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Cardinal Newman High School’s Football Team:
A Perfect Season
On the heels of a very successful 2021 football season, The next big test was
Coach Jack Daniels and the 2022 Varsity Football Team avenging a loss from last
were looking to keep pressing forward and pushing the season to John Carroll
Crusader Football program to new heights. The 2022 Varsity Catholic, a stout program
Football Team brought history, accomplishment, and a from Fort Pierce. The
renewed sense of Crusader pride to the Cardinal Newman Crusaders rolled to a 40-7
campus. This year’s football team gave the Cardinal victory and a 6-0 start. The
Newman community a remarkable journey that started with last game of the regular
spring football and ended in the FHSAA Regional Finals. season was at Gulliver
For the first time since 1982, the Newman football program Prep; in a battle of 4-
put together a perfect regular season. Overcoming injuries, and 5-star rankings, the
multiple weather delays, and many well-known opponents, the Crusaders scored early and
football team defeated all comers. Defeating Pahokee to start often to defeat Gulliver 54-
the year shocked some, but a few weeks later, the Crusader 14. The team capped off a
team defeated Benjamin to move to 3-0 in a game that took historic 10-0 regular season
four days to complete due to weather delays. for only the second time in
school history. Varsity Football Team fall 2022. Photo by Moya Photography
The Palm Beach County
ELO Tribute Sports Commission named Cardinal Newman High School’s
Football Team the 2022 Palm Beach County High School
Ticket To The Team of the Year at the Lou Groza Award Celebration.
Moon
Report and Photos by Penny Sheltz
Ticket To The Moon, a tribute band, performed a June
free concert at Abacoa featuring the music of ELO, The
Electric Light Orchestra. Newman defeats Gulliver Prep 54 - 14 to finish undefeated
ELO is an English rock band formed in Birmingham season.
in 1970 by songwriters-multi-instrumentalists Jeff Lynne
and Roy Wood with drummer Bev Bevan. Record-Breaking Year
Their music is a fusion of Beatles pop, and classical Throughout the year, many impressive stats were
arrangements. achieved. The 2022 Football Team will be known for its
Hosted by Legends Radio and presented by Schumacher Cardinal Newman’s Chris Presto holds back John Carroll. offensive firepower, averaging 34 points per game, with 32
Automotive Group, the Abacoa live concert series are free passing touchdowns and 17 rushing touchdowns. The offense
each month and open to the public who bring their chairs had a great mix of experience and youth, led by Quarterback
and blankets for an evening of live music in the beautiful Luke Warnock ’24 and all-purpose athlete Chris Presto ’23.
outdoor setting. In addition to Presto, receivers were led by Dallas DeSouza
Some great ELO songs include, Can’t Get It Out of My ’24 and Nae’Shaun Montgomery ’25. Running back by
Head, Eldorado, Face the Music, Evil Woman, Strange committee only led to great success with multiple running
Magic, Don’t Bring Me Down, Shine a Little Love, Last backs that could go the distance in Henry Bennett ’23, Vinny
Train to London, Out of the Blue, and Newton-John’s Pierre ’23, and Jaylin Brown ’25. The defense and special
Magic from Xanadu, Ticket to the Moon, I’m Alive, All teams held their own as well, holding the opponent scoreless
Over the World, Don’t Walk Away, and more hits. four times, 125 tackles for loss, and scoring 10 touchdowns
of their own. The offensive and defensive line anchored both
sides of the ball, with Brady Shea ’23, Sebastian Scott ’23,
Maverick Gracio ’23, and Stephen Curtis ’23 doing their
part. On the defensive side, the leaders were Cole Dillon
Cardinal Newman High School Football 2022 ’23, Josh Philostin ’24, and Max Redmon ’25.