Post 339 – HS Football Preview 2019: Colonia

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 

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