Boys Soccer: When Momentum Starts Rolling, Get Off the Tracks
It’s fitting that the quarterfinals of the Bergen County Tournament were accompanied by the occasional roar of a passing freight train behind the soccer field at Dumont High School Sunday. Because late...
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Football Roundtable: Biggest Wins
Don Bosco’s #26 Preston Queen runs off the field with #24 Patrick Piza, and #4 Corey Stefanik after he made an interception late in the game. Each week of the fall season, The Record football staff...
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Football Roundtable: Most Impressive Performances
Running back Jaleel Felton and Pascack Valley had an impressive performance against Wayne Hills last week, but was it the most impressive performance? (George McNish/Record Photo) Each week of the fall...
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Football: Hester has been big part of DePaul’s special season
Kiy Hester (23) celebrates a touchdown with former St. Joseph teammates during the Green Knights’ 37-9 victory over Delbarton in the Non-Public, Group 3 final last Dec. 8. (PHOTO: CHRIS PEDOTA/The...
View ArticleBoys Soccer: Division Champions Finally Crowned
It’s been an interesting 10 days in boys soccer. Since Oct. 26, we’ve crowned two county champions as Wayne Hills played the underdog role to the hilt in Passaic County and Cliffside Park did something...
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Scoops on Football: Paramus Catholic 44, Bergen Catholic 6
Photo by Amy NewmanParamus Catholic senior Jabrill Peppers powers over for one of his 4 first half touchdowns against Bergen Catholic. He also had two interceptions and a forced fumble. We have to give...
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Scoops Q&A: Nunzio Campanile
Photo by Amy NewmanBergen Catholic football coach Nunzio Campanile. After the PC/BC game I wandered up into the Bergen athletic center, hung out for a bit with Bill Walsh, the BC trainer who I have...
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Wrestling: Where Will Sebastian Land?
We’re going back to 2012 and he has his back turned to us but this is then sophomore Johnny Sebastian of Bergen Catholic nearly pinning CBA’s Vincent Favia in one of the first bouts that cemented his...
View ArticleScoops on Football: Nunzio –“no plans of not being at Bergen”
In writing the “Truth” blog last night, please know that all along I wanted to get a statement from Nunzio as well. He was at a wedding over the weekend, but I just talked to him. He is on his way back...
View ArticleScoops on Football: Who played the toughest schedule?
Now that we are in the final 2 weeks of the HS football season in New Jersey, I thought it would be cool to look at each of the Big Four (sorry, but DePaul is left out this time, because they didn’t...
View ArticleFootball: Learning from Phil Simms helped Teaneck’s Wimbush before junior season
JERSEY CITY — Brandon Wimbush has learned plenty about playing his position from quarterbacks coach Madei Williams. Old Tappan’s Williams, a Pittsburgh native who was Donovan McNabb’s backup at...
View ArticleFootball: Dates and Schedules and Openings
I certainly have some more to say about Wayne Valley and Brian O’Connor, but I have some early scheduling news on the Big Five (DePaul, you got anything?), plus the River Dell football clinics are...
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Hoops: Boys, girls North-South All-Star games set for Sunday at Rider University
Elmwood Park senior guard Ve’Shawn Polite will be among five boys basketball players from Bergen and Passaic counties who’ll play in the North-South All-Star Game on Sunday at Rider University....
View ArticleScoops on Football: Paramus Catholic 2014 Schedule Released
Paramus Catholic publicly put out its 2014 football schedule this morning. This leaves DePaul as the only Big North United team (the Big Five) that has yet to publicly release its schedule. I called...
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Scoops on Baseball: Bergen Catholic 8, Old Tappan 6
Photo from Dave Rubel/NJ Sports MediaBergen Catholic junior P Kyle Weiner overcame a handful of errors by his team to earn the win over Old Tappan Monday. The game had 14 runs, around 10 errors,...
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Baseball: 12th-seeded Wayne Hills suddenly dangerous in Passaic County...
West Milford senior outfielder Chris Boes (r.), shown above celebrating a 2012 state tournament win against Wayne Hills, will try to help the Highlanders fend off emerging Wayne Hills in the first...
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Football: Wimberly believes Hackensack must advance in 2014 playoffs
Hackensack’s Tommy Smith (1), shown above catching a pass against Teaneck last Thanksgiving Day, is one of the Comets’ top defensive players. (PHOTO: Bernadette Marciniak/Special to The Record) With...
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Football: Determined Adzima delivered in DePaul debut
Add Media DePaul senior quarterback Ryan Adzima (13) threw two touchdown passes during the Spartans’ season-opening, 49-21 win against Pope John on Friday night in Wayne. (PHOTO: MIKE KARAS/The...
View ArticleWrestling: Suriano Goes Beyond to Prove Who’s Number 1
Nick Suriano has a one-track mind. Even 30 minutes into the longest wrestling match in high school wrestling history. “Just find a way to win,” the junior from Bergen Catholic said Sunday, less than...
View ArticleScoops on Football: Who Played the Toughest Schedule in 2014?
So much vacation time, so much to think about, so much terrible Saints football to watch. My first topic I want to tackle is looking back at the Big 5 (Big North United) football schedules from 2014...
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