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Erasmus Wins PSAL Football Title In The Bronx

December 5, 2019 2:44 PM·

By Rich Mancuso/ Sports Editor

Photos: Robert Cole/ Bronx Chronicle

Erasmus High School had their offense in gear and scored three rouchdowns with less than five minutes in the first quarter at Yankee Stadium Wednesday night.  That was more than enough as they won their seconsd consecutive PSAL City Conference football championship over Tottenville 27-0.

Erasmus finished with a 11-2 mark in their sixth straight PSAL champiuonship game and won their third since 2012.

Erasmus got on the board early with touchdown runs of 43-yards from Jayde Foxworth and a 30-yard run that Christopher Bright brought to paydirt.

Credit: Robert Cole

Erasmus forced Tottenville to to fumble five times. Their defense held Tottenville to 102 yards. Quarterback Jordan Armstead led his team with 55- rushing yards that included a 36-yard touchdown run.

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Author: Rich has covered countless New York Mets and Yankees games along with some of the greatest boxing matches over the years. His award winning sports column has been in the Bronx News (which recently folded) for 28 years. Mancuso also has been a sports journalist for the Associated Press, New York Daily News, Gannett Westchester newspapers, Boxing Digest Magazine, The Sports Network and Latinosports.com. Bronxites will recall that Rich once hosted a sports talk television program, “Bronx Scoreboard” on Bronxnet Television. In addition, Mancuso recently concluded a four-year run hosting a sports talk program on the Whitney Broadcasting Network station WVOX.