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GAMES TO WATCH . . . . . .2
WAYNE VALLEY . . . . . . . .4
DEPAUL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
WAYNE HILLS . . . . . . . . .10
KINNELON . . . . . . . . . . .12
BUTLER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14
LAKELAND . . . . . . . . . . .16
SCHEDULE . . . . . . . . . . . .18
POMPTON LAKES . . . . .20
PEQUANNOCK . . . . . . . .24
WEST MILFORD . . . . . . .26
PASSAIC VALLEY . . . . . .30
PASSAIC COUNTY
TECH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32
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WAYNE VALLEY AT WEST MILFORD
Friday Sept. 19
Through three games last season, West
Milford was 2-1. Then the Indians handed
the Highlanders a 44-6 loss that snowballed
into a five-game losing streak for West Mil-
ford. Although this matchup is scheduled
for only the second game of the season, it
could go far in determining the NHC race
as the Highlanders need this early confer-
ence victory to carry them the rest of the
season.
WAYNE HILLS AT RAMAPO
Friday, Sept. 26
If the Raiders can survive a tough first
two weeks against Old Tappan and Pascack
Valley and the Patriots do the same and
hold up to their end of the bargain, this one
should match two old rivals in a game rem-
iniscent of prior memorable battles.
Franklin Lakes-based Ramapo was the last
team to defeat the Patriots in 2003 when
they scored a 24-20 victory. It was the
Raiders’ third-straight win over their fiercest
NBIL rivals. Since then, Hills has rattled off
40-straight games, including five over the
Raiders, on their way to four-consecutive
State titles. The streak may face one of its
toughest tests to date.
WAYNE VALLEY AT PASSAIC VALLEY
Friday, Sept. 26
This early-season matchup pits neigh-
boring rivals in a series that has been going
on since 1951. But since 2004, the winner
has been awarded the annual TODAY Cup
trophy. Both teams have two wins apiece
over the last five years with this year’s
matchup serving as a tiebreaker. Despite
this game being played in Week 3, it could
go far in determining who rules the com-
petitive Northern Hills Conference.
HAWTHORNE AT POMPTON LAKES
Saturday, Oct. 25
The Cardinals host the Bears for the sec-
ond year in-a-row after the home team
dropped a 12-0 contest to Hawthorne in
pouring rain last year. The Bears went on to
finish the season with a 10-1 record. This
could be a critical game for the Cardinals’
playoff push as the matchup falls in Week 7,
just a week before the state playoff cut-off
date.
PEQUANNOCK AT BUTLER
Friday, Oct. 31
Two Northern Hills Conference rivals
take the field in a Halloween night matchup
between programs attempting to rebound
after difficult 2007 campaigns. Pequannock
is coming off a winless season and has
dropped 28-of-30 matchups, while Butler is
looking to improve on back-to-back 4-6
campaigns and re-establish themselves as
a Group I power. An old-fashioned Morris
County encounter lights up the night at
Hempstead Field in a trick-or-treat special.
LAKELAND AT WEST MILFORD
Friday, Nov. 7
The original Trends Cup Game returns
this season as longtime rivals West Milford
and Lakeland face off again after a one-year
hiatus. While the game will mean nothing
towards power point rankings, there still
will be bragging rights on the line when the
two teams take the field in the final game of
the 2008 regular season.
DEPAUL AT WAYNE VALLEY
Friday, Nov. 7
It will only be the fourth ever meeting
between these two storied Township pro-
grams. Both schools are in the Northern
Hills Conference, but in different divisions.
Valley plays in the Skyline, while DePaul is
in the Suburban. The schedule only allows
for one divisional crossover game a year.
That is why the two schools meet up so
infrequently. Valley, which holds a 2-0-1
advantage in the series, won by comfortable
margins in 1998 and 1999. The most mem-
orable game in the series arguably took
place in October, 1981 at Valley, which
ended in a 14-14 deadlock. It was the first
time two Wayne high schools met up on the
gridiron.
MOUNTAIN LAKES AT KINNELON
Thursday, Nov. 27
Although the majority of Thanksgiving
Day matchups throughout the state have
gone to the wayside, these two teams con-
tinue the holiday tradition in front of die-
hard fans. With the postseason brackets
already determined before this game even
kicks off, bragging rights are on the line just
hours before Turkey Day dinner is served
on the tables.

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Indians look to take it a step further in 2008

BY DOUG SCANCARELLA
Correspondent
WAYNE - There was no joy on the Wayne
Valley sideline as the time winded down in
last year’s State Sectional championship
game. The score on the Giants Stadium
JumboTron told the entire story.
It read, “Wayne Hills 27, Wayne Valley 7.
Valley was about to lose it’s highly antici-
pated championship game matchup with
Hills and the tears, needless to say, flowed
freely.
Despite the disappointing finish, there
probably should have been joy on the Val-
ley sideline . . . and plenty of it.
Wayne Valley, winners of seven State
Sectional crowns (1967, 1968, 1970, 1984,
1988, 1989 and 1991), had fallen on hard
times recently. In 2002, head coach Brian
O’Connor’s first year on Valley Road, the
squad slipped to 2-8. They fared only slight-
PHOTO BY ALEX VROS ly better in 2003 (4-5) and 2004 (3-7).
