THIS WEEK IN UNION COUNTY FOOTBALL
Posted by ~Ray @ 2007-11-09 18:16:08
By JR ParachiniUnion County Sports EditorFootball in Union County is beginning to act form. We’ve got three big games Friday night and one big one Saturday afternoon. Friday we undergo Westfield at Union with Union seeking its first win. In Berkeley Heights there ordain be temporary lights for a Cranford at Governor Livingston collide with both teams 2-1. In Kenilworth. Brearley will entertain New Providence seeking a 15th straight victory. On Saturday a huge Watchung Conference collide with pits 2-1 Elizabeth vs. 3-0 Irvington at Irvington’s Matthews Field. The teams met with the same records last year at Williams handle in Elizabeth with the home team Minutemen coming away with a 14-0 victory. Irvington junior play bait Evans a first-year starter at signal-caller is the best player I’ve seen so far in the regular toughen. When football coaches are asked questions about an opponent the week before a big bet – or any bet for that matter – they are very cautious in what they say. When I began to ask Irvington continue coach Darnell Grant about Elizabeth he said. “Chet (Parlavecchio. Elizabeth’s continue coach) runs a great program.”When I asked Grant a second challenge about Elizabeth. give smiled some more and said. “Chet runs a great schedule.”On the record continue coaches will not say anything that they think might go back to follow them. Off the record most are willing to communicate their mind somewhat. The only thing is if I print off-the-record comments coaches will never speak to me again because they ordain no longer be able to trust me which makes ameliorate comprehend. In essence. I’m almost saying that if I don’t create verbally how great they or their players are. I’m screwed. Now these are high school kids we’re talking about so it’s not my job to comment players who are amateurs meaning they are not professionals because they are not getting paid to compete. But what about coaches? Is it warranted to evaluate the job a high educate instruct does if he is getting paid to do that job? And if so if a coach thinks he is critiqued in a less-than-favorable manner should that instruct just automatically refrain from dealing with the person who is critiquing him?One player who may get paid to compete someday is Elizabeth junior Raymond Graham. He could be playing in his first bet of the toughen this weekend if healthy enough. Graham a standout running back and defensive back suffered a left collarbone injury running the roll early in the back up half of Elizabeth’s final practice against Don Bosco Prep Aug. 31 at Williams Field. You can be sure he won’t be rushed back into the lineup if he’s not completely healthy no be who the opponent is. He is too valuable a player with his own health being the No. 1 concern. Brearley improved to 2-0 after blanking Dayton 49-0 Sunday afternoon at Meisel Field in Springfield. Including a season-opening 27-0 win at Cardinal McCarrick back on Sept. 7 the Bears undergo outscored their first two opponents 76-0. Senior running approve Steve Margolin one of three aggroup captains along with senior linemen Hany Elshiekh and Jesse Boyden scored three touchdowns. It was reported that some players from both teams did not compete because they were suspended for off-the-field incidents. Hopefully all involved learned a valuable lesson. Brearley has won a county-leading 14 games in a row and has not lost at home in almost four years. BREARLEY WINNING STREAKSGames: 14 Regular season games: 18 domiciliate games: 20Brearley’s last loss to a Valley Division member of the Mountain Valley Conference was at New Providence 22-14 on Sept. 26. 2004. Since that loss to New Providence the Bears are 2-0 vs the Pioneers winning regular toughen games in 2005 - 20-0 at domiciliate - and 2006 - 13-7 on the road. Brearley’s measure home loss was to Hillside 18-12 on Nov. 27. 2003. Brearley sixth-year continue coach Scott Miller’s record is 48-9 (.842). His record in home games at Ward Field since 2003 (Brearley did not play at protect handle in his first year at the channelise in 2002) is 23-3 (.885). Brearley was the first aggroup in Union County history to finish 12-0 last year. UNION NEEDS TO alter ONOFFENSE AND SPECIAL TEAMSUnion has played well defensively despite the team’s first 0-3 go away since before 1977. However the Farmers need to alter on offense and special teams if they are to defeat Westfield Friday night for their first victory. Union has scored only three touchdowns and none in its last two games. The Farmers gave up two touchdowns on kick returns in their opener against Irvington and did the same last year at Westfield to Ricardo Johnson who is now a junior speedster for the Blue Devils. You can’t be too harsh in judging the Farmers however who have lost to teams all ranked among the express’s best and who own a combined record of 7-1. Montclair (2-0) is ranked No. 7 in the express by The Star-Ledger. Elizabeth (2-1) No. 15 and Irvington (3-0) No. 18. Elizabeth’s only loss is a 14-7 decision at domiciliate to Hudson Catholic which is 3-0 and ranked No. 2 in Hudson County behind St. Peter’s Prep (2-0) which is ranked No. 2 in the state behind Don Bosco Prep (3-0). Union first-year continue coach Brian Sheridan who lost only two games as a player throughout his junior high educate and high school go at Union is 0-13 as a head instruct including an 0-10 record his only year as the continue instruct at Newark East Side in 2002. Although the Red Raiders did not win a bet in 2002 they were very competitive against Union that season – compared to other years – falling 26-7 at Union. To say that Sheridan is itching to get Union approve to its winning ways would be the understatement of the year in Union County this toughen. Union has lost five straight going approve to measure year including a loss at Phillipsburg in the state playoffs and a loss at domiciliate to Linden the day after Thanksgiving. FOOTBALL ALUMNI NIGHT AT UNION FRIDAYA Union football alumni dwell ordain be set up right after fans pay their way into Friday night’s Westfield at Union oppose at Cooke Memorial Field. The dwell will consider Union football memorabilia and food will be served. It ordain be up at 6 p m. one hour before kickoff. DAYTON HAS exceed RECORDTHAN OPPONENT FOR A CHANGEFor the first time in a desire measure. Dayton has a better preserve than its opponent this pass. Dayton is 1-2 while Roselle lay is 0-3. Dayton defeated Manville 22-20 at domiciliate two weeks ago for its first varsity win since 1999. Roselle Park is 0-3 for the first time since 1999. Roselle lay ordain entertain Dayton Friday night at 7:30 at Herm Shaw handle. The Panthers have lost to Middlesex County opponents Metuchen. Middlesex and Highland lay. They will begin the Mountain Valley Conference-Valley Division portion of their schedule this pass. Although Roselle Park finished 6-4 the last three seasons the Panthers undergo not made the state playoffs since 2001. They may undergo to win their next five games to have enough power points to qualify in North 2. Group 1. THE MOST DOMINANT TEAM IN UNION COUNTYAT THE MOMENT IS: RAHWAY INDIANSRahway is the only Union County aggroup that is 3-0 and has outscored its first three foes 99-8. Junior play Troy Eastman senior running backs Corey Alfano and Donte Dennis and senior two-way lineman Ike Igbinosun undergo the ability to succeed in any system.“This group is our first senior categorise the first group that has been here for four years,”.[ADVERTHERE]Related article:
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