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2025 NJFCA Super 100 All-State team unveiled: 23 honorees from the Big Central Conference

The New Jersey Football Coaches Association has come out with the 2025 edition of its “Super 100” All-State team, with nearly two dozen Big Central Conference standouts being honored.

The NJFCA Super 100 is chosen by coaches among its members, and 25 are recognized in each of four sections – Central, South, North 1 and North 2 – with non-publics included as well. The Big Central is represented in Central and North 2.

According to the NJFCA, players must first be nominated by their coaches for inclusion, then the selection committee makes its picks.

There were 22 Big Central teams represented, with all but North 2, Group 5 champion Bridgewater-Raritan getting one player each on the list; the Panthers got two.

Here are all players honored from the Big Central Conference, as well as others from the area:

Central

  • Andrew Scwharz, Hillsborough
  • Grant Lorentzen, JFK
  • Josh D’Ambrosio, Manville
  • Trey McFadden, Montgomery
  • Jordan Burnett, North Plainfield
  • Brody Nugent, Old Bridge
  • Josiah Zayas, Piscataway
  • Anwar Witherspoon, St. Thomas Aquinas
  • Shaun Jackson, Sayreville
  • Aidan Vesuvio-Bush, Somerville
  • Dominic Massaro, South Plainfield
  • Joshua Allen, Woodbridge

North 2

  • Justin Simpson, Bridgewater-Raritan
  • Declan Kurdyla, Bridgewater-Raritan
  • R.J. Wortman, Colonia High School
  • Chidiogo Iherobiem, Dayton
  • James Keneally, New Providence
  • Sam Dech, Phillipsburg
  • Tylor Hunter, Plainfield
  • Andrew Avent, Rahway
  • Nathan Engdahl, Ridge
  • Anthony Trujillo, Summit
  • Matteo Tramutola, Voorhees

Others from Central Jersey

  • Daysir Spille, Immaculata

Here’s the full list of statewide NJFCA Super 100 All-State honorees, as the association unveiled Saturday morning on Twitter:

NORTH 1

A table listing high school students with their respective schools, first names, and last names.

NORTH 2

A table listing students' names and schools, detailing members of the NJFCA Super 100 All-State team.

CENTRAL

A list of honorees for the NJFCA Super 100 All-State team from various high schools, organized by school and player's name.
Please note: Aidan Vesuvio-Bush‘s name was misspelled on the original NJFCA posting above.

SOUTH

A table listing student athletes' names, first names, and the high schools they represent, organized into columns for easy reading.

NJFCA announces its Super 100 All-State team, Big Central Conference has 24 honorees

The New Jersey Football Coaches Association has unveiled its 2024 “Super 100” All-State team, with several Big Central Conference standouts getting recognized on the Central and North 2 teams.

The NJFCA Super 100 is chosen by coaches among its members, and 25 are honored in each of four sections – Central, South, North 1 and North 2 – with non-publics included as well.

Four schools – Phillipsburg, St. Thomas Aquinas, Somerville and Woodbridge – had two players recognized each, while 14 other Big Central teams were represented, 18 in all.

Here are the two dozen players honored from the Big Central Conference, as well as others from the area:

Central

  • Terrence Hanratty, Bernards
  • Jackson Jankowicz, Hillsborough
  • Darren Ikinnagbon, Hillside
  • Na’quavere Thomas, Manville
  • Brandon Rector, Montgomery
  • Jahir Dawud, North Brunswick
  • Aaron Potts, North Plainfield
  • Brandon Bradsher, Perth Amboy
  • Jahai Johnson, Piscataway
  • Elijah Thomas and Roman Blanks, St. Thomas Aquinas
  • Terrell Mitchel and Josh Rodriguez, Somerville
  • AJ Perales, South Plainfield
  • Bryan Anderson and Derek Anderson, Woodbridge

North 2

  • John John DeSarno, Dayton
  • T.J. Munn, New Providence
  • Matthew Scerbo, Jr., and Felix Matos, Phillipsburg
  • Kevin Taylor, Rahway
  • Aidan Stieglitz and Ryan Turner, Ridge
  • Oscar Marx, Summit

Others from Central Jersey

  • Cole Hayden and Aaron Melick, Immaculata.

Here’s the full list of statewide NJFCA Super 100 All-State honorees:

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CENTRAL

SOUTH

NJFCA honors more than two dozen Big Central football players on annual Super 100 Team

The New Jersey Football Coaches Association has announced its Super 100 list, honoring players from all across New Jersey for their efforts on the field this past season.

The Super 100 features 25 players from each geographic section of the state, those traditionally in South, Central, North 1 or North 2, regardless of group size. Players are nominated by member coaches.

With many Big Central Conference teams split between two sections, 12 were named on the Central list, with another 11 named in the North 2 section, giving the league 23 honorees out of 100 statewide.

Below are the players from the Big Central honored by the NJFCA. For the full list, visit the NJFCA Twitter page by clicking here.

Central

  • Carteret: Sir Hezekiah Ragland
  • Hillsborough: Jonathan Lobelo
  • Linden: Myles Hamilton
  • Montgomery: Matthew D’Avino, Michael Schmelzer, Jr.
  • North Brunswick: Samaad Hicks, Payton Wieczerzak
  • Perth Amboy: Jahmeil Brown
  • Sayreville: Zaimer Wright
  • South Plainfield: Patrick Smith
  • St. Thomas Aquinas: Christian Magliacanao
  • Woodbridge: A.J. Bosch

North 2

  • Bernards: Connor Laverty
  • Colonia: Jaeden Jones
  • Elizabeth: Ibn McDaniels
  • Phillipsburg: Colin Higgins
  • Plainfield: Josue Cordoba
  • Rahway: Marquis Diggs
  • Ridge: Will Deady, Christopher Oliver
  • Summit: Tyler Kessel
  • Watchung Hills: Aleks Sitkowski
  • Westfield: Max Cho

NJFCA honors 20 Big Central student-athletes on its Super 100 All-State team

The New Jersey Football Coaches’ Association is out with its “Super 100” All-State team, and 20 players from the Big Central Conference – representing 16 different schools were on the list.

They’ll be honored at the organization’s annual banquet in March.

Each of the four traditional sections of the state – Central, South and North 1 and 2 – have 25 representatives. The Big Central landed eleven players on the North 2 list, nine in Central.

Three teams – North Brunswick, Hillside and North Hunterdon – had two representatives each.

Of the two teams to win sectional titles in 2023, Edison had quarterback Matt Yascko named to the team, while North hunterdon had runningbacks Kente Edwards and Alex Uryniak on the list.

Here are all the Big Central honorees, by section:

Central:

  • Edison: Matt Yascko
  • Hillsborough: Shane Donoghue
  • Manville: Shawn Purcell
  • Montgomery: Gavin Guidette
  • North Brunswick: Zahmir Dawud, Frankie Garbolino
  • South Plainfield: Jason Greer
  • St. Thomas Aquinas: Jayden Young, Israel Bey

North 2:

  • Bridgewater-Raritan: Colin Kurdyla
  • Hillside: Kyon Simonson, Zaimir Hawk
  • North Hunterdon: Kente Edwards, Alex Uryniak
  • Rahway: Kyle Hall
  • Ridge: Adam Meiner
  • Summit: Jake Lowry
  • Union: Omar Ibrahim
  • Watchung Hills: Hunter Seubert
  • Westfield: Trey Brown