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Throughout his football career, Dominick Trautz was never the top dog, the main man, the head honcho, the big cheese. In fact, he was nothing more than an also-ran. Even on the Pop Warner youth level a few years ago in his native North Bergen, Trautz was nothing more than a backup quarterback. “We played …

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In 2011, the St. Peter’s Prep soccer program enjoyed their finest year in recent memory, posting a 21-2 overall record, capturing the Hudson County Tournament championship (the first county crown in six years) and reaching the semifinals in the NJSIAA Non-Public A North tournament. However, the Marauders lost a ton of talent from last year’s …

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The high school cross country season has just begun, but already, there have been some impressive performances. One of the best showings so far has come from the very young Memorial team, which fared very well at both the Roxbury Invitational two weeks ago and the Darlington Invitational last week. At the very competitive Roxbury …

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Ricardo Azucar entered Memorial High School this month with a huge reputation and tons of expectations. “I’ve been watching him since his Pop Warner days,” said Memorial head football coach Oscar Guerrero. “We knew he had a chance to help us right away, even as a freshman.” “I was excited,” Azucar said. “I knew what …

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When North Bergen and Union City met in the NJSIAA North Jersey Section 1, Group IV football semifinals last November, one team moved on to MetLife Stadium in the Meadowlands to compete for a state title. The other went home. That other team was Union City, courtesy of a heartbreaking, hard-hitting 10-7 setback to the …

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Hudson Catholic didn’t have a new football coach until July, the program’s fifth head coach in five years. The Hawks didn’t have a true offseason training regimen and things were in the state of flux. But the school administration brought in an alumnus in Lou Zampella to be the new head coach and so far, …

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After compiling more than 4,000 yards in total offense and scoring more than 60 touchdowns in his first three years of high school football, you would expect that there’s not much more Damian Corredor could do in his career at Weehawken High School. A year ago, Corredor established himself as one of the best running …

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Maybe New Hudson Catholic head football coach Lou Zampella should retire as head coach right now. He has the best winning percentage of any coach in the history of the program, after having won his head coaching debut with a resounding 48-6 win over Newark Academy last weekend. His record now stands at a perfect …

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John Conroy now knows what it’s like to be a head football coach, after enduring his first year at Ferris High School a year ago. “It was definitely a learning experience,” said Conroy, the former St. Peter’s Prep standout lineman who guided the Bulldogs through a tough 2-8 campaign last season. “It was a change …

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Nile Trent was always targeted to become a standout high school football player. After all, Trent was a starter from the minute he walked into high school as a freshman. He had all the tools – speed, good size and good knowledge of the game. Plus, Trent was also an excellent student. He seemed like …

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