Post 833 – Team Preview 2022: River Dell Golden Hawks

River Dell Golden Hawks

2021: 

  • 8-3
  • Lost to Sparta in the North 2 Group 3 semi-finals after beating Vernon in the first round 
  • Scored 317 points: 28.82 average  
  • Allowed 211 points: 19.18 average 
  • Wins included Parsippany Hills, Westwood, and Pascack Valley 
  • Losses were to West Essex and Nutley 

Graduation: 

  • RB Will Fletcher – Ithaca 
  • WR/DB Kyle Case – Kean 
  • TE/DL Billy Schwanewede – Wilkes 
  • WR/DB Colin Quinn – Muhlenberg 
  • DL Aidan Corcoran – FDU (Madison-Florham Park) for baseball 
  • OL/DL Joe Boyle – Springfield for wrestling 
  • WR/LB Gabe Case – Johnson & Wales for wrestling 
  • OL/LB Mike Crismale – Kean for lacrosse 

Offense: 

  • Formation: Multiple Option 
  • Returning Starters: 4 

Quarterback: 

  • Jake Sconza, Senior, 6-0, 175 – returning starter 
  • Max Froonjian, Senior, 5-9, 165 – competing; can play running back or wide receiver; saw action 
  • Phil Doornheim, Junior, 5-10, 165 – pressing Sconza hard 
  • Vince Doornheim, Senior, 5-10, 165 – also pressing Sconza hard 

Running Back: 

  • Andrew Spano, Senior, 5-9, 175 – returning starter 
  • Chris Kelm, Sophomore, 5-10, 175 – competing 
  • RJ Weiss, Sophomore, 5-10, 175 – competing 
  • Max Froonjian, Senior, 5-9, 165 – competing; can play quarterback or wide receiver; saw action  
  • Nick Sybel, Senior, 5-9, 165 – competing 
  • Scott Sybel, Senior, 5-9, 165 – competing 

Wide Receiver: 

  • Devin Armen, Senior, 5-10, 165 – competing 
  • Jack Carey, Senior, 5-10, 165 – returning starter and competing 
  • Nick Kelly, Junior, 5-8, 155 – competing 
  • Sean Kim, Senior, 5-9, 165 – competing in the slot 
  • Any of the quarterbacks and running backs may play here 

Tight End: 

  • Kevork “Arden” Baltalyan, Senior, 6-3, 205 – competing 
  • Any of the wide receivers may play here 

Offensive Line: 

  • Ren Yoshikubo, Senior, 5-9, 205 – returning starter at center and guard and will play either position 
  • Luke Westlake, Sophomore, 6-0, 190 – competing 
  • Connor Yeandle, Junior, 6-1, 190 – competing 
  • Ben Arancio, Senior, 6-0, 205 – competing; injured most of last year 
  • Tamas Kellerman, Senior, 5-10, 225 – competing 
  • Nick Berberian, Sophomore, 5-11, 190 – competing 
  • Glenn Freda, Senior, 6-3, 225 – competing 
  • Mike Weschler, Senior, 6-3, 225 – competing 
  • Liam Boyle, Junior, 5-8, 195 – competing  
  • The five best will play and the positions will be determined later 

Defense: 

  • Formation: Multi-3-man Stack 
  • Returning Starters: 1 

Defensive Line: 

  • Ren Yoshikubo, Senior, 5-9, 205 – competing and saw action 
  • Any of the offensive linemen will be competing here 

Inside (Stack) Linebackers: 

  • Nick Sybel, Senior, 5-9, 165 – returning starter and competing 
  • Elias Bekdas, Senior, 5-9, 175 – competing; special teams demon 
  • Mason Nagle, Sophomore, 5-9, 175 – competing 
  • Deacon McGovern, Sophomore, 5-9, 175 – competing 
  • Andrew Spano, Senior, 5-9, 175 – competing 
  • Scott Sybel, Senior, 5-9, 165 – competing 
  • Chris Kelm, Sophomore, 5-10, 175 – competing 

Secondary: 

  • Max Froonjian, Senior, 5-9, 165 – part of last year’s rotation; competing 
  • RJ Weiss, Sophomore, 5-10, 175 – competing 
  • Andrew Spano, Senior, 5-9, 175 – competing 
  • Ryan Rossig, Sophomore, 6-0, 175 – competing 
  • Devin Armen, Senior, 5-10, 165 – competing 
  • Jack Carey, Senior, 5-10, 165 – competing 
  • Phil Doornheim, Junior, 5-10, 165 – competing 
  • Vince Doornheim, Senior, 5-10, 165 – competing 

Special Teams: 

  • Max Froonjian returns as the punter, while kicker has senior Alejandro Carballeda, junior Nick Kelly, and others competing 
  • Spano is back as a return man 

Schedule: 

  • Thursday, 9/1, at Parsippany Hills 
  • Saturday, 9/10, at Bergenfield 
  • Friday, 9/16, at Westwood 
  • Friday, 9/23, Demarest at home 
  • Friday, 9/30, Old Tappan at home 
  • Friday, 10/7, at Ramapo 
  • Friday, 10/14, Pascack Valley at home 
  • Friday, 10/21, Paramus at home 

Concerns: 

  • Youth and the unknown, with only 4-5 starters returning 

Recruiting: 

  • Froonjian is their best player and their only captain 
  • There are players who may college sports if that is what they want 

Coach’s Comments: 

“We will be very young; we haven’t been this young since 2005. But we knew this was coming and we need to maximize what we have. We only have seven or eight juniors, along with 25 sophomores and a good-sized freshman class. There is talent, but we’re young – the freshmen were undefeated and the JV was 6-1.” – Head Coach DJ Nimphius 

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