Wayne Hills Patriots 

2021: 

• 3-7 
• Beat Belleville in the North Jersey consolation game  
• Scored 216 points: 21.60 average 
• Allowed 194 points: 19.40 average 
• Wins came against Kennedy and Passaic 
• Losses were against Irvington, Northern Highlands, Ramapo, Ridgewood, Wayne Valley, Pascack Valley, and Harrisonville (Md.) 

Graduation: 

• QB/DB Joe Riina – Rowan 
• RB/LB Ben Contella – Wilkes 

Offense: 

• Formation: Multiple 1-and-2-back sets 
• Returning Starters: 5

Quarterback: 

• Tyler Demikoff, Senior, 5-11, 180 – projected starter 

Running Back: 

• John Sees, Senior, 5-7, 160 – returning starter; started games when Montella was injured 
• Josh Baek, Senior, 5-9, 175 – will see some action 
• Johnny Mongelli, Sophomore, 5-7, 160 – may see some action 

Wide Receiver: 

• Makai Gray, Senior, 6-3, 215 – 3-year starter 
• Matt Quagliana, Senior, 5-11, 190 – returning starter 
• Tay Shim, Senior, 5-10, 170 – projected starter; started on defense 
• Emmanuel Dankwa, Senior, 6-2, 230 – projected starter; started on defense 
• Guy Giordano, Junior, 5-8, 160 – part of rotation  
• Justin Wojciechowski, Junior, 5-10, 160 – part of rotation 

Tight End:  

• AJ Anzaldi, Senior, 5-11, 205 – will see action 
• Nick Hogan, Senior, 5-9, 220 – will see action here and at fullback; started on defense 

Offensive Line: 

• Mike Fernicola, Senior, 6-4, 265 – 3-year starter at left tackle 
• Ramsey Kubofcik, Senior, 6-1, 245 – returning starter at center 
• Chris Romano, Sophomore, 5-11, 250 – competing at guard and tackle 
• Nick Trbovich, Senior, 5-11, 215 – competing at guard and tackle 
• Tom Kick, Junior, 6-5, 250 – competing at guard and tackle 
• Arlind Sabani, Junior, 5-10, 205 – competing at guard and tackle 
• Lucas Ricci, Junior, 6-3, 240 – competing at center and tackle 
• Andrew Sabeh, Senior, 6-0, 215 – competing at guard 

Defense: 

• Formation: 4-2-5 
• Returning Starters: 6 

Defensive Line: 

• Emmanuel Dankwa, Senior, 6-2, 230 – returning starter at end 
• AJ Anzaldi, Senior, 5-11, 205 – competing at opposite end 
• Nick Trbovich, Senior, 5-11, 215 – competing at opposite end  
• Andrew Sabeh, Senior, 6-0, 215 – competing at opposite end 
• Mike Fernicola, Senior, 6-4, 265 – 3-year starter at tackle 
• Chris Romano, Sophomore, 5-11, 250 – competing at tackle 
• Tom Kick, Junior, 6-5, 250 – competing at tackle  

Linebacker: 

• Nick Hogan, Senior, 5-9, 220 – returning starter on the inside 
• Tay Shim, Senior, 5-10, 170 – returning starter on the outside 
• Josh Baek, Senior, 5-9, 175 – competing on the inside 
• Ashton Fava, Junior, 5-9, 200 – competing on the inside 
• Joe Lucarello, Junior, 5-10, 175 – competing on the inside 
• Jack Rewick, Sophomore, 5-10, 160 – competing on the inside 

Secondary: 

• Makai Gray, Senior, 6-3, 215 – 3-year starter at cornerback 
• Jared Santa, Junior, 5-9, 160 – competing on opposite corner 
• Aaron Viray, Sophomore, 6-3, 190 – competing on opposite corner 
• Adam Kachane, Senior, 5-11, 170 – competing on opposite corner 
• Matt Quagliana, Senior, 5-11, 190 – returning starter at safety 
• John Sees, Senior, 5-7, 160 – competing at other safety; started twice  
• Johnny Mongelli, Sophomore, 5-7, 160 – competing at other safety 
• Dan Geraghty, Sophomore, 5-10, 155 – competing at other safety 
• Justin Wojciechowski, Junior, 5-10, 160 – competing at other safety 

Special Teams: 

• Senior Matt Quagliana returns at kicker and punter, while senior Adam Kachane will be in the mix at kicker and senior Alex Ferreira possibly at punter 
• The return men have not been decided 

Schedule: 

• Friday, 9/2, at Liberty Creek (Tn.) 
• Friday, 9/9, at Ramapo 
• Friday, 9/16, North Bergen at home 
• Friday, 9/23, Wayne Valley at home 
• Friday, 9/30, at Hackensack 
• Friday, 10/7, at Ridgewood 
• Friday, 10/14, Passaic Valley at home 
• Friday, 10/21, Northern Highlands at home 

Concerns: 

• Staying healthy and building depth 

Recruiting: 

• Fernicola verballed to Penn 
• Dankwa has offers from Syracuse, Army, and UMass 
• Gray has offers from Maine and UMass 
• Others are D2/D3 prospects 
• For the underclassmen, it is still early 

Coach’s Comments: 

“We’re excited to bounce back from last year, which didn’t go the way we wanted. We want the chance to do better.” – Head Coach Wayne Demikoff