By JR Parachini, Union County Sports Editor
Here are the Union County football schedules for 2012, the new Mid-State 38 Conference division alignments and last year’s final Mid-State 39 Conference final standings and a list of the 2012 head coaches:
UNION FARMERS
Sept. 7 Bridgewater-Raritan, 7 p.m.
Sept. 14 at Elizabeth, 7 p.m.
Sept. 28 at Phillipsburg, 7 p.m.
Oct. 5 Westfield, 7 p.m.
Oct. 12 Hillsborough, 7 p.m.
Oct. 20 Franklin, 7 p.m.
Oct. 26 Plainfield, 7 p.m.
Nov. 2 at Hunterdon Central, 7 p.m.
Nov. 22 Linden, 10:30 a.m.
Head coach: Brian Sheridan,
sixth season
ROSELLE PARK PANTHERS
Sept. 8 at Pingry, 1 p.m.
Sept. 14 at Manville, 7 p.m.
Sept. 21 South Hunterdon, 7 p.m.
Sept. 28 Bound Brook, 7 p.m.
Oct. 5 at Brearley, 7 p.m.
Oct. 12 at Bernards, 7 p.m.
Oct. 26 Dayton, 7 p.m.
Nov. 3 at New Providence, 2 p.m.
Nov. 22 Roselle, 10:30 a.m.
Head coach: Terry Hanratty,
first season
BREARLEY BEARS
Sept. 7 New Providence, 7 p.m.
Sept. 14 Bernards, 7 p.m.
Sept. 21 Belvidere, 7 p.m.
Sept. 29 vs. Dayton at Union, 1 p.m.
Oct. 5 Roselle Park, 7 p.m.
Oct. 12 at South Hunterdon, 7 p.m.
Oct. 20 at Pingry, 1 p.m.
Oct. 26 Manville, 7 p.m.
Nov. 2 Bound Brook, 7 p.m.
Head coach: Scott Miller,
11th season
DAYTON BULLDOGS
Sept. 7 at Bernards, 7 p.m.
Sept. 14 at Bound Brook, 7 p.m.
Sept. 21 New Providence, 7 p.m.
Sept. 29 Brearley, 1 p.m.
Oct. 5 at Belvidere, 7 p.m.
Oct. 13 Pingry, 7 p.m.
Oct. 19 at South Hunterdon, 7 p.m.
Oct. 26 at Roselle Park, 7 p.m.
Nov. 3 Manville, 1 p.m.
All home games at Union.
Head coach: Steve Trivino,
first season
GOVERNOR LIVINGSTON HIGHLANDERS
Sept. 8 at Scotch Plains, 1 p.m.
Sept. 14 Voorhees, 7 p.m.
Sept. 21 at Warren Hills, 7 p.m.
Sept. 29 at Rahway, 1 p.m.
Oct. 6 Hillside, 2 p.m.
Oct. 13 Johnson, 1 p.m.
Oct. 26 at North Plainfield, 7 p.m.
Nov. 3 Bernards, 2:30 p.m.
Nov. 22 at New Providence, 11 a.m.
Head coach: Gary Lubisco,
first season
SUMMIT HILLTOPPERS
Sept. 8 Somerville, 1 p.m.
Sept. 15 Johnson, 1 p.m.
Sept. 21 at Cranford, 7 p.m.
Sept. 28 at North Plainfield, 7 p.m.
Oct. 5 Rahway, 7 p.m.
Oct. 13 at Roselle, 1 p.m.
Oct. 20 Warren Hills, 1 p.m.
Oct. 26 at Delaware Valley, 7 p.m.
Nov. 3 Hillside, 1 p.m.
Head coach: John Liberato,
sixth season
ELIZABETH MINUTEMEN
Sept. 7 Westfield, 7 p.m.
Sept. 14 Union, 7 p.m.
Sept. 21 at Hunterdon Central, 7 p.m.
Sept. 28 Hillsborough, 7 p.m.
Oct. 5 Franklin, 7 p.m.
Oct. 12 at Bridgewater-Raritan, 7 p.m.
Oct. 19 at Linden, 7 p.m.
Oct. 26 Phillipsburg, 7 p.m.
Nov. 3 at Plainfield, 1 p.m.
Head coach: John Quinn,
third season
HILLSIDE COMETS
Sept. 8 at Rahway, 1 p.m.
Sept. 15 Scotch Plains, 1 p.m.
Sept. 21 at Johnson, 7 p.m.
Sept. 29 Warren Hills, 1 p.m.
Oct. 6 at Gov. Livingston, 2 p.m.
Oct. 13 Voorhees, 1 p.m.
Oct. 20 Roselle, 1 p.m.
