Mount Carmel’s football banquet took place at the Lexington House on December 14.  All members of the freshman, sophomore, and varsity teams attended, along with their families and coaches. The Mount Carmel cheerleaders also were honored at the banquet.

Eight awards were handed out at the banquet to the best players at each position. In addressing his defensive players, Coach Bill Nolan expressed satisfaction with the season overall, despite how it ended, but added,”Keep chopping because it’s not about how you fall, it’s about how you get up.”

On the defensive side of the ball, the best lineman was DeAndre Greer, while Colin Knusta won the best defensive back of the year. Andrew Guerra got the award for outside linebacker and Troy Weissenhofer for best inside linebacker. There were four offensive and defensive awards.

Coach Frank Lenti and Coach Mike Minogue, offensive line coaches, named Jack White best offensive lineman of the year.   Bobby Stasaitis won the award for the best wide receiver award from Coach Jerry Blew. Coach Bobby Sanders awarded A.J. Lewis as the best running back of the year, while Anthony Thompson won the Most Valuable Player.

Before the semi-final loss against Providence, the varsity had run up a six-game winning streak, ending the season at 8-5.  In his remarks, Lenti complimented the team on developing a different mindset towards the end of the regular season, as “the players kept working and didn’t want to be denied.”

The Sophomore and Freshman players were also recognized. The Sophomore team ended the season at 7-2. Their losses were against the Providence Celtics and Loyola Ramblers.

The Freshman Brown team ended with the best winning percentage at MC, finishing  8-1 and sharing the conference championship. The only loss was against Providence. Coach Phil Segroves told the boys that 8-1 was a good job, but not great, and urged them to set their sights high. “Over the next two years you guys should strive to be great.”