With another competitive season of Brooklyn/Queens CHSFL football in the books, here’s a look at The Tablet’s 2013 All-Diocesan Team.
Players were selected from one of the following six schools: Bishop Ford H.S., Park Slope; Christ the King R.H.S., Middle Village; Holy Cross H.S., Flushing; Nazareth R.H.S., East Flatbush; St. Francis Prep, Fresh Meadows; and Xaverian H.S., Bay Ridge.
Special thanks to the league’s coaches for providing nominations and statistics.
First-Team Offense
Quarterback
James Esposito: Bishop Ford, junior, 97-of-186 Passing, 1,932 Passing yds. (second in CHSFL), 21 Passing TDs, (first in CHSFL), two-time CHSFL Player of the Week, All-League CHSFL selection
Running Back
Dante Aiken: Bishop Ford, senior, team captain, 147 Carries, 1,258 Rushing yds. (fourth in CHSFL), 15 TDs (sixth in CHSFL), averaged 114.2 yds. per game, All-League CHSFL selection, 2011 and 2012 Tablet All-Star
Justin Guerre: St. Francis Prep, senior, 154 Carries, 1,246 Rushing yds. (fifth in CHSFL), 20 TDs (second in CHSFL), All-League CHSFL selection, 2012 Tablet All-Star
Wide Receiver
Deyshawn Tucker: Christ the King, senior, team captain, 53 Receptions (third in CHSFL), 701 Receiving yds. (fifth in CHSFL), 19 Carries, 128 Rushing yds., six TDs, All-League CHSFL selection, 2012 Tablet All-Star
Brandon Jackson: Holy Cross, senior, 16 Catches, 263 Receiving yds., one TD, 784 All-Purpose yds., All-League CHSFL selection, 2012 Tablet All-Star
Tight End
Rodney Gonzales: Bishop Ford, senior, team captain, 45 Receptions (fifth in CHSFL), 871 Receiving yds. (second in CHSFL), 96 Carries, 456 Rushing yds., 16 TDs, All-League CHSFL selection, 2011 and 2012 Tablet All-Star
Offensive Line
Walter Ferdinand: Bishop Ford, senior, team captain, All-League CHSFL selection, 2011 and 2012 Tablet All-Star
Joseph Stevens: St. Francis Prep, senior, All-League CHSFL selection
Louis Springer: Xaverian, junior, All-League CHSFL selection, 2012 Tablet All-Star
Nicky Sferrazza: Christ the King, senior, team captain, 2012 Tablet All-Star
Lorenzo Worrell: Christ the King, sophomore
First-Team Defense
Defensive Line
Louis Capace: Christ the King, senior, 17 Tackles for Loss, 14 Sacks (first in CHSFL), five Fumble Recoveries, All-League CHSFL selection
Rashawn Williams: Christ the King, junior, team captain, 51 Tackles, 11 Tackles for Loss, five Sacks, one INT, one Fumble Recovery, 2012 Tablet All-Star
Jared Labades: Holy Cross, senior, 40 Tackles, three Sacks, All-League CHSFL selection
Linebacker
Jordan Francklin: Holy Cross, senior, 110 Tackles, 15 Tackles for Loss, two Sacks, four Fumble Recoveries, one INT, All-League CHSFL selection, 2011 and 2012 Tablet All-Star
Christopher Manfre: Holy Cross, junior, 69 Tackles, three Sacks, two INTs, All-League CHSFL selection
Kevin Brown: St. Francis Prep, senior, 80 Tackles, 4.5 Sacks, one Forced Fumble, All-League CHSFL selection
Sean Wade: Bishop Ford, junior, 68 Tackles, two INTs, All-League CHSFL selection
Defensive Back
Brian Contino: Holy Cross, senior, 55 Tackles, five INTs, All-League CHSFL selection
Diwani Wiles-Sigletary: Holy Cross, senior, 30 Tackles, two INTs, two Fumble Recoveries, All-League CHSFL selection
Justice Seales: Bishop Ford, junior, 49 Tackles, All-League CHSFL selection
Bryler Paige: Christ the King, senior, team captain, 34 Tackles, four INTs (fourth in CHSFL), All-League CHSFL selection, 2012 Tablet All-Star
First-Team Special Teams
Kicker
Juan Obregon: Christ the King, junior, 8-of-11 on Field Goal Attempts, 10-of-13 on Extra Points, Long 41 yds.
