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The highly anticipated season-opening showdown between reigning state football champions Iona Prep and Somers is officially a road game.
Save the date.
The game will be played Sept. 6 at Christian Brothers Academy in Albany. Kickoff is scheduled for 7 p.m. It’s the nightcap of the New York State Tunnel to Towers Football event. Monsignor Farrell is playing CBA-Albany at 11 a.m. and Cardinal Hayes is playing St. Joseph Collegiate at 3 p.m.
Somers has won three consecutive NYSPHSAA Class A titles. Iona Prep won the CHSFL AAA and New York State Catholic School championships last season. Both sides graduated some key pieces, but return enough talent to maintain momentum.
The Tuskers feature Super 11 wideout Dean Palazzolo, who has an offer from Air Force and visits schedule for a number of Division I schools. Iona Prep has a headliner in Super 11 running back Crew Davis, who has committed to play football and lacrosse at the University of North Carolina.
Iona Prep was committed to be a part of the Tunnel to Towers series before Somers inquired about playing and was unable to get the game moved locally. The Gaels were hoping to open in the event against CBA-Syracuse, but the back-to-back NYSPHSAA Class AA champions decided not to participate.
Information on tickets will come in the months ahead.
This article originally appeared on Rockland/Westchester Journal News: Somers, Iona Prep open 2025 football season in Albany
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Save the date.
The game will be played Sept. 6 at Christian Brothers Academy in Albany. Kickoff is scheduled for 7 p.m. It’s the nightcap of the New York State Tunnel to Towers Football event. Monsignor Farrell is playing CBA-Albany at 11 a.m. and Cardinal Hayes is playing St. Joseph Collegiate at 3 p.m.
Somers has won three consecutive NYSPHSAA Class A titles. Iona Prep won the CHSFL AAA and New York State Catholic School championships last season. Both sides graduated some key pieces, but return enough talent to maintain momentum.
The Tuskers feature Super 11 wideout Dean Palazzolo, who has an offer from Air Force and visits schedule for a number of Division I schools. Iona Prep has a headliner in Super 11 running back Crew Davis, who has committed to play football and lacrosse at the University of North Carolina.
Iona Prep was committed to be a part of the Tunnel to Towers series before Somers inquired about playing and was unable to get the game moved locally. The Gaels were hoping to open in the event against CBA-Syracuse, but the back-to-back NYSPHSAA Class AA champions decided not to participate.
Information on tickets will come in the months ahead.
This article originally appeared on Rockland/Westchester Journal News: Somers, Iona Prep open 2025 football season in Albany
Continue reading...
