Hillsborough Raiders 

August 24, 2026

2025: 

• 4-6 
• Lost to Rancocas Valley in the Central Jersey Group 5 sectional quarterfinals 
• Wins included Bridgewater-Raritan, Westfield, and Hunterdon Central 
• Losses were to Washington Township, Ridge, Sayreville, Phillipsburg, and Piscataway 
• Scored 185 points for an 18.5 average 
• Allowed 272 points for a 27.2 average 

Graduation: 

• WR/DB Damian Amato – LIU 
• OL Spencer Marso – U Rochester (NY) 
• R Andrew Schwarz – U Rochester 
• DB Jayden Carter – College of New Jersey (TCNJ) 

*College choices are good until they enter the transfer portal 

Offense:  

• Formation: Multiple Spread 
• Returning Starters: 1 

Statistics courtesy of nj.com 

Quarterback:  

• Cooper Wright, Junior, 6-0, 180 – projected starter; started two games 

Running Back:  

• Vincent LaVecchia, Sophomore, 5-9, 175 – projected starter 
• Noah Wright, Senior, 5-6, 170 – will spell LaVecchia 

Wide Receiver: 

• Logan Jankowicz, Sophomore, 5-9, 175 – projected starter who started some games late in the year 
• Jeff Progin, Senior, 6-3, 180 – projected starter; saw action 
• Lukas Richards, Junior, 5-8, 175 – part of the rotation 
• Shawn Abline, Junior, 6-0, 170 – part of the rotation 

Tight End: 

• Zach Freund, Junior, 6-4, 215 – projected starter 

Offensive Line: 

• Joandel Nebot, Senior, 5-11, 265 – returning starter at left tackle 
• Matt Simonitis, Sophomore, 6-0, 255 – projected starter at left guard 
• Gavin Glazewski, Senior, 6-0, 220 – projected starter at center; started two games 
• Jack Murphy, Senior, 6-2, 270 – projected starter at right guard 
• Ashton Goldberg, Senior, 6-1, 230 – projected starter at right tackle 

Defense:  

• Formation: 3-4 base with 4-3 formations 
• Returning Starters: 1 

Defensive Line:  

• Dom Csupka, Junior, 6-2, 220 – projected starter at end 
• Jeremy McMahon, Sophomore, 6-1, 260 – projected starter at end 
• Cyaire Sharpe, Senior, 5-9, 240 – projected starter at nose guard 
• Joandel Nebot, Senior, 5-11, 265 – part of the nose guard rotation 
• Jamie Piccirillo, Sophomore, 6-2, 220 – part of the end rotation 

Linebacker:  

• Shlok Shah, Senior, 6-1, 180 – returning starter on the outside 
• Tyrick Miranda, Junior, 5-10, 175 – projected starter on the outside 
• Aiden Araujo, Senior, 5-10, 230 – projected starter on the inside 
• Matteo Cicciari, Junior, 5-9, 225 – projected starter on the inside 

Secondary: 

• Shawn Abline, Junior, 6-0, 170 – projected starter at cornerback 
• James Davis, Sophomore, 5-7, 140 – projected starter at cornerback 
• Logan Jankowicz, Sophomore, 5-9, 175 – part of the cornerback rotation 
• Nick Kipila, Senior, 5-11, 180 – projected starter at safety 
• Justin Amato, Sophomore, 6-0, 185 – projected starter at safety 
• Noah Wright, Senior, 5-6, 170 – part of the safety rotation 

Special Teams: 

• Senior Nick Schmitt returns as the kicker, while junior Matteo Cicciari and senior Advay Chavan are the punters 
• Jankowicz, Abline, and Richards are the return men 
• Senior Gavin Glazewski is the long snapper 

Schedule: 

• Thursday, 8/27, at Manalapan 
• Thursday, 9/3, Hunterdon Central at home 
• Friday, 9/11, at Bridgewater-Raritan 
• Friday, 9/18, at Phillipsburg 
• Friday, 9/25, Union at home 
• Friday, 10/2, Colonia at home 
• Friday, 10/9, at Elizabeth 
• Friday, 10/16, Ridge at home 
• Friday, 10/23, at Montgomery 

Concerns:  

• Inexperience 

Recruiting: 

• Nebot and Progen are D3 prospects 
• Another player or two could be D3 with a good year 
• Underclassmen: 
• Freund is a 1AA prospect 

Coach’s Comments:   

“We have exciting and explosive players. The experience is mostly on the line. The seniors have done a good job of bringing along the younger kids.” – Head Coach Kevin Carty, Jr.