Catholics  

There was a little shuffling of the deck this week. I’m sure there will be more to come in the next few weeks, but there hasn’t been any movement at the top spot.

1 – Bergen Catholic (5-0)
2 …

West Essex 28 Morris Knolls 14 

West Essex broke a 14-14 tie on the last play of the first half and scored a late insurance touchdown to beat Morris Knolls, 28-14. I was late because I was stuck in a …

River Dell 39 Pascack Valley 27 

River Dell jumped out to a two-touchdown lead and found ways to score whenever Pascack Valley would close the gap to win 39-27, improving their record to 4-1. 

First Quarter: Gabriel Case intercepted for …

Sneak Peek at Next Week 

We have heard about all the games coming up this weekend. I was going to do something similar, but I thought of something else: next week’s games. Here are some potentially big games to see …

Bull Session Week Five

Last Thursday’s rain prevented me from seeing Eastside host Northern Highlands, a game won by Highlands. I was looking forward to seeing Eastside and will try to do that in the coming weeks….If the playoffs started …

Ramsey 48 Ridgefield Park 34 

Offense was the name of the game tonight as Ramsey beat Ridgefield Park, 48-34. There was always the feeling a big play was around the corner in this game and it usually was. 

First Quarter:…

Thursday night:

Ramsey at Ridgefield Park

Friday night:

Pascack Valley at River Dell

Saturday afternoon:

West Essex at Morris Knolls…

Public Groups 1-2  

Camden and Haddonfield have moved way down and others have begun an upward climb. My new entrant, Rutherford, has done so by their quality wins. Keep in mind, I generally do not penalize a team for losing …

Public Groups 3-4-5 

The shake ups are East Orange and West Orange moving in opposite directions, along with Cherokee and Washington Township. In fact, Washington Township is a new entrant to the Top 25 and I may have underrated them. …

Catholics  

The order remains the same as last week, but that may change with Delbarton playing DePaul this weekend and that’s if DePaul wins.

1 – Bergen Catholic (4-0)
2 – St. Peter’s Prep (5-0)
3 – Delbarton (3-1)
4 …

Red Bank Catholic 41 Manasquan 7

Red Bank Catholic touchdowns on their first five drives, jumping out to a 35-0 lead and defeating Manasquan 41-7. 

First Quarter: Red Bank Catholic’s Joe Diorio intercepted on their 30 and the Caseys went …

Bergen Catholic 17 Don Bosco 0 

Bergen Catholic started strong and had a quick 10-0 lead before Don Bosco’s defense stiffened. The score remained the same into the fourth quarter before the Crusaders scored a touchdown to put the game …

Sneak Peek at Next Week 

We have heard about all the games coming up this weekend. I was going to do something similar, but I thought of something else: next week’s games. Here are some potentially big games to see …

Bull Session Week Four 

Salem, my #1 ranked team in Public School Groups 1-2, has a big line – especially for a Group 1 team. They also have junior quarterback Jekhi Coates, already a 3-year starter, standing 6-2, …

With some Thursday night games, I have a choice over three days. If only the rain can hold off on Thursday night.

Thursday night:

Northern Highlands at Eastside. I look forward to this game. I have seen Highlands, but want …

Public Groups 1-2  

1 – Salem (4-0)
2 – Woodbury (3-0) 
3 – Paulsboro (1-1)
4 – Penns Grove (2-1)
5 – Newton (3-0)
6 – Ramsey (3-0)
7 – Camden (2-2)
8 – Nottingham (3-0)
9 – Delaware Valley …

Public Groups 3-4-5 

1 – Rumson-Fair Haven (2-0)
2 – Millville (3-0) 
3 – Cherokee (1-1)
4 – Woodbridge (4-0)
5 – West Orange (2-1)
6 – Winslow (3-1) 
7 – Northern Highlands (3-0)
8 – Union (2-1)
9 – …

1 – Bergen Catholic (3-0)
2 – St. Peter’s Prep (4-0)
3 – Delbarton (2-1)
4 – DePaul (3-0)
5 – Seton Hall Prep (3-1)
6 – Holy Spirit (2-1)
7 – Red Bank Catholic (3-0)
8 – Donovan Catholic …

Bergen Catholic 28 Delbarton 19  

Bergen Catholic jumped out to a 14-0 lead and had to battle a Delbarton squad that wouldn’t quit before coming out with a 28-19 win. 

First Quarter: Bergen had a fantastic opening drive, going 81 …

Ridgewood 24 Wayne Valley 0

The defense led the way in leading Ridgewood to a 24-0 win over Wayne Valley on a wet night marred by turnovers from both teams. 

First Quarter: After forcing a Wayne Valley punt, Ridgewood took …

Sneak Peek at Next Week 

We have heard about all the games coming up this weekend. I was going to do something similar, but I thought of something else: next week’s games. Here are some potentially big games to see …

Last year’s #1 team in Public Groups 3/4/5, Wall is now 0-2, losing to Rumson-Fair Haven and Red Bank Catholic. They could easily be the best 0-2 team in the state. Phillipsburg can also make a case, losing in a …

No Thursday night games for me; I will be watching the Giants, no matter how bad it gets. I will be at a Friday night and Saturday afternoon covering games with the possibility of sneaking in some Saturday night action, …

Public Groups 1-2  

1 – Salem (3-0)
2 – Woodbury (3-0) 
3 – Paulsboro (1-1)
4 – Penns Grove (2-1)
5 – Newton (2-0)
6 – Ramsey (2-0)
7 – Camden (1-2)
8 – Haddonfield (2-0)
9 – Nottingham (2-0)…

Public Groups 3-4-5 

1 – Rumson-Fair Haven (2-0)
2 – Millville (3-0) 
3 – Cherokee (1-1)
4 – North Brunswick (2-0)
5 – Woodbridge (3-0)
6 – West Orange (1-1)
7 – Winslow (2-1) 
8 – Northern Highlands (2-0)
9 …