Sayreville Bombers 

July 28, 2026

2025: 

• 9-2 
• Lost to Old Bridge in the Central Jersey Group 5 sectional quarterfinals and beat Trenton in the quarterfinals 
• Wins included Piscataway, Colonia, Hillsborough, and St. Thomas Aquinas 
• Their other loss was to Montgomery 
• Scored 364 points for a 33.09 average 
• Allowed 216 points for a 19.64 average 

Graduation: 

• RB/DB Shaun Jackson – New Haven 
• OL/LB Brian Zangrillo – Moravian (Pa.) 
• OL Connor McKevitt – Eastern U (Pa.) 
• DL Dimitri DiSario – Misericordia (Pa.) 
• DL Julian Perez – Rowan 
• DB Maclord Mennia – New Haven for track & field 

*College choices are good until they enter the transfer portal 

Offense:  

• Formation: Delaware Wing T 
• Returning Starters: 2 

Statistics courtesy of nj.com 

Quarterback:  

• Danny Nunez, Junior, 5-10, 190 – competing 
• Marcus Butka, Sophomore, 5-10, 190 – competing 

Running Back:  

• Sherwin Appiah, Senior, 6-1, 210 – returning starter at halfback, moving from fullback 
• Dion Osei, Junior, 5-10, 175 – projected starter at halfback; part of last year’s rotation 
• Grady Walsh, Junior, 5-10, 165 – competing at fullback 
• Reinaldo Zapata, Junior, 5-9, 180 – competing at fullback 
• Gabriel Manson, Senior, 5-11, 175 – part of the halfback rotation 
• Chiemerie Attah, Senior, 5-10, 190 – part of the halfback rotation; started on defense 

Wide Receiver: 

• Chiemerie Attah, Senior, 5-10, 190 – projected starter who will rotate with Provenza; started on defense  
• Andrew Provenza, Senior, 6-2, 180 – returning starter who will rotate with Attah 

Tight End: 

• Naetochukwu Okwuosa, Senior, 6-4, 240 – projected starter 
• James Parker, Junior, 5-11, 180 – competing 

Offensive Line: 

• Chris Kutyla, Junior, 6-1, 230 – competing at center 
• Aden Martinez-Miller, Senior, 5-11, 250 – competing at center 
• Jacob Zangrillo, Junior, 5-10, 180 – competing at guard 
• Kellan Bowers, Junior, 6-0, 170 – competing at guard 
• Frankie Santora, Junior, 6-1, 200 – competing at guard 
• Yadilli Attah, Junior, 6-1, 215 – competing at tackle 
• Colin Russell, Junior, 6-1, 260 – competing at tackle 
• Pat Walsh, Freshman, 6-4, 320 – competing at tackle 
• Sayon Lembrick, Sophomore, 6-1, 280 – competing at tackle 

Defense:  

• Formation: 3-4 
• Returning Starters: 2 

Defensive Line:  

• Colin Russell, Junior, 6-1, 260 – part of nose guard rotation  
• Pat Walsh, Freshman, 6-4, 320 – part of nose guard rotation 
• Nikolaj Ketevetsky, Junior, 6-1, 300 – part of nose guard rotation 
• Naetochukwu Okwuosa, Senior, 6-4, 240 – part of the end rotation 
• Kellen Bowers, Junior, 6-0, 170 – part of the end rotation 
• Ivan Ventura, Junior, 5-9, 230 – part of the end rotation 

Linebacker:  

• Grady Walsh, Junior, 5-10, 165 – projected starter on the inside 
• Reinaldo Zapata, Junior, 5-9, 180 – projected starter on the inside 
• Benji Adu, Sophomore, 5-10, 175 – part of the inside rotation 
• Julian Fields, Senior, 6-2, 190 – projected starter on the outside; saw action  
• Palmer Eckert, Junior, 6-0, 185 – projected starter on the outside 

Secondary: 

• Sherwin Appiah, Senior, 6-1, 210 – returning starter at cornerback 
• Dion Osei, Junior, 5-10, 175 – projected starter at cornerback; saw action 
• Gabriel Manson, Senior, 5-11, 175 – part of the cornerback rotation 
• Chiemerie Attah, Senior, 5-10, 190 – returning starter at safety 
• Christian Woodard, Junior, 6-0, 170 – projected starter at safety  

Special Teams: 

• Kicker and punter are open 
• Osei, Appiah, Attah, and Provenza are the return men 
• Junior Colin Russell is the long snapper 

Schedule: 

• Friday, 8/28, Plainfield at home 
• Friday, 9/4, Ridge at home 
• Friday, 9/11, Edison at home 
• Friday, 9/18, Franklin at home 
• Friday, 9/25, at St. Thomas Aquinas 
• Friday, 10/2, at Old Bridge 
• Friday, 10/8, at Somerville 
• Friday, 9/16, at North Brunswick 
• Friday, 9/23, Piscataway at home  

Concerns:  

• Graduating all of the offensive and defensive lines and replacing them with juniors across the board 
• Replacing the quarterback 

Recruiting: 

• Appiah has offers from New Haven, Stony Brook, and several others 
• Every school in the Ivy League has offered Attah 
• The underclassmen do not have any film to get interest 

Coach’s Comments:   

“We have good running backs who have been very productive. Replacing our quarterback and both the offensive and defensive lines. I have confidence in them, but they will have to grow up fast.” – Head Coach Mark Poore