Post 714 – Team Preview 2021: Parsippany Hills Vikings

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 

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