Just when it was starting to appear that
Senior Ryan Durr returns to the Wayne Valley lineup as a fullback and will all hope was lost, Valley’s resolve stiffened.
switch from defensive back to outside linebacker. They righted the ship in 2005 (9-2) and
2006 (8-2). In 2007, they brought an 11-0
record into last year’s title tilt with Hills.
Even with that loss, Valley’s three-year
mark was 28-5. That seemed to scream a
message loud and clear: “Wayne Valley was
back!”
Now, as the 2008 season approaches, the
task becomes how they stay “back.” That
may not be such an easy task, considering
they will be going about their business with
a mostly inexperienced crew.
“We’re not a young team,” O’Connor
said. “We have 25 seniors this year. That’s
three more than last year. We’re just a little
less experienced.”
The lack of varsity experience, O’Connor
believes, has lessened outside expectations.
That will serve as the team’s rallying cry.
“We’re hoping that people look at what
we lost and underestimate us,” the coach
said. “That’s why our slogan is ‘Believe.’ Our
JV and freshman teams went undefeated
last year. And we do have some varsity tal-
ent returning. We believe. Our goal is too
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WAYNE — It was a good run. After a disap-
pointing 1-4 start in 2007, injury-plagued
DePaul recovered to make the playoffs. The
team’s reward was a game with Immacula-
ta, an undefeated powerhouse from central
New Jersey. Even the most ardent DePaul
supporter could not muster much confi-
dence in that one.
Immaculata, some say, is the Don Bosco
Prep of the south. They came in bearing an
undefeated record and had throttled all pre-
vious opponents, 285-48.
It seemed nearly unanimous. DePaul’s
unlikely, yet impressive late-season surge
would end decisively in Somerset County.
Afterwards, coach John McKenna would
have to convince his charges to look past
the humbling season ending loss and
instead focus on the way they concluded
the regular season.
DePaul indeed lost, but they did not
exactly follow the script penned by others.
DePaul led 17-0 at halftime, putting a major
scare into mighty Immaculata. Unfortu-
nately for the Wayne-true, Immaculata
scored four second-half touchdowns to pull
out a 35-25 win. Immaculata went on to
massacre Hudson Catholic in the semifinals,
30-0. The team’s bid for an unbeaten season
ended the next week when they lost to Holy
Spirit in the Non-Public II final, 26-13.
“The easy thing to do would be to focus
on how we finished the season,” said
McKenna, who is in his 12th year at DePaul
and fourth as head coach. “We’re not going
to do that. We need to constantly remind
ourselves how bad it felt to lose that
(Immaculata) game. We even have to
remind ourselves about how bad it felt the
year before when we lost by one (to Bish-
op Eustace) in the playoffs.
“It’s hard to remember the last time we
didn’t make the playoffs. But it’s also getting
hard to remember the last time we won a
playoff game. Getting back to the playoffs is
the obvious goal. The bigger goal, the true
goal, is to win when we get there.”
That may be a little easier said than done
since DePaul will go into battle with, what
PLAYMAKER
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RB ■ Senior
Jurewicz is coming off a junior campaign in which he
rushed for over 1,000 yards on a team that balanced
its offensive attack between the ground and air. For
the young Spartans to get off to a fast start and
eclipse last season’s five-win total, it is vital that the
offensive line digs deep to allow Jurewicz to maintain
and exceed his 2007 numbers.
McKenna says, in “an extremely young the last two years,” he said. “They didn’t live
group.” in anybody’s shadow. They have big game
“We lost 17 seniors last year and 17 the experience and know what it’s like to suc-
year before that,” he said. “This senior class ceed.”
is significantly smaller. We have a big junior Two such returnees are seniors Thaddeus
class, so I’ll be telling you something differ- Kowal and James Jurewicz. Kowal is a four-
ent next year.” year starter at middle linebacker and tack-
McKenna, though, is not using that as an le and led the Spartans in tackles in both his
excuse. sophomore and junior years.
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when this group of seniors enrolled as fresh-
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“That’s why they expect to win,” O’Con-
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that if they lose a couple games, it’s a step
back. The bar has been raised high and they
accept that. That’s why they have been
working hard all summer.”
There is a strong nucleus of varsity per-
formers returning. Seniors Ryan Durr, Sam
Stallard and Eugene Ra have been named
captains.
Durr returns for another season at full-
back, but will shift from defensive back to
outside linebacker. That is his “true posi-
tion,” according to O’Connor. Durr will also
occasionally fill in at quarterback.
Stallard, who is generating Division I
notice as an inside linebacker, will again
man the offensive line. Ra and senior Ross
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Playing behind that mammoth line will
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Sophomore Andrew Fournier will serve as
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“I’ve been very fortunate to have three
good senior quarterbacks the last three
years (Nick Agelis, Charlie Rigoglioso and
Derrick Bligh),” O’Connor said. “Pete’s
younger, but he’s definitely ready to take
over. It’s nice to know that he’ll be around
for two years. He had a great summer.
“We’re in a unique spot this year because
I have three guys that can play quarterback.
Andrew is also very good. If Pete goes
down, and hopefully that won’t happen, I
would not hesitate to put Andrew in, even
though he’s just a sophomore. We’re also
going to throw a wrinkle in for a few plays
here and there by sliding Ryan over (to
quarterback) from fullback.”
