VOTE for the North Jersey Football Team of the Week for Week 1

After another thrilling week of the high school football season, it's time to look back on the top team performances and vote for the best one.

Read about the teams that stood out last week in Week 1 and let us know which one should be the North Jersey Team of the Week in the poll at the bottom of this page.

Voting closes at 5 p.m. Thursday.

Cliffside Park/Ridgefield

The Raiders’ season-opening 34-13 victory over Ridgefield Park snapped a 13-game losing streak against a longtime rival that dates back to 2006. Jason Marasciulo threw two TD passes to Chris Gregory and ran for two scores. Eddie Schaefer’s 5-yard TD run put them ahead to stay, 13-6.

Demarest

The Norsemen’s season-opening 40-0 win over Bergen Tech snapped an eight-game losing streak and made coach Rob Petrella a winner in his debut. Joe Yun threw for 160 yards and two TDs and ran for a score. Reed Kauderer ran for 165 yards and two TDs, and DJ Joseph had TDs on a catch and punt return.

Fair Lawn

The Cutters’ season-opening 34-13 victory over Fort Lee comes after they closed last season with a disappointing 45-10 loss to the Bridgemen. Ty Christiansen threw for 110 yards and three TDs, with two scores to Eddie Guy and one to Anthony Gentile, and ran for 130 yards and a score.

Indian Hills

A season-opening, 25-16 win over Tenafly made coach Dan Marangi a winner in his Braves’ debut. Matt Kazmierczak threw for 161 yards and four TDs. Luke Festa caught two TDs, Chase DeLeone caught a TD and had 148 all-purpose yards, and Brenden Godfrey had a TD catch and one of the team’s three interceptions.

New Milford

The Knights’ season-opening 26-14 win snapped a 10-game losing streak against Hasbrouck Heights dating back to 2004. Luis Placido caught TD passes of 60 and 47 yards from Jerzey Ryan and ran for a score. Kyle Tennant’s 91-yard fumble return for a TD clinched the win in Bill Straub’s return as a head coach.

Pascack Valley

The Panthers (2-0) snapped Westwood’s North Jersey-leading 14-game winning streak with a 21-7 victory. Adam Shaw opened the scoring in the first quarter with a 4-yard TD pass to Kai Smith. Shaw ran 113 yards and two second-half scores. Kai Smith and Marley Smith had interceptions.

Passaic Tech

The Bulldogs (2-0) squeezed out their second consecutive close win, 28-21, over West Orange. Ian McDuffie had five receptions for 115 yards and three TDs, and he had eight tackles and forced a fumble to set up the game-winning drive. He caught the winning 22-yard TD pass from Gabe Miles.

Passaic Valley

The Hornets handed Caldwell its first regular-season loss since 2020 with a 34-7 victory. A’Meire Simpson ran for two TDs, and Ralphie Cintron opened the scoring with a 3-yard TD pass to Vincent Berardi. Christian Meletta had nine tackles and returned an interception 77 yards for a score.

Waldwick/Midland Park

The Warriors opened with a 32-20 victory over reigning NJIC champion Rutherford to make coach Dan DiStasi a winner in his debut. Ryan Natoli rushed for 205 yards and two TDs, and Dylan Ferrara also ran for two scores. Alex Caserta opened the scoring with a 13-yard TD pass to Ryan Fleming.

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