It will be No. 1 Iona Prep against No. 3 Monsignor Farrell for the Catholic High School Football League championship this weekend. Farrell advanced to the title game and moves-up one spot in the latest High School Football America New York Top 10 after beating Archbishop Stepinac 24-21.
The championship game will be a rematch of the September 18 regular season game between the two. Iona Prep won that one 24-10. The Gaels advanced to the title game with a double-overtime win over No. 6 St. Anthony’s.
The winner of IP and Monsignor Farrell will advance to the Catholic League championship game against No. 2 St. Francis (Hamburg). The Red Raiders qualified for the state championship game by beating No. 5 Canisius 21-10. It was the second time this year that St. Francis beat the Crusaders.
There will be a rematch on Long Island for the Suffolk County Division I. No. 9 Walt Whitman beat No. 10 William Floyd 27-0 on October 2.
High School Football America New York Top 10
| Team | Record | Last Week |
| No. 1 Iona Prep | (9-1) | 1 |
| No. 2 St. Francis (Hamburg) | (7-3) | 2 |
| No. 3 Monsignor Farrell | (8-2) | 4 |
| No. 4 Archbishop Stepinac* | (7-4) | 3 |
| No. 5 Canisius | (6-4) | 5 |
| No. 6 St. Anthony’s | (6-4) | 6 |
| No. 7 Carmel | (10-0) | 7 |
| No. 8 Erasmus Hall | (8-0) | 8 |
| No. 9 Walt Whitman | (10-0) | 9 |
| No. 10 William Floyd | (9-1) | 10 |
*Awarded forfeit victory
Editor’s Note: The High School Football America national, regional and state rankings are developed using our proprietary algorithm.
2021 New York Top 10’s
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