Joining Savastano and Durr in the back-
field will be slot backs senior Pat LaNeve
and junior Mike Castles. Together, they
draw the daunting assignment of replacing
Matt Dortch, a two-time 1,000 yard rusher.
Senior Joe Duncan and sophomore Mike
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Durr is listed as a fullback/linebacker, but he probably
should be listed as “all purpose.” Durr will be expect-
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due to the graduation of All-County tailback Matt
Dortch. He’ll also be utilized as a receiver out of the
backfield. The senior will occasionally shift to quar-
terback for a few plays in order to catch the opposi-
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er to defensive back on obvious passing situations.
we just fill holes,” O’Connor said. “We’re town got caught up in that game and would
going to lose a lot every year.” love to see it happen again. And we defi-
And what about a rematch with Hills? nitely want another crack at them. As far as
O’Connor labels the hype leading up to last I can tell, Hills is in the same boat as us,
year’s title game “a distraction.” He admits, when you consider what they lost (to grad-
however, that he would “welcome the uation). Still, they are the ‘Top Dog’ until
opportunity” to play his crosstown rivals they get dethroned. Of course, we want to
again. be the ones to do it. Hopefully, we’ll play
“The weeks leading up to the game were better this time.”
crazy,” he said. “I was trying to conduct a Valley’s first test comes Friday, Sept. 12
practice and I had to deal with reporters when they host traditional Group IV pow-
coming up to me asking, ‘Can I borrow er Clifton in the opener.
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a fifth-straight title
BY RICH STAMBOULIAN
Correspondent
WAYNE — The last time Wayne Hills took
the field, they triumphantly marched off the
Giants Stadium turf celebrating their
fourth-straight state title and fifth in six
years with a convincing, 27-7 victory over
intra-town rivals Wayne Valley last Novem-
ber.
The win secured the Patriots a third-
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secutive victory total to a state-best 40
games.
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12 at home. final. Once we’re in the final, we have at
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pretty good odds. Our kids understand that.
They don’t talk about it a lot, but they know
what’s expected.”
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as a key to a successful season for his tra-
ditional run-first offense.
“We think this is a pretty good group,
probably one of the best we’ve fielded in the
past few years,” admitted Olsen. “We’ll real-
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our offense.”
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Olsen is confident in the quality of depth
along the line, citing junior Steve Rubin and
senior Anthony DeVita as another pair of
tackles who are capable of starting. Senior
Bryan Dickman, who was the second tight
end last season before missing more than
half the season with mononucleosis, will
start at tight end.
Replacing a lot of graduated talent is noth-
ing new at Hills and this year perhaps the
greatest challenge for first-time starters exists
in the offensive backfield. In addition to
replacing two-year starting quarterback Mike
Giampapa to graduation, another challenge
can be seen at the running back spot.
Junior Mike Quinn takes over as the sig-
nal-caller and Olsen believes his potential is
endless.
“He’s had a great summer and we think
he has a chance to be really good,” admitted
Olsen. “He’s a strong kid with a live arm
and can make a lot of throws for us. He
played all the sophomore and JV games and
probably a half of a lot of our varsity games
last year. In my way of thinking, he’s like a
senior experience wise.”
Senior Ronnie Driesse, who started at
cornerback last year, will be the primary
tailback with classmate Tom DiBianca also
seeing significant action.
“We’ve been spoiled in the backfield for
probably the past ten years and we expect
him to pick up where the other tailbacks left
off,” said Olsen.
Manning the ever-important fullback
position will be senior Ryan Daddurno,
backed up by junior James DeDilectis and
senior Ken Carlucci.
“We feel we’re really strong there and all
three will probably wind up playing,” Olsen
added.
In addition to Dickman, Quinn’s targets
will include senior tight end Joe Russo. On
the outside, Olsen tabbed returning senior
Bryan Ogden, who was instrumental in the
Patriots’ title run last season.
“Bryan is as good as anyone around,”
said Olsen of Ogden, who reached the end
zone seven times in 2007, while averaging
over 35 yards per catch.
Seniors Justin Hourihan and Mark
Romeo along with sophomore Bryan
Dowling complete the corps of receivers.
After a much-heralded sophomore cam-
paign that resulted in 72 points, including six
field goals, Tim Divers returns as the place-
kicker, while the punting position is still up
for grabs among Russo, Ogden, and Divers.
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strong contributor on defense either at cornerback,
where he played last season, or at one of the outside
linebacker spots.
Salerno and Drake returning at tackle. Nick DeBlock is the starting safety.
Tumminello, Mike Carbonelli, Mike Pairo, “The line and secondary will be our
and Avedissian are competing for the oth- strong points and can make up for return-
er tackle spot. The second end is up for ing only one linebacker,” said Olsen. “But
grabs as Griglack, Matt Rubin, and Steven we feel we’re good there with the new faces
Stone compete for the position. at the linebacker spots.”
