PJR SPORTS REPORT

Carolina has the seventh pick in the draft and there has been change with new coach Matt Rhule. All-Pro linebacker Luke Kuechly retired, Cam Newton and Greg Olsen were released, and other good players have left through trade and free …

Boy, do my fingers almost type San Diego, instead of Los Angeles. Anyway, the Chargers pick sixth in the draft after finishing 5-11. They are in the same situation as the team drafting before them: looking for a quarterback with …

The Dolphins have the fifth pick after a 5-11 season, along with first-round picks 18 and 26. Many spoke of the Dolphins “tanking” last year, but I prefer to call it “building for the future” – they probably weren’t going …

The Giants have the fourth pick in the draft after finishing 4-12. They could choose Clemson linebacker Isaiah Simmons or they could also pick one of the top four offensive tackles. If they pick Simmons, many Giant fans will throw …

Detroit has the third pick in the draft and there are rumors they are willing to trade down for more picks. An injury that forced Matthew Stafford to miss half the season and a porous defense contributed to a 3-win …

Washington owns the second pick in the draft and there is a good chance they pick Ohio State defensive end Chase Young, unless they trade down for extra picks. While defensive end is not their biggest need, Young is too …

Cinicinnati experienced success in the earlier part of last decade, appearing in the playoffs in six of seven years from 2009 to 2015. They have not had a winning season since and hit bottom at 2-14 last year. Poor drafts …

I did not plan on being this late, but I was worn down at the end of the season and kept putting this off. I have a new full-time job the last few months that I am very content with, …

Catholics  

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

1 – Hillside (12-0)
2 – Willingboro (12-1)  
3 – Penns Grove (12-1)
4 – West Deptford (9-2)
5 – Verona (12-0)
6 – Cedar Creek (10-3)
7 – Camden (8-4)
8 – Park Ridge (11-1)
9 – Pleasantville (8-3)  …

I went home after the first two Sunday games at Rutgers because I was worn out by five games in two days. Plus I would be getting home late if I stayed for all four games and I would have …

Woodrow Wilson 12 Wall 7 

Wall came out with the ball and consumed six minutes, going into Wilson territory, but Muheem McCargo and Damir McCrary shared a sack on fourth down, giving Woodrow Wilson the ball on their 46. After …

With three games at Rutgers today and four tomorrow, it is very hard to get all seven in when I get home, which is 50 minutes away. Therefore, I will do a quick review of the three games today.

Game …

Catholics  

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

1 – Penns Grove (12-0)
2 – Hillside (11-0)  
3 – Willingboro (11-1)
4 – West Deptford (9-2)
5 – Cedar Creek (10-2)
6 – Verona (12-0)
7 – Camden (8-4)
8 – Park Ridge (11-1)
9 – Pleasantville (8-3)  …

St. Peter’s Prep had a game-winning drive in the fourth quarter and sealed the win by blocking Don Bosco’s game-winning field goal attempt and returning it for a touchdown to win, 21-14.

First Quarter:  Midway through the quarter, Cody Simon…

Wayne Valley came back from a 17-0 deficit with 21 unanswered points to defeat Northern Highlands, 21-17, in the North Jersey Group 4 championship game.

First Quarter: On the game’s first play, Enzo Arjona found Ethan Harris on a swing …

Park Ridge jumped out to an early 14-0 lead, withstood Boonton coming back, before winning the game on a Vincent Pinto-to-Justin Wagner pass of 36 yards with 1:38 left to win, 28-21, and win the North Jersey Group …

Ridgewood scored with 28 seconds left on a 5-yard touchdown run by Reuben Pillai to beat Union, 41-27 after a spectacular catch by Tommy Bourque for 31 yards to set up the score. It was an outstanding high school game …

Ramapo beat Parsippany Hills, 38-21 in the North Jersey Group 3 final behind the running of Jake Tirone and Charles DePrima.

First Quarter: Shane Campbell fielded the opening kickoff on the 10-yard line and took off before being tackled …

Verona hit Lyndhurst early and hard, kept going, and won the North Jersey Group 2 title by a 41-0 score and avenged a loss to the one year ago.

First Quarter: Verona came out with the ball and marched down …

With the Catholic finals and the Public Regional Crossovers, why on earth is DePaul playing the following weekend at Rutgers? This means they have three byes in four weeks. What is the NJSIAA thinking? The same applies for St. Joe’s …

Catholics  

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

1 – Penns Grove (12-0)
2 – Hillside (11-0)  
3 – Willingboro (11-1)
4 – West Deptford (9-2)
5 – Cedar Creek (9-2)
6 – Camden (8-2)
7 – Pleasantville (8-2)
8 – Lyndhurst (11-0)
9 – Verona (11-0)
10 …

Don Bosco stopped a two-point attempt with 1:16 left to beat St. Joe’s (Montvale), 10-8, and advance to the Non-Public finals next week against St. Peter’s Prep.

First Quarter: Not much happened, except a lot of penalty flags. The defenses …