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September 7, 2024

FLEMINGTON, NJ -- The Hunterdon Central girls volleyball team defeated Bridgewater-Raritan, 25-18, 25-20 on Thursday.Reagan Dyba finished with five kills and five digs for the Red Devils (2-0), and Becky Rincon led Hunterdon Central in digs with 10. Hunterdon Central: Sets PlayedKBDASPAcesAlex ...

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FLEMINGTON, NJ -- The Hunterdon Central girls volleyball team defeated Bridgewater-Raritan, 25-18, 25-20 on Thursday.Reagan Dyba finished with five kills and five digs for the Red Devils (2-0), and Becky Rincon led Hunterdon Central in digs with 10. Hunterdon Central: Sets PlayedKBDASPAcesAlex ...

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HILLSBOROUGH, NJ – Jackson Jankowicz scored two touchdowns to lead Hillsborough to a 21-14 football victory over Union on Friday night.Union (0-2) took a 7-0 lead on a 70-yard touchdown pass from O'Malley King to Elijah Greene before Hillsborough came back to tie the game, 7-7, in the second ...

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HILLSIDE, NJ - The Hillside Boys Varsity Soccer Team played in their 2024-2025 season opener on Thursday Night, losing to Brearley 6-1. Junior Keving Point Du Jour provided the lone goal for the Comets. He was assisted by senior Andrew Lopez.For Brearly, Luiggi Cedeno finished with a hat trick.

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NORTH SALEM, N.Y. - After capturing the section title in dominant fashion last season, North Salem’s squad said farewell to nine seniors. This year’s roster looks a bit thinner, but Coach Bob Martin is confident that the new-look Tigers will rise to the occasion once more. “Our numbers are tight so ...

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SOMERS, N.Y. - On Tuesday Sept. 3, the tennis team kicked off the fall sports season for Somers. At Reis Park, the girls faced Lakeland, and the visitors didn’t have much buzz. The Tuskers won six out of seven matches, and Victoria Morel and Gabby Crecco were first to clip their opponent’s wings. A ...

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ANNANDALE, NJ — Dylan Chiera passed for three touchdowns and Colonia scored two touchdowns on returns in its 35-7 football victory over North Hunterdon on Friday night.North Hunterdon (0-2) had an early 7-0 lead before Colonia (2-0) tied it on Chiera's 24-yard TD pass to Rynal Wortman and Anthony ...

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CARTERET, NJ — Jakir Thomas scored all his team's touchdowns to lead Carteret to a 27-7 football victory over Perth Amboy on Friday night.Thomas rushed for 257 yards on 21 carries. He scored on a 55-yard run in the first quarter, a 35-yard run in the third quarter and runs of 43 and 4 yards in the ...

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DOYLESTOWN, PA—Only one Central Bucks team emerged from week 3 of high school football with a perfect record. Here’s a roundup of scores from this week’s games. The CB South Titans won their home game against Upper Dublin 33-7, giving the reigning District One champion a 3-0 record for the season.

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ROSELLE, NJ - The Roselle Rams Boys Varsity Soccer Team found the net six times in a 6-0 victory over Roselle Catholic on Thursday. Samuel Rodriguez recorded a hat trick, along with one assist. Samir Yann Antonin had two goals and two assists. Anthony Saraguro added a goal. Sebastian Vargas, Luis ...

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WAYNE, NJ – Max Garcia scored three touchdowns to lead West Essex to a 35-14 football victory over Wayne Hills on Friday night.Garcia, a senior two-way back, rushed for two touchdowns on offense and returned an interception for a TD on defense.His 2-yard run and Robert Warmington's extra point in ...

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WOODBRIDGE, NJ — After a tough defensive battle, Watchung Hills fell to Woodbridge on Friday, 13-10.Down 7-3 at the half, the Warriors took the lead on a 3-yard run from Jake Arakelian and with a perfect PAT, Watchung Hills was up 10-7.Woodbridge answered with a Bryan Anderson 11-yard touchdown ...

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WOODBRIDGE, NJ — After a tough defensive battle, Watchung Hills fell to Woodbridge on Friday, 13-10.Down 7-3 at the half, the Warriors took the lead on a 3-yard run from Jake Arakelian and with a perfect PAT, Watchung Hills was up 10-7.Woodbridge answered with a Bryan Anderson 11-yard touchdown ...

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NORTH PLAINFIELD, NJ — Brianna Valladares Chavez led North Plainfield with a hat trick over rival South Plainfield in Friday’s home-opener, 9-1.Madelin Portillo and Lauren Duncan each netted two goals, and Maya Mohammed and Zeza Coral scored one apiece for the Canucks. Aniyah Hewitt scored the lone ...