Daddurno is the only returning linebacker Olsen expects Ramapo to rebound to the
at the inside position and either DeDilectis or way they used to be and believes Mahwah,
Dickman’ll join him. The outside positions Pascack Valley and Old Tappan will present
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from a group of five, which includes Ogden. game for us and Old Tappan was the best
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Stepping up this season is a handful of
experienced athletes, including returning
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Tradition-rich Butler close to regaining respect

BY DOUG SCANCARELLA That is because Butler football coach coaching stops at Kansas State, Arizona four-straight championships from 1994 to
Correspondent Jimmy Matsakis was on hand to cheer on State, and West Virginia. 1997. They remained a New Jersey power
his two brothers, George and Louie, both of “I loved coaching at the college level,” he until the early part of this decade. Matsakis,
BUTLER — As expected, fans from both whom are on the Kansas coaching staff. said. “One of the only downsides was that consequently, was invited back every sum-
Kansas and Virginia Tech proudly wore Matsakis was also able to convince several in order to be successful you have to move mer. He would eventually end up replacing
their school attire while attending last year’s of his Butler colleagues to attend as well. around. I was constantly uprooting my fam- Jones’ successor, Dan Hoeflinger. First,
Orange Bowl between the two schools. Matsakis, like his brothers, is a longtime ily. I finally just said to my wife ‘let’s settle there was a brief stop in Jefferson.
Unexpectedly, there were also a few But- college coach. His 16-year journey through down. I’m going to get into a high school “The (Jefferson) program was a mess
ler High School shirts in the stands as well. the college ranks took him on assistant job.’” when I first got there,” he said. “We went 0-
That job would ultimately lie in Butler, 11 my first year and 11-1 my third.”
where he was long part of the extended Things are similar, he maintains, at But-
PLAYMAKER family. All three Matsakis brothers had long ler, although he stopped short of labeling
been part of the Butler family, even though the program a mess.
Ed DeMarchi they grew up in Ohio and did not attend “Jefferson has a great tradition, but there
WR/DB ■ Junior high school anywhere near Butler.
The family’s association with Butler
are only so many Butlers,” he said. “When
you think about what’s gone on here over
DeMarchi is coming off a sophomore season in which began in 1992, when Jimmy Matsakis was the years, you can’t help but want to be a
he was named All-Morris County on a team that fin- coaching at Wagner College on Staten part of it. You always hear the old-timers
ished with a sub-.500 record. The junior, however was Island. That was when then-Butler coach talking about all those championships, all
one of several underclassmen to lift the Bulldogs to a Bob Jones decided to implement the run- those great games and about some snake
4-2 record in the second half of the season. With the and-shoot offense. dance (a parade down Hamburg Turnpike)
Bulldogs running its traditional run-and-shoot “We ran a ‘Run and Shoot’ summer clin- the night before the game against Pompton
offense, DeMarchi will be a primary target for return- ic back then,” Matsakis said. “Bob called me Lakes (Butler’s biggest rival from 1933-to-
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Matsakis arrived in Butler in 2004 as a
co-head coach with Hoeflinger. The two
coaches combined to go 9-3 and reach the
State Sectional semifinals in ‘04. Butler
slipped to 2-8 in 2005 and 4-6 in 2006. Last
year, Matsakis’ first year alone, Butler went
4-6 again.
“Dan had some great teams here,” Mat-
sakis said. “But we struggled a bit those last
few years. We’re getting this program back
to where it was a few years ago.”
Butler had 15 sophomores in its regular
rotation last year. After limping through a 1-
4 start, the Bulldogs went 4-2.
“We have to build on that,” Matsakis
said. “We were a young team, so a strong
finish is a good sign. We’re going to be
young again this year. We’re probably only
going to have four seniors (in the regular
lineup).”
The returning seniors include running
back/linebacker Kevin McFall; wide receiv-
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crippling. His return should make a big dif-
ference. Thankfully, we’re seeing some
renewed interest (among the students). Our
strong finish last year helped with that. We’ll
have well over 40 kids this year.”
Among that group will be junior wide
receiver/strong safety Ed DeMarchi, an all
Morris County performer as a sophomore.
Junior wide receiver/defensive back
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taller than most run-and-shoot quarter- That may change next year, when some of Pompton’s coaches about it.”
backs. It will be nice to have a quarterback realignment (if it passes) puts Butler into a But there is also a downside to realign-
who can see over the line.” conference with schools its own size. This ment for Butler.
Sophomore defensive back Thomas will enable them to renew a rivalry with “I won’t be able to use the ‘we’re a small
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Sat. 10/11 @ New Providence 1:00 p.m. Fri. 10/03 @ Pequannock 7:00 p.m. Fri. 10/10 Whippany Park 7:00 p.m. Fri. 10/03 Delbarton 7:00 p.m. Fri. 10/03 @ West Side 7:00 p.m. Sat. 10/04 West Milford 2:00 p.m.
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Fri. 11/07 @ Montville 7:00 p.m. Fri. 10/31 @ Lakeland 7:00 p.m. Sat. 11/08 @ Boonton 1:00 p.m. Fri. 10/31 DePaul 7:00 p.m. Sat. 11/01 @ Passaic Valley 2:00 p.m. Sat. 11/01 PCT 1:00 p.m.
Wed. 11/26 Caldwell 7:00 p.m. Fri. 11/07 Wayne Valley 7:00 p.m. Thu. 11/27 Mountain Lakes 10:30 a.m. Fri. 11/07 @ West Milford 7:00 p.m. Fri. 11/07 Orange 7:00 p.m. Sat. 11/08 @ Pequannock 1:00 p.m.

