2020 Mendham Minutemen Preseason Football Preview

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The Staff

Head Coach:  Brett Ressler

Years on the Job:  Five years as head coach, five as an assistant.

Assistants:  John Kumpf, Lou Vanorskie, Ethan Jeros, Doug Merrill, Tom Reindel, Shane Carey & Sal Speicht

Returning Starters:  Sean Bierals, Pat Robertson, Frank Kontely, Dylan Thomas, Colby Morales, Gary Nelson, Shaan Dhirmalani, Declan McKevitt, Landon Mershimer, Matthew Capalbo,  Wyatt Bush, Chris Falzarano & Nick Niemczyk

Player’s Expected to Step Up:  Luke  Fehnel, Thomas Post & Josh Herrmann

From the Coach

What This Team Does Better than Anybody:  They’ve been committed to practice throughout the summer.

Biggest Surprise of the Off-season:  How well the juniors have developed.

Team Goal:  An opportunity to actually play games this season.  

George Muha’s Take

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Mendham is my Surprise Team of the Year.  I say that for a few reasons.  First is 6-4, 235-pound TE Declan McKevitt.  Dave McCarthy of The McCarthy Report told me he thinks McKevitt might just be the best at his position in the state.  McKevitt’s been 6-4 for a few years so he’s been able to grow into his body and he moves VERY well.  As a blocker, he’ll have no problem clearing out the lane against most opponents.  And as a receiver, opponents will not want this guy running with the ball in the open field because they just won’t be able to do anything about it.  But McKevitt is not the only reason I like the Minutemen this season.  The other is their line is very athletic.  Dhirmalani and Morales may be sub 200-pound linemen but their athleticism and speed will trip up opposing defensive fronts.  My X-Factor for Mendham is senior Sean Bierals.  Bierals is the best athlete in Mendham HS and probably the biggest gamer in all of Morris-Sussex.  He’s the guy you want with the ball when the game is on the line.  The fact that he’s got McKevitt blocking the way for him is why Mendham has the ability to do something special in 2020.  Prediction:  Opening up with defending champs Par Hills will show Mendham what they are made of.  Seeing Rutgers bound DE Jordan Thompson and McKevitt battle will really be the price of admission.  Win or lose that game, I still expect Mendham to be trouble for every opponent on their schedule and they definitely have the ability to by vying for the division title by the end of the season.

Schedule

10/2 @ Parsippany Hills
10/9 vs. Montville
10/16 vs. Chatham
10/24 @ Morris Hills
10/31 @ Immaculata
11/6 vs. West Essex

Roster

Number Name Year Position Height Weight
1 Schoenfeld, Dylan 11 WR/DB 5’11” 170
2 Lowry, Aidan 10 WR/DB 6’1″ 140
3 Smith, Ryan 11 RB/LB 5’11” 170
4 Bierals, Sean 12 WR/DB 5’11” 160
5 Donofrio, Hunter 12 WR/DB 6’1″ 160
6 Robertson, Patrick 12 TE/DB 6’1″ 190
7 Post, Thomas 11 WR/DB 5’10” 180
8 Higgins, Dillon 10 QB/DB 6’0″ 165
9 Sussex, Paul 11 WR/DB 6’1″ 145
10 Parks, Tyler 11 WR/DB 5’10” 170
11 Kontely, Frank 11 QB/DB 6’0″ 170
12 Carton, Lucky 10 QB/DB 5’8″ 150
13 Ingber, Hayden 10 WR/DB 5’8″ 140
14 Wadley, Jack 11 WR/DB 5’10” 150
15 Suchanek, Jack 10 TE/LB 5’10” 155
16 Weingarten, Max 11 QB/DB 5’9″ 155
17 Viola, Connor 11 QB/DB 6’0″ 170
18 Gablenz, Moritz 11 WR/DB 6’0″ 170
21 Bush, Wyatt 12 WR/DB 5’10” 150
22 Alexion, Joey 10 RB/DB 5’5″ 145
23 Carratie, Louis 11 WR/DB 5’10” 155
24 Walton, Milton 11 WR/DB 5’3″ 120
25 Fehnel, Luke 11 RB/LB 5’10” 175
26 Holtz, John 10 RB/LB 5’11” 145
27 Falzarano, Christopher 12 RB/DB 5’9″ 160
29 Racioppi, Anthony 10 RB/LB 5’6″ 140
31 Niemczyk, Nicholas 12 WR/DB 5’10” 155
33 Kontely, Quinn 11 WR/LB 6’1″ 175
34 Vaughan, Keir 11 RB/LB 5’9″ 160
39 Nutt, Caden 11 WR/DB 5’8″ 150
41 King, Gavin 10 WR/DB 6’0″ 145
44 Thomas, Dylan 12 WR/LB 6’0″ 150
46 Fraser, Charlie 10 TE/LB 5’10” 165
48 Kochis, Zachary 10 WR/LB 5’11” 160
50 Dyer, Jonah 11 OL/DL 5’9″ 170
51 Morales, Colby 12 OL/LB 6’1″ 185
52 Russell, Finn 10 OL/LB 6’2″ 195
53 Gargione, Nicholas 11 OL/LB 5’10” 160
54 Sullivan, Shane 10 OL/DL 5’8″ 185
55 Nelson, Gary 11 OL/LB 5’10” 195
56 Trinkoff, Andrew 11 OL/DL 5’11” 185
57 Dhirmalani, Shaan 12 OL/DL 5’10” 190
58 Barounis, George 10 OL/LB 6’2″ 175
59 Fredericks, Tommy 10 OL/DL 6’0″ 175
60 Garcia, Angel 10 OL/DL 6’0″ 210
62 Montana, Rosario 10 OL/DL 5’11” 205
64 Mershimer, Landon 12 OL/DL 6’0″ 195
66 Hernandez, Diego 10 OL/DL 6’0″ 165
67 Herrmann, Joshua 11 OL/DL 6’0″ 260
70 Perrin, Merit 11 OL/DL 5’10” 210
72 Capalbo, Matthew 12 OL/DL 5’8″ 170
73 Byrne, Aedan 10 OL/DL 6’0″ 190
75 Clarke, Christian 10 OL/DL 6’0″ 235
76 Carter, Patrick 10 OL/LB 5’11” 175
77 Diegnan, Charlie 10 OL/DL 5’8″ 185
79 Mejia, Joel 11 OL/DL 5’8″ 240
80 Marano, Mark 10 WR/LB 5’7″ 150
81 Frees, David 10 WR/DB 5’8″ 120
84 McKevitt, Declan 12 TE/DL 6’4″ 235
88 Mahoney, Martin 11 WR/DB 5’10” 175