Ninth Notes Column: Who’s Hot Heading into the Postseason?
All week long, Mount Olive football coach Brian O’Connor spoke to his Marauders until he was blue in the face. Over and over. And over. His message: If you play...
Month: October 2024
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Butler Wins NJIC, Earn Top Sectional Seed
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...
Mendham, Sparta, Boonton Capture Division Titles in Different Ways
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...
Resilient Sparta Rolls Over West Milford
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...
Divisional Races at Stake this Weekend
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...
#10 Livingston Tops #23 Technology 5-0 to Advance in ECT
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...
Wallkill Valley Stuns Whippany Park, Clinches a Share of the...
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...
Third Seed Warren Hills Edges Newton 3-2 in HWS Semifinals
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...
Boonton, other area schools, in the mix for division titles
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...
Hanover Park Captures Division Crown, Gets Revenge Over Pequannock
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...