Post 1,517 – Team Preview 2025: Millville Thunderbolts

Millville Thunderbolts  

July 22, 2025

2024: 

  • 10-3 
  • Lost to Winslow in the South Jersey Group 4 Regional Championship  
  • Won the Central Jersey Group 4 Sectional Championship, beating Brick Memorial in the finals, Marlboro in the semifinals, and Red Bank in the quarterfinals 
  • Wins included Holy Spirit, Winslow, Atlantic City, Mainland, Delsea, and Vineland 
  • The other losses were to Winslow and St. Augustine  
  • Scored 467 points for a 35.92 average 
  • Allowed 136 points for a 10.46 average 

Graduation: 

  • WR/DB Lotzeir Brooks – Alabama 
  • OL/DL Darian Blackewicz – Kent State 
  • OL/DL Marcus Offer – Charleston (WV) 
  • RB/LB Jamal Wallace – Charleston (WV) 
  • LB Xavier McBride – Rowan 
  • DB Jaedan Everett – Rowan  

Offense: 

  • Formation: Multiple Spread 
  • Returning Starters: 5  

Statistics courtesy of nj.com 

Quarterback: 

  •  Robert O’Connor, Junior, 6-2, 185 – returning starter; passed for 2,304 yards and 26 touchdowns 

Running Back:

  • Aiden Dawkins, Senior, 5-8, 170 – projected starter who saw action; rushed for 345 yards and 3 touchdowns 
  • Shermar Collins, Senior, 6-0, 195 – will see action, moving from h-back; started on defense 
  • Lee German, Sophomore, 5-10, 165 – will see action 
  • Jachere Patterson, Junior, 5-9, 170 – will provide depth 

Wide Receiver: 

  • Reginald Holley, Junior, 5-10-½, 175 – 3-year starter; 27 receptions for 415 yards and 3 touchdowns 
  • Jaden Days, Junior, 6-0, 195 – returning starter; 25 receptions for 436 yards and 4 touchdowns 
  • Divonte Smith, Senior, 5-9, 170 – projected starter who saw action 
  • Evan O’Neill, Senior, 5-7, 165 – competing 
  • Ronald Saunders, Sophomore, 5-9, 165 – competing 
  • Kenyatta Wilder, Senior, 5-11, 175 – competing 

Tight End: 

  • James Jackson, Junior, 6-5, 215 – projected starter 
  • Marquise Allen, Junior, 6-2, 180 – part of the rotation 
  • Brionne Cuff, Senior, 5-11, 200 – part of the rotation 

Offensive Line: 

  • Noah Goodhall, Sophomore, 6-2, 245 – competing at left tackle 
  • Andrew Pinnock, Sophomore, 5-11, 260 – competing at left tackle 
  • Isaiah Jackson, Senior, 6-4, 315 – 3-year starter at left guard 
  • Rylan Harris, Sophomore, 6-0, 270 – projected starter at center 
  • Jayden Reyes, Senior, 6-2, 290 – returning starter at right guard 
  • Isaiah Thomas, Junior, 6-5, 280 – projected starter at right tackle 

Defense: 

  • Formation: 4
  • Returning Starters: 6 

Defensive Line: 

  • Jayden Jones, Senior, 6-2, 220 – 3-year starter at end 
  • Ocatvion Spence, Senior, 5-10-½, 230 – returning starter at end who will start here or nose guard  
  • Sincere Gilmore, Senior, 6-2-½, 215 – competing at end 
  • Andrew Pinnock, Sophomore, 5-11, 260 – competing at nose guard 
  • Isaiah Thomas, Junior, 6-5, 280 – competing at nose guard and end 
  • One of the offensive linemen could play here 

Linebacker: 

  • Darnell Williams, Junior, 5-10-½, 225 – returning starter in the middle stack 
  • Terrance Ridgeway, Senior, 6-1, 195 – returning starter on the strong side stack 
  • Aiden Dawkins, Senior, 5-8, 170 – competing at outside linebacker 
  • Jayden Jones, Senior, 6-2, 220 – 3-year starter at end who may see time on the outside 
  • Kenyatta Wilder, Senior, 5-11, 175 – competing on the outside 
  • Shermar Collins, Senior, 6-0, 195 – 3-year starter at free safety who may play on the outside 
  • Brionne Cuff, Senior, 5-11, 200 – competing 

Secondary: 

  • Shermar Collins, Senior, 6-0, 195 – 3-year starter at free safety who may play some linebacker 
  • Kenyatta Wilder, Senior, 5-11, 175 – competing at free safety and outside linebacker 
  • Jaden Days, Junior, 6-0, 195 – competing at free safety 
  • Ronald Saunders, Sophomore, 5-9, 165 – competing at free safety 
  • Savion Jones, Sophomore, 5-10, 180 – projected starter at cornerback 
  • Levi Feeney-Childers, Senior, 5-6, 170 – competing at cornerback 
  • Antoine Barber, Junior, 5-10, 160 – competing at cornerback 
  • Reginald Holley, Junior, 5-10-½, 175 – competing at cornerback 

Special Teams:

  • Freshman Jack Powers will be the kicker, and the punter is undecided 
  • The return game is wide open 

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

Schedule: 

  • Friday, 8/29, Rancocas Valley at Rowan in the Battle of the Beach 
  • Friday, 9/5, at Atlantic City 
  • Friday, 9/12, at Mainland 
  • Friday, 9/19, Washington Township at home 
  • Saturday, 9/27, at Winslow 
  • Friday, 10/3, at Delsea 
  • 10/10-11, Bye Week 
  • Thursday, 10/16, Cherokee at home 
  • Friday, 10/24, St. Augustine at home 
  • Thursday, 11/27, Vineland at home 

Concerns:  

  • Youth 

Recruiting: 

  • Jones has a verbal commitment to UConn 
  • Collins has a verbal commitment to Eastern Michigan 
  • Isaiah Johnson possesses a Kent State offer 
  • Dawkins is a 1-AA/D2 prospect 
  • Reyes is a D2/D3 candidate 
  • Feeney-Childers has an offer from West Virginia State 
  • Underclassmen: 
  • O’Connor faces a big year, with interest from Monmouth, West Virginia, and Pitt 
  • Holley and Days are 1-A/1-AA prospects who have an offer from Rhode Island 
  • James Jackson is a 1-AA possibility – much depends on his junior year 
  • Thomas needs a good junior year, and that could make him as high as 1-A 
  • Savion Jones is talented and needs a good sophomore season  

Coach’s Comments: 

“We need to continue the standard set at Millville. We plan on staying competitive and chasing a championship.” – Head Coach Humberto Ayala

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