Burlington Township Falcons
August 16, 2023
2022:
- 4-7
- Lost to Hopewell Valley in the South Jersey Group 3 semifinals and beat Ocean in the quarterfinals
- Wins included Rancocas Valley, Nottingham, and Delran
- Losses included Delsea, Winslow, Pennsauken, Camden Eastside, Moorestown, and Willingboro
- Scored 168 points for a 15.27 average
- Allowed 255 points for a 23.18 average
Graduation:
- H-B/LB David Schley – Lycoming (Pa.)
- OL/DL Jeremiah Floyd – FDU (Florham Park)
Offense:
- Formation: Multiple Spread
- Returning Starters: 6
Quarterback:
- Baron Davis, Junior, 6-1, 205 – returning starter
Running Back:
- Daemon Hunt, Senior, 5-10, 195 – competing
- Gio Remi, Junior, 5-9, 185 – competing
- Jordan Wimberly, Sophomore, 5-10, 195 – competing
Wide Receiver:
- Yeator Tappia, Junior, 6-1, 175 – returning starter
- Quayd Hendrix, Junior, 5-7, 170 – projected starter and played often late in the year
- Dylan Fitzpatrick, Junior, 5-11, 175 – projected starter and will be the swiss army knife, playing all over
- Jordan Barclay, Senior, 5-11, 175 – part of rotation; started on defense
- Xavier Jackson, Sophomore, 6-1, 180 – part of the rotation
Offensive Line:
- Jordan Binns, Senior, 6-4, 270 – projected starter at left tackle
- Anthony Mose-Crump, Senior, 6-2, 230 – returning starter at left guard
- Kaden Ekelburg, Junior, 5-11, 220 – returning starter at center
- Xavier Wimberly, Junior, 6-2, 300 – 3-year starter at right guard, moving from tackle
- Baldwin Afrifa, Senior, 6-3, 280 – returning starter at right tackle
- Drew Enoch, Sophomore, 6-2, 200 – provides depth at center
- Taj Belford, Sophomore, 5-10, 210 – provides depth at guard
- Jaden Bergner, Junior, 6-4, 210 – provides depth at tackle
Defense:
- Formation: 4-2-5
- Returning Starters: 7
Defensive Line:
- Brandon McCormick, Junior, 5-11, 200 – returning starter at end
- Messiah Malik, Senior, 6-0, 180 – returning starter at end
- Binns, Wimberly, Mose-Crump, and Afrifa will rotate at the tackles
Linebacker:
- Jayden Mora, Senior, 5-9, 185 – returning starter
- Jake Heil, Senior, 5-11, 190 – returning starter
- Jimmy Sackie, Sophomore, 5-11, 170 – part of the rotation
- Jordan Wimberly, Sophomore, 5-10, 195 – may play here if he is not playing on offense
Secondary:
- Tyler Jackson, Senior, 5-9, 170 – returning starter at cornerback or safety
- Jordan Barclay, Senior, 5-11, 175 – returning starter at cornerback or safety
- Isiah N’Diaye, Junior, 6-0, 170 – returning starter at cornerback or safety
- Xavier Jackson, Sophomore, 6-1, 180 – projected starter at cornerback or safety; played often late in the year
- Dominic Carter, Junior, 5-9, 175 – competing at cornerback or safety
- Evan Rogers, Sophomore, 5-10, 160 – competing at cornerback or safety
Special Teams:
- Sophomore Quayde Hendrix will be the kicker and punter
- Barclay, Hendrix, Jackson, and Tappia are the return men
Schedule:
- Friday, 8/25, Moorestown at home
- Friday, 9/1, Nottingham at home
- Friday, 9/8, Delran at home
- Friday, 9/15, at Pennsauken
- Friday, 9/22, at Rancocas Valley
- Friday, 9/29, Delsea at home
- Saturday, 10/7, at Camden Eastside
- Friday, 10/13, at Winslow
- Saturday, 10/24, Willingboro at home
Concerns:
- Defensive line: finding guys to give the offensive linemen a rest
- Running Back
- Tough Schedule
Recruiting:
- Barclay and Afrifa have interest from Villanova and other 1-AA/D2 programs
- Others are D3 prospects
- Underclassmen:
- Xavier Wimberly is a very good player, but being 6-2 keeps some schools away from him
- Davis and Tappia will play somewhere
- Jordan Wimberly is a promising sophomore
Coach’s Comments:
“We have a lot more experience than we did last year and it will show. We have a tough schedule and we need to stay healthy. We will give opponents a better game than we did last year. We will line up and play and be more competitive.” – Head Coach Tom Maderia