Fordham Prep beats Xavier, Wins Turkey Bowl
The 93rd annual Turkey Bowl between Fordham Prep and Xavier High School is one game the Prep faithful will talk about for years to come. The Rams struck in the first quarter with two touchdown passes from junior quarterback Matt Valecce to junior Will Loffredo for 66 and 36 yards. But Xavier clawed their way back scoring 18 unanswered points to give the Knights an 18-13 lead heading into the fourth quarter. Late in the fourth quarter, Fordham Prep began its march for the game-winning touchdown. Starting from their own 20-yard line, the Rams went 80 yards in six plays and finished with a 30-yard touchdown pass from Valecce to senior Liam McHale with 2:15 left in the game. The biggest play of the drive was a 42 yard“ hook and lateral” from Valecce to senior Thomas Natkin, who then pitched the ball back to Loffredo. The football Rams finished at 5-5 for the year with this win.
Senior Signing Day
Congratulations to our athletes who have committed to their colleges! Danny Alvarez- Pitt( Baseball) Jason Apostle- Cornell( Baseball) Alex Calder- Hobart( Crew) Matthew Conlon- Naval Academy( Football) Conor Hughes- Wake Forest( Track & Field) Nick Koutoulas- Franklin & Marshall( Baseball) Spencer LaFata- Duke( Swimming) Mike Papaleo- Union( Baseball) Matt Ptucha- Cornell( Crew) T Speres- William & Mary( Swimming)
2nd Annual Fordham Prep Football Hall of Fame Induction
The 2nd Annual Fordham Prep Football Hall of Fame Induction ceremony and dinner took place on April 15, 2016. Hosted by the Gridiron Club, the event featured special guest( and inductee) Joseph Moglia’ 67, head football coach at Costal Carolina University. Inductees into the Football Hall of Fame were:
• John Coffey( Former Prep Football Coach)
• Brian Corcoran’ 76
• John Corcoran’ 34
• Frank Costello’ 55
• Patrick Deane’ 88
• Brendan Dolan’ 82
• Mike Dunn( Former Prep Football Coach)
• James Feddeck’ 64
• Frank Frisch’ 16
• William Garrity’ 56
• Zev Graham( Prep Football Coach)
• Harry Hamburger’ 11( 1911)
• Charles Hays’ 15( 1915)
• Richard Herzing‘ 60
• Orest Kozicky‘ 73
• Richard La Fond’ 58
• Christopher Lockwood’ 93
• Francis McCaffrey’ 07( 1907)
• Mickey McGuire( Former Prep Athletic Trainer)
• Joseph Moglia’ 67
• Connor Nugent’ 06
• Mike Sangobowale’ 01
• George“ Snuffy” Stirnweiss’ 36
• Rev. Victor Yanitelli, SJ’ 33
The evening also included an update on the off season program by John Rooney’ 17 and a“ State of the Program” from Head Football Coach Peter Goryinski.
Inductee Joe Moglia ' 67 speaking about his football experiences
Donn McNamee ' 87, Kevin Rooney ' 88, Michael Sangobowale ' 01, John Neary ' 87
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