Sports
Boys Basketball: Johnson Crusaders Rally Past Oratory Prep HS with 23-Point Fourth Quarter, Defensive Stops
CLARK, NJ- The Arthur L. Johnson High School Crusaders returned to their home floor to take on the Oratory Prep High School (Summit) Rams, looking to bounce back from their home opener loss on Friday. With a 23-point fourth quarter, the Crusaders rallied with key baskets in the fourth quarter and locking down on defense, …
Girls Basketball: Fourth Quarter Rally Comes Up Short as Johnson Crusaders Fall to Cranford HS
CLARK, NJ- The Arthur L. Johnson High School Crusaders girls varsity basketball team hit the floor in their home opener against the Cranford High School Cougars, looking to build off their first win of the season on Friday. The Crusaders struggled, trailing the Cougars by as much as 16 points in the second half.A late push …
Boys Basketball: Johnson Crusaders Lose to Morris Catholic HS in Home Opener
CLARK, NJ- The Arthur L. Johnson High School Crusaders kicked off their new season at home against the Morris Catholic High School Crusaders (Denville). After a slow start, a quick offensive push sparked the home team, who fought to a 17-17 tie with 4:49 left in the second quarter.The visiting Crusaders found a way around …
Football: Valiant First Half from Johnson Crusaders Not Enough as Rahway Indians Roll in Second Half to Thanksgiving Day Win
CLARK, NJ- After a rough season, without playoffs, the Arthur L. Johnson High School Crusaders varsity football team hit their home field on a blistering cold day for the annual Thanksgiving Day rivalry game against the Rahway High School Indians, looking to add to their three-game winning streak.Despite the Crusaders leading 13-7 at halftime after a …
Daniel Collins’ High School Football Bowl Game Picks/Predictions
Well, it was quite a good weekend over here, as I went 15-5 in my public high school football sectional championship picks, something that, as someone who did the research and had a chance to see what could come about for the sectional championship weekend in the respective home stadiums of the higher-seeded teams. Now …
Daniel Collins’ High School Football Sectional Championship Picks/Predictions
Well, it’s the most wonderful time of the year for all New Jersey High School Football fans, with the start of the NJSIAA sectional championship weekend, with all games to take place throughout the weekend of November 16-17, 2018. The new high school football playoff format changes everything. Instead of the championship games being held …
Full Coverage of Rahway’s North 2, Group 3 Semifinals Win Over South Plainfield
RAHWAY- Third-seeded Rahway had come one win short of competing for the state championship last season, but on Saturday, they cleared the hurdle with a 28-7 win over South Plainfield in the NJSIAA North Jersey, Section 2, Group 3 Semifinals at Rahway River Park. Rahway will travel to play at top-seeded Summit in the finals …
Full Coverage of Old Tappan’s North 1, Group 4 Semifinals Win Over Wayne Valley
OLD TAPPAN- Second-seeded Old Tappan is now one step closer towards defending their North 1, Group 4 state championship from 2017 after a 24-8 win over sixth-seeded Wayne Valley Friday night. Drew Dippolito and John Caracciolo powered the Golden Knights, with the QB-WR combination getting two touchdown passes on a night where not much action …
Full Coverage of No. 8 Glen Rock’s North 1, Group 2 Championship Win Over No. 16 Ramsey
RAMSEY- Second-seeded Glen Rock, No. 8 on NJ.com’s Top 20, is having a season for the ages, remaining unbeaten on the season, with only a 1-1 tie to Rutherford on October 18 being the only non-win on their season. Accolades on the season include the 2018 Bergen County Tournament championship and capturing the NJIC Colonial Division …
Full Coverage of No. 7 Hillsborough’s Fifth Straight NJSIAA Central Jersey, Section 2 Championship
HILLSBOROUGH- No. 7 Hillsborough came into Saturday afternoon’s sectional championship, looking to show once again how dominant they are as a unit with the depth they’ve had all season long and they came away with the win, edging South Brunswick by a little more than four points. Junior Samantha Ringel captured sectional championship for the …