Senior RB George starred for Linden in win that snapped Westfield's 37-game winning streak
For the first time since 2015, Elizabeth and New Providence are 2-0. For the first time since 2014, Hillside is 1-0 and Westfield is 0-1. Westfield still has a good team and will win its share of games. The Blue Devils saw their second-longest winning streak – that of 37 games which included three straight […]
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 […]
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 […]
Here is an updated Union County football game-scrimmage schedule for the week of Monday, Aug. 27: Tuesday, Aug. 28: Rahway at J.P. Stevens, 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 29: Scotch Plains at Cranford, 6 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 30: Dayton at Keyport, 10 a.m. Verona at Brearley, 11 a.m. Summit at Morristown, 4 p.m. Westfield at Pascack […]
CRANFORD – When your quarterback is hungry and healthy and ready to prove himself again, that’s a good thing. Junior signal-caller Conner Katz came back earlier than expected last year from an arm injury and now he is ready to lead the Cougars to a special season. “He’s looked very good so far and he […]
The start of the 2018 high school football season in New Jersey – one with many changes – kicks off one week from this Thursday – Aug. 30. Union County squads begin to have their game-scrimmages this week, with Linden and Plainfield the first to have theirs, both scheduled for Wednesday, Aug. 22. Linden will […]
Game-scrimmages for Union County football teams commence this week – week of Monday, Aug. 20 – and conclude next week – week of Monday, Aug. 27. Here’s the list: UNION COUNTY FOOTBALL GAME-SCRIMMAGES: UNION: Aug. 24 Summit, 11 a.m. BREARLEY: Aug. 30 Verona, 11 a.m. DAYTON: Aug. 30 at Keyport, 10 a.m. GOV. LIVINGSTON: Aug. […]
High school football fans will soon see that Union County has some of the best players in the state. Standout seniors include linebacker Brian Ugwu of Hillside, running back BJ George of Linden and defensive lineman Rob Schork of Cranford, just to name a few. As has been the case for 60 years now, The […]
High school football in New Jersey will take on an entirely different look and feel this season as playoff expansion has resulted in the re-shaping of classifications, schedules and so many other things. As stated on the New Jersey Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA) website, the first official day of practice, still without pads, is Monday, […]
WOODBRIDGE – Another Snapple Bowl is history, with the Middlesex County All-Stars winning for the 15th time by the score of 22-6. The 26th Snapple Bowl will be played at Kean University next July. There was plenty of chatter on the Union County side during the game. Here is a bit of it from New […]