Oct. 26 at Pingry, 7 p.m.
Nov. 3 at Summit, 1 p.m.
Head coach: Kendall Ashford,
first season
LINDEN TIGERS
Sept. 7 at North Hunterdon, 7 p.m.
Sept. 15 at Plainfield, 1 p.m.
Sept. 21 Ridge, 7 p.m.
Sept. 28 Montgomery, 7 p.m.
Oct. 5 at Immaculata, 7 p.m.
Oct. 19 Elizabeth 7 p.m.
Oct. 26 at Watchung Hills, 7 p.m.
Nov. 2 Bridgewater-Raritan, 7 p.m.
Nov. 22 at Union, 10:30 a.m.
Head coach: Deon Candia,
fifth season
RAHWAY INDIANS
Sept. 8 Hillside, 1 p.m.
Sept. 14 at Delaware Valley, 7 p.m.
Sept. 22 Scotch Plains, 1 p.m.
Sept. 29 Gov. Livingston, 1 p.m.
Oct. 5 at Summit, 7 p.m.
Oct. 12 at Warren Hills, 7 p.m.
Oct. 26 at Voorhees, 7 p.m.
Nov. 3 Roselle, 1 p.m.
Nov. 22 at Johnson, 10:30 a.m.
Head coach: Gary Mobley,
ninth season
ROSELLE RAMS
Sept. 7 at Delaware Valley, 7 p.m.
Sept. 15 North Plainfield, 1 p.m.
Sept. 29 Cranford, 1 p.m.
Oct. 5 at Johnson, 7 p.m.
Oct. 13 Summit, 1 p.m.
Oct. 20 at Hillside, 1 p.m.
Oct. 27 Somerville, 1 p.m.
Nov. 3 at Rahway, 1 p.m.
Nov. 22 at Roselle Park, 10:30 a.m.
Head coach: Lou Grasso, Jr.,
third season
JOHNSON CRUSADERS
Sept. 7 at North Plainfield, 7 p.m.
Sept. 15 at Summit, 1 p.m.
Sept. 21 Hillside, 7 p.m.
Oct. 5 Roselle, 7 p.m.
Oct. 13 at Gov. Livingston, 1 p.m.
Oct. 19 at Somerville, 7 p.m.
Oct. 26 Cranford, 7 p.m.
Nov. 2 at Delaware Valley, 7 p.m.
Nov. 22 Rahway, 10:30 a.m.
Head coach: Mike Mancino,
second season
CRANFORD COUGARS
Sept. 7 Watchung Hills, 7 p.m.
Sept. 14 at Somerville, 7 p.m.
Sept. 21 Summit, 7 p.m.
Sept. 29 at Roselle, 1 p.m.
Oct. 5 at Delaware Valley, 7 p.m.
Oct. 12 Scotch Plains, 7 p.m.
Oct. 19 Ridge, 7 p.m.
Oct. 26 at Johnson, 7 p.m.
Nov. 2 North Plainfield, 7 p.m.
Head coach: Erik Rosenmeier,
eighth season
WESTFIELD BLUE DEVILS
Sept. 7 at Elizabeth, 7 p.m.
Sept. 14 at Hillsborough, 7 p.m.
Sept. 22 Phillipsburg, 2 p.m.
Sept. 29 Hunterdon Central, 2 p.m.
Oct. 5 at Union, 7 p.m.
Oct. 13 Franklin, 2 p.m.
Oct. 27 Bridgewater-Raritan, 2 p.m.
Nov. 3 at Scotch Plains, 2 p.m.
Nov. 22 at Plainfield, 11 a.m.
Head coach: Jim DeSarno
seventh season
PLAINFIELD CARDINALS
Sept. 7 at Immaculata, 7 p.m.
Sept. 15 Linden, 1 p.m.
Sept. 21 at Montgomery, 7 p.m.
Sept. 28 at North Hunterdon, 7 p.m.
Oct. 6 Watchung Hills, 1 p.m.
Oct. 13 Ridge, 1 p.m.
Oct. 26 at Union, 7 p.m.
Nov. 3 Elizabeth, 1 p.m.
Nov. 22 Westfield, 11 a.m.
Head coach: Clinton Jones,
first season (second stint)
SCOTCH PLAINS RAIDERS
Sept. 8 Gov. Livingston, 1 p.m.
Sept. 15 at Hillside, 1 p.m.
Sept. 22 at Rahway, 1 p.m.
Sept. 29 Voorhees, 1 p.m.
Oct. 6 North Plainfield, 1 p.m.
Oct. 12 at Cranford, 7 p.m.
Oct. 19 at Watchung Hills, 7 p.m.
Oct. 27 Warren Hills, 7 p.m.
