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Jon Bon Jovi goes home for NJ high school dedication ceremony
SAYREVILLE — Who says you can’t go home?. Jon Bon Jovi began his life in Perth Amboy but returned to Sayreville War Memorial High School on Tuesday, which is his alma mater. "It's a journey, you know, I've been on this journey my entire adult life, and started...
NJ campus ranks as one of the most beautiful in the U.S.
There’s something magical about walking around certain college campuses in the fall. I recently had the chance to go back to my alma mater in September (shout out to TCNJ!) and it was beyond nostalgic to be there for the changeover from summer to autumn. Much to my chagrin,...
WHRHS Football: Watchung Hills Shuts Out South Brunswick, 33-0
SOUTH BRUNSWICK, NJ – Mason Kelly passed for two touchdowns and ran for one to lead Watchung Hills to a 33-0 football victory over South Brunswick on Saturday for their third shut out in a row.“Proud of how the team played tonight, traveling to South Brunswick playing a good football team and to play like we did today was fun to coach,” said WHRHS head coach Rich Seubert. “All three sides of the ball played well and once again it’s not hard to be on the winning side when you don’t give up any points for the 3rd game...
Somerville football roars to 6-0 record, dealing Summit first loss
SOMERVILLE – The Somerville High School football team put it all together Friday night and Summit felt the brunt in a battle of unbeaten squads. The Pioneers roared to a 41-0 rout behind senior back Terrell Mitchell, senior quarterback Brenden Pacheco and many others, scoring all of their points in the first half....
Spotswood High School Storms Past Bound Brook on Gridiron
BOUND BROOK, NJ - It was a big victory under the lights on Friday night for the Spotswood High School varsity football team. Spotswood defeated Bound Brook High School 28-0 for the Chargers' third shutout of the season. Quarterback Se'mir Tolbert-Brimage continued to be a guiding force for Spotswood's offense, throwing for three touchdowns. Stephen Henits scored three touchdowns for Spotswood. Henits had four receptions for 89 yards. Shawn Lennan threw for one Chargers TD. Ryan Foster scored one touchdown for Spotswood. Gavin Pereira connected on four extra points for Spotswood. Sebastian Saracino had 17 carries for...
FOOTBALL: BRHS Survives at Elizabeth, 28-27, Despite 21 Unanswered by Minutemen
ELIZABETH, NJ – The phrase ‘game of inches’ was definitely true between the Bridgewater-Raritan High School and Elizabeth High School football teams on Friday night.With these young, up-and-coming Panthers playing in their sixth different venue in as many games in front of a hostile Elizabeth Homecoming crowd, Bridgewater-Raritan was up for the challenge despite being on the wrong side of a furious, second-half rally by the Minutemen.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTERDown by 22 points at halftime and then by two possessions with 10:21 to go, Elizabeth (2-4) finished with 398 total...
Plainfield Superintendent Pens Letter Asking NJDOE for Moratorium on Charter Expansion
PLAINFIELD, NJ — At Tuesday's Plainfield Board of Education special meeting, Superintendent Rashon Hasan read a letter to the New Jersey Department of Education (NJDOE) into the record. Tuesday was the deadline for districts to provide remarks or comments in response to the recently-submitted annual reports by the local charter schools.“Our district respectfully requests a moratorium on any further charter school expansions until education leaders develop a comprehensive educational plan to ensure fair and equitable education services for the students of our community,” read Mr Hasan from his letter addressed to Robert Gregory, the NJDOE's Executive Director of Field...
WHRHS Boys Soccer: Watchung Hills Shuts Out Somerville, 5-0
WARREN, NJ — Watchung Hills shut out Somerville on Saturday, 5-0. Watchung Hills improved their record to 7-3 while Somerville fell to 4-7.“The boys are starting to establish themselves as a strong team and have being able to put out more consistent performances as of late,” said WHTHS head coach Estiven Benitez. “Today we were confident in our game-plan and the kids were able to execute for a 5-0 win against Somerville. We have put ourselves in a good spot to battle for the conference title this year. Our focus is now directed towards the County tournament which starts...
Football: New Providence Rallies to Win, 26-19, Over Middlesex
NEW PROVIDENCE, NJ -- New Providence overcame three turnovers, a few too many penalties and a 12-point third-quarter deficit to rally for a 26-19 football victory over Middlesex on Friday night.Senior quarterback T.J. Munn and junior tailback A.J. Whitehead combined for 292 rushing yards, Whitehead scored three touchdowns, Munn scored one, and Munn made the interception deep in New Providence territory to seal the victory and snuff out a Middlesex drive with 1:05 left in the fourth quarter.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTERMiddlesex (4-2) had taken a 19-7 lead with 9:21 left...
No. 15 Gill St. Bernard's and No. 14 Princeton end in tie - Boys soccer recap
It was a Top 15 matchup on Saturday in Princeton between the hometown Tigers, No. 14 in NJ.com’s Top 20, and No. 15 Gill St. Bernard’s. Once the game began, these teams separated by just one spot in the rankings proved how even they are. If you purchase...
Football: Edison Holds Off Colonia, 27-21
EDISON, NJ — Colonia scored two touchdowns in the first quarter, but Edison took control after that and went on to a 27-21 football victory over the Patriots on Friday night.Colonia (4-2) jumped out to a 14-6 lead, scoring on each of its first two possessions. Kyle Bell scored on a 12-yard run, sweeping around right end with 7:26 left in the first quarter, followed by an extra point kick by Anthony Garofalo for a 7-0 lead.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTEREdison (3-3) drove down and scored on its next possession, but...
High School Girls Soccer: Seniors Setting the Tone for Resurgent New Brunswick
NEW BRUNSWICK – Just five games into this season, the New Brunswick High School girls soccer team had already eclipsed last year’s win total.Now at 5-5-2, the Zebras have left the memories of last year’s two-win season in the past and are filled with confidence after last week’s 3-0 victory over perennial powerhouse North Brunswick.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER“This season, after winning some games, we go to games looking for a win, rather than like last year,” said co-captain Diana Martinez. “Last year, we’d look at a team and think they...
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