Early look at the Old Bridge high school football team
The defending Greater Middlesex Conference Red Division champion Old Bridge High School football team will receive a visit Tuesday from MyCentralJersey.com football analyst Marcus Borden when the Knights host Freehold Boro in a game scrimmage.
A capsule summary of the 2014 Old Bridge squad appears below, but more detailed information about the Knights and the league's 24 other football-playing schools can be found in our special gridiron preview section, which will run in the Home News Tribune and at MyCentralJersey.com on Sept. 11.
The stop at OId Bridge is part of Borden's "Camp Caravan" tour, during which he and Home News Tribune sports writer Greg Tufaro post video clips, photos and analysis of preseason training camp action.
Follow Greg Tufaroand Marcus Bordenon Twitter for highlights of Old Bridge's scrimmage and for "Camp Caravan" visits to other GMC schools over the next eight days.
Borden will be making Camp Caravan stops at South Brunswick (Saturday, 9 a.m.); Edison (Monday, 8:30 a.m.); Middlesex (Monday, 2 p.m.); J.P. Stevens (Wednesday, 9 a.m.); Monroe (Wednesday, 1 p.m.); Dunellen (Thursday, 9 a.m.); St. Joseph (Thursday, 3 p.m.); Piscataway (Friday, 9 a.m.) and Highland Park (Aug. 30, 9 a.m.).
Old Bridge Knights: Purple and Black
Motto: Trust-Character-Sacrifice
Conference/Division: GMC Red Division
Last year's record and finish: 7-3, Red Division Champions
Head Coach: Anthony Lanzafama (22-19)
Staff: Kevin Roberts (15th year at OBHS) – Varsity OB's and LB's; Adam Tivald (5th year at OBHS) – Varsity WR's and DB's; Matt Donaghue (5th year at OBHS) – Varsity OL and DL; Chris Kelly (4th year at OBHS) – JV OL and LB's; Nick Ciambrone (1st year at OBHS) – JV WR's and DB's; Alec Alspach (1st year at OBHS) – JV OB's and DL; Ed Bucior (3rd year at OBHS) – Freshman OB's and DB's; Andrew Borriello (2nd year at OBHS) - Freshman OL and DL; Dan Haviland (1st year at OBHS) – Freshman WR's and LB's
2013 JV Record: 7-1
2013 Freshman Record: 7-3
Starters Graduated: Nick LaVecchia (QB), Marcus Lominy (RB/DB), Brandon Giles (RB), Cameron Hutchins (RB/DB), Denis Kilduff (OL), Justin Fridman (OL), Dan Grillo (WR), Mike Friedman (RB/DB), Isaac Chang (OL), Michael Hunt (DL), Chris Weber (DL), David Hopman (LB), Dmitriy Mikhol (LB).
Total Number of Letterwinners Graduated: 36
Starters Returning on Offense: 4
Starters Returning on Defense: 4
Team Offensive Style: Triple Gun
Team Defensive Style: 3-4
Top returning players
Myles Williams | 12 | RB/DB 5'11/170 | 36 tackles |
Tyler Hopman | 12 | WR/DB 6'4/180 | 23 receptions |
Mark DeMaio | 12 | OL/DL 6'1/250 | |
Matt Short | 12 | OL/DL 6'1/225 | |
Ed Mish | 12 | RB/LB/K/P 5'10/195 | 48 Kicking Points and 15 touchbacks |
Chidera Udeh | 12 | RB/LB 5'9/210 | |
Demtrius Pate | 12 | RB/LB 6'1/190 | |
TJ Townsend | 10 | OL/DL 5'11/280 |
Top Newcomers
Wisdom Donkor | 12 | OL/DL 5'9/205 | |
Darius Dixon | 12 | LB 5'10/195 | |
Chris Crossman | 12 | RB/DB 5'11/180 | |
Carlos Donou | 12 | RB/DB 5'9/150 | |
Dante Whipple | 12 | WR/LB 6'3/190 | |
Noah Torino | 12 | OL/DL 6'/220 | |
Michael Gargano | 12 | QB 6'2/180 | |
Christian Manzanares | 12 | OL/DL 6'4/280 | |
Jake Esposito | 11 | RB/DB 6'/180 | |
Tru Stell | 11 | OL/DL 5'10/245 | |
Nick Sodano | 10 | RB/DB 5'6/150 | |
Jake Kodros | 10 | WR/DB 6'3/180 |
Current College Players:
- Ramy Kased ('12) – Bucknell
- Aaron Ford ('13) – Delaware Valley
- Chris Middleton ('13) – Kean
- Jake Kobryn ('13) – Castleton
- Cameron Hutchins ('14) – Temple
- Dan Grillo ('14) – Albright
- Chris Weber ('14) – Albright
- Nick LaVecchia ('14) – FDU
- Mike Friedman ('14) – TCNJ
- Brandon Giles ('14) – Methodist
- Marcus Lominy ('14) – Shippensburg