RAHWAY, NJ — There are several different manners in which a football team can qualify for the playoffs in New Jersey. Case in point: the Rahway Indians. Last year, a really young varsity squad began the season promising at 3-1 and then lost its final five regular season games. Still, Rahway High School was able […]
UNION COUNTY, NJ — Two Union County squads captured their first triumphs. Another one came oh so close. The only undefeated team remaining in the county made a valiant comeback effort in the second half that just fell short. Week Six was an interesting one concerning Union County football squads that were seeking to strengthen […]
BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ — Kershaw. LaRocca. DiBiasi. Metroka. Guenther. These are the young men who are moving mountains for the Crusaders, who are the only undefeated football team (5-0) remaining in Union County and just one of two in the section they are in: South, Group 2. “Without them, we’re nothing,” Arthur L. Johnson High […]
UNION COUNTY, NJ — Week Six of the 2024 high school football season here in Union County is spread out among three days because of the Jewish holiday of Yom Kippur, beginning on Friday, Oct. 11, and ending Saturday, Oct. 12. There are six games on Thursday, Oct. 10, six more on Friday, Oct. 11, […]
SUMMIT, NJ — Sometimes when going up against a tougher opponent, this time an arch rival, you have to put it out of your mind that another 40 points is going to be automatic. Summit High School found that out right away against Cranford High School when its first attempt at scoring sailed wide left. […]
UNION COUNTY, NJ — There are now just four weekends left in the regular season before the playoffs commence on Friday, Nov. 1. Some teams have played five games and some four. Remaining undefeated in Union County are Summit and Arthur L. Johnson high schools, both 4-0. They were both decisive in victory last weekend, […]
CRANFORD, NJ — A constant of Cranford High School athletics every spring was seeing No. 18 giving signs as the Cougar first base coach. For a quarter of a century, after the home plate umpire bellowed, “play ball,” you would see Dennis Joseph McCaffery in that role for the Cranford varsity baseball team. Beginning in […]
UNION COUNTY, NJ — We’re now down to just two undefeated teams remaining in Union County. Rahway High School put forth a solid effort, but fell short at Somerville High School, 32-16, in last weekend’s battle of teams that got off to 3-0 starts. That leaves us with Summit High School and Arthur L. Johnson […]
BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ — Sometimes a football team can do a lot of really good things and still come up short. Case in point: Governor Livingston High School. In its home-opener at Frey Field on Saturday, Sept. 14, the Highlanders took the opening kickoff and put together a touchdown drive, mixing pass with the run, […]
UNION COUNTY, NJ — We’re now down to three undefeated football teams in Union County after Group 1 New Providence High School on Friday night, Sept. 13, and Group 5 Elizabeth High School-Frank J. Cicarell Academy on Saturday afternoon, Sept. 14, lost for the first time, both on the road. New Providence lost at Arthur […]