Basilone Bowl 2021

RARITAN, NEW JERSEY, UNITED STATES

05.27.2021

Video by Cpl. Kameron Herndon 

1st Marine Corps District

Basilone Bowl returns once more to Somerset County in 2021. Basilone Bowl is an All-Star Football game played by the players of Somerset County High Schools in honor of legendary Marine Gunnery Sergeant, John Basilone. Basilone grew up in Raritan, New Jersey, and earned the Medal of Honor for heroism during the Battle of Guadalcanal in World War II, where he held off waves of Japanese infantrymen with a machine-gun. He refused a comfortable and safe stateside tour promoting the war effort and went back to fight in the Iwo Jima campaign, where he was Killed In Action at age 28 on Feb. 19, 1945. He was awarded the Navy Cross for his actions, the only enlisted Marine during the war two earn both decorations.

The players in this years game are as follows:

-LEATHERNECKS-

Jahman McNeil (WR), Bound Brook
Jon Cox (RB), Manville 
Hamid Badru (WR/RB/CB), Franklin
E'Marion "EJ" Jones (RB), Hunterdon Central
Aidan Governali (RB), Voorhees
Tyler Menton (DB), Voorhees
John Bechtle (TE/LB), Watchung Hills
Brett Miller (SLOT), Bound Brook
Alex Hemans (LB), Montgomery
Dylan McFadden (WR), Montgomery
Ryan Hinman (QB), South Hunterdon
Ricardo Folkes (WR/DB/PR), Franklin
JJ Malek (QB), Montgomery
Spencer Ostroff (K), Watchung Hills
Tyler Holzworth (WR), Delaware Valley
Angelo Drake (TE), Manville
Da'Shawn Parks-Clark (WR), Franklin
Shane Kelly (FS), Watchung Hills
Josiah Scott (CB), Bound Brook
Richie Sonnenberg (OLB), Manville
Matt Murray (WR), Delaware Valley
Clete Meyer (LB), Manville
Weber Karsay (RB), Montgomery
Joseph Merklinger (DL), Watchung Hills
Jacob Swann (OL), Bound Brook
Justin Miller (LB), Bound Brook
Byata Wilder (DT), Franklin
Enoc Rios (DL), Manville
Salvatore Brito (DL), Hunterdon Central
Dylan Dabrowski (DE), Bound Brook
Nathan Saccal (LB), Delaware Valley
Matt Downey (OL), Voorhees
Jake DeWire (OL), Delaware Valley
Ricky Ghamin (OL), Hunterdon Central
Adam Hassanin (OL), Montgomery
Jared Van Veldhusien (DL), Hunterdon Central
Jarod Chamberlain (OL), Montgomery
Tim Suk (OL), Hunterdon Central
Jimmy Katramados (OL), Hunterdon Central
Justin Pochick (DL), Watchung Hills
John Kountouris (TE), Watchung Hills
Justin Drews (WR/CB), Watchung Hills 


-DEVIL DOGS-
Miftar Hasanaj (WR), Bridgewater-Raritan
Ryan McKinney (DB), Bridgewater-Raritan
Ryan Rochelle (QB), North Hunterdon
Steven Lopez (NG/K), Bernards
Ahmaad Murkey (WR), North Plainfield
Ethan Mayes (WR/DB), Hillsborough
Jacob Lavigne (DB), North Hunterdon
Adam Elsais (LB), North Hunterdon
Bryce Meyers (TE), Bridgewater-Raritan
Sal Altamonte (WR/DE), Somerville
Brandon Primus (CB/WR), Immaculata
Andrew Currie (FS/WR), Immaculata
Owen O'Neill (DL), Somerville
Troy Kennedy (WR/DB), Hillsborough 
Mike Pastor (DE), Bridgewater-Raritan 
Jai Vatsayan (WR), North Hunterdon
Austin McHugh (LB), North Hunterdon 
Brian Murphy (WR/DB), Somerville
Sean Levonaitis (RB), Hillsborough
Luke Burns (LB), Bernards
Gordon Brienza (RB), Bernards
Sal Cicale (DL), Bridgewater-Raritan
Jordan Nussbaum (LB), Hillsborough
Elvis Garcia (OL), North Plainfield
Paul Chironna (LB), Bernards
Michael J. Winchock (LB), Bridgewater-Raritan
Elijah Roselle (DE), North Plainfield
Keshav Appanna (DL), Bridgewater-Raritan 
Brendan McNulty (OL/DL), Immaculata
Allen Li (DE), Bridgewater-Raritan
Andrew Franklin (DL), North Hunterdon
Ore Shote (OL/DL), Pingry
Jared Karabinos (OL), Bridgewater-Raritan
Spencer Peck (OL), North Hunterdon
Jon Buckley (DE), Bernards
Ryan Nussbaum (OL), Hillsborough
Noah Morris (OL), Pingry
Aidan Lugo (TE/OLB), Hillsborough

• Date Taken: 05.27.2021
• Date Posted: 06.09.2021 09:37
• Category: Video Productions
• Video ID: 800266
• VIRIN: 210527-M-XD069-1001
• Filename: DOD_108387912
• Length: 00:01:30
• Location: RARITAN, NEW JERSEY, US