Public Top 20 rankings 1. Ridgewood (3-0) Last game: Beat Passaic Tech, 17-14 Next game: vs. Eastside (2-1), Friday 2. Ramapo (4-0) Last game: Beat NV/Old Tappan, 42-7 Next game: at River Dell (3-1), Saturday 3. River Dell (3-1) Last game: Lost to Penns Grove, 42-7...

  The Road to the NJIC Championship Friday  Glen Rock 35, Rutherford 21  Garfield 38, Palisades Park/Leonia 0  Hasbrouck Heights 41, Lodi 0 Butler 40, Saddle Brook 0  Hawthorne 27, New Milford 0 Lyndhurst 21, Pompton Lakes 20 Waldwick 47, Manchester 24  Becton...

By JJ Conrad | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com In the North Jersey Interscholastic Conference, the top teams in each division can’t afford off weeks -- not with every game meaning so much in each quest for a division title and, in turn, a spot in the conference’s unique...

By JJ Conrad | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com Here were the top performances in the North Jersey Interscholastic Conference from Week 2: OFFENSE Josue Matias, Garfield, Sr., RB: Garfield ended Rutherford’s 26-game winning streak against division opponents in a 42-20 win,...

Ramapo 6-0 DePaul 6-0 Wayne Valley 5-0-2 Immaculate Heart 6-1 Westwood 7-1 Ridgewood 6-1 NV/Demarest 6-2 Northern Highlands 4-3-1 Lyndhurst 7-0 Paramus 5-2 West Milford 4-1-1 Mahwah 6-1-1 Waldwick 7-0 Ramsey 4-3-1 Pascack Hills 4-3-1 NV/Old Tappan 6-2 Wayne Hills 5-3...

  Sport: Football Class: Senior. Age: 17 Accomplishment: The running back carried 13 times for 260 yards and four touchdowns to lead Garfield to a 42-20 win over Rutherford. Matias also starts at cornerback and is a returning all-league punter. Garfield improved to a...

Sport: Soccer Class: Sophomore. Age: 15 Accomplishment: Andreoli helped Hawthorne to a 3-0 week by scoring two goals apiece in wins over Lodi, Elmwood Park and Glen Rock. She sparked the 4-2 victory over Glen Rock after her team trailed 1-0. She also recorded the...