No. 3 St. Anthony’s rebounded from its season opening loss with a heart-stopping 52-51 win over Cardinal Hayes. Gary Merrill ran for a two yard touchdown with 17 seconds remaining and then ran in the two-point conversion for the win.
Up next for St. Anthony’s is a battle against New Jersey’s St. Joseph Regional (Montvale), ranked No. 94 nationally. The Friars are currently ranked No. 292 nationally.
Despite the loss to St. Anthony’s, Cardinal Hayes moves from No. 5 to No. 4 in the latest High School Football America New York Top 10 high school football rankings, powered by NFL Play Football. Up next for the Cardinals is a meeting against New Jersey’s Pope John XXIII, ranked No. 279 in our national rankings.
No. 2 Archbishop Stepinac also has a nationally-ranked opponent from the Garden State. The Crusaders, ranked No. 185 in the HSFA 300, played No. 159 DePaul Catholic.
High School Football America New York Top 10
| Position/Team | Record | Last Week |
| No. 1 Iona Prep | (1-1) | 1 |
| No. 2 Archbishop Stepinac | (1-1) | 2 |
| No. 3 St. Anthony’s | (1-1) | 3 |
| No. 4 Cardinal Hayes | (1-1) | 5 |
| No. 5 Erasmus Hall | (0-2) | 4 |
| No. 6 University Prep | (2-0) | 6 |
| No. 7 Farmingdale | (1-0) | 7 |
| No. 8 Lewis J. Bennett/Olmsted/Middle Early College East | (2-0) | 8 |
| No. 9 St. Francis (Hamburg) | (0-2) | 9 |
| No. 10 Somers | (1-1) | 10 |
Editor’s Note: The High School Football America national, regional and state rankings are developed using our proprietary algorithm.
2023 New York Top 10’s
