After speaking on the phone with Westfield football head coach Jim DeSarno this afternoon – Friday, Sept. 7 – here are his thoughts on his 2018 Blue Devils as they are moments away from opening their season at Linden tonight at 7. Westfield enters with a 37-game winning streak that includes three straight North 2, […]
Here is a look back at my story from when Westfield last lost – on Friday night, November 21, 2014 – at Linden: LINDEN – With playmakers such as Kyle Phipps and Juwan Dolbrice, Linden can score from anywhere on the field at any time. Sometimes it’s all that’s needed. In a weird way it […]
The Brearley Bears football team will now open Sept. 14 at home vs. Dayton after their Sept. 7 opponent – Highland Park – decided to drop varsity football this week. Dayton opens this Friday night – Sept. 7 – at home vs. Belvidere. Brearley was originally supposed to open at home against Roselle Park on […]
HILLSIDE – The Comets are not only coming off their first state championship in 32 years, but they return nine of 11 starters on offense and eight of 11 on defense. Last year was the program’s first winning season and playoff campaign in 10 years. The way the team is built now, it doesn’t seem […]
1-0 Elizabeth at 1-0 Union and Westfield seeks to extend its state-leading 37-game winning streak at Watchung Division rival Linden, the last team it lost to 4 years ago
Eight Union County football teams open this weekend, including Brearley hosting Highland Park, Dayton hosting Belvidere, Summit at Montgomery, Hillside at Middlesex, Somerville vs. Rahway at Rahway River Park, Cranford at North Plainfield, Westfield at Linden and Scotch Plains at North Hunterdon. All of those games are scheduled for Friday night. The lone Saturday game […]
SPRINGFIELD – Certain sacrifices have to be made by players who compete for Group 1 programs. That’s so those Group 1 programs can survive on a yearly basis. For the 2018 Dayton Bulldogs, junior Juan Perez made one such sacrifice. Fifth-year head coach Dominic Cuniglio moved Perez from fullback last year to the offensive line […]
Lucien scores game-winning TD and first-year placekicker Casas kicks 2 huge extra points; Marshall scores for Linden; Both teams played their hearts out
UNION – The Union football team defeated Linden 14-7 in overtime in Friday night season-opening Mid-State 36 Conference-Watchung Division action at Cooke Memorial Field. Linden scored first in the second quarter and then Union tied the game with 49 seconds left. Union had the ball first in overtime and took the lead on a running […]
BERKELEY HEIGHTS – The Gov. Livingston football team defeated Johnson 21-14 Thursday in the first game for both. Johnson scored first on its second possession, which was a two-play, 12-yard drive following a 33-yard punt return by Max Carmino. Johnson senior running back Sebastian Iakouchevitch was stopped for a two-yard loss on first down and […]
KENILWORTH – This year without a big lead, experienced running back the Bears will be more balanced offensively, according to head coach Scott Miller. “We will still be primarily a running team, but I would say that averaging 10 passes a game in the past – that will increase.” At quarterback is sophomore Danny Ramos, […]
The high school football season in New Jersey kicks off Thursday, Aug. 30 and in Union County it will commence at 3 p.m. in Berkeley Heights when Mid-State 36 Conference teams Johnson and Governor Livingston clash. Later Thursday at 7 p.m. New Providence will play at Middlesex in the first scheduled Union County vs. Middlesex […]