Post 142 – HS Football – Ramapo 38 Wayne Hills 22

After trailing 14-7 early in the second quarter, Ramapo ran off 31 unanswered points to defeat Wayne Hills, 38-22, and remain undefeated.

Wayne Hills struck first late in the first quarter when Jaaron Hayek scored from a yard out just …

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Post 141 – HS Football – Bull Session Week 5

Last week, I wrote about the kid who is simply a good high school football player.  There is something good to be said about that.  These last ten plus years have seen the top-rated recruit get put on a

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Post 140 – HS Football – Public Groups 1-2 Poll

Another stable week with a record of 19-4-2 and no teams leaving or entering the Top 25. The Top 14 was unchanged, while three of the losses were to the numbers 1, 5, and 10 teams.  A Catholic school beat

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Post 139 – HS Football – Catholics and Public Groups 3-4-5 Polls

The only change I made in the Catholics was at 1 and 2.  The Public 3-4-5 is the same from 1-12 and after that, only two teams lost: Brick to #2 Rumson-Fair Haven and Rancocas Valley to Catholic #9 St.

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Post 138 – HS Football – If Playoffs Started This Weekend: South Jersey

Part 2 of 2.

Below are the brackets for the playoffs if they were to start this weekend.  The changes in sections come from Cherry Hill West moving to the Central in Group 4 and Trenton also moving to the …

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Post 137 – HS Football – If Playoffs Started This Weekend: North Jersey

Part 1 of 2.  South Jersey will be next.

*Corrected mistake in Group 5.  I had Livingston in Section 2 and Union City in Section 1.  I discovered that Livingston High School is slightly north of Union City High School

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Post 136 – HS Football – Bergen Catholic 24 St. Joe’s (Montvale) 20

Bergen Catholic came back from a 20-10 halftime deficit to beat St. Joe’s Montvale, 24-20.

The game began with an exchange of field goals before Joe’s scored on a 5-yard run by Shane Stewart.  The big play of the drive

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Post 135 – HS Football – Park Ridge 27 Emerson 21

It was as festive an atmosphere as I had seen at Emerson in a long time, but Park Ridge spoiled the party with a 27-21 win in a battle of previously undefeated teams.

Emerson struck first when Ryan Shaw scored …

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Post 134 – College Football – Division 3 Standings (East Region)

NJAC (New Jersey Athletic Conference)

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

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Post 133 – HS Football – Bull Session Week 4

There are top programs around the state, but few have had the long-term success enjoyed by Hasbrouck Heights.  Since 1966, they have had one losing season in 1993, finishing 4-5.  The following season, the Aviators won a state title,

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Post 132 – HS Football – Public Groups 1-2 Poll

It was still stable this week, with the Top 11 having ten wins and one bye.  The Top 25 was 18-5-1, with all losses to a ranked opponent, including one in the Public Groups 3-4-5 poll.  Big games this weekend

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Post 131 – HS Football – Catholic and Public Group 3-4-5 Polls

Some movement in the Catholic poll and 1-9 in the Public 3-4-5 has the same teams, with the only change being Ramapo and River Dell trading places after Ramapo’s overtime win over them.  There is some movement after that, but

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Post 130 – HS Football – If Playoffs Started This Week: South Jersey

Part 2 of 2.

Below are the brackets for the playoffs if they were to start this weekend.  Things will change with four more weeks of playoffs: teams can move in or out of the playoffs or they could be …

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Post 129 – HS Football – If Playoffs Started This Week: North Jersey

Part 1 of 2.  South Jersey will be next.

Below are the brackets for the playoffs if they were to start this weekend.  Things will change with four more weeks of playoffs: teams can move in or out of the …

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Post 128 – College Football – Monmouth 54 Wagner 47

HAWKS COME FROM BEHIND TO OVERPOWER RIVAL WAGNER, 54-47

Article courtesy of www.monmouthhawks.com.  For further information, visit that site.

Wagner Seahawks (1-4) – 47
Monmouth Hawks (3-2) – 54WEST LONG BRANCH, NJ  – With 1:14 left in the fourth …
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Post 127 – College Football – Princeton 45 Columbia 10

Princeton Runs Past Columbia In Friday Ivy Opener, Moves To 3-0 With 45-10 Victory

Article courtesy of Princeton Football site: www.goprincetontigers.com.  For further information, visit their site.  

Columbia entered its 2018 Ivy League opener Friday night with the nation’s second-ranked

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Post 126 – College Football – Division 3 Standings (East Region)

D3 Football Standings

NJAC (New Jersey Athletic Conference)

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

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Post 125 – HS Football – Union City 34 Bayonne 24

Union City scored the first time they had the ball when Jean Alvarez scored the first of his five touchdowns on a 31-yard run.  The score was set up when Bayonne fumbled the quarterback snap, with the Soaring Eagles recovering.…

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Post 124 – HS Football – New Milford 14 Lyndhurst 7 in Double OT

New Milford began their second drive in good field position at the Lyndhurst 25, courtesy of a 5-yard punt, and took advantage with Brian Markey found a wide open Tyler Picinic in the flat for a 31-yard touchdown.  The score …

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Post 123 – HS Football – Ramapo 42 River Dell 35 in Overtime

There are good games and there are games that make you say “wow!”  Tonight’s Ramapo-River Dell game was one of them, as Ramapo came back from a 35-20 deficit early in the fourth quarter to force overtime and defeat River …

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Post 122 – HS Football – Bull Session: Week 3

Bull Session Week 3  

One player who is lighting things up and setting records is senior quarterback Nick Kargman of Woodrow Wilson.  Last week, he threw for 539 yards in a 59-37 win over Timber Creek, a state record, according

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Post 121 – HS Football – Public School Groups 1-2 Poll

This was a stable group this week; nobody in the Top 18 lost, with only Salem having a bye.   I always say the cream rises to the top and it will as the season progresses.

1 – Haddonfield (4-0) (1)

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Post 120 – HS Football – Catholic and Public Groups 3-4-5 Polls

Parochial and Public Groups 3-4-5 Polls  

Not much change in the Catholics and there is some movement, as I gave a couple of teams some steep drops.  Please note, I have the team’s previous ranking in the second set of

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Post 119 – Pro Football – Giants the Day After

The Giants won their first game of the year by beating the Houston Texans, 27-22.

The big news heading into the game was the benching of right tackle Ereck Flowers and replacing him with Chad Wheeler.

The change had a …

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Post 118 – College Football – Princeton 51 Monmouth 6

Couretesy of Princeton web site: www.goprincetontigers.com

Jesper Horsted Breaks TD Receiving Record As Tigers Dominate Monmouth 51-9

It’s not easy to overshadow a quarterback who throws five touchdown passes

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