Tigers sparked by Marshall passing, San-Clemente running
LINDEN – With just over seven minutes to go Linden sophomore Steeve Dorvil protected his team’s one-point lead by blocking a critical extra point. “I hit it a little low,” Watchung Hills junior placekicker Spencer Ostroff said of the kick. “There was not enough air. I put that on me.” “That was not on him,” […]
Union has not won at Westfield since 2013
Last year Union snapped a four-game losing streak against Westfield, including consecutive North 2, Group 5 semifinal defeats in 2015 and 2016. On Saturday the Farmers will attempt to beat the Blue Devils at Gary Kehler Stadium for the first time since 2013. One of three Mid-State Conference-Watchung Division football games on tap this weekend […]
Tigers need to get untracked offensively
When a team with playoff aspirations that is also seeking to produce another winning season is getting ready for its home-opener, the last thing it wants to do is look at its 0-2 record. However, it’s there. Linden can ignore it and go about its business or the Tigers can use it as the ultimate […]
Brearley, New Providence, Scotch Plains also triumph on Friday, Sept. 13
While Rahway and Cranford opened their 2019 seasons with double-digit Mid-State Conference triumphs Friday night, both head coaches declared that there is still plenty of room for improvement. “We had some holding penalties that resulted in touchdowns being called back, so that is just one of the things we have to clean up,” Rahway head […]
SPRINGFIELD – If experience is worth its weight in gold, then the Dayton Bulldogs could be in for a breakout season. Almost all of its starters return following a season that saw the Group 1 school from Springfield just try to keep its head above water. “With the returning players having a year of experience […]
H. Goncalves puts Farmers on scoreboard in first half
UNION – Visiting Cranford did not play its brand of soccer for the first 40 minutes, but still managed to produce a one-goal halftime lead. Host Union, with far less returning starters, hung in there and matched the Cougars in field position for much of the first half. Was is just a matter of time […]
Wilson scores on 4-yard run; Senior LBs Presley and Ozurumba excel
PISCATAWAY – Union went with its strength right away – No. 11 trying to get the ball to No. 1. For the first time this year that quarterback-wide receiver combo took the field with Union down six points. The goal for the Farmers was to erase early Curtis moment as fast as they could. Mission […]
Ramos tosses TD pass to Principato for home team's lone score
KENILWORTH – In a measuring stick kind of season-opener visiting Cedar Grove wanted to see where it stood while challenging a not-so familiar opponent on enemy turf. While the Panthers lost a ton of players to graduation, a squad cutting its teeth of sorts didn’t plan on making that an excuse as it traveled to […]
UNION – As the years move forward the number increases. Amazing to some, it’s now been 26 years since the Farmers last won a state championship. In the late 1970s, throughout the 1980s and in the early 1990s Union winning North 2, Group 4 was almost as automatic as death and taxes. None of the […]
CRANFORD – The Cougars had an interesting season last year. On the final week of the regular season they were stomped at Group 2 power Hillside 39-10. However, they still managed to qualify for the state playoffs, making the grade in North 2, Group 4 for the second time and first time since way back […]