Bergen Catholic Crusaders 

2021: 

• 12-0 
• Won the Non-Public A championship by beating Don Bosco in the finals, St. Peter’s Prep in the semifinals, and Donovan Catholic in the quarterfinals 
• Scored 421 points: 35.08 average 
• Allowed 94 points: 7.83 average, including four shutouts 
• Wins included Don Bosco, St. Joe’s (Montvale), St. Peter’s Prep, Seton Hall Prep, and Delbarton 

Graduation: 

• QB Steven Angeli – Notre Dame 
• DB Jayden Bellamy – Notre Dame 
• DB Jaeden Gould – Nebraska 
• DB Fabian France – Navy 
• OL Quentin Lane – walk-on at UConn 
• RB Ryan Butler – Princeton 
• LS Logan Reiter – Princeton 
• OL/DL Dominick Brogna – Delaware 
• WR Santino Correa – Delaware 
• DE Christian Ross – Holy Cross 
• TE Larue Linder – Johns Hopkins 
• LB John Fiore – Trinity 
• LB AJ Morris – Wesleyan 
• DB Ben Manuelian – Middlebury 
• K Giancarlo Carbonaro – Ithaca 
• C Joe Matone – Endicott 
• OL PJ Bonistalli – Muhlenberg 
• WR Justan Luzzi – Salve Regina 

Offense: 

• Formation: Multiple Spread 
• Returning Starters: 5 

Quarterback: 

• Jack Duffy, Senior, 5-11, 195 – 5-11, 195 – competing 
• Dominic Campanile, Sophomore, 6-1, 175 – competing 

Running Back: 

• Saaed St. Fleur, Senior, 5-9, 208 – returning starter 
• Kaj Sanders, Junior, 6-1, 185 – will get carries
• Chris Mimmo, Junior, 5-8, 180 – will have carries; started on defense 
• Jaiden Estrella, Junior, 5-9, 190 – will have carries 

Wide Receiver: 

• Christian Carti, Senior, 6-0, 195 – 3-year starter 
• Logan Casey, Senior, 5-8, 168 – projected starter in slot; saw action 
• Quincy Porter, Sophomore, 6-4, 185 – projected starter 
• Richie Read, Senior, 6-3, 175 – part of the rotation 
• Anthony Perroti, Sophomore, 5-9, 165 – part of rotation in the slot 

Tight End: 

• Jack Comeau, Senior, 6-3, 235 – returning starter 
• Mike Delpome, Junior, 6-0, 215 – will play in situations 

Offensive Line: 

• Nyier Daniels, Junior, 6-8, 325 – projected starter at right tackle 
• Sean Woods, Senior, 6-4, 288 – returning starter at right guard 
• Marcus Linder, Junior, 6-1, 250 – projected starter at center 
• Owen Fernandez, Junior, 6-0, 245 – projected starter at left guard 
• Dylan Garrity, Senior, 6-3, 255 – returning starter at left tackle 
• Ben Shue, Sophomore, 6-1, 265 – will rotate along the line 

Defense: 

• Formation: Multiple 4-3 
• Returning Starters: 5  

Defensive Line: 

• DJ Samuels, Senior, 6-1, 245 – 4-year starter at end 
• Anthony Morales, Junior, 6-1, 225 – projected starter at end 
• Sydir Mitchell, Senior, 6-6, 330 – 3-year starter at tackle 
• Elijah Kinsler, Junior, 6-4, 250 – projected starter at tackle; will also play end 
• Delaney Fludd, Sophomore, 6-2, 280 – part of rotation at tackle 
• Brian Phelan, Senior, 6-1, 210 – part of rotation at end 

Linebacker: 

• Malachi Mercer, Senior, 6-1, 228 – 3-year starter in the middle 
• Christian Gonzalez, Junior, 6-1, 215 – projected starter on the weak side 
• Joe Barry, Senior, 6-3, 230 – projected starter on the strong side; missed much of last year with an injury  
• AJ Seker, Senior, 6-1, 208 – part of rotation on outside 
• AJ Fricchione, Senior, 5-11, 205 – provides depth 

Secondary: 

• DaQuan Stewart, Senior, 6-1, 180 – returning starter at cornerback 
• Naiim Parrish, Sophomore, 5-11, 165 – projected starter at cornerback 
• Chris Mimmo, Junior, 5-8, 180 – returning starter at safety 
• Kaj Sanders, Junior, 6-1, 185 – projected starter at safety; saw action 
• Josh Dalgetty, Junior, 6-0, 170 – part of rotation at safety 
• Brandon Gomez, Junior, 5-8, 170 – part of rotation at safety 
• Anthony Perroti, Sophomore, 5-9, 165 – part of rotation at cornerback 

Special Teams: 

• Senior Carmelo Velardo will handle kickoffs and he is competing with sophomore Gaetano Bartolomeo for field goals and extra points 
• Junior Brandon Arpacilar is the punter 
• Sophomore Brady Phillips will be the long snapper 
• Mimmo, Parrish, Perroti, and others will be the return men 

Schedule: 

• Saturday, 8/27, Cardinal Gibbons (NC) at home 
• Friday, 9/2, at Saguaro (Az.) 
• Saturday, 9/10, at Delbarton 
• Saturday, 9/17, Seton Hall Prep at home 
• Saturday, 9/24, Don Bosco at home 
• Friday, 9/30, at DePaul 
• 10/7-8, Bye Week 
• Saturday, 10/15, at St. Joe’s (Montvale) 
• Saturday, 10/22, St. Peter’s Prep at home 
• Saturday, 10/29, Paramus Catholic at home 

Concerns: 

• Tough schedule 
• Inexperienced quarterback and offensive line 
• Constant improvement 

Recruiting: 

• Mitchell verballed to Texas
• Samuels verballed to Maryland 
• St. Fleur verballed to Delaware 
• Carti verballed to Columbia 
• Garrity verballed to Yale 
• Woods verballed to Holy Cross 
• Comeau verballed to Princeton 
• Stewart has offers, including Delaware, Akron, and Nebraska 
• Mercer has offers from Army, Navy, Columbia, and Monmouth 
• Casey has interest from Patriot League schools 
• Barry is an Ivy League candidate 
• Underclassmen: 
• Kinsler, Sanders, and Daniels have multiple Power-5 offers 
• Mimmo is a 1-AA prospect 
• Linder is a 1-AA/D2 candidate 
• Fernandez is D2 material 
• In the sophomore class, Parrish and Porter are Power-5 candidates 
• Perroti is very good with a size issue 
• Campanile and Shue are two other promising players 

Coach’s Comments: 

“We’re getting better and we keep getting better every day. August is a big month for us and we have to get ready for our opener on August 27.” – Head Coach Vito Campanile