Holy Spirit Spartans  

July 8, 2023

2022: 

• 9-2 
• Lost to Red Bank Catholic in the Non-Public B semifinals after beating St. Thomas Aquinas in the quarterfinals 
• Wins included St. Augustine, Cherokee, Kingsway, and Atlantic City 
• Their other loss was to St. Joe’s (Hammonton) 
• Scored 406 points for a 36.91 average 
• Allowed 268 points for a 24.36 average 

Graduation: 

• QB Sean Burns – Coast Guard Academy 
• WR/LB Jayden Llanos – Seton Hill (Pa.) 
• OL Jayson Lewis – College of New Jersey (TCNJ) 
• OL/DL Luc Louis – FDU (Florham Park) 
• LB Sean Finan – Catholic U 
• WR Emmitt Kane – Widener for basketball 
• WR/DB Gavin Roman – deciding whether to walk on at Delaware 

Offense: 

• Formation: Multiple spread with Pistol 
• Returning Starters: 4  

Quarterback: 

• Ty Costabile, Sophomore, 5-10, 170 – competing 
• Frank Hudak, Junior, 5-11, 180 – competing 

Running Back: 

• Jahcere Ward, Junior, 5-10, 220 – returning starter; part of rotation; rushed for 961 yards per nj.com   
• Christian Surles, Sophomore, 5-8, 170 – competing and part of rotation; started on defense  
• Emir Hicks, Sophomore, 5-9, 175 – competing and part of rotation 

Wide Receiver: 

• Tahmir Jones, Senior, 6-1, 170 – returning starter 
• Ryan Mallen, Junior, 5-9, 165 – competing and will see action 
• Taylor Cartwright, Sophomore, 5-7, 165 – competing and will see action 
• Ty Mercado, Senior, 5-10, 170 – competing and will see action; St. Joe’s (Hammonton) transfer   
• Javian Swain, Senior, 5-9, 180 – part of the rotation; St. Joe’s (Hammonton) transfer who is sitting 30 days  
• Matt Abbott, Junior, 6-3, 185 – part of the rotation 

H-Back: 

• Open with several candidates 

Offensive Line: 

• Jackson Broschard, Junior, 6-1, 230 – returning starter at left tackle 
• Nick Medina, Junior, 5-11, 215 – returning starter along the line, moving from h-back  
• Tommy Innocente, Junior, 5-9, 190 – competing along the line; started on defense 
• Nate Berk, Junior, 6-3, 235 – competing along the line 
• John Leonetti, Junior, 5-11, 215 – competing along the line 
• Aidan Kaiser, Junior, 6-4, 260 – competing along the line 
• Dominic Daliz, Senior, 6-2, 275 – St. Joe’s (Hammonton) transfer where he started; sitting 30 days;   
• Vinnie Corona, Senior, 6-0, 250 – St. Joe’s (Hammonton) transfer where he started:  sitting 30 days 

Defense: 

• Formation: Multiple 3-3 Stack 
• Returning Starters: 6 

Defensive Line: 

• Nolan Bradley, Senior, 6-1, 200 – returning starter; position will be decided in camp 
• Jackson Broschard, Junior, 6-1, 230 – competing; position will be decided in camp 
• Ubrig Kurtz, Freshman, 6-2, 220 – competing; position will be decided in camp 
• Colt Calhoun, Junior, 5-11, 170 – competing; position will be decided in camp 
• Others may be part of the rotation  

Linebacker: 

• Nick Medina, Junior, 5-11, 215 – returning starter 
• Tommy Innocente, Junior, 5-9, 190 – returning starter 
• Jordan Bartlett, Junior, 6-3, 225 – competing 
• Brady Kolbe, Sophomore, 5-11, 165 – competing 
• Jahcere Ward, Junior, 5-10, 220 – part of the rotation 

Secondary: 

• Christian Surles, Sophomore, 5-8, 170 – returning starter at cornerback 
• Khajuan Rosebourough, Junior, 5-10, 175 – returning starter at cornerback 
• Tahmir Jones, Senior, 6-1, 170 – returning starter at one safety 
• Ty Mercado, Senior, 5-10, 170 – competing at rover and safety; will start at one of them 
• Ryan Mallen, Junior, 5-9, 165 – competing at other safety 
• Matt Abbott, Junior, 6-3, 185 – competing at other safety 
• Mike Innocente, Senior, 5-11, 165 – competing at rover 
• Javian Swain, Senior, 5-9, 180 – competing at rover; St. Joe’s (Hammonton) transfer where he will sit 30 days  

Special Teams: 

• Junior Mason Forte returns at kicker and punter 
• The return game is undecided 

Schedule: 

• Sunday, 8/27, Conwell-Egan (Pa.) at Ocean City 
• Friday, 9/1, at Egg Harbor 
• Friday, 9/8, St. Joe’s (Hammonton) at home 
• Friday, 9/15, at Washington Township 
• Friday, 9/22, St. Augustine at home 
• Friday, 9/29, at Clearview 
• Friday, 10/6, Vineland at home 
• 10/13-14, Bye Week 
• Friday, 10/20, Kingsway at home 
• Thursday, 11/23, at Atlantic City 

Concerns: 

• Inexperience at quarterback 
• Finding the right spots for players to play, giving them the best chance to win 

Recruiting: 

• Tahmir Jones is drawing interest 
• Mercado will probably play baseball 
• Swain and Deliz will play somewhere 
• Others may play D3 
• Underclassmen: 
• Ward will play somewhere 
• Other juniors may play D3 
• Searles is a top sophomore and Kurtz is the top freshman, with both classes being very good 

Coach’s Comments: 

“We’re excited for this team; there are a lot of young kids we will have to coach differently. We’re excited to see them grow up with a lot of first-time starters and see how they respond to adversity throughout the year.” – Head Coach Andrew DiPasquale