Rock Stars

2023

Eight Rock-A-Chaws selected to the Sun-Herald All-South Mississippi Football Team (1/2023)

First Team:

RB Chandler Chapman (#11) set a new Rock-A-Chaw season rushing record with 1,833 yards along with 17 touchdowns.

OL Ilias Rida (#70) was a force on the offensive line in both run-blocking and pass protection.

DL Jacob Bradford (#71) recorded 112 tackles, 30 tackles for a loss and 9.5 sacks.

DL Spencer Cornell (#89) had 109 stops, 19 tackles for a loss and 6.5 sacks.

Second Team:

QB Hudson Osborne (#14) passed for 17 touchdowns and 1,480 yards.

PK Evan Noel (#4) made eight of 13 field goals along with 42 touchbacks in 61 kickoffs

Honorable Mention:

WR Jackson Dicerbo (#23)

DL Bruno Dall (#41)

2022

Rocks Finish Season 7-5

The Rock-A-Chaw’s season ended tonight after a fierce battle with the #1 ranked Raleigh Lions in the second round of the playoffs. At halftime, the Rock-A-Chaws led 12-8 before the Lions rallied for a 30-21 victory. Chandler Chapman ran 80 yards for a touchdown, keeping the Rock-A-Chaws within striking distance. Including his 163 rushing yards tonight, Chapman had 1,831 yards this season, a school record.

2022

Chandler Chapman, ’23 Sets New School Rushing Record

Chandler Chapman set a new school record for rushing yards in a single season after rushing 15 times for 164 yards in the Rock’s win over Port Gibson on November 4, 2022. Chandler’s total of 1,668 yards surpassed Bennett Rimmer’s previous record of 1,647 yards set in 2011. Chandler finished the season with 1,831 rushing yards to set the school record.

2022

Joseph Bradford, ’22, Commits to Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College

Joe Bradford has committed to Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College. A 6’1″ 285-lb offensive lineman, Bradford was a second team All-State selection.

2022

Ryan Tyler, ’22, Commits to Jones County Junior College

Ryan Tyler has committed to Jones County Junior College. A 6’3″ 235-lb linebacker, Tyler was a second team All-State selection.

2019

Ronnie Aleman, ’19, Commits to Catholic University of America 

After finishing his senior season as the starting center and defensive tackle for Saint Stanislaus, Ronnie Aleman is headed to Catholic University of America to continue his education and football career. 

2017

QB Myles Brennan, ’17, Commits to LSU 

After finishing his senior season with 3,941 yards and 48 touchdowns and three interceptions, Saint Stanislaus QB, Myles Brennan, is headed to LSU to compete for the QB position. Myles was also named Mr. Football in Mississippi Class 4A. 

2017

TE Darius Pittman, ’17, Commits to Purdue 

Pittman caught 61 passes for 690 yards and nine touchdowns during his senior season.

2017

WR Corbin Blanchard, ’17, Commits to U.S. Air Force Academy 

Corbin Blanchard led the team with 793 yards receiving and 12 touchdowns to go along with 43 receptions.

2017

TE Chase Rogers, ’17, Commits to Louisiana-Lafayette 

In four seasons at SSC, the tight end proved to be a reliable pass catcher for the Rock-A-Chaws, recording 216 receptions for 3,729 yards and 44 touchdowns. Rogers’ yardage and touchdowns are both Mississippi records. 

2015

dl jordan bradford, ’15, commits to louisiana tech University bulldogs

2015

OL Ryan Gibson, ’15, Commits to California Golden Bears

2015

Saint Stanislaus wins the class 4a south state championship

2014

Saint Stanislaus wins the Class 4A South State Championship

2009

Saint Stanislaus wins the Class 4A State Championship

1995

Shannon Garrett ’90 Stars in the Canadian League 

Shannon Garrett was a four-year college football starter at Mississippi College and was nominated as an All-American, All-Gulf South Conference (GSC) and All-GSC Academic. He was inducted in the Mississippi College Hall of Fame in April 2008. 