Punter
Paul Yodice: Holy Cross, junior, 39 Punts, 1,317 Punt yds., Long 56 yds.
Second-Team Offense
Quarterback
Billy Gluck: St. Francis Prep, senior, 49-of-94 Passing, 857 Passing yds., eight Passing TDs, All-League CHSFL selection
Running Back
Brandon Pelzer: Holy Cross, senior, team captain, 124 Carries, 715 Rushing yds., 11 TDs, All-League CHSFL selection, 2011 and 2012 Tablet All-Star
Tariq Olivier: St. Francis Prep, senior, 89 Carries, 490 Rushing yds., 15 TDs, All-League CHSFL selection
Wide Receiver
Michael Hartgrove: St. Francis Prep, senior, 24 Receptions, 448 Receiving yds., five TDs, All-League CHSFL selection, 2012 Tablet All-Star
Garrett Murnan: Xaverian, junior, 25 Receptions, 400 Receiving yds., six TDs, All-League CHSFL selection
Tight End
Samir Sinclair: Holy Cross, senior, 11 Receptions, 87 Receiving yds., one TD, All-League CHSFL selection
Offensive Line
Jacob Jones: Bishop Ford, junior
Prince McCarthy: Holy Cross, junior
Dean Oswald: Xaverian, senior
Darryl Johnson: Nazareth, senior
Darren Spaulding: Nazareth, sophomore
Second-Team Defense
Defensive Line
Jed Hendrixson: St. Francis Prep, senior, 30 Tackles, two Sacks, All-League CHSFL selection
Adrian Penalo: Holy Cross, senior, 47 Tackles, two Sacks
Terrell Campbell: Nazareth, senior, team captain, All-League CHSFL selection
Linebacker
Robert Wright: St. Francis Prep, senior, 40 Tackles, 2.5 Sacks, one Fumble Recovery, All-League CHSFL selection, 2012 Tablet All-Star
Frankie Irving: St. Francis Prep, senior, 43 Tackles, All-League CHSFL selection
Brent Preister: Christ the King, sophomore, 72 Tackles, nine Tackles for Loss, four Sacks, one Fumble Recovery
Chris Digeronimo: Bishop Ford, junior, 55 Tackles
Defensive Back
Justin Philip: Xaverian, sophomore, All-League CHSFL selection, 2012 Tablet All-Star
Quamari McAllister: Bishop Ford, senior, four INTs, five Fumble Recoveries, 2012 Tablet All-Star
Malik Warner: Bishop Ford, senior, three INTs, 2012 Tablet All-Star
Dameon Jefferson: Christ the King, senior, 31 Tackles, three INTs
Second-Team Special Teams
Kicker
Francis Cole: St. Francis Prep, junior, 1-of-4 on Field Goal Attempts, 40-of-51 on Extra Points
Punter
Brendan Cole: St. Francis Prep, junior, 14 Punts, 457 Punt yds.
Honorable Mention
Shakur Bey: Nazareth, junior, Quarterback/Defensive Back, team captain, over 1,000 All-Purpose yds., seven Passing TDs, 20 Tackles, two INTs, three Forced Fumbles, two-time CHSFL Player of the Week, All-League CHSFL selection
Jamen Williams: Christ the King, junior, Running Back, team captain, 104 Carries, 772 Rushing yds., 67 Receiving yds., eight TDs
Brendan Peterson: Xaverian, sophomore, Running Back, 523 Rushing yds., three TDs
Jevon Smith: Bishop Ford, senior, Running Back, 21 Carries, 344 Rushing yds., four TDs
Matthew McGill: Nazareth, freshman, Offensive Line
Joseph Ezratty: St. Francis Prep, senior, Defensive Line, 29 Tackles, 3.5 Sacks, one Forced Fumble, 2012 Tablet All-Star
Joseph Principato: Xaverian, senior, Linebacker
Rolando Ellis: Bishop Ford, senior, Defensive Back