KENILWORTH – The Bears return six starters on offense and six on defense with a nice blend spread out through both lineups. Leading the Multiple-Pro offense once again is senior quarterback Mike Ramos. Accentuating the Brearley backfield is senior tailback Khalid Bonnet, who in his first year as a starter a year ago ran for […]
LINDEN – There aren’t a whole lot of starters back, but the Tigers do have several players who can make a big impact where it doesn’t matter if they have experience or not. “On offense we’re trying to get back to basics and minimize our mistakes,” third-year head coach Al Chiola said. “We’re talented on […]
CRANFORD – Not since 2008 have the Cougars had as few returning starters as they have this season. There are only two on offense and just three on defense. “That 2008 season we didn’t score until our fourth game,” said head coach Erik Rosenmeier, now in his 13th season at the helm of the Cougars. […]
Past coaches Wagner, Grasso, Sr. reminisce about past games, importance of event
ROSELLE PARK – Since 1915 – for more than 100 years time – the Roselle Park and Roselle high school football teams have looked forward to doing battle against each other on Thanksgiving. Annual late Thursdays in November in that section of Union County, NJ take on the meaning of passing the ball early in […]
ROSELLE PARK – A much more experienced team – the Panthers return eight starters on offense and also eight on defense – could be the impetus to Roselle Park producing its first winning season in four years. “We’re excited,” sixth-year head coach Terry Hanratty said. “We have 18 seniors and a freshman class of 20. […]
PLAINFIELD – When looking close up at the results of last year’s games, there were – believe it or not – positives to be drawn from a one-win season. “When I sat down with the coaches and players and watched the films, a lot of what we did was self-inflicted,” second-year head coach Corey Tucker, […]
A prominent player at Linden, Kyle Phipps, transferred to Don Bosco Prep for his sophomore year after making the varsity and playing some at that level his freshman year at Linden. For whatever reasons, it didn’t work out for Phipps in Ramsey. Phipps came back to Linden and played there again on the varsity level […]
New Providence back in N2, G1 and Linden back in N2, G4
The new football classifications affect five Union County schools. Cranford, Rahway and Summit are back in North 2, Group 3. In the past three years Rahway was in Central Jersey, Group 3 and in the past two Summit was in North 2, Group 4 – both for the first time. Cranford was situated in CJ, G3 last […]
Will play at Roselle Park on Thanksgiving for the second year in a row
The Roselle Rams football schedule was totally revised today – Monday, July 31 – as listed on the website: unioncountyconferencenj.com. Here is the old schedule: 2017 ROSELLE RAMS Sept. 9 Bernards, noon Sept. 15 at Delaware Valley, 7 p.m. Sept. 22 at Johnson, 7 p.m. Sept. 30 Hillside, noon Oct. 7 New Providence, noon Oct. […]
Last year, because of various scheduling conflicts, Union was unable to have a game-scrimmage before its 2016 season commenced. Brearley will have the same situation this season because Pingry left the Mid-State 38 Conference, which now has 37 schools. Last year Pingry was situated in the Mid-State’s eight-team Union Division along with Brearley, Roselle Park, […]