1990

Saint Stanislaus Makes First Trip to State Playoffs 

The 8-4 Rock-A-Chaws made their first trip ever to the state playoffs under head coach Ken Lyons. The Rock-A-Chaws started that season with an 18-15 trip overtime win against Pass Christian and ended with a 13-6 loss to South Pike in the state playoffs.

1989

SSC abandons independent status in football and joins ranks of division 8 class 4a

1964 & 1967

Independent State Football Champs 

Led by Coach Billy Murphy, the SSC Rocks won the Independent State Football Championship. 

1945

Felix “Doc” Blanchard, SSC ’42, Wins the Heisman Trophy 

Fullback Felix “Doc” Blanchard, ’42, led the 1941 SSC football team to an undefeated regular season, the Gulf Coast Championship, and an invitation to the Toy Bowl. At the U.S. Military Academy, where he was named All-American in football three times, Doc led West Point to a 27-0-1 record between 1944-46. While still a junior in 1945, Doc won the coveted Heisman Trophy as well as the Maxwell Award as America’s outstanding football player.   

1936

Brother Romuald Starts a Marching Band 

Capitalizing on the strong interest in athletics that prevailed on campus, Brother Romuald started a marching band in 1935 that performed at half-time shows of football games.

1924

First Homecoming Called Dads’ & Grads’ Day 

Saint Stanislaus celebrated its first Dads’ & Grads’ Day November 23, 1924. It was a special time for grads to renew friendships with Brothers and classmates, and to retell the escapades of their carefree days at Saint Stanislaus. The day was also an opportunity for dads to meet with their sons’ teachers. More than 400 men rode a chartered train from New Orleans, while others motored to the Bay from surrounding states. The day’s events included a parade through town, a tour of the campus, a barbecue lunch, a football game, and an evening reception and address by recently installed Bishop Richard Gerow in the school’s new gym-auditorium. 

1920s

Saint Stanislaus Develops Many Nationally Known Football Stars 

Among the famous football players were Johnny Soule, ’19, who played at West Point; Coty Rosenblath, ’20, All-Southern at Centenary; Sam Cerniglia, ’22, all-star at Loyola; Bill Cassidy, ’25, who played for Knute Rockne at Notre Dame; Marchmont Schwartz, ’27, Notre Dame’s All-American back in 1930 and 1931 and a member of the College Football Hall of Fame; Henry “Zeke” Bonura, ’27, stand-out at Loyola; Harry Glover, ’28 who starred for Tulane in the 1930 Rose Bowl and later coached at SSC; and John Scafide, ’29, also a Tulane star. 

1919

Undefeated Football Team Outscores Opponents 254-28 

The Rock-A-Chaws win their first of five Gulf Coast championships. 

1916

Football Team BecameS Known as the Rock-A-Chaws 

Credit for coining the title belongs to Brother Macarius Pierce, SSC principal, who organized a Boosters Club in 1916 to cheer for the team.  Within a few years, the name Rock-A-Chaws was used for all SSC athletes, and the Rock-A-Chaw became the school mascot. 

1916

First Football Game Played at Saint Stanislaus 

On October 12, 1916, The Rock-A-Chaws played host to the New Orleans Ramblers, an athletic club, and routed the Ramblers 82-0.

1915

Saint Stanislaus Changes School Colors to Red and Black 

As organized school sports developed, team players began wearing uniforms depicting the school colors. The former colors of pink and green were not considered manly, and the school changed its colors to red and black. 

1915

Forster Commagere Hired 

Forster Commagere was hired as the first full-time coach by Saint Stanislaus. A coach for all seasons, he trained student-athletes in football, baseball, basketball, track, and cross county. Commagere, a former Tulane football star, is credited with the development of some of Saint Stanislaus’s greatest athletic legends.