West Orange Mountaineers  

2018 in Review:  

• 3-7 record 
• Lost to Montclair in North Jersey Section 1 Group 5 playoffs 
• Scored 150 points – 15.0 average
• Allowed 196 points – 19.6 average 
• Wins Included: Montclair, Columbia, Barringer 
• Losses: Don Bosco, East Orange, Livingston, Kennedy 

Departing Seniors:   

• DL Bryce Nelms – Pitt 
• WR/DB Jordan White – James Madison 
• OL Romeo Nyepan – Kean 
• OL/DL Michael Agyei – Montclair State 
• WR/DB Terrence Toussaint – Utica 
• WR/OLB Tayo Akinboade – Susquehanna 

*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 Spread
Returning Starters: 6 

Quarterback:  

• Mason Murdock, Junior, 5-10, 160 – competing and started some games 
• Cade Lipsey, Senior, 5-11, 175 – competing and started on defense 
• Jahmil St. Pierre, Senior, 5-11, 170 – competing and started a few games 

Running Back:  

• Shakhi Carson, Junior, 5-9, 172 – returning starter   

Wide Receiver:  

• Jayson Raines, Junior, 6-4, 200 – would have started, but was hurt most of season
• Dorian Rawls, Junior, 5-8-½, 170 – returning starter   
• Jason Gonzalez, Junior, 6-1, 10 – will start and double at tight end 
• Amiyn Hanks, Junior, 6-0, 170 – will start 
• Mekhi Branch, Junior, 5-6, 140 – pushing for time 
• Michael Charles, Senior, 5-7, 170 – will play the slot and RB, hurt much of 2018   

Offensive Line:  

• LT – Aquan Robinson, Junior, 6-5, 250 – returning starter
• LG – Amadu Kamara, Senior, 5-11, 260 – will start  
• C – Larry Verducci, Sophomore, 6-0, 220 – returning starter
• RG – Calvin Nwoso, Senior, 6-3, 265 – returning starter
• RT – Marcus Green, Sophomore, 6-0, 200 – will start  
• Brian Lazo, Junior, 5-10, 240 – will push for time at guard and center 
• Luke Stennett, Senior, 6-1, 250 – pushing for time and currently dealing with injury 

Defense:  

• Formation: 3-3 stack
• Returning Starters: 5 

End:   

• Aquan Robinson, Junior – will start 
• Jason Dort, Junior, 6-1, 205 – will start 
• Jonathan Robinson, Senior, 6-0, 200 – will rotate 

Nose Guard:  

• Amadu Kamara, Senior – will start 
• Tyrese Travis, Senior, 5-11, 220 – will rotate 
• Luke Stennett, Senior – pushing for time and currently dealing with injury 

Linebacker:  

• Chris Parson, Junior, 5-10, 180 – returning starter in the middle 
• Matt Bove, Sophomore, 6-0, 190 – started five games at strongside stack linebacker
• Jarred Massey, Sophomore, 6-1, 205 – will start at weakside stack linebacker 
• Romeo Innocent, Junior, 6-0, 180 – will rotate at both outside stack positions 

Strong Safety:  

• Adonis May, Senior, 5-9, 180 – returning starter
• Jaylen Rutherford, Senior, 5-11, 205 – Paramus Catholic transfer starts at the other strong safety  
• Babajide Akinola, Junior, 5-9, 160 – will rotate 

Cornerback:  

• Dorian Rawls, Junior – returning starter
• Jahmil St. Pierre, Senior – will start at other corner 
• Shakhi Carson, Junior – will rotate 

Free Safety:  

• Cade Lipsey, Senior – returning starter
• Sean Brown, Junior, 5-10, 165 – reserve 

Special Teams: 

• Senior Brian Reitberger returns as the kicker and junior Adrian Healy will be the punter 
• Rawls, Carson, and Branch will return kicks and punts  

Schedule: 

• Saturday, 9/7, at Montclair 
• Friday, 9/13, Kennedy at home 
• Friday, 9/20, at Don Bosco 
• Friday, 9/27, at Columbia 
• Saturday, 10/5, at Livingston 
• Friday, 10/11, East Orange at home 
• Friday, 10/18, at Passaic Tech 
• Friday, 10/25, Bloomfield at home 
• Friday, 11/1, Barringer at home 

Concerns: 

• Youth at many positions
• Head Coach Darnell Grant just took over the program: how well do they adjust?  

Recruiting:  

• May has interest from LIU, Bryant, and Central Connecticut  
• Stennett has interest from Utica, New Haven, Assumption, and Bryant 

• Underclassmen:
• Carson has Kentucky and UMass offers 
• Raines has Rutgers and UMass offers 
• Rawls has looks from Ivy and other high-academic schools 

Coach’s Comments:  

“We have a lot of potential, with much of it at the emerging stage, but we’ll have to see what we can do under duress.” – Head Coach Darnell Grant