Eleven got in. How many will get out? Union County is well represented in playoff football that commences this weekend. Eleven of the 17 football playing schools in Union County qualified. Last week I wrote that nine would get in. Rahway and Roselle also snuck in as eighth seeds in their sections – the Indians […]
Seek second straight CJ, G2 playoff berth
For the second year in a row a three-game winning streak has evened Johnson’s record following another tough 0-3 start. The Crusaders of Clark just notched their first road win and have scored the same amount of points – 110 – as they have surrendered. Johnson’s next goal is to prove that it is better […]
Rahway first-year head coach Brian Russo is coming off his first win at the helm of the Indians. Cranford 11th-year head coach Erik Rosenmeier is in the midst of preparing his team for a big, Raritan Division contest at Summit. Cranford finally defeated Summit in Mid-State 38 Conference play last year and this time seeks […]
Panthers lone team off this weekend; Will return Sept. 25 at Bound Brook
Three Union County teams opened with shutout victories last weekend, two on Friday night and one on Saturday afternoon. On Friday night in Mid-State 38 Conference-Valley Division play, Roselle Park opened at home with a 38-0 win over Pingry, while New Providence won at South Hunterdon 34-0. For the Panthers it was their fourth straight win […]
ROSELLE – If Roselle has designs on making another run in Central Jersey, Group 2 two months from now the Rams have a lot of work ahead of them. The good news from Saturday’s season-opener against neighborhood rival Rahway was that Roselle came away with a 7-0 Mid-State 38 Conference-Mountain Division victory. The bad news was […]
RAHWAY – For the first time in over a decade the Indians did not challenge for a division crown or playoff berth last year, mostly due to the fact that the squad was very young as evidenced by seven sophomores in the mix. After the team’s only win of the year against Hillside, the Indians […]
The final game wearing your high school uniform is usually an emotional one for every student-athlete. Even if that uniform is The RC Lion mascot suit. Andre Mosley slipped into the lion uniform for the final time when RC defeated Pope John, 57-45, in the Tournament of Champions final on March 23 in Trenton. “After […]
Two of the top senior football players in Union County for 2015 are both playing for Cranford. You have lineman Will Fries, who two months ago gave Penn State a verbal commitment. You also have returning quarterback Jack Schetelich, who opposing defenses found it rather difficult to contain him in 2014 as he guided the […]
One of Brian Russo’s biggest wins as a head coach took place in Union County six years ago. The Woodbridge native and 1996 Woodbridge High School graduate guided eighth-seeded Woodbridge to a stunning 23-14 win at top-seeded Union in a North 2, Group 4 quarterfinal. The new Rahway mentor now has designs on leading the […]
“Write on Sports” completed a second straight successful season at Roselle Catholic High School earlier this month. Eight grammar school campers, residents of Roselle, Linden, Elizabeth, Hillside and North Plainfield, completed the two-week camp session, directed by Roselle Catholic graduates Joe Skrec (’84) and Erin Sisk “’06), from July 6-10 and July 13-17. Write on […]