Monthly Archives: October 2021

Post 791 – East Orange 35 Newark West Side 0

East Orange 35 Newark West Side 0   

East Orange controlled the game from start to finish, scoring on five of their seven drives to beat Newark West Side, 35-0. 

First Quarter: On their second drive, East Orange went 51 yards

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Post 790 – Rutherford 27 Park Ridge 20

Rutherford 27 Park Ridge 20   

Rutherford’s Pat Cerulli ran eight yards to score with 49 seconds left in the game, his third touchdown, to beat Park Ridge, 27-20, in the NJIC championship game. The score was set up on an

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Post 789: Bull Session Week Nine

Bull Session Week Nine 

It is a big weekend for the NJIC with their league championship between Rutherford and Park Ridge being played this weekend….I was surprised to see Scotch Plains-Fanwood beat Woodbridge, 34-33, last week. They had a big

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Post 788 – Where I’m Headed

This is tentative because of the weather forecast for this weekend. Friday’s forecast calls for periods of showers and Saturday calls for rain.

Friday night:

Park Ridge at Rutherford: NJIC championship

Saturday:

Newark at West Side at East Orange…

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Post 787: Public Groups 1-2 Poll

Public Groups 1-2  

The top six remain the same, followed by some movement. There are two new teams in the Top 25 that will be seen below. 

1 – Woodbury (8-0) 
2 – Paulsboro (6-1)
3 – Salem (6-1)
4

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Post 786 – Public Groups 3-4-5 Poll

Public Groups 3-4-5 

The top seven teams remain intact from last week, but I did a little reshuffling – nothing major – in the middle of the pack. 

1 – Rumson-Fair Haven (6-1)
2 – Millville (7-1) 
3 – Northern

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Post 785 – Catholic Poll

Catholics  

It is mostly stable with some shuffling near the top and everything else is the same. 

1 – Bergen Catholic (8-0)
2 – Seton Hall Prep (6-2)
3 – DePaul (6-2)
4 – St. Joe’s, Montvale (5-3)
5 –

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Post 784 – If Playoffs Were This Week: South Jersey

If Playoffs Were This Week: South Jersey  

This weekend is the last weekend before the playoffs begin and we begin to get a better idea of who will make it and who they may play. In the past, I knew

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Post 783 – If The Playoffs Were This Week: North Jersey

If Playoffs Were This Week: North Jersey  

This weekend is the last weekend before the playoffs begin and we begin to get a better idea of who will make it and who they may play. In the past, I knew

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Post 782 – Bergen Catholic 38 Seton Hall Prep 28

Bergen Catholic 38 Seton Hall Prep 28 

Bergen Catholic scored 14 unanswered points in the last six minutes to beat Seton Hall Prep, 38-28. They responded very well when Seton Hall took the lead, especially in those last six minutes. 

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Post 781 – Ridgewood 47 Ramapo 42

Ridgewood 47 Ramapo 42

Ridgewood knocked off previously unbeaten Ramapo, 47-42, in a thriller. Besides the offensive fireworks, each team scored on a blocked punt with special teams having a hand in the scoring for the evening. 

First Quarter: After

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Post 780 – Sneak Peek at Next Week

Sneak Peek at Next Week

North Jersey (Super Football Conference/NJIC)

Friday, 10/29:
Seton Hall Prep at DePaul
Vernon at Jefferson
Caldwell at Hanover Park
Pascack Valley at Ramsey
Lincoln at Westwood
Nutley at West Essex
West Orange at Irvington
Weequahic

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Post 779 – Bull Session Week Eight

Bull Session Week Eight  

We are getting into the stretch run before the playoffs and I always preferred having four groups in the public schools, as opposed to the current five. There are too many average and below-average teams

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Post 778 – Where I’m Headed

We’re in the last two weeks before playoffs and here is where I am headed:

Friday:

Ramapo at Ridgewood

Saturday:

Bergen Catholic at Seton Hall Prep

I would love to go to one of the South Jersey games on Saturday, …

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Post 777 – Public Groups 1-2 Poll

Public Groups 1-2  

The top six remain the same and some changes begin after that. Delaware Valley losing has them moving down a few spots and there are no new entries in this poll. As I have said before, I

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Post 776 – Public Groups 3-4-5 Polls

Public Groups 3-4-5 

The top three remain unchanged; but there are changes underneath. Overall, it’s pretty stable. The fourth and fifth-ranked teams both lost, which generated some movement. As I have said before, I generally do not penalize teams for

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Post 775 – Catholic School Poll

Catholics  

DePaul’s loss to Don Bosco moves them down a little, while Bosco and Seton Hall Prep move up. The top two teams will face each other this week in Bergen Catholic and Seton Hall Prep, while Bosco and St.

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Post 774 – Bergen Catholic 21 St. Joe’s (Montvale) 10

Bergen Catholic 21 St. Joe’s (Montvale) 10 

Bergen Catholic faced a big challenge, falling behind 10-0, before scoring 21 unanswered points to beat St. Joe’s (Montvale), 21-10. 

First Quarter: There was action on the first play when Luke Henrich found

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Post 773 – Hasbrouck Heights 10 Becton 7

Hasbrouck Heights 10 Becton 7 

After a scoreless first half, Hasbrouck Heights scored twice to go in front 10-0 and hang on for a 10-7 win. 

First Quarter: After a Becton punt, Hasbrouck Heights had the ball on their 45

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Post 772 – Sneak Peek at Next Week

Sneak Peek at Next Week 

We have heard about all the games coming up this weekend. I was going to do something similar, but I thought of something else: next week’s games. Here are some potentially big games to see

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Post 771 – Bull Session Week Seven

Bull Session Week Seven  

What a game for Hackensack’s Curtis Whiting, scoring seven touchdowns against Passaic in their 49-12 win over Passaic….Also having a big game was Cherokee’s Brandon Boria; known as Bam, he rushed for 334 yards

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Post 770 – Clifton 17 Eastside 14

Clifton 17 Eastside 14  

Clifton’s defense made a stop on fourth-and-goal from the 1-yard line with sixteen seconds left in the game to beat Eastside, 17-14. Eastside was down 17-7 in the fourth quarter and fell one yard short of

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Post 769 – Where I’m Headed

This is the three day week for me.

Thursday night:

Clifton at Eastside

Friday night:

Hasbrouck Heights at Becton

Saturday:

St. Joe’s (Montvale) at Bergen Catholic…

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Post 768 – Public Groups 1-2 Poll

Public Groups 1-2  

The Top 9 remain the same. The biggest change comes from Caldwell beating Cedar Grove and they generally flip-flop with one another. There are some changes in the order, while two teams exit and two enter. 

1

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Post 767 – Public Groups 3-4-5 Poll

Public Groups 3-4-5 

There are some changes. I flip-flopped Northern Highlands and Woodbridge; Woodbridge did not do anything bad, it was just a gut feeling. They may end up seeing one another in the playoffs and that would solve things.

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