St. Joe’s (Montvale) Green Knights 

August 14, 2024 

2023: 

• 6-4 
• Lost to Seton Hall Prep in the Non-Public A quarterfinals 
• Wins included Don Bosco, Seton Hall Prep, Donovan Catholic, and St. Peter’s Prep 
• Losses were to Bergen Catholic, Delbarton, and St. Anthony’s (NY) 
• Scored 347 points for a 34.7 average 
• Allowed 230 points for a 23.0 average 

Graduation: 

• RB Yasin Willis – Syracuse 
• QB Pat Grusser – Syracuse 
• C Trey Nightingale – Mississippi 
• G Marcus Hiller – Rhode Island 
• DB Ja’Dyn Williams – Stonehill (Mass.) 
• LB Spencer Davila – Stonehill (Mass.) 
• OL Sean Kivlehan – Merrimack (Mass.) 
• WR James Montesano – Williams (Mass.) 
• DE Jalen Nicolas – St. Thomas More (Ct. prep) 
• LB Ricky Anastasi – enlisted in US Marines 

Offense: 

• Formation: Multiple Spread 
• Returning Starters: 6   

Quarterback: 

• Lamar Best, Junior, 6-0, 180 – competing 
• Monte Krkuti, Senior, 6-2, 180 – competing 
• Mason Geis, Junior, 5-11, 175 – competing 

Running Back: 

• John Forster, Senior, 6-0, 190 – 3-year starter; 313 yards rushing and 14 receptions per nj.com  
• Richard Rigoglioso, Junior, 5-10, 180 – Senior, 6-0, 190 – provides depth 
• Others will enter the picture 

Wide Receiver:

• Mekhi Rossignol, Senior, 6-2, 185 – 3-year starter; 28 receptions, 409 yards, 3 touchdowns per nj.com  
• Jovon Williams, Senior, 6-0, 175 – returning starter43 receptions, 593 yards per nj.com  
• Nate Bailey, Junior, 5-9, 175 – returning starter 38 receptions, 582 yards per nj.com 
• Mike Civetillo, Senior, 5-10, 180 – part of the rotation 
• Stalin Knowlden, Sophomore, 5-9, 165 – part of the rotation 

Tight End: 

• Brady Shust, Junior, 6-6, 250 – projected starter; saw action 
• John Lanari, Junior, 5-10, 190 – will see action 
• Marist Royal, Sophomore, 6-1, 230 – will see action 
• Chaz Gray, Sophomore, 6-3, 220 – will see action 

Offensive Line: 

• Liam Stagg, Senior, 6-2, 295 – returning starter at left tackle 
• Elias Martinez-Beasley, Junior, 6-2, 275 – projected starter at left guard 
• Robbie Stigliano, Senior, 5-10, 280 – competing at center 
• Dwayne St. Thomas, Junior, 6-0, 275 – competing at center 
• Steele Haubner, Junior, 6-0, 245 – projected starter at right guard 
• Cristian Alvarez, Junior, 6-3, 280 – returning starter at right tackle 
• Elijah Diaz, Senior, 6-6, 315 – in the mix at guard and tackle 

Defense: 

• Formation: 4-man fronts 
• Returning Starters: 4 

Defensive Line: 

• Vin Ferrara, Senior, 6-2, 275 – returning starter at tackle 
• Pat DeMarco, Senior, 6-1, 270 – returning starter at tackle 
• Anthony Alfonso, Sophomore, 6-0, 260 – provides depth at tackle 
• Chaz Gray, Sophomore, 6-3, 220 – in the mix at end 
• Jordan Suchocki, Senior, 6-1, 250 – in the mix at end 
• Jay Hall, Junior, 6-2, 240 – in the mix at end 
• Cam Aime, Sophomore, 6-2, 205 – in the mix at end 

Linebacker: 

• Alex Pena, Senior, 6-0, 195 – competing 
• Tahj Gray, Freshman, 6-2-½, 210 – competing 
• AJ Revella, Junior, 6-1, 210 – competing 
• Danny Montesano, Junior, 6-3, 185 – competing 
• Zach Wugman, Sophomore, 6-1, 215 – competing 
• Frank Juliano, Sophomore, 6-2, 205 – competing 
• CJ Dingle, Senior, 5-11, 190 – competing 
• Will Barbieri, Senior, 6-0, 190 – competing 

Secondary: 

• Jamir Joseph, Senior, 6-2, 185 – 3-year starter at cornerback 
• Travon Chardonet, Junior, 6-2, 180 – returning starter at cornerback 
• Nasir Snead, Sophomore, 5-9, 165 – part of the cornerback rotation 
• Ryan Wooten, Sophomore, 6-2, 170 – part of the cornerback rotation 
• TJ McLain, Junior, 6-2, 170 – projected starter at safety 
• Isa Abdus-Salaam, Senior, 6-0, 160 – projected starter at safety 
• Jonathan Galette, Sophomore, 6-0, 180 – projected starter at safety 
• Ryan Barry, Sophomore, 6-0, 170 – part of the safety rotation 
• George Adelung, Sophomore, 5-10, 170 – part of the safety rotation 

Special Teams:  

• Senior Sal Salafia returns as the kicker and the punter has not been decided 
• Bailey, Williams, and senior Miles Gomez are the return men 

Schedule: 

• Saturday, 8/31, St. Frances (Md.) 
• Saturday, 9/7, at Seton Hall Prep 
• Saturday, 9/14, at Archbishop Stepinac (NY) 
• Saturday, 9/21, Paramus Catholic at home 
• Saturday, 9/28, St. Peter’s Prep at home 
• 10/4-5, Bye Week 
• Friday, 10/11, at Don Bosco 
• Saturday, 10/19, at Pope John 
• Saturday, 10/26, Bergen Catholic at home 
• Saturday, 11/4, DePaul at home 

Concerns: 

• It is still early and in the process of building a team 

Recruiting: 

• Joseph verballed to Penn State 
• Forster verballed to Rutgers 
• Ferrara verballed to Holy Cross 
• Williams and Rossignol have Power-4 offers 
• Stagg has Ivy League interest 
• DeMarco has 1-AA interest 
• Underclassmen: 
• Chaz Gray and Taj Gray have offers 
• Others have interest  

Coach’s Comments: 

We have a lot of skill. There are a lot o returning kids who have played a lot of football. They have been working hard, learning a new system, and coming together nicely.” – Head Coach Augie Hoffman