Ten questions as football practice opens across New Jersey today
All across the state, many high school football players have been taking part in voluntary off-season workouts. But starting today, August 10th, football practice and heat acclimatization officially begins – and luckily, the July/August heatwave appears to be subsiding at just the right time. But that doesn’t mean we don’t have some burning questions about […]
St. Joseph alum, MiLB broadcaster John Nolan wins one for grooms everywhere
The average guy, when it comes to wedding prep, is somewhere in the background. Maybe an opinion or an idea here and there, but it’s often the bride-to-be designing and creating the wedding of their dreams. John Nolan – a 2009 graduate of St. Joseph-Metuchen, who’s getting married this December – had one big idea. […]
Donaghue aims to keep the consistency going as he takes the reins at Old Bridge
The first thing Matt Donaghue talks about when asked about his promotion to head coach of the Old Bridge football program is how Anthony Lanzafama’s January announcement that was was stepping down came as a total surprise. And why not? Consider that Bob DeMarco was the head coach for 33 seasons, first at Madison Central, […]
Some Big Central teams will have a tougher road than others to the playoffs in ’23
Back in the days when power points themselves were simpler, and the only method the NJSIAA used for playoff seeding, there would always be some six-win team that could make a case to get in the playoffs over a four-win team. In 2017, 5-3 Linden missed the playoffs, while Columbia – 0-8 at the cutoff […]
NJSIAA reclassifications move five Big Central teams; others will have new competition, too
According to the NJSIAA football classifications released to the public on its website, five Big Central Conference football teams will compete for a playoff spot in new sections this coming season, with three of them moving up to a larger group size. Rahway will move up to the North Group 4 playoff supersection, which will […]
Strength of Schedule and OSI for 2022 H.S. Football; did the Big Central get it right?
Every couple of years, sometimes every year, leagues and conferences around New Jersey do The Shuffle. It’s less a dance than a Rubik’s Cube, but the goal is to get all their teams in competitive divisions. Ultimately, someone will say they’re playing too many big schools, or will wind up slaying a bunch of smaller […]
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