Rancocas Valley Red Devils
July 25, 2024
2023:
- 8-3
- Lost to Washington Township in the Central Jersey Group 5 sectional semifinals and beat Lenape in the quarterfinals
- Wins included Highland, Paterson Eastside, and Union
- Losses were to Timber Creek and Hammonton
- Scored 260 points for a 23.64 average
- Allowed 128 points for an 11.64 average
Graduation:
- RB/DE Malachi Castle – Lock Haven (Pa.)
- OL Hunter Matthews – Rowan
- OL Josh Greaper – Shippensburg (Pa.)
- DL Elahn Stafford – Alvernia (Pa.)
- OL Tyrese Downing – Delaware Valley (Pa.)
Offense:
- Formation: Multiple Spread
- Returning Starters: 5
Quarterback:
- Sayvien Adams, Junior, 6-0, 175 – projected starter
Running Back:
- Jameer Bellamy, Junior, 5-11, 165 – returning starter; shared the duties and rushed for 621 yards and 7 touchdowns per nj.com
Wide Receiver:
- Brody Deiter, Senior, 6-3, 180 – 3-year starter; 43 receptions, 636 yards, and 7 touchdowns per nj.com
- Devin Duana, Senior, 6-0, 175 – returning starter; 14 receptions for 250 yards per nj.com
- Montre Wilson, Senior, 5-11, 180 – returning starter, seeing action the past two years, moving from running back
- Andrew Daniels, Senior, 5-8, 150 – part of the rotation
Tight End:
- Ricky Doppler, Junior, 6-3, 230 – returning starter; 10 receptions per nj.com
- Aiden Kitts, Senior, 6-0, 205 – will see action; started on defense
Offensive Line:
- Jordan Evans, Junior, 6-5, 290 – projected starter at left tackle
- Matt Burgo, Senior, 6-0, 230 – projected starter at left guard
- David Dones, Senior, 5-11, 240 – competing at center
- Reid Hunt, Sophomore, 5-11, 235 – competing at center
- Dayquon Williams, Senior, 6-1, 240 – projected starter at right guard; started on defense
- Gabe Futch, Sophomore, 6-4, 300 – competing at right tackle
- Danny Luthe, Senior, 6-4, 210 – competing at right tackle
Defense:
- Formation: 4-2-5
- Returning Starters: 5
Defensive Line:
- Dayquon Williams, Senior, 6-1, 240 – returning starter at tackle
- Jordan Evans, Junior, 6-5, 290 – competing at tackle
- Michael Johnson, Sophomore, 6-0, 280 – competing at tackle
- Mike Gerbavac, Senior, 6-3, 200 – returning starter at end
- Ricky Doppler, Junior, 6-3, 230 – part of the opposite end rotation
- David Ogunsola, Sophomore, 5-11, 200 – part of the opposite end rotation
Linebacker:
- Aiden Kitts, Senior, 6-0, 205 – returning starter, moving from nickel hybrid
- Aaron Bright, Junior, 5-10, 200 – projected starter
- Bryan Foster, Senior, 6-0, 225 – part of the rotation
Secondary:
- Montre Wilson, Senior, 5-11, 180 – 3-year starter at nickel hybrid
- Ryan Woodruff, Senior, 5-9, 170 – projected starter at nickel hybrid
- James Bove, Junior, 5-10, 175 – part of the nickel hybrid rotation
- Devin Duana, Senior, 6-0, 175 – returning starter at free safety; will rotate
- Daniel Rivers-Kim, Junior, 5-11, 175 – part of the free safety rotation
Special Teams:
- Junior Jameson Hollander is a 3-year starter at kicker and senior Brody Deiter returns as the punter
- Bellamy and Duana are the return men
Schedule:
- Saturday, 8/31, Pascack Valley at Egg Harbor in the Battle of the Beach
- Friday, 9/6, Pleasantville at home
- Friday, 9/13, Camden Eastside at home
- Friday, 9/20, Shawnee at home
- Friday, 9/27, at Camden
- Friday, 10/4, at Williamstown
- Friday, 10/11, at Washington Township
- Saturday, 10/19, St. Augustine at home
- Friday, 10/25, at Lenape
Concerns:
- They have an inexperienced offensive line, but they have good size
Recruiting:
- Deiter has 1-AA interest
- Kitts, Duana, Wilson, Burgo, and Williams are D2 candidates
- Gerbevac and others may play D3
- Underclassmen:
- Bellamy is attracting 1-A interest
- Evans is a 1-A/1-AA who has interest from Rutgers
- Doppler and Adams are 1-AA/D2 prospects
Coach’s Comments:
“It is the program’s third year and the senior class is deep at the skill positions. We have an experienced group of guys who know what to do and play with togetherness and toughness.” – Head Coach Garrett Lucas