
Joseph
John
Joe
Joe
Don
Tom
James
Carl
Hefti
Chiera
Donahue
O'Brien
Choquette
Marklay
Trapp
Shea
Kerwin
McCarthy
Noonan
Griffin
Thomas
Pugni
Univ. of Tennessee
Mississippi State
Holy Cross
Univ. of Tennessee/Memphis St.
Fordham (starting QB)/Michigan
State/
Quantico Marines (starting QB)
Univ. of Miami, FL (starting CB)
Boston University (starting FB)
Fordham
Wyoming
Brown (3x All-Ivy League)
Dayton (starting E)
Detroit
Alfred University
Detroit
Detroit
US Merchant Marine Academy
Villanova
Villanova (captain)
St Vincent College/King's College
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
Ivy
A
A
III
A
A
III
A
A
II
60
61
61
61
62
63
63
63
63
63
66
66
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78
78
78
78
78
Tony
Roy
Roger
John
Dennis
John
Bob
Chris
Tom
Ken
Rich
Don
Tom
Charlie
Stan
Dan
Bill
Tom
Peter
Rich
Bruce
Bill
Steve
Bob
Bruce
Tony
Bob
Kevin
Mario
Ed
Al
Attilio
Art
Gerry
Rick
Dennis
Michael
Steve
Chris
Tony
Jim
Mike
Rick
Joe
Ed
Tom
Craig
Rich
Mark
Babe
DeMatteo
Pizzarello
La Barre
Pugni
Dwyer
Montanaro
Hyland
Markey
Choquette
Doyen
Wernert
DeMatteo
Neary
Blank
Aufieri
DiMicco
Henry
Lee
Shea
Paulis
Wernert
Stockey
Buchanan
Curran
Pohlot
Rende
Carlucci
Stockey
Chavez
Fabiani
Soricelli
Oliva
Gibson
Owen
Cacciatto
Lauzon
Macchi
Yurcho
Fabiani
Russo
Madigan
McManus
Giordano
Garbowski
Chomicki
Humphrey
Miller
Caprio
Fitzmaurice
McAuley
Rhode Island
Princeton (starting QB)
Cornell/NYU
Dayton
Holy Cross
Army (starting OT)
Boston College (1st Rd NFL draft)
Boston College
Harvard (starting FB)
George Washington (starting DE)
Bridgeport
Chadron St, NE
Bridgeport
Boston College
Fordham (captain)
Brown
Holy Cross
Notre Dame/North Dakota St
Iona
Iona
Rhode Island
William & Mary
Holy Cross (No. 9 All-time rusher)
Holy Cross
Lehigh
Pace
St John's
Bridgeport
Fordham
Fordham
Iona
Bridgeport
Cornell
Pace
Bridgeport/Iona
Springfield College
Bridgeport
Boston U.
