FOOTBALL “WALL OF FAME” DINNER
On Saturday, February 25, 2023, the Hudson Catholic Football “Wall of Fame” celebrated the induction of its latest MEMBERS! This year’s inductees are:
Michael Gordon – Class of 1984
James DeFilippis – Class of 1990
Steven Vilas – Class of 2000
Azam Twal – Class of 2005
Jeremy Jermin – Class of 2008
In the photo from left to right: Len Anglin ’68, Steven Vilas ’00, Michael Gordon ’84, Azam Twal ’05,
James DeFilippis ’90, Jeremy Jermin ’08, Tom Bender ’69 and Terry Matthews HC President/Principal.
The Hawk Alumni who have benefited from the generosity and support by
Thomas F.X. Bender Jr. ~ Class of 1969. Here listed below are the recipients
of the Thomas F. X. Bender Jr. Football Scholarship since 1998.
1998 John Wasielewski / 1999 Dwight Bartholomew / 2000 Christopher Dalton
2001 Darren Lionakis / 2002 Maikel Griages / 2003 Nick Lucci
2004 Jonathan Calderon / 2005 Andrew Anglin / 2006 Vincent Del Giudice
2007 Brian Doyle / 2008 Chase Whetstone / 2009 Ruaidhri Walsh
2010 Matthew McMonagle / 2011 Michael DeBari & Byron King
2012 Jalen Carter / 2013 Champion Smith / 2014 Joseph LaBrutto
2015 Kamau Laguerre / 2016 Nicholas Giordano / 2017 Ibrahima Toure
2018 Quinn Kieselowsky / 2019 Jonathan Bates /
2020 Christian Rodgers / 2021 Andrew Hunter /
And this 2022 seasons newest recipient, Jacob Rodriguez ~ Class of 2023
From left to right Michael DeBari ~ Class of 2012, Andrew Hunter ~ Class of 2022, Thomas F.X. Bender Jr. ~ Class of 1969 who for the past 25 years has funded the scholarship, along with this years recipient Jacob Rodriguez ~ Class of 2023 and Jonathan Calderone ~ Class of 2004.
PHOTOS FROM PAST FOOTBALL “WALL OF FAME” DINNERS (click photo to see the full image)
The Alumni Association Hudson Catholic High School, Inc. supports this wonderful event.
We applaud coach Lou Zampella, ’93, Lou’s mom for the great food and his coaching staff along with our wonderful student athletes!
GO HAWKS! HUDSON CATHOLIC…FOREVER!
