St. Joe’s (Montvale) Green Knights
2021:
- 6-4
- Lost to Don Bosco in the Non-Public A quarterfinals
- Scored 204 points: 20.30 average
- Allowed 150 points: 15.00 average
- Wins included Don Bosco, St. Peter’s Prep, Delbarton, and Pope John
- Losses were to Bergen Catholic, DePaul, and Good Counsel (Md.)
Graduation:
- DB Trey Watkins – Lafayette
- WR Jaden WImberly – Lehigh
- DB Jack Smiechowski – Columbia
- OL Kevin Loughlin – Fordham
- DB Peter Schuh – Oklahoma as a walk-on
- C John Ohnegian – Bucknell
- RB-WR Devin Miller-Singh – Monmouth
- DB JaTy Mays – American International
- DB Jalen Wade – Shippensburg
- DT Jeremy Mendez – Pace
- OL Yann SIlva – Tufts
- TE Brendan Stapleton – Tufts
- DB Brandon Wu – Gettysburg
- DB Joe Barrise – Ave Maria
- WR Conor Mahoney – Muhlenberg
- WR Daniel Henrnadez – LIU
- WR Emmanuel Laracuente – Peddie (prep)
- WR Joseph Stern – Muhlenberg for baseball
- LB Luis Soto – Springfield
- OL Al Shadanian – Hobart
Offense:
- Formation: Multiple Spread
- Returning Starters: 5
Quarterback:
- Luke Henrich, Senior, 6-1, 215 – returning starter
Running Back:
- Yasin Willis, Junior, 6-1, 215 – returning starter
- Luke Tucci, Senior, 5-9, 180 – will see action as he did last year
- John Forster, Sophomore, 5-10, 190 – will see action
Wide Receiver:
- Donovan McKoy, Senior, 6-5, 195 – returning starter
- Mekhi Rossignol, Junior, 6-1, 185 – projected starter; saw action
- Jimmy Montesano, Junior, 6-2, 180 – competing and will play
- Jovon Williams, Sophomore, 6-0, 185 – competing and will play
- Nate Bailey, Freshman, 5-9, 170 – competing and will play
Tight End:
- Brendan Errity, Senior, 6-1, 230 – returning starter
- Jimmy Mullen, Senior, 6-2, 260 – will see action; started on defense
Offensive Line:
- Connor McAllen, Senior, 6-4, 290 – returning starter at left tackle
- Charlie Blessing, Senior, 6-2, 275 – competing at left guard; started on defense
- Trey Nightingale, Junior, 6-1, 255 – competing at center
- Marcus Hiller, Junior, 6-1, 275 – competing at right guard
- Jonny Parkes, Senior, 6-4, 285 – projected starter at right tackle
- Rashad Plaisir, Junior, 6-4, 290 – competing
- Sean Kivlehan, Junior, 6-2, 270 – competing
- John Foley, Senior, 6-1, 280 – competing
Defense:
- Formation: Multiple 4-2-5
- Returning Starters: 4
Defensive Line:
- Jimmy Mullen, Senior, 6-2, 260 – 4-year starter at end
- Brendan Errity, Senior, 6-1, 230 – competing at opposite end
- Jordan Suchocki, Sophomore, 6-2, 195 – competing at opposite end
- Stephan Laguerre, Senior, 6-1, 265 – returning starter at tackle
- Brandon Toranzo, Junior, 5-11, 260 – projected starter at tackle; injured all of 2021 after being projected to start
- Vin Ferrara, Sophomore, 6-2, 265 – part of rotation at tackle
Linebacker:
- Takai Chisolm, Senior, 6-3, 220 – returning starter on outside
- Ricky Anastasi, Junior, 5-11, 200 – returning starter on inside – started last half of season
- Cooper Kurtz, Senior, 5-11, 200 – competing on inside
- Leo Titolo, Senior, 6-1, 195 – competing on inside
- Stanley Labady, Senior, 5-10, 195 – competing on inside
- Chris Wehrli, Junior, 6-0, 200 – competing on inside
- Aidan Schlett, Junior, 5-10, 210 – competing on inside
Secondary:
- Jahmir Joseph, Sophomore, 6-1, 180 – projected starter at cornerback
- Monte Nedd, Senior, 6-1, 180 – projected starter at cornerback
- Jovon Williams, Sophomore, 6-0, 185 – provides depth at cornerback
- Ma’khi Jones, Sophomore, 6-0, 195 – projected starter at safety
- Will Barbieri, Sophomore, 5-11, 190 – competing at other safety
- Ja’Dyn Williams, Junior, 5-11, 175 – competing at other safety
Special Teams:
- Senior Marcos Ruiz returns at kicker and will add punting to his duties
- Tucci, Forster, Bailey, and Joseph will be the return men
Schedule:
- Friday, 8/26, at Good Counsel (Md.)
- Saturday, 9/3, DePaul at home
- Friday, 9/9, at Don Bosco
- Saturday, 9/17, St. Anthony’s (NY) at Rutgers
- Saturday, 9/24, St. Peter’s Prep at home
- Friday, 9/30, Donovan Catholic at Giants Stadium
- 10/7-8, Bye
- Saturday, 10/15, Bergen Catholic at home
- Saturday, 10/22, at Seton Hall Prep
- Saturday, 10/29, Delbarton at home
Concerns:
- Youth and inexperience
- Staying healthy
Recruiting:
- McAllen verballed to Princeton
- Henrich verballed to Lehigh
- McKoy verballed to Yale
- Mullen will choose between football and wrestling (2-time state champion)
- Chisolm has offers from Kent State, Toledo, Akron, and Maine
- Errity and Blessing are receiving Patriot League interest
- Parkes could go Ivy or Patriot League
- Laguerre has interest from Towson and LIU
- Ruiz has 1-AA interest
- Tucci may go to a team in the NESCAC
- Kurtz verballed to Navy for lacrosse
- Underclassmen:
- Willis is a Power-5 recruit
- Anastasi is a D2/D3 prospect
- Others need to play
- In the sophomore class, Forster, Rossignol, Jovon Williams, Joseph, and Jones have offers from Rutgers, Boston College, and Pittsburgh
Coach’s Comments:
“We’re excited about the way we’re working. We have young guys who will get experience as the season progresses to go along with some solid, grizzled veterans to lead the way,” – Head Coach Dan Marangi