Suburban Family - Issue #3 (July 2022)

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SF 2022 HSSP Football + Schedule - Evergreen_Layout 1 8 / 11 / 22 4 : 26 PM Page 1 F O OT B A L L B I S H O P E U S T A C E CRUSADERS PLAYERS TO WATCH : The Crusaders graduated key players Mike Hamiltonand Jacob Reilly , who are both moving on to college programs , but most of last year’s ros - ter is back , including several talented young - sters . At the top of that list is sophomore running back / defensive back Mekhi Simmons , who rushed for 1,065 yards and three touchdowns as a freshman , aver - aging 7.2 yards per carry . He ran for 228 yards and two TDs to spark an 18 - 16 win L overGloucester Catholic . Simmons added 32 tackles and three tackles for loss on L defenseand will be a standout on both sides of the ball this fall . Senior AJ Lauletta CAMDEN CATHOLIC’S andsophomore Chase Brandtboth saw time A ANDREW CRAWFORD atquarterback last year and should be PAUL VI’S CHRISTIAN MARTIN muchimproved with a year of experience B under their belts . Junior wide receiver Matt Kraft had13 receptions and two TDs and T also rushed for a score , while senior Ryan its a much different roster than the one that C H E R O K E E Kraft is another returner at wide receiver . finished last season , as several difference - CHIEFS O SeniorDominicDiBlasiois a top player on making players transferred out of the pro - the offensive line , and other veterans up gram.Camden Catholic will be breaking in PLAYERS TO WATCH : Brandon “ Bam ” front include seniors Jackson Beidlemanand newstarters at quarterback and running Boria hasalreadyput togeth - O JacobMohrand juniors Dakota Riveraand backto replace departed standouts Kevin er a remarkable career at Luca Zanghi . Beidleman shines on the defen - Burrand Marques Hicks , respectively . Wide Cherokeeand he still has F siveline — he had 71 tackles and three tack - receivers to keep an eye on are sopho - oneseason left to add to les for loss last year — along with DiBlasio moresJaden Tricoche , Qua’veair Andersonand his legacy . The senior run - and Mohr , and the linebacking corps AydenStewart , and senior Abdul Azizsmith is ningback rushed 206 includes Zanghi and senior Matt Dursi . Matt a leader on the offensive line . The good times for 1,694 yards as a Kraft is coming off a terrific season at safety news is that Division I prospect Jonathan junior — the fifth - best sin - and Lauletta is another important returner Murff - Graham , a senior lineman , is back to gle - seasonmark in school in the secondary . Ryan Kraft and Dursi are leadthe defense . He had 38 tackles , 20 history — andscored 25 both experienced kickers and Kraft also punts . tackles for loss , 11 sacks and two forced touchdownsto earn all - South OUTLOOK : The Crusaders have been in rebuild - fumblesto make the all - conference second Jersey honors for the second year in a row . ing mode in recent years but formed a prom - team.The Irish lost another standout when Boria , who recently committed to Stony ising foundation last season under first - year KyePressley transferred to Hammonton , Brook , enters his senior season with 2,902 head coach Chris Pollard and hope to show openingthe door for sophomores Joel career rushing yards , sixth on the all - time significant improvement in 2022 . Amegatcherand Thaisaan Alexanderto make list at Cherokee . The Chiefs will be far from an impact on the defensive line . Senior cor - Ryan one - dimensional , however , as junior nerback Andrew Crawford ( 40 tackles , two Benderreturns as the starting quarterback C A M D E N interceptions ) is an important part of the following a strong sophomore campaign C A T H O L I C secondary . undercenter . He completed over 50 % of FIGHTING OUTLOOK : The Irish posted their first winning hispasses for 1,028 yards and seven TDs to season since 2017 last fall , as they went 6 - 4 gowith 389 yards and nine scores on the IRISH overalland 5 - 0 in the WJFL Constitution ground . He has plenty of targets in the PLAYERS TO WATCH Division.Savage , who had a highly success - passinggame , including senior Cam Burti New head coach ful10 - year run as the head coach at Cam - andjuniors Tommy Pajicand Trent Osbornat Dwayne Savage inher - den , will look to build on the momentum . wide receiver and senior Jake Zubrzycki and 12 SUBURBAN FAMILY volume 13 issue 3 SUBURBANFAMILYMAG.COM

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SF 2022 HSSP Football + Schedule - Evergreen_Layout 1 8 / 11 / 22 4 : 26 PM Page 2 juniorJake Wood at tight end . Senior Dom DeChurch , an all - conference second - teamer , anchors the offensive line and senior Jake Ellis is another veteran in the trenches . Sen - ior Sean Coleis another experienced running back . Senior defensive back Brian Mitchell is a key returner on the other side of the ball . He had 39 tackles and four interceptions to make the all - conference first team . Cole joins him as a leader in the secondary , and Junior Leo Bluestein ( 41 tackles , 11.5 tackles for loss , 4.5 sacks ) is a difference - maker up front along with DeChurch and senior Roman Dougherty . Junior Austin Lenart is a linebacker to watch . Pajic returns as the kicker after converting 43 - of - 46 PAT attempts . OUTLOOK : The Chiefs have re - established themselves as one of the top programs in South Jersey in recent seasons and went 7 - 3 with a berth in the sectional semifinals last fall . With Boria leading the charge , more success awaits in 2022 . C H E R R Y H I L L E A S T COUGARS PLAYERS TO WATCH : A promis - ing core returns for Cherry Hill East led by junior quarterback L BenCohen , who seized the starting L jobas a sophomore and proceeded to earn all - conference A first - teamaccolades . He threw for 1,030 yards and six touchdowns B togo with 176 yards and three TDs on the ground , and should only get better as an T upperclassman.Cohen will have plenty of playmakers around him , including senior running back Maurice Sample , who Orushed for 551 yards and five TDs to make the all - conference second team . Sophomores Isa - O iahDonaldsonand Denzel Leeare other run - ning backs with potential . Senior Ethan Had - F dockled the team with 23 catches for 367 yards and four TDs , and sophomore tight end Jaxson Bowmanshould be in store for a bigger role on offense after catching five passes as a rookie . Bowman , a 6 - foot - 4 , 220 - pounder , recently received his first Division I offer from Connecticut . Senior wide receivers Rome Ciocco , Eyal Haroz , Jevin Dutchand Seth Jones are other factors in the passing game . The Cougars graduated three all - conference offensive linemen so the unit will look a lot different . Players looking to have an impact include seniors Andrew Watson , Jake Janicki , Chris Verrecchia and Sonny Caccese and juniors Nicholas Ramos , Kevin Bradley , Darius Barlow , Troy Spencerand Jason Maldonado . Watson , a defensive tackle , highlights the other side of the ball . He had 33 tackles , 12 tackles for loss , a sack and a forced fumble to make the all - conference first team . Sample and Bowman are key returners at defensive end , while Barlow and sophomore Aiden SUBURBANFAMILYMAG.COM volume 13 issue 3 SUBURBAN FAMILY 13

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