PJR SPORTS REPORT

The first weekend of true state championship games for public schools have been played and one thing I think about is the attendance. It wasn’t good and the weather may have had something to do with it the first …

1 – Caldwell (13-0)
2 – Woodbury (12-2)
3 – Westwood (11-1)
4 – Rumson-Fair Haven (8-5)**
5 – Mountain Lakes (12-2)
6 – Weequahic (11-2)* 
7 – Newton (10-1)
8 – Salem (8-5)
9 – Willingboro (6-6)
10 – …

1 – Toms River North (14-0)
2 – Millville (12-2)
3 – Old Tappan (12-1)
4 – Delsea (12-1)
5 – West Morris (12-1)
6 – Passaic Tech (11-3)
7 – Northern Highlands (9-4)
8 – North Hunterdon (11-2)
9 …

Millville came back after trailing at halftime, to beat Northern Highlands, 18-14 in the first statewide Group 4 championship. Their defense bailed them out when their offense would have some hiccups; without the hiccups, the game would not have been …

Old Tappan broke open a 14-14 tie with the final ten points of the game to beat Delsea, 24-14, and become the first-ever Group 3 state champion in North Jersey history. 

This game was a good, hard-fought game with the …

I watched all three games at Rutgers yesterday; some of it was upstairs in the press box and some was on the field. I did not take any notes and this will be all memory. I will return with the …

1 – Caldwell (12-0)
2 – Woodbury (11-2)
3 – Westwood (11-1)
4 – Rumson-Fair Haven (8-4)**
5 – Mountain Lakes (12-1)
6 – Weequahic (11-2)* 
7 – Newton (10-1)
8 – Salem (8-5)
9 – Willingboro (6-6)
10 – …

1 – Toms River North (13-0)
2 – Delsea (12-0)
3 – Millville (11-2)
4 – Old Tappan (11-1)
5 – Passaic Tech (10-2)
6 – Northern Highlands (9-3)
7 – West Morris (12-1)
8 – North Hunterdon (11-2)
9 …

1 – Bergen Catholic (11-1)
2 – Don Bosco (9-3)
3 – DePaul (7-5)
4 – Red Bank Catholic (9-2)
5 – Delbarton (6-6)
6 – Seton Hall Prep (6-6)
7 – St. Peter’s Prep (7-4)
8 – St. Joe’s …

What a difference two months make!

Two months and one day ago Don Bosco stomped and humiliated Bergen Catholic, 31-7. Tonight, Bergen Catholic turned the tables, stomping and humiliating Don Bosco, 45-0, in the Non-Public B final. 

First Quarter: Bergen …

DePaul came back from a 10-0 deficit to beat Red Bank Catholic, 19-17, and avenge their loss to them in last year’s final in Non-Public B. 

Red Bank Catholic received the first break of the game late in the first …

1 – Caldwell (12-0)
2 – Woodbury (10-2)
3 – Westwood (11-1)
4 – Rumson-Fair Haven (8-4)**
5 – Mountain Lakes (12-1)
6 – Weequahic (10-2)* 
7 – Newton (10-1)
8 – Salem (8-5)
9 – Willingboro (6-6)
10 – …

1 – Toms River North (13-0)
2 – Delsea (12-0)
3 – Millville (10-2)
4 – Old Tappan (11-1)
5 – Passaic Tech (10-2)
6 – Northern Highlands (9-3)
7 – West Morris (12-1)
8 – North Hunterdon (11-2)
9 …

1 – Don Bosco (9-2)
2 – Bergen Catholic (10-1)
3 – Red Bank Catholic (9-1)
4 – DePaul (6-5)
5 – Delbarton (6-6)
6 – Seton Hall Prep (6-6)
7 – St. Peter’s Prep (7-4)
8 – St. Joe’s …

Northern Highlands scored on the opening possession of overtime and blocked the extra point attempt by North Hunterdon to win the North Jersey Group 4 semifinal and advance to Rutgers and face Millville in two weeks. 

Highlands got going on …

Trailing 7-0 at the half, Caldwell scored 13 unanswered points to beat Westwood, 13-7. The winning score came with just over four minutes remaining. 

Westwood had a very aggressive drive to open the game, scoring on a fabulous individual effort …

Weequahic was leading, 20-7, at halftime. I am told it was 7-7 in the second quarter when they blocked a punt and forced the Mountain Lakes punter into shanking another. Both plays led to Indian touchdowns. 

Mountain Lakes came out …

DePaul broke open a 14-14 tie in the third quarter with 21 unanswered points to beat St. Joe’s (Hammonton), 21-14, to advance to the Non-Public B finals next week in a rematch against Red Bank Catholic. 

First Quarter: DePaul …

I must say I goofed big-time on Friday night with the streams. I thought I was watching Toms River North host Kingsway. I tuned in and I was thinking Kingsway was going to beat them and was told it was …

1 – Caldwell (11-0)
2 – Woodbury (9-2)
3 – Westwood (11-0)
4 – Salem (8-4)
5 – Rumson-Fair Haven (7-4)**
6 – Weequahic (10-1)* 
7 – Mountain Lakes (11-1)
8 – Newton (10-1)
9 – Willingboro (6-5)
10 – …

1 – West Morris (12-0)
2 – Toms River North (12-0)
3 – Delsea (11-0)
4 – Millville (9-2)
5 – North Hunterdon (11-1)
6 – Old Tappan (10-1)
7 – Camden (11-1) – Ohio loss
8 – Mainland (10-1)…

1 – Don Bosco (8-2)
2 – Bergen Catholic (9-1)
3 – Delbarton (6-5)
4 – Seton Hall Prep (6-5)
5 – Red Bank Catholic (8-1)
6 – DePaul (5-5)
7 – St. Peter’s Prep (7-4)
8 – St. Joe’s …

Mountain Lakes defeated Brearley, 16-6, in the North Jersey Section 1 Group 1 final to advance next week to the group semifinals against Weequahic. All the scoring was in the first half and Mountain Lakes was led by the defense …

After being tied 7-7 for a good part of the game, West Morris scored two fourth quarter touchdowns to beat West Essex and win the North Jersey Section 2 Group 3 championship on a wet night.  

**This is from the …

In one of the wildest games I’ve ever witnessed, Northern Highlands beat Ramapo in overtime, 42-35 and became the 2022 North Jersey Section 1 Group 4 champions. There were lead changes and big plays, but many will remember this game …