Brick Green Dragons  

2018 in Review:  

• 8-3 record 
• Lost to Long Branch in the Central Jersey Group 4 finals  
• Beat Middletown South in the semifinals and Jackson in the first round 
• Scored 280 points – 25.45 average 
• Allowed 135 points – 12.27 average 
• Wins Included: Brick Memorial, Jackson, Freehold Boro, Lacey
• Losses: Rumson-Fair Haven, St. John Vianney 

Departing Seniors:   

• TE/DE Cory Englehardt – Monmouth 
• QB-WR/DB Jimmy Leblo – RPI 
• WR/DB Cole Groeschel – College of New Jersey 
• RB/LB Jake Wynkoop – Cornell sprint football 
• RB/LB Joe Carchio – King’s (Pa.) 
• LB Jake Weatherspool – King’s (Pa.) 

*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:  

• Anthony Prato, Senior, 5-10, 185 – returning starter   

Running Back:  

• Joe Armooh, Senior, 5-10, 185 – competing 
• Connor Valianti, Senior, 5-8, 180 – competing

Wide Receiver:  

• Val Grigorian, Senior, 5-7, 155 – returning starter who will be part of rotation in the slot
• CJ Laverin, Senior, 5-8, 145 – Brick Memorial transfer who will be in rotation in the slot
• Anthony Seaman, Junior, 5-8, 160 – will be part of rotation in the slot
• Tyler Weisneck, Sophomore, 5-6, 145 – will be part of rotation in the slot 
• Alex Lawes, Junior, 5-11, 165 – will rotate as an outside receiver 
• Evan Travisano, Junior, 5-11, 165 – will rotate as an outside receiver
• Joaquin Ragland, Junior, 6-0, 160 – will rotate as an outside receiver; also backup QB 

Offensive Line:  

• John Costanza, Senior, 6-4, 240 – returning starter at left tackle 
• Tyler DeTata, Senior, 5-8, 195 – returning starter at left guard 
• Darian Newcomb, Sophomore, 6-2, 240 – returning starter at center, moving from right guard 
• Max Zdanowicz, Senior, 5-7, 210 – started several games at right guard, playing often 
• Ian Gellner, Senior, 6-1, 210 – projected starter at right tackle 

Defense:  

• Formation: 4-4
• Returning Starters: 3 

End:  

• John Costanza, Senior – returning starter 
• Ian Gellner, Senior – rotated last year and will do the same this year 
• Darian Newcomb, Sophomore – will rotate 

Tackle:  

• Jarrett Keefe, Senior, 5-7, 180 – returning starter 
• Max Zdanowicz, Senior – projected starter 
• Hao Tang, Junior, 6-0, 210 – part of rotation 
• Adrian Cartagena, Senior, 5-10, 210 – part of rotation    

Inside Linebacker:  

• Declan DeCoursey, junior, 6-0, 210 – part of rotation 
• Connor Valiant, Senior – part of rotation 
• Mickey Schleifer, Sophomore, 5-9, 170 – part of rotation 
• Riley Bell, Sophomore, 5-8, 160 – part of rotation 

Outside Linebacker:  

• Dan Scheri, Senior, 5-6, 165 – part of rotation 
• Tyler Weisneck, Sophomore – part of rotation 
• Ryan Panuska, Sophomore, 6-0, 165 – part of rotation 

Cornerback:   

• CJ Laverin, Senior – Brick Memorial transfer, where he started ; part of rotation 
• Val Grigorian, Senior – part of rotation 
• Joaquin Ragland, Junior – part of rotation  
• Malache Wright, Sophomore, 6-0, 160 – part of rotation  

Safety:  

• Anthony Prato, Senior – returning starter 
• Joaquin Ragland, Junior – will also rotate with Prato 

Special Teams: 

• Prato is the punter and the kicker is either Tang or Lawes 

Schedule: 

• Friday, 9/6, at Mater Dei, 5:00 
• Saturday, 9/14, Brick Memorial at home 
• Friday, 9/20, St. John Vainney at home 
• Friday, 9/27, Jackson at home 
• Saturday, 10/5, at Freehold Boro 
• Friday, 10/11, at howell 
• Bye Week 
• Friday, 10/25, Wall at home 
• Friday, 11/1, at Middletown South 

Concerns: 

• Inexperience after graduating a good group – there are good players coming and it’s a matter of getting them to play well 

Recruiting:  

• Costanza has offers from Maine and Howard 
• Prato is drawing D3 interest 
• The rest of the players need to prove it 

Coach’s Comments:  

“We have approximately half our starters back, but we have to replace some good players on defense. We are working to fill the voids and tailor everything to the team. We will work behind our line with the running game.” – Head Coach Len Zdanowicz