Bergen Catholic Crusaders 

August 7, 2023 

2022: 

• 11-1
• Won Non-Public a championship by beating Don Bosco in the finals, Delbarton in the semifinals, and Donovan Catholic in the quarterfinals 
• Wins included St. Joe’s (Montvale), DePaul, St. Peter’s Prep, Sagura (Az.), Seton Hall Prep, and Delbarton 
• Their lone loss was to Don Bosco 
• Scored 411 points for a 34.25 average 
• Allowed 161 points for 13.42 average 

Graduation: 

• DL Sydir Mitchell – Texas 
• DE DJ Samuels – Maryland 
• RB Saeed St. Fleur – Delaware 
• TE Jack Comeau – Princeton 
• OL Sean Woods – Holy Cross 
• OL Dylan Garrity – Yale 
• LB Joe Barry – Yale 
• WR Christian Carti – Columbia 
• LB Malachi Mercer – Columbia 
• DB Daquan Stewart – Lackawanna JC (Pa.)  
• K Carmelo Velardo – Hamilton (NY) 
• WR Logan Casey – Miami for track 
• DB Aaron Sylvester – Muhlenberg 
• OL Justin King – Dennison (Ohio) 
• OL Michael Gentilello – Springfield College (Mass.) 
• LB Jason Gentilello – Dickinson (Pa.) 
• WR Richie Reid – St. John’s for lacrosse 

Offense: 

• Formation: Multiple Spread 
• Returning Starters: 5  

Quarterback: 

• Dominic Campanile, Junior, 6-1, 188 – returning co-starter, started eight games 

Running Back: 

• Kaj Sanders, Senior, 6-2, 195 – part of rotation, will see action; started on defense 
• Mujahid Russell, Junior, 5-11, 195 – part of rotation, will see action
• Kaden Irby-Mason, Junior, 6-0, 190 – part of rotation, will see action
• Dante Kain, Sophomore, 5-11, 215 – part of rotation, will see action
• Jaiden Estrella, Senior, 5-8, 185 – part of rotation, will see action

Wide Receiver: 

• Quincy Porter, Junior, 6-4, 195 – returning starter 
• Luca Cuttita, Senior, 6-2, 185 – competing 
• Anthony Perrotti, Junior, 5-9, 165 – competing at slot receiver 
• Michael Campanile, Junior, 5-8, 160 – competing at slot receiver 
• Shane Hanlon, Junior, 6-0, 190 – competing 
• Naiim Parrish, Junior, 5-11, 170 – competing; started on defense 

Tight End/H-Back: 

• John Morris, Junior, 6-4, 210 – will play tight end 
• Michael Delpome, Senior, 6-0, 219 – frontrunner as h-back 
• Matthew Daly, Junior, 5-11, 200 – competing at h-back 

Offensive Line: 

• Nyier Daniels, Senior, 6-8, 355 – returning starter at left tackle 
• Owen Fernandez, Senior, 6-1, 265 – returning starter at left guard 
• Marcus Linder, Senior, 6-1, 255 – returning starter at center 
• Ben Shue, Junior, 6-2, 275 – projected starter at right guard; saw quality action 
• Chris Vigna, Junior, 6-4, 285 – projected starter at right tackle 
• Jaiden Santiago, Junior, 6-2, 270 – key reserve at guard and tackle 

Defense: 

• Formation: 4-2-5 
• Returning Starters: 6 

Defensive Line: 

• Anthony Morales, Senior, 6-2, 240 – returning starter at end 
• Elijah Kinsler, Senior, 6-3, 245 – returning starter at end, moving from tackle 
• Delaney Fludd, Junior, 6-2, 285 – projected starter at tackle; played often 
• Ben Carey, Junior, 6-0, 240 – projected starter at tackle 
• Mac Fitzgerald, Sophomore, 6-3, 265 – part of rotation at tackle 
• Jesse DeNobile, Junior, 6-3, 215 – part of rotation at end 
• CJ Edwards, Sophomore, 6-4, 210 – part of rotation at end 

Linebacker: 

• Christian Gonzalez, Senior, 6-0, 218 – returning starter in the middle 
• David Matesic, Sophomore, 6-1, 212 – projected starter on the strong side 
• Jaden Irby-Mason, Junior, 6-0, 190 – projected starter on the weak side 
• Mason Marck, Sophomore, 5-11, 225 – part of rotation 

Secondary: 

• Naiim Parrish, Junior, 5-11, 170 – returning starter at cornerback 
• Kaj Sanders, Senior, 6-2, 195 – 3-year starter at free safety 
• Chris Mimmo, Senior, 5-11, 185 – returning starter at strong safety 
• Ethan Cohall, Junior, 5-11, 180 – projected starter at nickel back 
• Jordan Thomas, Sophomore, 6-1, 185 – projected starter at cornerback 
• Brandon Gomez, Senior, 5-10, 170 – part of rotation and cornerback and nickel back 

Special Teams: 

• Junior Guytano Bartolomeo returns at kicker for extra points and field goals; others are competing for kickoffs 
• Senior Brandon Arpacilar returns at punter 
• Long snapper is between juniors David Matesic and Will Dodds  Perrotti and Mimmo are the return men 

Schedule: 

• Friday, 8/25, at Red Bank Catholic 
• Saturday, 9/2, Iona Prep (NY) at home 
• Friday, 9/8, at Chaminade Madonna (Florida) 
• Saturday, 9/16, at Seton Hall Prep 
• Friday, 9/22, at Don Bosco 
• Saturday, 9/30, DePaul at home 
• 10/6-7, Bye Week 
• Saturday, 10/14, St. Joe’s (Montvale) at home 
• Saturday, 10/21, at St. Peter’s Prep 
• Friday, 10/27, at Paramus Catholic 

Concerns: 

• Staying healthy and a tough schedule 

Recruiting: 

• Daniels verballed to Georgia 
• Sanders verballed to Rutgers 
• Kinsler verballed to West Virginia 
• Morales, Mimmo, and Gonzalez are 1-AA prospects 
• Linder has strong interest from U of Chicago and high-academic 1-AA’s 
• Cuttita has Ivy League interest 
• Apracilar has 1-AA/D2  interest at punter 
• Fernandez is a very good D3 prospect 
• Underclassmen:
• Porter can go anywhere he wants with numerous offers 
• Parrish holds 15 offers 
• Dominic Campanile has 6 offers 
• Shue is a top weight prospect in track & field with offers from Arizona State and Texas; he also finished fourth in the state in wrestling at 285  
• Matesic is a 1-A prospect in football 
• Irby-Mason 2 two offers 
• Cohall has Ivy League interest 
• Perrotti is a 1-AA prospect 
• Vigna will earn a scholarship somewhere 
• The top sophomore is Thomas, who holds 12 offers 

Coach’s Comments: 

“We’re ready to get going. I’m intrigued by what we have and we have some tough kids. We play a very good Red Bank Catholic team in our first game. We’re trying to focus – we have great players, but we’re trying to develop the mindset that everything is earned. We have to compete every day.” – Head Coach Vito Campanile