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Phillipsburg football scores in all 3 phases of play in victory at West Orange
The Phillipsburg High School football team put in a balanced performance Friday night and did just enough to leave West Orange with a win. The Stateliners scored in all three phases of play with one touchdown on offense, defense and special teams, though the scores happened in the opposite order, to knock off the Mountaineers 21-14 at Suriano Stadium in a cross-conference matchup.
Preview: West Orange Welcomes the Stateliners to Suriano Stadium
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ - While the Phillipsburg High School’s football team continues to rack up yards and touchdowns on offense like it’s going out of style it’s the Stateliner defense that is a cause of concern as we near the midway point of the 2024 regular season.An extremely speedy and well-balanced West Orange squad welcomes the Stateliners to Suriano Stadium on Friday for a rare 8 p.m. kickoff in a non-conference matchup.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTERAnd the Mountaineers (4-1) will undoubtably test P’burg’s defense, which has allowed exactly 383 yards in 51...
Recap: Phillipsburg Volleyball v. Hackettstown
Caitlin Jansen produced 16 of Phillipsburg High School’s 33 kills and Sara Ellison set up 26 of them to lead the Stateliners to a 25-21, 16-25, 25-17 victory over visiting Hackettstown in a girl’s volleyball game on Thursday in the high school gym.Ray-Anah Brown-Smith added nine kills, Adison Acuna led the team with six service points and sophomore Alexa Megjuric had a fine overall performance with five kills, five blocks, four digs and four service points.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTERPhillipsburg improved to 4-8 on the season after its second straight victory while the Tigers fell to 8-5. For more local news, visit TAPinto.net
Soccer Recap: Franklin Defeats Phillipsburg
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ - Phillipsburg High School was primed for an upset after junior striker Caden Heaney scored the first two goals of his career to tie the score in the second half before Franklin scored with 54 seconds left in the first overtime to defeat the Stateliners, 3-2, in a Skyland Conference Valley Division boy’s soccer match on Thursday at the Phillipsburg Athletic Complex.Emmanuel Agbakoda and Alex Galindo Salado gave the Warriors a 2-0 lead before Heaney scored with 16:45 left in the first half on an assist from senior midfielder Evan James, who also set up Heaney’s second goal with 29:28 remaining in regulation.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTERThe Stateliners fell to 2-9 overall and 1-8 in division play on the season while Franklin improved to 8-3 and 7-2. For more local news, visit TAPinto.net
Newton District Cuts The Ribbon on New Science Labs During Tour of High School
NEWTON, NJ—Before the Newton Board of Education September meeting at Newton High School on September 24 the public and board of education members were invited to tour the school to see the updates to the facility. They also held a ribbon cutting ceremony for the two newly renovated science rooms.The tour began at 6 p.m. and was led by the new high school principal, Jon Deeb and Superintendent Joseph S Piccirillo.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTERDeeb started in the senior lounge, where he noted that some of the changes that he and...
Newton Girls Tennis: Shuts Out Wallkill Valley, Loses in First Round of NJSIAA Tournament to Sussex Tech
NEWTON, NJ—The Newton High School girls tennis team continued on in their regular season, shutting out Wallkill Valley when they hosted them on Wednesday, 5-0. The results of the matches are as follows:Singles: CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER 1st: won over Samantha Sutton (N) won over Claire Kornak (WV) 6-4, 6-4 2nd: Micaela Schlesner (N) won over Fiona Gordon (WV), 6-0, 6-2 3rd: Kirsten Ehrnberg (N) won over Brooke Galway (WV) 6-2, 6-3 Doubles: 1st: Sinead Kerrick & Duncan Henriquez (N) won over Grace Carr & Zoey Vanderbeck (WV) 6-4, 6-4 2nd: Halle Schuele & Nana Tabiri (N)...
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