Parsippany Hills Vikings
2020:
- 5-3
- 190 points scored; 23.75 average
- 155 points allowed; 19.38 average
- Two shutouts
- Wins: River Dell, High Point, Mendham, Montville, Chatham
- Losses: Woodbridge, Sparta, West Essex
Graduation:
- WR/DE Jordan Thompson – Rutgers
- LS/C Zack Taylor – Rutgers
- WR/DB Ty Sallie – NJIT for baseball
2021 Captains:
- Vincent Licor, Dom Verducci, Alex Gonzalez
Offense:
- Formation: Multiple Spread
- Returning Starters: 4
Quarterback:
- Dom Verducci, Senior, 6-2, 200 – 4-year starter; moving from running back
Running Back:
- Julio Tatis, Sophomore, 5-9, 165 – will share position
- Joey Siccatelli, Sophomore, 5-9, 150 – will share position
Wide Receiver:
- Eric Ostlin, Senior, 6-0, 170 – returning starter
- Joey Reilly, Junior, 6-0, 170 – projected starter
- Tyler Lutkowski, Junior, 5-10, 155 – projected starter
- Robert Albano, Junior, 5-10, 150 – projected starter
- Jon Louis Musto, Junior, 6-1, 170 – part of rotation
- Tristan Sloan, Junior, 6-0, 180 – part of rotation
Tight End (situational):
- Brandon Jasiecki, Senior, 5-9, 175 – will play
Offensive Line:
- Mason Kerrigan, Junior, 6-1, 255 – projected starter at left tackle
- Darshan Patel, Senior, 6-0, 240 – projected starter at left guard
- Andrew Thomas, Senior, 6-1, 200 – projected starter at center; started on defense
- Alex Gonzalez, Senior, 5-10, 240 – 3-year starter at right guard
- Vincent Licor, Senior, 6-1, 215 – returning starter at right tackle; started in 2019 and missed last year with an injury
- Austin Cerullo, Junior, 5-11, 220 – provides depth
- Tyler Arnold, Senior, 6-1, 200 – provides depth
Defense:
- Formation: 5-2
- Returning Starters: 3
Defensive Line:
- Aidan Carabello, Senior, 5-10, 185 – returning starter at nose guard, moving from linebacker
- Vincent Licor, Senior, 6-1, 215 – projected starter at tackle
- Connor Johannesen, Junior, 6-4, 225 – projected starter at tackle
- Jorge Espinosa, Senior, 5-10, 175 – projected starter at end
- Giovanni Collins, Sophomore, 6-0, 170 – projected starter at end
Linebacker:
- Andrew Thomas, Senior, 6-1, 200 – returning starter
- Tyler Arnold, Senior, 6-1, 200 – returning starter
- Eric Ostlin, Senior, 6-0, 170 – part of rotation
- Brandon Jasiecki, Senior, 5-9, 175 – part of rotation
Secondary:
- Julio Tatis, Sophomore, 5-9, 165 – projected starter at cornerback
- Joey Siccatelli, Sophomore, 5-9, 150 – projected starter at cornerback
- Joey Reilly, Junior, 6-0, 170 – projected starter at safety
- Tyler Lutkowski, Junior, 5-10, 155 – projected starter at safety
- Ruchit Bhawsar, Junior, 5-9, 170 – will play as a nickel back
Special Teams:
- Senior Roger Rubunetti is a 3-year starter at kicker
- Arnold will be the punter
- Reilly will return punts while Tatis and Siccatelli will return kicks
Schedule:
- Friday, 9/3, River Dell at home
- Friday, 9/10, Montville at home
- Saturday, 9/18, at Morris Hills
- Friday, 9/24, at Sparta
- Friday, 10/1, at Mendham
- Friday, 10/8, Jefferson at home
- Saturday, 10/16, at West Morris (night game)
- Friday, 10/22, Chatham at home
- Friday, 10/29, at High Point
Concerns:
- Offensive line gelling
- Inexperience
- Staying healthy
Recruiting:
- Verducci will play somewhere and can play many positions
- Rubinetti is a kicker who will play in college
- Gonzalez and Thomas are among those who may play D3
- Licor verballed to Stevenson for baseball
- Underclassmen:
- Johannesman has the size colleges look for
- Tatis is a sophomore who was in the state meet of champions as a freshman in the 400 meters, running a sub-50 and has only played football for two years
Coach’s Comments:
“This is a completely different team than we’ve had in a long time. We will be starting a new quarterback who was a 3-year starter at running back. We should be good up front, but the defense needs to get more aggressive; we gave up too many big plays.” – Head Coach Dave Albano