St. Patrick's Fighting Irish Football

🏈 FIGHTING IRISH FOOTBALL SCHEDULE UPDATES ☘️

Updates are here for the 2026 Junior Varsity Season Schedule and Varsity Exhibition Schedule!

JUNIOR VARSITY

📅 Friday, September 11
🆚 Laurier Rams
📍 Norm Perry Park
⏰ 3:00 PM Kickoff

📅 Friday, September 18
🆚 Upper Canada College Blues
📍 Upper Canada College
⏰ 3:30 PM Kickoff

📅 Friday, September 25
🆚 St. Mike’s Kerry Blues
📍 Norm Perry Park
⏰ 4:00 PM Kickoff

📅 Thursday, October 1
🆚 Bill Crothers Colts
📍 Norm Perry Park
⏰ 4:00 PM Kickoff

📅 Wednesday, October 7
🆚 TBA
📍 TBA
⏰ Kickoff TBA

🦃 TURKEY BOWL
📅 Friday, October 16
🆚 TBA
📍 Norm Perry Park
⏰ Kickoff TBA

VARSITY EXHIBITION SCHEDULE

📅 Friday, September 11
🆚 A.B. Lucas Vikings
📍 Norm Perry Park
⏰ 5:00 PM Kickoff

📅 Friday, September 18
🆚 Upper Canada College Blues
📍 Upper Canada College
⏰ 1:00 PM Kickoff

📅 Friday, September 25
🆚 St. Mike’s Kerry Blues
📍 Norm Perry Park
⏰ 6:00 PM Kickoff

📅 Wednesday, October 7
🆚 St. Andrew’s Saints
📍 St. Andrew’s College
⏰ 2:00 PM Kickoff

☘️ The 2026 LKSSAA Regular Season Schedule will be released soon.

🏠 Our 2026 Homecoming Date will also be announced soon!

Any further schedule updates or changes will be communicated as they are finalized.

GO IRISH! ☘️🏈

🏈 2026 FIGHTING IRISH FOOTBALL COACHES ☘️

The Fighting Irish are proud to introduce our 2026 Junior Varsity and Varsity coaching staffs!

JUNIOR VARSITY
🏈 Head Coach — Vince Flamia
🏈 Offensive Coordinator — Kyle Ferris
🏈 Wide Receivers — Zach Matias
🏈 Offensive Line — Nick DiBrita
🏈 Defensive Coordinator — Dre DiBrita
🏈 Linebackers — Mike Browne
🏈 Defensive Line — Mike Greenwood

VARSITY
🏈 Head Coach / Offensive Coordinator — Mike Adams
🏈 Wide Receivers — Joe Parizeau
🏈 Offensive Line — Jared Pageau
🏈 Defensive Coordinator — Bennett Vani
🏈 Defensive Line — John Burke
🏈 Quarterbacks — Matt Krason

A dedicated group of coaches ready to lead, develop, and prepare our student-athletes for the 2026 season.

GO IRISH! ☘️🏈

🏈 2026 VARSITY EXHIBITION SCHEDULE ☘️

The Fighting Irish are ready for the 2026 season! Five exhibition matchups are set as we prepare for another season of Irish Football.

🏠 HOME OPENER
📅 Friday, September 4
🆚 St. James Lions
📍 Norm Perry Park
⏰ 4:00 PM Kickoff

📅 Friday, September 11
🆚 A.B. Lucas Vikings
📍 Norm Perry Park
⏰ 5:00 PM Kickoff

📅 Friday, September 18
🆚 Upper Canada College
📍 Upper Canada College
⏰ Kickoff TBA

📅 Friday, September 25
🆚 St. Mike’s College Kerry Blues
📍 Norm Perry Park
⏰ 6:00 PM Kickoff

📅 Friday, October 9
🆚 St. Andrew’s College
📍 St. Andrew’s College
⏰ Kickoff TBA

The 2026 LKSSAA Regular Season Schedule will be released once finalized.

☘️ GO IRISH! 🏈

🏈 2026 JUNIOR VARSITY FOOTBALL SCHEDULE ☘️

The Fighting Irish are ready for another season! Mark your calendars and come out to support the Junior Varsity Irish this fall! 🟢🟡

📅 Friday, September 11
🆚 Laurier Rams
📍 Norm Perry Park
⏰ 3:00 PM

📅 Friday, September 18
🆚 Upper Canada College
📍 Upper Canada College
⏰ TBA

📅 Friday, September 25
🆚 St. Mike’s Kerry Blues
📍 Norm Perry Park
⏰ 4:00 PM

📅 Friday, October 2
🆚 TBA
📍 TBA
⏰ TBA

📅 Friday, October 9
🆚 St. Andrew’s College
📍 St. Andrew’s College
⏰ TBA

🦃 TURKEY BOWL — Friday, October 16
🆚 TBA
📍 Norm Perry Park
⏰ TBA

More details will be announced as they become available.

