Brown '09, Gallivan '97, and Kobelt '01 Inducted into Hall of Fame

The Fordham Prep Lacrosse Dinner and Hall of Fame Induction ceremony held at Rory Dolan’s on January 31st, 2020 was a resounding success!  Over 140 lacrosse players, family, and alumni gathered to recapture the memories from previous years, look ahead to an exciting new season and honor Tom Gallivan ‘97, Brandon Kobelt ‘01 and Connor Brown ‘09 as inductees into our Lacrosse Hall of Fame (bios below). 

          Thanks to the donations of our guests, Silent Auction donors, Raffle donors and our dinner sponsors, we raised over $27,000 which will cover equipment and season costs, as well as underwriting additional season expenses.  We will also be sending two Bronx Lacrosse boys to HAP this summer!

         Thank you to all who contributed! The Top Corner Club, Fordham Prep Lacrosse coaching staff, and players greatly appreciate all of your support and generosity.  We hope to see you at our home opener on Saturday, March 28th vs. Sachem East and will keep you posted on additional Fordham Prep Lacrosse events.

For those who missed the dinner and would like to donate, you can do so here:  https://fordhampreplacrosse.com/donate/

Connor Brown ‘09:  A native of Pleasantville, Connor was a three year varsity letter-winner and was named team captain, as well as team MVP, during both his junior and senior seasons. Throughout his playing career, he was named All-Conference Second Team once, All-Conference First Team and All-Metro 2x as well as All-League 3x.  He also was selected to the 20-man roster for the 2008 Hudson Valley Empire State Games where his team placed 3rd, earning a bronze medal.  Connor finished his Fordham Prep lacrosse career with a total of 198 points including 110 goals and 88 assists.  His 198 points were ranked 4th all-time in the program’s history when he was inducted. After Fordham Prep, he went on to play for Colgate University.  During his Junior campaign in 2012, he helped the Raiders earn an at large bid to the NCAA tournament, defeating nationally ranked #1 UMass in the first round before ultimately falling to Duke in the NCAA Quarterfinals. Colgate finished that season ranked 8th nationally.

Thomas Gallivan ‘97:  A native of Crestwood, Thomas served as one of the captains on the 1997 Fordham Prep CHSAA and Metropolitan League Championship team.  In his senior year, he was named an All-American, First Team All League, and received the Most Valuable Player team award. He was also the Most Valuable Player in the Portledge Tournament and the Metro/Catholic Regional Tournament that year.  During his junior year Thomas was named First Team All League, Offensive Player of the Year, and played on the NYC Empire State Team.  At graduation, Thomas received the Joseph P. Fox Memorial Award for Athletics and Academics.

Brandon Kobelt ‘01:  A native of Rye, Brandon was 1st team All-CHSAA both junior and senior years and a team captain his senior year.  Additionally, he was a member of the New York City Empire State Games team.  Brandon Finished his Fordham Prep career with 141 points (80G, 61A) before continuing to play at Saint Michael's College where he left third on the all-time scoring list with 143 points (91G, 52A).

Rams Rebound With Win Over St. Peter's Prep (NJ); Iona Prep Tomorrow

The Rams finished up the past week with a loss to Lohud.com #3 ranked John Jay and a dominant win versus St. Peter’s Prep (NJ). On tap for this week is only one game, but that one game happens to be tomorrow against Iona Prep at Murphy Field at 4:30pm. The Gaels will be looking to avenge their two losses to the Prep last year; a 7 - 6 OT thriller during the regular season (recap) and a 10 - 9 game for the CHSAA CIty Championship (recap). Not that anyone needs a refresher on what this rivalry means to both schools, but as a reminder to how tight this rivalry has become here are some numbers. Since 1992, the Fordham / Iona game has been decided by one goal 18 times with one goal games occurring twice in a season five times (1992, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2018). On top of that, the games have been decided in overtime seven times including twice in triple overtime (2008, 2014).

Iona is currently ranked #4 in the Lohud.com rankings (here) with a record of 6 - 1 and wins over Bergen Catholic (NJ), Don Bosco Prep (NJ), and a 10 - 6 win over Stepinac. Their only loss is an 8 - 7 contest against Kellenberg. Come on out and cheer on the Rams tomorrow afternoon!

John Jay Recap (L 10 - 3):

The Rams headed up to John Jay to face one of the consistently top programs in the area who was looking to avenge its loss to the Prep last year (recap). The Indians got on the board first and had three goals in the net before Dominic Trennert ‘20 (Manhattan) scored off an assist from Quinn Beyer ‘19 (Rye) following a fast break clear by Stephen Zupicich ‘19 (Bronxville). John Jay netted a few more taking a 6 - 1 lead into halftime. The Prep started the scoring in the second half with a quickstick goal from a cutting Quinn English ‘19 (Port Chester) off a pass from X from Owen Murray ‘20 (Larchmont). This was then answered by two more goals from the Indians to stretch the lead to 8 - 2. Brendan Sowarby ‘19 (Manhattan) closed out the 3rd quarter by scoring the Prep’s third goal with 11 seconds left off a rebound from John Jay’s keeper. Unfortunately, that was as close as the Rams could get and the Indians took home the 10 - 3 win.

Stat Line: English ‘19 1G, Sowarby ‘19 1G, Trennert ‘20 1G, Beyer ‘19 1A, Murray ‘20 1A, Rice ‘20 8 saves, Zupicich ‘19 7GB

St. Peter’s Prep Recap (W 12 - 5):

On Saturday the Prep headed over the river to New Jersey to face St. Peter’s Prep and came home with a solid all around win to snap its five game losing streak. Owen Loffredo ‘20 (Sleepy Hollow) opened the scoring finding the back of the net on a drive down the alley. This was followed up by a score from Quinn Beyer ‘19 to take a 2 - 0 lead. Both teams traded goals the rest of the quarter and it was 3 - 2 Fordham at the start of the 2nd. The Rams then put in four straight, including a strike from James Cunningham ‘19 (Larchmont) to end the half with a 7 - 2 margin. Fordham continued the the scoring in the 3rd quarter as Beyer ‘19 had another off a Jack Stroligo ‘19 (Sleepy Hollow) assist and the lead was 11 - 3 at the end of three. Quinn English ‘19 registered the Rams’ final goal and the team took home the 12 - 5 victory.

The defense was solid once again picking up 38 ground balls versus St. Peter’s 16. Stephen Zupicich ‘19, Mekhi Simpson ‘20 (New Rochelle), and Luke Savage ‘19 (Rye) all had five GBs each. Simpson ‘20 also dominated at the faceoff X winning 17 of 21 draws. The team excelled clearing the ball registering 19 successful clears out of 20 attempts.

Stat Line: Beyer ‘19 3G, Trennert ‘20 2G/1A, Reilly ‘19 2G, Loffredo ‘20 2G, English ‘19 1G/1A, Sowarby ‘19 1G/1A, Cunningham ‘19 1G, Stroligo ‘19 1A, F. Randell ‘20 1A, Rice ‘20 2 saves