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OT: 2024 NJ HS Football Season…

Obviously never been to a hills Ramapo game. Like most rivalries, year to year idiots on both sides. Last year, I actually went to that game for first time in a decade. Ramapo players were acting like such fools that one of their best players who I know well actually apologized to my wife.
Ramapo also illegally recruits. Alot of players dont live in district. Granted hills used to do it as well, not sure if they still do.
 
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So your opinion of the Wayne Hills is based on a coach who hasn’t coached at the school in like 15 years? Makes sense
No. Based on the fan base. That was just one example. Nastiest fans around.
 
St. Peter’s Prep’s highlights from last night’s game vs Pope John:

 
Here’s the 2024 NJ HS FB Public School Playoff Bracket. Non Pubs will be released next week.

Heres my picks for who makes the title games up north

North Group 1: Cedar Grove vs Butler
North Group 2: Westwood vs Hanover Park
North Group 3: Pascack Valley vs Old Tappan
North Group 4: Morris Knolls vs Northern Highlands
North Group 5: Union City vs West Orange
 
Heres my picks for who makes the title games up north

North Group 1: Cedar Grove vs Butler
North Group 2: Westwood vs Hanover Park
North Group 3: Pascack Valley vs Old Tappan
North Group 4: Morris Knolls vs Northern Highlands
North Group 5: Union City vs West Orange
Here’s Central/South Brackets:

Group 5 Rancocas Valley vs Washington Twp
Group 4 Winslow vs Millville
Group 3 Hopewell Valley vs Somerville
Group 2 Point Pleasant Boro vs RFH
Group 1 Glassboro vs Shore

Should be some great games at Rutgers this year.
 
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Heres my picks for who makes the title games up north

North Group 1: Cedar Grove vs Butler
North Group 2: Westwood vs Hanover Park
North Group 3: Pascack Valley vs Old Tappan
North Group 4: Morris Knolls vs Northern Highlands
North Group 5: Union City vs West Orange
I came fairly close. Surprised knolls got upset vs ramapo.
 
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Here’s Central/South Brackets:

Group 5 Rancocas Valley vs Washington Twp
Group 4 Winslow vs Millville
Group 3 Hopewell Valley vs Somerville
Group 2 Point Pleasant Boro vs RFH
Group 1 Glassboro vs Shore

Should be some great games at Rutgers this year.
Actual Central/ South Championsip Games
next week:
Group 1: Woodstown vs Galssboro
Group 2: PPB vs RFH
Group 3: Mainland vs Somerville
Group 4: Millville vs Winslow
Group 5: Toms River North vs WT
 
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Was at the Rumson vs Wall game. The QB for Rumson is very good and a possible MLB draft pitcher. They pretty much ran a no huddle the entire game. I don't think I've ever seen that in HS.
 
WELL. Bernards head coach certainly didnt bite his tongue here haha.

"I've got to be honest, man, we got out-recruited. Write it. I mean that," Simoneau said. "I'm being very honest. It's not sour grapes. The NJSIAA ain't gonna do nothin' about it. Actions speak louder than words, so they sent a loud message to every one of us, and we gotta start recruiting at the public schools, because the other public schools are allowed to. Back to the drawing board for some of what we do, but you can't be upset about it, because they did it. I doesn't take anything away from the kids, they played a good game today.

"Give credit to their coaching staff because those kids, they were only here for six games and look how well they played. Credit where credit's due, because that's not easy. They were able to take a group of kids not from (Newark) and get them to gel at the right time of year for the second time in a row. The state doesn't stop it, so it's what other public schools have to do, too."

 
WELL. Bernards head coach certainly didnt bite his tongue here haha.

"I've got to be honest, man, we got out-recruited. Write it. I mean that," Simoneau said. "I'm being very honest. It's not sour grapes. The NJSIAA ain't gonna do nothin' about it. Actions speak louder than words, so they sent a loud message to every one of us, and we gotta start recruiting at the public schools, because the other public schools are allowed to. Back to the drawing board for some of what we do, but you can't be upset about it, because they did it. I doesn't take anything away from the kids, they played a good game today.

"Give credit to their coaching staff because those kids, they were only here for six games and look how well they played. Credit where credit's due, because that's not easy. They were able to take a group of kids not from (Newark) and get them to gel at the right time of year for the second time in a row. The state doesn't stop it, so it's what other public schools have to do, too."

He’s right. People complain about the private schools but public are getting in on the action too. Then you have a team like St. Benedict’s that doesn’t just recruit the state or country, they recruit the World pulling in superstars from countries like Ghana. Nobody will ever be able to beat St. Benedict’s in soccer.
 
