Cinnaminson Football Team Prepares For 2018 Season

CINNAMINSON, NJ — What a difference a year makes. Cinnaminson High School junior Shawn Ruffin enters his second year as quarterback for the football team, and he brings more confidence into the 2018 season than he did for his sophomore campaign.

Offensive coordinator Dan Rella tells the Courier Post Ruffin has told his teammates and coaches he wants them to be harder on him this year than last, when a strong running game and a good defense helped carry the Pirates to the sectional semifinals.

“Now he said that last year and didn’t mean it, he wasn’t old enough and mature enough to be honest, he would go down and kind of be in the dumps, and this year has been a bit different,” Rella told the newspaper. “He can take us getting on him and coaching him, which is good.”

Ruffin has more confidence heading into this season, and will have plenty to work with on offense. Senior wide receiver John Meekins caught 23 passes for 310 yards and three touchdowns last season, according to the Courier Post. Senior running back Rashad Raymond rushed for 1,351 yards and 15 touchdowns last season.

Below is the schedule for the 2018 season, according to nj.com:

Aug. 30: vs. Cherry Hill West, 6 p.m.
Sept. 7: vs. Pemberton, 7 p.m.
Sept. 14: at Haddonfield, 7 p.m.
Sept. 21: at Northern Burlington, 7 p.m.
Sept. 28: at Willingboro, 7 p.m.
Oct. 5: vs. Bishop Eustace, 7 p.m.
Oct. 12: vs. Holy Cross, 7 p.m.
Oct. 19: at Ewing, 7 p.m.
Nov. 21: vs. Delran, 7 p.m.

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