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How good is Butler? Very good – no, make that, very, very good. It took Hanover Park’s shocking loss to Becton for me to realize this. Coach Jason Luciani’s team...
Stay? Or quit? Two summers ago, that was the choice that confronted Madison’s backup quarterback George Cripe. There would be no in-between. He chose to stay with the team and...
October 2025 – New Jersey — Big State Sports is proud to announce it will be televising the Metro Hoops Academy Pre-Season Invitational, a premier basketball showcase featuring some of...
The playoffs are set. Here are a few observations: 1. All of the groups have interesting nuggets but North 1, Group I is particularly fascinating. NJIC champion Butler is the...
Everyone knew what was coming. Everyone. Fans knew it. So did the cheerleaders. The refs knew it, as did the chain gang and concession workers. Security? They knew it. The...
There was a time when Parsippany Hills and Randolph were annual state playoff contenders. But victories have been hard to come by this fall. Both teams were winless in 2025...
Back in the dog days of summer, Mount Olive coach Brian O’Connor thought his team could “compete with anybody” if it stayed healthy. Well, the Marauders have remained injury-free and...
When Par Hills was finished practicing at MetLife Stadium for its state playoff game against Wayne Hills back in 2005, coach Dave Albano and his Vikings were greeted by a...
The surging Kinnelon Colts are pounding the rock and riding high in the standings – right into the school’s football record books. Coach Dustin Grande’s team is 7-0, all alone...
Brigham Farrand had the ball, cut through the line and … wait a second, Farrand didn’t have the ball. Tommy Hennessy did, and he spun in the other direction and...
By Joe Hofmann The Butler football program has had some legendary quarterbacks in their history such as college-bound QBs Scott Brown (Princeton) and Dan Madine (Fordham). Current QB David Smith...
Can a team not win a state sectional championship and be the best team in school history? If you are Parsippany Hills, the answer is … yes. The Vikings were...
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...
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...
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...
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