Edison had a historic season in 2022, winning the Central Jersey Group 5 championship, its first sectional title in 31 years.

So, what do you do for an encore?

Repeating will be difficult, with the number of key players lost to graduation. It won’t be easy to replace the nearly 1,900 passing yards and 14 touchdowns from the arm of Matt Yascko, or the more than 1,100 receiving yards and ten touchdowns from Malcom Stansbury and Michael Strachan.

But the cupboard is far from bare for Matt Yascko, the quarterback’s father, who is an Edison alum, and spent the last three seasons as Offensive Coordinator, coaching his son, after coming over from Carteret, where he had a lengthy run and won multiple championships.

The Eagles bring back junior Nyekir Eato and the nearly 1,300 rushing yards and 15 touchdowns he piled up in his sophomore season. Senior wideout Ricky Harvey and his 387 receiving yards and four touchdowns are no small potatoes either.

That’ll be a plus, as will two of the standouts who came to Big Central Media Days last week: Sebastian Vera and Justin Reid, both two-way linemen who will become third-year starters in 2023.

Click below to hear Mike Pavlichko talk Edison football at Big Central Media Days with head coach Matt Yascko, and seniors Sebastian Rivera and Justin Reid.