The main event of New York City high school football featured two powerhouses in front of a sold-out crowd. Tottenville had a dream of completing a perfect season, but Erasmus Hall returned to what it does best — win city championships. And senior Justus Murray made sure it happened.

“Not a lot of people thought we were winning this,” Murray said. “I’m just happy to show people what we could do and what we’ve been doing for years now. It’s so much love here at Erasmus, and we believed in the person next to us and we got it done.”

After a one-year hiatus, Erasmus Hall won its sixth city championship in seven years and returned to the top of New York City high school football. No. 2 Erasmus defeated No. 1 Tottenville 34-27 in the PSAL 4A championship at Midwood Field on Sunday.

Murray did

See Full Page