TEAM PREVIEW: Timber Creek
2015 In Review: The Chargers were 9-3, winning the South Jersey Group 4 title by beating Shawnee, after beating Hammonton and Mainland. They scored 388 points for a 32.3 average, while allowing 184 for a 15.3 average. Wins included Cherokee, Kingsway, and Clearview, while losses were to Delsea, Washington Township, and Hammonton.
Departures: WR Cameron Chambers - Michigan State, WR Noah Ellison - Old Dominion, -- Tyreek Williams - Rutgers, LB Julian Mahan - Temple, -- Walt Lewis - Albright, -- Komani turner - Catholic U, -- Jabree Hason - Oberlin, -- Jubreel Hason - Oberlin, -- Dayvid Field - Montclair State, -- Jordan Urquhart - Montclair State, Bilal Gibson - USMC, -- Yusef Hollingsworth - USMC
Offense: Timber Creek runs a multiple spread and returns four starters. One of them is junior Devin Leary (6-foot-2, 185) at quarterback. The frontrunner at running back is senior Harold Coleman (5-foot-11, 185), who will be challenged by junior Jerome Gibson (5-foot-8, 160) and senior Dimere Kyles (5-foot-10, 190).
Returning at wide receiver is senior Ezrah Archie (6-foot-1, 185), plus seniors Blaine Shade (5-foot-8, 170) and Devon Pierce (6-foot-0, 180) also saw action. Also expected to be major contributors are seniors Dante Waugh-Hill (5-foot-11, 160) and Jean-Paul Roane (5-foot-11, 180).
The line’s two returning starters are senior tackle Dexter Miller (6-foot-4, 305) and senior center Matt Ringstaff (6-foot-3, 295), who moves from tackle. The frontrunner at the other tackle is junior Ryan Kidwell (6-foot-2, 240). The two guards have senior Trevor Perry (6-foot-2, 290), junior Deryk Sellers (6-foot-2-½, 235), and junior Nate Rowe (5-foot-10, 230) in the running. Sophomore Phil Foschini (5-foot-9, 230) will figure in the rotation as well.
Defense: The Chargers run a 4-2-5 and return five starters. On the line, senior Malik Woodson (5-foot-9-½, 240) returns at tackle, while senior Tony Brown (6-foot-3, 205) is back at end. Senior Anthony Brown (6-foot-2, 265) saw significant time at both tackle and end and junior Isaiah Bolden (6-foot-1, 350) also played some at tackle. The leading candidate at end is junior Dallas Newkirk (6-foot-2, 185).Junior Quashon Pearson (5-foot-11, 235) and sophomore Daeshaun Polk (6-foot-1, 250) figure to see time as well.
The frontrunners at linebacker are Coleman and senior Joe Plez (5-foot-8, 175). They will be challenged by sophomore Clarence Henderson (5-foot-11, 190). The rover will be Kyles. Also playing linebacker could be Tony Brown.
The secondary brings back senior Naijee Jones (6-foot-1, 190) at cornerback and senior Dante Witcher (5-foot-10, 170) at safety. The other corner will be junior Deion Jennings (6-foot-0, 185). Battling for the other safety are senior Onani Moore (5-foot-5, 150), junior Michael Johnson (5-foot-10, 175), and junior Antoine Dickens (5-foot-10, 170).
Special Teams: Senior Tyler Coluccio returns at kicker and will handle the punting duties as well. The return men are undecided.
Schedule:
Friday, 9/9, at Delsea, 7PM
Friday, 9/16, at Cherokee, 7PM
Friday, 9/23, Clearview at home, 7PM
9/3-/10-1, Bye Week
Friday, 10/7, at Eastern, 7PM
Friday, 10/14, Camden at home, 7PM
Friday, 10/21, at Paul VI, 7PM
Friday, 10/28, Williamstown at home, 7PM
Friday, 11/4, Cherry Hill East at home, 7PM
Thursday, 11/24, at Winslow, 10:30AM
Concerns: The interior lines are sold, but inexperienced - they will need to jell quickly.
Recruits: Jones committed to Rutgers, Tony Brown to Navy, and and Archie to U Penn. Roane has offers from UMass, New Hampshire, and Towson. Ringstaff, Miller, Waugh-Hill, and Witcher have 1-AA interest. Coleman has both 1-AA and D2 interest. Brown and Pierce have D2 interest. Kyles and Woodson can go D2 or D3.
In the junior class, Leary has offers, including Rutgers, Temple, Maryland, and Boston College. Jennings has 1-A interest, while others will receive interest with good seasons.
Coach’s Comments: “We return four starters on offense and five on defense. We also have others who played. If we can get the interior of our lines to jell, we’ll be good.” - Head Coach Rob Hinson