West Orange Mountaineers  

2021: 

• 7-4
• Lost to East Orange in the North Jersey Section 1 Group 5 semi-finals
• Beat Westfield in the first round 
• Scored 288 points: 26.18 average 
• Allowed 185 points: 16.82 average 
• Wins included Union City, Montclair, and Columbia 
• Losses were to St. Peter’s Prep, East Orange, and Irvington 

Graduation: 

• WR Mahki Green – Monmouth 
• WR/DB Jared Massay – Army 
• OL/DL Jasuah Philemon – Lehigh 
• OL/DL Quayon Gordon – Delaware State 
• LB Gavin Rembert – East Coast Prep 
• DE Sean Tandy – East Stroudsburg 
• LB J’Ameer Brutus – Pace 
• WR Elijah Matos – Fordham 
• OL Corey Dishman – Sussex County Community College 
• LB Matt Bove – Illinois Tech for baseball 

Offense: 

• Formation: Multiple Spread 
• Returning Starters: 6 

Quarterback: 

• Amir Stewart, Senior, 5-9, 165 – competing 
• Quran Ali, Senior, 5-11, 175 – competing 

Running Back: 

• Jehki Williams, Senior, 5-11, 210 – returning starter 
• Rayel Hunter, Junior,  5-9, 185 – will spell Williams and also play wide receiver 
• Adonis White, Junior, 5-8, 165 – will see time and also play slot receiver 

Wide Receiver: 

• Jarvis Jones, Senior, 6-2, 175 – returning starter 
• Saboor Karriem, Senior, 6-3, 180 – returning starter 
• Matt Barrino, Senior, 5-9, 170 – projected starter in the slot 
• Adonis White, Junior, 5-8, 165 – will spell Barino when not playing running back 
• Rayel Hunter, Junior,  5-9, 185 – will have reps when not playing running back 
• I’yan Gainer, Sophomore, 5-9, 155 – will be part of the rotation 

Tight End: 

• Zekai Wimberly, Junior, 6-2, 220 – projected starter 
• Terrell Wilfong, Sophomore, 6-3, 165 – will spell Wimberly 

Offensive Line: 

• Mason Malloy, Senior, 6-1, 240 – returning starter at center 
• Jay Straker, Senior, 6-3, 315 – returning starter at left guard 
• Brandon Green, Senior, 6-2, 300 – returning starter at right guard, moving from right tackle 
• Gensley Auguste, Senior, 6-6, 280 – projected starter at left tackle; started on defense 
• Carlos Henriquez, Senior, 6-3, 270 – frontrunner at right tackle 
• Jesse Onechi, Senior, 6-7, 275 – competing at right tackle 
• Jake Jeffey, Junior, 5-11, 230 – will spell players along the line or act as an extra tight end 

Defense: 

• Formation: 3-3 Stack 
• Returning Starters: 4 

Defensive Line: 

• Gensley Auguste, Senior, 6-6, 280 – returning starter at end 
• Jake Jeffey, Junior, 5-11, 230 – projected starter at end 
• Jahid Salaam, Sophomore, 5-11, 300 – projected starter at nose guard 
• Mason Malloy, Senior, 6-1, 240 – will rotate along the line 
• Brandon Green, Senior, 6-2, 300 – will rotate along the line 
• Jay Straker, Senior, 6-3, 315 – will rotate along the line 

Inside (Stack) Linebackers: 

• Zekai Wimberly, Junior, 6-2, 220 – projected starter in the middle 
• Jekhi Williams, Senior, 5-11, 210 – projected starter on the strong side 
• Chris Barrino, Sophomore, 5-11, 205 – projected starter on the weak side 
• Kesley Romelion, Senior, 6-1, 185 – part of the rotation 
• Al Newsome, Senior, 5-10, 205 – part of the rotation 
• Christian St. Giles, Senior, 6-1, 230 – part of the rotation 

Secondary: 

• Saboor Karriem, Senior, 6-3, 180 – returning starter at cornerback 
• Matt Barrino, Senior, 5-9, 170 – projected starter at cornerback 
• Jarvis Jones, Senior, 6-2, 175 – returning starter at free safety 
• Myles Snead, Junior, 5-10, 180 – returning starter at one strong safety 
• Elijah Pean, Senior, 5-10, 180 – projected starter at other strong safety 
• I’yan Gainer, Sophomore, 5-9, 155 – part of the rotation 
• Raza Stanley, Junior, 5-9, 160 – part of the rotation 
• Bryce Davis, Sophomore, 5-9, 155 – part of the rotation 

Special Teams: 

• Senior Samuel Godinez returns at kicker and Wilfong has experience at punter 
• Karriem, White, and Hunter will be the return men 

Schedule: 

• Friday, 9/2, Montclair at Montclair State 
• Friday, 9/9, at Bloomfield
• Friday, 9/16, Passaic Tech at home
• Friday, 9/23, at Mount Olive
• Friday, 9/30, Bayonne at home
• Friday, 10/7, East Orange at home
• Friday, 10/14, at North Bergen
• Friday, 10/21, Irvington at home 

Concerns: 

• Quarterback is the only position on the team that is unproven  

Recruiting: 

• Auguste verballed to Georgia Tech 
• Jones verballed to UConn 
• Karriem has 25 offers, including Duke, Boston College, Pitt, and Illinois 
• Straker has Wagner, Sacred Heart, Bryant, and Lehigh interested in him 
• Jehki Williams has interest from William & Mary 
• Malloy draws interest from Bryant, Sacred Heart, and Pace 
• Green has interest from Marist and Lincoln 
• Barrino has Monmouth and D2 interest 
• Underclassmen: 
• Wimberly has an Ole Miss offer with Boston College, Syracuse and Notre Dame interested 
• Others have to prove it on the field 

Coach’s Comments: 

“We’re in year four of our program; we’re entrenched and we’re excited to see what we can do.” – Head Coach Darnell Grant