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Gatorade 2022 - 2023: Player of the Year

Football - New York

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FOOTBALL

Dante Torres

Quarterback
ST. ANTHONY'S HS
SOUTH HUNTINGTON, NEW YORK
SENIOR
Height: 6-FOOT-3
Press Release

Peak Performance

3320

Passing Yards

35

Passing Touchdowns

504

Rushing Yards
“Dante Torres did it all for St. Anthony’s. In the championship game, he had the best game I’ve seen a player have in years. He did it both passing and running. He was the player that drove that team.”
Michael O’Donnell
Head Coach - head coach of Archbishop Stepinac High
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Athletic Excellence

The 6-foot-3, 205-pound senior quarterback led the Friars to an 11-1 record and the Catholic High School Football League AAA state championship this past season. Torres passed for 3,320 yards and 35 touchdowns, and also rushed for 504 yards and 13 scores. He ran for two TDs in St. Anthony’s 20-point fourth-quarter comeback to beat St. Francis High, 27-20, in the state final.

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Academic Achievement

Torres has maintained an A-minus average in the classroom. At the time of his selection, he remained undecided upon a collegiate destination.

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Exemplary Character

Torres has volunteered locally as a youth football coach and referee.