This is the 2015 All-Bergen County football team as selected by the Bergen County Coaches Association.
All first team players are invited to come have their pictures taken Thursday at Garret Mountain Plaza, from 5 to 8 p.m. to appear in our post-season football package that will include the presentation of the Offensive and Defensive North Jersey Players of the Year.
The Passaic County team is being chosen tonight, Wednesday. They need to come have their pictures taken as well. Please.
OFFENSE
First Team
Center: Mike Maietti, Don Bosco, senior
Guards: Jae Choi, River Dell, senior; Matt Lange, Glen Rock, senior; Joshua Fedd-Jackson, junior, St. Joes.
Tackles: Steve Cepalia, Bosco, senior; Joe Figueroa, Pascacl Valley, senior
Tight End: Frankie Feaster, Bergen, senior; Jedh Downey, NV/Old Tappan, senior; Korab Idrizi, Bergen, senior
Wide Receiver: Gene Coleman, Bergen, senior; Donald Stewart, PC, senior; Mike Pimpinella, senior, Pascack Valley
Quarterbacks: Jarrett Guarantano, Bergen, senior; Keith Woetzel, Ramapo, senior; Dylan Connolly, senior, River Dell
Running backs: Derius Stone, St. Mary, senior; Malik Bakker, Bosco, senior; Zach Denike, NV/Old Tappan, senior.
Kicker: Patrick Cowan, Mahwah, junior
Second Team
Center: Jack Allan, Ramapo, senior
Guards: Alejandro Alvarado, Bergenfield, senior; Mike Kendrick, Ridgewood, senior
Tackles: Robbie Martin, Joes, junior; Brian Raguseo, Ramapo, senior
Tight End: Matt McElroy, New Milford, sophomore; Ryan Cortiss, Ramapo, senior
Wide Receivers: Tommy Smith, Hackensack, senior; Tommy Pulzello, Glen Rock, senior; Derek Anderson, senior, Indian Hills
Quarterbacks: Evan Matthews, Park Ridge, senior; Tommy DeVito, junior, Bosco; Kevin Martinez, senior, NV/Old Tappan
Running backs: Brenden Coffey, Cresskill, senior; Pete Guerriero, Lyndhurst, senior; Joe O’Hagan, Ramapo, senior, Elijah Carlos, Ridgefield Park, senior
Kicker: Yanni Mitropolous, NV/Old Tappan, senior
Third Team
Center: Brett Kennedy, Mahwah, senior
Guards: Pete Nestrowitz, PC, senior; Dylan Theiss, Hackensack, senior
Tackles: Brendan Kauker, Rutherford, senior; Jeremy Lipsky, Glen Rock, senior; Dean Maneri, Mahwah, senior
Tight End: Ryan Lawton, Westwood, senior; Ryan Lortz, Saddle Brook, senior
Wide Receivers: Tom Reid, Rutherford, junior; Josh Lewis, Park Ridge, junior; Quanzie Lumsden, Englewood, sophomore
Quarterbacks: Mike Manzo-Lewis, North Arlington, senior; Matt Schlett, Glen Rock, junior; Tim O’Brien, Indian Hills, senior; Colin Dedrick, Pascack Valley, senior
Running backs: Aveon Irving, Garfield, senior; Drew Granski, junior, Ridgewood; Brian Kearns, Joes, senior
Kicker: Ethan Cordaro, Bosco, senior
DEFENSE
First team
Linemen: Rashan Gary, PC, senior; LB Mack, Bosco, senior; Ibn Foster, Joes, senior; John Piccinich, NV/Old Tappan, senior; Liam Benjamin, Ridgewood, senior; Mike Peltekian, Mahwah, senior
Linebackers: Drew Singleton, PC, junior; Louis Acceus, St. Joes, junior; Joe Williams, Pascack Valley, senior; Charlie Connell, River Dell, senior; Jaysen Thompson, Hackensack, senior
Secondary: JT Giles-Harris, Joes, senior; Jordan Fuller, NV/Old Tappan, senior; Greg Latushko, Ramapo, senior; James Ciliento, Mahwah, senior
Punter: Zack Feagles, Ridgewood, junior
Second team
Linemen: Joe Mauro, Rutherford, senior; Sal Mauro, Bergen, senior; Brandon Simon, Bosco, senior; Corey Bolds, PC, junior; Nadir Pineda, Hackensack, junior
Linebackers: Julian Conover, Bosco, senior; Tom Joyce, Bosco, senior; Jake Trotter, Joes, senior; Erik Slater, NV/Old Tappan, junior
Secondary: Tim Ford, North Arlington, senior; Christian Correa, New Milford, junior; Kevin Brennan, Bosco, sophomore; Isaiah Drakeford, Ridgefield Park, senior; Jordan Hunter, Hackensack, senior
Punter: Tanner Leuck, Dumont, senior
Third team
Linemen: John Van Cleft, Cresskill, junior; Mike O’Hagan, Glen Rock, senior; Ryan Soodsma, Ramapo, senior; Zak Bousada, River Dell, senior; Ted Murphy, Ridgewood, junior
Linebackers: Sammy Santos, Elmwood Park, senior; Glen Hafemeister, Park Ridge, senior; Matt DeMarco, senior, Lyndhurst; James Mondi, Ridgewood, junior
Secondary: Jojo Robinson, Pal Park/Leonia, senior; Nick Tighe, Bergen Catholic, senior; Joe Alsharif, NV/Old Tappan; Dave Estevez, River Dell, sophomore; Tyrone Hill, Bosco, senior
Punter: Shawn Wyzykowski, PC, junior
Ok, so team breakdown…
Bosco had the most players with 11.
NV/Old Tappan had 8.
St. Joes had 7.
Paramus Catholic, Ridgewood, Ramapo, Bergen Catholic each had 6.
Mahwah, River Dell, Hackensack and Glen Rock each had 5.
Pascack Valley had 4 kids.
Rutherford had 3, and I know this is a hard thing to do, but one name I’m surprised didn’t make it somewhere was RB Kevin Kosakowski, 100 percent, completely my opinion, but wanted to put that out there. I know there are a lot of other deserving kids too, but I was surprised by that. Again, just my opinion.
Only 3 sophomores….Brennan, Estevez and McElroy. Thats pretty cool. Of course, it’s a senior dominated list.
102 players total on the 3 teams. 31 from non-public schools.