Joe Hofmann Football Notes Column: Other Amazing Teams of the...
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...
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Knolls 2005 Team the Best in the Area from 2000-2025
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...
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...
Big State Sports Best Offensive Players to Watch in Morris-Sussex
Early last summer, High Point’s Jerron Martress had a visit with Wildcats coach Bill Percey. The conversation may have gone something like this. Martress: “I’d like to play quarterback.” Percey:...
2025 Morris Sussex Big Football Games to Watch
When the 2025 high school football season gets underway in Morris-Sussex on Aug. 29, you’d swear that we were in the first night of the playoffs, not the first night...
2025 NJIIGL All-Division Teams & Postseason Awards
Note: Teams are put together and obtained from coaches, NOT created by Big State Sports. Stars & Stripes Red First Team: Second Team: Honorable Mention: All-Academic: Stars & Stripes Red...
January 21st Wrestling Notes: MCT Preview
For many years, the Morris County Tournament, wrestling teams competed … for second place. Delbarton had won an unprecedented 15 straight team titles, more than doubling the previous two team...
January 9th Wrestling Notes
When young wrestlers face a barrage of great teams, they can sink or swim. Morris Hills has chosen to swim. Coach Brian Bollette lined up one of the Morris-Sussex area’s...
Big State Sports Wrestling Notes: Sectional Check-Ins
When he entered Mountain Lakes High School as a freshman four years ago, Rinaldo DiGiacopo was a basketball player. But his life dramatically changed when he tried out for freshman...