Ridge Red Devils 

July 21,2024

2023: 

• 8-2 
• Lost to Northern Highlands in the North Jersey Section 1 Group 4 semifinals and beat Woodbridge in the quarterfinals 
• Wins included Hillsborough, Hunterdon Central, Westfield, South Brunswick, Union, and Bridgewater-Raritan 
• Their other loss was to Phillipsburg 
• Scoerd 317 points for a 31.7 average 
• Allowed 139 points for a 13.9 average 

Graduation: 

• OL/DL Christopher Oliver – Princeton 
• RB/DB Will Deady – Marist (NY) 
• QB/DB Ryan Olivo – Hamilton College (NY) for lacrosse 
• TE/LB Rooke Donohoe – Colgate for lacrosse 

Offense: 

• Formation: Multiple Wing T 
• Returning Starters: 5 

Quarterback: 

• Aidan Stieglitz, Senior, 6-2, 215 – competing; returning starter at fullback 
• Connor McLachlan, Senior, 6-1, 180 – competing 
• Sawyer Paul, Junior, 6-2, 170 – competing 
• Matthew Bober, Senior, 5-9, 160 – competing 

Running Back: 

• Aidan Stieglitz, Senior, 6-2, 215 – returning starter at fullback; competing at quarterback; will play here if he is not at quarterback 
• Nick Pfenning, Junior, 5-10, 180 – will start at fullback if Steiglitz is at quarterback; will be a reserve otherwise, seeing action 
• Ryan Turner, Senior, 5-9, 170 – returning starter at halfback 
• Ryan Swan, Senior, 5-9, 170 – projected starter at halfback 
• Joseph Dachnowicz, Senior, 5-10, 175 – part of the halfback rotation 

Tight End (Ridge uses two): 

• Jason Wiatrowski, Senior, 6-1, 175 – competing 
• David Hamilton, Senior, 6-2, 195 – competing 
• Toby Nicholson, Junior, 5-11, 185 – competing 
• Chase Fritz, Senior, 6-0, 200 – competing 
• Sam Ginn, Senior, 6-0, 210 – competing 

Offensive Line: 

• Nathan Engdahl, Junior, 6-0, 210 – projected starter at left tackle; started on defense  
• Nate Schneider, Senior, 6-0, 195 – projected starter at left guard 
• Bode Ganny, Senior, 6-0, 200 – returning starter at center 
• Nick Giordano, Senior, 5-10, 215 – returning starter at right guard 
• Andrew Dachnowicz, Senior, 6-1, 205 – returning starer at right tackle 
• Anthony Valera, Junior, 6-0, 210 – key reserve 
• Jacob Giordano, Senior, 5-10, 200 – key reserve; started on defense  

Defense: 

• Formation: 3-4 
• Returning Starters: 2 

Defensive Line: 

• Jacob Giordano, Senior, 5-10, 200 – returning starter at nose guard 
• Nathan Engdahl, Junior, 6-0, 210 – returning starter at end 
• Anthony Valera, Junior, 6-0, 210 – competing at the opposite end 
• Miles Wiwi, Junior, 6-1, 225 – competing at the opposite end 
• James Berisha, Senior, 6-2, 205 – competing at the opposite end 

Linebacker: 

• David Hamilton, Senior, 6-2, 195 – competing on the inside 
• Chase Fritz, Senior, 6-0, 200 – competing on the inside 
• Andrew Dachnowicz, Senior, 6-1, 205 – competing on the inside 
• Nick Pfenning, Junior, 5-10, 180 – competing on the inside 
• Aidan Stieglitz, Senior, 6-2, 215 – competing on the inside 
• Nate Schneider, Senior, 6-0, 195 – competing on the inside 
• Sam Ginn, Senior, 6-0, 210 – competing on the inside  
• Toby Nicholson, Junior, 5-11, 185 – competing on the inside 

Secondary: 

• Matthew Bober, Senior, 5-9, 160 – competing at cornerback 
• Ryan Turner, Senior, 5-9, 170 – competing at cornerback 
• Jason Wiatrowski, Senior, 6-1, 175 – competing at cornerback 
• Sawyer Paul, Junior, 6-2, 170 – competing at cornerback 
• Joseph Dachnowicz, Senior, 5-10, 175 – competing at safety 
• Ryan Swan, Senior, 5-9, 170 – competing at safety 
• Connor McLachlan, Senior, 6-1, 180 – competing at safety 

Special Teams:  

• Senior Sean Davis will be the kicker and punter is a competition among seniors David Hamilton, Aiden Stieglitz, and and Sam Ginn  
• Bober, Turner, Swan, and Joseph Dachnowicz are the return men 

Schedule: 

• Saturday, 9/7, at St. Joe’s (Metuchen) 
• Friday, 9/13, Hillsborough at home 
• Friday, 9/20, Phillipsburg at home 
• Friday, 9/27, at Bridgewater-Raritan 
• Friday, 10/4, Union at home 
• Thursday, 10/10, at Hunterdon Central 
• Friday, 10/18, at North Brunswick 
• Friday, 10/25, Westfield at home 

Concerns: 

• Business as usual: getting new guys ready and it is usually senior-heavy with senior first-year starters 

Recruiting: 

• Stieglitz will be playing baseball with his 90-MPH fastball 
• Others are D3 types 
• The underclassmen will be determined in time 

Coach’s Comments: 

“We have a tough schedule as always. We are excited about the season. We say goodbye to seniors, but there are guys returning with experience plus new guys and we want to keep the train rolling.” Head Coach Andy West