Anthony’s Philadelphia Public/Catholic League School History Project: Day 4 Roman Catholic
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Anthony Franklin | May 11, 2026
Roman Catholic
Mascot: Cahillite
Current HC: Richard Pete
QB: Semaj Beals
QB: Phil DiWilliams
QB: Michael Keir
QB: Anthony Butler
QB: Andre Sloan-El
QB: Chris Johnson
RB: Balial Sloan-El
RB: Joe McCourt
RB: Marcus Kelly
RB: Derek Clayton
RB: John Cason
RB: Johnny Ortiz
RB: Dimetri Kelly
WR: Will Fuller
WR: Marvin Harrison
WR: Kevin Boyle
WR: Rayshawn Scott
WR: Ash Roberts
WR: Tyseer Denmark
TE: Luke Van Brill
ATH: Jamir Robertson
ATH: Dazshaun Hopkins
ATH: Rockeed McCarter
ATH: Eisa Nealy
OL: Austin Ramsey
OL: Joel Rivers
OL: Tony Chomiszewski
OL: John Mazzola
OL: Michael Joyce
OL: Yahseam Stokes
OL: Khalif McNear
OL: Devin Johnson
DL: Scott Paxon
DL: Jewhan Edwards
DL: Jack Gallagher
DL: Gavin Wiggins
DL: Mykell Ford
DL: Lazaryus Toombs
LB: Charron Fisher
LB: Will Felder
LB: Shawn McNesby
LB: Nick Moody
LB: Brandon Lopez
LB: Walter Hudson
DB: Jah Jah Boyd
DB: Kasseim Everett
DB: Dom Joseph
DB: Eyan Stead
DB: Dennis Regan
DB: Christian Palmer
DB: Justus Gaskin
DB: Darryl Mintz
Top Head Coaches:
- John Murphy (64-34) 1 CL Title
- Richard Prete (50-32) 2 CL 4A titles, 2 city titles & 1 PIAA state title
- Joseph “Goldie” Graham (87-54-7) 1 CL title & 1 City title
- Danny Angelo (27-18) 1 CL title
First Year of Football: 1920
Thanksgiving Rival: Roxborough (Series Halted in 2018)
Fun Facts:
With Coach Prete leading the way Roman in 2024 won their first city title since 1947 and would advance to the PIAA Championship game where they would fall to Bishop McDevitt in overtime. Roman would extract revenge one year later against the same McDevitt team winning their first ever state title in football behind stellar play of all-time great QB Semaj Beals.
Semaj Beals shattered all Roman single game, single season and career passing records for completions, attempts, yards & touchdowns as a 4-year starter.
Nick Moody was a phenomenal athlete who starred at cornerback, linebacker and safety for Roman. He would earn a scholarship to Florida State where he would earn a couple starts as a true freshman and continue to star for the Seminoles before being drafted by the San Francisco 49ers in the 6th round of the 2013 NFL Draft.
Will Fuller started all 3 years at Roman and finished his career as the city all-time leader in receiving yards with 2380. He complied those numbers with 135 receptions and 27 receiving touchdowns. He also stared as a defensive back nabbing a total of 6 interceptions and returning a fumble for a touchdown. Will went on to star at Notre Dame before becoming a 1st round NFL Draft pick of the Houston Texans in the 2016 NFL Draft.
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