Union had it with close losses. So when Friday night’s home game against Hunterdon Central became a one-possession contest for the second time, the Farmers were ready to make a statement. No more fooling around. Union returned two first-half kickoffs – including the opening one – for touchdowns, took a two-touchdown lead at intermission after […]
Montesdeoca scores twice, Primavera once for Bears; Mimy reaches end zone for Panthers, while teammate Ambrosio kicks 37-yard field goal
ROSELLE PARK – After Roselle Park scored a touchdown on the game’s first play from scrimmage, visiting Brearley took it in stride. The Bears didn’t panic. Brearley answered by marching the ball right down the field to reach the end zone for its first time. Brearley then couldn’t wait to get back on defense. That’s […]
Rahway first-year head coach Brian Russo is coming off his first win at the helm of the Indians. Cranford 11th-year head coach Erik Rosenmeier is in the midst of preparing his team for a big, Raritan Division contest at Summit. Cranford finally defeated Summit in Mid-State 38 Conference play last year and this time seeks […]
Senior QB Montesdeoca throws TD pass in first half, runs for 2 scores in second
KENILWORTH – Brearley put together a couple of time-consuming drives that resulted in touchdowns in the first half, but at least Dayton had the ball a few times and some opportunities. The underdog Bulldogs hung tough for the first 24 minutes, trailing only by a touchdown at intermission. However, in the second half not only did […]
Senior captain Guillaume rushes for 92 yards and 2 TDs
PLAINFIELD – “Discipline, assignments, trust.” That was the theme for Linden this week as the Tigers had to make sure they remained focused for a confident Plainfield team, despite all of the distractions around them. “Discipline meaning how we have to act on the field, assignments meaning how we go about trying to win the […]
Hilltoppers have now won 29 straight regular season home games
SUMMIT – For much of the first half it was a battle of the defenses at Tatlock Field Friday night, with visiting Governor Livingston first stopping host Summit and then the Hilltoppers halting the Highlanders. That went on for four possessions by each team before a bad snap out of the end zone finally resulted […]
While last year was certainly a season to remember for the Linden High School football program, this year has not gotten off to a good start in terms of performance and clean play. Less than 12 months after the Tigers captured only their second state championship in the playoff era and first in 29 years, […]
With five seconds remaining before halftime Friday night, Roselle Park fourth-year head coach Terry Hanratty said, “why not?” So he sent out sophomore Valentino Ambrosio to attempt a 46-yard field goal at Herm Shaw Field. The 5-7, 140-pounder – who was Roselle Park’s varsity kicker last year as a freshman – sought to extend a […]
Panthers lone team off this weekend; Will return Sept. 25 at Bound Brook
Three Union County teams opened with shutout victories last weekend, two on Friday night and one on Saturday afternoon. On Friday night in Mid-State 38 Conference-Valley Division play, Roselle Park opened at home with a 38-0 win over Pingry, while New Providence won at South Hunterdon 34-0. For the Panthers it was their fourth straight win […]
ROSELLE – If Roselle has designs on making another run in Central Jersey, Group 2 two months from now the Rams have a lot of work ahead of them. The good news from Saturday’s season-opener against neighborhood rival Rahway was that Roselle came away with a 7-0 Mid-State 38 Conference-Mountain Division victory. The bad news was […]
