UNION COUNTY, NJ — Winning for the first time in Week Two last weekend were Arthur L. Johnson and Roselle Park high schools on Friday night, Sept. 8, and Hillside High School on a steamy, sweltering Saturday afternoon, Sept. 9, at Hillside’s John Zappulla Field. Arthur L. Johnson won at home against Bound Brook High […]
LINDEN, NJ — Linden High School’s football team beat Elizabeth High School for the first time since 2019. The Tigers then beat Rahway High School for the first time since 2009. As a result, Linden is now 2-0 for the first time since 2021. However, that 2021 squad went 3-0 and then never won again, […]
UNION COUNTY, NJ — Union High School found a way to win in overtime to, this time, beat Bridgewater-Raritan High School in a close one. Cranford High School got off to a rousing start by venturing into Hunterdon County and coming away with a 41-0 triumph against North Hunterdon Regional High School. Linden High School […]
SUMMIT, NJ – Last year was the first season the Hilltoppers did not make the playoffs since 2008. However, Summit High School made the most of its first participation in the new Regional Invitational Tournaments designed for teams that did not qualify for the playoffs in their sections. After closing their regular season with a […]
HILLSIDE, NJ – Salters is gone. Simonson is gone. Parkman is gone. You’re talking about Caleb Salters, three-year starter at quarterback, and 2,000-yard rushers Kyle Simonson and Muwaffaq Parkman. All players are competing in college now and no longer for the Comets. So how will they be replaced? “It’s not going to be easy,” Hillside […]
UNION, NJ – The players feel that the chemistry is demonstratively better. “You need that,” standout junior wide receiver-defensive back Renick Dorilas said. The Union High School Farmers must also be held accountable. Those putting out 110% on the field believe that is just as important as making a first down on third-and-long. “We need […]
CRANFORD, NJ – Players step in here and keep the program rolling. Many of them also excel in other sports, which the coaching staff feels is huge. They’re ready to compete, which is what a team needs if it is going to succeed in terms of producing wins ahead of losses. In between a season-opening […]
BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ – There were plenty of positive steps in head coach Pete Ramiccio’s first season as head coach. “It was definitely different from being at Montclair,” said Ramiccio, who served as an interim head coach for the football team at Montclair High School for the 2021 season, before coming to Berkeley Heights last […]
LINDEN, NJ – Seeking to finish with more wins than losses for the first time since 2018, the Tigers have sufficient experience back to make a run at qualifying for the state playoffs out of North, Group 4. “We didn’t lose too many players, only four seniors,” said head coach Al Chiola, at the helm […]
RAHWAY, NJ — There are six returning players on the defensive side of the ball, including four seniors. However, that’s pretty much where the experience and upperclassmen are highlighted on a team that will need some time to find its true identity in 2023. Under ninth-year head coach Brian Russo, the Indians have usually found […]