ORONO, Maine -- Head coach
Jordan Stevens and the Black Bears staff have added the following players to the roster for the upcoming 2025 season.
Isaiah Ervin | 6'5", 190 lbs, DB | Houlton, Maine (Houlton)
Conference player of the year (2024) ... 2024 Sports Illustrated Maine Offensive Player of the Year ... Fitzpatrick Award finalists, awarded to top high school football player in Maine ... Three-year captain at Houlton ... In four-years, totaled 3,538 passing yards, 52 passing touchdowns, 4,801 rushing yards, 83 rushing touchdowns, 14 interceptions, 147 tackles ... guided Houlton to a north regional runner-up showing in 2024 ...
Lawson Foley | 6'3", 210 lbs, LB | Scituate, Mass. (Scituate)
As a senior, posted 65 tackles, 12 tackles for loss, six interceptions, a defensive touchdown, and three sacks ... in his career at Scituate, posted 143 total tackles, 20 tackles for loss, nine interceptions, a defensive score, and six sacks ... 2024 state champion ... Two-time Division 4 athlete of the year ... 3-time Patriot League All-Star ... Patriot League MVP ... named to MHSFCA 2024 Super 26 All-State team.
Wazyn King | 6'3", 240 lbs, DL | East Orange, N.J. (East Orange)
As a senior at East Orange H.S., totaled 55 tackles, 5.5 sacks, and 15 tackles for loss ... named all-conference junior and senior seasons and all-state as a senior ... guided team to a pair of conference titles, Group-5 North section state championship.
Kamden Tiller | 6'0", 170 lbs, DB | Richmond, Va. (Glenn Allen)
Totaled six interceptions, five pass breakups, 22 tackles, and five touchdowns for Glenn Allen high school in 2024 ... In 2024, was named first team all-region and first team all-metro ... Named 2023 defensive player of the year, second team all-region, second team all-metro.
Bryceson Wise | 6'2", 205 lbs, LB | New York, N.Y. (Bridgton Academy)
Played 2024 prep season at Bridgton Academy ... game captain at Bridgton and registered a 64-yard interception return for a touchdown in his firsrt game at Bridgton ... played varsity at Hudson Catholic (NJ) and for Archbishop Stepinac.
Transfers added:
Farradj Titikpina | 6'4", 300 lbs, DL | Bochum Deutschland, Germany (Coastal Carolina)
Jake Hall | 6'2", 230 lbs, LB | San Juan Capistrano, CA (UTEP)
Brayden Holmes | 6'1", 170 lbs, DB | Alpharetta, Ga. (Furman)
Mako Grant | 5'11", 180 lbs, RB | Chicago, Ill. (The Lawrenceville School)
Ethan Davies | 5'10", 187 lbs, WR | Fairfax Station, Va. (Virginia)
Anthony Pecorella | 6'3", 215 lbs, P | Malverne, N.Y. (Stony Brook)
Elias Sherman | 6'1", 290 lbs, DL | Tulsa, Ok. (Central Missouri)
Scott Woods | 5'8", 180 lbs, WR | Lorton, Va. (Harvard)
Vincent Nwachi | 6'3", 200 lbs, DB | Silver Spring, Md. (Frostburg Univ.)
Malcolm Folk | 6'1", 192 lbs, DB | Pottsgrove, Pa. (Kent State/Syracuse)
Connor Noble | 6'1", 240 lbs, LB | Chester Springs, Pa. (West Chester University)
Sincere Baines | 5'11", 185 lbs, RB | Fayetteville, N.C. (UNC Pembroke)
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Previously added during the early signing period:
Daniel Batch | 6'0", 195 lbs, WR | McKees Rocks, PA. (Montour)
Senior Captain ... first-team all-conference.
Kash Grewal | 6'1", 180 lbs, DB | Mississauga, Ontario (Football North)
All-Conference selection ... tallied two interceptions, eight pass breakups, 48 tackles, two sacks, three fumble recoveries, and registered a touchdown in his senior season ... guided team to back-to-back East Coach Prep League titles.
Anton Kravchuk | 6'5", 295 lbs, OL | Ukraine (Fryeburg Academy)
Sebastian Ramery | 6'4", 245 lbs, TE | New Milford, CT. (New Milford)
2024 Captain ... first-team all-conference (2024) ... senior season, totaled 29 receptions for 410 yards with five touchdowns ... added 32 receptions for 330 yards and three touchdowns as a junior ... guided team to four consecutive winning seasons for first time in program history along with first-ever playoff berth.
Noah Shimko | 6'5", 305 lbs, OL | Mount Carmel, PA. (Mount Carmel Area)
All-State (OL) ... Eastern PA First Team honoree ... WNEP Dream Team selection ... started varsity for Mount Carmel Area high all four years.
Raffael Thompson-Cazzetta | 6'5", 245 lbs, DL | Montreal, Que. (Vieux Montreal College)
Captain at Team Canada ... World Champion '24 ... MVP of team all four years of high school competition
Shane Keyes-Wilson | 6'1", 200 lbs, LB | Maple, Ontario (Football North)
2024 Captain ... led team in tackles and interceptions for touchdowns (2024) ... guided team to 2024 and 2023 East Coast Prep League titles ... 2023 ECP First-Team League All-Star.
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