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To call Fred Caprista’s first season as the George Washington football coach a rocky start would be putting it mildly.

The varsity program was forced to forfeit the entire season because Caprista, who was interviewed for the job six months earlier, was hired late and there were no medical forms completed or parental consent releases signed. He instead coached the JV team, which went 0-8.

“We got a lot of work to do,” he thought.

The third-seeded Trojans have caught up in a hurry. They won their final eight regular-season games and shocked No. 2 South Bronx, 24-8, on Sunday afternoon to advance to the Cup Division championship where they will meet No. 1 Far Rockaway, the only team to have beaten Washington back in Week 1.

“It’s been gradual,” said Caprista, who had coached at Peekskill and McKee/Staten Island Tech previously, of the team’s improvement. “It’s been a slow but steady process.” Read more..

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The South Bronx Phoenix continued their meteoric rise to the top of the PSAL Cup Division last Saturday afternoon. They remain the only undefeated team at 6-0, with an imposing 29-6 victory over formerly unbeaten Far Rockaway (4-1) at Alfred E. Smith HS.

South Bronx’s offense came out firing on all cylinders. Senior RB Raymond Norman scored two touchdowns on the day and QB Rafael Carmona’s 17-yard touchdown pass to WR Luis Sanchez helped the Phoenix build a 29-0 fourth-quarter lead.

Head coach Jose Cosme was also pleased that his defense clamped down on Cup Division leading rusher Gregory Ibe, whose only damage came on a 25-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter. Read more..

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