1998 Football Roster
| NO
| NAME
| CL
| POS
| HT
| WT
| HIGH SCHOOL
| HOMETOWN
|
| 1
| Jamaal Foy
| Fr.
| SE
| 5-10
| 180
| Weaver
| Hartford, CT
|
| 2
| Aaron Gause
| Fr.
| QB
| 6-0
| 180
| Weaver
| Hartford, CT
|
| 3
| Peter Lambos
| Fr.
| PK
| 6-2
| 175
| Martha's Vineyard
| Edgartown, MA
|
| 4
| Rich Tassello
| Sr.
| SE
| 5-9
| 185
| Iona Prep (New Rochelle)
| Yonkers, NY
|
| 5
| Mike Fanning
| Sr.
| LB
| 6-0
| 225
| Plymouth
| Plymouth, MA
|
| 6
| Joshua Blaisdell
| Fr.
| QB
| 5-10
| 180
| Kennebunk
| Kennebunk, ME
|
| 7
| David Sunkes
| Fr.
| SS
| 5-11
| 207
| Catholic Central (Troy)
| Waterford, NY
|
| 8
| Pat Kingman
| Sr.
| DE
| 5-11
| 230
| East Bridgewater
| East Bridgewater, MA
|
| 9
| Shawn Andrade
| Jr.
| DB
| 5-10
| 170
| East Providence
| East Providence, RI
|
| 10
| Connell Clark
| Fr.
| QB
| 6-2
| 190
| Central
| Springfield, MA
|
| 11
| Brian Amaral
| Fr.
| QB
| 5-11
| 180
| East Providence
| Rumford, RI
|
| 12
| Kevin Marchetti
| So.
| SS
| 6-0
| 190
| New Hartford
| New Hartford, NY
|
| 13
| Matt Cersosimo
| Jr.
| DB
| 5-8
| 170
| Conard
| West Hartford, CT
|
| 14
| Rob Dickson
| Jr.
| PK
| 5-8
| 175
| West Springfield
| West Springfield, MA
|
| 15
| Kevin Cahill
| So.
| QB
| 6-4
| 200
| New York Mills
| New York Mills, NY
|
| 16
| Eric Tracy
| So.
| QB
| 6-1
| 190
| Seymour
| Seymour, CT
|
| 17
| Ned Heslin
| Fr.
| HB
| 5-8
| 185
| Chelmsford
| Chelmsford, MA
|
| 18
| Alex Mackiewicz
| So.
| PK
| 6-3
| 185
| St. Joseph (Trumbull)
| Shelton, CT
|
| 19
| Matt Rose
| Jr.
| SE
| 5-9
| 195
| Xaverian Brothers
| Norfolk, MA
|
| 20
| Jay Miller
| Jr.
| FB
| 5-10
| 220
| Marian (Framingham)
| Marlboro, MA
|
| 21
| Ed Battaglia
| Fr.
| P
| 5-9
| 175
| Holy Cross
| Burlington, NJ
|
| 22
| Pat Curley
| So.
| DB
| 5-10
| 180
| Lynnfield
| Lynnfield, MA
|
| 23
| Rick Milton
| Sr.
| SS
| 6-0
| 210
| Wethersfield
| Wethersfield, CT
|
| 24
| Craig Clermont
| Sr.
| HB
| 5-8
| 190
| Watervliet
| Watervliet, NY
|
| 25
| Bob Sedlor
| Fr.
| HB
| 5-10
| 180
| Groton
| Yonkers, NY
|
| 26
| Matt Lawlor
| Jr.
| DB
| 5-9
| 160
| North Middlesex
| Townsend, MA
|
| 27
| Scott Sperone
| So.
| DB
| 5-9
| 180
| Montville Township
| Pine Brook, NY
|
| 28
| Ari Mintz
| So.
| FB
| 5-6
| 205
| Georgetown
| Georgetown, MA
|
| 29
| Tyler Perry
| Jr.
| DB
| 5-11
| 165
| Ashland
| Ashland, MA
|
| 30
| John Cloutier
| Fr.
| FB
| 5-10
| 225
| Chicopee
| Chicopee, MA
|
| 31
| Demetrius Dunn
| So.
| HB
| 5-9
| 190
| Brick
| Brick, NJ
|
| 32
| Eric Micalizzi
| Fr.
| DB
| 5-9
| 190
| St. Anthony's (S. Huntington)
| Hicksville, NY
|
| 33
| Kyle Gulino
| Fr.