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Cardinals flying high after last year’s success

BY TOM FIORE
Staff Writer
POMPTON LAKES — Last year the Cardinals
parlayed a big victory over Group IV
Bergen Tech and carried that win into the
postseason. It was a great accomplishment
when you consider that the program lost
key players to injury on almost a weekly
basis.
Despite all those injuries, a positive out-
come derived from that situation as Pomp-
ton underclassmen benefited the most.
Head coach Scott Mahoney was forced to
substitute inexperienced athletes at the time
and that will help the team this time
around.
“We lost three players for the season and
a couple for a week here and there and that
really hurt us,” said Mahoney. “But in hind-
sight that added to our depth for this
year. There is a varsity player at almost
every position. We have nine offensive and
10 defensive players that got time last year
coming back.”
“You have to have a good
defense, no doubt...But it’s
going to come down to our
offensive line. When our line
is going, we never have a
problem putting points on
the board. That is the key.”
Scott Mahoney
Sean Carey will be returning at quarter-
back and hopes to continue the growth he
showed last season. He became a better
passer when he learned to use his legs to
avoid the pass-rush and to check down to
his second or third option in the pass pat-
tern.
Blessed with exceptional speed,
Mahoney hopes that Carey will be com-
fortable enough while in the pocket to pull
PLAYMAKER
Sean Carey
QB ■ Senior
The Cardinals turn to Carey for the second-
straight season and the protection his line
provides will make the difference. The senior
can create a lot of havoc when he pulls the
ball down and runs as his speed will cause
the opposition to make key adjustments.
Rather than staying back in the pocket and
wait for answers, Carey will most likely take
off for the races.
the ball down and make big gains after Although Mahoney believes that a strong
eluding the hard-charging lineman. defense is key to winning football games,
“He’s had a year under his belt and his he’s quick to admit that up-front protection
passing attempts are probably going to go is vital for his team to succeed.
up,” said Mahoney. “With last year and the “You have to have a good defense, no
amount of work he’s put in this summer, doubt,” said Mahoney. “But it’s going to
I’m real pleased and expect him to take a lot
of the load off the offense this year.”
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COMMUNITY NEWSPAPERS OF NORTH JERSEY MEDIA GROUP

Cardinals flying high after last year’s success

BY TOM FIORE
Staff Writer
POMPTON LAKES — Last year the Cardinals
parlayed a big victory over Group IV
Bergen Tech and carried that win into the
postseason. It was a great accomplishment
when you consider that the program lost
key players to injury on almost a weekly
basis.
Despite all those injuries, a positive out-
come derived from that situation as Pomp-
ton underclassmen benefited the most.
Head coach Scott Mahoney was forced to
substitute inexperienced athletes at the time
and that will help the team this time
around.
“We lost three players for the season and
a couple for a week here and there and that
really hurt us,” said Mahoney. “But in hind-
sight that added to our depth for this
year. There is a varsity player at almost
every position. We have nine offensive and
10 defensive players that got time last year
coming back.”
“You have to have a good
defense, no doubt...But it’s
going to come down to our
offensive line. When our line
is going, we never have a
problem putting points on
the board. That is the key.”
Scott Mahoney
Sean Carey will be returning at quarter-
back and hopes to continue the growth he
showed last season. He became a better
passer when he learned to use his legs to
avoid the pass-rush and to check down to
his second or third option in the pass pat-
tern.
Blessed with exceptional speed,
Mahoney hopes that Carey will be com-
fortable enough while in the pocket to pull
PLAYMAKER
Sean Carey
QB ■ Senior
The Cardinals turn to Carey for the second-
straight season and the protection his line
provides will make the difference. The senior
can create a lot of havoc when he pulls the
ball down and runs as his speed will cause
the opposition to make key adjustments.
Rather than staying back in the pocket and
wait for answers, Carey will most likely take
off for the races.
the ball down and make big gains after Although Mahoney believes that a strong
eluding the hard-charging lineman. defense is key to winning football games,
“He’s had a year under his belt and his he’s quick to admit that up-front protection
passing attempts are probably going to go is vital for his team to succeed.
up,” said Mahoney. “With last year and the “You have to have a good defense, no
amount of work he’s put in this summer, doubt,” said Mahoney. “But it’s going to
I’m real pleased and expect him to take a lot
of the load off the offense this year.”
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CARDINALS FROM PAGE 20
come down to our offensive line. When our
line is going, we never have a problem
putting points on the board. That is the
key.”
Last year when starting tailback Ruell
Ellis went down with an injury, sophomore
Paul Mason stepped in and played
admirably. He was also a key player in the
secondary making key interceptions that
thwarted drives. He had a stretch where he
had a pick in three-consecutive games.
“Mason is back and he ran the ball well
when he was in there,” said Mahoney. “P.J.
Rodriguez, who we lost to injury last year,
will also be back there. Most of the offen-
sive line is back. Scott Matthews is back at
wide out and while we lost Matt Pankey at
the split, we have some other options out
there.”
