Sports Top Stories
By MAXPREPS
November 2, 2025
SOMERVILE, NJ - Somerville and Matawan Regional squared off in some playoff action on Friday, with the Pioneers eliminated from the state playoff picture, losing by a score of 14-13.The teams were perfectly matched. The Pioneers were red-hot offensively heading into the matchup (they scored no less ...
HILLSBOROUGH, NJ - It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Hillsborough can now relate to. They had to suffer through a 33-0 loss at the hands of the Rancocas Valley Red Devils Saturday. The contest marked the first time this season in which the Raiders were not able ...
Brought to you by: WAYNE, NJ – It’s only fitting that Wayne Valley’s October Athlete of the Month would inspire a theme of fear. After all, we just had Halloween. And on the volleyball court, few sights are more frightening for opponents than seeing the ball set to Valley freshman outside hitter ...
RUTHERFORD, NJ -- Graham Jordan kicked a 33-yard field goal with no time left to give Rutherford a 31-28 victory over Hoboken in the first round of the NJSIAA North 2, Group 2 football playoffs on Saturday.Hoboken (9-1) had rallied from a 14-0 second-quarter deficit to eventually tie the ...
CLARK, NJ – The Scotch Plains-Fanwood boys soccer team won its second consecutive Union County title with a 2-0 victory over Westfield at Arthur L. Johnson High School in Clark, NJ, on Saturday evening. The Raiders broke the ice with about 15 minutes left in the first half when senior Ryan Watt ...
CLARK, NJ — If there was any doubt that Westfield is one of the best programs in the state, it was removed Saturday night as the Blue Devils captured their fourth Union County Tournament championship in five years with a 2-0 win over Cranford. The top-seeded Blue Devils have had an amazing run of ...
MONTCLAIR, NJ — Montclair’s field hockey and girls volleyball teams are gearing up for the NJSIAA North Jersey, Section 1, Group 4 Tournament.First-round games are in the next couple of days.The girls volleyball team is seeded No. 9.Montclair will face No. 8 seed West Orange on Monday, November ...
BRIDGEWATER, NJ – A bounce-back regular season came to an end for the Bridgewater-Raritan boys’ soccer team Oct. 29, in Bridgewater.Prior to its regular-season finale against Lawrenceville High School, the Panthers’ following 15 team members were honored: players Jacob Araya, Johan Ballestero-Mena, ...
SUMMIT, NJ – Warren Hills pushed the Hilltoppers to the limit Saturday afternoon at Tatlock Field, but Summit came through in the clutch, defeating the Blue Streaks, 24-21, on a Cooper Smoragiewicz 19-yard field goal with seven seconds to go in the teams’ North II, Group III first round playoff ...
HASBROUCK HEIGHTS, NJ – The following are schedules for the opening round of the NJSIAA State Playoffs for the following teams. North 1, Group 1: Girls Volleyball (15) Hasbrouck Heights at (2) Verona, Monday, November 3, 4 pm North 1, Group 1: Girls Volleyball (16) Wood-Ridge at (1) Secaucus, ...
CLARK, NJ – The Scotch Plains-Fanwood boys soccer team won its second consecutive Union County title with a 2-0 victory over Westfield at Arthur L. Johnson High School in Clark, NJ, on Saturday evening. The Raiders broke the ice with about 15 minutes left in the first half when senior Ryan Watt ...
CHATHAM, NJ – Even though it was a relaxed atmosphere with Chatham playing its “Senior Day” boys soccer game on Saturday, Cougar coach Mark Maka was getting a little nervous in the second half of the 4-2 win vs. Sparta.“Going into the state tournament, I wanted the mentality to be a little sharper ...
MIDDLETOWN, NJ – Middletown North advanced in the opening round of the NJSIAA Central Jersey, Group 4 football playoffs with a 28-19 victory over Middletown South on Friday night.Middletown North (4-4) had a 14-0 lead before Middletown South (3-6) rallied with a pair of touchdowns to close the gap ...
SPARTA, NJ – Senior striker Amanda Thornton collected a goal and an assist in the second half as Chatham scored a 2-0 girls soccer win vs. Sparta on Saturday.Freshman Junna Sho notched her sixth goal of the season on a pass from Thornton for Chatham (13-5-1). Sophomore Emily Piskadlo was credited ...
The 2025 football season is now concluded at Bloomfield High.Head coach Mike Carter's team was defeated by East Orange Campus in a North 1, Group 5 quarterfinal 49-7, on Nov. 1, in East Orange.East Orange Campus, the defending sectional champion, will travel to Passaic Tech, in Wayne, for a ...