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Was at the Rumson vs Wall game. The QB for Rumson is very good and a possible MLB draft pitcher. They pretty much ran a no huddle the entire game. I don't think I've ever seen that in HS.

I was there as well, kid is an absolute gamer... 3 year starter, all time yards leader at RFH. They run a complex offense, he goes to 2nd and 3rd read at times. RFH has been dominant this year... hope I don't jinx them, but they've been unreal all season. Fewest points they scored all season was 26 against RBC, 11-0.
 
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I was there as well, kid is an absolute gamer... 3 year starter, all time yards leader at RFH. They run a complex offense, he goes to 2nd and 3rd read at times. RFH has been dominant this year... hope I don't jinx them, but they've been unreal all season. Fewest points they scored all season was 26 against RBC, 11-0.
How does the school like Rumson do a year-end in year out?

Is it the feeder program?
Everyone in town buying in?
Kids staying public to play be their friends instead of going private / parochial?
 
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WELL. Bernards head coach certainly didnt bite his tongue here haha.

"I've got to be honest, man, we got out-recruited. Write it. I mean that," Simoneau said. "I'm being very honest. It's not sour grapes. The NJSIAA ain't gonna do nothin' about it. Actions speak louder than words, so they sent a loud message to every one of us, and we gotta start recruiting at the public schools, because the other public schools are allowed to. Back to the drawing board for some of what we do, but you can't be upset about it, because they did it. I doesn't take anything away from the kids, they played a good game today.

"Give credit to their coaching staff because those kids, they were only here for six games and look how well they played. Credit where credit's due, because that's not easy. They were able to take a group of kids not from (Newark) and get them to gel at the right time of year for the second time in a row. The state doesn't stop it, so it's what other public schools have to do, too."

I see people are complaining when the city schools win championships after the schools have city kids transfer back from parochial schools or city kids transfer to Shabazz.

No one complains when Haddonfield wins all the time with those Cherry Hill/ Pennsauken kids or all of those regional schools with kids from multiple towns win.
 
How does the school like Rumson do a year-end in year out?

Is it the feeder program?
Everyone in town buying in?
Kids staying public to play be their friends instead of going private / parochial?

it really is incredible... i moved down here in 2016... the team has been so damn good every single year since i've been here. The coaching is very very good as far as HS coaching goes. The kids work their a$$es off, all summer at the field/weight room. The thing that blows me away is the buy in, they had 80 kids dressed on the sideline against Wall... a group 2 school with 80 kids on the roster.
 
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it really is incredible... i moved down here in 2016... the team has been so damn good every single year since i've been here. The coaching is very very good as far as HS coaching goes. The kids work their a$$es off, all summer at the field/weight room. The thing that blows me away is the buy in, they had 80 kids dressed on the sideline against Wall... a group 2 school with 80 kids on the roster.
I love it

My neighbors kids play / played for Colts Neck, and it’s a roller coaster w them

One year good, one year bad
Rinse / repeat

Schools like Rumson that are consistently elite are to be commended
 
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I see people are complaining when the city schools win championships after the schools have city kids transfer back from parochial schools or city kids transfer to Shabazz.

No one complains when Haddonfield wins all the time with those Cherry Hill/ Pennsauken kids or all of those regional schools with kids from multiple towns win.
Nah man. I complain all the time about south jersey recruiting. Just as I do with ramapo and old tappan. South jersey public schools might as well be playing in non-public B with how rampant recruiting is there.

But I mean the whole state knows what shabazz is doing and theyre publicly making a mockery of it by going on podcasts etc talking about their recruiting.

Public school recruiting is pathetic and ruins the integrity of the game. Old tappan falls in that bucket as does ramapo and they couldnt be further from being city schools. Its wrong no matter who does it.

Now shabazz having kids from clifton, orange, east orange, montclair just to name a few is just making a mockery of the game.

Also morris knolls falls in this bucket too. Theyve gutted morris hills. Every ounce of talent from morris hills is at knolls. Again, not exactly city schools.
 
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it really is incredible... i moved down here in 2016... the team has been so damn good every single year since i've been here. The coaching is very very good as far as HS coaching goes. The kids work their a$$es off, all summer at the field/weight room. The thing that blows me away is the buy in, they had 80 kids dressed on the sideline against Wall... a group 2 school with 80 kids on the roster.
If RFH football follows their wrestling team you can bet there are some “transplants” in the line up.
 
interesting that with all this recruiting going on the coach at Elizbeth was fired early this season for having his son transfer in from Cranford. High school sports (at least in NJ) are becoming the wild wild west.
 
interesting that with all this recruiting going on the coach at Elizbeth was fired early this season for having his son transfer in from Cranford. High school sports (at least in NJ) are becoming the wild wild west.
There was more to that story. Recruiting happened to be the excuse
 
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