UNION COUNTY, NJ — This is the weekend that puts the closure on who is in and who is out — who is in the state playoffs, and who will come up short of qualifying. The sectional playoffs commence next week and then, after those three weekends, for the first time, public school group semifinals […]
UNION COUNTY, NJ — One thing New Jersey has made perfectly clear: Your high school football team does not need to be undefeated, or even better than .500, to qualify for the state playoffs. Right now, 12 of Union County’s 17 football-playing schools find themselves in playoff positions, with just two weekends of qualifying games […]
UNION COUNTY, NJ — David Brearley High School remains Union County’s only undefeated football team at 6-0. Week 7 features Union County schools in 16 games across three days, with only one common game — Cranford at Linden. There are two weekends of games remaining before the state playoffs commence on Friday, Oct. 28, and […]
CRANFORD, NJ — The next three Friday nights will determine whether or not Cranford High School football continues two very important streaks. For starters, the Cougars have produced winning seasons each and every year from 2010 until the present. That’s 12 straight and counting. Then there’s the playoff streak. Not counting the 2020 season, because […]
UNION COUNTY, NJ — Undefeated football in Union County? There’s just one team with that distinction remaining. The David Brearley High School Bears hold that distinction at 5-0 after producing their third shutout, a 14-0 win at home on Friday, Sept. 30, against 3-1 South Hunterdon Regional High School. David Brearley, which has outscored five […]
UNION COUNTY, NJ — Congratulations to the Union, Roselle Park and Summit football teams for winning their first games. Governor Livingston High School won a third straight contest to go more than .500 at 3-2, while Linden High School evened its record at 2-2 with its second shutout win at home. Elizabeth High School stunned […]
LINDEN, NJ — Players warmed up and were directed by assistant coaches under the afternoon sun that engulfed Tiger Stadium at Cooper Field on Saturday, Sept. 24. One hour before kickoff, the Linden Tigers went through their usual pregame rituals, with head coach Al Chiola standing among them as he began to observe their opponent, […]
UNION COUNTY, NJ — There are six football games on Friday, Sept. 23 and six more on Saturday, Sept. 24, for Week 4, as 14 Union County schools will complete their fourth games, joining New Providence, Governor Livingston and Scotch Plains–Fanwood, which have already played their fourth games. There are five common matchups: Arthur L. […]
UNION COUNTY, NJ — As the halfway point of the regular season approaches, there are now just four undefeated teams remaining in Union County, with one each in four of the five group sizes. Rahway High School and Hillside High School are both 3-0 for the first time since 2019, David Brearley High School is […]
UNION, NJ — Ron Zieser is Union High School all over and has been for 30 years now. Zieser was a Farmer student-athlete, Class of 1997, and has taught history at UHS for 18 years. Now, he’s been named just the third UHS athletic director since the first head football coach he played for as […]