2022 was a great year for the Catholic High School Football League of Metropolitan New York. In 2022, Melville’s St. Anthony’s (11-1) won the AAA regular season and postseason titles and finished No. 3 in the High School Football America 300 national rankings, powered by NFL Play Football. 107 nationwide The New York State Catholic Football Championship was also won by the Friars.
The No. 1 team in 2022 was Iona Prep, which lost twice to St. Anthony’s. 117 last year in the country. Last year, Archbishop Stepinac finished as the No. in the HSFA 300 in 2017.
What does the high-quality league have in store for those three teams and the others in 2023?
There are a lot of big games in other states among the teams that have released their schedules so far, which could keep many of them in the national conversation.
Archbishop Stepinac Crusaders 2023 Schedule
September 1 – at Baylor (Tennessee)
September 8 – at Monsignor Farrell
September 16 – DePaul Catholic (New Jersey)
September 22 – vs. Holy Trinity
September 30 – at Cardinal Hayes
October 7 – at Iona Prep
October 14 – vs. Kellenberg Memorial
October 21 – vs. Chaminade
October 28 – vs. St. Anthony’s
Cardinal Hayes Cardinals 2023 Schedule
September 1 – Episcopal Academy (Pennsylvania)
September 8 – at St. Anthony’s
September 16 – vs. Pope John XXIII
September 25 – at SV
September 30 – at Archbishop Stepinac
October 7 – vs. Holy Trinity
October 14 – at Iona Prep
October 21 – at Kellenberg Memorial
October 28 – vs. Chaminade
Chaminade Flyers 2023 Schedule
September 2 – at Christian Brothers Academy (Albany, New York)
September 9 – vs. Iona Prep
September 16 – vs. Paramus Catholic
September 23 – vs. St. John the Baptist
September 30 – vs. St. Anthony’s
October 7 – vs. Kellenberg Memorial
October 15 – Moore Catholic
October 21 – at Archbishop Stepinac
October 28 – at Cardinal Hayes
Iona Prep Gaels 2023 Schedule
September 2 – at Bergen Catholic (New Jersey)
September 9 – at Chaminade
September 16 – vs. Springfield Central (Massachusetts)
September 22 – at St. Anthony’s
September 30 – vs. Monsignor Farrell
October 7 – vs. Archbishop Stepinac
October 14 – vs. Cardinal Hayes
October 21 – at Kellenberg Memorial
October 27 – at Moore Catholic
Kellenberg Memorial Firebirds
September 2 – at Arlington
September 9 – vs. Bishop Hendricken (Rhode Island)
September 16 – vs. St. Francis Prep
September 23 – vs. Christ the King
September 30 – vs. St. Joseph by the Sea
October 7 – vs. Chaminade
October 14 – at Archbishop Stepinac
October 21 – vs. Iona Prep
October 28 – at Monsignor Farrell
Moore Catholic Mavericks
September 2 – TBD
September 9 – vs. Conwell Eagan (Pennsylvania)
September 16 – vs. Christ the King
September 23 – at Monsignor Farrell
September 30 at Xavier
October 7 – St. Peter’s
October 14 – at Chaminade
October 21 – vs. St. Joseph
October 8 – vs. Iona Prep
