Staten Island’s high school football teams were well-represented for the 2019 season as a whopping 27 players were named to a New York State Sportswriters Association’s All-State team or as an Honorable Mention, the Advance has learned.
Moore Catholic, which captured the CHSFL AA-2 championship with a victory over St. Joseph by-the-Sea, had the most Island representatives with seven in the Class A division followed by Monsignor Farrell in the Class AA division (six).
Tottenville’s Roland Dempster, a senior running back, had the Island’s top placement in Class AA after making the second team offense while Moore’s Justin Lacks, another RB, was tops in Class A after being named a first-teamer on offense
Petrides’ offensive lineman Erijon Skenderi, a junior, was the top Island finisher from the Class B division after being named to the second-team’s offense.
For the entire list concerning Island players, please scroll down:
NYSSWA All-State team 2019, Class AA
2nd team offense
RB-Roland Dempster (Tottenville), Sr.
3rd team offense
OL-Jaleel Rhett (Farrell), Sr.
3rd team defense
DL-Eric O’Neill (Tottenville), Jr.
4th team defense
DB-Stephen Booras (Farrell), Jr.
5th team offense
OL-Anthony Ivaliotis (Tottenville), Jr.
6th team offense
PK-Dylan Hach (Farrell), Jr.
Honorable mention
RB-Sam Martin (Curtis), So.; WR-Christian Tait (Farrell), Sr.; OL-Steven Stella (Farrell), Sr.; LB-Chris Ortalano (Farrell), Sr.
NYSSWA All-State team 2019, Class A
1st team offense
RB-Justin Lacks (Moore), Sr.
2nd team defense
LB-Artie Padilla Jr. (Moore), Sr.
3rd team offense
QB-Jackson Tucker (Sea), Jr.; OL-Anthony Casillo (St. Peter’s), Sr.; OL-Anthony Curran (Moore), Sr.
4th team offense
RB-Dezmond Fredericks (Port Richmond), So.
5th team offense
WR-Anthony Perlongo (Moore), Sr.
6th team offense
QB-Nick Heineman (Moore), Sr.; OL-Danny Doyle (Sea), Sr.
Honorable mention
WR-Cameron Holmes (Moore), Sr.; OL-Craig Sorrenti (Moore), Sr.; OL-Matt Doyle (Sea), Jr.; Nick Ruvolo (Sea), Sr.; DB-Aiden Ryan (Sea), Sr.
NYSSWA All-State team 2019, Class B
2nd team offense
OL-Erijon Skenderi (Petrides), Jr.
3rd team offense
QB-Mike DiForte (Petrides), Sr.
Honorable mention
DB-Ethan Cregin (Petrides), Sr.