Post 1,040 – Team Preview 2023: Burlington City Blue Devils

Burlington City Blue Devils 

June 5, 2023

2022: 

  • 5-7 
  • Beat Buena, Middlesex, and Haddon Township in the South/Central Group 1 consolation rounds 
  • Wins included Palmyra and New Egypt 
  • Losses included Penns Grove, Glassboro, Maple Shade, and Cinnaminson 
  • Scored 265 points
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Post 1,039 – Team Preview 2023: Clifton Mustangs

Clifton Mustangs 

June 4, 2023

2022: 

  • 5-5
  • Lost to Passaic Tech in the North Jersey Section 1 Group 5 semifinals after beating East Orange in the quarterfinals 
  • Wins included Northern Highlands, Paterson Eastside, and East Orange 
  • Losses were to Passaic
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Post 1,038 – Team Preview 2023: Bernards Mountaineers

Bernards Mountaineers   

June 3, 2023

2022: 

  • 8-2 
  • #22 team in Statewide Groups 1-2
  • Lost to Ramsey in the North Jersey Section 2 Group 2 quarterfinals 
  • Wins included Delaware Valley, New Providence, and Overbrook 
  • Their other loss was to Hillside 
  • Scored
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Post 1,037 – Team Preview 2023: Lincoln Lions

Lincoln Lions 

June 1, 2023

2022: 

  • 5-4 
  • Lost to Old Tappan in the North Jersey Section 1 Group 3 quarterfinals 
  • Wins included Orange, North Bergen and Bayonne 
  • Losses were to Union City, Rahway, and West Side 
  • Scored 250 points for
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Post 1,036 – Team Preview 2023: Red Bank Catholic Caseys

Red Bank Catholic Caseys   

May 31, 2023

2022: 

  • 10-2 
  • #4 team In Catholics poll
  • Lost to DePaul  in Non-Public B finals
  • Beat Holy Spirit in semifinals and Gloucester Catholic and quarterfinals 
  • Wins included Donovan Catholic, St. John Vianney, Middletown
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Post 1,035 – Bull Session: Bergen Jamboree

February 20, 2023

Another Bergen Jamboree has come and gone in Boys Basketball. This is the county tournament for Bergen County and Don Bosco beat Bergen Catholic by 20 points. Not only did I witness this year’s Jamboree final, I

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Post 1,034 – Bull Session Postseason 1

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

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Post 1,033 – Public Groups 1-2

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 –

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Post 1,032 – Public Groups 3-4-5

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

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Post 1,031 – Millville 18 Northern Highlands 14

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

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Post 1,030 – Old Tappan 24 Delsea 14

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

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Post 1,029 – Woodbury 31 Mountain Lakes 7

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

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Post 1,028 – Public Groups 1-2 Poll

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 –

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Post 1,027 – Public Groups 3-4-5

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

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Post 1,026 – Final Catholic Poll

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

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Post 1,025 – Bergen Catholic 45 Don Bosco 0

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

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Post 1,024 – DePaul 19 Red Bank Catholic 17

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

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Post 1,023 – Public Groups 1-2 Poll

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 –

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Post 1,022 – Public Groups 3-4-5 Poll

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)
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Post 1,021 – Catholics Poll

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

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Post 1,020 – Northern Highlands 21 North Hunterdon 20 in Overtime

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

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Post 1,019 – Caldwell 13 Westwood 7

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

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Post 1,018 – Mountain Lakes 29 Weequahic 23

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

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Post 1,017 – DePaul 35 St. Joe’s (Hammonton) 14

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

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Post 1,016 – Bull Session Week Eleven

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

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