River Dell Golden Hawks  

July 5, 2024

2024: 

• 8-4 
• Lost to Pascack Valley in the North Jersey Section 1 Group 3 finals after beating Passaic Valley in the semifinals and Mendham in the quarterfinals 
• Wins included Paramus, Teaneck, and Nutley 
• Losses were to Old Tappan, Pascack Valley, and Westwood 
• Scored 330 points for a 27.5 average 
• Allowed 211 points for a 17.58 average, including four shutouts  

Graduation: 

• WR RJ Weiss – Gettysburg (PA) 
• WR Tyler Datz – St. Thomas Aquinas (NY) sprint football 
• OL Josh Hums – St. Thomas Aquinas (NY) sprint football 
• LB Mason Nagle – Williams (MA) for baseball 
• OL/DL Luke Westlake – Susquehanna (PA) for track 
• DB Kevin Hart – Dominican (NY) for lacrosse 

Offense: 

• Formation: Multiple Spread Option 
• Returning Starters: 4 

Statistics courtesy of nj.com 

Quarterback: 

• Zion Yoon, Senior, 5-8, 175 – 3-year starter; passed for 1,158 yards and 7 touchdowns, while rushing for 308 yards and 12 touchdowns 
• Iain Rossig, Sophomore, 6-1, 170 – provides depth 
• Jayden Kim, Junior, 5-10, 170 – provides depth 
• Brooks Esler, Sophomore, 6-1, 170 – provides depth 

Running Back:

• Cain Lanza, Senior, 5-9, 200 – returning starter; rushed for 504 yards and 3 touchdowns 
• Jayden Kim, Junior, 5-10, 170 – may play here when not playing quarterback 
• Jackson Lee, Sophomore, 5-9, 155 – competing 
• Luke Van Dam, Junior, 5-9, 175 – competing 
• Eric Raimondi, Junior, 5-11, 185 – competing 

Wide Receiver: 

• Iain Rossig, Sophomore, 6-1, 170 – competing 
• Jayden Kim, Junior, 5-10, 170 – competing 
• Mike Nader, Senior, 6-2, 190 – competing 
• Andrew Wilhelm, Junior, 5-11, 165 – competing 
• Jordan Mellaci, Senior, 5-9, 155 – competing 
• Aiden Ross, Senior, 5-8, 155 – competing 

Tight End: 

• Mike DeGroat, Junior, 6-2, 195 – competing 
• Jathniel Iyensi, Sophomore, 6-3, 185 – competing 

Offensive Line: 

• Will Vesey, Senior, 6-0, 228 – 3-year starter 
• Sean Poleewong-Stoltz, Senior, 6-1, 228 – 3-year starter 
• Adam Ibrahim, Sophomore, 5-11, 215 – competing 
• Matt Jung, Junior, 5-10, 236 – competing 
• Pete Zariczny, Junior, 6-0, 232 – competing 
• Sam Lee, Junior, 6-2, 220 – competing 
• Ryan McNeel, Junior, 6-0, 224 – competing 
• Mike Koth, Sophomore, 6-2, 215 – competing 

Defense: 

• Formation: Multiple Stack 
• Returning Starters: 4 

Defensive Line: 

• Will Vesey, Senior, 6-0, 228 – 3-year starter 
• Youssef Ibrahim, Senior, 5-9, 190 – 3-year starter 
• Jayden Thomas, Senior, 6-0, 250 – returning starter 
• Sean Poleewong-Stoltz, Senior, 6-1, 228 – part of rotation 
• Aidan Burns, Senior, 5-11, 235 – competing 
• Aiden Son, Junior, 5-10, 202 – competing 
• Aiden Ross, Senior, 5-8, 155 – competing 

Linebacker: 

• Cain Lanza, Senior, 5-9, 200 – 3-year starter 
• Luke Van Dam, Junior, 5-9, 175 – competing 
• Eric Raimondi, Junior, 5-11, 185 – competing 
• Mike DeGroat, Junior, 6-2, 195 – competing 
• Nick Courdts, Junior, 5-11, 175 – competing 
• Caleb Yoon, Sophomore, 5-9, 175 – competing 
• Ted Schwanewede, Sophomore, 5-9, 175 – competing 

Secondary: 

• Jackson Lee, Sophomore, 5-9, 155 – competing 
• Jayden Kim, Junior, 5-10, 170 – competing 
• Iain Rossig, Sophomore, 6-1, 170 – competing 
• Dominic DeMarco, Senior, 5-8, 165 – competing 
• Harrison Roth, Junior, 5-11, 165 – competing 
• Andrew Wilhelm, Junior, 5-11, 165 – competing 
• Zion Yoon, Senior, 5-8, 175 – competing 

Special Teams:

• Jayden Kim returns as the kicker and punter, and junior Andrew Wilhelm will compete to do the other kicking; Jackson Lee and Rossig are competing at punter 
• Lanza will return kicks, and there are plenty of candidates to assist him 

*Offense, defense, and special teams positions are subject to change 

Schedule: 

• Thursday, 8/28, Nutley at home 
• Friday, 9/5, at Old Tappan 
• Saturday, 9/13, at Paramus 
• Friday, 9/19, at Parsippany Hills 
• Friday, 9/26, Morris Hills at home 
• Friday, 10/3, Bergenfield at home 
• Friday, 10/10, at Teaneck 
• Friday, 10/17, Pascack Valley at home 
• Friday, 10/24, Westwood at home 

Concerns:  

• Inexperience 

Recruiting: 

• Yoon and Lanza are the top seniors 
• Others have a chance if they want it 

Coach’s Comments: 

“We lost some good players who played for three years. We have inexperience – can it catch up to their ability? We will go with what we have.” – Head Coach DJ Nimphius