Clifton Mustangs 

2021: 

• 10-3 
• Lost to East Orange in the North Jersey Group 5 regional championship 
• Won the North Jersey Section 2 Group 5 title by beating Eastside, in the finals, Phillipsburg in the semifinals, and Hackensack in the first round 
• Scored 366 points: 28.15 average 
• Allowed 218 points: 16.77 average, including two shutouts 
• Wins included Eastside, Old Tappan, Passaic Tech, and Hackensack 
• Losses were to Northern Highlands and Delbarton 

Graduation: 

• OL/DL Tyler Williams – Maine 
• RB Bryan Feliciano – Springfield 
• DE Nick Burgess – Springfield 
• QB Kyle Vellis – Ithaca 
• WR/DB Omar Muheisen – Delaware Valley 
• DB Chance Blount – Western New England 
• WR/DB Donovan Swasey – Caldwell College sprint football 
• WR/DB Michael Kristof – Caldwell College sprint football 
• RB/LB Jacob Maldonado – Montclair State for lacrosse 
• WR/LB Luke Ceneri – Montclair State for lacrosse 
• RB AJ Torre – Felician College for lacrosse  

Offense: 

• Formation: Multiple Spread 
• Returning Starters: 2 

Quarterback: 

• Romelo Tables, Sophomore, 6-0, 180 – projected starter 

Running Back: 

• Devon Stroble, Junior, 5-11, 185 – projected starter 
• Luke Chambers, Senior, 5-10, 175 – will spell Stroble 

Wide Receiver: 

• Marvin Bailey, Junior, 5-9, 165 – projected starter; started on defense 
• Nate Ceneri, Junior, 5-11, 185 – will share position in 2-wide receiver sets 
• Alex Franco, Junior, 5-9, 165 – will share position in 2-wide receiver sets 
• Jason Crespo, Senior, 5-11, 190 – part of the rotation 
• Pete Lichansky, Senior, 5-9, 150 – part of the rotation 

Tight End: 

• Joe Abill, Senior, 6-0, 215 – 3-year starter 
• Marcos Betances, Senior, 6-0, 210 – will spell Abill and play in 2-tight end sets 

Offensive Line: 

• Trumain Lawson, Junior, 6-5, 245 – returning starter at left tackle, moving from guard 
• Jacob Vasquez, Senior, 5-10, 270 – projected starter at left guard 
• Jared Donis, Senior, 6-0, 290 – projected starter at center 
• Jary Hernandez, Senior, 5-10, 260 – projected starter at right guard 
• Nazareth Aquino, Senior, 6-1, 270 – projected starter at right tackle 
• DJ Burrell, Senior, 6-3, 240 – provides depth along the line 
• Isaac Casimoski, Sophomore, 5-10, 275 – provides depth along the line 

Defense: 

• Formation: Multiple 3-4 
• Returning Starters: 2 

Defensive Line: 

• Jacob Vasquez, Senior, 5-10, 270 – projected starter at nose guard 
• Isaac Casimoski, Sophomore, 5-10, 275 – part of the rotation at nose guard 
• Trumain Lawson, Junior, 6-5, 245 – projected starter at end 
• Geovany Duran, Senior, 5-11, 225 – projected starter at end 
• Nazareth Aquino, Senior, 6-1, 270 – part of rotation at end 

Linebacker: 

• Joe Abill, Senior, 6-0, 215 – 3-year starter on inside 
• Kyano Jimenez, Junior, 5-6, 175 – projected starter on inside 
• Marcos Betances, Senior, 6-0, 210 – projected starter on outside 
• Alexander Francisco, Sophomore, 5-9, 180 – competing on outside 
• Abel Chong, Junior, 5-10, 185 – competing on outside 

Secondary: 

• Marvin Bailey, Junior, 5-9, 165 – returning starter at cornerback 
• Alex Franco, Junior, 5-9, 165 – projected starter at cornerback 
• Pete Lichansky, Senior, 5-9, 150 – part of rotation at cornerback 
• Nate Ceneri, Junior, 5-11, 185 – projected starter at safety 
• Devon Stroble, Junior, 5-11, 185 – projected starter at safety 
• Yves Jean, Senior, 5-9, 185 – part of rotation at safety 

Special Teams: 

• Senior Ryan Liszner returns at kicker and junior Luke Ceneri will be the punter 
• Bailey, Chambers, and Franco are the return men 

Schedule: 

• Thursday, 9/1, East Orange at home 
• Friday, 9/9, Ridgewood at home 
• Friday, 9/16, Eastside at Kean University 
• Saturday, 9/24, at Delbarton 
• Friday, 9/20, Passaic at home 
• Friday, 10/7, Passaic Tech at home 
• Friday, 10/14, at Northern Highlands 
• Friday, 10/21, at Union City 

Concerns: 

• Being able to withstand the first four games with new kida 
• Being mentally tough 

Recruiting: 

• Abill has a Marist offer and also has a wrestling offer
• Betances and Vasquez can play in college 
• Other seniors need a good seasons 
• Underclassmen: 
• Lawson has seven offers, including Syracuse, Temple, Duke, Pitt, and Kansas 
• Bailey has potential 
• Ceneri can go somewhere with a good year 

Coach’s Comments: 

“We’re tough kids and we preach being Clifton tough. We graduated 20 seniors with a good number playing college sports. We have good players this year, but we will be junior-oriented and green in a lot of spots.” – Head Coach Ralph Cinque