Prep Redzone looks at a few players that we think you should monitor in Divisions 3 and 4 of the Big Central.
<strong><span style="font-size: 14pt;">DIVISION 3</span></strong>
<strong>SOMMERVILLE</strong>
Jaimen Bryant/WR-DB/2022
Bryant led the team in catches (39), receiving yards (671) and touchdowns (9).
<strong>Mike Miller/QB/2023</strong>
Miller completed 96-of-115 passes for 1,602 yards, 17 touchdowns, and two interceptions in seven games. Miller knows how to take care of the football and rarely turns the football over to the opponent.
<strong>Ethan MacNair/LB-TE/2022</strong>
MacNair was second on his team in receiving with 31 catches for 425 yards and three touchdowns. He added 50 total tackles on defense.
<strong>RAHWAY</strong>
<strong>Ashon Harris/LB/2022</strong>
Harris lead the team in total tackles with 75 (43 solo). He added 36 carries for 236 yards and two touchdowns on offense.
<strong>Kyle Hall/TE/2023</strong>
Hall caught 15 passes for 314 yards and three touchdowns last season.
<strong>Syhir McCook</strong>/OL/2022
<strong>PLAINFIELD</strong>
<strong>Tahmir Ellis/DL-TE/2022</strong>
Ellis made 33 total tackles last season.
<strong>SUMMIT</strong>
<strong>Colin Beatty/</strong>LB/2022
<strong>Charlie Schaffer/QB/2022</strong>
Schaffer completed 27-out-of-48 passes for 608 yards, seven touchdowns, and one interception.
<strong>Bryce Lubin</strong>/TE/2022
<strong>SOUTH PLAINFIELD</strong>
Kyon Simonson/RB/2023
Simonson carried the football 67 times for 382 yards and one touchdown last season.
<strong>WARREN HILLS</strong>
<strong>Lucas Fritton/WR-DB/2022</strong>
Fritton caught 21 passes for 544 yards and nine touchdowns last season. He also accounted for 25.5 tackles on defense.
<strong>Jon Lainez/RB/2022</strong>
Lainez carried the football 107 times for 422 yards and two touchdowns last season.
<span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>DIVISION 4</strong></span>
<strong>WATCHUNG HILLS</strong>
<strong>Hunter Seubert/OC-NG/2023</strong>
Seubert made 19 total tackles and sacked the quarterback twice last season.
<strong>Bjorn Golden/LB/2022</strong>
Golden accounted for 50 total tackles and two sacks last season.
<strong>PHILLIPSBURG</strong>
<strong>Mulik Warren/OL-DL/2022</strong>
Warren made 22 total tackles and sacked the quarterback five times during his junior year season.
<strong>[player_tooltip player_id="28022" first="Stephen" last="Gural"]/LB/2022</strong>
Gural shared the No. 1 spot with total tackles on the team with 48 last season.
<strong>HILLSBOROUGH</strong>
<strong>[player_tooltip player_id="140787" first="Thomas" last="Amankwaa"]/WB-DB/2022</strong>
Amankwaa caught 27 passes for 558 yards and five touchdowns and made 21 total tackles last season.
<strong>James Mazuera/QB/2022</strong>
Mazuera completed 47-out-of-99 passes for 959 yards, 13 touchdowns, and two interceptions last season.
<strong>Tyler Michinard/LB/2022</strong>
Michinard led the team in total tackles with 52 last season.
<strong>Will Dixon/TE-DE/2022</strong>
Dixon was second on the team in total tackles last season with 39. He also caught 12 passes for 253 yards and three touchdowns on offense. That’s a healthy 21.1 yards per catch for Dixon during the 2020 season.
<strong>Andrew Santa Barbara/DL/2022</strong>
Santa Barbara made 35 total tackles last season.
<strong>Ethan McLaughlin/OL-DL/2022</strong>
McLaughlin made 25 total tackles last season.
<strong>MONTGOMERY</strong>
<strong>[player_tooltip player_id="27991" first="Alex" last="Benitez"]/QB-RB/2022</strong>
Benitez completed 39-of-91 passes for 666 yards, five touchdowns, and five interceptions. He also rushed 99 times for 490 yards and seven touchdowns. He just needs to cut down on the turnovers.
<strong>Brandon Furey</strong>/OL/2022
<strong>NORTH HUNTERDON</strong>
<strong>Winston Hess</strong>/OL/2022
<strong>John Sauchelli/WR/2022</strong>
Sauchelli caught 23 passes for 260 yards and two touchdowns last season.
<strong>Ryan Drwal/DB/2022</strong>
Drwal made 21 total tackles and intercepted one past last season.
<strong>HUNTERDON CENTRAL</strong>
<strong>Owen Bill/WR/2022</strong>
Bill caught 9 passes for 214 yards and two touchdowns during the 2020 season.
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