Belvidere County Seaters
July 24, 2025
2024:
- 8-2
- Lost to Verona in the North Jersey Section 2 Group 1 quarterfinals
- Wins included Manville, South Hunterdon, and Middlesex
- Their other loss was to Boonton
- Scored 279 points for a 27.9 average
- Allowed 94 points for a 9.4 average
Graduation:
- Some good players chose not to play any sports
Offense:
- Formation: Multiple Spread
- Returning Starters: 6
Statistics courtesy of nj.com
Quarterback:
- Jake Enderley, Sophomore, 5-11, 150 – projected starter
Running Back:
- Nate Sussko, Senior, 6-0, 175 – projected co-starter
- Kaiden Drake, Sophomore, 5-10, 165 – projected co-starter
Wide Receiver:
- Elijah White, Junior, 5-11, 170 – 3-year starter; 19 receptions for 421 yards and 11 touchdowns
- Kayden Thorpe, Junior, 5-11, 170 – projected starter who saw action and started on defense
- Robbie Slein, Senior, 5-10, 175 – projected starter who saw time
- Evan Thompson, Freshman, 6-1, 175 – part of the rotation
- Kaiden Drake, Sophomore, 5-10, 165 – may see time here when he is not at running back
Tight End/H-Back:
- Chris Vannatta, Junior, 6-0, 195 – projected starter
Offensive Line:
- Brayden Duckworth, Senior, 6-3, 260 – 4-year starter at left tackle
- Kadin LaBar, Junior, 5-8, 290 – returning starter at left guard
- Anthony Viola, Senior, 5-9, 265 – 3-year starter at center
- Geoffrey Young, Senior, 5-9, 205 – 3-year starter at right guard
- Preston Jacoski, Senior, 6-1, 210 – returning starter at right tackle
- Isaque DosSantos, Senior, 5-8, 285 – provides depth
- Richard Quinones Jr., Sophomore, 5-6, 165 – provides depth
- Nick Muha, Sophomore, 6-2, 215 – provides depth
Defense:
- Formation: 5-2
- Returning Starters: 4
Defensive Line:
- Chris Vannatta, Junior, 6-0, 195 – projected starter at end
- Nick Muha, Sophomore, 6-2, 215 – competing at the opposite end
- Jesse Belet, Junior, 6-3, 205 – competing at the opposite end
- Brayden Duckworth, Senior, 6-3, 260 – 4-year starter at tackle
- Preston Jacoski, Senior, 6-1, 210 – returning starter at the other tackle
- Kadin LaBar, Junior, 5-8, 290 – will split duties at nose guard
- Isaque DosSantos, Senior, 5-8, 285 – will split duties at nose guard
- Richard Quinones Jr., Sophomore, 5-6, 165 – part of the nose guard rotation
- Anthony Viola, Senior, 5-9, 265 – part of the nose guard rotation
Linebacker:
- Geoffrey Young, Senior, 5-9, 205 – projected starter
- Nate Sussko, Senior, 6-0, 175 – projected starter
- Richard Quinones Jr., Sophomore, 5-6, 165 – may rotate here, in addition to nose guard
Secondary:
- Elijah White, Junior, 5-11, 170 – returning starter at safety
- Kayden Thorpe, Junior, 5-11, 170 – returning starter at safety
- Kaiden Drake, Sophomore, 5-10, 165 – projected starter at cornerback
- Jake Enderley, Sophomore, 5-11, 150 – projected starter at cornerback
Special Teams:
- Senior Isaque DosSantos or sophomore Richard Quinones Jr. will be the kicker, and junior Elijah White is expected to be the punter
- White will be the main return man
*Offense, defense, and special teams positions are subject to change
Schedule:
- Thursday, 8/28, Hackettstown at home
- Friday, 9/5, at North Plainfield
- Friday, 9/12, at Manville
- Friday, 9/19, Dunellen at home
- Friday, 9/26, at Bound Brook
- Friday, 10/3, Dayton at home
- Friday, 10/10, South Hunterdon at home
- Saturday, 10/18, North Warren at home
- Friday, 10/24, at Middlesex
Concerns:
- Getting on the same page with a new quarterback who is replacing a 3-year starter; fortunately a good line is in front of him
Recruiting:
- Duckworth has 1-AA interest
- Jacoski has D3 interest
- Underclassmen:
- White has been receiving attention
- Vannatta is intriguing because he is young for his age
Coach’s Comments:
“We should be contending for our division again – we won it last year. We told the players that last year’s seniors won, and they haven’t done anything. We are chasing perfection every day. We have 39 players in the program, and that has not been seen here in at least ten years. We want to compete for a sectional title and host a playoff game. We haven’t hosted a playoff game in a long time.” – Head Coach Jordan Schreffler