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drills. They are ready, eager and most
importantly, have the blue-collar work eth-
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SPARTANS FROM PAGE 6
Jurewicz rushed for over 1,000 yards last
season. This year, he will have the luxury of
running behind an offensive line that
returns four starters. McKenna says that the
line is “the team’s strength.” Key returnees
include Kowal, senior Zamaile Blue and
juniors Nick Kline and Craig Zimmer.
Juniors Kevin Stark and Mike Burgio will
round off the unit.
Another junior, Dan Farley, returns at
quarterback. Farley was thrust into a start-
ing role last year when senior Dennis Sil-
versey suffered a separated shoulder in
week three. Silversey returned in a few
weeks, but was inserted at wide receiver
instead.
“Dan got fed to the wolves last year,”
McKenna said. “It was difficult on him at
first, but he improved each week and
helped us rebound late in the year. The
eight games he played last year were huge.
Now he’s coming in as a veteran.”
Farley’s primary target will likely be
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Farley will also be able look to throw in
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conference tight end last season. Junior
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“There are going to be a lot of juniors out
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Pequannock optimistic despite difficult times
BY TOM FIORE
Staff Writer
POMPTON PLAINS — For a team that has lost
28 of their last 30 games and was winless in
2007, second year Pequannock head coach
Ed Kopp is surprisingly optimistic about the
2008 season. The players’ reaction to an
intense offseason regiment showed Kopp
all he needed to see.
Despite no wins a year ago, the team did
not quit and that appears to have a carry-
over effect. The players were dedicated to
doing all they could to show the school, the
town and the conference, that this year they
are looking for redemption.
“Obviously it’s an intense motivator for
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than a no win season would be,” said Kopp.
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nario. But Kopp has instilled in this team a
work ethic that they will need to embrace if
they want to turn their fate around and earn
back some of the respect that the program
had when it was winning state champi-
onships in the late 1990s.
“Last year was about character and deal-
ing with adversity and our kids handled it
very well, but that only goes so far,” admit-
ted Kopp. “Now what are we going to do?
Are we going to bust our butts in the weight
room and in the seven-on-sevens in the
summer? Are we going to go out and
fundraise to get the technology to help get
the program out of the stone ages and start
to compete? From top to bottom, everyone
answered that challenge.”
While stopping short of saying last year
was an embarrassment, Kopp knows that
everyone, including himself and his staff,
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Despite being sidelined for the majority of
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free-safety. The senior has the size and
speed to make plays and outpace the oppo-
sition and will help the Golden Panthers
attempt to break away from their losing
ways over the last three seasons.
into the season knowing that everyone has ment cannot always be measured in terms
done their part in preparing for the season,” of wins and losses, he does understand that
said Kopp. “We’re looking forward to the playing hard, never giving up, competing
year as a year of redemption. What that until the end, and preparing to the best of
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“We have a little bit of confidence
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“Football is a funny sport, you can go from the bottom
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group of kids, the right kid/coaching staff blend in terms
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Revamped Highlanders turn to new leaders

BY JOE COSTELLO
Sports Editor
WEST MILFORD — The 2007 version of the
West Milford football team was billed as a
high-flying fast-paced team that was going
to light up scoreboards throughout the
Northern Hills Conference.
While the Highlanders offense did live
up to their billing, scoring almost 21 points
a game, the team’s defense struggled as they
surrendered more then 26 points per game.
Even before the team returned to the
field in mid-August, West Milford head
coach Shawn Poppe was happy to see that
his team was eager to improve on last year’s
4-6 record.
“Last season there were parts of our
defense that we struggled in,” said Poppe.
“Throughout the summer, defense was a
point of emphasis and the players are hun-
gry to make a change.”
Although they enjoyed success in 2007,
the Highlanders’ offense is facing some
“The team has a good
attitude and they are very
hungry for this season...They
have developed closeness
and a sense of team early in
camp. They all take
instruction very well and
they are focused on working
as a team.”
Shawn Poppe
changes this season as well. The graduation
of top receivers Nick Music, Lehman Mann
and Nick Kasparian as well as running back
Josh Lovendusky, left West Milford looking
for new faces at some of the key skill posi-
tions.
PLAYMAKER
Brian Mizerek
QB ■ Senior
Mizerek has a year under his belt and his
ability to rally his troops will allow the High-
landers’ offense to improve on last season’s
21-point per game average. After throwing
for over 1,500 yards in 2007, Mizerek will
attempt to lead the Highlanders to a winning
record and stir things up in the competitive
Northern Hills Conference.
Leading the wide receivers this year will bit last year. They know the offense so we
be senior Anthony Segro, who enjoyed a are looking to see what they can do,” said
breakout season last year. In addition to Poppe.
Segro, Poppe is eager to see who else will One of the receivers that saw some var-
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sity action last season was Logan Pevny, who played
well as a slot receiver during his sophomore campaign.
Other potential downfield targets for West Milford
include seniors Rich Comerford and Ricky D’Ellio.
Poppe describes the starting running back position
as an “open competition,” with Randy Washington and
Matt Smith leading the charge.
Amid all of the changes that face the Highlanders,
one familiar face is eager to prove that West Milford
is anything but a rebuilding team this season. After a
year where he threw for more then 1,500 yards, senior
quarterback Brian Mizerek has the potential to lead
the team back to the playoffs in 2008.