Nov. 3 Westfield, 2 p.m.
Head coach: Jon Stack,
first season
NEW PROVIDENCE PIONEERS
Sept. 7 at Brearley, 7 p.m.
Sept. 14 Belvidere, 7 p.m.
Sept. 21 vs. Dayton at Union, 7 p.m.
Sept. 28 Pingry, 7 p.m.
Oct. 5 at Bernards, 7 p.m.
Oct. 13 Bound Brook, 1 p.m.
Oct. 19 at Manville, 7 p.m.
Nov. 3 Roselle Park, 2 p.m.
Nov. 22 Gov. Livingston, 11 a.m.
Head coach: Joe Carollo,
first season
2012 MID-STATE 38 CONFERENCE
DELAWARE DIVISION (8 schools)
Bridgewater-Raritan
Elizabeth
Franklin
Hillsborough
Hunterdon Central
Phillipsburg
Union
Westfield
HILLS DIVISION (5 schools)
Roselle Park
South Hunterdon
Pingry
Manville
Bound Brook
MOUNTAIN DIVISION (6 schools)
Governor Livingston
Hillside
Rahway
Scotch Plains
Voorhees
Warren Hills
RARITAN DIVISION (7 schools)
Somerville
Summit
North Plainfield
Roselle
Johnson
Cranford
Delaware Valley
UNION DIVISION (5 schools)
Brearley
Belvidere
Bernards
New Providence
Dayton
WATCHUNG DIVISION (7 schools)
North Hunterdon
Plainfield
Ridge
Watchung Hills
Linden
Montgomery
Immaculata
2011 MID-STATE 39 CONFERENCE final standings
EAST A DIVISION
Immaculata 5-1-0, 9-2-0
Elizabeth 4-2-0, 9-3-0
Union 4-2-0, 7-3-0
Westfield 4-2-0, 7-3-0
Linden 2-4-0, 4-6-0
Plainfield 1-5-0, 3-7-0
Watchung Hills 1-5-0, 2-8-0
Champion: Immaculata
EAST B DIVISION
Summit 5-0-0, 11-1-0
Cranford 4-1-0, 10-1-0
Rahway 3-2-0, 6-4-0
Johnson 2-3-0, 6-4-0
Governor Livingston 1-4-0, 3-7-0
Hillside 0-5-0, 1-9-0
Champion: Summit
EAST C DIVISION
New Providence 5-0-0, 9-2-0
Roselle 4-1-0, 6-4-0
Dayton 3-2-0, 5-5-0
Brearley 2-3-0, 4-6-0
Roselle Park 1-4-0, 3-7-0
Bound Brook 0-5-0, 4-6-0
Champion: New Providence
WEST A DIVISION
Hunterdon Central 7-0-0, 8-2-0
Franklin 6-1-0, 6-4-0
Phillipsburg 5-2-0, 7-3-0
North Hunterdon 3-4-0, 4-6-0
Hillsborough 3-4-0, 4-6-0
Montgomery 2-5-0, 4-6-0
Ridge 1-6-0, 3-7-0
Bridgewater-Raritan 1-6-0, 2-8-0
Champion: Hunterdon Central
WEST B DIVISION
Delaware Valley 5-0-0, 9-2-0
Somerville 4-1-0, 5-4-0
Scotch Plains 3-2-0, 3-7-0
Warren Hills 2-3-0, 3-7-0
North Plainfield 1-4-0, 4-6-0
Voorhees 0-5-0, 2-8-0
Champion: Delaware Valley
WEST C DIVISION
Bernards 5-0-0, 7-3-0
Belvidere 3-2-0, 8-2-0
North Warren 3-2-0, 6-4-0
Pingry 2-3-0, 4-6-0
South Hunterdon 2-3-0, 4-6-0
Manville 0-5-0, 1-9-0
Champion: Bernards
UNION COUNTY HEAD COACHES FOR 2012
Union: Brian Sheridan, sixth season
Roselle Park: Terry Hanratty, first season
Brearley: Scott Miller, 11th season
Dayton: Steve Trivino, first season
Gov. Livingston: Gary Lubisco, first season
Summit: John Liberato, sixth season
Elizabeth: John Quinn, third season
Hillside: Kendall Ashford, first season
Linden: Deon Candia, fifth season
Rahway: Gary Mobley, ninth season
Roselle: Lou Grasso, Jr., third season
Johnson: Mike Mancino, second season
Cranford: Erik Rosenmeier, eighth season
Westfield: Jim DeSarno, seventh season
Plainfield: Clinton Jones, first season (second stint)
Scotch Plains: Jon Stack, first season
New Providence: Joe Carollo, first season