2023 Season Preview: Xaverian High School Hawks

<!-- wp:image {"align":"center","id":398084,"sizeSlug":"full","linkDestination":"none"} --> <figure class="wp-block-image aligncenter size-full"><img src="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/redzone/uploads/2022/07/Xaverian-Brothers-logo.png" alt="" class="wp-image-398084" /></figure> <!-- /wp:image --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>2023 PRESEASON TEAM PREVIEW:</strong>&nbsp;The 2023 Massachusetts "Xaverian Hawks" will be on a quest for another MIAA State playoff run. The program has held great success in past years. Further, in years past, four Hawks' football players have been selected as the Massachusetts Player of the Year by numerous organizations:&nbsp;Greg Comella&nbsp;in 1992,&nbsp;Matt Hasselbeck&nbsp;in 1993, Chris Fox in 2005, Alex Phalen in 2009, Joe Gaziano in 2014, and Coby Tippett in 2015. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Returning Notable Offensive Players: </strong>&nbsp;[player_tooltip player_id='384289' first='Henry' last='Hasselbeck'] QB, [player_tooltip player_id='384400' first='Charlie' last='Comella'] WR/DB, Jonathon Monteiro WR/DB, Greg Celestin OT, [player_tooltip player_id='380972' first='Andrew' last='Dufault'] OC/ DT/ LS</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Returning Notable Defensive Players:</strong> Michael O'Connor Safety, [player_tooltip player_id='404214' first='Vincent' last='Busa'] LB, Nick Angellini DE, [player_tooltip player_id='384400' first='Charlie' last='Comella']&nbsp;CB, Jonathon Monteiro&nbsp; &nbsp;CB, [player_tooltip player_id='380972' first='Andrew' last='Dufault']&nbsp; DT, </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Toughest Losses to Graduation:</strong> &nbsp;Jack Dubman, Matt Defeo, Cole Canty, Anthony Busa, Jeffrey Prophete.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size"></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":1} --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>CLASS OF 2024 TOP RECRUITS TO WATCH: </strong></h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["384289"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"u003cstrongu003eQB [player_tooltip 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The Boston area prep school offers a rigorous academic curriculum, a well-developed campus ministry program focused on faith, character, and leadership, and a proud athletic tradition featuring competitive Division 1 high school athletics in the Catholic Conference.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Championship History: </strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>In particular, the football team has brought great notoriety to the school over many years, having&nbsp;<strong>won ten MIAA Division 1 State Championships in 1966, 1967, 1986, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2009, 2014, and 2015</strong>. The 2015 team was ranked the 22nd best team in nation by USA Today.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->