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)