WJFL Players to watch: Diamond, Freedom, Independence
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Prep Redzone looks at a few dozen players from the West Jersey Football League that you should watch out for this upcoming season. Most of these players either have offers, earned all-league, all-region, or all-state honors, or contributed on the…
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Continue ReadingPrep Redzone looks at a few dozen players from the West Jersey Football League that you should watch out for this upcoming season. Most of these players either have offers, earned all-league, all-region, or all-state honors, or contributed on the varsity level last season.
Today we look at the WJFL’s Diamond, Freedom, and Independence Divisions.
DIAMOND
SALEM
Jahki Coates|QB|2023
Coates completed 47-of-75 passes for 704 yards, eight touchdowns, and two interceptions in four games last season.
Amare Smith|LB|2023
Smith sacked the quarterback seven times in five games last season.
PAULSBORO
Tyree Thomas|QB|2022
Thomas completed 42-of-87 passes for 616 yards, ten touchdowns, and two interceptions in seven games last season.
Ameer Bateman|DB|2022
Bateman made 48 total tackles (32 solo) last season.
PENNS GROVE
Curt Gould|QB|2022
Gould completed 45-of-74 passes for 793 yards, six touchdowns, and five interceptions in nine games last season.
Zion Cheeks Zion Cheeks 6'2" | LB Penns Grove | 2022 State NJ |LB|2022
Cheeks made 56 total tackles (43 solo, 20 tackles for a loss) last season. He also sacked the quarterback 11 times.
Anthony Thomas Jr.|5-8|190|RB|2022
WOODSTOWN
Austin Leyman|6-2|200|QB|2022
Matt Telsey|6-1|255|OL|2022
Jordan Carey|DB|2022
Carey made five interceptions in eight games last season.
James Hill Jr. James Hill Jr. 5'11" | 180 lbs | RB Woodstown | 2024 State NJ |LB|2023
Hill made 49 total tackles (26 solo, seven tackles for a loss) in seven games last season.
BEUNA
Samir Garrison|5-9|155|2023
Nick Wiker|5-9|180|2022
GATEWAY
Nick Tartamosa|RB|2022
Tartamosa rushed 59 times for 322 yards and one touchdown in six games last season.
Michael Scambia|6-0|170|DB|2022
Zach Cruet|6-3|185|DL|2023
FREEDOM
GLOUCESTER
Steven Burkhardt|6-0|173|RB|2022
Kyrin Nelson|5-10|175|RB|2022
BORDENTOWN
Kerry Nichols|RB|2023
Nichols carried the football 130 times for 768 yards and seven touchdowns in eight games last season.
Steven Burkhardt|RB|2022
Burkhardt carried the football 53 times for 560 yards and six touchdowns in four games last season.
Michael Poinsett|LB|2023
Poinsett made 81 total tackles (18 solo) last season.
MAPLE SHADE
AJ Cintron|5-10|155|WR|2023
Sean Loomis|5-11|180|RB|2023
Justin Meehan|5-7|170|RB|2022
RIVERSIDE
Matthew Perry|6-4|235|DE|2022
WILDWOOD
Ernie Troiano|5-11|170|RB|2022
INDEPENDENCE
OCEAN CITY
Ray Bozarth|TE|2022
CJ Conti|6-1|255|OL|2022
Thomas Schutta|FS|2022
Riley Gunnels|6-4|215|QB|2023
PEMBERTON
Keeyon Joyce|LB|2022
Joyce completed 36-of-86 passes for 454 yards and four touchdowns in five games last season.
Gabriel Rivera|WR|2023
Rivera caught 14 passes for 255 yards and four touchdowns in six games last season.
ABSEGAMI
Ray Weed|QB|2022
Weed completed 77-of-145 passes for 1,125 yards, 14 touchdowns, and nine interceptions in eight games last season. He also rushed 87 times for 373 yards and seven touchdowns.
EGG HARBOR
SENECA
Adam Klenk Adam Klenk 6'1" | 215 lbs | LB Seneca | 2022 State NJ |ATH|2022
Klenk made 68 total tackles (22 solo, 15 tackles for a loss) and sacked the quarterback nine times in seven games last season. He also carried the football 142 times for 853 yards and three touchdowns in seven games last season.
Tom Besser|LB|2022
Besser made 47 total tackles (12 solo) last season.
OAKCREST
Owen Haugan|DB|2022
Haugan made 50 total tackles (21 solo) in seven games last season.