Although it is against teams that are a combined 0-7, the Hillside Comets are on a bit of a roll the past two weekends. Hillside followed up a 42-7 win at New Providence by downing Bernards by the score of 42-0 at home this past Saturday. Bernards reached last year’s Central Jersey, Group 2 final. […]
Linden sophomore quarterback Marshall produces 5TD game to remember
Elizabeth, Cranford and Roselle Park all won on the road at teams that were 2-0. Not bad. Linden also produced a huge road victory, winning in a shootout over a team it had not beaten since 2014. Also not bad. Johnson also defeated a team that was 2-0 – doing so at home – and […]
Cougars seek to rebound in big Sept. 22 home-opener vs. red hot, 2-0 Rahway squad in Mid-State 38-Mountain Division action at Memorial Field
Something happened to the Cranford football team this past Friday night that had not happened in almost exactly nine years. What was so unique about its result at Mid-State 38 Conference-Mountain Division foe Voorhees? The Cougars were shut out for the first time since September of 2008. Cranford scored in 93 straight games before falling […]
Sophomore Sanborn impressing for Farmers; Westfield defense continues to stifle foes
Roselle Park is 3-0 for the first time since 2005. Johnson will attempt to get to 3-0 for the first time since 2007. Both are involved in big Mid-State 38 Conference undefeated division matchups scheduled to take place Friday night. Roselle Park is at Belvidere, with both at the top of the Union Division standings […]
Senior goalkeeper Rojo posts first shutout of season
CRANFORD – Cranford boys’ soccer coach Greg Campbell was not particularly pleased with his team’s performance. “The second half was one of the worst halves we’ve played,” said Campbell, in his sixth season at the helm of the Cranford Cougars. “We looked tired, we didn’t possess the ball, there was a delay in distribution and […]
Big matchup: Westfield at Ridge, a battle of 1-0 Watchung Division teams with the Westfield Blue Devil defense attempting to halt the Ridge Red Devil offense
All 17 Union County football schools are scheduled to play Friday, Sept. 15, which will be a rare weekend when none are to play on Saturday. There are 12 games, including five featuring two Union County squads. Perhaps the most high profile matchup of the weekend is Westfield at Ridge, which is a battle of 1-0 […]
Here is the Union County football schedule for the weekend of Sept. 8 and 9 – weather permitting, of course. As of Sunday, Sept. 3 there are 8 games scheduled for Friday, Sept. 8 and 5 for Saturday, Sept. 9. Saturday, Sept. 9 is an ACT testing day, with games listed to start at 1 […]
The annual McCarthy Report started by Dennis McCarthy in 1959 that ranks New Jersey high school football players in all four classes, including seniors that are top college prospects, continues with his son David now at the helm. Longtime North Arlington resident Dennis McCarthy passed away in May at the age of 74. His passion […]
REVISED UNION COUNTY FOOTBALL GAME-SCRIMMAGES THURSDAY, AUG. 31 Keyport at Dayton, 9 a.m. West Orange at Plainfield, 10 a.m. Union at Summit, 10 a.m. Colonia at Scotch Plains, 11 a.m. Dover at Gov. Livingston, 4 p.m. Westfield at Hun School, 4 p.m. New Providence at Madison, 5 p.m. Hillside at Millburn, 6 p.m. Rahway at […]
CRANFORD – Not since 2008 have the Cougars had as few returning starters as they have this season. There are only two on offense and just three on defense. “That 2008 season we didn’t score until our fourth game,” said head coach Erik Rosenmeier, now in his 13th season at the helm of the Cougars. […]