Point Pleasant Boro Panthers 

2021: 

• 10-2 
• Lost to Haddonfield in the South Jersey regional championship game 
• Won the South Jersey Group 2 sectional championship by beating Willingboro in the finals, New Providence in the semi-finals, and Monmouth in the first round 
• Scored 426 points: 35.50 average 
• Allowed 164 points: 13.67 average 
• Wins included Shore, Asbury Park, Barnegat, Monmouth, and Middletown North 
• Their other loss was to Manasquan 

Graduation: 

• OL/DL Luke WIlson – King’s College 
• QB/DB Charlie Vitale not playing college sports due to medical issues 

Offense: 

• Formation: Flexbone Triple Option 
• Returning Starters: 7 

Quarterback: 

• Matt Oliphant, Junior, 6-2, 190 – competing; returning starter who played halfback 
• Connor Cilento, Senior, 5-10, 170 – competing; 3-year starter who played halfback 

Running Back: 

• Jake Croce, Junior, 5-10, 185 – 3-year starter at fullback 
• Tyler Gordon, Senior, 5-10, 200 – saw action at fullback, scoring six touchdowns and started on defense 
• Sam Muraglia, Senior, 5-9, 175 – returning starter at halfback 
• Whoever does not start at quarterback will be the other halfback 
• Brian Simoes, Junior, 6-1, 160 – may see reps at halfback 
• Jayson Bennett, Junior, 5-7, 160 – may see reps at halfback 
• Tyler Criscuolo, Senior, 5-10, 175 – may se reps at halfback and saw action 

Wide Receiver: 

• Brian Orio, Senior, 6-1, 170 – returning starter at split end 
• Brayden Forfar, Junior, 6-0, 160 – competing at opposite split end 
• Brandon Sloan, Senior, 6-3, 190 – competing at opposite split end
• Eric Anilonis, Senior, 6-4, 180 – competing at opposite split end; saw action 

Tight End (situational): 

• Aiden Ward, Senior, 5-10, 215 – will see time; started on defense 

Offensive Line: 

• Cole Skinner, Senior, 6-5, 305 – returning starter at right tackle 
• Charles “Boom” Davison, Junior, 6-1, 270 – returning starter at right guard 
• Declan Platt, Senior, 5-9, 210 – projected starter at center who saw time 
• Michael Smith, Senior, 5-9, 230 – competing at left guard 
• Spencer Knapp, Senior, 6-2, 245 – competing at left guard 
• Joe Mazzaro, Senior, 5-9, 240 – competing at left tackle 
• Jack Stencel, Senior, 5-10, 215 – competing at left tackle 

Defense: 

• Formation: 3-3 Stack 
• Returning Starters: 9 

Defensive Line: 

• Connor Reynolds, Senior, 5-11, 225 – 3-year starter at end 
• Aiden Ward, Senior, 5-10, 215 – returning starter at end 
• Zach Larr, Junior, 6-2, 225 – could see time at end 
• Charles “Boom” Davison, Junior, 6-1, 270 – returning starter at nose guard 
• Cole Skinner, Senior, 6-5, 305 – part of rotation at nose guard 

Inside (Stack) Linebackers: 

•  Gerald “JJ” Bennett, Senior, 5-11, 185 – returning starter in middle 
• Tyler Gordon, Senior, 5-10, 200 – returning starter on strong side 
• Maddox Samaritano, Senior, 5-9, 180 – competing on the weak side 
• Dylan Reitmeyer, Sophomore, 5-10, 185 – competing on the weak side 

Outside Linebacker: 

• Sam Muraglia, Senior, 5-9, 175 – returning starter
• Jake Croce, Junior, 5-10, 185 – returning starter 
• Colin Obser, Sophomore, 5-10, 180 – may see action  
• Brian Simoes, Junior, 6-1, 160 – may see action 

Secondary: 

• Connor Cilento, Senior, 5-10, 170 – 3-year starter at safety; may only play offense if he wins quarterback job 
• Matt Oliphant, Junior, 6-2, 190 – returning starter at cornerback; may only play offense if he wins quarterback job 
• Brian Orio, Senior, Senior, 6-1, 170 – projected starter at cornerback 
• Jayson Bennett, Junior, 5-7, 160 – competing at cornerback and safety  

Special Teams: 

• Junior Brayden Forfar returns at kicker for extra points and field goals, while senior Bobby Cooper returns doing kickoffs 
• Junior Matt Oliphant returns at punter 
• Cilento will be in his third year as the punt returner, while he and Oliphant are kick returners 

Schedule: 

• Thursday, 9/1, Neptune at home 
• Friday, 9/9, Manasquan at home 
• Friday, 9/16, at Holmdel 
• Friday, 9/23, at Raritan 
• Friday, 9/30, Toms River East at home 
• Friday, 10/7, Monmouth at home 
• Friday, 10/14, at Barnegat 
• Friday, 10/21, at St. John Vianney 

Concerns: 

• Replacing three offensive linemen 
• Preventing turnovers, winning the penalty battle, win the kicking game, and taking it one day at a time 

Recruiting: 

• Skinner verballed to Temple 
• Reynolds, Ward, Gordon, and Muraglia will play somewhere 
• Cilento has options in football and baseball 
• Underclassmen: 
• Croce, Oliphant, and Davison are the top prospects  

Coach’s Comments: 

“We’re excited. We return a lot of starters from last year. Every day, we try to get better in all three phases of the game. We’re high on attention to detail and having the players do their 1/11th, with a relentless pursuit to get back on top. We’re angry over losing our last game and we’re coming out hungry and angry.” – Head Coach Brian Staub