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