The 2007 ALL UNRULY TEAM

It took me a while, and it was a lot harder than I thought it would be, but I finally put together my All Unruly Team. There were tons of great atheletes and kids with heart this year. I had to consider a lot of different factors to come up with this list.

What I did was compile all the notes from the other writers of this site, viewed video's from many of the games I did not see, asked people what they thought, looked at stats, read all the news clippings, etc. I took all that and then I said to myself, If I was going to create one team from a pool of all of the players in the Iron Hills Conference (both Iron and Hills Divisions), who would I want on my team?

Then I started to come up with names. Many of names who are not on the list below came up. But I wanted to make one team so I had figure out who to keep. Then I decided that players who were on winning teams would get extra points.

So without further ado, please welcome your 2007 All Unruly Team:

OFFENSE

QB - Dan Kellner - Morris Hills: Tooks his team to the State Finals. Pure Leader. 3,000 career passing. He is the team leader I would want.

QB - Akeem Cunningham - E.O.: Won his team a State Final. Probably the best QB in the league. Cunningham is the guy I want if Kellner goes down. Reminds me of Vince Young.

RB - Eugene Fowler - Par Hills: In my opinion highly under rated. Fowler is a pure runningback and a real football player.

RB - George Bass - Morristown: Love this kid. Suprisingly he does not have flat out blazing speed but has incredible ability to stop on a time and gun it to full speed in a blink of an eye.

FB - Joe Riposta - Mendham: Runs like a gazelle, yet will run you over like a train. Without him, Mendham does not go 7-2.

WR - Jerry Carter - Morristown: Carter and Colvin were like Manning and Harrison this year. Very deserving of this honor.

WR - Mike Agrifolio - West Essex: Very fast and a total gamer. In my opinion Agrifolio is the glue that kept the Knights together. Not that they were falling apart, but hewas just a very important part of that team and I would love to have this kid on my team.

TE - Luke Mirabella - Morris Hills: I beleive Mirabella had the most receptions for MoHills (if not he was a close number 2). He was just a big target for Kellner and did not go down easily. Very reminesent to Mark Bavarro.

OL - Adam Suckno - Morris Knolls: Suckno also gets the Tough as Nails Award for just being a bully of a blocker while playing with torn tendon in his knee all year. If we made any money at this site we would buy him a Ford F150 for being so tough.

OL - Aaron DeWitt - Mendham: DeWitt was the emotional leader of this team. Not the most talented kid in the league but I would take 11 kids with the heart he had any day.

OL - Brendan Ward - Chatham: Ward took his job seriously all year. Many times he would block three or four guys on one play.

OL - Andy Fender - Par Hills: Fender serves more pankakes than I.H.O.P. I never saw a high schooler put more kids on their back then this guy. And he had fun doing it.

OL - Andrew Sklover - Mendham: Sklover was the big man in the middle for the Minutemen. His size and ability to block down field helped to pave the way for full back Riposta to rush for over 1,000 and his QB Schermerhorn to throw for over 1,000.

Utility - Doug Dudek - Morris Hills: "The Dude", as we so effectionally call him on this site, is the perfect utility guy. This guy just has a knack for being at the right place all the time.

K - Cory Mundt - Morris Hills: Put Cory and Mundt together and you get "Money". And that is what Mundt was all year. He was the Adam Vinetieri of the Iron Hills Conference.

DEFENSE

DL - Chris Zarkoskie - Seton Hall Prep: SHP's defense began with Zarkoskie. I see big things for him in college.

DL - Chris Lloyd - Morristown: I think Lloydd had at least an assist on every tackle this year. It seemed, "Chris Lloydd on the tackle" was the most frequent phrase to come out of the Mo-Town announcers mouth. He also had 11 sacks...which is pretty sick.

DL - Nick Lusardi - Morris Hills: Lusardi was to MoHills defense what DeWitt was to Mendham's offense. This guy added so much heart into this D. The kid of guy you need to be successful.

DL - Tom Bianchi - West Essex: Bianchi's play is reminds me of Osi Umenyiora. Just a fast and vicious defender.

LB - Evan Picariello - Hanover Park: I might have to check this guy's birth certificate because he has been playing for HP for the last 5 years or so...or at least it seems it. Picariello has been playing since his sophmore year and just a fabulous talent. This guy can compete at the next level any day of the week.

LB - Anthony Hayek - West Essex: No name exuded more fear than Hayek's. Just saying his name to opponents gave them goose bumps. And he didn't dissappoint. He had a great year and a marvelous varsity career (which started as a freshman). Hayek walks away with three State Championship rings. Not too shabby.

LB - Keion Wade - E.O.: Wade is a sheer talent. One of the biggest reasons E.O. has a ring this year. He will be playing big time college ball.

DB - Dan Thomsen - Randolph: 50 years from now they will be talking about all of the interceptions Thomsen had this year. I think he had 25 picks...I don't know, who's counting anyhow. Dispite a dismal season for his team, Thomsen had one of the best years of any kid in the state.

DB - Phil Gatti - Hanover Park: Gatti is another one of those guys who I would want on my team. He blocks punts, catches passes, intercepts passes, runs the ball, causes fumbles, recover fumbles, etc. You name it, he does it.

DB - Daniel Stover - E.O.: Stover deserves this better than anyone. He plays like a pro and I would want this guy on my team in a heartbeat.

