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| On Friday night inside the Bubble, athletes from across the Northeast gathered to showcase their skills and compete in the skills challenge events. DeBartolo Sports University’s Friday Night is all about competition, we salute all of the athletes for coming out and competing.
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The night was highlighted by several tremendous individual performances and team performances including the group from North Brunswick High School, the quarterbacks from St. Peter’s Prep, and the quarterback and receiver unit from West Catholic in Philadelphia.
The program kicked off with a talk from National Collegiate Scouting Association’s and former Philadelphia Eagle Cecil Martin. Following Cecil’s inspirational talk, the athletes took the field and had the chance to warm up with the Parisi Speed School. Following the warm up athletes were front and center on the skills challenge stage.
The skills challenge provide athletes with the opportunity to compete in a variety of position specific skill drills. Following the skills challenges athletes had their chance to compete in one on one’s and DeBartolo Sports University’s money drill. Let’s check out how the athletes faired in the different skills challenges.
QUARTERBACK SKILLS CHALLENGE
The Quarterback pool proved to be one of the most talented to date. The youth group was led by rising star Kasim Hill. The high school division featured several tremendous performances by quarterbacks like Nick Aigeldinger, Aaron Aiken, Jared Evans, Colin Macri, Brett Dawidowski, Raphael Ortiz, Greg DePugh, and Andy Farinich. The results are as follows:
QB Target Toss
1. 140 Points: Nick Aigeldinger (Top Point Getter To Date)
2. 130 Points: Brett Dawidowski
3. 130 Points: Kasim Hill (Youth QB – Top Youth Point Getter to Date)
4. 130 Points: Cory Morales
5. 100 Points: Charlie Diskin
6. 100 Points: Steven Spoto
7. 100 Points: James Wignous
8. 100 Points: Michael Doran
QB Long Ball Toss
1. 64 Yards: Raphael Ortiz
2. 61 Yards: Andy Farinich
3. 59.5 Yards: Mike Ryan
4. 56 Yards: Greg DePugh
5. 55 Yards: Aaron Aiken
QB Quick Foot
1. 26 points: Colin Macri
2. 25 points: Jared Evans
3. 24 points: Paul Maglione
3. 24 points: Greg DePugh
4. 23 points: Aaron Aiken
4. 23 points: Andy Farinich
4. 23 points: Mike Doran
4. 23 points: Charlie Diskin
4. 23 points: Sam Shonk
With all results in and performances weighed, the skills challenge MVP is awarded to Nick Aigeldinger. Nick put forth the highest accuracy performance to date along with very strong performances in the long toss and quick foot challenges. Congratulations to the DeBartolo Sports University HS QB Skills Challenge MVP, Nick Aigeldinger.
SKILL PLAYER SKILLS CHALLENGES
The skill position athletes proved to be some of the most talented athletes DeBartolo Sports University has seen to date. Devonte Daniels wowed onlookers with his tremendous quickness and change of direction, Glenn Edwards put on a tremendous overall show throughout the night, and other top performers included Darius Mayers, Andrew Pursell, Jaelen Strong, Zak Irizarry, Raffieu Deen-Williams and Barrington Mitchell. The results are as follows:
Route Running Competition:
1. Devonte Daniels
2. Zak Irizarry
3. Quren Kent
4. Glenn Edwards
5. Andrew Pursell
6. Darius Mayers
7. Paul Mason
8. Jaelen Strong
9. Barrington Mitchell
Best Hands
1. Glenn Edwards
2. Kyle Lewis
2. Andrew Pursell
2. Paul Mason
2. Tom Kelleher
2. Daniel Hairston
2. Gary Laucks
3. Zak Irizarry
3. Quren Kent
3. Raffieu Deen-Williams
3. Devonte Woody
3. Jack Herrmann
3. Justin Evans
3. Tahziar Evans
Skill Player Obstacle Course
1. Devonte Daniels
2. Tahziar Evans
3. Tom Kelleher
4. Darius Mayers
5. Devonte Woody
6. Zak Irizarry
7. Paul Mason
8. Andrew Pursell
9. Glenn Edwards
10. Jaelen Strong
11. Jack Herrmann
12. Quren Kent
Quick Foot Challenge
1. Darius Mayers
2. Gary Laucks
3. Zak Irizarry
4. Glenn Edwards
5. Paul Mason
6. Andrew Pursell
7. Jaelen Strong
The skill positions came to compete and compete they did…several receivers and running backs turned in all-star performances during the skills challenge. Devonte Daniels put forth a tremendous effort, but Glenn Edwards top hands performance allowed him to grab MVP honors. the DeBartolo Sports University Skill Player Skills Challenge MVP title went to Glenn Edwards from Bernards High School.
