Archbishop Stepinac is 9-1 against Chaminade since October of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Sunday. The Archbishop Stepinac Crusaders will head out on the road to take on the Chaminade Flyers at 1:30 p.m. Archbishop Stepinac will come in still looking for their first win of the season.
Archbishop Stepinac is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of New York's top teams: St. Anthony's, who was ranked seventh in their home state at the time (Archbishop Stepinac was ranked 23rd). Archbishop Stepinac was beaten by St. Anthony's 35-6 on Friday.
Archbishop Stepinac wouldn't let St. Anthony's keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Archbishop Stepinac can thank Troy Baker Jr. and Elias Murray for forcing both of them.
Meanwhile, Chaminade never let their opponents score on Saturday. They claimed a resounding 45-0 win over Holy Trinity at home. The contest marked the Flyers' most dominant victory of the season.
Chaminade relied on the efforts of Peter Gerbasi, who rushed for 124 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries, and Tim Murphy, who rushed for 57 yards and three touchdowns. Gerbasi's longest rush was for an impressive 58 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Another rusher making a difference was Peter Cwietniewicz, who rushed for 67 yards and a touchdown.
Archbishop Stepinac's loss dropped their record down to 0-5. As for Chaminade, their win ended a six-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 4-1.
Everything came up roses for Archbishop Stepinac against Chaminade in their previous meeting back in November of 2023, as the team secured a 48-3 victory. In that match, Archbishop Stepinac amassed a halftime lead of 41-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Sunday.
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