Paramus Catholic hosted Mater Dei last night in a scrimmage that looked like a first scrimmage. First scrimmages can be much like first exhibition games in the NFL: sloppy with a lot of loose parts that haven’t gelled. 

It’s also …

Shawnee Renegades  

2019: 

• 10-3 record 
• Won South Jersey championship by beating Hammonton 
• Won South Jersey Group 4 by beating Ocean City  
• Beat Millville in the semi-finals and Neptune in the first round 
• Scored 314 points for a 24.15 average 
• Allowed

DePaul Spartans 

2019: 

• 7-4 record
• Won Non-Public Group 3 by beating Mater Dei in finals 
• Beat Donovan Catholic in semi-finals 
• Scored 398 – 36.18 average
• Allowed 343 – 31.18 average 
• Wins included: Bergen Catholic, Seton Hall Prep, Paramus Catholic 
• Losses

Paramus Catholic Paladins

2019:

• 4-7 record
• Lost to St. Joe’s (Montvale) in Non-Public group 4 playoffs
• Beat St. Joe’s (Metuchen) in preliminary round
• Scored 291 for a 25.45 average
• Allowed 334 for a 30.37 average
• Wins included Pope John, West

Don Bosco Ironmen  

2019: The Ironmen were 7-5, losing to St. Peter’s Prep in the Non-Public Group 4 final after beating St. Joe’s (Montvale) and Bergen Catholic. They scored 343 points for a 28.58 average and allowed 221 for an …

St. Augustine Hermits 

2019: 

• 7-4 record 
• Lost to St. Peter’s Prep in the Non-Public Group 4 semi-finals 
• Beat Seton Hall Prep in the Non-Public Group 4 playoffs 
• Scored 238 points for a 21.64 average 
• Allowed 140 points for a 12.73

Phillipsburg Stateliners  

2019: 

• 8-3 record 
• Lost to Wayne Valley in the North Jersey Section 2 Group 4 semi-finals 
• Beat Morris Hills in the first round 
• Scored 332 points for a 30.18 average 
• Allowed 138 points for a 12.54 average, including

Lenape Indians 

2019: 

• 10-2 record 
• Lost to Williamstown in the South Jersey Group 5 finals 
• Beat Hillsborough in the semi-finals and Edison in the first round 
• Scored 383 points for a 31.92 average 
• Allowed 139 points for an 11.58 average,

Sparta Spartans 

2019: 

• 9-2 record 
• Lost to West Essex in the North Jersey Section 2 Group 3 semi-finals 
• Beat Nutley in the first round 
• Scored 433 points for a 39.36 average 
• Allowed 185 points for a 16.82 average, including four

Union Farmers  

2019: 

• 12-1 record 
• Lost to Ridgewood in the North Jersey group 5 final 
• Beat Clifton in the North Jersey Section 2 final 
• Beat West Orange in the semi-finals and Kennedy in the first round 
• Scored 439 points for

St. Joe’s (Montvale) Green Knights  

2019: The Green Knights were 7-4, losing to Don Bosco in the Non-Public group 4 semi-finals after beating Paramus Catholic. They scored 278 points for a 25.27 average and allowed 165 for a 15.0 average. …

Willingboro Chimeras      

2019: 

• 12-1 record 
• Won South Jersey regional championship by beating Penns Grove 
• Won Central Jersey sectional championship by beating Salem 
• Beat Buena in the semi-finals and Haddon Township in the first round 
• Scored 532 points for a 40.92

Williamstown Braves  

2019: 

• 12-1 record 
• Won the South Jersey Group 5 regional championship by beating Cherokee
• Won the South Jersey Group 5 sectional championship by beating Lenape 
• Beat Vineland in the semi-finals and Hunterdon Central in the first round 
• Scored

West Orange Mountaineers

2019: 

• 7-4 record 
• Lost to Union in the North Jersey Section 2 semi-finals 
• Beat Piscataway in the first round 
• Scored 299 points for a 27.18 average 
• Allowed 259 points for a 23.54 average, including two shutouts
• Wins

It looks like we may have a high school football season after all. I have not been confident there would be one for at least two months with the pandemic that has dominated our lives since March. 

Since I was …

We have another NFL Draft in the books and I look at Days 2 & 3…..By my estimates, New Jersey had eight players drafted and that includes two who played their football in another state. I will have something on …

Round One of the NFL Draft is in the books and I correctly picked 24 of 32 picks. Most others I checked had 24 or 23 – the only one who had more was Daniel Jeremiah, who picked 27…..I …

2020 NFL MOCK DRAFT    

Thursday night is the annual NFL Draft and mock drafts are everywhere. I might as well add my two cents and we can all judge how smart or stupid I am. I have the first three …

Kansas City has the last pick, courtesy of being the Super Bowl champions. Patrick Mahomes has been the top quarterback the last two years and will be only 25 in September. AS long as he stays healthy, he gives them …

San Francisco has the thirty-first pick, courtesy of being in the Super Bowl. They made a big jump from being near the bottom to almost winning a championship in one year. More will be expected and they should have another …

Green Bay has the twenty-ninth pick and made it to the AFC final before losing to Kansas City. Aaron Rodgers leads this team, as he has for over ten years. The team exceeded expectations, but need to add a few …

Tennessee has the twenty-ninth pick and made it to the AFC final before losing to Kansas City. They were led, offensively, by Derrick Henry’s 1,500 yards rushing and Ryan Tannehill became the quarterback. Their challenge is to take it to …

Baltimore has the twenty-eighth pick and were eliminated in the second round of the playoffs. 

Last year featured the breakout of Lamar Jackson, the league MVP. This is one of the best organizations in the NFL and usually draft very …

Seattle has the twenty-seventh pick and made it to the second round of the playoffs. They have one of the game’s best quarterbacks in Russell Wilson, but they need to improve their offensive line and pass rush. 

The Seahawks have …

Houston has the twenty-sixth pick and made it to the second round of the playoffs. They have had a turbulent offseason with the trading of DeAndre Hopkins causing a major stir among the faithful. The heat is on Bill O’Brien …