Hun School Raiders
2018 in Review:
- 7-1 record
- No playoffs in prep – Mid-Atlantic Prep League champions
- Scored 264 points – 33.0 average
- Allowed 103 points – 13.87 average
- Wins Included: Peddie, Blair, Lawrenceville School
- Losses: Steubenville (Ohio), who finished 10-2
Departing Seniors:
- OL/DL Caedan Wallace – Penn State
- RB/DB Josh Henderson – North Carolina
- TE Dylan Deveney – Georgia Tech
- WR/DB Brendan Ekwughalu – Colgate
- WR/DB Jackson Barletta – Fordham
- RB/LB Malcolm Brunson – Brown
- RB/LB Ryan Parris – Sacred Heart
- FB/LB Gavin Casey – East Stroudsburg
- DB Blake Hansen – Hobart
- K Ryan Cooper – Catholic U
- TE/LB Jack Ruddy – Johns Hopkins for lacrosse
- WR Eric Fleming – St. Rose (NY) for basketball
*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 Pro-Style
Returning Starters: 7
Quarterback:
- Logan Clouse, Senior, 6-3, 200 – returning starter
Tailback:
- Ian Franzoni, Senior, 5-11, 200 – will split the duties
- Ahmad Dixon, Sophomore, 5-10, 200 – will split the duties
Fullback:
- Sean Childs, Sophomore, 5-9, 210 – primary fullback
- Kelvin Smith, Junior, 6-3, 210 – reserve and will play at wide receiver
- Liam Rempel, Junior 6-5, 215 – reserve and will play at wide receiver
- Keegan Woods, Post-Grad, 6-1, 220 – reserve
Wide Receiver:
- Nick DeGennaro, Senior, 6-0, 186 – returning starter
- Owen Anderson, Junior, 6-4, 200 – returning starter
- Ben Romano, Sophomore, 6-0, 190 – will rotate in; Delbarton transfer
- Kelvin Smith, Junior – will rotate in; Horace Mann (NY) transfer
- Liam Rempel, Junior – will rotate in; Shore Regional transfer
Tight End:
- John Parsons, Senior, 6-5, 220 – will split duties; played on the line due to injuries
- Connor Deveney, Post-Grad, 6-6, 235 – will split duties; played at Shawnee
Center:
- Joe Horn, Senior, 6-3, 305 – returning starter
Guard:
- Harrison Hill, Senior, 6-3, 285 – returning starter
- Kevin Wigenton, Junior, 6-5, 300 – returning starter
Tackle:
- Mike Leone, Senior, 6-6, 275 – returning starter
- Jacob Allen, Sophomore, 6-6, 275 – will start; St. Joe’s (Metuchen) transfer
Sixth Man:
- Beau Lanzidelle, Post-Grad, 6-5, 300 – considered equal with five starters up front, filling in at several positions; played at Shawnee
Defense:
- Formation: 4-3
- Returning Starters:
End:
- Liam Rempel, Junior – will start
- Connor Deveney, Post-Grad – competing at opposite end
- John Parsons, Senior – competing at opposite end
- Others will also compete at the opposite end
Tackle:
- Harrison Hill, Senior, – returning starter
- Joe Horn, Senior – returning starter
Middle Linebacker:
- Keegan Woods, Post-Grad – will start; played at Rumson-Fair Haven
Outside Linebacker:
- Wyatt Hammond, Post-Grad, 6-0, 190 – will start; played at Paramus Catholic
- Sean Childs, Sophomore – competing at other outside post
- Jackson Kraemer, Sophomore, 5-11, 185 – competing at other outside post
- Tyler Robbins, Senior, 5-11, 200 – competing at other outside post
Cornerback:
- Nick DeGennaro, Senior – returning starter
- Grant Hansen, Senior, 5-11, 170 – started in 2017 and did not play football last year
- Ahmad Dixon, Sophomore – will rotate in
Safety:
- Ian Franzoni, Senior – all three will rotate at the two safeties
- Ben Romano, Sophomore – all three will rotate at the two safeties
- Matt Gallehdari, Junior, 6-0, 190 – all three will rotate at the two safeties
Special Teams:
- Kicker and punter have not been determined
- Dixon, DeGennaro, and Franzoni will be the return men
Schedule:
- Saturday, 9/7, at Cheshire Academy (Ct.)
- Saturday, 9/14, at Canada Prep Football Academy
- Saturday, 9/21, at Life Christian Academy (Va.)
- Saturday, 9/28, at Capital Prep Harbor (Ct.)
- Saturday, 10/5, at Blair Academy
- Saturday, 10/12, Hill School (Pa.) at home
- Saturday, 10/19, at Lawrenceville School
- Saturday, 10/26, Peddie at home
- Sunday, 11/3, at Wyoming Seminary (Pa.)
Concerns:
- There are a ton of new faces: how fast can they mesh together? The early portion of their schedule is tough
- Staying healthy
Recruiting:
- DeGennaro verballed to Maryland
- Horn verballed to Navy
- Leone verballed to Yale
- Connor Deveney verballed to Richmond
- Franzoni has interest from Army and Navy
- Clouse has offers from Bucknell, Eastern Kentucky, and Morehead State
- Hammond is a post-grad who will be headed to Penn after this year
- Hill has strong interest from the Ivy and Patriot Leagues
- Parsons has interest from the Ivy League
- Woods will be playing college football and is 100% a scholarship player
- Lanzidelle has interest from NEC schools and may go higher
- Underclassmen:
- Wiggenton has a UMass offer and will be a Power-5 player
- Anderson will play and it’s only a matter of time before Power-5 schools contact him
- Kelvin Smith and Liam Rempel will receive interest
- Sophomore: Jacob Allen will be a Power-5 prospect
- Dixon is another sophomore who is a Power-5 candidate
- Romano is a sophomore who will play college football
Coach’s Comments:
“We’re excited and have a good group of kids. All the assistant coaches return and that makes me happy. If we stay healthy, we will have a good year.” – Head Coach Todd Smith