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 …

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 …

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 …

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…

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 …

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 …

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 – …

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 …

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 …

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. …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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, …

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 …

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 …

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. …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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…

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 …

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. …