Camden Eastside Tigers
August 15, 2023
2022:
- 5-5
- Lost to Delsea in the South Jersey Group 3 semifinals and beat South Plainfield in the quarterfinals
- Wins included Camden, Burlington Township, and Willingboro
- Losses included St. Augustine, Shawnee, Pennsauken, and Cedar Creek
- Scored 186 points for an 18.6 average
- Allowed 219 points for a 21,9 average
Graduation:
- TE/DE WIll Norman – Florida
- OL/DL Shamir Boyd – Towson
Offense:
- Formation: Multiple Spread
- Returning Starters: 6
Quarterback:
- Nazir Flack, Senior, 5-10, 175 – projected starter; basketball player out for the team
Running Back:
- Roger Brown, Senior, 5-10, 175 – returning starter
- Calvin Johnson, Jr., Junior, 6-1, 205 – will spell Brown
Wide Receiver:
- Willy Love, Senior, 6-3, 205 – 3-year starter
- Julius Dominguez, Senior, 5-9, 170 – returning starter
- Derrick Young, Senior, 6-0, 180 – projected starter
- Marshall Washington, Senior, 6-2, 170 – competing and part of the rotation; started on defense
- Scott Freeman, Sophomore, 6-4, 187 – competing and part of the rotation
Tight End:
- Fatim Diggs, Senior, 6-3, 225 – 3-year starter
- Elijah Satchell, Sophomore, 6-3-½, 220 – will get playing time
Offensive Line:
- Jaheem Reddick, Senior, 6-3, 350 – returning starter at left tackle, moving from guard
- Connor Felder, Junior, 5-10, 215 – projected starter at center
- Avery Kelly, Senior, 5-10, 305 – returning starter at right guard, moving from center
- Timothy Bright, Senior, 6-1, 220 – projected starter at right tackle
- Left guard is still being decided
Defense:
- Formation: 4-3
- Returning Starters: 7
Defensive Line:
- Rashee Bell, Senior, 6-3, 215 – returning starter at end
- Elijah Satchell, Sophomore, 6-3-½, 220 – projected starter at end
- Jaheem Reddick, Senior, 6-3, 350 – returning starter at tackle
- Timothy Bright, Senior, 6-1, 220 – projected starter at tackle
Linebacker:
- Fatim Diggs, Senior, 6-3, 225 – 3-year starter in the middle
- Calvin Johnson, Jr., Junior, 6-1, 205 – projected starter on the strong side
- Willy Love, Senior, 6-3, 205 – 3-year starter at the rover
Secondary:
- Montel Anderson, Junior, 5-9, 165 – returning starter at cornerback
- Marshall Washington, Senior, 6-2, 170 – returning starter at cornerback, moving from safety
- Julius Dominguez, Senior, 5-9, 170 – 3-year starter at safety
- Talib Shakir, Sophomore, 5-11, 185 – projected starter at safety
- Scott Freeman, Sophomore, 6-4, 187 – part of the rotation
Special Teams:
- Senior Julius Dominguez is the kicker and junior CJ Miller is the punter
- The return men have not been decided
Schedule:
- Friday, 8/25, at Irvington
- Saturday, 9/2, Shawnee at home
- Friday, 9/8, at Pennsauken
- Saturday, 9/16, Cedar Creek at home
- 9/22-23, Bye Week
- Saturday, 9/30, Willingboro at home
- Saturday, 10/7, Burlington Township at home
- Friday, 10/13, at St. Augustine
- Friday, 10/20, at Delran
- Thursday, 11/23, at Camden
Concerns:
- Young kids playing important roles
- New quarterback
- Getting off to a fast start
Recruiting:
- Washington verballed to Monmouth
- Diggs and Love have Power-5 offers
- Reddick has eight 1-A offers
- Dominguez is a 1-AA prospect and a very good player
- Brown is D2/D3
- Bell is a freak and only in his second year playing with interest from Villanova and others
- Underclassmen:
- Anderson and Johnson are promising juniors
- In the sophomore class, Freeman has offers from West Virginia, U Conn, UNC-Charlotte, and LIU
- Satchell is another sophomore with a West Virginia offer
- Skakir has the skill set and the range and is position flexible
Coach’s Comments:
“We play a very good schedule and we have to bring it every week. I expect us to do well and make the playoffs. Our schedule should put us in a good spot going into the playoffs and we can be competitive.” – Head Coach Melik Brown