PITMAN, NJ -- The New Jersey Athletic Conference announced its 2022 all-conference teams and year-end awards that features eight Profs among its ranks.

First-team selections include Ahmad Gantt, James Fara, Mike Husni, and John Maldonado. Clem Carfaro and Jake Hurler were named to the second team, while CJ Barrett and Mike Mascioli earned honorable mention accolades.

Fara and Maldonado were voted to the first team for the second-straight season, while Husni, Barrett, and Mascioli picked up all-league honors for the second time. Gantt, Hurler, and Carfaro all scored their first postseason awards.

Fara led the team in rushing, totaling 935 yards on 199 carries while scoring six touchdowns. He was named the NJAC Offensive Player of the Week after leading Rowan to a 27-7 win over Montclair State on November 5th after racking up 124 yards on the ground on just 19 carries with a score.

Maldonado is the conference leader in receptions (56), yards (836), and touchdowns (11). His best game this season was a three-touchdown performance against Springfield on September 11 where he caught nine passes for 115 yards to earn the NJAC Offensive Player of the Week.

Husni threw for 1,666 yards on 129-of-233 (57%) passing with a conference-leading 18 touchdowns through the air. On the ground, the senior registered 335 yards on 88 carries along with five rushing touchdowns. In the final game of the season last Friday against New England, Husni threw for three touchdowns and ran for a career-best 107 yards in the 38-20 victory.

Gantt led the team in tackles (51), tackles for losses (8.5) and tied for the team lead in sacks (3.0) and quarterback hurries (3). He collected a personal-best 10 tackles in the win over Springfield on September 11th. In the game at Christopher Newport on October 1st, the junior racked up seven stops, four tackles for losses, two sacks, and a forced fumble.

Carfaro was part of an offensive line the churned out 335 yards a game including an average of 168 yards on the ground. In two games this season (Widener & New England), the o-line put together a 200-yard plus output en route to those two victories.

Hurler was 8-of-12 on field goals this season and turned in a career-best 41-yard boot in the season finale against New England. However, his most important kick of the year came on October 7th as his 36-yarder was the game winner in a 23-21 walkoff victory over TCNJ.

Barrett posted career highs in receptions (33) and yards (330) and tied a personal best with two scores this season. The senior tied a personal-best with 10 grabs to finish with 63 yards against Salve Regina.

Mascioli was limited to six games this in 2022, but still put up 37 tackles. His 14 tackles against New England in the season finale tied a career high for the senior.

The Profs finished the season 7-3 and 4-2 in conference play.
 

