Iona Prep football captures state championship

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Iona Prep claimed its first ever New York State Catholic Championship, rolling past St. Francis of Buffalo, 38-22, in the final on Saturday at home before packed crowd in New Rochelle.

Justin Joly accounted for three touchdowns and Ajani Sheppard threw a score and ran for one as the Gaels finished the season 11-1 as the No. 1 ranked team in New York State.

Watch this behind-the-scenes video of Iona Prep’s emotional win:

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Published by Kevin Devaney Jr.

Kevin Devaney Jr. has been covering high school sports in the Hudson Valley since 1998, working with The Journal News and LoHud.com, MSG Varsity and News 12 Varsity. He currently is Vice President of Digital Content at LocalLive Networks (locallive.tv), while also operating his own website KDJMedia.com

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  4. Well written and you captured a moment-in-time that was so special not only to the Team, Coaches and school but also for the Parents who are really behind the scenes.

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