Public Top 20 rankings 20. Lyndhurst (4-3) Last game: Lost to Park Ridge, 40-21 Next game: Friday vs. Hawthorne (5-2) 19. Pascack Hills (6-1) Last game: Beat Bergen Tech, 43-0 Next game: Friday at Hopatcong (3-5) 18. Lakeland (5-3) Last game: Lost to Westwood, 30-7...

Greg Mattura NorthJersey.com HAWTHORNE − Rutherford put its fate in the hands of a freshman in Myles Balchan. The ninth-grader came off the bench and quarterbacked the two-time defending champion Bulldogs to a 28-20 victory over Hawthorne in Friday night's NJIC...

Greg Tartaglia NorthJersey.com PARK RIDGE − Cole Hughes did more passing than rushing in the first half, and he was stopped more often than not. The Park Ridge quarterback then kept it on the ground in the second half and ran wild. Hughes’ four second-half scores...

Friday NJIC semifinals  Rutherford 28, Hawthorne 20 Park Ridge 40, Lyndhurst 21 Other conference cross-over games Butler 27, Glen Rock 20 North Arlington 27, Cresskill/Emerson 20 (OT)  Hasbrouck Heights 28, New Milford 0  St. Mary 21, Becton 7 Secaucus 35, Saddle...

BOYS SOCCER Boys soccer: Latest North Jersey Top 25 rankings with a battle for No. 1 on deck Sean Farrell NorthJersey.com           Top 25 rankings Bergen Catholic 10-0-2 Ramsey 12-0-1 Clifton 8-1-1 Ramapo 8-2 Don Bosco 7-3-1 Tenafly 8-2-2 Pompton Lakes 9-0-2 Old...

North Jersey Female Athlete of the Week making an impact on and off the court   Erin Fahy Sport: Volleyball School: Cresskill Class: Senior. Age: 17 Accomplishment: The middle blocker and team captain held the team together during wins against New Milford and...

North Jersey Male Athlete of the Week making history while preparing for his future   Andrew Armstrong Sport: Soccer School: Pompton Lakes Class: Senior. Age: 17 Accomplishment: Armstrong became the Cardinals' all-time scoring leader after recording his 75th goal...