Post 1,296 – Team Preview 2024: Sayreville Bombers

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

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