For the second straight season – with, perhaps, the playoffs on the line – the Cranford Cougars came through big-time in the second half at home against an undefeated team. Trailing 5-0 Summit by five points at intermission, Cranford fought hard in quarters three and four to top the visiting Hilltoppers 25-12 Friday night at […]
Pioneers improve to 7-0, while Bears move to 5-1
NEW PROVIDENCE – The home team’s initial snap of the ball was so poorly executed that junior quarterback Owen Kovacs had to run backwards to fall on it at his own 10, resulting in a deflating 25-yard loss. However, just about 150 minutes later New Providence couldn’t have drawn up and then produce a better […]
There are still 4 Union County teams without a loss as we are down to the final 3 weeks of the regular season. A showdown this Friday night features 2 of them clashing. After that just 1 will still have the 0 in the right column. Among this weekend’s top matchups includes Brearley (5-0) at […]
Westfield lost a second straight game for first time in 5 years
UNION – The Farmers came closer last year against Union County rival Westfield – within exactly a single point. This year there was no way they were walking off the field without a victory. Union, minus one of its key offensive weapons, was still able to reach the end zone three times in the first […]
Ten games on tap for Oct. 5 and two more on Oct. 6; GL has the weekend off
So through the last weekend in August and then the month of September, we have four teams in Union County that have still not experienced the agony of defeat. New Providence is 5-0 – not bad considering the Pioneers are coming off consecutive 1-9 finishes the past two seasons for the first time in program […]
UNION – Once the Farmers took the lead against their Mountain Division rival they decided that one goal was not good enough. Union scored again. After New Providence pulled to within one goal in the second half, the Farmers answered right back. Union kept attacking and produced one more goal. Another solid division victory was […]
Comets can clinch Valley Division title outright next week
BERNARDSVILLE – Hillside got to 4-0 as it expected, but the Comets sure did not perform in a way they are all too proud of. Hillside committed 15 penalties – seven in the first half and eight more in the second – and turned the ball over three times. In spite of those errors – […]
The Roselle Park junior varsity football team will host Bergen County Tech tonight (Sept. 28) at 7 at Herm Shaw Field, with senior Patrick Gergich to be the starting quarterback for the Panthers. Roselle Park’s JV team is 3-0, with wins at Wood-Ridge and home against Hillside and Johnson. According to Roselle Park head coach […]
Union at South Brunswick battle of 3-1 Group 5 schools
Union County football this weekend – Friday, Sept. 28 and Saturday, Sept. 29 – consists of eight games Friday and four more on Saturday. Roselle will now be hosting South Hunterdon Friday night at Rahway River Park instead of Metuchen. “Our numbers are down, we aim to get healthy and plan on playing at Bishop […]
And stingy defenses
Last year Hillside went on the road after qualifying in Central Jersey, Group 2 for the first time and was victorious all three playoff games. Head coach Barris Grant dubbed his Comets “Road Warriors” after Hillside won at undefeated South River, at Johnson (a team it lost to in the regular season) and then defeated […]