By Laura Amato
The Christ the King football team is keeping it dramatic.
They staged yet another late-game, goal-line stand on Saturday afternoon, holding off St. Anthony’s two-point conversion attempt to notch a 14-12 victory and improve to 3-0 on the season.
It was the second straight week of final-second drama for the Royals, who kept Poly Prep out of the end zone on the final play of the game to seal a victory in week 2.
While the defense held strong once again, the offense was sparked by quarterback Demetrius Wilson. Wilson went 11-for-16 through the air for 148 yards, while Siddiq Muhammad and Hasan Chambers rounded out the effort with rushing touchdowns.
Anthony Lang, meanwhile, was a tackling force on defense, racking up a team-best eight takedowns in the victory as well as a sack.
Although the victory may have been a bit too close for complete comfort—St. Anthony’s scored with just 20 seconds left in regulation—a win is a win and, right now, Christ the King is winning games.
Bayside 33, Jamaica 6: The Commodores stayed perfect on the season with another solid showing, cruising to a win in the Bowl Conference tilt. Tequan Evans threw for 152 yards and a touchdown pass to Robert Williams. Jonathan Cato chipped in 90 yards on the ground and two touchdowns, while Williams finished with 202 all-purpose yards.
Springfield 26, Grady 0: Senai Haywood rushed for 88 yards and two touchdowns and added an interception on defense to spark the Golden Eagles. Neiko Morris added six tackles and two sacks as well.
Holy Trinity 47, St. Francis Prep 18: The Terriers couldn’t slow down Holy Trinity’s offense in the lopsided loss on Saturday. If there was a silver lining for St. Francis, however, it came from quarterback Christopher Auricchio who notched a passing TD and two-point conversion.
Info Technology 26, Kipp NYC College Prep 22: Both teams racked up the yardage, combining for 541 yards, but Info Tech was able to pull out the win with a fourth-quarter touchdown. Quarterback Clifford Jackson led the charge with 207 passing yards and three touchdowns, including two to Peter Pogorzelski.
Curtis 44, Flushing 12: A 20-point third quarter was enough to put Flushing in a hole the squad couldn’t climb its way out of on Saturday afternoon.
Curtis’ two-QB attack was efficient on the field as Quincy Barnes and Alpha Barry combined for just 11 completions, but four touchdown passes.
Eagle Academy III 30, Long Island City 14: Gary Newman did a bit of everything for his squad, throwing for 86 yards and one touchdown, running for another score and notching an interception on defense.
Javon Speid packed his own stat sheet on defense with eight tackles, one interception and one sack, while Jordan Turley set up camp in the LIC backfield with four sacks on the day.
John Adams 34, Stuyvesant 12: Joseph Alvarado threw for a touchdown, but the Spartans star was most effective on defense, racking up 12 tackles, two interceptions and a fumble recovery. Kareem Herring and Anthony Gray combined for 179 rushing yards and each scored a touchdown as well.
OTHER SCORES
Cardozo 29, Far Rockaway 0
Lane 38, Stevenson 18
FDA 38, Bryant 6
Jefferson 28, Beach Channel 8
Wagner 30, Campus Magnet 22
Monsignor Farrell 33, Holy Cross 7
