High Point beats Newton
First place in the SFC-American Blue championship was ripe to be had – and High Point spent the first 5-6 minutes of its showdown with Newton looking like it wanted...
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Who are the Best Football Teams of this Century?
Who is better, Morris Knolls’ 2005 team or West Morris’ 2021? Delbarton … 2001 … or 2020? Mountain Lakes 2008 … Madison 2011 … or Madison 2012? Those are great...
Roxbury Surprises Montville
If Roxbury’s 16-14 win over Montville caught your attention over the weekend, then you haven’t been paying attention. At least, that is the way the Gaels see things. Roxbury believes...
Who are the 21st Century’s Best of the Best? (Morris-Sussex...
Who were the best offensive football players in Morris and Sussex County over the past quarter century? If you want to know the answer, you have come to the right...
Chatham Makes a Big Statement!
It is Sept. 15. Football camp has barely ended. School has just begun. Labor Day parties have just broken up. We have just gotten off the beach for the final...
Liberato Fitting in at Hanover Park
It was no big deal, just a victory over a divisional opponent on Sept. 5. Nothing to see here, right? Wrong! Hanover Park surprising Madison, 33-19, had a special meaning...
Who are the 21st Century’s Best of the Best? (Morris-Sussex...
One Saturday afternoon about 20 years ago, Pope John D-Lineman Devin Perez blew up many, many plays against Jefferson. While working the sidelines for that game, I took notes and...
Joe Hofmann’s Week 0 Football Notes
Questions … so many questions. Which teams will win their divisions in the Morris-Sussex area in 2025? We don’t know yet, but we began gathering clues last week, when games...
Hopatcong Wins Opener
By, Joe Hofmann How much satisfaction can a football team feel with a single victory? If you’re Hopatcong coach Mark Certo and the Chiefs, there is an easy answer: Plenty!...
Big State Sports Best Defensive Players to Watch 2025
Chatham was arguably Morris County’s surprise team of 2024. The Cougars will not be doing that to anyone in 2025 – thanks to a defense led by linebackers Hunter Bigham...