Atlantic City Vikings 

June 16, 2026

2025: 

• 10-2 
• Lost to Kingsway in the South Jersey Group 5 sectional finals, beat Toms River North in the semifinals, and beat Cherokee in the quarterfinals 
• Wins included Millville, Holy Spirit, Mainland, Eastern, Ocean City, and Cherokee 
• Their other loss was to Cedar Creek 
• Scored 366 points for a 30.5 average 
• Allowed 170 points for a 14.16 average, including three shutouts 

Graduation: 

• RB/DB Kyree Barksdale – West Chester (Pa.) 
• OL Edgar Camacho – Pace (NY) 
• WR Jaylen Day – Lincoln U (Pa.) 
• WR/DB Tamir Rex – Lincoln U (Pa.) 
• LB Jayden Hemphill – Lincoln U (Pa.) 

*College choices are good until they enter the transfer portal 

Offense:  

• Formation: Multiple Spread 
• Returning Starters: 8 

Statistics courtesy of nj.com 

Quarterback:  

• Marvin Burroughs, Junior, 6-1, 210 – returning starter; passed for 2,679 yards and 30 touchdowns 

Running Back:  

• Ahmad Chambers, Junior, 5-10, 178 – returning co-starter; rushed for 577 yards and 7 touchdowns 
• Marty Small Jr, Junior, 6-0, 180 – will get carries  

Wide Receiver: 

• Vish Turner, Senior, 5-9, 170 – 3-year starter at slot receiver; 30 receptions for 317 yards and 1 touchdown 
• Don’Taye Thompson, Junior, 5-11, 150 – returning starter; 30 receptions for 539 yards and 8 touchdowns 
• Kenai Austin, Senior, 6-2, 208 – returning starter; 5 receptions for 164 yards and 3 touchdowns 
• The other slot receiver has not been decided 

Offensive Line: 

• Sears Wright, Senior, 6-3, 265 – returning starter at left tackle 
• Tariq Ransome, Senior, 6-0, 290 – 4-year starter at left guard 
• Idris Jones, Senior, 5-11, 270 – returning starter at center 
• Kevin Hicks, Junior, 6-1, 280 – competing at right guard 
• Ambrose Kurtz, Junior, 6-0, 220 – competing at right tackle; started on defense 

Defense:  

• Formation: Multiple 3-4 
• Returning Starters: 7 

Defensive Line:  

• Anas Newsome, Senior, 5-9, 305 – 4-year starter at nose guard 
• Javon Lane, Senior, 6-5, 250 – returning starter at end 
• Ambrose Kurtz, Junior, 6-0, 220 – returning starter at end 

Linebacker:  

• Kenai Austin, Senior, 6-2, 208 – returning starter on the outside 
• Omar Kelly, Senior, 5-10, 186 – 3-year starter on the outside 
• Derrick Willis, Sophomore, 6-2, 198 – projected starter on the inside 
• Juan Encarnacion, Junior, 6-1, 180 – projected starter on the inside 

Secondary: 

• Jarrod Barnes, Junior, 6-0, 203 – returning starter at safety, moving from linebacker 
• Marty Small Jr, Junior, 6-0, 180 – projected starter at safety 
• Vish Turner, Senior, 5-9, 170 – part of the safety rotation 
• Ahmad Chambers, Junior, 5-10, 178 – returning starter at cornerback 
• Don’Taye Thompson, Junior, 5-11, 150 – projected starter at cornerback 
• Other young players will push for time 

  Special Teams: 

• The kicker will be junior Brian Molina-Zelayas, and junior Don’Taye Thompson will be the punter 
• Thompson and Chambers will be the return men 

Schedule: 

• Thursday, 8/27, Shabazz at Ocean City in the Battle of the Beach 
• Saturday, 9/5, St. Augustine at Salesianum (Del.) 
• Thursday, 9/10, at Eastern 
• Friday, 9/18, Washington Township at home 
• Friday, 9/25, at Winslow 
• Friday, 10/2, at Mainland 
• 10/9-10, Bye Week 
• Thursday, 10/15, Millville at home 
• Friday, 10/23, Kingsway at home 
• Thursday, 11/26, at Holy Spirit 

Concerns:  

• Tough schedule 
• While coach Keenan Wright likes what is coming back, they are young in a few positions 

Recruiting: 

• Lane has offers from Syracuse, UConn, and Temple
• Kelly has offers from Eastern Michigan, Bryant, Hampton, New Haven, and others 
• Turner has a Wagner offer, and other schools are interested  
• Austin is a late bloomer with interest from West Chester and other D2 schools 
• Wright has interest from Kutztown – he is a young senior, and his father played at Penn 
• There are others with a height issue 
• Underclassmen:
• Chambers has offers from Temple and Syracuse 
• Burroughs has offers from Syracuse and Clark (Atlanta) 
• Thompson has an offer from Temple, plus interest from Penn State, Syracuse, and Nebraska 
• Barnes is still growing, works hard, and will play somewhere 
• Small will play somewhere 

Coach’s Comments:   

“We want to contend in Group 5. We need some guys to grow in their positions. We have stability, an established program that is close to putting it over the top. Our calling card is our speed, and we are close to the threshold where we can be imposing, especially on defense. Our quarterback has a year of experience, and we have a kicker that we didn’t have.” – Head Coach Keenan Wright