Recent Highlights

2022: 6-2 Regular Season Record – ISL Champions

• NEPSAC Dave Coratti Bowl Berth

2018: 7-1 Regular Season Record - ISL Champions

• NEPSAC Todd Marble Bowl Berth
• Billy Seidl - ISL MVP and NEPSAC Class B MVP
• Bryce Gallagher - Massachusetts Defensive Player of the Year

2015: Brian Strachan ’11 awarded the Swede Nelson Award by the Gridiron Club of Boston. He is the only ISL player ever to receive the award.

2014: 6-2 Regular Season Record

• NEPSAC Kevin Fleming Bowl Champions

2013: St. Sebastian's Co-Captain Connor Strachan '14 is awarded the Darren Gallup Award as I.S.L. MVP and is selected to play in the Marine Corps Semper Fidelis All-American Bowl in Anaheim, California — the first player from the I.S.L. to ever be selected. He is elected by his team as one of the Co-Captains.

2012: 9-0 Record - ISL Champions

• NEPSAC Arthur Valicenti Bowl Champions
• Head Coach Bob Souza wins Massachusetts High School Football Coach of the Year, the first ever ISL coach to win the award

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Other Great Moments in St. Sebastian's History

1941: The first interscholastic contest was against Shady Hill School of Cambridge that resulted in a 12-12 tie in 1941 with each team fielding six players.

1961: Under the leadership of Coach Tom Green and Captain Kevin Daley '61, the Arrows went undefeated for the season with a record of 8-0.

1967 & 1969: Head coach Henry O’Brien guides the Arrows to their first two championships, completing each season with an undefeated 7-0 record.

1977: St. Sebastian’s football enters the Independent School League (I.S.L.) and wins the I.S.L. championship with a 7-0 record under head coach Ed Sweeney.

1982: Head coach Bob Souza won his first of six I.S.L. championships with a 6-1 record.

1982: In the last football game played on the old Newton campus, St. Sebastian's prevailed over an undefeated St. George's with a 7-6 win, leading to a share of the I.S.L. Title.

1990: The Arrows won the I.S.L. Championship with a 6-1 record.

1994: The Arrows finished the season undefeated at 8-0. They lost in the New England Championship game to Holderness. Coach Souza was named "Coach of the Year" by the Dedham Transcript, and Chris Washington was named I.S.L. MVP.

1998: Running back David Greer ’99 rushed for a then state-record 433 yards on 23 carries with 5 touchdowns in a 41-22 victory over Milton Academy.

1999: Arrows finished the season at 8-1 and undefeated in league play to win another league championship. They lost to Tabor Academy 12-7 in NEPSAC Class B Bowl.

2001: Head coach Bob Souza won his 100th game.

2001: Behind Sedale Threatt's 18-yard touchdown pass to Matt Borders on the final play of the game, the Arrows defeated Belmont Hill, ending Belmont's two year unbeaten streak. The Arrows went on to claim a share of the I.S.L. Title.

2010: Head Coach Bob Souza was inducted into the Massachusetts High School Football Coaches Hall of Fame.

Alumni Athletes

2022:

• Bryce Gallagher ’19 earns All Big Ten Honorable Mention as a junior captain linebacker at Northwestern, finishing 4^th in the league in total tackles.

2021:

• Connor Strachan ’14 becomes the first Arrow to play in an NFL game, suiting up for the Houston Texans.
• Blake Gallagher ’17 signs with the Baltimore Ravens after graduating from Northwestern.

2018 College Season:

• Connor Strachan ’14 led Boston College in tackles and earned 3rd team All-ACC honors.
• Matt Daniel ’15 a Captain DB at Middlebury earned 1st team All-NESCAC honors.
• Geoff Wade ’15 was the starting QB at Holy Cross and earned 2nd team All-Patriot league honors.
• Blake Gallagher ’17 led Northwestern in tackles and earned 3rd team All-Big Ten honors.
• Jonathan Pace ’18 played in all 12 games at DE for UConn as a true freshman.

27 St. Sebastian’s players have gone on to play college football in the past five years at the FBS, FCS, Division 2 and Division 3 levels
42 college athletes in the past five years.