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ELIZABETH, NJ - The Elizabeth Boys Varsity Soccer Team faced its fair share of challenges in their regular season opener, but emerged victorious, defeating New Providence 3-2. Resilience was the name of the game in this contest. The Minutemen went down 2-0 in the first half, thanks to goals from ...

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DENVILLE, NJ - The Morris Knolls Boys Varsity Soccer Team started their season with a divisional matchup against Sparta, losing 2-1. Both teams did not score in the first half, with all of the damage coming in the second half of a tight contest. Jefferson Zapata scored the lone goal for the Golden ...

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VERONA, NJ - The Verona Hillbillies Boys Varsity Soccer Team scored two unanswered goals in the second half of Wednesday’s contest to defeat Technology High School 2-1 for their first victory of the season. Finn O’Brien started off the scoring for Verona in the 65th minute, assisted by Dean Rizzi.

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MIDDLETOWN, NJ -- Middletown North built a 30-point halftime lead and coasted to a 37-7 football victory over Lacey in its first game of the season on Friday night.Owen Robson passed for two touchdowns and ran for another for Middletown North. He had a 48-yard TD pass to Joe Grasso in the first ...

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WEEHAWKEN, NJ - The Wood-Ridge Blue Devils moved to 2-0 with a 34-20 win over the Indians in a NJIC Patriot League game on Friday night at Weehawken Stadium.  After a low-scoring first half, both teams combined for 48 points in a back- and-forth second half of football.After Weehawken started the ...

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NEW MILFORD, NJ – A late defensive touchdown by New Milford stopped a potential comeback for Hasbrouck Heights and gave the Knights a 26-14 victory in the season opener for both teams in New Milford on Friday Night in NJIC Meadowlands Division football action.With the Aviators trailing 20-14 late ...

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ENGLEWOOD, NJ – Hasbrouck Heights dropped a three game match to Dwight Englewood on Friday in independent girls volleyball. The Lady Aviators dropped the first set, 25-16, before finding their game, as they handed Dwight-Englewood 25-14 defeat in the second game, tying the match.  Dwight Englewood ...

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CHATHAM, NJ – Senior quarterback Will Allen and his Chatham teammates have been working since last June to get ready for the 2024 season, which opens 1 p.m. Saturday with a home game vs. Morris Hills at Cougar Field.When Allen takes his first offensive snap from senior center Eric Riso, he'll have ...

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BAYONNE, NJ – Elizabeth scored three touchdowns in the first half and went on to a 25-6 football victory over Bayonne in the Bees' first game of the 2024 season on Friday night.Arique Fleming threw three touchdown passes in the first half and a fourth one in the third quarter for Elizabeth (2-0).

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CHATHAM, NJ – The Chatham boys soccer team is used to banging heads with the best teams in Morris County during the regular season and on Friday the Cougars got a chance to test themselves against a talented squad from Bergen County.Ridgewood came to Cougar Field and left with a 1-0 win when senior ...

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BERNARDSVILLE, NJ – Bernards built a 23-point halftime lead and went on to a 30-14 football victory over Hillside on Friday night at Olcott Field.The Mountaineers rushed for 230 yards, led by Logan Stevens, who carried 12 times for 94 yards, and Patrick Carlisle, who was 12-for-83 on the ground ...

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NEW PROVIDENCE, NJ -- New Providence came up with two big defensive stops in the final minute to hold on for a 13-12 football victory over Gov. Livingston on Friday night.The visiting Highlanders, trailing by one point, had driven from their own 6-yard line inside the Pioneers' 35 with a minute to ...

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NEW PROVIDENCE, NJ -- New Providence came up with two big defensive stops in the final minute to hold on for a 13-12 football victory over Gov. Livingston on Friday night.The visiting Highlanders, trailing by one point, had driven from their own 6-yard line inside the Pioneers' 35 with a minute to ...

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RIDGEWOOD, NJ – Junior striker Amanda Thornton scored two goals, converting passes from Alex Donoghue and Abby Droner in Chatham's 2-0 girls soccer win vs. Ridgewood on Friday.The goals were the first two of the season for the Rutgers commit, who collected 14 goals last season for Chatham (2-1).

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WOODBRIDGE, NJ — Derek Anderson's 11-yard touchdown pass to his twin brother Bryan with 1:32 left in the game gave Woodbridge a 13-10 football victory over Watchung Hills on Friday night.After a tumultuous off-season that including a late coaching change, the Barrons have won their first two games ...

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CHATHAM, NJ – The Chatham girls tennis team won every match in straight sets to score a 5-0 win vs. Montville in its home opener on Friday at the Colony Tennis Courts.Freshmen Joyce Zhang and Alina Belinskaia won at first and second singles, respectively, for the Cougars and senior captain Jin ...

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