☘️ GO IRISH! ☘️

🏈 TRAINING CAMP REMINDERS 🏈

The 2026 Fighting Irish football season is almost here! ☘️

VARSITY
📅 Monday, August 24th
⏰ 9:00–11:00 AM

JUNIOR VARSITY
🏈 Equipment Pick-Up
📅 Wednesday, August 26th
⏰ 9:00–11:00 AM

🏈 JUNIOR VARSITY Practice #1
📅 Thursday, August 27th
⏰ 9:00–11:00 AM

Come ready to work. The road to the 2026 season starts now!

For the non-uniform back to school shopping you're doing, please consider shopping through our Football Team's FlipGive link! I bought cleats and a GAP gift card and ended up earning $35 for the team on purchases I was making anyway!

Here's the link 👇

Hey! We're using FlipGive to make fundraising super easy. Every time you shop, dine, or book travel, you earn 💰 to offset your expenses for SPHS Football. Download the app and start earning now:
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🏆 A Tradition of Champions ☘️🏈

For over 90 years, Fighting Irish Football has been an integral part of the fabric of St. Patrick’s Catholic High School. Generations of Irish have proudly worn the green and gold, building a tradition defined by pride, commitment, family and championship football.

🏆 Junior Varsity LSSAA/LKSSAA Champions

1990 • 1991 • 1992 • 1994 • 1995 • 2000 (St. Chris) • 2002 (St. Chris) • 2002 • 2005 (St. Chris) • 2006 (St. Chris) • 2009 • 2023

🏆 Varsity LSSAA/LKSSAA Champions

1945 • 1954 • 1955 • 1974 • 1980 • 1981 • 1988 • 1990 • 1991 • 1992 • 1993 • 1994 • 1995 • 2016 • 2017 • 2022

🏆 Metro Bowl Champions

1993 • 1995

From Russell and Essex, to Bright Street, East Street and Rapids Parkway, each generation has added another chapter to the Fighting Irish story.

As we look toward the future and chase the next championship, we do so standing on the shoulders of all the Irish who came before us.

The legacy lives on in every snap, every chant and every step onto the field.

Tradition. Pride. Family. Fighting Irish Football. ☘️🏈

We are thrilled to announce that our team is heading into the season with brand-new, top-of-the-line helmets! Safety is our absolute highest priority, and these helmets earned top marks in the prestigious Virginia Tech Helmet Ratings—the gold standard in football safety testing.
We are fully committed to providing our student-athletes with the best, safest equipment possible so they can play hard and stay protected.
A huge THANK YOU to the Fighting Irish Legacy Club for their incredible financial support! Thanks to everyone who came out and participated in the recent golf tournament, those efforts directly funded this vital safety upgrade for our players.
We couldn’t do it without our amazing community. Go Irish! ☘️🏈💪🏼

🏈 IMPORTANT EQUIPMENT REQUIRED 🏈

As we prepare for the 2026 season, all Fighting Irish Football players are required to have the following equipment before training camp and the season begins:

✅ Padded Girdle
✅ Football Cleats
✅ Mouthguard

Recommended Option:
The Riddell Power WT Padded Girdle provides excellent protection, comfort, and mobility, making it a great choice for athletes at every position.

Come to camp prepared and ready to compete. Being properly equipped helps keep everyone safe and ready to perform at their best.

That’s a wrap! ⛳️☘️🏆
The Fighting Irish Legacy Club Golf Tournament is officially in the books, and what an incredible day it was! From the first tee shot to the final raffle draw, the energy on the course was off the charts.
WE COULDN’T HAVE DONE IT WITHOUT OUR AMAZING COMMUNITY:

A MASSIVE SHOUTOUT TO CARPENTERS LOCAL 1256: A huge thank you for your immense generosity and support! Having Local 1256 in our corner made a huge impact on the success of this year’s event. Thank you for stepping up for our community!

OUR UNSTOPPABLE VOLUNTEERS: To everyone who showed up early, stayed late, ran the putting contest, sold tickets, and kept operations running smoothly—you are the heartbeat of this tournament.

OUR SPONSORS & DONORS: To all of our hole sponsors, lot donors, and local partners.  Thank you for your incredible support and for filling our prize table with top-tier lots!

OUR PLAYERS: Thank you to every golfer who participated and provided the great energy. Congratulations to all our contest and raffle lot winners, and especially this year’s Tournament Champions!
Jeff Parco
Brendan Deery
Phil Bedard
Ted Davies

Days like today prove how strong this community really is when we come together. Rest up, take care, and we’ll see you all back on the fairways next year!