North Park vs. North Park

A North Park reunion at the junior varsity Fordham Prep - Xavier High School rivalry game!  

Pictured above from the 2007-2008-2009 birth years are 9 of 13 North Park current players + alumni competing for the two schools.  Of these 13 freshman + sophomores, 4 attend FP and 9 are at Xavier.  Included are Slager Cup lifers, Coach Martin's Circle honorees, and current players from 14U Bantams Black.  

In addition to being high school competitors, every single one of the 13 are currently playing high-level travel hockey.  North Park works diligently to follow USA Hockey's model for long-term athlete development.  Each of these 13 continues to demonstrate their life-long love of the game.  

Similar-sized reunions occur when other local + regional high school teams compete, including Riverdale Country Day, Fieldston and Delbarton.  In addition to the traditional North Park pipeline to various boarding schools, the local high school hockey landscape continues to grow.  

In an exciting contest, Xavier earned a 6-3 victory with 2 late empty-net goals.