Covering New Jersey High School Sports Since 2006!
Covering New Jersey High School Sports Since 2006!
Zack Smolen*Note: This team was selected by the Big State Sports Hockey Staff* It was a brilliant season of Girls’ Ice Hockey in New Jersey. We saw a record 15 teams hit the rinks all across the state, three cup…
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Joe HofmannTemperatures 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…
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BigStateSportsBy, 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…
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Joe HofmannWallkill 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…
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BigStateSportsBy, 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 late afternoon tournament game…
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Joe HofmannThe 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,…
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Joe HofmannWhen 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,…
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Joe HofmannSome 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…
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Joe HofmannNewton’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,…
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BigStateSportsDespite 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…
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Joe HofmannSparta 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…
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