Con Edison Athlete of the Week: Mahopac football's Dominick 'DJ' DeMatteo
Name: Dominick 'DJ' DeMatteo
School: Mahopac
Sport: Football
Class: Senior
Athletics: In the Indians Week 1 win over Harrison, the starting quarterback completed seven passes out of 10 attempts for 162-yards and had four touchdowns. DeMatteo ran the ball three times for 13 yards. On defense, the starting middle linebacker had six total tackles. ... DeMatteo is the captain of the football team and calls the plays for both the defense and the offense. ... Last season in football, he garnered All-League honors. ... Offensively, he was 35-61 for 634 yards, six touchdowns and was picked off three times. He was able to rush the ball 17 times for 115 yards and scored three times. On defense, he had 24 tackles. ... As a member of the baseball team, DeMatteo had a .318 batting average with two home runs, 12 runs scored and had 12 RBIs. ... As the catcher, he threw out seven base runners.
Extracurriculars: In school, DeMatteo is a member of Mu Alpha Theta, Science National Honor Society and the National Honor Society. .. He's an active participant with the Student Athletic Council. ... DeMatteo's volunteered with the Mahopac Sports (Youth) Association coaching at football clinics, being an official at Youth Flag Football Games and a clock manager at Youth Tackle Games. ... He's also coached numerous baseball clinics at the Mahopac Sports (Youth) Association. ... DeMatteo's served as Senior Coordinator for the school's Football Mentoring program. ... He's volunteered his time at St. John's the Evangelist Church along with many clubs and organizations at Mahopac.
This article originally appeared on Rockland/Westchester Journal News: Con Edison Athlete of the Week: Mahopac's Dominick 'DJ' DeMatteo
