St. Joe’s (Hammonton) Wildcats 

2021: 

• 9-3 
• Lost to Red Bank Catholic in the Non-Public B semifinals after beating St. Thomas Aquinas in the first round 
• Scored 405 points: 33.75 average 
• Allowed 180 points: 15.00 average 
• Wins included Cherokee, Notre Dame, Kingsway, Washington Township, and Winslow 
• Losses were to Holy Spirit and St. Augustine 

Graduation: 

• WR/DB Jahqir Haley – Sacred Heart 
• OL/DL PJ Williams – Stonehill 
• C Bryan Butkus – Fairleigh Dickison (Florham/Madison) 
• FB Kevin Mayfield – Hudson Valley CC 
• WR/DB Jahmeer Cartagena – Fullerton College (Cal.) 
• QB/DB Ja’son Prevard – East Coast Prep 
• RB/DB Cohl Mercado – Boston College for baseball 

Offense: 

• Formation: Wing T 
• Returning Starters: 2 

Quarterback: 

• Jim Mantuano, Senior, 5-11, 185 – returning starter, moving from running back 
• Ty Mercado, Junior, 5-8, 160 – provides depth when not playing running back 

Running Back: 

• Richard Chandler, Senior, 5-10, 190 – projected starter at fullback 
• Julius Townsel, Sophomore, 5-9, 175 – will also see action at fullback 
• Jaevien Swain, Junior, 5-7, 170 – will share duties at halfback 
• Ty Mercado, Junior, 5-8, 155 – will share duties at halfback 
• Jahmaad Davis, Junior, 5-9, 175 – will share duties at halfback 
• Nasir Mahmoud, Junior, 5-11, 170 – will share duties at halfback and split end 

Wide Receiver: 

• Nasir Mahmoud, Junior, 5-11, 170 – projected starter; saw action 
• James Steel, Sophomore, 6-2, 200 – will see action 

Tight End: 

• Zach Cruet, Senior, 6-2, 200 – projected starter 

Offensive Line: 

• Christian Glass, Senior, 6-0, 235 – projected starter at left tackle 
• Vinnie Corona, Junior, 6-0, 250 – projected starter at left guard 
• Dominic Daliz, Junior, 6-2, 290 – projected starter at center 
• Demarion McCoy, Senior, 6-3-1/2, 265 – projected starter at right guard; saw action and started on defense 
• Tyler Habersham, Junior, 6-6, 335 – returning starter at right tackle 

Defense: 

• Formation: 4-3 base 
• Returning Starters: 1 

Defensive Line: 

• Demarion McCoy, Senior, 6-3=1-2, 265 – returning starter at end 
• Devin Theophile, Senior, 6-4, 210 – competing at opposite end 
• Others are competing at opposite end 
• Christian Glass, Senior, 6-0, 235 – projected starter at tackle 
• Tyler Habersham, Junior, 6-6, 335 – projected starter at tackle 

Linebacker: 

• Zach Cruet, Senior, 6-2, 200 – projected starter on outside; saw action 
• James Steel, Sophomore, 6-2, 200 – projected starter in middle 
• Richard Chandler, Senior, 5-10, 190 – projected starter on outside; started four games and may start at end 
• Julius Townsel, Sophomore, 5-9, 175 – competing on outside 
• Julius Wilson, Sophomore, 6-1, 170 – competing on outside 
• Jaevien Swain, Junior, 5-7, 170 – competing on outside 

Secondary: 

• Jahmaad Davis, Junior, 5-9, 175 – projected starter at cornerback  
• Nasir Mahmoud, Junior, 5-11, 170 – projected starter at cornerback 
• Ty Mercado, Junior, 5-8, 155 – projected starter at safety 
• The other safety is still open 

Special Teams: 

• Senior Trevin DelGozzo returns at kicker and punter 
• Townsel and Mahmoud are the return men 

Schedule: 

• Friday, 9/2, at St. Augustine 
• Saturday, 9/10, Holy Spirit at home 
• 9/16-17, Bye week 
• Saturday, 9/24, Willingboro at home 
• Saturday, 10/1, at Cedar Creek 
• Friday, 10/7, at Ocean City 
• Friday, 10/14, at Lenape 
• Saturday, 10/22, Delsea at home 
• Thursday, 11/24, Winslow at home 

Concerns: 

• Filling in the blanks – this is the hardest year this team has been hit by graduation since Paul Sacco has been coaching 

Recruiting: 

• McKoy verballed to Lafayette 
• Mantuano verballed to Fairleigh Dickinson for baseball  
• Habersham has received some interest 
• Cruet may play somewhere 
• Underclassmen: 
• The two best are Townsel and Steel 

Coach’s Comments: 

“We have a lot of work to do. We finished last year with 26 players, with twelve seniors: ten who started both ways. We will be playing young kids and they have been working hard.” – Head Coach Paul Sacco