12 can’t-miss Mid-State Conference games in 2019
Mark your calendars and unleash the football frenzy. NJ.com did its best to provide a season-long guide to the most important games of 2019, and to make sure they got everything covered, they picked the 50 best statewide games and went even more in-depth with...
Roselle Park football preview – Panthers back with varsity ready to excel
One year after playing a junior varsity schedule the Panthers are back with a varsity team ready to challenge the Group 1 schools on their schedule. After producing a 7-4 record in 2017 that included a playoff victory and a season-ending 7-6 home win over Roselle in...
Football: Gov. Livingston Highlanders Not Letting Graduation Losses Affect Approach To Season
As the Governor Livingston Highlanders football team gets set to begin the 2019 season, the competition levels for open positions and overall competitive fire from the team has pleased head coach Dan Guyton. The Highlanders graduated a good amount of seniors from last...
Leading rushers George of Linden, Jackson of Summit and Pendleton of Rahway lead Union County contingent North-South All-Star Game
Linden’s BJ George, his school’s all-time leading rusher, will be there. Summit’s Max Jackson, who this past season set school records for most yards rushing in a single season and a single game, will be there. In all 10 players from Union County high schools comprise...
Mid-State 38 Football Honors Announced
The student-athletes listed on the file below were recognized by the Mid-State 38 for their play this past season in football. Congrats to all those recognized!
Roselle Park football wins first road playoff game in 25 years; Hillside captures first road playoff triumph since 1985
Westfield, Elizabeth and Rahway also victorious as 5 Union County teams advance to sectional semifinal contests. Click here for full story.
Hillside at Johnson FB playoff game moved to Saturday, Nov. 18
The two best football teams from the Valley Division of the Mid-State 38 Conference – first-time champion Johnson (5-0) and second-place Hillside (4-1) – will now clash Saturday (Nov. 18) night at 7 at Nolan Field in Clark in their Central Jersey, Group 2 playoff...
Football playoffs, 2017: North Jersey, Section 2, Group 5 semifinal schedule, picks
A Mid-State 38 showdown that is also a rematch of a regular season meeting. Westfield beat Elizabeth, 13-6, back on Oct. 14, one of many solid but unconvincing victories the Blue Devils have had this season. But whether they're winning by one point or 100, the...
Hillside football runs past Delaware Valley to clinch playoffs for first time since 2008; Ugwu scores 3 times, Louis twice
Seeking to produce an historic day, one the program has not seen in some time, Hillside was prepared to throw everything it had at Delaware Valley. The last three years the teams met as members of the Mid-State 38 Conference the Terriers of Hunterdon County had...
Cranford football needs to win to keep hopes of qualifying again in North 2, Group 3
Cranford has qualified for the state playoffs the last six seasons. At 3-3 and back in North 2, Group 3 this season, the Cougars may not net enough power points to make the grade even if they win their final two qualifying games. “It’s still cloudy,” head coach Erik...