Haddon Heights Garnets

August 27, 2023 

2022: 

• 6-6 
• Lost to Roselle and beat Lower Cape May and Collingswood in the South/Central consolations 
• Wins included Penns Grove, Camden Catholic, and Sterling 
• Losses were to Haddonfield, Camden, Woodstown, West Deptford, and Audubon 
• Scored 348 points for a 29.0 average 
• Allowed 258 points for a 21.5 average, including two shutouts 

 Graduation: 

• WR/DB Matt Iuvara – Monmouth 
• C/DL Rocco Farroni – Rowan 
• OL/DL Sean Diven – Keystone (Pa.) 

Offense: 

• Formation: Multiple Spread 
• Returning Starters: 4  

Quarterback: 

• Drew Harris, Senior, 6-0, 175 – returning starter 

Running Back: 

• Cinque Matthews, Freshman, 5-9, 175 – competing and will play 
• Bobby Klaus, Junior, 5-9, 185 – competing and will play 

Wide Receiver: 

• Damier Outerbridge-Ali, Junior, 6-1, 185 – returning starter 
• Jayden Trace, Senior, 6-1, 220 – returning starter here and as a tight end 
• Josh Freeman, Junior, 5-11, 165 – projected starter 
• Kevin Clark, Sophomore, 5-10, 175 – frontrunner at fourth receiver 
• Kani Golden, Sophomore, 5-10, 180 – part of the rotation; started on defense 

Offensive Line: 

• Jackson Reising, Senior, 6-3, 250 – returning starter at left tackle 
• Nate Lelionis, Sophomore, 6-0, 220 – projected starter at center 
• Six players are competing for the other three positions 

Defense: 

• Formation: 4-3 
• Returning Starters: 5   

Defensive Line: 

• Raffael “RJ” Ali, Junior, 6-1, 200 – projected starter at end 
• Camaj Matthews, Freshman, 5-11, 190 – projected starter at end 
• Jackson Reising, Senior, 6-3, 250 – returning starter at tackle 
• Nate Lelionis, Sophomore, 6-0, 220 – projected starter at tackle 

Linebacker: 

• Jayden Trace, Senior, 5-1, 220 – 3-year starter in the middle 
• Deandre Stokes, Senior, 5-10, 185 – returning starter on the outside 
• Jake Karley, Junior, 6-0, 205 – frontrunner on the outside 
• Kevin Clark, Sophomore, 5-10, 175 – competing on the outside 

Secondary: 

• Damier Outerbridge-Ali, Junior, 6-1, 185 – returning starter at cornerback 
• Yasir Arthur, Junior, 5-10, 170 – projected starter at cornerback 
• Drew Harris, Senior, 6-0, 175 – projected starter at safety 
• Kani Golden, Sophomore, 510, 180 – returning starter at safety 

Special Teams: 

• Senior Brian Begiona will be the kicker and senior Drew Harris will punt 
• Outerbridge-Ali will be among the return men 

Schedule: 

• Friday, 9/1, at Woodstown 
• Saturday, 9/9, at Cooper Norcross academy (Camden) 
• Friday, 9/15, at Sterling 
• Saturday, 9/23, Penns Grove at home 
• Friday, 9/29, at Camden 
• Saturday, 10/7, Camden Catholic at home 
• Friday, 10/13, at Audubon 
• Saturday, 10/21, West Deptford at home 
• Thursday, 11/23, Haddonfield at home 

Concerns: 

• Offensive line 

Recruiting: 

• Trace has an offer to walk on at Monmouth and interest from Villanova, Stony Brook, Holy Cross, and UMass
• Harris has an offer to play baseball at George Washington 
• Others are D3 possibilities 
• Underclassmen: 
• Outerbridge-Ali and RJ Ali will be sought after 
• The two Matthews brothers, who are freshmen will be prospects and they are the brothers of Philadelphia Eagle Hassan Reddick 

Coach’s Comments: 

“If we get the offensive line figured out, we can be dangerous. Defensively, we will be good and we will play some tough teams.” – Head Coach Chris Lina