Post 672 – Team Preview 2021: St. Joe’s (Montvale) Green Knights

St. Joe’s (Montvale) Green Knights 

2020: 

  • 6-2 
  • 258 points scored; 32.25 average 
  • 148 points allowed; 18.5 average 
  • Wins: Don Bosco, DePaul, Seton Hall Prep, Paramus Catholic, Cherokee, Hun School 
  • Losses: Bergen Catholic, St. Peter’s Prep 

Graduation:  

  • RB Audric Estime – Notre Dame 
  • T Geno VanDeMark – Michigan State 
  • LB Frank Monte – Holy Cross 
  • LB Logan Rivera – Fordham  
  • TE James Morrison – Dartmouth  
  • K Sebastien Tosko – Harvard 
  • G Chris Servideo – Marist 
  • WR Justin Mucci – Bryant  
  • DB Justin Brooks – American International 
  • G Jack Centrelli – TCNJ 
  • FB/LS Nick Civitello – TCNJ 
  • C Liam Mitchell – Middlebury 
  • DT Vahn Friday – Stonehill 
  • WR Blake Wypler – enlisted in US Navy 
  • WR Nuri Robinson – Colby 
  • DT Cy Menard – St. Thomas More as post-grad and verballed to New Hampshire in 2022 
  • WR/DB Christian Abraham – East Coast Prep (Mass.) 
  • DL Ja’naz Williams – Western New England 
  • DB Sam White – Pace 

2021 Captains:  

  • Not named 

Offense:  

  • Formation: Multiple Spread 
  • Returning Starters: 1 

Quarterback: 

  • Luke Henrich, Junior, 6-1, 215 – projected starter; saw action 

Running Back: 

  • Luke Tucci, Junior, 5-9, 180 – competing and will get carries 
  • Yasin Willis, Sophomore, 6-1, 210 – competing and will get carries 
  • Devin Miller-Singh, Senior, 5-10, 195 – competing and will get carries 

H-back (situational): 

  • Brendan Stapleton, Senior, 6-1, 215 – competing 
  • Joey Barrise, Senior, 5-10, 195 – competing 
  • AJ Fricchione, Junior, 6-0, 195 – competing

Wide Receiver: 

  • Jaden Wimberly, Senior, 6-1, 190 – projected starter; Hackensack transfer, where he started 
  • Donovan McKoy, Junior, 6-5, 195 – projected starter 
  • Kenyon Massey, Sophomore, 5-10, 185 – projected starter 
  • Emmanuel Laracuente, Senior, 5-10, 195 – competing and will play 
  • Conor Mahoney, Senior, 6-3, 185 – competing and will play 
  • Danny Hernandez, Senior, 5-11, 185 – competing and will play 
  • Jazir Francois, Senior, 6-0, 185 – competing and will play 
  • Mekhi Rossignol, Freshman, 6-1, 170 – competing and will play 
  • Jimmy Montesano, Sophomore, 6-1, 175 – competing and will play 

Tight End: 

  • Brendan Errity, Junior, 6-1, 225 – projected starter 
  • Jack Smiechowski, Senior, 6-2, 195 – will see action 

Offensive Line: 

  • Kevin Loughlin, Senior, 6-4, 290 – returning starter at tackle 
  • Johnny Ohnegian, Senior, 6-3, 280 – projected starter at center 
  • Yann Silva, Senior, 6-1, 270 – projected starter at guard 
  • Mike Kudlacik, Senior, 6-3, 285 – competing at guard and tackle
  • Al Shahdanian, Senior, 6-3, 260 – competing at guard and tackle
  • Connor McAllen, Junior, 6-4, 290 – competing at guard and tackle
  • Jonny Parkes, Junior, 6-4, 285 – competing at guard and tackle 

Defense:  

  • Formation: Multiple 4-2-5 
  • Returning Starters: 5 

Defensive Line: 

  • Jimmy Mullen, Junior, 6-2, 245 – 3-year starter at end 
  • Pierce Kelly, Senior, 6-2, 265 – projected starter at end 
  • Charlie Blessing, Junior, 6-2, 265 – competing at tackle 
  • Jeremy Mendez, Senior, 6-3, 270 – competing at tackle 
  • Stephen Laguerre, Junior, 6-1, 255 – competing at tackle 
  • Brandon Toranzo, Sophomore, 5-11, 250 – competing at tackle 

Linebacker: 

  • Jack Smiechowski, Senior, 6-2, 195 – projected starter; saw action 
  • AJ Fricchione, Junior, 6-0, 195 – competing 
  • Takai Chisolm, Junior, 6-3, 215 – competing 
  • Cooper Kurtz, Junior, 5-11, 200 – competing 
  • Raquan Harvey, Sophomore, 6-1, 215 – competing 
  • Brendan Stapleton, Senior, 6-1, 215 – competing 

Secondary: 

  • JaTy Mayes, Senior, 5-10, 180 – returning starter at cornerback 
  • Jalen Wade, Senior, 5-10, 185 – returning starter at cornerback 
  • Peter Schuh, Senior, 5-11, 190 – returning starter at safety 
  • Trey Watkins, Senior, 6-0, 190 – returning starter at safety 
  • Brandon Wu, Senior, 5-9, 190 – competing at safety 
  • Roberto Padilla, Senior, 5-11,185 – competing at safety  
  • Jaden Wimberly, Senior, 6-1, 190 – rotating at cornerback and safety 

Special Teams: 

  • Junior Marcos Ruiz will be the kicker and punter is undecided 
  • Wade, Watkins, Wimberly, and others will be the return men 

Schedule: 

  • Saturday, 8/28, Good Counsel (Md.) at home 
  • Friday, 9/3, at St. Frances (Md.) 
  • Saturday, 9/11, DePaul at home 
  • 9/17-18, Bye Week 
  • Saturday, 9/25, at Pope John 
  • Saturday, 10/2, Montclair at home 
  • Saturday, 10/9, St. Peter’s Prep at home 
  • Saturday, 10/16, at Bergen Catholic 
  • Saturday, 10/23, Don Bosco at home 
  • Saturday, 10/30, at Delbarton 

Concerns:  

  • Lack of game experience 
  • Limit turnovers 

Recruiting:  

  • Wimberly verballed to Lehigh
  • Loughlin has interest from Patriot League schools and others 
  • Smiechowski, Watkins, and Schuh are Ivy/Patriot prospects 
  • Mayes and Wade are 1-AA candidates 
  • Silva, Ohnegian, Kelly, and Mahoney are NESCAC/Centennial prospects 
  • Underclassmen:
  • Mullen has a Rutgers offer for both football and wrestling; has offers from every wrestling power except Iowa 
  • Henrich and Chisolm are 1-A/1-AA candidates 
  • McKoy has a UMass offer for football and Wagner offer for basketball 
  • Tucci and Errity are Ivy League prospects  
  • McAllen will be at a high-academic Power-5 
  • Parkes is an Ivy/Patriot candidate 
  • Blessing is a 1-AA prospect 
  • Fricchione is Ivy/Patriot and may wrestle in the Ivy League 
  • Sophomore Willis has offers from Ole Miss, West Virginia, Temple, and Syracuse 
  • Harvey has Ole Miss, Temple, and West Virginia offers 
  • Massey has a Syracuse offer 

Coach’s Comments:  

“I like where we’re at and I like our leadership. We’re looking forward to the season where we improve each week as we gain experience.” – Head Coach Dan Marangi 

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