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