ARCHBISHOP CURLEY FOOTBALL
2012-13 SEASON SUMMARY
The 2012 Archbishop Curley Friars finished up the football season with a final record of 8 wins and 3 losses, a second place finish in the conference and a semi- finals playoff appearance.
The Friars began the season in the I-95 Classic at Towson University against city power, Patterson High School. The Friars led most of the way aided by the play of senior running back & defensive linemen, Nik D’Avanzo who accounted for 55 yards rushing and the game winning touchdown. D’Avanzo was dominant on the defensive side as well finishing the game with 11 tackles, a forced fumble, 2 sacks and a blocked punt. D’Avanzo was honored for his performance by the Baltimore Sun paper as the “Athlete of the Week”. In weeks two and three, the Friars outscored their opponents 73-6 including a 42-6 victory over Owings Mills under the lights in the Curley Bowl. The Friars were led by a slew of runners which included Garrett Reynolds, Kenny Thomas, Fred Johnson and Nick Farmer. The Curley defense also came up big led by seniors Jake Harant and Ian Scott. After two tough losses to St. Mary’s and St. Paul’s during week 4 & 5, the Friars went on a five game winning streak outscoring their opponents 150 -28. Big wins over defending league champions, Annapolis Area Christian on Homecoming, Boys’ Latin and rival John Carroll prevailed the Friars into the conference playoffs. During the five game winning streak, seniors, James Logan, Alphonso Smith, Shawn Ryan, Dion Reed, Sean Gray, Nik D’Avanzo, Kenny Thomas, Ian Scott and Jamil Henry were steady performers on offense, defense & special teams. Their leadership and focus allowed the Friars to enter the playoffs as one of the teams to beat. Unfortunately, The Friars suffered a tough loss on the road to St. Paul’s School who had beaten them earlier in the year. The game was well played by both schools and was still in doubt mid-way through the third quarter until a string of turnovers by Curley ended their hopes of a title.
The Friars ended the season ranked #7 in the State of Maryland among the Private Schools and #16 in the Baltimore Sun Poll Final Ranking. In addition, the Friars had five players named to the All State Football Team, Nik D’Avanzo, 1st Team, Jake Harant, 2nd Team, James Logan 3rd Team and Kenny Thomas and Ian Scott, Honorable Mention.
2012-13 STUDENT HONORS
Nik D'Avanzo
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MIAA "B" All Conference Selection;
1st Team All Metro (The Sun)
1st Team All State
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James Logan
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MIAA "B" All Conference Selection
3rd Team All State
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Kenny Thomas
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MIAA "B" All Conference Selection
All State Honorable Mention
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Jake Harant
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MIAA "B" All Conference Selection
2nd Team All State
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Ian Scott
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MIAA "B" All Conference Selection
All State Honorable Mention
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COACHING STAFF
Sean Murphy, Varsity Head Coach
Coach Murphy completed his 16th year as the Head Football Coach at Archbishop Curley High School. During his 16 years at the helm, Coach Murphy has an overall record of 97 wins and 72 losses, 4 MIAA "B" Conference Titles along with a runner-up finish in 2010 and regular season title in 2011. Murphy's 97 wins are a school record passing legendary Curley Coach, Dick Patry for career wins. Prior to coming to Curley, Murphy was an Assistant Coach at Calvert Hall College and then spent 8 years on the collegiate level coaching a variety of positions at McDaniel College and Towson University. Coach Murphy played his college football at Towson University where he was an All American wide receiver. In 1998 he was inducted into the Towson University Hall of Fame. Coach Murphy has been married to his wife, Lynne for 24 years and has two children, Kathleen 20 and Meghan 17.
William Oxnard, Varsity Assistant Head Coach
Frank Embardino '01, Defensive Coordinator
Jeff Farace, Quarterbacks Coach
Jack Herzog '02, Defensive Line Coach
Phil D'Adamo '01, Offensive Line Coach
Bob Lombardi, Tights Ends and Offensive Line
Matt Black, Linebackers Coach
Kevin Franklin, Jr. ’07, Defensive Backs Coach
Kevin Franklin Sr., Junior Varsity Head Coach
Antoine Means, Defensive Coordinator
Rody Knapp '87, Offensive Coordinator
Mike Hyle, Linebackers Coach
Brian Mackell, Offensive Asst. Coach
Randy Wolfe, Offensive Asst. Coach
Basil Nkere, 07’, Defensive Line Coach
VARSITY CHAMPIONSHIPS
MIAA B Conference 2000
MIAA B Conference 2001
MIAA B Conference 2003
MIAA B Conference 2004