By J. Murrer and S.Q. DeJoy

Jan. 22, 2025: This past week was all about football. With four NFL Divisional Championship games held on Saturday and Sunday and the College Football National Championship on Monday, there were plenty of opportunities to watch and read about great football games. Bronxville football was also in the news this week with three Broncos named to the New York State Sportswriters’ Association All-State teams.

For the second year in a row, Matthew McSherry was named to the first team in Class B. McSherry, who played both offensive and defensive line for the 8-1 Broncos, was also honored as Section 1’s Class B Offensive Player of the Year and Offensive Lineman of the Year.

Also named to the 2024 All-State list were Davis Patterson and Danny Kelty. It was the second All-State award for Patterson who was named to the 2^nd team offense last year and the 5^th team offense this year. He was All-League, All-Section, and Section 1 Class B Offensive Back of the Year. Kelty was an All-State honorable mention selection along with being recognized as All-League and All-Section.

Over the years, the Broncos have played in Class D, Class C, and more recently have moved back and forth between C and B depending on the school enrollment. In 2010, Bronxville won the Class C New York State Championship, and eight Broncos made the All-State list. The team also had a good run in the late nineties and finished 2^nd in Class D in 1997.

Two Bronxville football players have been part of D1 programs that competed for the National Championship. Henry Donohue, Class of 2021, was a walk-on at Michigan and played on special teams earning two varsity letters. Michigan won the National Championship in 2024 with a 34-13 win over Washington. Carl Vergari, Class of 2005, walked on at Texas joining the team as a sophomore.  He was on the roster when Texas lost to Alabama in the National Championship in 2010.

The New York State Sportswriters Association has records of All-State players back to 1968 when Bob Linder, Class of 1969, was named All-State, All-American and earned a full scholarship to play at the University of Rhode Island. Linder, who passed away in September, exceled at Rhode Island and was an All-Yankee Conference player.

The full list of Bronxville football players who were awarded All-State recognition is below.

All-State Bronxville Football Players, 1968-2024

2024

Matthew McSherry, OL, 1^st team offense

Davis Patterson, RB, 5^th team offense

Danny Kelty, offense, honorable mention 

2023

Alex Chrostowski, OL, 1^st team offense

Matthew McSherry DL, 1^st team defense

Davis Patterson, RB, 2^nd team offense

2021

Conor O’Neil, QB, 2^nd team offense

2019

Henry Donohue, LB, 4th team defense

2016

Brian DePaul QB, 3^rd team offense

2014

Steven Ircha, DL, 1^st team defense

Luke Geiling, DL, 3^rd team defense

Sam Connors, PK, honorable mention

2012

Petey DeJoy, OL, 2^nd team offense

Matt Tormey, offense, honorable mention

2010

Class C Player of the Year: Stephen Shoemaker, OL/DL

Christian Conway, RB, 1^st team offense

Kieran Borcich, OL, 1^st team offense

Henry Palermo, DL, 1^st team defense

Dillon Mitchell, DB, 1^st team defense

Elliot Bartsch, OL, 2nd team offense

Ryan Grunseich, PK, 2^nd team offense

Jackson Conway, LB, 2^nd team defense

2009

Brian Murray, RB, 1^st team offense

Kieran Borcich, OL, 1^st team offense

John Shkreli, LB, 1^st team defense

Blair Law, OL, 2^nd team offense

Stephen Shoemaker, D/DL, 3^rd team defense

Hart Mechlin, D/LB, 3^rd team defense

2007

Chris Murray, LB, 3^rd team defense

2006

Jake Kolb, OL, 2^nd team offense

Trevor Brucato, HB, 2nd team defense

2005

Alex Toth, OL, 1^st team offense

Conor Hackett, HB, 1^st team defense

2004

Frank Bergold, OL, 1^st team offense

Carl Vergari, S, 3^rd team defense

From 1968-1997, only first team selections were recorded.  

1997

Thomas Welling, OL, 1st team offense

P.J. Doyle, QB, 1st team offense

James Dietz, LB, 1st team defense

1996

Pete Honig, HB, 1st team defense

1995

Luke Patterson, LB, 1st team defense

Greg Gerkin, S, first team defense

1993

Andrew Bainbridge, OL, 1^st team offense

Note: From 1969-1986, All-State selections were not based on classes but were divided into small schools and large schools.

1977

Bill Mullally, LB, 1st team defense, small schools

1968

Bob Linder, Tackle

Go Broncos.