Photo taken in the stands at Villanova.

Boys of Steel

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  The Immaculate Heart of Mary Steelers, coached by Roman Catholic product Sean Woods
(Class of '06), captured the Philadelphia CYO title on Nov. 19, 2010, at Villanova Stadium,
with a 38-7 victory over St. Joseph's/Mother of Divine Providence. The Steelers finished 10-0.
(Also, check the bottom of this page for a look back at the last IHM squad to make the final,
in 2006. Those guys are now high school seniors, of course.)

  1 - AJ Frazier  QB/RB/LB/S 8th
  2 - Dimetri Kelly  RB/LB/K 8th
  3 - John Chaney  RB/CB 8th
  7 - Charles Headen  CB/RB 7th
  9 - Louis Snyder  DE/G 8th
10 - Zack Hack  QB 8th
13 - Devin Jones  CB/WR 7th
14 - Dan Nolasco  RB/LB 8th
15 - Ethan Mahler  K/P/WR 7th
18 - Chris Romano  WR/DB 8th
21 - Keyon Boykin  RB/CB 7th
25 - T.J. Moore  RB/CB/S 7th
29 - Mark Seawright  RB/DB 8th
32 - John Delmonte  WR/CB 8th
33 - Todd EL  CB/WR 7th
35 - Jabari Francis  WR/DB 7th
41 - Alex Sorin  T/DE 8th
45 - Stanley Durkin  G/LB 8th
48 - Ben Farrell  TE/LB 8th 
49 - John Coppinger  C 7th
50 - Rob Leonard  C/DT 8th
55 - Sean Madres  G/DL 7th
56 - Odey Owodelie  DT/G 7th
58/59 - Tyler Cooper  TE/DT 7th
60 - Ryan Gallagher  RT/DE 8th
66 - Gavin Wiggins  LB/G 8th
88 - Fletcher Grady  TE/LB 8th
90 - Rashid Saunders  DT/T 7th
93 - Tony Casselli  C/DL 8th
97 - Paul Kletzel  T/DE 8th
98 - Chris Mizzelle  T/DT 8th
  Coach: Sean Woods.
  Assistants: John Hack, Ryan Brody, Thomas Maich, Chris Carr,
Joe Tinneny, Mike Flannery, Phil Riehl, Ben O'Neill, Brendan Wagner.

photo by Mrs. Coppinger

Special note . . .

  In 2006, the Steelers also reached the championship game, which ended in a scoreless tie.
Among the eighth graders on that squad were Colin Kelly (Chestnut Hill), Jack Foley and
Dan Pellicciotti (Roman), Phil Riehl (SJ Prep), Martin "Nico" Henry (McDevitt), and
Anthony McDonnaugh (West Catholic). The head coach of that team was Bill Morris,
now a Roman assistant. Here's a pic of that team's defense.