“[Brian] has had a good career and he is looking for-
ward to a big season this year,” said Poppe. “The kids
on the team respect him. When he talks, they listen.
“He will practice then go home and do all of his
homework until 1 o’clock in the morning, then he will
be right back at practice going all out the next day.”
In just the first few days of practice, Poppe noticed
his teams’ mix of new faces and experienced players
quickly gel as a team.
“The team has a good attitude and they are very
hungry for this season,” said Poppe. “They have devel-
oped closeness and a sense of team early in camp.
They all take instruction very well and they are focused STAFF PHOTO BY JOE SARNO
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LITTLE FALLS — New Jersey is home to quite a
few high school football rivalries, but it would
be difficult to imagine that any are more even-
ly matched than the Passaic Valley-Wayne Val-
ley rivalry. Passaic Valley holds a meager 28-
27-1 advantage in this border war, which
began in 1951.
Both programs will meet for the 57th time
in Week three on Friday, September 26 in Lit-
tle Falls. The winner will be awarded the fifth
annual TODAY Cup, a trophy sponsored by
the Wayne TODAY/Passaic Valley TODAY.
The series currently is even at two wins apiece.
The Hornets claimed the first-ever Cup game
in 2004 and last won the regular-season
matchup in 2006. The Indians have victories
in odd years in 2005 and 2007.
The rivalry has taken on an added twist in
the last two years when the teams met up in
the State Sectional Playoffs. In 2006, Passaic
Valley beat Wayne Valley in the regular season
and in the playoffs. The Indians returned the
favor last year, beating the Hornets twice.
Wayne Valley’s victory in last season’s
TODAY Cup game resulted in a 43-12 win in
front of a home crowd as the Indians
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Hornets refuse to label‘08 a rebuilding year

BY MIKE LAMBERTI
Correspondent
LITTLE FALLS — The last thing that Angelo
DeSalvo considers this upcoming football
season is that it’s a “rebuilding year.”
Despite losing four quality players that
helped the Hornets qualify for three post-
season berths over the last four years, the
Passaic Valley head coach feels pretty good
about his team’s chances in 2008.
“If other teams want to think that, it’s
fine with me,” DeSalvo said. “Yes, we lost
some good players, but that happens every
year. We’re looking forward to this season
and feel pretty good about the kids who will
be on the field for us.”
DeSalvo, who is entering his sixth season
at the Little Falls-based school, is very hap-
py with the turnout of players, which num-
bers 60 on the varsity and an additional 25
freshmen.
Passaic Valley is coming off a 5-5 cam-
paign, which included a second-straight
state playoff berth and third in DeSalvo’s
first four years as head coach. The Hornets
were eliminated in the Group III playoffs
“We’ll have a bit of a different
look this year...I like our team
speed and our overall size.
We have some big kids who
have put in the time in the
weight room. We have a slew
of players with varsity
experience, and they’re all
pushing each other for
playing time, which is good.”
Angelo DeSalvo
last season by arch rival Wayne Valley.
Missing from this season’s team is quar-
terback Jim Niland, who threw over 30
scoring passes last season along with Joe
Wassell, Dan Alcala and Joe Liscio.
PLAYMAKER
Alan Bogoevski
WR ■ Senior
The Hornets are coming off a 2007 season
in which they relied heavily on their passing
game to qualify for the postseason. During
that stretch, Bogoevski emerged from a tal-
ented group of skill receivers and finished
the season with over 50 catches to lead the
team in that category. The Hornets’ passing
game will depend on Bogoevski’s chemistry
with the newly-appointed quarterback.
“We’ll have a bit of a different look this between 250 and 270 pounds, hopes to
year,” DeSalvo said. “I like our team speed open holes for a pair of talented tailbacks in
and our overall size. We have some big kids senior Brendan Murphy (6-foot-2, 185-
who have put in the time in the weight pounds) and junior Dom Coiro (6-foot,
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HORNETS FROM PAGE 30
talent,” DeSalvo said of the duo. “Dom has been
playing on the varsity since his freshman year and
Brendan was actually a wide receiver for us last year
and caught over 40 passes. They’re both a special
dimension to our offense.”
The quarterback candidates include senior Frank
Giardina (6-foot-4, 195-pounds) and junior Matt
Coiro, who is not related to Dom Coiro. Giardina is
a traditional drop-back passer with an excellent
arm. Coiro (5-foot-10, 175-pounds) is more suited to
the option part of the Hornets’ attack and has excel-
lent speed.
Senior Alan Bogoevski (6-foot, 170-pounds)
leads the wide receivers after a 2007 campaign in
which he caught over 50 passes.
DeSalvo likes what he’s seen from tight end can-
didates Anthony DiSanti (6-foot-2, 215-pounds)
and Chris Calcano (6-foot-3, 210-pounds). Both
players will also see time on defense, where DiSan-
ti plays end and Calcano outside linebacker.
“We didn’t use tight ends in our offense last year,”
admitted DeSalvo. “I think this year the tight end
could be a big part of what we do, and those guys
have a lot of talent.”
The offensive and defensive lines should be
anchored by senior John Irwin (6-foot, 245-pounds)
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On defense, Dan Webb, a 6-foot, 190-pound
junior, looks good at middle linebacker, while junior
Mike Governali should start at safety.
