All eyes will be on Brooklyn football this weekend.
The borough has distinguished itself as the city’s best in the sport, and will reinforce that point in the playoffs.
The Public School Athletic League postseason could well be dominated by Brooklyn teams. Eight teams from the borough qualified for the 16-squad postseason in the league’s highest classification, including top-seed and unbeaten Abraham Lincoln.
Highly recruited defensive tackle Thomas Holley and the Railsplitters are the favorite to win the league’s city conference championship for the second time in three years. Railspitters quarterback Jevon Moore is having a fabulous senior season. His play and Lincoln’s ability to score through the air have set the Railspitters apart from the rest of the run-heavy contenders. Lincoln, which faces No. 16 Midwood in the opening round, has scored 26 points or more in every game this year.
Lincoln isn’t the only Brooklyn school in the running for the crown. Ohio State-bound running back Curtis Samuel and defending champion and No. 2-seeded Erasmus Hall are Lincoln’s likely challenger in the title game. No. 10 Fort Hamilton, which put itself back among the elite clubs, hurt itself in the power points with a loss to Campus Magnet and has a likely date with Erasmus in the quarterfinals when it proves worthy of a semifinals berth. Look for No. 6 Boy’s & Girls and No. 8 New Utrecht to make some noise as well.
We can’t forget about South Shore. The Vikings and star Timothy Bowers are heavy favorites to repeat as the top-seed in the PSAL Bowl Conference city champions. A second banner should secure them a promotion into the league’s top division next season. No. 3 Franklin Roosevelt will look to make a run to the championship game.
Over in the Catholic High School Football League, Bishop Ford has lost two straight games going into the Class AA playoffs, but don’t let that fool you. The Falcons and star running back Dante Aiken were highly competitive against Class AAA teams Mount St. Michael and St. Francis Prep. For Ford, after two straight A crowns, taking home a title at a higher classification is certainly possible. No. 4 Ford gets a rematch with No. 5 Mount in the opening round after a 22–12 loss two weeks ago.
It would only add to what should be a dominant postseason for Brooklyn. The borough is already regarded as the best on the gridiron in the city. Now it is up to the teams to prove it.
