Westfield Blue Devils    

2018 in Review:  

• 4-7 record 
• Lost to Union City in the North Jersey Section 2 Group 5 playoffs 
• Scored 160 points – 14.54 average
• Allowed 206 points – 18.73 average 
• Wins Included: West Morris, Old Bridge, Watchung Hills, Plainfield 
• Losses: Piscataway, Phillipsburg, St. Joe’s (Metuchen), Union, Linden, Elizabeth  
• *with the exception of the Phillipsburg and Piscataway losses, the Blue Devils other five losses were by a total of 56 points and they won the previous three Group 5 Section 2 championships

Departing Seniors:   

• DB Mike McIntyre – Rutgers for baseball 

*The bold print below is a returning starter. This includes one who had playing time and one who started on the other side of the ball only in 2018, with explanation included after their name.  

Offense: 

Formation: Multiple Pro
Returning Starters: 5 

Quarterback:  

• Hank Shapiro, Senior, 6-2, 210 – 3-year starter 

Running Back:  

• Tim Alliegro, Senior, 5-10, 190 – 3-year starter 
• Nick Martini, Senior, 5-10, 170 – provides depth 

Wide Receiver:  

• Griffin Rooney, Senior, 6-2, 173 – 3-year starter 
• Justin Chambliss, Senior, 5-9, 150 – out for the season with an injury, saw action  
• CJ Maz, Junior, 5-10, 160 – competing at other wideout 
• Russell Kobrin, Junior, 5-10, 160 – competing at other wideout 
• Trey Constantinou, Sophomore, 6-0, 165 – competing at other wideout 

Tight End/H-back:  

• John Czarnecki, Senior, 6-1, 195 – will split the position 
• Logan Howland, Sophomore, 6-7, 210 – will split the position 

Offensive Line:  

• Declan McCauley, Senior, 6-4, 282 – 3-year starter at left tackle 
• Jacob Harnisher, Senior, 6-1, 230 – returning starter 
• Sean Maher, Junior, 5-11, 255 – projected starter at center 
• Jon Audino, Senior, 5-8, 220 – projected starter at right guard, missed 2018 with injury, probably would have started 
• Drew Miller, Junior, 6-4,  280 – projected starter at right tackle 
• Jonathan Bracco, Senior, 205 – returning starter who will miss season with injury 

Defense:  

• Formation: 4-4
• Returning Starters: 6 

End:  

• Colin Freer, Senior, 6-3, 220 – 3-year starter 
• Will Heflin, Junior, 6-3, 210 – projected starter 

Tackle:  

• Matt O’Connor, Senior, 5-10, 230 – returning starter 
• Johnny Heard, Junior, 5-10, 225 – returning starter moving from end 
• Jack Price, Sophomore, 6-1, 225 – will rotate 

Outside Linebacker:  

• Reid Colwell, Senior, 6-1, 190 – returning starter 
• Matt Shinners, Junior, 5-10, 190 – projected starter 

Inside Linebacker:  

• Will Kessler, Senior, 6-2, 210 – 3-year starter 
• Dan Shakal, Senior, 6-0, 210 – returning starter 

Cornerback:  

• Danny Varano, Senior, 5-6, 165 – projected starter 
• Jordan Ortiz, Junior, 5-9, 170 – projected starter 

Safety:  

• James Csorba, Sophomore, 5-11, 170 – projected starter 

Special Teams: 

• Junior Mack Prybylski returns at kicker and Kessler is back as the punter 
• Martini and Alliegro are the return men

Schedule: 

• Saturday, 9/14, Linden at home 
• Saturday, 9/21, Union at home 
• Saturday, 9/28, Watchung Hills at home 
• Friday, 10/4, at Elizabeth 
• Friday, 10/11, at Edison 
• Friday, 10/18, at Bridgewater-Raritan 
• Friday, 10/25, at Phillipsburg 
• Saturday, 11/2, North Brunswick at home 
• Thursday, 11/28, Plainfield at home 

Concerns: 

• Young secondary 
• Depth on both sides 

Recruiting:  

• Shapiro verballed to Lehigh 
• McCauley verballed to Holy Cross 
• Kessler has a Georgetown offer and 1-AA interest 
• Freer verballed to Princeton for lacrosse 
• Alliegro is a D2/D3 prospect 
• Rooney may play basketball at the D3 level 

Coach’s Comments:  

“We’ve had a good offseason with a lot of hard work out in. We have some good players back, but two will miss the season with injuries. We will need players to step up. We struggled last year, but have a good senior class returning. We’ll see what happens when the pads come on.” – Head Coach Jim DeSarno