by Charlie | Oct 29, 2024 | Football
If the NJIC playoffs were a mid-term exam, then the Butler Bulldogs passed with flying colors. And now they are even more ready for the final: The state playoffs. Butler beat Glen Rock to win the NJIC playoffs, 21-12, and drew the top seed in North 1, Group I. The...
by Charlie | Oct 24, 2024 | Football
Three teams. Three division titles at stake. Three victories – all in totally different ways. Mendham, Sparta, and Boonton each spent this past weekend winning games – and their divisions – using totally diverse methods (running, passing, defense, respectively)....
by Charlie | Oct 22, 2024 | Football
One by one, Sparta starters have been going down like bowling pins. But the Spartans refuse to go down. And now they are the likely Patriot Red champions. The polls are now closed, and the verdict is in: Landslide. Sparta beat West Milford, 42-14, and is a victory...
by Charlie | Oct 16, 2024 | Football
Temperatures are cooling. Leaves are turning brown. Halloween decorations are all over the place. That can only mean one thing: High school football games are taking on more and more meaning. That is certainly true this coming weekend with four games involving...
by Charlie | Oct 15, 2024 | Football
Wallkill Valley’s Ryder Accardi took a year off from football last year. The Rangers are glad he came back. The SFC-National Blue isn’t – and that goes double for Whippany Park. Accardi caught two TD passes, including a dramatic 14-yard touchdown pass from quarterback...
by Charlie | Oct 9, 2024 | Football
The text arrived on Metin Ahmedi’s phone in the beginning of summer. It was from Sean Norton. It came out of nowhere. “Metin,” it said, “You are our quarterback.” Those may not have been the Boonton coach’s exact words, but the sentiment was clear: The Bombers senior...