| DB
| 6-0
| 185
| Xavier
| Old Saybrook, CT
|
| 34
| Bryan Nichols
| Fr.
| HB
| 5-10
| 180
| Holland Patent
| Holland Patent, NY
|
| 35
| Rich Moran
| So.
| LB
| 6-0
| 220
| Hartford Public
| Hartford, CT
|
| 36
| Mike Tanner
| Sr.
| FB/P
| 6-2
| 245
| Dolgeville
| Dolgeville, NY
|
| 37
| Steve Higgins
| Sr.
| HB
| 5-11
| 180
| East Hartford
| East Hartford, CT
|
| 38
| Tim Satkowski
| Fr.
| SS
| 6-0
| 185
| Northampton
| Northampton, MA
|
| 39
| Mike Curtis
| Jr.
| HB
| 5-11
| 200
| Oxford Academy
| Oxford, NY
|
| 40
| Gamaliel Perkins
| Fr.
| HB
| 5-9
| 185
| New London
| New London, CT
|
| 41
| Gennaro DeAngelis
| Sr.
| DE
| 5-10
| 225
| Pomperaug (Southbury)
| Middlebury, CT
|
| 42
| Dane Brown
| Fr.
| HB
| 5-9
| 188
| Thayer Academy
| Randolph, MA
|
| 43
| Matt Cerullo
| Fr.
| SE
| 5-10
| 170
| Commack City
| East Northport, NY
|
| 44
| Justice Jones
| Fr.
| DB
| 6-0
| 180
| Poughkeepsie
| Hyde Park, NY
|
| 45
| Lino Venditti
| Fr.
| SS
| 5-11
| 180
| Deer Park
| Deer Park, NY
|
| 47
| Jay Raifstanger
| Fr.
| LB
| 6-1
| 215
| Monument Mountain
| Great Barrington, MA
|
| 48
| Colly Lorde
| Sr.
| LB
| 5-10
| 200
| Notre Dame (Fairfield)
| Bridgeport, CT
|
| 49
| Joshua Powers
| Fr.
| LB
| 5-10
| 225
| Saratoga
| Saratoga Springs, NY
|
| 51
| Kevin Vacca
| Fr.
| C
| 6-0
| 235
| Whitman-Hanson
| Whitman, MA
|
| 52
| Chris Perusse
| Fr.
| LB
| 5-10
| 205
| Northfield-Mt. Hermon (MA)
| Torrington, CT
|
| 53
| Robert Carreiro
| Fr.
| LB
| 5-10
| 195
| Hull
| Hull, MA
|
| 54
| John Cena
| Sr.
| C
| 6-1
| 220
| Cushing Academy
| West Newbury, MA
|
| 55
| Matt Fritze
| Fr.
| LB
| 5-10
| 230
| David Prouty
| Spencer, MA
|
| 56
| Ryan Cherry
| Jr.
| OT
| 6-4
| 225
| Bishop Feehan (Attleboro)
| Mansfield, MA
|
| 57
| Brian Fahy
| Jr.
| C
| 5-10
| 230
| Bridgton Academy
| Plymouth, MA
|
| 58
| Joshua Martin
| Fr.
| LB
| 6-3
| 195
| Southington
| Plantsville, CT
|
| 59
| Kevin Jordan
| Sr.
| DT
| 5-11
| 265
| Delran
| Delran, NJ
|
| 60
| Tom Ryan
| So.
| DE
| 6-0
| 240
| Rockland
| Rockland, MA
|
| 62
| Andrew MacFayden
| Fr.
| OG
| 6-2
| 240
| Wellesley
| Wellesley, MA
|
| 64
| John Ricker
| Fr.
| LB
| 5-11
| 210
| Marshwood
| Eliot, ME
|
| 65
| Tom Dumican
| Sr.
| OT
| 6-2
| 250
| North Attleboro
| North Attleboro, MA
|
| 66
| Brandon Mahoney
| Fr.
| OT
| 6-1
| 225
| Minnechaug Regional
| Wilbraham, MA
|
| 67
| John Howlett
| Jr.
| OT
| 6-3
| 235
| Wareham
| Wareham, MA
|
| 68
| Brad Dunlay
| Sr.
| OG
| 6-2
| 255
| Sauquoit Valley
| Sauquoit, NY
|
| 69
| Martin Imre
| Fr.
