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It was perhaps one of the best kept secrets in local sports, and considering Ed Lucas and the way he loves to tell a story, the fact that it was still a secret after four years is thoroughly amazing. It was learned last week that famed actor Stanley Tucci is heavily involved in the production …

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Jersey City native Lucas’ life headed to silver screenFamed actor Tucci to direct and possibly act in role, script penned by respected writers”

A high school football player has a busy schedule and a hectic life, first with classes during the day and then practices after school. There are also the game preparations and finally, the games on the weekend. It’s a never ending cycle. With that in mind, it’s not uncommon to see where Ty Stevens is …

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Lincoln’s Stevens makes statement with 250-yard, five TD performance”

Perhaps the biggest shocker of the young football season took place last week, when St. Peter’s Prep, which earned the No. 1 ranking in the entire state to start the 2010 campaign, lost to St. Joseph of Montvale, 21-17, a week after manhandling St. Joseph’s Prep of Philadelphia by a lopsided 35-7 score. No one …

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Prep’s stinging setback in football; other grid performancesFirst Top Fives; new soccer sensation at Prep?”

If you thought the saga of the athletic programs – make that the former athletic programs – at the Hudson County Schools of Technology, namely High Tech and County Prep, was over, guess again. In fact, it’s now getting to the point of complete absurdity. And it’s not going away anytime soon. Here’s the latest: …

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Troubles continue for former High Tech, County Prep athletesNJSIAA rules that transfer students must sit for 30 days”

The football program at Ferris High School has been very fortunate when it comes to having positive role models and former players who made it big and returned home to serve as head coach. For the last six years, that role model was former Hoboken High and University of Miami standout Wilbur Valdez, who has …

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Sean Fallon took over a still-fledgling football program in 2009 that was shrouded with controversy and turmoil and served as such a calming influence for the Friars that he guided the program to its first-ever NJSIAA state playoff berth, posting a 6-3 record. “Especially what happened before I got here, last year was really special …

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It’s not every day that a Hudson County high school football team gets a Super Bowl hero as a head coach. Well, Hudson Catholic has its very own Pro Bowl defensive end as its head coach, namely former New York Giants standout Leonard Marshall. Marshall decided to take the head coaching job at the McGinley …

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Hudson Catholic turns to grid standout Marshall to lead the wayFormer Giants Super Bowl star gets victory in first game”

After spending the better part of the last decade trying to reach the pinnacle of New Jersey high school football, namely a state championship at Giants Stadium, the Patriots of Secaucus High School finally got a chance to taste a little of the spotlight at the magnificent Mecca just over the Route 3 bridge and …

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Lou Taglieri knows that the 2009 high school football season was an aberration for the Red Wings of Hoboken High School. As the head coach for the last six seasons, an assistant for a decade prior and as a former Red Wing player himself, Taglieri is aware that Hoboken doesn’t produce 3-7 campaigns often, like …

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The expectations for the football program at St. Peter’s Prep are always so incredibly high. It’s gotten to the point where the season is a failure unless the Marauders are competing for the NJSIAA Non-Public (Parochial) Group 4 state championship. “I’d be lying and I’d be a fool if I said it wasn’t there,” said …

Continue reading “SCOREBOARD 09-12-2010

Mighty Marauders load up for another state title runShowdown once again with rival Don Bosco in the cards”