Irish shine at 7 x 7 tourney

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John F. Kennedy High School Football team. Coutesy photo

Kennedy High’s football team took 2nd place in the recent Troy Clash of Champions passing tournament in Fullerton. Passing tournaments pit seven players against each other, running and defending passing and running plays without sets of linemen. In the finals, Kennedy lost to a very talented Santa Monica team who went undefeated on the day. Kennedy began the day beating a skilled Troy High team, 21-18, and then beat Woodbridge High, 30-6. The final game of pool play resulted in a loss to Cypress by a score of 18-6. Kennedy ended pool play as the 5th seed overall. They faced Corona in the first round of playoffs beating them by a score of 30-18. Kennedy found themselves playing Cypress HS in the quarterfinals and beat them 33-6. The semifinal matchup was between Kennedy and Troy High and resulted in 30-21 victory. In the seventh and final game of the day Kennedy battled a very talented Santa Monica team and lost by a score of 30-6. Kennedy had outstanding performances by many players. Quarterbacks Devin Almazan (co 2025) and Derek Almazan (co 2026) threw the ball well all day combining for 25 touchdown passes. WR/SS Rocco Street (co 2026) had multiple receiving touchdowns and interceptions on defense. WR/FS Deon Bynum (co 2025) also had multiple receiving touchdowns and interceptions on defense.