Middlesex, Union face off in Snapple Bowl

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State sectional champions Piscataway and Sayreville send four standouts each to the Middlesex squad and Cranford will have five representatives on the Union team when the two counties battle in the 19th annual Snapple Bowl at 7 p.m. Thursday at East Brunswick High.

Guard Temi Adebayo, two-way end Shawn Hall, DE/FB Beniah Harrigan and wideout Mubeen Quraishi all helped Piscataway rebound from a 1-2 start last fall to finish 10-2 and capture its second consecutive North Jersey, Section 2, Group 4 title. The Chiefs won the crown with a thrilling 41-34 victory over an Elizabeth team that will have four representatives in tomorrow's game, DL Desmond Haynes, LB Donnell Hubbert, DL Pat Jones and DB Jermaine West.

Sayreville (10-2) dropped a 28-0 regular-season game against Piscataway, but closed the season with four straight wins, including a 23-11 decision over Manalapan to snare its second straight Central Jersey, Group 4 championship. Nose guard Ismail Herring, safety Teju Ishola, LB Craig Switzer and LB Alex Yannuzzelli were all valuable contributors to that Sayreville title.

Cranford won its first-ever championship last fall with a 27-0 victory over Parsippany Hills for North Jersey, Section 2, Group 3 honors. Linebackers J.P. Christian and Anthony DaSilva, DB Eric Gargiulo, DL T.J. Nichols and WR Chris Witwick were all pivotal to that cause.

Union County QB Diijon Allen-Jordan will snap on the chinstrap for the final time four months after guiding the Plainfield basketball team to a second consecutive Group 3 title and second straight appearance in the Tournament of Champions final. The versatile forward will continue his basketball career at Western Oklahoma State College along with Cardinals teammate Jahmal Lane.

Union won the Snapple Bowl last year, 28-6, to end a run of five straight victories by Middlesex, which holds a 10-8 advantage in the series.

19TH SNAPPLE BOWL
THURSDAY, JULY 19
At East Brunswick High, 7 p.m

MIDDLESEX COUNTY

Rashad Adams 6'2 185 WR Perth Amboy

Temi Adebayo 6'5 265 OG Piscataway

John Albecker 5'10 175 FS Monroe

Kyle Anderson 6'0 160 QB Woodbridge

Azim Blakey 6'0 215 FB South Brunswick

Brian Brown 5'9 175 CB Colonia

Keith Capers 6'3 310 OG Woodbridge

Devin Clark 5'11 175 WR North Brunswick

Nico Condito 6'1 235 LB J.P. Stevens

Chad Cummings 6'1 220 LB New Brunwick

Jemel Daniels 6'0 215 DE Old Bridge

Vinnie Grausso 6'0 195 LB Dunellen

William Hairston 6'3 225 DE Woodbridge

Shawn Hall 6'1 205 TE Piscataway

Darrell Harper 5'11 175 CB South Brunswick

Beniah Harrigan 6'1 245 DE Piscataway

Kirk Hasson 5'10 235 C Dunellen

Ismail Herring 6'1 240 NG Sayreville

Teju Ishola 5'11 180 SS Sayreville

Isaiah Johnson 5'9 180 RB Woodbridge

Anthony Jones 6'0 175 WR Perth Amboy

Josh Kamenas 6'5 240 C J.F. Kennedy

Chris Kania 6'0 177 RB East Brunswick

Roger Kilgore 6'2 180 FS Bishop Ahr

Errol Lindo 5'7 165 RB Metuchen

Izzy Mir-Merced 5'11 200 LB South Brunswick

Elijah Palmer 6'3 275 OT Carteret

Taariq Phillips 6'0 210 LB South River

Juwan Proctor 6'2 290 NG Middlesex

Jeff Puckett 5'11 180 CB Dunellen

Mubeen Quraishi 6'2 205 WR Piscataway

William Roach 5'10 160 CB Middlesex

Fonzi Saucedo 6'3 197 QB Perth Amboy

Bob Spilatore 6'4 255 OT South Brunswick

Bryan Stonkus 6'3 250 OT South Brunswick

Dan Sutherland 6'4 275 OT Edison

Craig Switzer 5'11 185 LB Sayreville

Christian Thomas 6'1 200 ILB Colonia

Kevin Van Dyke 6'1 210 DE Carteret

Kenny Virden 6'0 190 RB Bishop Ahr

Dean Vitale 5'10 175 SS Spotswood

Haydn Warren 6'4 215 TE East Brunswick

Matthew Wyman 5'11 232 FB St. Josephs

Alex Yanuzzelli 5'10 190 LB Sayreville

Cody Zalasar 5'9 165 WR Woodbridge

UNION COUNTY

Dijon Allen-Jordan 6'5" 180 QB Plainfield

James Armstrong 5'10" 220 OL Union

John Atnasio 6' 230 DL A.L. Johnson

Sumir Burns 5'11" 275 DL Linden

John Caliguire 6' 170 DB A.L. Johnson

Michael Christian 5'11" 265 OL Brearley

J.P. Christiano 5'10" 185 LB Cranford

Anthony Da Silva 5'11" 205 LB Cranford

Jesse DiCocco 6'2" 260 DL Dayton Regional

Zachary Fahoury 6'2" 170 LB Roselle Park

Robby Fay 5'9" 170 WR/K/P New Providence

John Ferrentino 6' 220 OL A.L. Johnson

Devon Gaillard 5'10" 180 FB Hillside

Eric Gargiulo 5'11" 175 DB Cranford

Taylor Graves 6'1" 210 LB Union

Desmond Haynes 6'3" 230 DL Elizabeth

Donnell Hubbert 5'9" 210 LB Elizabeth

Robert Jackson 5'9" 195 Slot Plainfield H.S.

Jaleel Johnson 6'3" 305 OL Roselle

Paul Jones 5'11" 210 DL Elizabeth

Hakeem Kornegay 5'8" 165 QB Rahway

Mike LaFace 5'11" 200 DL Westfield

Matt Lyna 5'11" 210 OL Dayton Regional

Bernadel Mabois 5'9" 215 OL Linden

Terrell Majette 5'9" 170 DB Union

Andrew Miller 6'2" 210 LB Scotch Plains

Dean Mulzac 6'1" 180 WR Union

T.J. Nichols 6' 230 DL Cranford

Baldwin Nieves 5'10" 245 OL Roselle

Jovan Oliver 6'1" 185 WR Union

James O'Rourke 5'5" 165 Slot Westfield

Andrew Perry 6'2" 240 OL Summit

Andrew Romeo 6' 210 FB Gov. Livingston

Tyler Schulz 6'5" 255 OL Rahway

Stephon Scullawl 6'1" 210 WR Union

Jeff Siessel 5'10" 170 WR A.L. Johnson

Jahaad Smith 5'11" 170 DB Linden

Lamond Sparrow 5'11" 250 OL Plainfield

Stefano Stadlinger 5'11" 210 LB Summit

Michael Sterling 5'9" 280 DL Roselle

Anthony Stevens 5'9" 170 DB Roselle

Anthony Tancs 5'10" 190 LB Brearley

Jermaine West 5'11" 185 DB Elizabeth

Chris Witwick 5'9" 165 WR Cranford

Mike Kinney covers football for MSG Varsity. Follow him on Twitter: @MikeKinneyHS

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