Week 6 PSAL Football Local Southeast Brooklyn Area Roundup


By Jerry Del Priore It’s that time of year again, when PSAL football teams kick it up a notch in an attempt to stake their claims for the playoffs. For three of the four local Southeast Brooklyn squads, their chances for the postseason improved as they came away victorious in their respective games. Here’s how … Continue reading Week 6 PSAL Football Local Southeast Brooklyn Area Roundup

Week 5 PSAL Local Area Football Roundup


By Jerry Priore With the 2016 PSAL football past the midway mark, local teams started to separate themselves from the pack, battling for league prominence with three of the four squads picking up important wins in its respective games. Here’s how the clubs fared: South Shore – 24, New Dorp –  8 (City Conference) Senior … Continue reading Week 5 PSAL Local Area Football Roundup

Canarsie Football Teams Enjoy Big Weekend Over FDR


By Jerry Del Priore It was an outstanding weekend for the Canarsie Chiefs football program as both varsity and junior varsity squads crushed Franklin D. Roosevelt over the weekend in their respective games at New Utrecht High School. The varsity Chiefs (1-4) began the weekend by annihilating the Cougars, 41-26, Saturday in City Conference tilt … Continue reading Canarsie Football Teams Enjoy Big Weekend Over FDR

Canarsie Football Drops Fourth Straight in Tough Fashion to Grand Street


The Canarsie Chiefs varsity football team was in their game against Grand Street Campus, going toe to toe with the opposition for two and half quarters. But then came the pivotal play, with the tilt tied, in which junior Calvin Hutchinson failed to scoop up a Wolves’ fumbled screen pass and run it in for … Continue reading Canarsie Football Drops Fourth Straight in Tough Fashion to Grand Street

PSAL Football Week 2 Roundup


By Jerry Del Priore It was an exciting and productive week for the local Southeast Brooklyn PSAL football as three of the four teams won its respective tilts. One club came from behind for the victory, thanks to a monster effort from its quarterback. The other outlasted its opponent, and the third went down in … Continue reading PSAL Football Week 2 Roundup

Canarsie Chiefs Blanked By Port Richmond To Open 2016 PSAL Football Season


By Jerry Del Priore It was a game of several what ifs for the Canarsie Chiefs football team. The Chiefs made several mistakes, including four costly turnovers, many dropped passes and other miscues in a 20-0 shutout loss to host Port Richmond. The Sunday tilt opened the season in City Conference play. Canarsie varsity head … Continue reading Canarsie Chiefs Blanked By Port Richmond To Open 2016 PSAL Football Season

Vikings Suffer Devastating, Key Injury in Opening Season Rout to Lincoln


By Jerry Del Priore Early in its game against Lincoln High School, South Shore running back Rafael Cordero broke his leg after catching a pass down field. It would change the complexion of the tilt as the Vikings lost one of their best players in Cordero, a speedster who the coaching staff said had the … Continue reading Vikings Suffer Devastating, Key Injury in Opening Season Rout to Lincoln

Canarsie 2016 Football Preview: Chiefs Turn to Youth For New Season


By Jerry Del Priore After losing over twenty players to graduation in 2015, the Chiefs are leaning on last year’s junior varsity squad to step it up this season. Though fielding a young, inexperienced team, head coach Kyle Allen is still thinking playoffs, hoping to build on Canarsie’s JV’s 2015 success as a number of … Continue reading Canarsie 2016 Football Preview: Chiefs Turn to Youth For New Season

Ex-Chief Defensive Star Devonte Malone Ready to Take it to Next Level


By Jerry Del Priore   Former Chiefs defensive standout Devonte Malone was arguably the best player on the team in 2015. That speaks volumes as Malone didn’t start playing organized football until his freshman year at Canarsie Educational Campus High School. He learned the game quickly, and went on to become a defensive stalwart at … Continue reading Ex-Chief Defensive Star Devonte Malone Ready to Take it to Next Level

Ex-Canarsie Football Player Darius Lancaster Eyes College Success On And Off The Field


Darius Lancaster started playing organized football with the Mill Basin Mariners at the age of 13. It’s late for anyone who realistically aspires to put the pads on at the collegiate level. He chose other sports, such as basketball and baseball, over the gridiron. Though Lancaster was behind football-wise to other children, it didn’t stop … Continue reading Ex-Canarsie Football Player Darius Lancaster Eyes College Success On And Off The Field