Curtis Football rises as an undefeated team on the island. The Warriors have a 6-0 standing in PSAL. They recently had an impressive victory over Grand Street Campus with a score of 30-12. Curtis moved up another two spots to number 16 in this week’s Tri-State top 25 football poll. Curtis also moved up one spot to number 11 in the New York State Sportswriters’ Association’s AA football poll.  In the News 12 Varsity Top 10 poll in NYC, Curtis is number 2. Curtis is ranked number 11 in the state-wide poll for MaxPreps.com

The Warriors came back from a tough season lastyear. They had a standing of 7-6 in PSAL last season. A lot of the city thought Curtis would have been tested at their game against defending city champion Grand Street Campus, but the Warriors won with an 18-point victory. On October 14th Curtis got all it could handle from Abraham Lincoln High School. In the end the Warriors still remained undefeated. Athlete Quincy Barnes’ third touchdown pass to Kwannah Kollie with 1:32 remaining in the game lifted them to a 32-28 victory. When asked why the team was doing so well this year Quincy Barnes said “ I believe the team has matured a lot from previous seasons, we are now mostly juniors and seniors and are very experienced. Everyone has bought into what Coach Gambo is teaching and it is reflected in our record.”

          Quincy Barnes also added his thoughts on the teams contributions through the past few seasons “In previous years, I think you can highlight maybe one or two people who contributed to the team’s success, but the 2016 Warriors are a true team and the success cannot be highlighted by any single person. It is highlighted due to the group overall.”