Meet the Reading Holy Name Blue Jays

Holy Name is the probable top seed in the Class A playoffs.

Reading Holy Name heads into the final regular season game of the 2010 with a 7-2 record with its only loss to Shenadoah Valley, a District 11 Class A team in week two. The other loss was to Exeter in week three by a 48-12 score. Exeter is a Class 4-A team.
The Blue Jays play in Division II of the Berks Inter-County League, along with Wyomissing, Exeter, Schuylkill Valley, Hamburg, Fleetwood and Kutztown.
There are no common opponents between the Tide and Blue Jays, although Fleetwood and Hamburg played teams in Section 3. In 2001, Columbia crushed Holy Name, 48-7 in the opening round of the Class A playoffs.
Rick Keeley is in his 22nd year as Holy Name coach.
Key players are RB/KR Freddy Caruso, who is 15th in Berks County with
748 yards on the ground on 102 carries and he has scored 11 touchdowns. The QB is Brian Elfie, who is 67-128-2 for the season with 18 touchdown passes. The Holy Name backfield is completed by Danny Christian who is also the team's top receiver with 18 catches for 289 yards. Caruso is also the team's top receiver with 29 catches for 521 yards.
Up front, key players are Tim Laser and Caleb Miller.
On defense, the Blue Jays are a plus 25 in takeaways this season.
Key players are DE Cooper Kutz and Pietro Gaspari, both freshman, along tackle Jose Fernandez, LB Anthony Meridiande and DBs Tom Natola and Marcus Leaf.
2010 Scores
Holy Name 49, Pope John Paul 21
ShenadoahValley 19, Holy Name 8
Exeter 48, Holy Name 14
Holy Name 27, Schuylkill Valley 23
Holy Name 28, Hamburg 14
Holy Name 40, Fleetwood 2
Holy Name 34, Kutztown 20
Holy Name 36, Wyomissing 14
Holy Name 20, Blue Mountain 14 (OT)
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