Post 374 – HS Football Preview 2019: Rancocas Valley

Rancocas Valley Red Devils  

2018 in Review:  

  • 9-3 record 
  • Lost to Williamstown in the South Jersey Group 5 final  
  • Beat Lenape in the semifinals and Eastern in the first round 
  • Scored 317 points – 26.42 average
  • Allowed 226 points – 18.83 average 
  • Wins Included: Shawnee, Lenape, Vineland, Trenton
  • Losses: Williamstown, St. Augustine   

Departing Seniors:   

  • LB Jesse Eadric – Pace 
  • WR/DB Cerrome Hill – Pace 
  • QB/DB Bryce Mangene – Penn for baseball 
  • WR/DB Danny Kondras – RPI 
  • WR/OLB Danny Myers – RPI for lacrosse 
  • OL Tim D’Antoni – West Point sprint football 
  • C/DE Drew Bowker – South Eastern (Fl.) for wrestling 
  • OL/DE Nick Maffetone – King’s College (Pa.) for rugby 

*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: 3 

Quarterback:  

  • Several players are competing 

Running Back:  

  • Several players are competing 

Wide Receiver:  

  • Jahmier Washington, Senior, 6-4, 185 – returning starter 
  • Justin Gray, Junior 6-0, 190 – returning starter 
  • Mateo Asis, Senior, 5-11, 180 – competing 
  • Several other players are competing 

Offensive Line:   

  • Mark Loveland, Senior, 6-1, 280 – returning starter at center 
  • Arnold Young, Junior, 6-3, 270 – projected starter 
  • Darius Wakefield, Junior, 6-1, 260 – projected starter 
  • Several others are competing for the final two positions 
  • The five best will play and positions will be determined 

Defense:  

  • Formation: Multiple 4-3
  • Returning Starters: 4 

End:  

  • Michael Patragnoni, Senior, 6-0, 200 – competing 
  • Mekhi Mitchell, Junior, 6-0, 180 – competing 
  • Rashan Addison, Sophomore, 6-0, 180 – competing 
  • Owen Southwick, Sophomore, 6-1, 180 – competing 

Tackle:  

  • Mark Loveland, Senior – returning starter at tackle 
  • Darius Wakefield, Junior – returning starter at tackle 
  • Jayden Holmes, Senior, 5-11, 210 – part of rotation 

Linebacker:  

  • Justin Gray, Junior – returning starter, moving from safety 
  • Jarret Colon, Senior, 5-7, 165 – returning starter 
  • Others are competing 

Cornerback:  

  • Mateo Asis, Senior – competing 
  • Dean Watson, Sophomore, 5-10, 155 – competing 
  • Isaiah Arzu, Junior, 5-8, 160 – competing 

Safety:  

  • Jahmeir Washington, Senior – projected starter; saw time 
  • AJ Hugee, Junior, 5-9, 160 – competing at other safety
  • Maurice Obanor, Junior, 6-0, 160 – competing at other safety 

Special Teams: 

  • Sophomore Joey Bryson is the kicker, while punter has Asis and senior Mike Patrahonni competing 
  • Arzu, Gray, and Hugee are the return men 

Schedule: 

  • Friday, 9/6, Shawnee at home 
  • Friday, 9/13, at Williamstown 
  • Friday, 9/20, Trenton at home 
  • Saturday, 9/28, Cherokee at home 
  • Bye Week 
  • Friday, 10/11, at St. Augustine 
  • Friday, 10/18, at Vineland 
  • Saturday, 10/26, at Lenape 
  • Bye Week 
  • Wednesday, 11/27, Pemberton at home 

Concerns: 

  • Inexperience after graduating 32 seniors 

Recruiting:  

  • Washinggton has interest from Bucknell, Fordham, and others 
  • Loveland may go D3 in either football or wrestling 
  • Colon is a high-academic D3, currently number-2 in his class 
  • Asis is a very athletic player with a size issue 
  • Underclassmen:
  • Wakefield, Young, and Gray are 1-AA/D2 candidates 

Coach’s Comments:  

“We had a good camp and the effort is good. We will need to understand things quickly and our schedule is very tough, there are no easy weeks.” – Head Coach Dan Haussman 

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