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