River Dell Golden Hawks
June 25, 2023
2022:
- 6-5
- Lost to Hillside in the North Jersey Section 1 Group 3 semifinals after beating Vernon in the quarterfinals
- Wins included Ramapo, Paramus, and Bergenfield
- Losses were to Old Tappan, Westwood, Pascack Valley, and Parsippany Hills
- Scored 266 points for a 25.09 average
- Allowed 266 points for a 25.09 average
Graduation:
- QB Jake Scorza – Fairleigh Dickinson (Florham Park)
- RB Andrew Spano – The College of New Jersey (TCNJ)
- OL Thomas Kellerman – Springfield
- TE Kevork Baltayan – Sussex County Community College
Offense:
- Formation: Multiple Spread Option
- Returning Starters: 5
Quarterback:
- Phil Doornheim, Senior, 6-1, 170 – competing; started on defense
- RJ Weiss, Junior, 5-11, 175 – returning starter at wide receiver; competing
- Mason Nagle, Junior, 5-9, 180 – competing; started on defense
- Zion Yoon, Sophomore, 5-8, 160 – competing
Running Back:
- Chris Kelm, Junior, 5-10, 175 – returning starter; competing
- Cain Lanza, Sophomore, 5-9, 175 – competing
- Others will rotate in
Wide Receiver:
- RJ Weiss, Junior, 5-11, 175 – returning starter; competing here and at quarterback
- Ryan Rossig, Junior, 6-0, 175 – returning starter; competing
- Nick Kelly, Senior, 5-5, 145 – competing
- Tyler Datz, Junior, 5-5, 145 – competing
- Ashton Pastore, Junior, 6-3, 175 – competing
- Dean Marucci, Junior, 6-2, 175 – competing
- Deacon McGovern, Junior, 5-10, 185 – competing; started on defense
- Jack Evancho, Junior, 6-2, 175 – competing
Offensive Line:
- Liam Boyle, Senior, 5-8, 195 – returning starter at guard; competing
- Sean Paleewong-Stoltz, Sophomore, 6-1, 215 – returning starter; competing
- Connor Yeandle, Senior, 6-1, 175 – competing; saw action
- Luke Westlake, Junior, 6-1, 220 – competing
- Nick Berberian, Junior, 6-1, 195 – competing
- Joey Han, Sophomore, 6-2, 195 – competing
- Will Vesey, Sophomore, 6-0, 205 – competing; saw time
- Youssef Ibrahim, Sophomore, 5-9, 185 – competing
- Regan Joyce, Junior, 6-4, 215 – competing
- Josh Hums, Junior, 5-11, 185 – competing
- Evan Camacho, Senior, 6-1, 220 – competing
- Luke Schwanewede, Junior, 6-1, 190 – competing
- Dan Madonia, Junior, 6-2, 200 – competing
Defense:
- Formation: Multiple Stack
- Returning Starters: 4
Defensive Line:
- Connor Yeandle, Senior, 6-1, 175 – competing and played in rotation last year
- Many of the offensive linemen are competing
Linebacker:
- Mason Nagle, Junior, 5-9, 180 – returning starter; competing
- Deacon McGovern, Junior, 5-10, 185 – returning starter, moving from end; competing
- Cain Lanza, Sophomore, 5-9, 175 – competing
- Dean Marucci, Junior, 6-2, 175 – competing here and in the secondary
- Liam Boyle, Senior, 5-8, 195 – competing here and on the line
- Youssef Ibrahim, Sophomore, 5-9, 185 – competing
- Luke Schwanewede, Junior, 6-1, 190 – competing
- Kevin Hart, Junior, 5-11, 170 – competing here and in the secondary
- Christian Pannetta, Junior, 5-11, 170 – competing
- Luke Tota, Senior, 6-0, 175 – competing
- Jake Hughes, Junior, 5-9, 175 – competing
- Jayden Thomas, Sophomore, 6-0, 155 – competing
- Yewen Zhao, Sophomore, 5-10, 185 – competing
Secondary:
- Phil Doornheim, Senior, 6-1, 170 – returning starter at safety; competing
- Chris Kelm, Junior, 5-10, 175 – competing
- Nick Kelly, Senior, 5-5, 145 – competing
- Tyler Datz, Junior, 5-5, 145 – competing
- Ryan Rossig, Junior, 6-0, 175 – competing
- RJ Weiss, Junior, 5-11, 175 – competing
- Zion Yoon, Sophomore, 5-8, 160 – competing
- Ashton Pastore, Junior, 6-3, 175 – competing
- Kevin Hart, Junior, 5-11, 170 – competing here and at linebacker
- Dean Marucci, Junior, 6-2, 175 – competing here and at linebacker
Special Teams:
- Senior Nick Kelly returns at kicker senior Owen Windram
- Several are competing as return men
Schedule:
- Thursday, 8/31, Parsippany Hills at home
- Thursday, 9/7, Bergenfield at home
- Thursday, 9/14, Westwood at home
- Friday, 9/22, at Demarest
- Friday, 9/29, at Old Tappan
- Friday, 10/6, Ramapo at home
- Friday, 10/13, at Pascack Valley
- Friday, 10/20, at Paramus
Concerns:
- Finding their way and jelling quickly
Recruiting:
- Most are good high school football players
Coach’s Comments:
“We need to worry about ourselves and our own development. If we do what we can, we can be competitive. Expectations are high and we expect to close the gap.” – Head Coach DJ Nimphius