Monthly Archives: October 2022

Post 999 – Dumont 7 West Side 6

It’s the old Greg Toal saying, “when we miss the extra point, it’s like we didn’t even score.” Dumont and West Side each scored one touchdown, but Dumont made their extra point and West Side did not. Therefore, Dumont won,

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Post 998 – River Dell 35 Vernon 14

River Dell beat Vernon, 35-14, in a game that was a tale of two halves. The first half was very competitive, tied at 14-14, and the second half was dominated by River Dell. 

First Quarter: After a Vernon punt,

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Post 997 – Bull Session Week Eight

At last the playoffs are here! There will be good games played this weekend, but the first round seems to lack some juice and I think some of it has to do with the expansion of groups from four to

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Post 996 – Public Groups 1-2 Poll

I am putting asterisks after teams who have lost to established Catholic teams. Two asterisks means they lost to two of them. I generally do not penalize a public school for losing to an established Catholic school. In the case …

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Post 995 – Public Groups 3-4-5 Poll

I am putting asterisks after teams who have lost to established Catholic teams. Two asterisks means they lost to two of them. I generally do not penalize a public school for losing to an established Catholic school. Just remember, the …

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Post 994 – Catholic Poll

1 – Don Bosco (6-2)
2 – Bergen Catholic (7-1)
3 – St. Peter’s Prep (5-3)
4 – St. Joe’s (Montvale) (4-4)
5 – Red Bank Catholic (7-1)
6 – DePaul (4-4)
7 – Delbarton (4-4)
8 – Seton Hall

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Post 993 – Hillside 31 Carteret 0

Hillside scored on each of their four possessions in the first half for a 24-0 lead and the defense was very stubborn in a 31-0 victory over Carteret. 

First Quarter: Carteret opened the game with a first down on

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Post 992 – Caldwell 35 Mountain Lakes 14

After a slow start, Caldwell was clicking on all cylinders, scoring 28 unanswered points to beat Mountain Lakes, 35-14, in a battle of undefeated teams.  

First Quarter: After an exchange of punts, Caldwell took possession on their 49 and

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Post 991 – Bull Session Week Seven

There is one more week left until the playoffs and there are still spots and seeding to be decided….It is hard to see games being postponed or canceled for safety reasons. The Shore Conference had one in each

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Post 990 – Public Groups 1-2 Poll

1 – Caldwell (7-0)
2 – Point Pleasant Boro (7-0)
3 – Woodbury (6-1)
4 – Woodstown (6-1)
5 – Newton (7-0)
6 – Westwood (7-0)
7 – Mountain Lakes (8-0)
8 – Haddonfield (4-2)
9 – Salem (4-4)
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Post 989 – Public Groups 3-4-5 Poll

1 – West Morris (8-0)
2 – Toms River North (8-0)
3 – North Brunswick (7-0)
4 – Delsea (7-0)
5 – Middletown South (5-1)
6 – Phillipsburg (7-0)
7 – Irvington (6-2)
8 – Millville (5-2)
9 – Passaic

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Post 988 – Catholics Poll

1 – Don Bosco (5-2)
2 – St. Peter’s Prep (5-2)
3 – Bergen Catholic (6-1)
4 – St. Joe’s, Montvale (3-4)
5 – Red Bank Catholic (6-1)
6 – Delbarton (4-3)
7 – Seton Hall Prep (4-3)
8 –

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Post 987 – If The Playoffs Were This Weekend: South

South:  

Group 1 South/Central 1:

8-Middlesex at 1-Woodstown
7-Florence at 2-Manville
6-South Hunterdon at 3-Glassboro
5-Paulsboro at 4-Audubon

Group 1 South/Central 2: 

8-Haddon Township at 1-Woodbury
7-Keyport at 2-Maple Shade
6-Asbury Park at 3-Salem
5-Pitman at 4-Shore  

Knocking on Door:

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Post 986 – If The Playoffs Were This Weekend: North

North:  

Group 1 Section 1:

