The Van Cortlandt Titans (3rd place) prevailed over the Queens Falcons (1st place) on November 17, 2019 at the NYCYFL Intermediate Division Championship game, at Abraham Lincoln High School in Brooklyn, winning 28 – 20 in overtime. The Titans overcame a 14-0 deficit for a hard-earned comeback victory.

Since its founding in 2012, this is the Titans’ second championship game, and their first championship win.

Christian Alba (#88) has been a Titan since 2016, and a straight A student at Facing History High School. In 2019, he won a coveted National Merit Scholarship. He is also active in the Restorative Justice Leadership Program, college courses in John Jay College of Criminal Justice, and representing his high school through open houses and recruitment fairs.

Christian scored his first career touchdown in the November 2019 playoff game. Watch it here:
https://youtu.be/z65Hc7H5Pvc

Congratulations to Malik Bennett and Johnny Rivera, who shared the $500 annual President’s Scholarship. Malik is a freshman at St. Thomas Aquinas College in Sparkill, NY; Johnny is a freshman at Keystone College in LaPlume, PA. Both are on the football team.

About the President’s Scholarship

In 2019, the Board of Directors of the Van Cortlandt Titans will award one five hundred dollar ($500) scholarship to a former Titans player entering college for the Fall 2019 semester.

From the applications received, the candidate will be judged based on tenure with the team, academic performance, demonstrated leadership, attitude, character, diligence, responsibility, maturity, and physical and mental improvement.

Former Titans who wish to be considered must apply for the scholarship by August 15, 2019. To be eligible, the candidate must have graduated high school and committed to attend an accredited college for the Fall 2019 semester. The winner will be notified by email in mid-August. A check for $500 will be presented to the winner at a practice in late August.

To apply, please email or hand in the following information to Mitch Gershonowitz (susan_gellert@yahoo.com):

• Your full name, mailing address, phone number, and email address.
• Your new college student ID number (you will receive an ID after you accept the college’s offer).
• Proof you will be attending college or university in the fall. You can submit a dorm housing assignment, matriculation letter, course registration, tuition bill, or any other official announcement. A college acceptance letter is not enough.
• A transcript of your high school grades, from ninth through twelfth grade. If a transcript is not available, submit all report cards.
• An essay, maximum 500 words, that answers this question: “How did your experience as a Titan prepare you for college and adulthood?”

COACH RAY MACK

Organization Head, Head Coach   

Coaching has been in my blood since childbirth. At an early age I was already making line-ups and giving out orders. Leadership for me means being able to lead by example, with honor and respect for the natural talent that you are dealt with. I learned this through Chelsea High School; I coached the girls softball team there for 22 years. The utmost victory is the respect still given from my teams from the past to this very day.

I was the Defensive Coordinator for the last two years with the Washington Heights Wildcats. I learned that in order to win, it starts with the coaches and the parents, and ends with these kids. The reason why I coach is simple: to teach each and every kid that when you’re part of a team, all you have to do is what you do best to contribute. Period.

I won’t question myself when it comes to the TITANS’ dedication. In that mark, they’re already winners. Now it’s time to put it to work, and that’s where I come in.

MY NAME IS COACH RAY MACK, AND I AM A TITAN!