KR - Rason Vines - Weequahic: Vines reminds me and plays like Devon Hester of the Bears. He is also as deadly as him on the return. Problem is, teams stopped kicking to him because he was so dangerous. Any single player who gives his team good field position by not even touching the ball will earn a spot on my team any day.

TEAM AWARD: I am giving this award to Dover. The Tigers has a dismall season going 1-9. That much losing would kill the spirit of any team. But they did not quit on themselves or their coach. That says a lot about the character of those kids. I see Dover suprising a lot of people next year.

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We Had to Add a Few Players since the Daily Record Clearly forgot a Few guys!

Okay, we know that the Daily Record is the ugly step sister of the Star Ledger, but common! There are a few major holes in this year's All Daily Record football picks. Oh, I will not take anything away from the kids who are on this list. But I have a few problems with who is NOT on this list. And since this is the Iron Hills Sports website, I will address all of the Iron Hills boys who are not on the list and who definately should be on the list.

The first major problem I have is why is Dan Kellner on there as a Punter??? If Joe Hoffman had something to do with this list, he dropped the ball big time here. Is Kellner even the punter? First of all, the guy is one of the best QB's and team leaders in the league. I am not going to rattle off all his stats but the freaking guy threw for over 3,000 yards his entire football career. The Daily Record wrote about him every week. And he took his team to a 10-2 record and played in the State Finals. Plus he was a great defensive back. If you need to fill in the blank, then put him as honorable mention. Don't disgrace us by giving Kellner That right there is a travesty!!!

Kellner is the man. Kellner definately deserves more respect. He shouldn't be getting it from here. I will give it to the Daily Record for putting "The Dude" on the first team. I would completely protest the Daily Record for a very long time if they dissed the Dude.

Another guy who I feel went completely under the Radar was John Wiskow from Mendham. He started out the season having a TD in the first three or four games. But he made some really spectacular catches and runs. I saw one real athletic move against West Essex that most kids would have not even caught. But he caught it and made a really nice move to get it in for six. And although the team lost, his play gave them a much need spark. He should have at the very least gotten Honorable Mention.

Also, another guy who should have gotton some props is Frank Vasquez from Dover. That kid makes every catch and every tackle. He was definately deserving of an Honorable Mention here, at the very least. I think he might be an underclassmen as most of that team was, I hope he is so he can get on this list next year. Actually, I like that Dover team. Even though they stunk. But I say that in a good way. This team did more losing than anything else, but they never quit. And you know what, that says a lot about the character of those kids. Beleive me, Dover will be tough next year.

Fowler was probably the best all around back in the Hills Division. Their QB should have gotten an honorable mention. I forget his name, but he is the guy who broke his leg in the middle of the season. Oh yeah, Joe Scialampo. He should be on there because he was a solid guy. In fact, I was sure that was it for their team when he went down. But DePugh who came up in back up did a great job too. He will be solid next year. But Scialampo should at least get a Honorable Mention.

Of course, this is basically Morris County teams and they didn't include West Essex. But if there were I am sure Hayek, Agrifolio and the rest of the New England Patriots would have been mentioned.

Allgood from Chatham, anybody? This guy made every freaking tackle for Chatham. What the hell??? I am not asking for a First or Second Team pick but how about an Honorable Mention?

Anthony Prior from H.P. He comes from a long line of tough Prior boys. For that alone he should have gotten and Honorable Mention. Let me tell you, I saw this guy play a few times. He caught my eye and I wasn't even looking for him. Any player who fearlessly puts his head in front of a steam rolling running back deserves something. I hope Prior is an underclassmen bc I want to see more of him next year.

More on Mendham, Calavero should also be on the Honorable Mention list. He was a major part of that line. Aaron DeWitt definately deserves the First Team. I am glad he got that. He was always the dirtiest player by the end of the game. I see that kid being a coach one day. He was like Chad Pennington on the side lines they way he cheered everybody on.

Also, Mike Salerno should be up there for Honorable Mention. Riposta should have gotten at least Second Team honors. And Santomo is a First Teamer, NOT A QUESTION.

Seton Hall Prep is not on there. But one guy who should have been named but probably won't be is Allen Buzbee. He won't be named because he didn't play. But that was only because he broke his leg in a preseason game. But he was so good he got a D1 scholarship basedon his junior year. He is going to U. of NH. For what I just said, he deserves something. Beleive me, it sucks to lose your last year of HS football.

Well, the point is...is there are tons of great players in our Iron Hills. I know I really didn't touch much on the Iron Division.

With that said, next Football Season, this site will be the number one resource for all of your Iron Hills Football needs. I know it sort of favored the Hills divison for the most part, but the Iron will get its due coverage next year. I will spend the rest of the Winter and Spring Sports getting the kinks out.

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*****Also, and this is the most important. If you are creative and are interested in journalism. Or even if you just like talking smack, and want to say something about teams in the Iron Hills, then this is the place for you. Seriously, I am looking for some writers to contribute to this site. The pay is great and the working conditions are very nice. Okay, the pay sucks (it actually doesnt pay anything) and you work from home. But this will be great for your college resume. Even if you are a dad or a mom, just send me and email and I will lay down the ground rules (which is basically no swearing). You will have all the creative freedom in the world. All interested parties send me an email at unruly@ironhillssports.com. Thank you!*****