by Charlie | Sep 30, 2024 | Football
Newton’s 2024 campaign was on the brink. The curtain was coming down on the season. The Braves were lifeless in a coffin and High Point seemed to be shoveling one last bit of dirt all over them. But somehow, Newton put a stop to it all, rallied to win, and may have...
by Charlie | Sep 26, 2024 | Football
Despite some crazy upsets, last week somehow didn’t set all seven of our “experts” back too too far in our picks. Dan Cleary still leads the way, showing that his New Jersey high school football knowledge is second to none. Here are the current...
by Charlie | Sep 26, 2024 | Football
Sparta is off to a 3-1 start and is one of the top contenders in both the SFC Patriot Red and North Jersey, Group III. One of the reasons for the Spartans quick getaway is senior running back-linebacker Luke Brown, a Monmouth commit who is the fourth-ranked recruit in...
by Charlie | Sep 24, 2024 | Football
The first major body blow of the 2024 high school was thrown Saturday afternoon. Chatham threw it. Mount Olive absorbed it. For sure, no one could have seen this one coming: Chatham 31, Mount Olive 6. The Cougars were physical and dominated for almost a full 48...
by Charlie | Sep 20, 2024 | Football
Another week in the books, and boy was it a wild ride! Only Christian foresaw the Lenape Valley road upset of Newton, en route to winning the weekend with a 17-2 record! This week there are 18 games up for grabs, and with plenty of season left to play, it’s...
by Charlie | Sep 18, 2024 | Football
Major League Baseball has the Yankees. The NBA has the Celtics. The NHL has the Canadiens. College Hoops has UCLA. Morris-Sussex County football has Madison, Randolph, Butler, Morristown, Morris Knolls, West Morris, and Lenape Valley. We are talking dynasties. So what...
by Charlie | Sep 17, 2024 | Football
By, Julia Abbott The Panthers are red hot, 3-0 and scored 41 unanswered points. No, I don’t mean theCarolina Panthers, but the Cedar Grove Panthers. Senior quarterback Stephen Paradiso went 19of 30 for 226 yards, three touchdowns, and one interception Friday night...
by Charlie | Sep 16, 2024 | Boys Soccer
By, Clara De Leon On September 11, the Sparta Boys Soccer team kicked off their first game versus Pope John with a huge 5-0 win. Assists made by Henri Coleman, Ethan Carey, and Patrick Connors were key in Sparta’s victory. With two goals from Tobias Gomez, one...
by Charlie | Sep 16, 2024 | Football
Why not us? That was the mantra at Lenape Valley all week – and there were plenty of reasons why the Patriots should not have beaten Newton leading up to the game. There were certainly more reasons why they should lose, and not win. But coach Wade Pickett, doing...
by Charlie | Sep 13, 2024 | Football
Welcome back! We do apologize for missing the post last week, but we’re back in action with our staff picks for Week 2 of the New Jersey High School football season! As always, all games are available to watch FOR FREE on the Big State Sports YouTube Channel:...
