2015 In Review: The Vikings were 11-1, winning the Central Jersey Group 5 championship by beating Old Bridge, after beating Manalapan and Hunterdon Central. They scored 413 points for a 34.42 average, while allowing 141 for an 11.75 average, including two shutouts. Their wins included Piscataway, Old Bridge, Sayreville, while their lone loss was to Middletown South on opening night.
Departures: WR/DB Junior Jabbie - Rutgers, RB/LB Phil Campbell - Pitt, SB/DB Wendell Allen - Monmouth, OL/DL Dillon Donaldson - Wagner, OL/LB Richie Hoff - Delaware Valley (Pa.), WR/DB Jaier Garrett - Delaware Valley (Pa.), LB Chris-Jon Summers - prep in Georgia
Offense: South Brunswick runs a multiple spread, returning three starters. One of those returnees is senior quarterback Joshua Liao (5-foot-11, 175), a starter for 2-½ years. The running back will probably be done by committee, with junior Dylan Kriz (5-foot-9, 185), senior Marcus Cerminaro (6-foot-0, 210), junior Jayvon Palmer (5-foot-9, 185), and sophomore Thomas Joe-Kamara (6-foot-0, 170).
Returning at wide receiver is junior star Justin Shorter (6-foot-4, 205). His partners will be senior Anthony Blakey (5-foot-11, 150), junior Felix Quinones (5-foot-8, 145), and junior Jaylan Lawson (6-foot-0, 175).
The lone returning starter to the offensive line is senior guard Darius Tisdale (6-foot-3, 270) and his partner will be senior Nate Rodriguez (6-foot-1, 285). At center will have both senior Andre Eldridge (6-foot-2, 305) and senior AD Sharma (5-foot-10, 230), with Eldridge being a defensive starter a year ago. Senior Collin Seavers (6-foot-0, 210) and junior Xavier Cargile (6-foot-2, 240) manning the tackles, with Cargile also being a defensive starter. The swing man off the bench will be junior Geoffrey Neals (6-foot-2, 240).
Defense: The Vikings play a 3-3 and return three starters, plus another who started some games. Eldridge is back at nose guard. The tackles will be Tisdale and Rodriguez, plus Neals, sophomore Kyle White 5-foot-10, 230), and sophomore Jalen John (6-foot-1, 250) joining a rotation.
At linebacker, Cargile returns in the middle, where he will be joined on the outside is Cerminaro, who saw action, and senior Tai Woods (5-foot-11, 225). In reserve will be sophomore Mike Slover (5-foot-10, 200).
Blakey is back at cornerback, where he will be joined by Quinones, with a push coming from sophomore Katibu Martin (5-foot-8, 150). Shorter will be the free safety, while the two strong safeties will be Kriz and Joe-Kamara, with Kriz starting some games at linebacker. Backing them up will be Lawson and senior Davey Weiss (5-foot-9, 155).
Special Teams: Liao will punt, while the kicker is between Slover and junior Evan Sooby. The return men will be Shorter, Blakey, and Quinones.
Schedule:
Friday, 9/9, Old Bridge at home, 7PM
Friday, 9/16, at New Brunswick, 7PM
Friday, 9/23, Piscataway at home, 7PM
9/30-10/1, Bye Week
Friday, 10/7, Edison at home, 7PM
Friday, 10/14, at East Brunswick, 7PM
Friday, 10/21, Sayreville at home, 7PM
Friday, 10/28, Brick Memorial at home, 7PM
Friday, 11/4, at Monroe, 7PM
Thursday, 11/24, at North Brunswick, 11AM
Concerns: Inexperience at the varsity level.
Recruits: Eldridge has an offer from Central Connecticut State. Tisdale and Blakey are D2/D3 prospects. Liao is a great student who has interest from Johns Hopkins, Franklin & Marshall, Amherst, and Williams. Woods and Cerminaro are D3, while Seavers and Rodriguez can play somewhere, depending on what kind of years they have.
In the junior class, Shorter has verballed to Penn State. Kriz is a hard worker with a size issue. Lawson has potential and Neals can go somewhere if he develops. Cargile and Quinones are D3.
Coach’s Comments: “We’ve had two scrimmages and we are getting better. We have to replace some good players from last year, but that’s high school football. We have to replace four offensive linemen. It’s always a challenge each year; it’s a competitive situation, but we’re a program.” - Head Coach Joe Goerge
