D3 Football Standings

NJAC (New Jersey Athletic Conference)

Montclair State – 3-0/4-0
Salisbury – 3-0/4-0
Wesley – 3-0/4-0
Frostburg State – 2-0/3-0
Christopher Newport – 2-1/3-1
Rowan – 2-2/3-2
Southern Virginia – 1-4/1-4
Kean – 0-3/0-4
The College of NJ …

Union City scored the first time they had the ball when Jean Alvarez scored the first of his five touchdowns on a 31-yard run.  The score was set up when Bayonne fumbled the quarterback snap, with the Soaring Eagles recovering.…

New Milford began their second drive in good field position at the Lyndhurst 25, courtesy of a 5-yard punt, and took advantage with Brian Markey found a wide open Tyler Picinic in the flat for a 31-yard touchdown.  The score …

There are good games and there are games that make you say “wow!”  Tonight’s Ramapo-River Dell game was one of them, as Ramapo came back from a 35-20 deficit early in the fourth quarter to force overtime and defeat River …

Bull Session Week 3  

One player who is lighting things up and setting records is senior quarterback Nick Kargman of Woodrow Wilson.  Last week, he threw for 539 yards in a 59-37 win over Timber Creek, a state record, according …

This was a stable group this week; nobody in the Top 18 lost, with only Salem having a bye.   I always say the cream rises to the top and it will as the season progresses.

1 – Haddonfield (4-0) (1) …

Parochial and Public Groups 3-4-5 Polls  

Not much change in the Catholics and there is some movement, as I gave a couple of teams some steep drops.  Please note, I have the team’s previous ranking in the second set of …

The Giants won their first game of the year by beating the Houston Texans, 27-22.

The big news heading into the game was the benching of right tackle Ereck Flowers and replacing him with Chad Wheeler.

The change had a …

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Bergen Catholic beat Don Bosco in a game that was not decided until the final minute.

Bergen scored in the first quarter when Andrew Boel sneaked in from the 1-yard line.  The score was set up on the previous play …

Ramapo was sharp in a 35-7 win over Old Tappan.

They got things going on their first drive when AJ Wingfield found Max Baker for a 48-yard touchdown.  Old Tappan came right back and looked as if they were ready …

There were some high scoring games this past weekend, with Cedar Grove beating Hanover Park, 69-67, and Mahwah beating Mountain Lakes, 49-48 in double overtime.  They sound more like basketball scores……….When it comes to football in New Jersey, I don’t …

September 18, 2018

Public Groups 1-2  

This is the first poll of the season and it is hard to do at this time of year.  The Catholics poll wasn’t bad, but the public schools have a larger number, putting in …

September 18, 2018

This is the first poll of the season and it is hard to do at this time of year.  The Catholics poll wasn’t bad, but the public schools have a larger number, putting in more guesswork.  I …

September 17, 2018

The Giants stunk and they looked like the worst team in football!

If they lost a competitive game like they did last week, it would be disappointing, but nowhere near as bad as what I witnessed last …

September 15, 2018

Penns Grove began a drive that bridged the first and second quarters, going twelve plays and scoring on a 9-yard swing pass from Kavon Lewis to Tyreke Brown to make it 6-0.  Keys plays on the drive …

September 15, 2018

I took in parts of two games tonight: the first half of Paramus-Pascack Valley and  most of the last three quarters of Paramus Catholic-Hackensack.

Paramus-Pascack Valley

I expected this to be a close game and I was …

September 13, 2018

Union City scored early and often, beating Memorial 49-0.

It was 28-0 less than one minute into the second quarter.  Jean Alvarez scored the first two touchdowns from approximately two and five yards each.  Union City had …

September 12, 2018  

Toms River North matched last year’s win total last Friday night, scoring on a 90-yard kick return with 47 seconds left and successfully converting the two-point attempt to beat perennial contender Manalapan, 15-14.  Manalapan had just scored …

Starting next Tuesday, I will have three polls: Catholic, Public Groups 3-4-5, and Public Groups 1-2.  It is the fairest way to do the polls since those three polls are apples, oranges, and bananas.  Stay tuned.…

September 11, 2018

It was a good win for the Jets last night, especially with it being the debut of quarterback Sam Darnold.

Things did not start well for Darnold, as his first pass was intercepted and returned for a …

September 10, 2018

Montclair State 37 Salve Regina 14
Springfield 42 Kean 0
Frostburg St. 47 TCNJ 7
FDU (Florham) 31 William Paterson 17
Rowan 20 Southern Virginia 17

Montclair State

Offense
Jaquill Burch (Elizabeth) – Passing: 19-31-171-2 TD’s
Craig …

September 10, 2018

It’s always disappointing when a team loses, but this was a lot better than watching the Giants last year.

The Giants were in the game and had a chance to win against a very good Jacksonville team, …