2022 NJAC  ALL-CONFERENCE FOOTBALL TEAM
OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR:  Matt Dzierski, Christopher Newport
SAM MILLS DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR:  Nazier Wright, William Paterson
SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE YEAR:  Nick Firth, Kean
OFFENSIVE ROOKIE OF THE YEAR:  Nazir Dale, William Paterson
DEFENSIVE ROOKIE OF THE YEAR:  Yasir Geter, Christopher Newport
COACH OF THE YEAR:  Paul Crowley, Christopher Newport
FIRST TEAM OFFENSE
Name	Year	Pos.	School	Hometown/High School
Matt Dzierski*	JR	QB	Christopher Newport	Lorton, VA/South County
Mike Husni^	SR	QB	Rowan	Toms River, NJ/Toms River North
Nazir Dale	FR	RB	William Paterson	Camden, NJ/Brimm Medical Arts
James Fara*	JR	RB	Rowan	Point Pleasant, NJ/Point Pleasant Boro
Joey Bildstein*	JR	FB	Salisbury	Ridgely, MD/North Caroline
Hunter Cleaver^	SR	WR	Salisbury	Walkersville, MD/Walkersville
Colin Hart	FR	WR	Christopher Newport	Ashburn, VA/Stone Bridge
John Maldonado*	SR	WR	Rowan	Glassboro, NJ/Glassboro
Thomas Burke	JR	TE	TCNJ	Tysons Corner, VA/George C. Marshall
Duro Ajayi^	SR	OL	TCNJ	Washington, NJ/Warren Hills
M.J. Ajimatanrareje	JR	OL	Salisbury	Columbia, MD/Long Reach
Josh Hartley	SR	OL	Christopher Newport	Newport News, VA/Woodside
Drew Knott*#	SR	OL	Christopher Newport	King George, VA/King George
Tony Mason	SO	OL	Salisbury	New Castle, DE/St. George's
FIRST TEAM DEFENSE
Name	Year	Pos.	School	Hometown/High School
Nick Celli*	GR	DL	TCNJ	Martinsville, NJ/Bridgewater-Raritan
Ahmad Gantt	JR	DL	Rowan	Cinnaminson, NJ/Cinnaminson
Dimitri Pali*#	JR	DL	Montclair State	Northfield, NJ/Holy Spirit
Meir Pittman	JR	DL	Kean	Burlington City, NJ/Burlington City
Nicholas Burgess	SO	LB	Montclair State	Hackensack, NJ/Cardinal Hayes (NY)
Jimmy Celentano	SO	LB	Salisbury	Jackson, NJ/Jackson Liberty
Aaron Cottrell*	SR	LB	Kean	Villas, NJ/Lower Cape May
Nazier Wright*	SR	LB	William Paterson	Paterson, NJ/John F. Kennedy
Nas Neal%	SR	CB	Kean	East Orange, NJ/Newark Tech
Kyeon Taylor*	SR	CB	Kean	Willingboro, NJ/Rancocas Valley
Josh Uvodich	SR	CB	Christopher Newport	Williamsburg, VA/Bruton
Kindrick Braxton	JR	S	Christopher Newport	Goochland, VA/Goochland
Caleb Brubaker	SO	S	Salisbury	Mechanicsburg, PA/Mechanicsburg Area
Mike Ramos%	GR	S	Montclair State	Kenilworth, NJ/David Brearley
FIRST TEAM SPECIAL TEAMS
Nick Firth*	SR	P	Kean	Manville, NJ/Manville
Ryan Castle^	SR	K	Christopher Newport	Dublin, VA/Pulaski County
SECOND TEAM OFFENSE
Robbie Nungesser	JR	QB	Kean	Ocean Township, NJ/Ocean Township
Dario Belizaire	FR	RB	Salisbury	Hurlock, MD/Cambridge-South Dorchester
Gunner White	FR	RB	Christopher Newport	Virginia Beach, VA/Tallwood
Jay Adams	SO	FB	Kean	Staten Island, NY/Curtis
Taz Burton^	JR	WR	William Paterson	Millville, NJ/Bridgeton
Jason Carlock	SR	WR	Kean	Babylon, NY/Babylon
Dazzy Iannuzzio	SO	WR	Kean	Galloway, NJ/Holy Spirit
Malin Jasinski	JR	WR	TCNJ	Shamong, NJ/Seneca
Eric Cowan	JR	TE	Montclair State	Lakehurst, NJ/Manchester Township
Clem Carfaro	SO	OL	Rowan	Warren, NJ/Watchung Hills Regional
Angelo Greer	SR	OL	Montclair State	Sewell, NJ/St. Joseph's (Hammonton)
Ariel Higuera#	SR	OL	William Paterson	Union City, NJ/Union City
Connor Lugo^	SR	OL	Salisbury	Lawrenceville, NJ/Notre Dame
Sam Ray	SO	OL	Montclair State	Williamstown, NJ/Williamstown
SECOND TEAM DEFENSE
Joshua Harris%	SR	DL	Kean	Herndon, VA/Herndon
Ryan McGuire	SR	DL	TCNJ	Ogdensburg, NJ/Wallkill Valley
Jamma Ndiaye^#	JR	DL	Kean	Union, NJ/Union
Mark Pierro	JR	DL	TCNJ	Mahwah, NJ/Mahwah
Alajuwon Bell	JR	LB	William Paterson	Paterson, NJ/Garrett Morgan Academy
Casey Counts^#	JR	LB	Salisbury	Oakton, VA/James Madison
Brock Keeler	JR	LB	Salisbury	Bridgeville, DE/Woodbridge
Samod Wingo	JR	LB	William Paterson	North Brunswick, NJ/North Brunswick
Devyn Blount^#~	JR	CB	William Paterson	Neptune, NJ/Long Branch
A.J. Butler%	JR	CB	Salisbury	Swedesboro, NJ/Kingsway Regional
Jalil Terrell	SO	CB	Montclair State	Phillipsburg, NJ/DePaul Catholic
Anthony Bassani^~	GR	S	Kean	Manalapan, NJ/Manalapan
Cole Groschel^	SR	S	TCNJ	Brick, NJ/Brick
Brennan Ray*#+!	GR	S	Montclair State	Woodbine, NJ/Lower Cape May
SECOND TEAM SPECIAL TEAMS
Michael Fitzpatrick	SO	P	Montclair State	Marlton, NJ/Cherokee
Jake Hurler	JR	K	Rowan	Freehold, NJ/Freehold
HONORABLE MENTION
Jaden Davis	SO	RB	Salisbury	Lewes, DE/Cape Henlopen
Matt Clarke*#	JR	WR	William Paterson	Long Branch, NJ/Long Branch
TJ Sheehan	SR	WR	TCNJ	Caldwell, NJ/James Caldwell
Jake Zerillo	SR	WR	Kean	Sparta, NJ/Sparta
CJ Barrett%	SR	TE	Rowan	Lindenwold, NJ/Sterling
Amaan Miller	JR	OL	Christopher Newport	Newport News, VA/Manchester
Nasir Adams^	SR	DL	William Paterson	Newark, NJ/Hudson Catholic
Chris Kallighan	JR	DL	Salisbury	Warrenton, VA/Kettle Run
Mike Mascioli^	SR	LB	Rowan	Hammonton, NJ/St. Joseph
Jason Massengill	GR	LB	Christopher Newport	Columbia, MD/Long Reach
Sal Tardogno !	GR	LB	TCNJ	Manalapan, NJ/Manalapan
Omarie Wilmore	SR	LB	Montclair State	Belleville, NJ/Belleville
Kimani Carrington	SO	CB	Montclair State	Iselin, NJ/John F. Kennedy
George Chrissafis	SO	K	Kean	Hamilton, NJ/Notre Dame