Xaverian beats St. Joseph’s by-the-Sea, advances to CHSAA finals
Xaverian’s head coach Frank Del George made two predictions early in the year — that St. Joseph’s by-the-Sea would reach the Catholic High School Athletic Association’s finals and that his young and inexperienced team would take their licks.
Luckily for Xaverian, he was wrong about both.
The Xaverian Clippers beat the St. Joseph’s by-the-Sea Vikings 4-2 in nine innings in Staten Island on Wednesday to advance to the CHSAA final where they will take on Molloy High School.
“There are only two players on the field that played (everyday) last year, Scotti and Nicky out in right field,” Del George said. “The rest of the guys were all new. That’s why I told them in the beginning of the year that we are going to take our licks this year.