Colonia Patriots  

2018 in Review:  

• 6-4 record 
• Lost to Randolph in the North Jersey Section 2 Group 4 playoffs 
• Scored 282 points – 28.2 average
• Allowed 193 points – 19.3 average 
• Wins Included: Woodbridge, South Plainfield, Carteret
• Losses: St. Joe’s (Metuchen), Summit, Hillsborough 

Departing Seniors:   

• OL/DL Antonio Alfano – Alabama 
• OL/DL Chris Sica – Misericordia 
• QB Eric Hamilton – FDU (Madison) 
• Kequan Jamison – American International 
• WR/DB Justice Harris – ASA Junior College (Brooklyn) 

*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: 4 

Quarterback: 

• Jim Brown, Senior, 5-10, 180 – projected starter 

Running Back:  

• Matt Croteau, Senior, 5-11, 195 – returning starter 
• Josh Profitt, Sophomore, 5-9, 165 – will provide depth 

Wide Receiver:  

• Kenny Shinski, Senior, 5-11, 170 – returning starter 
• Jimmy Frage, Senior, 5-8, 155 – returning starter 
• Isaiah Cherry, Sophomore, 6-1, 165 – projected starter 
• Brandon Wasserman, Senior, 6-0, 185 – fourth wide receiver; will play tight end when needed 
• Josh Oluremi, Sophomore, 6-1, 170 – fifth wide receiver and the backup quarterback 

Offensive Line:  

• Tejpal Randhawa, Senior, 6-1, 225 – returning starter at guard 
• Dan King, Senior, 5-10, 230 – projected starter at guard 
• John O’Donnell, Senior, 6-0, 190 – projected starter at center 
• Caleb Bublick, Senior, 5-9, 185 – probable starter at tackle 
• Jonathan Diaz, Sophomore, 6-2, 220 – probable starter at tackle
• Colin McBride, Junior, 5-10, 190 – competing at center 
• The five best will play   

Defense:  

• Formation: 3-3 stack
• Returning Starters: 2 

Defensive Line: 

• Dan King, Senior – projected starter at nose guard 
• John O’Donnell, Senior – projected starter at end 
• Tejpal Randhawa, Senior – projected starter at end 
• Caleb Bublcik, Senior – will rotate 
• Jonathan Diaz, Sophomore – will rotate 
• Brandon Wasserman, Senior – will rotate 
• The players will move around at both positions   

Inside Linebackers:  

• Matt Croteau, Senior – returning starter: will play in the middle 
• Chris Waldron, Junior, 5-10, 180 – projected starter on the strong side 
• Josh Profitt, Sophomore – competing on the weak side 
• Jake Cientin, Sophomore, 5-10, 175 – competing on the weak side 

Outside Linebackers:  

• Jim Brown, Senior – projected starter 
• Josh Oluremi, Sophomore – projected starter 

Free Safety:  

• Kenny Shinski, Senior – returning starter 

Cornerback:  

• Jimmy Frage, Senior – projected starter 
• Jerry Charles, Sophomore, 5-9, 160 – projected starter 
• Isaiah Cherry, Sophomore – will be in rotation at both cornerback and safety 

Special Teams: 

• The kicker is junior Jose Ribiero and senior Matt Flammia is the kicker 
• Shinski and Frage are the return men 

Schedule: 

• Friday, 9/6, at Bridgewater-Raritan, 
• Friday, 9/13, Woodbridge at home 
• Friday, 9/20, Carteret at home 
• Friday, 9/27, JFK (Iselin) at home 
• Friday, 10/4, at South Plainfield 
• Friday, 10/11, St. Joe’s (Metuchen) 
• Friday, 10/18, at Hillsborough 
• Friday, 10/25, at Edison 
• Saturday, 11/2, at Scotch Plains-Fanwood 

Concerns: 

• Youth and inexperience, with kids new to varsity football, including seniors. They will be a work-in-progress: how soon do they come along? 
• The lines – they have talented skill players 

Recruiting:  

Shinski, Croteau, Frage, and Randhwa are D3 candidates

Coach’s Comments:  

“We lost a lot of good players and we’re starting over again. We’re young and reloading. We have hard-working kids and we’ll find out what we have after our first two games against Bridgewater-Raritan and Woodbridge.” – Head Coach Tom Roarty