PJR SPORTS REPORT

Wallkill Valley scored 34 unanswered points to beat New Milford, 34-7.  The Rangers were led by quarterback Alex Mastroianni, who rushed for 228 yards, three touchdowns, and passed for two more scores.

After exchanging a couple of punts to open …

Central  

Group 1:  I see the best game in this bracket being Middlesex-Florence: the defending champion in Middlesex against a traditional program in Florence.  I see Willingboro, Paulsboro, and Woodbury winning without much problem. Maple Shade, who plays Paulsboro, has …

Group 2:  The only game I see being competitive is Holy Cross at Immaculata.  St. Joe’s (Hammonton), Holy Spirit, and Hudson Catholic should have no trouble winning this weekend.  

Group 3:  Red Bank Catholic has a bye as the top …

North Section 1    

Group 1:  I expect top-seeded Butler to beat next-door neighbor Pompton Lakes and they play the New Milford-Wallkill Valley winner.  New Milford is banged up and have their work cut out for them. On the other side …

The 2018 season is having sectional champions face off at Giants Stadium for the first time in what they are calling bowl games.  Every public school bowl game and each Non-Public final will be played over two weekends.  The winners …

The state playoffs are upon us this weekend and lets hope the rain holds off Friday night.  Teams will be ecstatic or heartbroken after the games and in the end, only one team can win each sectional title.  This year, …

Change The Playoff System     

This has been an unusual year for high school in New Jersey.  Much of it centers around the new playoff ranking system. They still have the old power point system, but that only accounts for 40% …

Public Groups 1-2  

Things started getting shaken up last weekend and it will the next few weeks.  I have four teams leaving and five entering. My reasoning for placing 4-4 Willingboro and 4-4 Cedar Creek is the strength of schedule, …

Catholic and Public Group 3-4-5 Polls  

It was a somewhat stable week as nobody leaves either poll; the order changed some in the public poll, but the teams remain the same, with the exception of St. Joe’s (Metuchen).  There is …

St. Joe’s (Montvale) beat St. Peter’s Prep, 16-7, on a raw, rainy, and windy day.  The game wasn’t pretty with both teams struggling to move the ball, but St. Joe’s took advantage of their opportunities.

After a St. Joe’s punt …

Hasbrouck Heights’ offense was clicking on all cylinders tonight in beating Rutherford for the NJIC championship, 48-24.

Rutherford opened the scoring on a 24-yard field goal by Mateo Sullivan.  Abellany Mendez gave the Bulldogs a first-and-goal on the three with …

Old Tappan traveled to Bergenfield and played a Friday afternoon matinee because of tomorrow’s Nor’easter threat and were leading 42-6 midway through the third quarter when I left.

Old Tappan drove on their first possession for a score, as Drew …

This is the last week before the playoffs begin and there is still an unknown on the seedings and what teams get in.  There is a good article by Mike Pavlichko of WCTC (not to be confused with WCTV in …

It was very stable – the teams going 20-2 and three byes.  The two losses were to other teams in the Top 25 and the Top 7 remains the same; that will change after this weekend, with much of the …

The surprise in the Catholics was Don Bosco running all over DePaul.    

The top six teams remain the same and the order changes after that.  The Top 25 finished 18-6-1, with four to other Top 25 teams and another to …

Part 2 of 2.

The last few weeks, I have been giving the weekly playoff scenarios if playoffs were starting those weeks.  I credited Gridiron New jersey with my numbers and since they did a similar article yesterday, I will …

Part 1 of 2.  South Jersey to follow.

The last few weeks, I have been giving the weekly playoff scenarios if playoffs were starting those weeks.  I credited Gridiron New jersey with my numbers and since they did a similar …

Paramus  scored two touchdowns in the third quarter and held off a late River Dell rally to beat River Dell, 20-13 in a battle of next-door neighbors.

Paramus opened the game with a seven minute drive, but their field goal …

Courtesy of d3football.com

NJAC (New Jersey Athletic Conference)

Salisbury – 5-0/6-0
Frostburg State – 4-0/5-0
Montclair State – 4-1/5-1
Wesley – 4-1/5-1
Rowan – 3-2/4-2
Christopher Newport – 2-2/3-2
Southern Virginia – 1-4/2-4
Kean – 1-4/1-5
The College of NJ …

I can’t believe the season, including playoffs, is at the halfway point.  It started on zero week and is now at week seven……….I was able to see Randolph beat a good Sparta squad last week and they proved to me …

Things have begun to shift, with two two of the Top 5 teams losing.  The Top 25 finished 14-5 plus six byes. There are some good games this weekend that can change things, but I don’t expect to change with …

The big happenings in the Catholics were St. Augustine beating Holy Spirit and St. Joe’s (Hammonton) being hammered by West Deptford after a turbulent week with suspensions.  I am switching places with St. Augustine and St. Joe’s (Hammonton), more as …

Part 2 of 2.

Below are the brackets for the playoffs if they were to start this weekend.

The teams not currently in the playoffs at this point are listed below each group and I am calling them wild cards.  …

Part 1 of 2.  South Jersey will be next.

Below are the brackets for the playoffs if they were to start this weekend.

The changes in sections from last week involve Glen Rock moving to Section 1 in Group 2.…

Randolph began the game with an opportunity to get on the board when they had first-and-goal on the 8-yard line, courtesy of a 33-yard pass from Anthony Sofia to Ryan McDermott, who made a diving catch.  Sparta’s defense held and …