Catholics  

There is little movement and the top team is Bergen Catholic from start to finish. Red Bank Catholic, with their win over DePaul showed they belong. While Don Bosco lost, I am not moving them back since they beat …

Day Two at Giants Stadium

The games at Giants Stadium are finished and all that is left are the seven games at Rutgers. Each game was won by a 21-point margin with both winning teams finishing undefeated. 

Caldwell 42 Jefferson …

Day one at Giants Stadium is in the books with two close games and one unexpected blowout. Two more come on Saturday.

Cedar Grove 13 Park Ridge 12

Cedar Grove made two consecutive big plays late in the fourth quarter. …

Public Groups 1-2  

The Top Three remain the same, but in a different order. After that, there are the changes one expects to see after sectional finals weekend. As I always say, the cream eventually rises to the top and …

Public Groups 3-4-5 

Major changes began last week with teams losing in the sectional finals, causing some to drop and others to rise. A few more will happen in the next two weeks. As I always say, the cream eventually …

Catholics  

Things are nearly complete with the last games being played this weekend at Giants Stadium. Bergen Catholic plays Don Bosco and DePaul goes against Red Bank Catholic. Next week’s poll will probably be the final poll for the Catholic …

Bergen Catholic 35 St. Peter’s Prep 10 

Bergen Catholic jumped out to a 14-0 lead, withstood St. Peter’s Prep cut the lead to 14-10, and then dominated the second half to win. 35-10 and advance to the Parochial A final …

Park Ridge 14 Hasbrouck Heights 0 

Park Ridge beat Hasbrouck Heights for the third time this year, a 14-0 win that gave them the North Jersey Group 1 Section 1 championship. The game was approximately two hours long and only …

Where I’m Headed

I was originally headed to Northern Highlands for their game against Ramapo. But Ramapo coach Drew Gibbs’ unexpected death changed things. That game is scheduled for Friday, November 26 at 6:15 PM. I will make a decision …

Public Groups 1-2  

This poll has its share of changes, but the Top Three remain the same. As I always say, the cream eventually rises to the top and remember, I do not penalize teams for losing to the good …

Public Groups 3-4-5 

The top thirteen teams remained intact from the week before with none of them losing on the field. Two games this week involve Top 12 teams playing one another; therefore, it is not possible for that to …

Catholics  

There is some shuffling off last week’s results and there will be more next week. Bergen Catholic is still in the top spot, but there are two more games for the teams that are still alive. 

1 – Bergen …

Don Bosco 31 St. Joe’s (Montvale) 7

After the game was suspended the day before from thunder and lightning, Don Bosco returned to Montvale to beat St. Joe’s, 31-7. 

First Quarter: The quarter was scoreless and Bosco stopped St. Joe’s …

Holy Spirit 28 Hudson Catholic 0  

The Holy Spirit defense scored two touchdowns and had six interceptions plus a fumble recovery in beating Hudson Catholic, 28-0. The offense featured a strong running game behind Trevor Cohen’s 191 yards. 

First Quarter:…

Ramapo 41 Ridge 31     

Ramapo jumped off to a quick 14-0 lead in the game’s first six minutes and beat Ridge, 41-31, advancing to next week’s sectional championship game with Northern Highlands. 

First Quarter: Josiah Savitt intercepted for Ramapo on …

It’s week two of the playoffs and I gave thought as to where I’m headed. The Saturday night game was easy since that is the only one.

Friday night:

Ridge at Ramapo

Saturday afternoon:

Don Bosco at St. Joe’s (Montvale)…

Public Groups 1-2  

There are changes with Ramsey and Delaware Valley losing; they remain, but take deep drops in the poll. Three teams leave and three others enter at the bottom of the poll. As I always say, the cream …

Public Groups 3-4-5 

Last week, the top thirteen teams remained intact from the week before with none of them losing. This week it’s the top twelve teams and only two Top 25 teams lost last week; the same as a …

Catholics  

It was one of those uneventful weeks where everything remains the same from the week before. A good number of teams had the bye week and the others had the “easier” first round opponents. 

1 – Bergen Catholic (9-0)…

Mount Olive 41 Morris Knolls 13    

Mount Olive scored 21 unanswered points in the last two quarters to pull away from Morris Knolls for a 41-13 win and a trip to the North Jersey Section 1 semi-finals at Northern Highlands. …

River Dell 39 Vernon 26   

After trailing 14-6 at the half, River Dell took command in the second half to beat Vernon, 39-26, behind four touchdown passes from Jacob Sconza. 

First Quarter: Vernon struck first when Gage Moskovitz scored …

Updated Where I’m Headed

It feels a little like Groundhog Day and it’s 2020 again. I decide to attend Nutley at Old Tappan and it gets cancelled because of a Nutley COVID outbreak. Therefore, I am going to another game …

Public Groups 1-2  

The top six remain the same, followed by some movement. There are three new teams in the Top 25 that will be seen below. My reason for Newark West Side and Weequahic are the schedules they played, …

Public Groups 3-4-5 

The top thirteen teams remain intact from last week with none of them losing. In fact, only two Top 25 teams lost last week and they are out with two new teams entering. The playoffs arrive this …

Catholics  

The one constant throughout the year to date is Bergen Catholic in the top spot. The others have moved around and this week is no different. 

1 – Bergen Catholic (9-0)
2 – DePaul (7-2)
3 – Seton Hall …