Union City Soaring Eagles  

2018 in Review:  

• 9-2 record
• Lost to Piscataway in the North Jersey Section 2 Group 5  final
• Beat Union in semi-finals and Westfield in first round
• Scored 304 points – 30.4 average – based on ten games, not including forfeit win
• Allowed 131 points – 13.1 average – based on ten games, not including forfeit win
• Wins Included: Irvington, Bayonne, Shawnee, North Bergen 
• Losses: St. Peter’s Prep   

Departing Seniors: 

• MLB Neurys Ortiz – American International 
• RB/LB Jean Alvarez – Nassau Community College
• TE/DE Jaime Rodriguez – Montclair State
• DB John McCray – Montclair State 
• C Zavien Guitian – RPI  
• OL Ariel Higuera – William Paterson 
• CB Elijah Sparkman – ASA JC (Brooklyn, NY)
• QB Alain Diaz – Hudson Valley JC (Troy, NY)
• RB/DB Joel Jimenez – Hudson Valley JC (Troy, NY) 
• FB/DE Charles Gaston – Hudson Valley JC (Troy, NY)  
• OL/DL Eddy Coronado – Hudson Valley JC (Troy, NY)   
• DB Tyheem Black – Hudson Valley JC (Troy, NY)    

*The bold print below is a returning starter. This includes one who had playing time and one who started on the other side of the ball only in 2018, with explanation included after their name.  

Offense: 

Formation: Multiple Wing-T
Returning Starters: 4   

Quarterback:  

• Joshua Negron, Senior, 5-10, 190   

Running Backs: 

• FB – Devin Gonzalez, Senior, 5-7, 190 – 3-year starter
• HB – Zahir Abdus-Salaam, Junior, 5-10, 180 – will start 
• HB – Glaser Arias, Junior, 5-10, 190 – will start 

• Reserves:
• Henry Villomar, Senior, 5-8, 170 – will see action at halfback and started on defense 
• Abdiel Ramos, Senior, 5-7, 210 – will see action at fullback    

Split End: 

• Yerandi Berroa, Senior, 6-1, 170 – returning starter   
• Jarred Montoya, Senior, 5-8, 160 – will see action 
• Corey Fitch, Senior, 6-2, 180 – will see action   

Tight End:  

• Luis Avalos, Junior, 6-1, 230 – will start
• Corey Fitch, Senior – will also see action in two-TE situations   

Offensive Line: 

• LT – Steven Ferreira, Junior, 6-2, 250 – will start
• LG – Jalen Genao, Senior, 6-1, 295 – 3-year starter
• C – Adrian Drew,Junior, 5-10, 240 – will start
• RG – Eneurys Rosario, Senior, 6-1, 280 – returning starter
• RT – Joseph Alfonso, Junior, 6-2, 325 – will start   

• Key Reserves who are pushing for time:
• Hugo Romero, Junior, 5-7, 260 
• Marc Rivera, Senior, 6-1, 285 
• Nelson Monegro, Sophomore, 6-6, 240   

Defense:  

• Formation: 4-3
• Returning Starters: 1  

End:  

• Luis Avalos, Junior – will start
• Corey Fitch, Senior – will start
• Daham Subeabbu, Sophomore, 5-11, 225 – will rotate   

Tackle: 

• Jalen Genao, Senior – will start
• Eneurys Rosario, Senior, will start
• Adrian Drew, Junior – will rotate
• Marc Rivera, Senior – will rotate
• Joseph Alfonso, Junior – will rotate  

Linebacker:  

• OLB – Gerardo Rovelo, Senior, 5-7, 195 – started three games and will start on strong side (SAM)
• MLB – Abdiel Ramos, Senior – will start in the middle (MIKE)
• OLB – Johan Polanco, Junior, 5-10, 195 – will start on the weak side (WILL) 

• Key Reserves:
• Devin Gonzalez, Senior – inside and outside
• Dennis Garcia, Sophomore, 6-0, 210 – inside   
• Fernando Jimenez, Senior, 5-11, 180 – hybrid outside linebacker/strong safety  

Cornerback:  

• Henry Villomar, Senior – returning starter
• Antonio Hernandez, Senior, 5-7, 160 – in 3-way competition at other corner 
• Yernadi Berroa, Senior – in 3-way competition at other corner
• Jarred Montoya, Senior – in 3-way competition at other corner  

Safety:  

• Zahir Abdus-Salaam, Junior – will start 
• Glaser Arias, Junior – will start
• Fernando Jimenez, Senior, 5-11, 180 – reserve
• Aaron LaRusso, Senior, 5-11, 180 – reserve

Special Teams: 

• Roy Martinez, a senior, will be the kicker and punter 
• Abdus-Salaam, Villomar, Montoya, and Berroa are the return men  

Schedule: 

• Friday, 9/6, at Passaic 
• Friday, 9/13, Irvington at home 
• Thursday, 9/19, Memorial at home 
• Friday, 9/27, at St. Peter’s Prep
• Friday, 10/4, at Bayonne 
• Friday, 10/11, Old Tappan at home 
• Friday, 10/18, Shawnee at home 
• Friday, 10/25, at North Bergen 
• Friday, 11/1, Dickinson at home    

Concerns:  

• Health
• Gain as much pre-season experience as possible
• Tough schedule (St. Peter’s Prep, Old Tappan, Shawnee, Irvington, Bayonne, and North Bergen) and they must come to play every week  

Recruiting:   

• Berroa, Genao, Rosario, and Vilomar range from 1-AA to D3
• Juniors Arias and Abdus-Salaam have interest from 1-AA to D3
• Monegro is a sophomore who has a William & Mary offer   

Coach’s Comments: 

“We’re taking our inexperience as a positive; we don’t return many starters. The kids have worked hard, bought into being a team, and improve daily. Our goal remains the same: be a great team, get to the playoffs, and make a run at a state championship.” – Head Coach Wil Valdez