By: Darren Cooper  - Record Sports The Wood-Ridge boys soccer team has never had a theme before. By now, you should be familiar with the concept of a sports team adopting a motto, a rallying cry. Unfinished Business is a good one (usually for a team that lost in a...

Coach: Nick Delcalzo, 34th year Last year's record: 10-1 Last year's final ranking: No. 4 Rearview mirror: Hasbrouck Heights defended its state title last year and was an offensive machine with 363 points (33 per game). The Aviators averaged in the top 10 in North...

  Coach: Alessandro Barchi Last year's record: 18-3-2 2017 final ranking: No. 14 Rearview mirror: Does anyone produce more soccer stars per capita? The southern Bergen County borough, covering approximately one square mile, is a perennial power on the pitch and...

Secaucus' Jessica Gonde bumps the ball during the girls volleyball match against Harrison in Secaucus on Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2017. (Reena Rose Sibayan The Jersey Journal) By Lou Monaco For The Jersey Journal After ending last season with a 2-0 (25-18, 25-9) early...

Coach: Jonathan Noschese Last year's record: 17-4-1 2017 final ranking: No. 13 Rearview mirror: Waldwick is the epitome of a soccer town. The Warriors punch well above their weight as a Group 1 school and win at least 12 games year after year. Last season wasn't easy...

Coach: Rob Edgar Last year's record: 18-4-2 2017 final ranking: No. 6 Rearview mirror: Pompton Lakes earned its first state title in 12 years and won on an ending for the ages. In the final, senior Carlo Gonzalez converted on a free kick in overtime and closed the New...

Coach: Bill Wilde, 14th year Last year's record: 8-2 Last year's final ranking: No. 13 Rearview mirror: One of the strangest last-second plays ended New Milford's 2017 season in rather controversial fashion. A Hasbrouck Heights player threw the ball in the air after...