Phillipsburg Stateliners 

July 19, 2025

2025: 

• 10-3 
• Lost to Ramapo in the North Jersey regional championship 
• Won the North Jersey Section 2 Group 4 championship by beating Montgomery in the finals, Colonia in the semifinals, and Newark Central in the quarterfinals 
• Wins included Bridgewater-Raritan, Ridge, West Orange, Westfield, and Hunterdon Central 
• Their losses were to Easton (Pa.) and St. Joe’s (Metuchen) 

Graduation: 

• RB/LB Sam Dech – College of New Jersey (TCNJ) 
• DL Aedan Hywel – Rowan 
• OL Ky Stocker – Misericordia (Pa.) 
• DB Jah’quil Dooley – East Stroudsburg (Pa.) 
• DB Na’Zyan Losier-Palin – King’s College (Pa.) 
• DB Elian Cuevas – King’s College (Pa.)  
• RB/LB Sincere Gilmer – Castleton (Vt.) 
• DB Josiah Perry – Alvernia (Pa.) 
• DB Zi’yahn McGurn – Hudson Valley Community College (NY) 
• LB Eddie O’Neill – Northampton Community College (Pa.) for golf 

*College choices are good until they enter the transfer portal 

Offense:  

• Formation: Multiple I 
• Returning Starters: 4 

Statistics courtesy of nj.com 

Quarterback:  

• Dominic Bracco, Junior, 6-4, 210 – returning starter; Passed for 714 yards and 8 touchdowns, and rushed for 255 yards and 2 touchdowns 

Running Back:  

• Shane Moore, Senior, 6-1, 200 – returning starter; rushed for 451 yards and 1 touchdown  
• Vincent Berger, Junior, 5-9, 190 – will have carries 

Fullback: 

• Xavier Campbell-Graham, Junior, 5-9, 190 – projected starter at fullback 
• Aedan Rovi, Junior, 5-10, 180 – competing at fullback 
• Tyler Wargo, Senior, 5-10, 220 – returning starter who is out for the season with a torn ACL playing lacrosse 

Wide Receiver: 

• David Pacewicz, Junior, 6-1, 180 – projected starter 
• Jaxon Matos, Sophomore, 5-7, 160 – projected starter 
• Noah Bermingham, Junior, 5-9, 180 – part of the rotation 
• Amir Heath, Senior, 5-6, 160 – part of the rotation 

Tight End: 

• Donovan Samson Senior, 6-2, 205 – returning starter

Offensive Line: 

• Jonas McPeek, Senior, 6-0, 205 – frontrunner at left tackle 
• Christian DeCandia, Senior, 5-10, 215 – frontrunner at left guard 
• Alex Randazzo, Senior, 5-10, 215 – returning starter at center, moving from guard 
• Tyler Sheppel, Junior, 6-1, 210 – frontrunner at right guard 
• Elijah Montgomery, Senior, 6-3, 260 – frontrunner at right tackle; started on defense  
• Evan Wojciechowski, Junior, 6-2, 210 – competing at tackle 

Defense:  

• Formation: 4-4 
• Returning Starters: 1  

Defensive Line:  

• Elijah Montgomery, Senior, 6-3, 260 – returning starter at end 
• Donovan Samson, Senior, 6-2, 205 – projected starter at end 
• Evan Wojciechowski, Junior, 6-2, 210 – part of the end rotation 
• Yasin Walker, Senior, 6-2, 215 – part of the end rotation 
• Alex Randazzo, Senior, 5-10, 215 – projected starter at tackle 
• Jonas McPeek, Senior, 6-0, 205 – projected starter at tackle 
• Tyler Sheppel, Junior, 6-1, 210 – competing at tackle 
• Dujoun Hinds, Senior, 5-9, 210 – competing at tackle 

Linebacker:  

• Vincent Berger, Junior, 5-9, 190 – projected starter on the inside; saw action  
• Xavier Campbell-Graham, Junior, 5-9, 190 – projected starter on the inside 
• Nate Connaughton, Senior, 5-10, 190 – competing on the inside 
• David Pacewicz, Junior, 6-1, 180 – projected starter on the outside 
• Blake Paulus, Junior, 5-10, 185 – projected starter on the outside 
• Aedan Rovi, Junior, 5-10, 180 – competing on the outside 

Secondary: 

• Jaxon Matos, Sophomore, 5-7, 160 – projected starter at cornerback 
• Azaii Moses, Junior, 5-10, 175 – projected starter at cornerback 
• Noah Bermingham, Junior, 5-9, 180 – projected starter at safety; started five games 
• Noah Reid, Senior, 5-10, 170 – part of the cornerback rotation 
• Emir Terrell, Senior, 5-10, 165 – part of the cornerback rotation 

Special Teams: 

• The projected kicker and punter is sophomore Hunter Garrison 
• The return men are sophomore Marcus Jordan (5-6, 160), Heath, and Matos 
• Senior Lucas Sepulveda is the long snapper  

Schedule: 

• Friday, 8/28, Parkland (Pa.) at home 
• Friday, 9/4, at Emmaus (Pa.) 
• Friday, 9/11, at Freedom (Pa.) 
• Friday, 9/18, Hillsborough at home 
• Saturday, 9/26, at St. Joe’s (Metuchen) 
• Friday, 10/2, at Ridge 
• 10/8-11, Bye Week 
• Friday, 10/16, Bridgewater-Raritan at home 
• Friday, 10/23, Hunterdon Central at home 
• Thursday, 11/26, Easton (Pa.) at Lafayette (Pa.) 

Concerns:  

• The development of both lines 

Recruiting: 

• Samson has an offer from Bucknell 
• Montgomery has an offer from Towson 
• Others may play D3 
• Underclassmen: 
• Matos, a sophomore, has an offer from LIU 
• Others may play D3 

Coach’s Comments:   

“We are excited about the new schedule, playing teams from Pennsylvania from the old East Penn Conference. It feels like the old days, and it makes sense, geographically. And we make the 60 percent minimum of playing New Jersey teams on the schedule.” – Head Coach Frank Duffy