Article by Newsday’s Dean Zulkofske:
Kenny Noe didn’t know what to think.
When Noe’s Kellenberg football team started the season 0-2, the Firebirds’ senior quarterback almost blamed himself.
“When we went 0-2, I thought, ‘Is it me?’ ” Noe said.
A Newsday Top 100 baseball player and a Monmouth University shortstop commit, Noe returned to the football field this fall after focusing on baseball last year.
On Saturday, he proved himself as a starting quarterback in Kellenberg’s 38-18 win over St. Francis Prep at the Mitchel Athletic Complex in Uniondale.
“I believe I can do this, and I can lead us,” Noe said. “I’m not just a baseball player. I’m a football player, too.”
Noe rushed for 110 yards and three touchdowns on 12 carries and threw for 104 yards and a touchdown for the Firebirds (1-2).
Kellenberg avoided an 0-3 start to its season after allowing an average of 48 points per game in the first two losses of the year. The Firebirds never trailed on Saturday and prevented St. Francis Prep (1-2) from breaking big plays to get back in the game.
“There’s no such thing as a ‘must-win’ in September, but it gets tougher and tougher the longer you go without getting one,” Kellenberg coach Eric Meisse said. “When St. Francis scored, they had to work for it.”
Read the full article on Newsday.com: https://www.newsday.com/sports/high-school/football/kellenberg-st-francis-prep-football-kenny-noe-v3vv70y3?utm_source=tw_hssp
Find photos from 2023 homecoming at: https://photos.kellenberg.org/Athletics/20230916-Homecoming