Updated: Nov. 10, 2025, 11:06 a.m.|Published: Nov. 10, 2025, 11:06 a.m.The kick is up!Tottenville athletic director Cliff Bloom, left, and Curtis AD Eric Ritzer squared off in a field-goal kicking contest during halftime of the big game between the Pirates and Warriors on Friday night.(Advance/SILive.com | Charlie De Biase Jr.)

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — The crowd alone said it all.

No, we’re not talking about the SRO crowd that showed up for Friday night’s PSAL 4A showdown between Tottenville and host Curtis in St. George. The annual Lt. Nick Lia/Capt. John Drennan Memorial Game always draws a lot of fanfare and that notion was doubled this season when the New York Jets and Nike teamed up to present an NFL Gameday experience to the big game.

Charlie De Biase Jr. is a senior sports reporter for SILive.com. He is the head beat reporter for HS football, HS boys’ and girls’ soccer, HS boys’ basketball and HS softball while also contributing to the HS… more

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