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 16, 2024 | Boys Soccer
By, Jack Karp Five first-half goals powered the Lancers past the Technology Panthers in the Preliminary Third Round of the Essex County Tournament. The Lancers were able to dominate possession throughout the game with goals from Adrian Grzelinksi, Advay Chamoli,...
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 10, 2024 | Field Hockey
By, Jake Karp First-half goals by Chrissy Georgoutsos, Vanessa Rush, and Samantha Heinrich powered the Streaks past the second-seeded Newton Braves, advancing them to their 11th consecutive HWS Championship appearance. The now 9-2 Braves hosted the...
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...
by Charlie | Oct 8, 2024 | Uncategorized
When the 2024 high school football schedule came out last spring, there was a buzz among Hanover Park’s football players. Hornets usually do buzz anyway, right? Coach Dan Fulton got the word out. Soon, there was a … yup, buzz building around the football players. And...
by Charlie | Oct 2, 2024 | Football
Some people see West Morris’ Tommy Borgia as a wrestler in college. Not Dave McCarthy. The author of the highly acclaimed McCarthy Report sees the junior taking down quarterbacks, not opposing wrestlers. McCarthy rates the 6-2, 240-pound two-way lineman as the best...
