November starts the second season in high school football – playoff football. Some states have begun their playoffs where a few, chosen teams realize their Continue Reading
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL
WEEK 9 : SPRINGFIELD STAMPEDE
It was the best of times it was the worst of times. This line has two meanings to me these days. One, it pretty much Continue Reading
WEEK 8: PART 2 FATHER AND SON
I arrived home at midnight from Ridgewood New Jersey. It was a great night enjoying the high school football atmosphere with some great people in Continue Reading
WEEK 8: PART 1 RIDGEWOOD REDEMPTION
I woke up Friday morning after an evening shift at the hospital fired up and ready for a great football weekend. There were some preparations Continue Reading
WEEK 7 : NORTH JERSEY NIGHT LIGHTS
Friday afternoon I was fighting some serious New York/New Jersey traffic. It seemed like people were getting a jump on the holiday weekend. A couple Continue Reading
WEEK 6: ARRIVED
There are certain matchups you look at on paper that are locks to be a great game. The St. Joseph’s of Trumbull Cadets traveling to Continue Reading
WEEK 5: A RIVALRY AND A REUNION
When I started thinking about what I wanted to do with this blog. Top on my list of priorities was to see high school football Continue Reading
WEEK 4: THE ANATOMY OF AN UPSET
Week Four, Saturday afternoon football. It’s a whole different feel as a spectator. Instead of a chill in the air, you smell sun tan lotion Continue Reading
WEEK 3 : FRIENDSHIP FORGED FROM THE FOOTBALL FIELD.
Friday morning. Seventy-two degrees. It is a little overcast while I am driving down the Jersey Turnpike. My brother, John, and I have a rule: Continue Reading
WEEK 2: LESSONS FROM A FATHER ON A FOOTBALL FRIDAY NIGHT
Here we go–week two. Many have suggested that I take a guest coach with me. Who better to be the first one than my first Continue Reading