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Eric Pawlowski knew what he was getting into when he decided to accept the head coaching position at Snyder High School last year. Pawlowski, who was a player and coach at Immaculata in Somerville, one of the most successful grid programs in Somerset County, knows full well what it’s like to be a winner. Now, …

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It’s been a date that the Union City football team has been waiting for since last November, a rematch with Montclair, after the two battled tooth and nail in the NJSIAA North Jersey Section 1, Group V semifinals. As the schedule makers would have it, the two teams get together this weekend in just the …

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Veteran St. Peter’s Prep head football coach Rich Hansen has had a lot of good quarterbacks over his coaching career, including one, Will Hill, who went on to become a high school All-American and ended up first at the University of Florida and later the NFL. But none that could even come close to what …

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Rich Hansen said that he’s been in this position before, coaching a St. Peter’s Prep football team that was ranked No. 1 in the entire state and placed among the very best high school squads in the entire nation. “Nothing has changed from our perspective,” said Hansen, whose Marauders opened the 2014 season as the …

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Although Memorial High School’s football team lost a lot of players from the team that finished 4-6 last season, fifth-year head coach Oscar Guerrero believes that the Tigers will be as competitive, if not more, this season. “We did lose a lot of guys in the skilled positions,” Guerrero said. “But we have some talent …

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It is currently the oldest public school football program in Hudson County, but for the last five years, Dickinson High School didn’t field a varsity team. Last year, the program was brought back on the junior varsity level, with former St. Anthony head coach Sean Fallon calling the shots. This year, the Rams take on …

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Ed Stinson returned to coaching high school football last year, taking over the program at St. Anthony and guiding the Friars to a postseason berth, going to the NJSIAA Non-Public Group 1 playoffs before losing to Queen of Peace, his prior head coaching stop before St. Anthony. But Stinson doesn’t want to even think about …

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Lou Zampella begins his third season as the head football coach at his alma mater, Hudson Catholic, and Zampella feels that he has his best team to date. “It’s the most talented team that we’ve had since I’ve been the head coach,” said Zampella, who guided the Hawks to a 5-5 record and a berth …

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After experimenting with a high-paced, fast-tempo, no-huddle spread offense for the past two seasons – an offensive approach learned from current Philadephia Eagles coach Chip Kelly from an era gone by – North Bergen head football coach Czar Wiley has scrapped the idea and gone back to a more conventional approach. “We’re going back to …

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Lincoln head football coach Robert Hampton always puts a different spin on his approach to begin a football season. Whether it comes to making a reference to music history (which Hampton has a background in) or a sports historical perspective, Hampton is prepared to motivate his players by any means possible. This year, Hampton is …

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