Post 649 – Team Preview 2021: Westfield Blue Devils

Westfield Blue Devils 

2020: 

  • 0-2 
  • 17 points scored; 8.5 average 
  • 47 points allowed; 23.5 average 
  • Losses: St. Joe’s (Metuchen), Bridgewater-Raritan 

Graduation:  

  • DE Will Heflin – University of Chicago 
  • OL Drew Miller- Ithaca 
  • C Sean Maher – Montclair State 
  • LB Dan Shakel – Franklin & Marshall 
  • DB Jordan Ortiz – Penn sprint football 
  • QB Mack Prybylski – Villanova for lacrosse 

2021 Captains:  

  • Not named 

Offense:  

  • Formation: Multi-Pro 
  • Returning Starters: 3 

Quarterback: 

  • Trey Brown, Junior, 6-2, 200 – projected starter 

Running Back: 

  • Justin Colby, Senior, 5-10, 180 – projected starter 
  • Dylan Wragg, Junior, 5-10, 180 – projected starter 

Wide Receiver: 

  • Aiden Scheper, Senior, 5-8, 165 – part of rotation 
  • Paul Cerro, Junior, 5-10, 180 – part of rotation 
  • Ben Kelly, Junior, 5-11, 170 – part of rotation 
  • Alex Tilyou, Junior, 5-10, 170 – part of rotation 
  • Peter DelRe, Sophomore, 5-9, 160 – competing 

Tight End: 

  • Mason Marino, Junior, 5-11, 180 – competing 
  • Cary Prichett, Junior, 6-3, 215 – competing 

Offensive Line: 

  • Brandon Love, Junior, 6-2, 270 – returning starter at left tackle 
  • Nick Mase, Senior, 5-10, 225 – returning starter at left guard 
  • Duke Edmondson, Senior, 5-10, 225 – returning starter at center 
  • Jon Giglio, Senior, 6-0, 225 – projected starter at right guard 
  • Jack Price, Senior, 6-2, 240 – projected starter at right tackle 
  • Gabe Dayon, Junior, 5-8, 225 – pushing for time along the line 

Defense:  

  • Formation: 4-4 
  • Returning Starters: 5 

Defensive Line: 

  • Sergio Cabrera, Junior, 6-1, 210 – projected starter at end 
  • Jack Price, Senior, 6-2, 240 – returning starter at end, moving from tackle 
  • Brandon Love, Junior, 6-2, 270 – projected starter at tackle 
  • Duke Edmondson, Senior, 5-10, 225 – projected starter at tackle 
  • Harrison Grom, Senior, 6-4, 215 – pushing for time at end 
  • Julian Montez, Sophomore, 6=3, 230 – pushing for time at tackle 

Linebacker: 

  • Tyler Sontz, Senior, 5-8, 170 – returning starter on outside 
  • Dan Hanlon, Junior, 5-10, 190 – returning starter on inside 
  • Jack O’Connor, Junior, 5-11, 190 – projected starter on inside 
  • Quinn Wojcik, Junior, 5-11, 180 – competing on outside 
  • Luke Vaccaro, Junior, 5-10, 170 – competing on outside 

Secondary: 

  • Shaun Czarnecki, Senior, 6-0, 170 – returning starter at cornerback 
  • James Csorba, Senior, 5-11, 180 – returning starter at free safety 
  • Owen Shakal, Junior, 5-9, 175 – competing at opposite corner 
  • Senu Glasco, Junior, 5-10, 165 – competing at opposite corner 
  • Theo Shapiro, Senior, 5-10, 175 – fighting for time 
  • Paul Tilyou, Junior, 5-10, 170 – fighting for time 

Special Teams: 

  • Wragg, or juniors Henry Hipschman and Keo Schwartz will be the kicker 
  • James Csorba returns as the punter 
  • The return men are not yet determined 

Schedule: 

  • 9/3-4, Bye Week 
  • Saturday, 9/11, St. Joe’s (Metuchen) at home 
  • Friday, 9/17, at Watchung Hills 
  • Friday, 9/24, at Linden 
  • Friday, 10/1, at Union 
  • Saturday, 10/9, Hillsborough at home 
  • Saturday, 10/16, Elizabeth at home 
  • Saturday, 10/23, Ridge at home 
  • Friday, 10/29, at Phillipsburg 
  • Thursday, 11/25, at Plainfield 

Concerns:  

  • Inactivity from last year: two varsity games, one JV game, and two freshman games, which creates inexperience 

Recruiting:  

    • Price has interest from the Patriot League schools 
    • Csorba verballed to Monmouth for lacrosse 
    • Overall, there are kids who can play somewhere, but the lack of games and film have hurt them
    • Underclassmen: 
    • Brown and Love will receive 1-AA looks 

Coach’s Comments:  

“We’re excited after only playing two games last year. Every day is a blessing, whether it’s summer workouts or handing out equipment. I like our group, but we’re young in some areas. Even our seniors will be young because they didn’t get the reps.” – Head Coach Jim DeSarno 

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