Vineland Football Preseason Preview

The Vineland High School football team could surprise some teams this year. Recruiting is starting to heat up and college coaches are familiar with the campus. Vineland had it’s second athlete Isaiah Pacheco, a former Rutgers University football player that was drafted in the seventh round to the Kansas City Chiefs. His accomplishment will motivate Vineland to have a good year. Scroll down below and check out the preseason preview. &nbsp; <strong>Head Coach</strong>: Dan Russo (tenth season at Vineland, 39-49) <strong>Division</strong>: Group V WJFL American <strong>Last year’s record</strong>: 2-8 <span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>Outlook</strong></span> After a 2-8 season and graduating some key players might seem like a challenge. But Russo is confident his returning players and newcomers will help bring Vineland back to the playoffs. Head Coach Dan Russo’s son, also named Dan will be the returning starting quarterback this season. Vineland also has a D1 prospect DL [player_tooltip player_id="336414" first="Emmanuel" last="Doivilus"], who received an offer from William &amp; Mary. <strong>Key players</strong>: Dan Russo Jr. So., (QB); [player_tooltip player_id="336414" first="Emmanuel" last="Doivilus"], Sr., (DL); James Hitchens, Sr., (WR/DB); [player_tooltip player_id="321805" first="Derek" last="Ockimey"], Sr, (OL/DL); Julio Garcia, Sr., (OL/DL) <strong>Top Newcomers</strong>: Tyrell Powell, Jr., (DB/WR); Zha’ Vian Diaz, So., (WR/DB) &nbsp; <span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>Schedule</strong></span> <strong>Aug. 26</strong>: at Oakcrest, 7pm <strong>Sept. 2</strong>: at Bridgeton, 6pm <strong>Sept.9</strong>: at Clearview, 6pm <strong>Sept. 16</strong>: Kingsway, 6pm <strong>Sept. 30</strong>: at Washington Township, 7pm <strong>Oct. 7</strong>: Holy Spirit, 6pm <strong>Oct. 14</strong>: at Egg Harbor Township, 7pm <strong>Oct. 22</strong>: Pennsauken, 1pm <strong>Nov. 24</strong>: Millville, 10:30am