After a year off due to the COVID-19 pandemic, The Tablet’s Brooklyn/Queens CHSFL All-Star team is back.
Players were selected from the five high schools that field football teams in the diocese: Christ the King H.S., Middle Village; Holy Cross H.S., Flushing; Nazareth 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.
Offense
Quarterback
Devin Grant: Holy Cross; senior; team captain; 62-of-118 passing, 973 passing yards, 11 passing TDs, 75 carries, 834 rushing yards, 10 rushing TDs; selected CHSFL All-League; played in CHSFL Senior Bowl; committed to University of Buffalo, N.Y.; 2019 Tablet All-Star
Nick White: Nazareth; senior; team captain; selected CHSFL All-League; played in CHSFL Senior Bowl
Isaiah DeCruz: St. Francis Prep; junior; 55-of-126 passing, 755 passing yards, five passing TDs, 54 carries, 183 rushing yards, five rushing TDs
Running Back
Samarki Williams: Christ the King; senior; team captain; 78 carries, 461 rushing yards, six TDs, eight catches, 46 receiving yards; selected CHSFL All-League; played in CHSFL Senior Bowl
Luke Carson: Xaverian; senior; team captain; 73 carries, 422 rushing yards, five TDs
Mike Kenny: Xaverian; junior; 44 carries, 250 rushing yards; selected CHSFL All-League; played in CHSFL Senior Bowl
Terrence Alexander: Holy Cross; sophomore; 46 carries, 193 rushing yards, 10 catches, 150 receiving yards
Jaziyah Welch: St. Francis Prep; senior; 43 carries, 290 rushing yards
Dionis Best: St. Francis Prep; junior; 10 catches, 181 receiving yards, two TDs
Wide Receivers/Tight Ends
Isaac Glaudin: Holy Cross; sophomore; 20 catches, 459 receiving yards, five TDs
Logan Zimmer: Christ the King; senior; team captain; 24 catches, 377 receiving yards, two TDs; selected CHSFL All-League; played in CHSFL Senior Bowl
Na’Eem Gladding: Christ the King; sophomore; 22 catches, 254 receiving yards, two TDs
Christopher Manzola: Xaverian; junior; 10 catches, 114 receiving yards, two TDs
Offensive Line
Neil O’Donnell: St. Francis Prep; senior; team captain; selected CHSFL All-League; played in CHSFL Senior Bowl; committed to Ursinus College, Collegeville, Pa.
John Fitzpatrick: St. Francis Prep; senior; team captain
Ethan Beer: St. Francis Prep; junior
Brandon Gill: St. Francis Prep; junior
Joe Palombo: Xaverian; senior; team captain; selected CHSFL All-League; played in CHSFL Senior Bowl
Sal Martucci: Xaverian; junior
Anthony Marin: Holy Cross; senior; team captain; selected CHSFL All-League; played in CHSFL Senior Bowl
Christopher Galindo: Holy Cross; junior
Amorie Grant: Nazareth; senior; team captain; selected CHSFL All-League; played in CHSFL Senior Bowl
Defense
Defensive Line
Tyriq Blanding: Christ the King; junior; team captain; 49 tackles, four sacks; selected CHSFL All-League
Jacob Bedoya: St. Francis Prep; senior; team captain; 26 tackles, three sacks; selected CHSFL All-League; played in CHSFL Senior Bowl
Brian Daly: St. Francis Prep; junior; 54 tackles, five sacks
Chris Fieramosca: Xaverian; senior; 19 tackles
Charles Torres: Xaverian; senior; team captain; 23 tackles; played in CHSFL Senior Bowl
Timothy Wood: Xaverian; junior; 21 tackles, three sacks
Nicholas Servidio: Holy Cross; sophomore; 16 tackles, two sacks
Brendan Goger: Holy Cross; senior; 25 tackles
Linebackers
Sebastian Villavicencio: St. Francis Prep, senior; team captain; 73 tackles, three sacks; selected CHSFL All-League; played in CHSFL Senior Bowl
Michael Modica: St. Francis Prep; senior; team captain; 61 tackles; selected CHSFL All-League; played in CHSFL Senior Bowl
Ethan Alvia: St. Francis Prep; senior; team captain; 46 tackles
Sharriff Memminger: St. Francis Prep; junior; 21 tackles
Destine McNeil: Holy Cross; senior; 65 tackles, three sacks; selected CHSFL All-League; played in CHSFL Senior Bowl
Nicholas Woods: Holy Cross; sophomore; 61 tackles, three sacks
Melquian Hamilton-Hankins: Christ the King; sophomore; 50 tackles, two sacks; selected CHSFL All-League
Amir Pringle: Christ the King; junior; 42 tackles
Jani Strong: Christ the King; junior; 67 tackles
Brendon DiLorenzo: Xaverian; senior; 26 tackles; selected CHSFL All-League; played in CHSFL Senior Bowl
David LaGanga: Xaverian; senior; team captain; 26 tackles; played in CHSFL Senior Bowl; named recipient of Msgr. Peters’ Golden 11 Academic Scholarship Award
Michael Duffy: Xaverian; junior; 33 tackles
Dylan Markle: Xaverian; junior; 17 tackles, three sacks
Jack Ryan: Xaverian; senior; eight tackles
Defensive Backs
Michael Solimando: St. Francis Prep; senior; team captain; 24 tackles, two interceptions; selected CHSFL All-League; played in CHSFL Senior Bowl; named CHSFL ‘AA’ Special Teams Player of the Year; named recipient of Msgr. Peters’ Golden 11 Academic Scholarship Award
Owen Conti: Xaverian; freshman; 25 tackles, two interceptions
Christopher Harris: Holy Cross; senior; 20 tackles
Quadir Williams: Nazareth; senior; team captain; selected CHSFL All-League; played in CHSFL Senior Bowl
Special Teams
Kicker/Punter
Nicholas McAloney: Holy Cross; senior; team captain; 34 kickoffs, 1,167 yards, 26 punts, 891 yards; selected CHSFL All-League; played in CHSFL Senior Bowl
Contact Jim Mancari via email at jmmanc@gmail.com.