8-Verona at 1-Wood-Ridge
7-North Warren at 2-Mountain Lakes
6-North Arlington at 3-Brearley
5-Waldwick/Midland Park at 4-Cedar Grove

Group 1 Section 2: 

8-Boonton at 1-Park Ridge
7-Kinnelon at 2-Weequahic
6-Cresskill at 3-Butler
5-Hasbrouck Heights at 4-Wallkill

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Post 985 – Bergen Catholic 31 St. Joe’s (Montvale) 21

Bergen Catholic jumped out to a 31-7 lead in the first half and were able to do enough to hold off St. Joe’s (Montvale) for a 31-21 win in Montvale. The keys for Bergen were the running of Saeed St.

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Post 984 – Ramapo 30 Old Tappan 22

Ramapo had a big night from quarterback Landon DePrima, filling in for the injured Jack Grusser, to drive the Raiders to a 30-22 win and hand Old Tappan their first loss. The win halted a two-game losing streak and put

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Post 983 – Bull Session Week Six

South Jersey Group 1 is unbelievably tough. Woodstown knocked off Salem one week ago and this weekend, Woodbury knocked off Woodstown. Salem also lost to Paulsboro this weekend, with Paulsboro rebounding from an 0-3 start. Paulsboro started their first three

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Post 982 – Public Groups 1-2 Poll

1 – Caldwell (6-0)
2 – Haddonfield (4-1)
3 – Point Pleasant Boro (6-0)
4 – Woodbury (6-1)
5 – Woodstown (5-1)
6 – Salem (4-3)
7 – Newton (6-0)
8 – Westwood (6-0)
9 – Mountain Lakes (7-0)
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Post 981 – Public Groups 3-4-5 Poll

1 – West Morris (7-0)
2 – Toms River North (7-0)
3 – North Brunswick (6-0)
4 – Delsea (6-0)
5 – Middletown South (4-1)
6 – Phillipsburg (6-0)
7 – Old Tappan (6-0)
8 – Irvington (5-2)
9 –

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Post 980 – Catholics Poll

1 – Don Bosco (4-2)
2 – St. Peter’s Prep (4-2)
3 – Bergen Catholic (5-1)
4 – St. Joe’s, Montvale (3-3)
5 – Red Bank Catholic (6-1)
6 – Delbarton (3-3)
7 – Seton Hall Prep (4-2)
8 –

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Post 979 – North Hunterdon 21 Montgomery 14

A blocked punt by North Hunterdon’s Alex Uryniak in the third quarter led to the winning touchdown pass from Luke Martini to Derek Vaddis, giving North Hunterdon a 21-14 victory over Montgomery. The winning score broke a 14-14 tie at

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Post 978 – If The Playoffs Were This Weekend: South

South:  

Group 1 South/Central 1:

8-Haddon Township at 1-Woodstown
7-Asbury Park at 2-Salem
6-South Hunterdon at 3-Manville
5-Florence at 4-Glassboro 

Group 1 South/Central 2: 

8-Palmyra at 1-Woodbury
7-Audubon at 2-Maple Shade
6-Pitman at 3-Shore
5-Keyport at 4-Paulsboro 

Knocking on Door:

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Post 977: If The Playoffs Were This Weekend – North

I have seeds off the power points from Gridiron New Jersey. I will follow up with the South shortly.

North:  

Group 1 Section 1:

8-Boonton at 1-Wood-Ridge
7-Cresskill at 2-Brearley
6-North Warren at 3-Cedar Grove
5-Hasbrouck Heights at 4-Waldwick/Midland Park 

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Post 976 – Rutherford 42 North Arlington 13

Rutherford scored on two of their first four offensive plays and six of their first seven possessions, beating North Arlington, 42-13. Rutherford quarterback Van Weber passed for 175 yards and four touchdowns on 11-of-12 passing (courtesy of Jim McConville of

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Post 975 – Passaic Tech 21 Clifton 3

Passaic Tech scored 21 unanswered points after allowing an opening field goal and beat Clifton, 21-3. Tech went on to control most of the game with a good ground game and strong defense. Clifton threatened on a couple of drives,

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