Rising Stars Bowl Preview: Team Long Island’s Offense
We are just two days away from the Rising Stars Bowl. Long Island’s top 2025 prospects go to battle against New York City’s top 2025 prospects in a full-contact game Saturday night. Move The Chains Academy did an excellent job…
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Continue ReadingWe are just two days away from the Rising Stars Bowl. Long Island’s top 2025 prospects go to battle against New York City’s top 2025 prospects in a full-contact game Saturday night. Move The Chains Academy did an excellent job setting this game up. Take a look at Team Long Island’s offense below
QB’s
There will be three quarterbacks playing for Team Long Island. Elijah Outlaw Elijah Outlaw 6'2" | 175 lbs | QB West Babylon | 2025 State NY , one of the top multi-sport athletes in the state highlights the group. Outlaw is an elite dual-threat quarterback who led West Babylon to the Suffolk semi-finals. Brady Nash Brady Nash 6'0" | 180 lbs | QB Islip | 2025 State NY from Islip will be featured as well. Nash has had a great offseason and is one of the top passers on the Island. Rounding out the group is Josiah Patrick Josiah Patrick 6'3" | 185 lbs | QB Holy Trinity | 2025 State NY from Holy Trinity. Standing at 6 foot 3, Patrick is an intriguing quarterback prospect. Like Nash, he’s put together a great start to the offseason.
RB’s
The two running backs for Team Long Island are Tyler Villalta Tyler Villalta 5'11" | 170 lbs | RB Massapequa | 2025 State NY and Kendrick Mohan Kendrick Mohan 5'10" | 185 lbs | ATH West Babylon | 2025 State NY . Villalta out of Massapequa is one of Long Island’s top players. He led the Cheifs to an undefeated season and a Long Island title. The Pequa product has breakaway speed and is one of the most explosive players in this game. Mohan from West Babylon did a great job on both sides of the ball last year. As a running back, he is very difficult to bring down and will bring a tough running style to Team Long Island
WR’s
This group is downright loaded. Nassir Edwards Nassir Edwards 6'4" | 185 lbs | WR Elmont | 2025 State NY was named Nassau County’s top receiver as a junior. The Elmont native listed at 6’4 is a matchup nightmare. Aziz Kamran Aziz Kamran 6'3" | 195 lbs | WR Herricks | 2025 State NY out of Herricks is another big and athletic receiver. He had a statement junior season where he led Nassau County in receptions, receiving yards, and touchdowns. Jayden Simpson Jayden Simpson 5'11" | 175 lbs | WR Holy Trinity | 2025 State NY from Holy Trinity is the ultimate speedster of the group. Look out for him to make some big plays downfield. His teammate Chase Cruz Chase Cruz 5'10" | 150 lbs | WR Holy Trinity | 2025 State NY is also in the bunch. Cruz performed extremely well at the Elite V Showcase earlier in the month with a dominant showing. Staying in the catholic league, Michael Dietrich Michael Dietrich 6'0" | 185 lbs | WR Chaminade | 2025 State NY from Chaminade is also in the group. Dietrich has gotten off to an incredible start this offseason, as he tore up the Elite V Showcase and the Classic Camp Series. He’s a must-watch player this summer. Kyle Britton Kyle Britton 5'11" | 170 lbs | WR Seaford | 2025 State NY out of Seaford is another talented receiver from Nassau County. He’s been great on the 7v7 circuit and will be a big threat in this game. Christian Aquino Christian Aquino 5'11" | 170 lbs | WR Lindenhurst | 2025 State NY from Lindenhurst is another option for this offense. He had a successful junior season totaling over 500 yards receiving and is in for a breakout summer. Rounding out the receiving corps is Emberney Mateo from MacArthur. Undersized at 5’8 but Mateo is very quick. Look out for him to make plays after the catch in open space.
OL
Now it’s time for the big guys up front. AJ Molenko AJ Molenko 6'4" | 275 lbs | OL Massapequa | 2025 State NY out of Massapequa will start us off in this positional preview. He was an excellent run blocker last season. He helped pave holes for a Chiefs team that ran all over everyone. Another solid run blocker is Carlo Difazio out of Comsewogue. He helped guide their powerful run game from the center position. A name to know on this line is Colin Maher Colin Maher 6'6" | 300 lbs | OL St. Dominic | 2025 State NY from St Dominic’s. He has great size at 6’6 and 300 pounds. Maher just picked up his first offer from St Anslem this week. Also from the catholic league will be Isaiah Gittens Isaiah Gittens 6'1" | 230 lbs | DL Kellenberg | 2025 State NY from Kellenberg. He mainly played defense last year, but he has the strength and athleticism to perform well at tackle. Another West Babylon product will be playing in this game as well. Shabrece Fuller was a dominant two-way lineman last season. His power was eye-opening and I’m excited to see how he performs against New York City. James Loud James Loud 6'0" | 265 lbs | OL South Side | 2025 State NY will be another interior lineman to watch. Loud from South Side, was also an excellent lead blocker during his junior year when the Cyclones won a county title. And the final offensive lineman on the team is Saverio Barbera. The versatile lineman from Happauage is another exciting player to keep an eye on