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Be on top of your game and join host Vinny Aceto "On the Sidelines" every Friday at 1 PM. Aceto brings you all the hard hitting interviews, expert commentary, insider news, locker room insights, and up-to-the-minute scores and schedules. Remember to be a part of the game and we'll see you "On the Sidelines," your ticket to High School sports in New York City.  If you can’t get to a radio, catch the live stream on the web at www.nyc.gov/radio.

If you love the drama of high school football, this is your weekend.  The schedule makers booked massive tilts and other contests with teams battling for playoff spots.  We'll take a look at every game from Week 6 and look ahead to Week 7, plus give you an opinion or two.  In addition we’ll have the always popular “Radio NYC 91.5 FM Top 10 Football Poll” and chalk talk from our around the city on another New York City Football Friday edition of the Award Winning "On the Sidelines" with Vinny Aceto, Friday, October 17, 2008 at 1:00 PM. If you can’t get to a radio, catch the live stream on the web at www.nyc.gov/radio. 

You can also listen to past shows here: http://www.nyc.gov/html/nycmg/wnyefm/html/whatson/sports.shtml

We'll start the weekly soirée by taking the ferry to Staten Island and previewing the Curtis – Wagner clash.  Pete Gambardella arrives with the PSAL sack leader Dominique Easley to give us their thoughts on the big game.  Each week during the season the coach gets together with us in our weekly special feature ‘A Year in the Life Curtis Football.'

Then we'll move the chains to the Bronx for a sneak preview of the big borough bash between JFK and DeWitt Clinton. Alex Vega (JFK) drops by to discuss the battle for the Bronx bragging rights.

Then we’ll reprise a recurring feature, “Where Are They Now?” with the former PSAL football commissioner Allen Leibowitz as he returned to his alma mater last week to commemorate the 50th anniversary of New Utrecht’s city championship football team.  The celebration included honoring legendary New Utrecht coach Sy Rapp who coached the Utes from 1956 to 1968.

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"ON THE SIDELINES" with VINNY ACETO
2008 RADIO NYC 91.5 FM                                                                                                                                                                                                                          PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL TOP TEN POLL
WEEK 7

The top three remain undefeated through the first six weeks.  Here is the updated “Radio NYC 91.5 FM Public High School Top Ten Poll.”

91.5 FM Public High School Top 10 Poll

Week 7,  October 17, 2008

1.       Port Richmond (1) 6-0, defeated New Dorp 49-38, Torian Phillips tallied thrice and Zamel Johnson twice.

2.       Curtis (2) 6-0, Naykwan Johnson rushed for 333 yards and 3 td’s extending the PSAL’s longest winning streak to 19.

3.       Fort Hamilton (3) 6-0, Tigers tamed Brooklyn Tech 22-6, Brandon Reddish had 70 yard KOR for a touch.

4.       J.F. Kennedy (4) 5-1, vetoed Lincoln 32-6, Tyheen Taylor hit the pick six for 88 yards.

5.       DeWitt Clinton (5) 5-1, Onell Dishmey registered two rushing td’s as the Governors held on for 25-18 victory.

6.       Sheepshead Bay (9) 4-2, Sharks knighted Madison 40-8, Naquan Lawrence returned a punt 72 yards to the tank.

7.       Canarsie (10) 4-2, three different runners recorded rushing scores as the Chiefs blanked Grand Street 20-0.

8.       Wagner (8) 4-2, Jordan Rodriquez ran for a pair of scores in 16-8 win over Campus Magnet.

9.       Boys and Girls (10) 4-2, Kadeem Cousar totaled 176 rushing yards and a touch in 26-21 nail biter over Erasmus.

10.    Tottenville (8) 4-2, lost to Curtis 34-7.

10.   New Dorp (5) 3-3, QB Matt Popovic threw for a pair of td’s and ran for two more in loss to Port Richmond.

Notes: ( ) last week’s ranking, 2008 record, results.

                (NR) not ranked.

91.5 FM Public High School Players of the Week

Week 6

Naykwan Johnson, (RB, Curtis) the PSAL’s leading rusher garnered 333 yards (943 in 6 games) and a hat trick of touchdowns (72,29 and 56 yards) as Curtis conquered Tottenville 34-7.

Onur Gurbuz, (WR, Bayside)  collected a pair of touchdowns (5 receptions for 182 yards) adding a kick return 72 yards to the house as the Commodores beached Columbus 32-6.

Week 5

Andrew Vital, (QB, Lincoln) led the Railsplitters to their first win of the season accounting for five touchdowns in a 34-20 victory over Grand Street Campus.  Vital tossed for a pair of td’s (20, 12 yards) going 11 of 15 for 147 yards, adding three rushing scores while compiling 196 yards on 23 carries along with a pair of two-point conversions.

Tremaine Wilson, (RB, Tottenville) cataloged a handful of six pointers in 42-20 triumph over Wagner.  Wilson had four rushing td’s (17 carries for 180 yards) and hauled in a 34 yard touchdown reception.

Week 4

Dominique Easley, (DE, Curtis) rumbled 37 yards to the house with a fumble recovery (for the second straight week), also registering 9 tackles, four for a loss with a sack as the Warriors rolled past New Utrecht, 38-16.

Onell Dishmey, (RB, Clinton) galloped for 209 yards on 29 carries and two touchdowns as the Governors squished Sheepshead Bay, 21-8.

Week 3

Torian Phillips, (RB, Port Richmond) totaled five touchdowns, four on the ground (29,93,54, and 40 yards) while adding a 56 yard catch and run to the house in 36-20 triumph over host Clinton.

Matt Popovic, (QB, New Dorp) also netted five touchdowns, tossing for three scores and rushing twice into the end zone in 44-20 success over Brooklyn Tech.

Week 2

Jeremy Ramos, (QB, Port Richmond) threw for a pair touchdowns (5-7, 137 yards), adding 147 rushing yards on 13 carries with a 56 yard dash to the house as the Raiders claim the top spot in our Top ten poll with a 26-20 victory over JFK.

Anthony Sama, (RB, Wagner) rushed for 238 yards while recording four touchdowns (64,1,72,64)  as the Falcons defeated Grand Street, 38-14.

Week 1

Christopher Williams, (Lineman, Fort Hamilton) he didn’t play a down, but he didn’t have to.  Read his incredibly inspiring story from the NY Daily News.  http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/brooklyn/2008/09/01/2008-09-01_fort_hamilton_football_player_back_to_sc.html

Steven Rene, (RB, Canarsie) tallied a handful of touchdowns rushing for 221 yards on 30 carries with touchdown runs of 5, 26, 13, and 74 yards,  He also added a pick six of 80 yards to secure a 30-22 come from behind victory over New Dorp.