FootballSFC-Patriot Red All-Conference Selections By Zack Smolen November 6, 2026 The West Essex Knights swept through the Patriot Red division and took home 17 all-conference honors, including 10 First Team selections. Dan Fulton was named Coach of the Year, leading the Knights to their 26th consecutive winning season. (Selections were made by the coaches not Big State Sports). FIRST TEAM OFFENSE QB-Gaetano Iavarone (West Essex) Skill-Jahir Grandberry (Newark Central) Skill-Dom Saladino (Nutley) Skill-Donavon Stokley (Orange) Skill-Luke Kesack (West Essex) OL-Luca Cifelli (West Essex) OL-Nolan Brewer (Nutley) OL-Joshua Hargrave (Weequahic) OL-Rashad Harris (Weequahic) OL-Davion Cupitt (Newark Central) TE-DJ Fiore (West Essex) At-Large-Brady King (Nutley) DEFENSE D-Line-Nyshawn Muldrow (West Essex) D-Line-Jaisier Gray (Weequahic) D-Line-Javiion Knight (Weequahic) D-Line-Matt Iannitelli (Nutley) LB-Frank Iavarone (West Essex) LB-Ahmed Williams (Newark Central) LB-Isiah Negron (Weequahic) LB-Symeir Sorey (Newark Central) DB-Anthony Conforti (West Essex) DB-Rocco Pontrella (West Essex) DB-Elijah Musa (Weequahic) At-Large-Aiden Routbaum (Nutley) SPECIAL TEAMS K-Bobby Warmington (West Essex) P-Chris Mannino (West Essex) Returner-Matteo DiFabbio (Nutley) SECOND TEAM OFFENSE QB-Zahyir Taylor (Newark Central) Skill-Derrick Enderson (Weequahic) Skill-Dishon Jerman (Newark Central) Skill-Raymond Carter (Weequahic) Skill-Michael Lozito (West Essex) OL-Harry Teaster (West Essex) OL-Tristan Fitzgerald (Weequahic) OL-Navaughn Lawson (Orange) OL-Matt Richards (Nutley) OL/TE-Dom Bok (Nutley) At-Large-Ziven Lewis (Newark Central) DEFENSE DL-Rocco Maglione (West Essex) DL-Mari Singleton (Newark Central) DL-Yangel Acevado (Weequahic) DL-Luciano Pizzano (Nutley) LB-Thomas Bertonaschi (West Essex) LB-Anthony Cirigliano (West Essex) LB-Devin Telecide (Nutley) LB/DL-Yasin Diggs (Newark Central) DB-Nick Dungo (West Essex) DB-Kerion Johnson (Weequahic) At-Large-Valdjilens Augustave (Orange) HONORABLE MENTION Orange-Mark Campbell Newark Central-Ope Atiba Nutley-Ryan Puleo Weequahic-Troy Grier West Essex-Joe Napholz COACH OF THE YEAR: Dan Fulton (West Essex)