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Cedar Grove still has plenty of talent on hand as it eyes 2025 season with one of the state's top placekickers in Sebastian Kovacs (3), a solid tackler in returning defensive back Jerry Targia, seen making a stop vs. Glassboro in 2024 Group 1 final, and elusive wide receiver in Xavier Andujar. The camaraderie remains as strong as ever as team eyes Aug. 30th opener vs. Wayne Valley. (Photos by Jeff Stiefbold and Ayden Acebo) (continued from page 1) One of Cedar Grove’s greatest strengths will be the kicking game where all-state candidate Sebastian Kovacs (6-0, 185) is one of the best in the state. He will also be part of the rotation at wide receiver and is competing for reps at safety. “We have a great group of young men who have been working hard,” said Gogerty. “We had a good summer season and have a good belief in the end goal being MetLife Stadium again. “We have large senior and junior classes and we have some experienced players returning who I believe teams will be overlooking. “Our main concern is creating a competitive environment during our preseason camp so we can have some less experienced players make some mistakes early on so we can learn and move on from them before that August 30th kick-off. “Live reps in the preseason will be more important this year as they have been in the past! NOTES- Roger Kotlarz, who guided Wayne Valley to a 6-4 record last fall and directed a superb 10-1 squad in 2022, departed the Passaic County school to become part of the football staff at Marist College…Benacquista, who lives in Wayne and has had three children atted Wayne Valley, is the winningest coach in West Essex football history, won three sectional state titles with the Knights (2011, 2017 and 2023) plus led Wessex to the 2023 overall Group 3 state final…Cedar Grove’s superb kicker Kovacs has received Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) college interest from Rutgers, Colorado, Colorado State and Buffalo…Standout WR Andujar is also an outstanding southpaw pitcher for Cedar Grove’s superb baseball team during the spring…Cedar Grove scored 57 points last fall to average 40.8 points per game in 2024, while allowing 16.2 points per contest…After defeating New Providence in the N2G1 final, the Panthers then beat Butler in the Group 1 semifinals. Cedar Grove’s 2025 Regular Season Schedule: 
Cedar Grove team gathers around coach Rob Gogerty following last November's solid win vs. Butler in Group 1 semifinals, while senior Tom Cannataro (44) is a top returning player who will boost the Panthers at both running back and inside linebacker in 2025.
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