Old Bridge Knights 

July 7, 2023

2022: 

• 5-5 
• Lost to Toms River North in the South Jersey Group 5 quarterfinals 
• Wins included South Brunswick, East Brunswick, and Monroe 
• Losses were to North Brunswick, Piscataway, Bridgewater-Raritan, and Somerville 
• Scored 208 points for a 20.80 average 
• Allowed 252 points for a 25.20 average 

Graduation: 

• OL Shane Hughes – Fordham 
• QB Brady Cavallaro – William Paterson 

Offense: 

• Formation: Power Spread 
• Returning Starters: 5  

Quarterback: 

• CJ Fortunes, Senior, 6-4, 225 – returning starter, moving from h-back; competing 
• Brody Hunt, Junior, 6-0, 185 – competing 
• Brody Nugent, Sophomore, 5-9, 150 – competing 

Running Back: 

• Stephen Davies, Junior, 5-9, 185 – projected starter 
• Munvy Francois, Junior, 5-11, 185 – will spell Davies 

H-Back (situational): 

• CJ Fortunes, Senior, 6-4, 225 – will play if he is not playing quarterback 
• Michael Kvas, Sophomore, 6-4, 180 – may see time 

Wide Receiver: 

• Pietro Gambino, Senior, 5-11, 175 – returning starter 
• Xavier Diaz, Sophomore, 5-7, 150 – returning starter 
• Luke Triantafillou, Senior, 5-8, 155 – returning starter 
• Jaden Griffith, Junior, 5-9, 165 – part of the rotation; St. John Vianney transfer  
• Michael Kvas, Sophomore, 6-4, 180 – part of the rotation 

Offensive Line: 

• Noah Balbuena, Junior, 6-4, 295 – returning starter at right tackle 
• Ryan Kuhl, Senior, 6-0, 235 – projected starter at left tackle; started on defense 
• Jayson Focarino, Senior, 5-11, 245 – competing on the interior 
• Lucas Thomas, Senior, 6-0, 225 – competing on the interior  
• Eloi Latouche, Senior, 6-2, 275 – competing on the interior 
• Jason Blume, Senior, 5-11, 220 – competing on the interior 
• Jordayn Rodgers, Junior, 6-1, 260 – competing on the interior 

Defense: 

• Formation: 4-4/4-2-5 
• Returning Starters: 4 

Defensive Line: 

• Ryan Kuhl, Senior, 6-0, 235 – returning starter at end, moving from tackle 
• Michael Kvas, Sophomore, 6-4, 180 – projected starter at end; played often 
• Tremel Forson, Junior, 6-3, 240 – part of the rotation at end 
• Jarred Ruderman, Senior, 5-9, 225 – projected starter at tackle; saw action 
• Several of the offensive linemen will play tackle 

Linebacker: 

• Jake Gervase, Senior, 5-10, 190 – returning starter on the outside 
• Munvy Francois, Junior, 5-11, 185 – projected starter on the outside; saw action 
• Jaiden Arias, Senior, 6-0-, 175 – part of the rotation on the outside 
• Kyle Hughes, Senior, 5-10, 200 – projected starter on the inside; missed 2022 with an injury  
• Justin Valinotti, Sophomore, 5-9, 205 – competing at other inside spot; saw time  
• Thomas Kasoff, Sophomore, 5-8, 180 – competing at other inside spot 
• Tasye Walker, Junior, 5-10, 210 – competing at other inside spot 
• Kevin Diaz, Senior, 5-6, 195 – competing at other inside spot 

Secondary: 

• Pietro Gambino, Senior, 5-11, 175 – returning starter at safety 
• Xavier Diaz, Sophomore, 5-7, 150 – projected starter at cornerback 
• Chris Turner, Senior, 5-10, 175 – returning starter at cornerback; competing 
• Aiden Reynoso, Junior, 5-8, 165 – competing at opposite corner 
• Noah Rios, Sophomore, 6-1, 160 – competing at opposite corner 
• Omari Williams, Senior, 6-0, 170 – competing at opposite corner 

Special Teams: 

• Senior Josh Endaz and junior Lucas Michael return at kicker, while Endaz is the front-runner at punter 
• Diaz, Griffith, and Gambino are the return men 

Schedule: 

• Friday, 8/25, at Woodbridge 
• Friday, 9/1, at Somerville 
• Friday, 9/8, South Brunswick at home 
• Thursday, 9/14, North Brunswick at home 
• Friday, 9/22, at East Brunswick 
• Friday, 9/29, Piscataway at home 
• Friday, 10/6, at Monroe 
• Friday, 10/13, at New Brunswick 
• Friday, 10/20, Bridgewater-Raritan at home 

Concerns: 

• Head coach Matt Donaghue will see how the summer goes before he has his concerns 

Recruiting: 

• Fortunes is a 1-AA prospect as a tight end 
• Gambino can be anywhere from 1-AA to D3 
• Kuhl has D2/D3 interest 
• Other seniors may play D3 
• Underclassmen:
• Davies needs a big year, but he has game-changing ability 
• It is still early for the others 

Coach’s Comments: 

“We’re going to be a tough group. It’s a good mix of seniors with underclassmen who play. Our strength is our speed. Our goal is to compete and play tough every game; we want to be tougher than anyone else. We have the potential to surprise a lot of people.” – Head Coach Matt Donaghue