DeSalvo admits a lot of starting positions are still
up for grabs.
“On offense, I’d say two or three spots are set,
but other than that, it’s wide open,” DeSalvo said.
“We’ll know a lot more after a few scrimmages.”
DeSalvo began his coaching career at Passaic
Valley in 1995, working for three seasons under
then-coach, Chet Parlavecchio. In 1998, he moved
to Indian Hills and took over as head coach at his
high school alma mater, New Milford in 2000. A
few years later, he moved on to head River Dell
before returning to the Hornets in 2004. He has
compiled a 20-20 record in four seasons at Passaic
Valley.
A few familiar faces have joined DeSalvo’s
coaching staff this coming season in former Passa-
ic Valley standouts David Murphy and Sam Yodice.
Murphy is the defensive line coach, while Yodice,
a star quarterback for the Hornets in 1997 and
1998, is the quarterbacks coach.
“I’m real happy with the stability of the coaching
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PCT striving to return
to their winning ways
BY RICH STAMBOULIAN
Correspondent
WAYNE — After two-straight losing seasons
(4-6 in 2007 and 2-8 in 2006) and three-
straight years without a state playoff
appearance, Passaic County Tech is deter-
mined to return to their once-proud win-
ning ways. The Bulldogs last reached the
playoffs in 2004 when they dropped a 26-
18 decision to Randolph.
“We need to be more focused,” said Tech
head coach John Iurato, who is in his 20th
season at the Wayne-based technical
school. “The face of our team has changed
a little bit and we need to recognize that
PHOTO BY BILL CLARE and do some different things. We need
experience, which we didn’t have the last
Following two-consecutive losing seasons, the Passaic County Tech defense couple of years. This year we do, so hope-
needs to play consistent football to compete in the competitive NHC. fully that will turn things around.
“We have some talent and a lot of people
back on defense and some new people
offensively so we’re making some changes
there. But overall, we’re a veteran-type
team.”
Iurato points to a pair of returning
seniors to lead the offensive line. Pete Van-
gelovski, a three-year starter and a two-way
lineman, is the key tackle. Charles Cepeda
will play alongside him again at guard.
“Those guys form one side of the line, the
same side they played last year, so hopeful-
ly that changes things and makes things
stronger for us,” Iurato said.
Senior Tyriek Noble, who started at wide
receiver last year, but also saw some action
under center, takes over at quarterback.
“I like the way he throws the ball and
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BULLDOGS FROM PAGE 32 “We need to be more

he‘s a good decision maker,” said Iurato.
“One of the problems we’ve had in the past
is that our quarterback was athletic, but did-
n’t make very good decisions. I’m happy
with that part of Tyriek’s game right now.”
Despite losing All-County running back
Victor Jones to graduation, Iurato still
expects the Bulldogs to be a run first, pass
second team. Senior Chauncey Wright gets
the nod at fullback and junior Tyrell Smith
takes over at tailback after significant play-
ing time last season. Smith saw some action
as a starter as a freshman and was Jones’
backup a year ago.
“Obviously we’ll miss Victor because he
had a great year for us last year, but Tyrell is
only a junior so we’ll see what happens,”
said Iurato. “And we have some depth there
too with Terrell McDuffie and Jihean Wat-
son.”
Returning senior Michael Bennett will
lead the receiving corps, while Shavoy
Lawrence will start for the first time. Senior
Jaleel Bellfield will see action at H-back.
Senior Rashad Paige and junior Gordon
Brown will platoon at tight end.
Defensively, Iurato expects returning
linebackers Vangelovski and Paige to lead
focused...The face of our
team has changed a little bit
and we need to recognize
that and do some different
things. We need experience,
which we didn’t have the last
couple of years. This year we
do, so hopefully that will
turn things around.
John Iurato
the line from their end positions. Senior
tackle Justin Cabrera returns to his post to
anchor the middle of the line.
Wright is back as an inside linebacker
and Bellfield returns as the top outside
backer. Returning to the secondary is Ben-
nett at cornerback with safeties Noble and
Smith. Watson, a linebacker last year, will
see plenty of action at cornerback along
with senior Maynard Freeman.
Watson returns to his place-kicking
PLAYMAKER
Pete Vangelovski
OL ■ Senior
Vangelovski is the anchor of the Bulldogs’
line and is coming off a junior year in which
he earned All-County honors. With the
majority of the running game this season
expected to be directed towards the three-
year starter’s side of the line, Tech’s success
could be determined in the trenches.
duties, while junior Lucas Broughton will “We lacked consistency last year,” admit-
return as the punter. ted Iurato. “We have to do a better job
“Our kicking game was a weak spot last against the run. We stopped teams at times,
year and needs to improve,” admitted Iura- but we weren’t consistent defensively. On
to. “We lost two games on missed extra offense, we weren’t consistent at all.”
points last year. If we make those two The Bulldogs open the season on the
points, maybe we’re in the playoffs. We road in an NHC crossover game at Lake-
were that close.” land on Friday September 12th before a
Iurato expects Wayne Valley and pair of home tilts against Montville and Mil-
Newark West Side to be the two top teams burn the following two Fridays.
in the Northern Hills Conference, but over-
all believes the league will be evenly spread rstam_2000@yahoo.com
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