Duquesne
Bridgeport/Iona
Albany
Iona
Iona
Pace
Boston College
Fordham
Fordham (captain)
Iona
Iona
Iona
AA
Ivy
Ivy
A
A
A
A
A
Ivy
AA
II
II
II
A
AA
Ivy
AA
A
III
III
AA
AA
AA
AA
AA
III
AA
AA
AA
AA
III
AA
Ivy
III
III
III
II
AA
III
III
AA
III
III
III
A
AA
AA
III
III
III
78
79
79
79
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79
79
81
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87
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88
88
88
88
88
90
90
Mike
Dan
Michael
Joe
Joe
Dan
Maurice
James
Frank
Tom
Vin
Tom
Bill
George
Greg
Tom
Tom
Pat
Rob
Ted
Mike
Kevin
Tony
Chris
Mike
Vic
Rich
Dennis
Doug
Dan
Tim
John
John
Gary
Jim
Cedric
Brian
Kevin
Jim
Chris
Parrotta
Almedia
Russo
Theret
Burgos
Hono
McKenna
Kastberg
Boccanfusco
Tracy
DiLeo
Tracy
Kelly
Rapp
Gherardi
Bisceglia
Harris
O'Brien
Ianello
Werthman
Rice
Chamberlain
Becerra
MacDonald
Jednak
Quirolo
Dowd
Fahey
Gardner
Eassa
Kinkead
Kelly
Massy
Thomas
Comstock
Nelson
Savage
McDonough
Moran
Kelly
90
91
91
92
92
93
94
94
95
96
Beau
John
Jonathan
Enrico
Ronnie
Jeff
Michael
Eric
Richard
Omar
Riely
Povemba
DeMarco
Mariani
Clarke
Skelton
Senatore
Ogbogu
Hennessy
Ramirez
Temple
Fairfield
Iona
Iona
Iona
Pace
UTEP
Fordham
Fordham
Springfield College
UCONN
Springfield College
Coast Guard Academy
Fordham
Fordham
Iona
Penn State
Boston College
Catholic
Yale
Georgetown
Brown
Cortland
Georgetown
Holy Cross (All-Patroit League)
Iona
St. Johns
Iona
Pace
Pace (#5 All-time in Field Goals)
Fordham
Marist
Cornell (captain, Off. POY)
CW Post
Marist
South Carolina St
Union (captain)
Yale
Albany
Albany (captain)
Georgetown (captain, Top
Lineman)
Assumption
Wesleyan (captain)
Georgetown (captain)
Iona
Albany
CW Post (captain)
Maryland
Rochester
Bryant College
A
III
III
III
III
III
A
AA
AA
III
AA
III
III
AA
AA
III
A
A
III
Ivy
III
Ivy
III
III
AA
III
III
III
III
II
AA
III
Ivy
II
III
II
III
Ivy
AA
AA
AA
II
III
AA
AA
AA
II
A
III
AA
96
96
96
96
96
96
97
97
97
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98
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99
0
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
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5
5
5
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6
6
6
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7
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8
8
Dan
Rich
Greg
Tremaine
Jim
Chuck
Robert
Angelo
Rich
Martin
Dennis
Eric
Jim
Howard
Devin
Mike
Joe
Paul
Brendan
Frank
Terence
Tyler
Frank
Jon
Chris
Ryan
Jason
Billy
Dan
Dwayne
Sean
George
Luke
Jamal
Rich
Steven
Chris
Tim
Paul
Ryan
Jon
Anton
Ben
Rashaad
Riely
Wabunoha
Slater
Tillman
LaFaro
Ogbogu
Favata
Troiano
Holzer
Kehayas
Hyland
Holzer
Condon
Alexander
MacDonald
Jelenek
Salameh
Delanoy
Nugent
Altomaro
Kehayas
Nugent
Scuderi
Tallerico
Archer
Lenihan
Miller
Flooks
Archer
Jones
Connington
Kehayas
Kehayas
Joseph
Shanahan
Meys
Giardini
Kehayas
Mohan
Hoffer
Riddle
Rukaj
Bruckenthal
Slowley
Catholic (D-III All-American)
Catholic
Fairfield
Kings College
St John's
St Thomas More, KY
CW Post
CW Post (captain)
Hofstra
Siena
Kingspoint
Albany
Ithaca
St. Lawrence
Georgetown
Iona
Iona/Siena
Western New England (captain)
Catholic
Fordham
Iona (captain)/Siena
Holy Cross
Iona
Western New England
FDU
FDU
LaSalle
Marist
Albany
Iona/CCSU
Sacred Heart
Iona
Iona
Maritime
Sacred Heart
American International
Colgate
Iona
Iona
Cortland
Iona
CW Post
Marist
So. Connecticut St
III
III
AA
III
AA
III
II
II
AA
AA
III
AA
III
III
III
III
AA
III
III
AA
AA
AA
AA
III
AA
AA
AA
AA
AA
AA
AA
AA
AA
III
AA
II
AA
AA
AA
III
AA
II
AA
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