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NYC top 15 football teams: week 7

NYC top 15 football teams: week 7

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Team Description Next Game
1. Tottenville (6-1) (Last Week 1)
Brandon Barnes twice connected with Pat Murphy on touchdown passes and Syracuse-bound Alvin Cornelius had a 31-yard TD run and an interception in a 21-8 win against rival Curtis. Next: Susan Wagner (Saturday, 1 p.m.)
2. Xaverian (4-2) (3)
Zach Kearney had 251 yards of total offense and four touchdowns, rushing for a 30-yard score and connecting with Sean Binckes, Laray Smith and Jonathan Badyna for TD passes in the Clippers 36-0 win against Fordham Prep Next: Chaminade (Friday, 7:30 p.m.)
3. Lincoln (7-0) (4) Quarterback Jessel Jones had four first-half touchdowns – two rushing and two throwing to Denzel Duchenne and Jamiek Davis – and Kareem Folkes rushed for 129 yards on 20 carries, including a 2-yard touchdown in a 36-14 win against Sheepshead Bay. Next: @ No. 5 Canarsie (Saturday, Noon)
4. Ft. Hamilton (6-1) (2)
Quarterback Marvin Centeno had 11 carries for 80 yards and was 3-of-4 for 28 yards, but suffered a fourth quarter injury in a 32-14 loss to Erasmus Hall. Next: FDR (Saturday, Noon)
5. Carnarsie (6-1) (5)
Joel Philius had eight tackles, two sacks and two interceptions, both returned for touchdowns, in the Chiefs 20-8 win against Thomas Jefferson. Next: No. 3 Lincoln (Saturday, Noon)
6. Mount St. Michael (4-2) (6)
Najae Brown had nine carries for 186 yards and three touchdowns and added a 77-yard interception return for a TD and Bruce Parker Jr scored on a 60-yard punt return for Mount in a 53-20 win against Farrell. Next: @ Holy Trinity (Saturday, 1:30 p.m.)
7. Erasmus Hall (4-3) (unranked)
Wayne Morgan threw for two touchdowns, ran for a score and returned a fumble for another as the Dutchmen snapped Fort Hamilton’s 38-game league winning streak. Next: Grand Street Campus (Saturday, Noon)
8.  Clinton (4-3) (T15)
Ashton McKenzie had 14 carries for 88 yards and scored a 7-yard touchdown, Ryan Camilo rushed for 67 yards and a TD and Xavier Worrell had a key late interception to lead Clinton over rival JFK, 14-13. Next: @ Truman (Saturday, Noon)
9. Holy Cross (4-3) (8)
Shyheim Wingate and Tyrelle Hinton had two touchdowns apiece and Yianni Gavalas threw for 186 yards and a pair of scores for Holy Cross, which snapped a three-game losing streak with a 40-14 win against Kellenberg. Next: @ Monsignor Farrell (Friday, 7 p.m.)
10. Campus Magnet (5-2) (T10) 
Kahlik Greenwood connected with Jared Ward for a 52-yard touchdown, found Antoine Allen for a 7-yard score and had a 1-yard rushing score to lead the Bulldogs to a 22-15 win against rival JFK. Next: John Adams (Saturday, 11 a.m.)
11. Sheepshead Bay (5-2) (7)
Ricardo Appleton rushed for 140 yards and a touchdown and Romerio Vincent added a TD for the Sharks, which had their five-game winning streak snapped in a 36-14 loss at Lincoln. Next: T12 Boys & Girls (Saturday, Noon)
T12. Boys & Girls (4-3) (unranked)
Khadeem Campbell rushed for 192 yards and a touchdown and Tristan Laurore had 11 tackles for the Kangaroos in a 30-6 win against Midwood. Next: @ No. 11 Sheepshead Bay (Saturday, Noon)
T12. Xavier (6-1) (13) Trey Solomon rushed for 225 yards and three touchdowns, Charles Guiraud rushed for 79 yards and a score and Matt Cilmi and Jimmy Wolfer each added rushing TDs for the Knights in a 41-14 win at St. John the Baptist. Next: Cardinal Spellman (Saturday, 7 p.m.)
T12. Riverdale Country Day (7-0) (T10) Mark Walsh rushed for 72 yards and two touchdowns, Jake Margolis rushed for a score and Russell Johnson connected with Armando Perez for a 42-yard TD in a 35-15 win against George School. Next: @ Horace Mann (Saturday, 2:30 p.m.)
15. Fordham Prep (3-4) (T15) The Rams fell 36-0 at Xaverian Friday, dropping their third consecutive game. It doesn’t get any easier with a Week 8 meeting with rival Archbishop Stepinac in White Plains Friday. Next: @ Archbishop Stepinac (Friday, 7 p.m.)
     
Also receiving votes: Curtis (4-3) (9), JFK (3-4), Cardinal Hayes (4-3), Poly Prep (1-5), Bayside (7-0), Bishop Ford (4-3)  

 

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