East takes down the West

Hundreds of fans from across the city packed Rocky DiPietro Field on Friday night as the High School Football League hosted the annual senior division John Chroshuk East/West Classic.

The East, which included Sir James Dunn, St. Mary's and White Pines, defeated the West, represented by St. Basil, Korah and Bawating, 35-27.

After the Sir James Dunn Eagles and St. Basil Saints battled to a 14-14 tie, the St. Mary's Knights put the East ahead to stay with a 21-0 win over the Korah Colts. The Bawating Braves brought the West close with a 13-0 win over the White Pines Wolverines.

Steve Fantin scored a pair of touchdowns for the Saints on runs of 18 yards each while Peter McGonegal and Tyler Brown each scored on a nine yard runs for the Eagles.

For St. Mary's, Jeff Greco scampered for a 43 yard major score, Mark DeVuono hauled in a 37 yard touchdown pass from quarterback John Mullin and Mike Esson added an 18 yard touchdown run.

Dan Vaz scored a pair of touchdowns for the Braves on runs of 12 and two yards.

The regular season opens on Thursday as White Pines meets Sir James Dunn at 7 p.m. On Friday, St. Mary's tackles Bawating and St. Basil plays Korah on Saturday at 1 p.m. All games are at Rocky DiPietro Field.

The junior division will also host an east/west game on Saturday beginning at 10 a.m. at Bawating.

Look for photos from Friday's game to be posted on Saturday.