Monthly Archives: September 2019

Post 438 – St. Frances (Md.) 28 St. Joe’s (Montvale) 0

St. Frances (Md.) 28 St. Joe’s (Montvale) 0   

St. Frances scored 21 points in the third quarter to pull away from St. Joe’s, 28-0.   

First Quarter: Much of the quarter was an exchange of punts until St. Frances had the

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Post 437 – Bergen Catholic 23 Don Bosco 17

Bergen Catholic jumped out to a 17-0 halftime lead and weathered a Don Bosco rally to win, 23-17, and put a tough defeat from last week behind them.   

First Quarter: Bergen went almost six minutes on 13 plays and 80

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Post 436 – Bull Session: Week Two

This Friday night is another game between Bergen Catholic and Don Bosco, one of New Jersey’s best rivalries. The way it looks, both of these teams need a win this week in order to keep pace and not fall

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Post 435 – Catholics and Public Groups 1,2,3 Polls

Catholics  

1 – St. Joe’s, Montvale (3-0)
2 – St. Peter’s Prep (3-0)
3 – Bergen Catholic (1-1)
4 – Don Bosco (1-2)
5 – Paramus Catholic (2-0)
6 – Mater Dei (3-0)
7 – DePaul (2-1)
8 – Holy

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Post 434 – Top 25: Public Groups 1-2

Public Groups 1-2  

1 – Haddonfield (3-0)   
2 – Penns Grove (3-0)
3 – Hillside (3-0)
4 – Camden (3-0)
5 – West Deptford (3-0)
6 – Cedar Creek (3-1)
7 – Gateway (3-0)
8 – Pleasantville (2-1)
9 –

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Post 433 – D3 Football Scores

Courtesy of www.d3football.com

League teams in bold print
Nationally-ranked teams indicated by number in front of them 

NJAC (New Jersey Athletic Conference):

(No.-15) Wesley 20 Endicott 17
Hobart 20 Rowan 17
St. John Fisher 20 TCNJ 16
Brevard 27 Christopher

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Post 432 – St. Peter’s Prep 33 Bergen Catholic 30

St. Peter’s Prep scored on a 27-yard Tahj Bullock-to-Jelani Mason touchdown pass with 24 seconds left to beat Bergen Catholic in front of a hostile Bergen Catholic crowd on an unseasonably warm day. 

First Quarter: Amar Gist intercepted

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Post 431 – Old Tappan 17 Wayne Hills 7

Old Tappan beat Wayne Hills, 17-7, with sophomore quarterback Charlie Amatrula making his debut, filling in for an injured Niko Orecchio. 

First Quarter: The first ten minutes of the game featured two exchanges of punts between the teams and the

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Post 430 – Good Games to See This Weekend: Week Two

South Jersey:  

West Deptford (2-0) at Delsea (0-1), Friday night.
Haddonfield (2-0) at Cinnaminson (1-1), Friday night.
Penns Grove (2-0) at Paulsboro (1-1), Saturday afternoon.
Delbarton (1-1) at Woodrow Wilson (1-0), Saturday afternoon.
Woodstown (1-1) at Deptford (2-0), Friday night.

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Post 429 – Bull Session Week One

This will be the first weekend of the season that has some of the North Jersey Catholics facing off with one another, featuring St. Peter’s Prep at Bergen Catholic and DePaul going against St. Joe’s (Montvale)…..Ridgewood-Old Tappan was the

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Post 428 – Catholic and Public Groups 1,2,3 Polls

Catholics  

1 – St. Joe’s, Montvale (2-0)
2 – Bergen Catholic (1-0)
3 – St. Peter’s Prep (2-0)
4 – Don Bosco (0-2)
5 – DePaul (2-0)
6 – Mater Dei (2-0)
7 – St. Joe’s, Hammonton (2-0)
8 –

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Post 427 – Top 25: Public Groups 1-2

Public Groups 1-2  

1 – Haddonfield (2-0)    
2 – Penns Grove (2-0)
3 – Hillside (2-0)
4 – Camden (2-0)
5 – West Deptford (2-0)
6 – Cedar Creek (2-1)
7 – Gateway (2-0)
8 – Manasquan (0-1)
9 –

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Post 426 – The Giants: The Day After

*Here are my observations of watching the Giants yesterday, followed by watching their 10-minute highlight on Youtube, courtesy of the NFL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KavGZDEgjog.

