Sayreville Bombers
July 8, 2024
2023:
- 8-3
- Lost to Mount Olive in the North Jersey Section 2 Group 4 semifinals and beat Montgomery in the quarterfinals
- Wins included Piscataway, Colonia, and Woodbridge
- Losses were to Phillipsburg and North Brunswick
- Scored 333 points for a 30.27 average
- Allowed 191 points for a 17.36 average
Graduation:
- RB Zaimer Wright – East Coast Prep (Mass.)
- OL/DL Connor Walsh – East Stroudsburg (Pa.)
- OL Aaron Losada – King’s College (Pa.)
Offense:
- Formation: Delaware Wing T
- Returning Starters: 5
Quarterback:
- Nick Nunez, Senior, 5-11, 190 – returning starter
Running Back:
- Dariel Jerez, Senior, 5-9, 200 – frontrunner at fullback; saw action and started on defense
- Shaun Jackson, Junior, 5-10, 175 – returning starter at halfback
- Devin Krass, Senior, 5-11, 175 – frontrunner at halfback, moving from split end; started on defense
- Other players will enter the picture
End:
- Keshava Sadowski, Senior, 5-11, 160 – returning starter at split end
- Ryan Sanfiorenzo, Junior, 6-2, 215 – competing at tight end
- Joe Curbelo, Junior, 6-2, 170 – competing at tight end
Offensive Line:
- Preston Ditzel, Senior, 6-1, 235 – returning starter at tackle
- Bryce Bouchard, Senior, 5-11, 190 – returning starter at guard
- Adrian Gilbert, Senior, 6-1, 225 – competing along the line
- Demitri DeSario, Junior, 5-10, 240 – competing along the line
- Others are competing
Defense:
- Formation: 3-4
- Returning Starters: 6
Defensive Line:
- Demitri DeSario, Junior, 5-10, 240 – projected starter at nose guard
- Preston Ditzel, Senior, 6-1, 235 – returning starter at end
- Adrian Gilbert, Senior, 6-1, 225 – part of the end rotation
- Ryan Sanfiorenzo, Junior, 6-2, 215 – part of the end rotation
- Adrian Ciesla, Junior, 6-2, 210 – part of the end rotation
Linebacker:
- Dariel Jerez, Senior, 5-9, 200 – returning starter on the inside
- Bryce Bouchard, Senior, 5-11, 190 – returning starter on the inside
- Joe Curbelo, Junior, 6-2, 170 – projected starter on the outside
- Chase Barnes, Junior, 5-11, 185 – projected starter on the outside
Secondary:
- Devin Krass, Senior, 5-11, 175 – returning starter at safety
- Kishore Sadowski, Senior, 5-11, 190 – returning starter at safety
- Shaun Jackson, Junior, 5-10, 175 – returning starter at cornerback
- The opposite corner will be decided in the preseason
Special Teams:
- Senior Devin Krass is the kicker and senior Nick Nunez is the punter
- Jackson and Krass are the return men
Schedule:
- Friday, 8/30, Colonia at home
- Saturday, 9/7, at Linden
- Friday, 9/13, Edison at home
- Friday, 9/20, at Hillsborough
- Friday, 9/27, at North Brunswick
- Friday, 10/4, Piscataway at home
- Friday, 10/11, Franklin at home
- Friday, 10/18, at Montgomery
- Friday, 10/25, at St. Thomas Aquinas
Concerns:
- Unproven and young talent
- There is faith in the senior class, but young kids need to grow up quickly
Recruiting:
- Ditzel, Jerez, Bouchard, and Nunez have an interest in playing college football
- Jackson is the top underclassman at this point
Coach’s Comments:
“I am excited to have our quarterback, Nick Nunez, returning: he is a good leader on and off the field. We are a young team with only a handful of seniors who contribute. We like our juniors and we are cautiously optimistic.” – Head Coach Mark Poore