Are you ready for some high school football?
The 2021 high school football season will begin in about 20 days. That after Staten Island’s 11 football programs teams did not play in 2020 because of the pandemic.
Instead, NYC football was played in the spring of 2021, although it was an abbreviated season.
Below (and above) are some of the top photos taken by our Advance photographers and some other photographers who sent us photos during the 2019 season.
Since we know our readers like photos so much, we plan to send our photographers to more games this season in all HS sports, including some JV games.
Most of this content, however, will be subscriber exclusive. If you are not a subscriber to SILive.com, it’s not too late to become one for the fall season. Just click here to get the short process going.
Enjoy the best photos of 2019 below.
Moore Catholic Anthony Perlongo (24) runs the ball against Holy Trinity in the SILive.com HS Football Game of the Week, held at the Mavericks' Eugene P. Hourican Memorial Field, Graniteville. October 12, 2019. (Staten Island Advance/Derek Alvez).
McKee/Staten Island Tech Chase Tierney (33) prepares to pass the ball to Ryan Hourican (24) against New Utrecht in the SILive.com High School Football Game of the Week, held at Seagulls field, in New Dorp. September 21, 2019. (Staten Island Advance/Derek Alvez)
Moore Catholic's Anthony Perlongo (24), seen here tackling Holy Trinity QB Emilio Ramirez (9) in the SILive.com HS Football Game of the Week on Oct. 12, 2019, had a big interception right before halftime last week that turned the momentum of the game. (Staten Island Advance/Derek Alvez)
Michael J. Petrides QB Michael DiForte (8) scored a TD against William E. Grady in the PSAL Cup Conference Championship game, held at Abraham Lincoln High School in Brooklyn. November 30, 2019. (Staten Island Advance/Derek Alvez)
St. Peter's offensive lineman Anthony Casillo played center for the Eagles as a sophomore and junior, but moved to guard during the 2019 campaign. The senior earned two awards at the CHSFL Awards Breakfast on Sunday. (Staten Island Advance/Derek Alvez)
Moore QB Nick Heineman was named SILive.com's HS Football Player of the Week. (Staten Island Advance/Jason Paderon)
10 of 231 SPT Tottenville Erasmus Championship Tottenville QB Anthony Puccierelli tries to elude defenders in the fourth quarter. December 4, 2019. (Staten Island Advance/Jason Paderon)
E-Hall's Sebastian Sagar forces Tottenville's Anthony Pucciarelli to rush his pass. December 4, 2019. (Staten Island Advance/Jason Paderon)
Port Richmond sophomore running back Dezmond Fredericks is off to a great start at his new school. (Photo courtesy of Port Richmond football)
The Pirates coaching staff had no answers for Erasmus Hall. December 4, 2019. (Staten Island Advance/Jason Paderon)
The Pirates' Jason Salcedo tries to shake off the tackle from E-Hall's William Mohan. December 4, 2019. (Staten Island Advance/Jason Paderon)
St. Joseph by-the-Sea and Moore Catholic battled in the SILive.com HS football Game of the Week on Sunday. (Staten Island Advance/Derek Alvez)
Tottenville head football coach Brian Neville talks to his team following Erasmus' 27-0 victory. (Staten Island Advance/Jason Paderon)
St. Joseph by-the-Sea quarterback Jackson Tucker, seen here scrambling out of trouble vs. Nazareth, was named SILive's HS Football Player of the Week. (Photo courtesy of Gene Kennish)
Tight end Eric O'Neill hauls in a Pucciarelli pass in the fourth. December 4, 2019. (Staten Island Advance/Jason Paderon)