The Giants looked great on their opening drive, but that was their high point. In addition, the defense

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Post 425 – 1-AA/FCS Scores

Football Scores of 1-AA/FCS schools in the Northeast
Scores courtesy of www.espn.com
League Teams in bold print
National Rankings listed before school

Big South:

Monmouth 38 Albany 35

Ivy League:

Play starts next week


Colonial Athletic Conference:

(No.-2) James Madison

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Post 424 – D3 Football Scores

D3 Football Scores  

Scoers of D3 schools in the Northeast
Courtesy of www.d3football.com
League teams in bold print
Nationally-ranked teams indicated by number in front of them 

NJAC (New Jersey Athletic Conference):

William Paterson 28 FDU-Florham 23
Montclair State 28

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Post 423 – Hillside 20 Bernards 7

Hillside beat Bernards, 20-7, in a game that ran three hours and fifteen minutes, due to 25 penalties, many players cramping, and overall chippy play. 

First Quarter: Bernards had good field position when they stopped Hillside on fourth-and-2 on their

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Post 422 – Ridgewood 16 Old Tappan 15

Liam Tarleton connected with Tom Bourque for a 26-yard touchdown pass on fourth-and-16 and stopped Old Tappan’s last attempt on a Harrison Roberts interception with 1:32 left to beat Old Tappan, 16-15. 

First Quarter: Ridgewood opened the game with a

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Post 421 – Games To See This Weekend – Week One

Games To See this Weekend: Week One  

South Jersey:  

Clearview (1-0) at Highland Regional (0-1), Friday night.  This is a rematch of last year’s South Jersey Group 4 semifinal game, won by Clearview. 

Eastern (0-0) at Holy Spirit (0-1), Friday

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Post 420 – Bull Session Week Zero

Zero week is past us and this weekend is the first week with every school in action…..So often I get the question “who’s the best team?” before the season and these days I rarely have an idea. When Don Bosco

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Post 419 – The Giants: The Day After

It was not a good day for the Giants, but it was not unexpected. For the Giants to have had a chance, they needed to score points and they did not score enough. I expected Dallas to score points and

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Post 418 – New Milford 19 Pompton Lakes 17

After trailing 7-0 at the half, New Milford scored 19 unanswered points in the second half to beat Pompton Lakes, 19-7.

First Quarter: Pompton Lakes came out firing right away when Mike Eberhart connected with Brian Woodard for 31 yards …

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Post 417 – Ramapo 41 Sparta 14

Ramapo scored 27 unanswered points in the second half, 20 of them in the third quarter, to break open a tie game and defeat Sparta, 41-14. 

First Quarter: Ramapo made their first break in the game when Jake Tirone intercepted

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Post 416 – Bergen Tech rolls, 35-0

Bergen Tech dominated from start to finish to beat Fort Lee, 35-0, making big plays on offense, defense, and special teams. The star of the game was Francis Gargiulo who had three touchdowns, while Joe Sciglitano led the defense by

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Post 415 – HS Football Preview 2019: Summit

Summit Hilltoppers  

2018 in Review:  

  • 10-2 record 
  • Lost to Summit in the North Jersey Group 3 bowl game 
  • Beat Rahway in the North Jersey Section 2 group 3 final 
  • Beat Montville in the semifinals and voorhees in the first round 
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Post 414 – HS Football Preview 2019: Kennedy

Kennedy Knights  

2018 in Review:  

  • 6-4 record 
  • Lost to Clifton in the North Jersey Section 1 Group 5 playoffs 
  • Scored 251 points – 25.1 average
  • Allowed 165 points – 16.5 average, including two shutouts  
  • Wins Included: West Orange, Passaic Tech,
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