Post 659 – Team Preview 2021: Bridgewater-Raritan Panthers

Bridgewater-Raritan Panthers 

2020: 

  • 2-3
  • 91 points scored; 18.2 average 
  • 182 points allowed; 36.4 average 
  • Wins: Union, Westfield
  • Losses: Ridge, Phillipsburg, Hillsborough 

Graduation:  

  • TE/LB Bryce Myers – Penn 
  • RB/DB Ryan McKinney – TCNJ 
  • WR/LB Miftar Hasanaj – prep or JUCO – COVID process 

2021 Captains:  

  • Not named 

Offense:  

  • Formation: Multiple-Pro 
  • Returning Starters: 5 

Quarterback: 

  • Brady Kurdyla, Senior, 6-1, 205 – returning starter 

Running Back: 

  • Evan Goldberg, Senior, 5-8, 190 – projected starter who missed last year with an injury 
  • CJ Stevens, Junior, 5-10, 175 – will see action 

Wide Receiver: 

  • Dylan Corsi, Senior, 5-10, 175 – returning starter 
  • Colin Kurdyla, Junior, 6-3, 175 – returning starter 
  • Matt Maciolek, Junior, 5-10, 165 – projected starter; saw action 

Tight End: 

  • Ryan Driscoll, Senior, 6-1, 185 – projected starter 

Offensive Line: 

  • Ryan Luis, Senior, 6-3, 305 – returning starter at left tackle 
  • Colin Knapp, Junior, 6-0, 245 – returning starter at right tackle 
  • Six players are competing for the three interior positions  

Defense:  

  • Formation: 3-4 
  • Returning Starters: 3 

Defensive Line: 

  • Ryan Luis, Senior, 6-3, 305 – will split the nose guard position  
  • Colin Knapp, Junior, 6-0, 245 – will split the nose guard position 
  • Matt Messing, Senior, 6-0, 205 – returning starter at tackle 
  • The opposite tackle is open for competition 

Linebacker: 

  • Ryan Driscoll, Senior, 6-1, 185 – projected starter on the outside 
  • Riley Stevens, Senior, 5-10, 185 – projected starter on the outside; started some games late in the season
  • Donovan Little, Junior, 6-1, 200 – projected starter on the inside  
  • CJ Stevens, Junior, 5-10, 175 – projected starter on the inside 

Secondary: 

  • Colin Kurdyla, Junior, 6-3, 175 – returning starter at cornerback 
  • Dylan Corsi, Senior, 5-10, 175 – returning starter at cornerback 
  • Antione Hinton, Junior, 5-8, 165 – part of cornerback rotation 
  • Evan Goldberg, Senior, 5-8, 190 – competing at safety; started in 2019 before last year’s injury 
  • Matt Maciolek, Junior, 5-10, 165 – competing at safety 
  • Tommy Tremarco, Junior, 5-10, 175 – competing at safety 

Special Teams: 

  • Junior Sam Valero will be the kicker and punter 
  • Hinton and Goldberg are the return men 

Schedule: 

  • Thursday, 9/2, at Sayreville 
  • Friday, 9/10, Hunterdon Central at home 
  • Friday, 9/17, Ridge at home 
  • Thursday, 9/23, Hillsborough at home 
  • Friday, 10/1, at Phillipsburg 
  • Friday, 10/8, at Union 
  • Friday, 10/15, Franklin at home 
  • Friday, 10/22, at Elizabeth 
  • Friday, 10/29, at South Brunswick 

Concerns:  

  • Interior of the offensive line 
  • Having two young inside linebackers  
  • Head coach Scott Bray is happy with everything else 

Recruiting:  

    • Luis has interest from Penn, Yale, and Bryant 
    • Kurdyla verballed to Rutgers for lacrosse 
    • Corsi is a D3 candidate, along with others 
    • Goldberg may go the baseball route 
    • Underclassmen: 
    • Kurdyla may go the lacrosse route 
    • It’s early for the others 

Coach’s Comments:  

“We’re excited and have a good nucleus back. The challenge, as always, is to develop offensive linemen. We have bodies to work with, it’s a matter of turning players into what they need to be and they’re taking positive steps in that direction.” – Head Coach Scott Bray 

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