Biggins throws TD pass to Bell, while Louis scores twice and Moore once in Dec. 8 clash at Rutgers
So now that Hillside followed up a third straight state championship with a first regional title, what is the next challenge for the suddenly unstoppable Comets? “We’re now chasing Lou Rettino,” said fourth-year head coach Barris Grant on Monday, referring to the former legendary Union mentor guiding the only program in Union County to four […]
Came back in second half to win North 2, Group 4 championship game at Cooke Memorial Field 24-14
There was a time when public school football was still on an even par with non-public schools. State championship games – after a period from 1976-1981 for some – were moved back to the high school fields and there was an electricity about them, not a single vacant seat to be found. Just about the […]
Winning a state championship is the ultimate in football. However, losing a game in the same season after capturing one can leave an empty feeling. That’s what the Hillside Comets experienced 12 months ago. They do not intend to have that same feeling come Sunday. Hillside (11-0) will clash with Cedar Creek (10-2) Sunday at […]
Citing the reason to be available to spend more time with his children and their sports, today, Wednesday, Dec. 4, Terry Hanratty officially stepped down as Roselle Park’s head football coach. “It’s completely a family issue,” said Hanratty, 47, who was the head coach at Roselle Park since 2012, leading the Panthers to a 39-36 […]
EAST RUTHERFORD – Reuben Pillai touched the ball just three times in the first half. Granted one of those times was good for a 60-yard run that set up Ridgewood’s second score. At intermission the senior running back was sitting at three carries for 70 yards. His team was trailing by 12. His best was […]
Rams top Roselle Park 50-36 in first holiday game played at Arminio's new turf field
One team in Union County that can’t wait for the 2020 football season is the Roselle Rams. Roselle went 5-6 the very best way you can do it – by winning its final five games. Roselle hosted Roselle Park on Thanksgiving for the first time since 2015 and on Thursday morning the Rams came away […]
Opponent will be either Cedar Creek or Camden in the South, Group 2 Regional Championship Game to be contested at Rutgers
In New Jersey now if you are good and fortunate enough to win a state championship, which means winning three sectional playoff games in three weeks, you then run the risk of failure afterwards. Last year Hillside was among New Jersey’s state championship football teams that concluded their campaigns with a season-ending loss. Hillside’s first […]
Leads all rushers with 210 yards on 14 carries and scores 2 TDs
UNION – Just four plays into the game Union junior running back Diante Wilson set the tone for what was about to come. He burst through the middle of the line and then raced, untouched, into the end zone for the game’s first points. With the Farmers ahead by six in the third quarter he […]
COMMENTARY There’s no way to sugarcoat it. The last three times Union football played in a state championship game it turned out to be a disaster for the Farmers, on and off the field. Tonight Union is seeking to capture its first state championship since 1993. Hard to believe, in many ways, that it’s been […]
State championships on the line Nov. 22 at Union's Cooke Memorial Field and at West Deptford's still grass-playing surface
Two programs clashing for the first time. Two programs with a rich history of winning it all on more than one occasion. Two programs that were eliminated in the semifinal round of their sectional playoffs a year ago, each finishing 8-3. Two programs that have not won in a long time, the road team in […]
