Summit football comes back twice to thwart playoff upset bid by 4-5 Morris Hills; Option pass thrown by Helmer to Bonomo is game-winning TD

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Zanelli scores 2 second-half TDs for Hilltoppers, who will next host Parsippany Hills

SUMMIT – Just because a team comes to town with a record under .500 it doesn’t mean that the game will be easy. Summit found that out Saturday at Tatlock Field, with visiting Morris Hills giving the Hilltoppers all they could handle in a North 2, Group 3 quarterfinal. As a matter of fact, Morris […]

Linden football trims North Hunterdon for first home playoff win since 1985; Dolbrice passes for 2 scores, rushes for 1 TD, while Phipps and Guillaume score twice

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Tigers will host a N2, G5 semifinal next

LINDEN – When North Hunterdon played at Linden a month ago, the game was still up for grabs in the second half, with the visiting Lions leading by a touchdown before the host Tigers came back to grab the Mid-State 38 Conference-Watchung Division clinching victory. When the teams met a second time Friday night in […]

First-time division winners Linden, Cranford and Roselle are top seeds; 10 Union County teams qualify for football playoffs

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Summit - the second seed and two-time defending champion in North 2, Group 3 - is 64-3 since start of 2009 season

Of the 10 Union County schools that made the state playoffs, four of them are two home wins away – without needing help from anyone – from playing for a championship. Those teams include first-time Mid-State 38 Conference division champions Linden, Cranford and Roselle and also Summit, which captured Mid-State division titles the first five […]

Roselle football comes back twice to top 7-0 Bernards, win Mountain Division; Hairston III scores winning TD with 11 seconds left

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Rams also clinch top seed for Central Jersey, Group 2 playoffs

ROSELLE – Should I stay or should I go? That was the decision first-year quarterback Gerald Hairston III was faced with after he took the snap at the Bernards 2 with just 17 seconds left. With the game tied and it being only moments away from possibly being decided in overtime, Hairston dropped back for […]

Johnson football evens record for first time this season; Playoffs loom next weekend

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Crusaders score 6 TDs in 43-0 home win over Somerville

CLARK – A month ago Johnson found itself in overtime against non-division foe Governor Livingston. The Crusaders were 0-3 at the time and against GL they were ahead by two touchdowns at the half. After the host Highlanders came back to tie the game, Johnson senior running back Matt Pedicine scored in overtime. Then the […]

Johnson football didn’t panic after 0-3 start; Crusaders will make CJ, G2 playoffs

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The Johnson Crusaders did not panic after a 0-3 start included two losses by exactly one touchdown and another by a single point. The Crusaders, guided by first-year head coach and 2006 ALJ graduate Anthony DelConte, bounced back to win three of their next four to clinch a playoff berth in Central Jersey, Group 2. Presently, […]

Union County football schedule for this weekend; Dayton, Johnson, Westfield win; Brearley ties

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Here is the Union County football schedule for this weekend, last week’s results, my picks and my Top 10. The  playoffs commence in two weeks.   UNION COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL   THIS WEEK’S SCHEDULE: Friday, Oct. 31 (6 games) Ridge at Union, 7 p.m. Johnson at Belvidere, 7 p.m. Hillside at Delaware Valley, 7 […]

Union girls’ soccer to play in first UCT championship game; Will face 4-time defending champion Scotch Plains

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Farmers blanked GL 2-0 in semifinals behind goals from forwards Natalie Caggiano and Nneka Moneme; senior goalie Rivero made 5 saves for shutout

For the Union Farmers this is unchartered territory. For their opponent – the Scotch Plains-Fanwood Raiders – the total opposite can be said. Scotch Plains will be playing in its 10th consecutive championship game. Union is preparing to make its debut in the final. Despite that disparity, these teams know each other well, having faced […]

Linden football comes back to improve to 6-0, captures Watchung Division title; Tigers, sparked by many, down visiting North Hunterdon 35-21

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Linden, led by 3 Kyle Phipps TDs, is off to best start in 27 years

LINDEN – Arguably the two biggest plays – in a Friday night division clash that featured plenty – came just three snaps apart early in the fourth quarter with the game deadlocked for the third time. The first came on fourth-and-five at the Linden 25, with the Tigers desperately trying to bring down shifty running […]

Johnson football, coming off first win, has big game at Roselle; Crusaders seek to keep momentum going

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Pedicine, Labianca star in triumph over GL

After producing its first win and then getting a week off, Johnson is ready for the second half of its playoff qualifying games, with the Crusaders (1-3) seeking to make the grade in Central Jersey, Group 2 for the first time since 2012. Johnson’s first win, after an 0-3 start that included three losses by […]

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