New Jersey HS Football Players to Watch: The NJIC

Prep Redzone tells you the players to watch this upcoming season in the New Jersey Interscholastic Conference. This list includes all of the divisions within the NJIC. <strong>BECTON</strong> [player_tooltip player_id="28031" first="Bobby" last="Colaneri"]/LB/2022 [player_tooltip player_id="28046" first="Cody" last="Dembinski"]/DL/2022 [player_tooltip player_id="181908" first="Luke" last="Palsi"]/DL/2023 Sonny Ragusa/RB/2022 Tommie Minaya/DL/2022 George Casper/OL/2022 [player_tooltip player_id="181909" first="Jayden" last="Alvizio"]/OL/2023 Jonathan Williams/LB/2022 [player_tooltip player_id="181910" first="AJ" last="Arroyo"]/LB/2023 <strong>BOGOTA</strong> Gabriel Nunez/WR/2022 Bryan Sutera/OL/2022 Angelo Santiago/DL/2022 Kevin Flores/LB/2022 Jaden Feliez/DB/2022 [player_tooltip player_id="181911" first="Brian" last="Coles"]/TE/2023 DeShawn Caviness/OL/2023 Jonathan Camacho/DL/2024 Alan Heras/LB/2023 <strong>BUTLER</strong> Hayden Ribaudo/WR/2022 Rocco Presti/TE/2023 Josh Bentley/OL/2023 Ryan McKeman/LB/2024 Matt Smith/OL/2022 Chris Tortola/OL/2022 Jason Murray/DL/2024 Kyle Perry/LB/2024 <strong>ELMWOOD PARK</strong> Tyler Kario/DL/2022 Adriel Perez/DB/2024 Derrick Romero/QB/2022 Na’Quan Williams/RB/2022 Andre Rojas/OL/2022 Genson Castillo/LB/2022 [player_tooltip player_id="181914" first="Alex" last="Picinich"]/DB/2023 <strong>EMERSON</strong> Scott Leuck/RB/2022 David Anderson/OL/2022 [player_tooltip player_id="181915" first="Nick" last="Seretis"]/OL/2023 Jake Falotico/DL/2023 [player_tooltip player_id="181917" first="Chris" last="Kersul"]/DL/2023 <strong>GARFIELD</strong> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Drake Carpio/DL/2022</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Evan Peterson/WR/2022</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Zion Bateman/OL/2022</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Xaiver Sowinski/OL/2022</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Johanny Tapia/LB/2022</span> Johnny Tapia finished as the team’s second-leading total tackles leader with 44 (18 solo). Drake Carpio had the most total tackles of any returning defensive linemen on the team last season with 35 (16 solo). He also led the team in sacks with four. <strong>HASBROUCK HEIGHTS</strong> [player_tooltip player_id="28029" first="Hunter" last="Freschi"]/LB/2022 [player_tooltip player_id="28045" first="Jake" last="Diaz"]/WR/2022 Luke Kest/WR/2022 Jadan Nelson/TE/2022 Kevin Campen/OL/2022 Massimo Vignola/OL/2022 Michael Canavatchel/DL/2023 <strong>LYNDHURST</strong> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Ricky Rainey/LB/2022</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Kledis Leka/OL/2022</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Angel Velez/DL/2022</span> Dwayne Tucker/LB/2023 John Lembo/QB/2022 Quarterback John Lembo completed 67-of-143 passes for 1,014 yards, 12 touchdowns, and nine interceptions and carried the football 59 times for 440 yards and three touchdowns last season. If he can cut down on the turnovers, Lembo will improve his stock. Ricky Rainey had a great junior year season on both sides of the football. He caught 23 passes for 434 yards (18.9 ypc.) and four touchdowns and led the team in total tackles with 90 (66 solo) last season. Linebacker Dwayne Tucker was among the leaders in total tackles with 55 (36 solo). <strong>MANCHESTER REGIONAL</strong> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Sammy Viera/QB/2022</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Oscar Garcia/DL/2022</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Joe Escobar/RB/2023</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Xander Colon/LB/2022</span> <strong>NORTH ARLINGTON</strong> Jaivon Aqunio/WR/2022 Dylan McDermott/LB/2022 Iker Bouzas/OL/2022 Giovanni San Giacomo/DL/2023 Dante Ssan Giacomo/LB/2023 Devin Rivas/LB/2023 Kyle Villani/DB/2023 <strong>PALISADES PARK</strong> Ruben Mancilla/DL/2022 Adan Diaz/OL/2022 <strong>PARK RIDGE</strong> Matthew Manning/DB/2022 Kyle Bratcher/DB/2022 David Hodgins/OL/2022 Ayden Giacomelli/OL/2022 [player_tooltip player_id="28048" first="Andre" last="Baskapan"]/DL/2022 Brian Kennedy/LB/2022 Liam O’Connor/DB/2022 Brian Martel/DB/2022 <strong>RUTHERFORD</strong> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Pat Cerulli/RB/2022</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Doug Russell/WR/2022</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Conner Finan/LB/2022</span> <strong>SEACAUCUS</strong> Aly Marzouk/RB/2023 Alex Constantino/WR/2023 John Young/LB/2022 Kyle Garcia/DB/2023 <strong>ST. MARY’S</strong> Damir Stone/QB/2023 Anthony Schementi/RB/2022 [player_tooltip player_id="121620" first="Joel" last="Walker"]/DL/2023 <strong>WALDWICK</strong> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Braden Holm/OL/2022</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Conner Haroutunian/OL/2022</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Zachary Hulsizer/LB/2022</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Myles Leonard/DB/2022</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Naman Patel/OL/2022</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Matthew Feldman/OL/2023</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Luke McGowan/DL/2022</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Kevin Davidson/LB/2023</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Gregory Gruzidis/LB/2022</span> Zach Hulsizer rushed 59 times for 307 yards and one touchdown last season. He shared carries with two other backs who have graduated. Hulsizer made 48 total tackles on defense. Kevin Davidson (29 total tackles), Lamont Lester (22 total tackles ), Braden Holm (22 total tackles), and Luke McGowan (13 total tackles) are also some of the key returners on defense for Waldrick. <strong>WALLINGTON</strong> Billy Ricci/QB/2022 Danny Podstawski/RB/2022 Jordan Vega/WR/2022 Jesus Hernandez/OL/2022 Nick Gutierrez/LB/2022 Logan Torres/WR/2022 Caleb Cabrera/OL/2022 Devin Mino/DB/2022 <strong>WOOD-RIDGE</strong> Nich Marchitelli/RB/2022 Owen Schedel/DL/2022 Michael Sarlo/LB/2022 Liam Kelly/OL/2023 Jaesean Victoria/DB/2022 Tenzin Gelek/DB/2023 Leonardo Ramirez/DB/2023 Braden Negro/DB/2023