SUMMIT, NJ — The No. 1 ranked team in Union County for the 2023 season, the Hilltoppers had a two-touchdown lead at home against West Essex and were that close to hosting a sectional state championship game. Then West Essex High School mounted a comeback. Summit High School turned the ball over and the visiting […]
CLARK, NJ — Anthony DelConte, now in his 11th season at the helm of his high school alma mater, describes his team this way: “We’re grinders. We work hard and have competitors who want to win. “That’s all I ask of our kids.” In preparation for its season-opener on Friday, Sept. 6, on the brand […]
SPRINGFIELD, NJ — John John DeSarno completed one pass for 22 yards two years ago as a sophomore. Last year, he completed 65 in 127 attempts, better than 50 percent, for 1,075. There’s no telling how many more DeSarno, now a senior, can complete this year as he is armed to lift Jonathan Dayton High […]
KENILWORTH, NJ — The mantra for David Brearley High School this year as explained by its players at the second Big Central Conference media day at Kean University on Thursday, Aug. 8, is that although the Bears may not be the biggest or the strongest they will be out to prove that they are among […]
LINDEN, NJ — How do you replace standouts lost to graduation, such as quarterback Tequan Thomas and linebacker Myles Hamilton? You start with senior Tyrone Hinton, an outstanding returning linebacker who is also projected to succeed Thomas as Linden High School’s signal-caller on offense. “Hinton has tough shoes to fill,” Linden head coach Al Chiola […]
HILLSIDE, NJ — To navigate what he feels is “the toughest schedule in Union County,” head coach Barris Grant is fortunate to have his quarterback and his No. 1 player on defense returning. Senior signal-caller Zion Risher (5-10, 175) picked up nicely where Caleb Salters left off last year and, for the second straight season, […]
UNION, NJ — The Farmers have senior Omalley King at quarterback for a third year and experienced linemen in front of him to make sure the Union offense clicks even better in 2024. King (6-4, 195) completed 8-of-12 passes for 244 yards and three touchdowns to lead the Farmers to a 35-30 win at Ridgewood […]
ROSELLE, NJ — Former Jonathan Dayton High School head coach Joe George stepped down at South Brunswick High School, a place where he led the school to a state championship, to become the head coach at Woodbridge High School. Then, Ibrahim Halsey left Abraham Clark High School to become the head coach at South Brunswick. […]
UNION COUNTY, NJ — The 2024 high school football season in New Jersey is here. It’s about to kick off Thursday, Aug. 29. The final day of the season is Wednesday, Dec. 4, with the last public and non-public state finals scheduled to take place that day. Union County has not produced a state champion […]
UNION, NJ — So close. So very close. The Union High School boys’ soccer team came within two goals of capturing the Union County Tournament championship outright for the first time in 24 years last season, falling to Elizabeth High School–Frank J. Cicarell Academy, 1-0, in overtime at Arthur L. Johnson High School’s Nolan Field. […]