Division Returners: Big Central Patriot Silver
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Marcus White Marcus White 6'0" | 190 lbs | ATH Hillside | 2024 State NJ POS ATH CLASS 2024 Marcus White Marcus White 6'0" | 190 lbs | ATH Hillside | 2024 State NJ School: Hillside Marcus White Marcus White…
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Continue ReadingMarcus White Marcus White 6’0″ | 190 lbs | ATH Hillside | 2024 State NJ is one of the most impressive returners for this division. The Hillside WR and DB has the potential to do some big things his senior year. A big sized safety, Marcus became known through the division has a hard hitter and a player you’d want to run the play away from. Marcus would scream up field to make a play at the line before the runner could make his way to the outside. He seems to catch the runner off guard with how quickly he gets up there.
With 66 total tackles and 5 interceptions on the season (2 returned for tds), Marcus was a turnover machine. The ball almost seemed to gravitate his direction because he was always in the right position defensively to make a play on it. Great on both sides of the ball, Marcus caught 3 touchdowns last fall and made it look effortless as he extended a lot of short routes for big gains. Marcus is set to have an impressive senior year.
Matt Botvinis Matt Botvinis 5’9″ | 165 lbs | WR New Providence | 2024 NJ is a focal point on New Providence’s defense. The soon to be senior safety compiled 46 total tackles and 5 interceptions last season. Matt is quite the ball hawk and sets himself up for the turnover. While he a smaller stature safety, he makes big plays on the field. A great open field tackler, he has a good understanding of where he is on the field and the general flow of the play. He has top notch recognition for players entering his zone and stays on them like glue when they are there.
Jackson Zarinko Jackson Zarinko 5'9" | 165 lbs | QB New Providence | 2024 NJ
Jackson Zarinko Jackson Zarinko 5'9" | 165 lbs | QB New Providence | 2024 NJ
Jackson Zarinko Jackson Zarinko 5’9″ | 165 lbs | QB New Providence | 2024 NJ is a reliable do it all talent on offense for New Providence. On offense, Jackson can hurt defenses in multiple ways. He was able to accumulate over 1000 total offensive yards last season. That includes all categories; passing, catching and running, and was also able to find the end zone 11 times. He is a tough runner from the QB position, and is able to improvise and make plays when they don’t look successful from the start. With 2 interceptions from the defensive backfield, Jackson pursued runners aggressively in 2022 and finds ways to get between the ball and the receiver in pass coverage.
An old school power back that will run it right down the throat of the defense, Evan Toth Evan Toth 5’8″ | 175 lbs | ATH Metuchen | 2025 NJ is Metuchen’s soon to be star. With 562 yards on the ground and 8 touchdowns, Evan is a kid that is not going down after first contact. He will keep his feet churning and throw defenders off of him if they can’t get a full grip. Most defenses need to gang tackle if they want to bring him to the ground. An with enough agility to make players dive in the wrong direction, I see 2023 and 2024 being big years of growth for Evan has he gains collegiate recognition.