| LB
| 6-0
| 240
| Plainfield
| Plainfield, CT
|
| 70
| Matt Sallila
| So.
| OG
| 5-11
| 250
| Fitchburg
| Fitchburg, MA
|
| 72
| Dan Nichol
| Fr.
| DT
| 6-2
| 250
| Quincy
| Quincy, MA
|
| 73
| David Verrier
| Fr.
| DT
| 6-1
| 228
| Triton Regional
| Byfield, MA
|
| 75
| Tom Lucier
| Fr.
| DT
| 5-10
| 230
| Stoughton
| Stoughton, MA
|
| 76
| Jeff Osborne
| Jr.
| DT
| 6-2
| 240
| The Gilbert School
| Winsted, CT
|
| 78
| Ian Truman
| So.
| OG
| 6-2
| 255
| Oxford Hills
| Otisfield, MA
|
| 79
| Matt Sullivan
| Sr.
| OG
| 6-3
| 260
| Silver Lake
| Pembroke, MA
|
| 80
| Charlie Myers
| Jr.
| TE
| 6-2
| 218
| Medway
| Medway, MA
|
| 81
| Carl Fuller, Jr.
| Jr.
| DE
| 6-0
| 220
| Notre Dame
| East Haven, CT
|
| 82
| John Ferrazzi
| So.
| DB
| 6-0
| 205
| Kennedy
| Waterbury, CT
|
| 83
| Tim Hanley
| Jr.
| SE
| 6-0
| 210
| Bishop Feehan
| South Attleboro, MA
|
| 84
| Rashad Gilmore
| Fr.
| DE
| 6-2
| 215
| Auburn
| Auburn, MA
|
| 85
| Mike Mucci
| So.
| LB
| 5-9
| 190
| Manhasset
| Manhasset, NY
|
| 86
| Joe White
| Jr.
| DB
| 6-2
| 200
| Gardiner
| Gardiner, ME
|
| 87
| Christopher Drew
| Fr.
| SS
| 6-1
| 185
| The Stony Brook School
| Garden City, NY
|
| 88
| Phil Robinson
| Sr.
| SE
| 6-5
| 180
| Rye
| Rye, NY
|
| 89
| Chris Vergine
| So.
| DE
| 5-11
| 215
| Pearl River
| Pearl River, NY
|
| 90
| Steve Duggan
| Sr.
| LB
| 6-2
| 245
| Shaker
| Latham, NY
|
| 92
| Phil McMahon
| Jr.
| LB
| 6-0
| 215
| Norwich Free Academy
| Norwich, CT
|
| 93
| Steve Wiltshire
| Fr.
| OL
| 6-2
| 200
| Quincy
| Quincy, MA
|
| 94
| Joshua Carbone
| So.
| DE
| 6-1
| 225
| Keene
| Keene, NH
|
| 95
| Miles Robertson
| So.
| DT
| 6-3
| 250
| Canastota
| Canastota, NY
|
| 96
| Pat Corthell
| Sr.
| DT
| 5-11
| 210
| Carver
| Carver, MA
|
| 97
| James Beach
| So.
| DE
| 6-3
| 201
| Niskayuna
| Schenectady, NY
|
| 98
| Jon Giordano
| Jr.
| OL
| 5-11
| 205
| South Windsor
| South Windsor, CT
|
Head Coach: Mike DeLong (Springfield '74), 15th year
Assistant Coaches: Angelo Correale, Jack Holik, and Chris McKenney
Graduate Assistant Coaches: Rob Baroni, Jason Birchard, Joe Carnevali, Mike Condon, Geoff Marcone, Jason Miller, Bill Moore, Tim Myslinski, Eric Parker, Drew Romanowski, and Mark Taylor
Tri-Captains: John Cena '99, Mike Fanning '99, and Kevin Jordan '99
Academic Coordinator: Meghan Doyle
Head Athletic Trainer: Jeanne O'Brien, A.T.C.
Athletic Trainers: Pam Falaquerra 'G ATC, John LaFalce 'G ATC, Kristine Opdyke '99, Brad Pearson '99, Melissa Ryan '99, Scott Gallon '00, and Ryoko Suzuki '01
Squad Breakdown (90 players)
By Class: Seniors 16, Juniors 18, Sophomores 18, Freshmen 38
By State: Massachusetts 38, New York 24, Connecticut 20, Maine 3, New Jersey 3, Rhode Island 2
Published:
08/14/98