Photo/edward Kensik:   Hawthorne's Rashawn Byfield and Josh Barahona block for quarterback JJ Occhipinti in a game against Palisades Park last year....

  The Record - GIRLS CROSS-COUNTRY TOP 25 1. Ridgewood 2. IHA 3. Holy Angels 4. No. Highlands 5. Ramsey 6. Old Tappan 7. Wayne Valley 8. Hackensack 9. Tenafly 10. Cresskill 11. Indian Hills 12. Bogota 13. Clifton 14. Fair Lawn 15. Secaucus 16. Passaic 17. Rutherford...

  The Record - BOYS CROSS-COUNTRY TOP 25 1. Don Bosco 2. Ridgewood 3. River Dell 4. Indian Hills 5. Wayne Valley 6. Bogota 7. Wayne Hills 8. Bergen Catholic 9. Westwood 10. Hackensack 11. Clifton 12. Old Tappan 13. Ramsey 14. Tenafly 15. Lyndhurst 16. Leonia 17....

The Record - Boys soccer No. 3 Harrison Last year’s record: 22-1-1 Final ranking: No. 2 Marquee game: vs. Kearny, at Red Bull Arena, Sept. 27 Best asset: The Blue Tide return six starters and 10 seniors altogether who know what it takes to win big games. Leandro...

The Record - Boys soccer No. 10 Hawthorne Christian Last year’s record: 16-3-1 Final ranking: No. 20 Marquee game: vs. Waldwick, Sept. 5 Best assets: Few teams enter the season with a player of such distinguished presence as Rene White, a junior who collected 34 goals...

File photo: Glen Rock rising senior Meghan Donohue has committed to Lafayette College to continue her volleyball career....

The Record - Girls soccer No. 12 Glen Rock Last year’s record: 15-2-2 Final ranking: No. 13 Marquee game: at Pompton Lakes, Sept. 5 Best assets: Rising senior forward Caroline Taylor and rising junior forward Emma Daly were the Panthers leading scorers last year. They...