PISCATAWAY, NJ – The Piscataway Chiefs continued their winning momentum Saturday afternoon with a decisive 29-14 victory over Plainfield in the NJSIAA North Jersey, Section 2, Group 5 quarterfinals at Kenny Armwood Stadium.The Chiefs, now 8-2 overall and undefeated in the Big Central National Gold ...
PISCATAWAY, NJ – The Piscataway Chiefs continued their winning momentum Saturday afternoon with a decisive 29-14 victory over Plainfield in the NJSIAA North Jersey, Section 2, Group 5 quarterfinals at Kenny Armwood Stadium.The Chiefs, now 8-2 overall and undefeated in the Big Central National Gold ...
CHATHAM, NJ – Emma Shushansky converted a pass from Molly Chazen for her second goal of the game, breaking the tie in the fourth quarter and lifting Chatham to a 3-2 field hockey win vs. NJAC American rival West Morris on Saturday at Haas Field.The win moved Chatham (16-2) into a tie for first ...
MORRIS PLAINS, NJ – Chatham senior Marcus Valenzuela won his eighth straight boys cross-country race of the season, placing first in NJSIAA North Jersey, Section 2, Group 3 with a time of 16:13 on Saturday over the 5K Greystone Course.Valenzuela led Chatham to a second-place finish in the state ...
NUTLEY, NJ- The Nutley High football team just didn't have an answer for Mount Olive's Brayden Longo.Longo rushed for 192 yards and three touchdowns and caught three passes for 46 yards and an additional score as third-seeded Mount Olive earned a 40-0 victory over the sixth-seeded Raiders in the ...
LACEY - The Southern Regional Girls Soccer team saw their record fall to (12-8-1) on Saturday, after a hard-fought 4-2 loss to the Lacey Township Lions. The Lions (11-9) secured the victory behind a balanced scoring attack that overcame a strong start by the Rams.The match was an even contest in ...
LIVINGSTON, NJ – Livingston had a halftime lead, but Mount St. Dominic rallied and pulled away in the second half for a 4-1 girls soccer victory in the Essex County Tournament championship game on Saturday.It was top-seeded Mount St. Dominic's first county championship.Second-seeded Livingston ...
LACEY - The Southern Regional Girls Soccer team saw their record fall to (12-8-1) on Saturday, after a hard-fought 4-2 loss to the Lacey Township Lions. The Lions (11-9) secured the victory behind a balanced scoring attack that overcame a strong start by the Rams.The match was an even contest in ...
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ - The Phillipsburg High School boy’s cross-county team qualified for next week’s group state meet with a third-place finish at the NJSIAA North Jersey Section 4 Group 4 championship race on Saturday at Greystone-Central Park in Morris Plains.The Stateliners very young girls team ...
NEW PROVIDENCE, NJ — It was only natural to wonder, after halfback A.J. Whitehead went down for the season with a fractured leg on Oct. 10, how the undefeated New Providence football team would respond in the absence of someone who might have been the Pioneers' best player.It turns out, the ...
MORRISTOWN, NJ — Morristown closed out its NJAC–National slate in style Saturday morning, riding a balanced attack and a shutout defensive effort to a 4–0 win over Pope John.The Colonials (14-5-1, 9-1 NJAC–National) scored in three of the four quarters and never let the Lions (4-15, 1-9) settle in, ...
NUTLEY, NJ - Senior Meya Ranges clocked a time of 19:33,15 to place sixth at the NJSIAA North Jersey, Section 2, Group 3 cross country championships on Saturday at Greystone Park in Morris Plains. Junior Kennan Bilotta led the Nutley boys by recording a time of 17:43.77 and placing 27th. Matthew ...
BRIDGEWATER, NJ – Bridgewater-Raritan remained undefeated at home this season and advanced in the first round of the NJSIAA North 2, Group 5 football playoffs with a 35-6 victory over Linden on Friday night.Denzel Amoafo's 32-yard touchdown run and Joe Squicciarini's extra point with 8:42 left in ...
WAYNE, NJ – The lights were bright, the air was chill, and the stakes couldn’t have been higher. In a tense quarterfinal football matchup that went down to the wire, the Wayne Hills Patriots held off a furious late comeback by Sparta to claim a 21–20 victory in the opening round of the NJSIAA North ...
MANVILLE, NJ — Manville High School Head Football Coach David Markowitch has been named the New York Jets High School Coach of the Week, recognizing his leadership in guiding the Mustangs to a record-breaking season.“Under Markowitch's leadership, the Mustangs have gone from 3-7 in his first year ...