SUMMIT – Last year Summit had only three returning starters on offense and just one on defense, in addition to being guided by a new head coach. The Hilltoppers still proved to be good enough to go 12-0 again and repeat as North 2, Group 3 champions. This year Summit has six returning starters back […]
BERKELEY HEIGHTS – If the Highlanders improve by two more victories this season like they did last year, then they might find themselves home for an opening round North 2, Group 3 playoff encounter. Returning at quarterback for second-year head coach Dan Guyton is John Wills, who will give Governor Livingston an excellent chance of […]
HILLSIDE – Positive strides were made last year and reflected in the wins and losses columns as the Comets won three more games than they did the previous two seasons. Hillside followed consecutive one-victory campaigns with a 4-6 record last season, winning four games for the first time in four years. This year the Comets […]
SPRINGFIELD – Qualities that you want in your quarterback include: smarts, athleticism, the ability to throw the ball down field and guidance. In the eyes of first-year head coach Dominic Cuniglio, returning senior John Apicella possesses all of those traits and more. “John is very intelligent, mobile and is getting a good understanding of our […]
UNION – It will be a “baptism by fire” of sorts for the Farmers this season. Losing 21 of 22 starters from last year’s sectional final squad indicates that. “We’ve got a lot of good kids out who are good players,” second-year head coach Lou Grasso, Jr. said. “They now have to learn what it […]
UNION COUNTY FOOTBALL NOTEBOOK: Roselle Park head coach Terry Hanratty played on one of the best Union County teams ever during the playoff era. He was a senior and a key player on defense in the secondary on the 1989 Elizabeth team that became the first in program in history to finish 11-0. The Minuemen […]
LINDEN – Will this be the year Linden really puts it all together and has a chance to win a state championship in December? Moving its best player – senior Juwan Dolbrice – to quarterback was what seventh-year head coach Deon Candia hopes was the first step toward that lofty goal. “Juwan is a great […]
CLARK – With a new head coach and starting quarterback in place, the Crusaders hope to build upon last year’s season-ending three-game winning streak. Last year’s special teams coordinator and also the coach of the defensive linemen, linebackers and fullbacks, Anthony DelConte – a 2006 Johnson graduate – can’t wait for the opening game of […]
ROSELLE PARK – Winning is difficult enough. Winning again – with a new regime – is just as challenging, if not more so. Roselle Park football was put back on the map the last two seasons, with the Panthers posting winning campaigns that included trips to the playoffs, a championship game appearance and long-awaited victories […]
Wins 3 of 4 matches in weekend tourney
Keeping sharp during the summer before the 2014 season commences in early September, the Union boys’ soccer team excelled in a weekend tournament earlier this month and hopes to play well in another one this coming weekend. Union won three of four games in the Poconos Cup Premier Tournament held in the Poconos, Pa. on […]