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There was a lot of chalk in the opening round of the state playoffs with the exception of North 2, Group 2 where Becton was an upset winner. We have sound from Rutherford after the Bulldog's tight win over previously unbeaten Hoboken and we break down the rest on the latest episode of The Football Show! powered by northjerseysports.com

We have an interview with Hoboken head coach Joe Borkowski⁠, whose team just wrapped up an undefeated regular season heading into a first round playoff matchup up at Rutherford. We also wrap up the NJIC final won by Butler for the second straight year and then its all about state playoff previews and predictions on The Football Show!, presented by northjerseysports.com

We talk NJIC semifinals, the Super Football Conference and even some Rutgers & Giants on what was a wild week of football in the state of New Jersey. Jimmy Avitabile and Brian Carr steer the ship.

Rutherford has won the NJIC championship four times and it begins its Drive for 5 on Friday night in the semifinals against Wood-Ridge. Bulldogs head coach Steve Dunn joins us to talk about it and we go over the rest of the week that was on the latest episode of The Football Show!

It was a wild week in the NJIC with three games decided by a single point, two others by on score and with Pal Park/Leonia picking up its first win of the season. We have sound from Bogota's crazy 61-60 triple overtime win over Weehawken and, in the Super Football Conference, we have an interview with Westwood's Stevie Klein after the Cardinals improved to 5-1 with a win over Weequahic. We...

It was a madhouse in Ramsey on Friday night when Don Bosco Prep beat Bergen Catholic for the first time since 2022 and our own illustrious panel of North Jersey football insiders were there to take it all in. We talk about the NJIC playoff race that is shaping up and a whole lot more on the latest episode of The Football Show! presented by northjerseysports.com.

Wood-Ridge is off to a 4-0 start and the Blue Devils' first-year head coach Andrew Carbone joins us to talk about it. We also have audio from Old Tappan's 28-24 win over Ramapo in an instant classic. Juniors Shane Small and Zach Micelli and Golden Knights head coach Brian Dunn all chime in. It's a jam-packed episode of The Football Show! presented by northjerseysports.com.

Dumont is off to a 3-0 start which makes for an interesting week here at the World Headquarters of northjerseysports.com. Head coach Mike Farrington is the guest and Brian Carr is, well...the Head Husky! And there was plenty more to talk about the week that was in North Jersey High School Football.

The first full week of the 2025-26 high school football season is in the books and already some teams have made statements. The Big Boys are winning on a national stage, Old Tappan is 2-0 again, Highlands is off and running and Westwood shocked Pascack Valley. There is plenty to talk about on the latest episode of The Football Show! presented by northjerseysports.com.

It's never too early to start a high school football season and it is never to early to get on a soapbox about the early start to the high school football season. We do that and preview some of the big games on tap as the season gets underway before the school year does. Jim Avitabile and Brian Carr are back as the co-hosts of northjerseysports.com's The Football Show!

Ever wish you could hear someone talk about what you were thinking about the way the NJSIAA handled the baseball state playoffs? Well, you have come to the right place. And after we get done with that business, we move on to wrapping up the rest the 2025 high baseball season on Talkin' Baseball! Don't forget to listen to our interview with Midland Park head coach Frank Clark. We pulled the...

Originally a late add to the season finale of Talkin' Baseball, our Frank Clark interview was too good to be left at the one hour mark for the diehards only. Clark will lead Midland Park into the Group 1 state final on Monday and if you are not riding hard with the Panthers after listening here you are not a fan of pure high school baseball. Enjoy!

It's high time for high school baseball junkies as the Bergen County Tournament wrapped up over the weekend and the state tournament kicked off on Tuesday. We have a lot to talk about and add in an appearance by William Paterson University head coach Mike Lauterhahn, who lends his interesting perspective to the high school and local college scene. And then...Nolan Ryan or Greg Maddux? We are T...

The Bergen County Baseball Tournament is down to its Final 4 and it has been a lot of fun getting to this point. Upsets, intrigue, close games...it all leads to what should be two marquee matchups at Demarest this Saturday. We talk about it with Ramapo head coach Garrison Ward. We also talk some BIT, throw in a couple of bleeps and then get down to the business of "Who Played it Best?" c...

The first round of the Bergen County Tournament went off without a hitch and Paramus Catholic was amongst the winners for the first time since 2016. We talk to head coach Mario Lugones about the Paladins' rise. The second round is the issue. With the weather wreaking havoc it is a good thing that we have the Tournament Director in the co-host's chair on a brand new episode of northjerseysp...

It's almost time to seed the Bergen County Tournament and we talk about that (a little). There is a 'Who Played It Better' third base edition, a couple of bleeps and the best names of a generation. We go off the rails a bit on a brand new episode of northjerseysports.com's Talkin' Baseball!

Reigning sectional champion Pascack Valley and its loaded roster is off to an 8-3 start against a grueling schedule that included a win at Old Tappan on Monday. We talk to head coach Will Lynch about the Panthers' promising season. We also choose Right Field for our 'Who Played It Best' feature and our co-host's answer might surprise you. We are Talkin' Baseball!

Before we talk to Passaic Valley head coach Jay Tiseo about his team's 6-0 start, we hit on the important stuff like the weather and the credentials of Jeff Kent vs. Joe Morgan. Oh...and stick around for Joey "Sunshine" Sutera's late show rant. Quiet in the dugouts, please...we are Talkin' Baseball!

The weather has made it tough to get out and cover games, so we have retreated to the World Headquarters of northjerseysports.com to talk about the first week-plus of the high school baseball season. Joey "Mike Brady" Sutera is back in the co-hosts chair as we debate who was better...Tony Gwynn or Albert Belle.

It ain't Spring until we are Talkin' Baseball, so we do just that with Mike Carcich, the Wood -Ridge head coach who recently spoke at the Bergen County Coaches Symposium. We talk program building at a Group 1 school, which he has done over his 15 years with the Blue Devils. Joey 'Parent' Sutera is back in the co-hosts chair as we dive into the new season.

The 2024-25 high school hoops season is officially in the books. Bergen County had one champion, one finalist and a whole bunch of story lines. We look back at all of the state finals with Felician University assistant coach Brad Forestieri on the season finale of The Ballgame!

The kings of the sectional tournament have been crowned and we talk about all of them. Ramapo/Demarest...check Ridgewood/East Orange...check Glen Rock/Vernon...check Paterson Charter/Cresskill...check Non-Publics...check State Semifinal Previews...check Lots of Laughs...also check Felician University assistant coach Brad Forestieri returns to the co-host chair fresh off his rejection from the Nort...

The boys basketball tournament moves at breakneck pace and we attempt to keep up. Felician University assistant coach Brad Forestieri is back in the co-host chair as we recap the section semifinals and look forward to the championship games on The Ballgame!, northjerseysports.com's original multimedia series.

The boys basketball state tournament waits for no one so we keep pace. Felician University assistant coach Brad Forestieri returns as we recap Round 1 and preview the quarterfinals on a brand new episode of The Ballgame!

Brad Forestieri is a northjerseysports.com OG, a player on Elmwood Park's 2003 state sectional championship team that almost upset Bloomfield Tech in the Group 1 semifinals. He is now an assistant coach at Felician University and he is the co-host as we preview this year's state tournament, which gets underway in a few hours.