BIG MEN SKILLS CHALLENGES
The big men battled all night in a mix of power, agility and football skills challenges. The results are as follows:
Med Ball Challenge
1. Chris Staton
2. Al Kamara
3. Chris Migliaro
4. Justin Nelson
5. Luis Serrano
6. Bajarone Rowe
Crazy 8 Challenge
1. Nick Famularo
2. Luis Serrano
3. Al Kamara
4. Justin Nelson
5. Bajarone Rowe
6. Chris Staton
NFL Wave Skills Challenge
1. Bajarone Rowe
2. Al Kamara
3. Nick Famularo
4. Justin Nelson
5. Luis Serrano
6. Chris Staton
Big Man Obstacle Course
1. Nick Famularo
2. Justin Nelson
3. Al Kamara
4. Bajarone Rowe
5. Chris Staton
6. Luis Serrano
With the big men battling, the competition for the MVP title was a hard fought one. After all of the points were tabulated, Defensive End Al Kamara could not be denied the title as the Big Man Skills Challenge MVP.
DEFENSIVE SKILLS CHALLENGE (Linebackers and Defensive Backs)
The Linebackers and Defensive Backs were led by a great group of athletes. The results are as follows:
Med Ball Challenge
1. Simeon Daniels
2. Jerelle Peay
3. Malachi Winstead
4. Ty Woodall
5. Brandon Farina
6. Praise Martin
7. Jermaine McLeod
Bag Weave Skills Challenge
1. Praise Martin
2. Brandon Hollomon
3. Laquan Harris
4. Anthony Sarao
5. Simeon Daniels
6. Jordan Gil
7. Malachi Winstead
Defensive Obstacle Course
1. Anthony Sarao
2. Brandon Hollomon
3. Jordan Gil
4. Malachi Winstead
5. Jerelle Peay
6. Jermaine McLeod
7. Rob Mullaney
8. Brandon Farina
9. Brandon Stout
10. Timur Nazarov
The DeBartolo Sports University Defensive Skill Position Combine MVP was as close as it gets…Brandon Holloman edged out Anthony Sarao to take home the MVP honors. Congratulations to the DeBartolo Defensive Skills Challenge MVP, Brandon Holloman.
After the skills challenges were concluded, the competitive 1 on 1’s were unleashed on the field. The 1 on 1’s provided plenty of highlight clips for DeBartolo Sports University. The receivers, running backs, linebackers, defensive backs, and quarterbacks put on a show for the fans and coaches in attendance.
All-DeBartolo Showcase and Skills Team
Quarterbacks
- Raphael Ortiz
- Aaron Aiken
- Nick Aigeldinger
- Greg DePugh
- Brett Dawidowski
- Kasim Hill (Youth)
Offensive Skill Players
- Devonte Daniels
- Glenn Edwards
- Rafaei Deen-Williams
- Darius Mayers
- Quren Kent
- Zak Irizzary
- Tom Kelleher
- Andrew Pursell
Defensive Skill Players
- Ty Woodall
- Brandon Holloman
- Anthony Sarao
- Brandon Stout
- Jordan Gil
- Simeon Daniels
- Praise Martin
- Jerrelle Peay
- Malachai Winstead
Linemen
- Chris Staton
- Al Kamara
- Chris Migliaro
- Nick Famularo
- Luis Serrano
- Bajarone Rowe
On behalf of DeBartolo Sports University, we would like to thank all of the parents, coaches and athletes who attended the inaugural New Jersey DeBartolo Football Showcase and Skills Challenge. A very special thank you goes out to Rutgers University for hosting a tremendous event. We were humbled and privileged to have worked with your son and/or athlete at the event. To be posted shortly on www.debartolosportsu.com will be the Academy recaps from the Super 7, Defense, and Lineman Academies.
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