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an eligible receiver in flag play. “Natalie will be more of a blocker,” Cinque said. “She is in a league of her own athletically. I can go to her and she will do anything we need her to do.”

2 @ Passaic 6:30pm

May 11 Paramus 6:30pm

May 16 @JFK 6:30pm

The Mustangs were 1-5 last year, but are optimistic that they can earn more victories with junior Kiara Coy starting at quarterback for a second consecutive year. A softball player as well, Coy has a strong arm and is working to develop touch on short-range passes. Speedy, she is a threat to score with her arm or her legs.

Junior Sierra Fisbeck will be the Mustangs’ top receiver, senior Kaylee Miller, junior Emilia Wilk and sophomore Meagan Valido also split wide. Junior Carly Stoepker will be the starting running back.

Senior Natalie Leach will play center, a position that is

Valido and Wilk will be the “rushers” on defense, with Stoepker, Miller, sophomore Amanda Presutto and junior Nicole Acuna playing linebacker. Sophomore Kayla Acuna will be the last line of defense at safety.

The program is still a work in progress, but that should not create the impression that Cinque will settle for simply fielding a team. She wants her team to compete.

The Mustangs put in time participating in speed and conditioning training with some of the boys players two days per week this offseason, and are fully aiming to replicate the fall football team’s success in the spring.

“I have two goals,” Cinque said. “I want to win and I want to build a program. I see so much potential in the girls. I see how hard they want to work and how much they want to learn. Seeing how hard they work drives me to work even harder for them.”