UNION – After a “What If” season that included three straight one-point losses – the third one in overtime – the Farmers are anxious to pummel opponents this time and leave no doubt about it. Union possesses a strong passing attack behind returning junior quarterback Andrew Sanborn and senior wide receiver Isaiah Stewart, a Scotch […]
BERKELEY HEIGHTS – Staying healthy is so important in any sport, even more in football where you play only once a week. The right kind of depth is so crucial to any team’s progress. “Our focus is on improving the defense first where injuries last year decimated our chances at a .500 record,” sixth-year head […]
CLARK – The quarterback is new. The lead running back is different. There’s somewhat of a new identity on defense as well. It doesn’t matter, according to fifth-year head coach Anthony DelConte. “No matter what you have to be ready to play and we will be,” said DelConte as his team prepares for a rare […]
LINDEN – In the beginning of last year and at the end of the season the Tigers had favored teams on the rope at their places. Linden returned the opening kickoff for a touchdown against two-time defending North 2, Group 5 champion Westfield before falling to the Blue Devils 12-7 at Gary Kehler Stadium in […]
ROSELLE – This is how sixth-year head coach James Williams puts it: “we’re very young, but we still have a lot of speed. “I think we’ll still be okay.” That’s your standard message from a coach that has only two returning starters on both sides of the ball. By season’s end Williams and his staff […]
The start of the 2018 high school football season in New Jersey – one with many changes – kicks off one week from this Thursday – Aug. 30. Union County squads begin to have their game-scrimmages this week, with Linden and Plainfield the first to have theirs, both scheduled for Wednesday, Aug. 22. Linden will […]
High school football fans will soon see that Union County has some of the best players in the state. Standout seniors include linebacker Brian Ugwu of Hillside, running back BJ George of Linden and defensive lineman Rob Schork of Cranford, just to name a few. As has been the case for 60 years now, The […]
First games are Thursday, Aug. 30
High school football in New Jersey will take on an entirely different look and feel this season as playoff expansion has resulted in the re-shaping of classifications, schedules and so many other things. As stated on the New Jersey Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA) website, the first official day of practice, still without pads, is Monday, […]
Similar to drawing up a man-to-man defense to stifle another worthy adversary, becoming a head basketball coach for the first time could not have worked out any better for Anthony Drejaj. After acquiring the experience and learning the ropes under the guidance of Phil Colicchio – who left Linden after 21 years to become the […]
WOODBRIDGE – Another Snapple Bowl is history, with the Middlesex County All-Stars winning for the 15th time by the score of 22-6. The 26th Snapple Bowl will be played at Kean University next July. There was plenty of chatter on the Union County side during the game. Here is a bit of it from New […]