Part 1 of 2.  South Jersey to follow.

The last few weeks, I have been giving the weekly playoff scenarios if playoffs were starting those weeks.  I credited Gridiron New jersey with my numbers and since they did a similar …

Paramus  scored two touchdowns in the third quarter and held off a late River Dell rally to beat River Dell, 20-13 in a battle of next-door neighbors.

Paramus opened the game with a seven minute drive, but their field goal …

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NJAC (New Jersey Athletic Conference)

Salisbury – 5-0/6-0
Frostburg State – 4-0/5-0
Montclair State – 4-1/5-1
Wesley – 4-1/5-1
Rowan – 3-2/4-2
Christopher Newport – 2-2/3-2
Southern Virginia – 1-4/2-4
Kean – 1-4/1-5
The College of NJ …

I can’t believe the season, including playoffs, is at the halfway point.  It started on zero week and is now at week seven……….I was able to see Randolph beat a good Sparta squad last week and they proved to me …

Things have begun to shift, with two two of the Top 5 teams losing.  The Top 25 finished 14-5 plus six byes. There are some good games this weekend that can change things, but I don’t expect to change with …

The big happenings in the Catholics were St. Augustine beating Holy Spirit and St. Joe’s (Hammonton) being hammered by West Deptford after a turbulent week with suspensions.  I am switching places with St. Augustine and St. Joe’s (Hammonton), more as …

Part 2 of 2.

Below are the brackets for the playoffs if they were to start this weekend.

The teams not currently in the playoffs at this point are listed below each group and I am calling them wild cards.  …

Part 1 of 2.  South Jersey will be next.

Below are the brackets for the playoffs if they were to start this weekend.

The changes in sections from last week involve Glen Rock moving to Section 1 in Group 2.…

Randolph began the game with an opportunity to get on the board when they had first-and-goal on the 8-yard line, courtesy of a 33-yard pass from Anthony Sofia to Ryan McDermott, who made a diving catch.  Sparta’s defense held and …

After trailing 14-7 early in the second quarter, Ramapo ran off 31 unanswered points to defeat Wayne Hills, 38-22, and remain undefeated.

Wayne Hills struck first late in the first quarter when Jaaron Hayek scored from a yard out just …

Last week, I wrote about the kid who is simply a good high school football player.  There is something good to be said about that.  These last ten plus years have seen the top-rated recruit get put on a …

Another stable week with a record of 19-4-2 and no teams leaving or entering the Top 25. The Top 14 was unchanged, while three of the losses were to the numbers 1, 5, and 10 teams.  A Catholic school beat …

The only change I made in the Catholics was at 1 and 2.  The Public 3-4-5 is the same from 1-12 and after that, only two teams lost: Brick to #2 Rumson-Fair Haven and Rancocas Valley to Catholic #9 St. …

Part 2 of 2.

Below are the brackets for the playoffs if they were to start this weekend.  The changes in sections come from Cherry Hill West moving to the Central in Group 4 and Trenton also moving to the …

Part 1 of 2.  South Jersey will be next.

*Corrected mistake in Group 5.  I had Livingston in Section 2 and Union City in Section 1.  I discovered that Livingston High School is slightly north of Union City High School …

Bergen Catholic came back from a 20-10 halftime deficit to beat St. Joe’s Montvale, 24-20.

The game began with an exchange of field goals before Joe’s scored on a 5-yard run by Shane Stewart.  The big play of the drive …

It was as festive an atmosphere as I had seen at Emerson in a long time, but Park Ridge spoiled the party with a 27-21 win in a battle of previously undefeated teams.

Emerson struck first when Ryan Shaw scored …

NJAC (New Jersey Athletic Conference)

Montclair State – 3-0/4-0
Salisbury – 3-0/4-0
Wesley – 3-0/4-0
Frostburg State – 2-0/3-0
Christopher Newport – 2-1/3-1
Rowan – 2-2/3-2
Southern Virginia – 1-4/1-4
Kean – 0-3/0-4
The College of NJ – 0-3/0-4
William …

There are top programs around the state, but few have had the long-term success enjoyed by Hasbrouck Heights.  Since 1966, they have had one losing season in 1993, finishing 4-5.  The following season, the Aviators won a state title, …

It was still stable this week, with the Top 11 having ten wins and one bye.  The Top 25 was 18-5-1, with all losses to a ranked opponent, including one in the Public Groups 3-4-5 poll.  Big games this weekend …

Some movement in the Catholic poll and 1-9 in the Public 3-4-5 has the same teams, with the only change being Ramapo and River Dell trading places after Ramapo’s overtime win over them.  There is some movement after that, but …

Part 2 of 2.

Below are the brackets for the playoffs if they were to start this weekend.  Things will change with four more weeks of playoffs: teams can move in or out of the playoffs or they could be …

Part 1 of 2.  South Jersey will be next.

Below are the brackets for the playoffs if they were to start this weekend.  Things will change with four more weeks of playoffs: teams can move in or out of the …