EMASS DIVISION 5
Apponequet
Archbishop Williams
Bishop Fenwick
Bishop Stang
Danvers
Dedham
Dighton-Rehoboth
Dover-Sherborn
Dracut
Falmouth
Foxboro
Gloucester
Greater Lawrence
Greater Lowell
Hanover
Martha’s Vineyard
Medfield
Medway
Newburyport
Northeast
Norton
Old Rochester
Pembroke
Saugus
Shawsheen
Watertown
Wilmington
DIVISION 6
Abington
Arlington Catholic
Bellingham
Cardinal Spellman
Dennis-Yarmouth
East Bridgewater
Fairhaven
Lynnfield
North Reading
Norwell
Pentucket/Georgetown
St. Mary’s
Salem
Sandwich
Seekonk
Stoneham
Swampscott
Tri-County
Triton
Weston
Winthrop
Will Batten, Sr., RB, 6-0, 165, North Reading: Batten rushed for 872 yards and 15 touchdowns, while catching 23 passes for 454 yards and six scores in helping the Hornets win the Div. 5 state title.
Dasha Domercant, Sr., QB, 5-9, 160, Bellingham: Domercant threw for nearly 1,800 yards and 18 touchdowns, while rushing for 495 yards and five more scores as a junior.
Owen Gasinowski, Sr., RB/WR, 5-11, 185, Danvers: One of the top players in the Northeastern Conference last year, Gasinowski rushed for 623 yards on 111 carries, while catching 33 passes for 457 yards and amassing 17 total touchdowns.
Corey Grimes, Sr., QB/LB, 6-3, 230, Salem: Grimes had a terrific junior season, completing 107-of-178 passes for 1,297 yards and 17 touchdowns.
Bryce Leaman, Sr., QB, 5-11, 195, Bishop Fenwick: Productive quarterback threw for 2,362 yards and 22 touchdowns, while rushing for 290 yards and four more scores.
Joel Maggs, Sr., LB, 5-10, 195, St. Mary’s: A defensive dynamo for the Div. 6 state champions, Maggs registered 127 tackles for the Spartans.
Justin Marques, Jr., RB, 5-11, 195, Fairhaven: Marques rushed for nearly 1,200 yards and tallied 25 touchdowns for the Blue Devils last season.
Will McNamara, Sr., WR, 6-4, 205, Pembroke: McNamara caught 31 passes for 700 yards and seven touchdowns a year ago.
Sam Nadworny, Sr., RB/WR/DB, 5-10, 185, Swampscott: Masconomet transfer should make an impact on the Big Blue fortunes this fall.
Ben Scalzi, Sr., QB, 6-3, 200: In his first year as a starting quarterback, Scalzi threw for 2,800 yards and 27 touchdowns.
James Tildsley, So. LB, 5-11, 155, Shawsheen: Led the Rams in tackles as a freshman with 76 while adding four sacks.
Sidney Tildsley, Jr., QB, 5-10, 150, Shawsheen: Dual threat signal caller completed 138-of-235 passes for 1,885 yards and 24 touchdowns, while rushing for 603 yards and 13 touchdowns.
Ty Baker, Sr., DB (Stoneham), Jayden Barber, Sr., QB (Dennis-Yarmouth), Wyatt Bergeron, Sr., PK, (Bishop Stang), Jake Bohlin, Sr., TE (Dennis-Yarmouth), Will Bostrom, Jr., RB/LB (Norwell), Kevin Burke, Sr., OL (Danvers), Will Bush, So., RB (Swampscott), Emilio Cabey, Sr., WR (Dover-Sherborn), Caleb Caceres, Sr., RB (Shawsheen), Bryan Cahill, Jr., QB (Arlington Catholic), Nicholas Cappuccio, Jr., RB (Winthrop), Dominic Cavallo, Jr., DB (Bishop Stang), Aviren Chitpaseuth, Jr., RB (Greater Lowell), Jay Comeau, Sr., WR (Cardinal Spellman), Henry Comras, Sr., RB (Medway), Luke Connolly, Sr., DB (Bishop Fenwick), Colby Correia, Sr., DB (Fairhaven), Caiden Cyr, Sr., DB (Apponequet), Nakeylen Davis, Jr., DB (Swampscott), Louie DePalma, Sr., OL (Pentucket/Georgetown), Jeremiah Domercant, Sr., WR (Bellingham), Jesse Dorman, Jr., DB (Lynnfield), Richard Elliot, Sr., OL (Shawsheen), Derrick Enoma, Sr., DE (Dedham), Braden Faiella, Sr., LB (Saugus), Adam Ferreira, Jr., QB/DB (Sandwich), Will Fitzgerald, Sr., LB (Dedham), Liam Friis, Jr., PK, (Triton), George Galuris, Sr., RB (Winthrop), Nick Gangemi, Sr., DE (Medfield), Sebastian Garcia, Jr., OL/LB (Seekonk), Joe Goffredo, Sr., QB (Dedham), Collin Govoni, Sr., RB (Falmouth), Chase Grant, Sr., OL (Martha’s Vineyard), Will Griffin, Sr., DB (Medfield), Tyler Guy, Jr., DB (St. Mary’s), Adam Guzofski, Sr., OL (Danvers), Quinn Hardisty, Sr., OL (Lynnfield), Chad Harris, Sr., TE/LB (Arlington Catholic), Ryan Harris, Sr., DE (Winthrop), Will Johnson, Sr., LB (Pembroke), Jack Joyce, Sr., DE (Archbishop Williams), Brendan Kanya, Sr., DB (Pembroke), Peyton Kellett. Jr., RB (Dennis-Yarmouth), Sean Kilty, Jr., RB (Stoneham), Eyram Kpfloria, Jr., WR (Dedham), Michael Lawler, Sr., QB/LB (Wilmington), Asa Logan, Sr., DB (Watertown), Ryan Luccarelli, Sr., WR/DB (Norwell), Owen Maag, Sr., OL (Tri-County), Austin Malandain, Sr., OL (Shawsheen), Vinny Mancini, Sr., LB (Hanover), Alessio Marcoccio, Sr., DL (Winthrop), Brandon Mazenkas-O’Grady, Sr., DL (Foxboro), John McDonald, Sr., DB/WR (Hanover), Gavin McLoud, Sr., RB (East Bridgewater), Tommy McDonough, Sr., WR (Archbishop Williams), Brendan McNamara, Sr., WR (Medway), Caleb Meisner, Sr., QB (Pentucket/Georgetown), Logan Metivier, Sr., LB (Danvers), Sean Miles, Sr., QB (Newburyport), Jackson Moore, Sr., LB (Apponequet), Lincoln Moore, Sr., LB (Foxboro), Anthony Morales, Sr., DE (Lynnfield), Mason Morris, Sr., OL (Stoneham), Dempsey Murphy, Sr., RB/LB (Wilmington), Aiden Nascimento, Jr., LB (Seekonk), A.J. Nash, Sr., DB (Abington), Cam Newman, Sr., LB (Dighton-Rehoboth), Joseph Nolan, Sr., RB/DE (Seekonk), Matt O’Donnell, Sr., RB (Cardinal Spellman), Patrick Norman, Sr, OL/DL (Pembroke), Kevin O’Connor, Sr., DT (Apponequet), Brian Olson, Sr., WR (Dover-Sherborn), Chris Oman, Sr., RB (East Bridgewater), Damian Ortiz, Sr., OL (Shawsheen), Devante Ozuna, Sr., RB/LB (Salem), Connor Pease, Sr., TE (Abington), Mateo Pina. Sr., LB (Old Rochester), A.J. Pinet, Jr., RB (Dedham), Albert Pujols, Sr., WR/DB (Salem), John Regan, Sr., OL (Hanover), Kevin Reiter, Sr., WR (Pentucket/Georgetown), Drew Richardson, Sr., OL (Dracut), Ethan Rodriguez, Jr., RB (Norton); Isaiah Rodriguez, Sr., WR (Saugus), Quinn Rocco Ryan, Sr., WR/DB (Salem), Wyatt Romanowski, Jr., DE (Swampscott), Joe Schwartz, Sr., QB (Archbishop Williams), Brennan Shea, Sr., DB (East Bridgewater), Kayden Souza, Sr., LB (Gloucester), Isiah Suero, Sr., QB (Greater Lawrence), Matthew Stevens, Sr., LB (Medfield), Dylan Sullivan, Sr., RB (Tri-County), Jack Sullivan, Sr., RB (Newburyport), Emilio Tanzi, Sr., WR (Weston), Michael Toppan, Sr., DL (Gloucester), Jake Touhey, Jr., RB/LB (Norwell), Robert Truong, Sr., RB (Dracut), Donovan Turner, Sr., C (Bellingham), Jordan Urena, Sr., DB (Greater Lawrence), Gustavo Varela, So., RB (Greater Lawrence), Keegan Walker, Sr., DE (Tri-County), Cullen Walsh, Jr., OL (Shawsheen), Jasiah Walton, Sr., TE (Dedham), Remy Wilson. Sr., WR/K (Old Rochester), Luca Zottola, Sr., RB (Arlington Catholic), Chris Zullo, Sr., RB (Northeast/Mystic Valley)
Shawsheen got to Gillette Stadium last year and gave North Reading all it could handle in the Div. 5 Super Bowl. With the nucleus back, don’t be surprised if the Rams are heading back to Foxboro in December.
The Road to the Razor will not an easy one as there are several talented teams in Div. 5. Hanover won nine games behind the talents of quarterback Bryce Leaman, while multi-talented Owen Gasinowski leads a host of returning players back for Danvers.
Had the school not been sanctioned by the MIAA, Bishop Fenwick would have been a team to watch in the postseason. Bryce Leaman was superb last season, throwing for more than 2,300 yards.
Foxboro and Pembroke will benefit from playing in tough leagues. Keep an eye on Dedham and Dover-Sherborn out of the Tri-Valley League.
Speaking of the TVL, the Domercants give Bellingham a shot at making some noise in Div. 6. Even though both Div. 6 finalists of a year ago (St. Mary’s and Stoneham) lost a slew to graduation, their programs seemingly reload rather than rebuild.
Salem has been making strides in recent years and could be a contender here. Defending Div. 5 champion North Reading drops to Div. 6 and will rely heavily on star running back Will Batten.
Others to watch in this balanced division include Abington, Dennis-Yarmouth, Winthrop, Fairhaven, Norwell and Seekonk.