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Each week Morris Sussex Sports, along with Justin Scicchitano, publish their official Top 15 Football Team Rankings. You can listen to the audio podcast as it all gets broken down to find out how your team got ranked or why they are left off the list. Top 15 Football Teams (Week 3) 1. Delbarton 1-2 (2) +1 2. Pope John 0-3 (1) -1 3. Mount Olive 2-0 (3) -- 4. Morris Hills 3-0 (6) +2 5. Randolph 3-0 (7) +2 6. Sparta 2-1 (8) +2 7. Newton 3-0 (4) -3 8. Montville (9) +1 9. West Morris Central 1-1 (10) +1 10. Lenape Valley 1-2 (5) -5 11. Butler 2-0 (11) -- 12. Mountain Lakes 1-1 (12) -- 13. Jefferson 1-2 (13) -- 14. Wallkill Valley 3-0 (15) +1 15. High Point 1-1 (NR)

Each week Morris Sussex Sports, along with Justin Scicchitano, publish their official Top 15 Football Team Rankings. You can listen to the audio podcast as it all gets broken down to find out how your team got ranked or why they are left off the list. Top 15 Football Teams (Week 2) 1. Pope John 0-2 (1) -- 2. Delbarton 0-2 (2) -- 3. Mount Olive 1-0 (3) -- 4. Newton 2-0 (4) -- 5. Lenape Valley 1-1 (7) +2 6. Morris Hills 2-0 (6) -- 7. Randolph 2-0 (8) +1 8. Sparta 1-1 (11) +3 9. Montville 2-0 (9) -- 10. West Morris 1-0 (10) -- 11. Butler 2-0 (12) +1 12. Mountain Lakes 1-0 (NR) 13. Jefferson 1-1 (14) +1 14. Hackettstown 1-1 (5) -9 15. Wallkill Valley 2-0 (NR)

Listen to our latest and most fascinating podcast interview to-date with Russ Vitale, Director of College Planning at Academic Resources as he educates our audience about everything colleges don't want you to know about the admissions, financial and recruiting part of college. If you are a student or a family of a student in high school that plans on going to college, you cannot afford to miss this episode.

Each week Morris Sussex Sports, along with Justin Scicchitano, publish their official Top 15 Football Team Rankings. You can listen to the audio podcast as it all gets broken down to find out how your team got ranked or why they are left off the list. Top 15 Football Teams (Week 1) 1. Pope John (0-1) 2. Delbarton (0-1) 3. Mount Olive (0-0) 4. Newton (1-0) 5. Hackettstown (1-0) 6. Morris Hills (1-0) 7. Lenape Valley (0-1) 8. Randolph (1-0) 9. Montville (1-0) 10. West Morris (0-0) 11. Sparta (0-1) 12. Butler (1-0) 13. High Point (0-0) 14. Jefferson (0-1) 15. Roxbury (0-0)  

In this episode, we interview Eric Armstrong from the Orthopedic Institute of New Jersey who specializes in providing all of the athletic training services for all of the schools in our area. Eric, who worked on the athletic training team for the Philadelphia Eagles before coming to OINJ, provides amazing insights for athletes, coaches and parents. OINJ offers services to the athletic trainers that are employed at Morris-Sussex schools to ensure they are up on the latest research and science to ensure the health and well being of our athletes. Eric talks about how things like hydration, stretching, weight training and creating a relationship with the school trainer can make a world of difference to an athlete's performance.

In this episode, Morris Sussex Sports had the privilege of interviewing long time Daily Record sports writer Joe Hofmann.  Joe recounts his fascinating career covering all the great Morris-Sussex athletes as he spent most of his career focusing on football, wrestling and baseball.  He talks about all of the great coaches like John Bauer senior and junior of Randolph, Doug Wilkins of Mountain Lakes, Phil Longo of Par Hills and many many more.  He also recalls all of the great athletes that competed in those three sports throughout the years.  It's fascinating to hear him talk about all of the relationships he forged with all of the great former athletes and coaches.  And there are literally thousands of former high school athletes that have his news clippings in their scrapbooks.  We thought we'd flip it and actually interview him for once.  This is one podcast interview you cannot miss.

In this episode, Morris Sussex Sports interviews Amy Arnold, Hall of Fame pitcher for Morristown-Beard and 1997 graduate.  During her high school softball career, she was one of the most feared softball players in Northern New Jersey - she only struck out one time during her entire time for the Crimson.  In this interview, Amy shares her experiences as an elite athlete and all of the places that journey took her.  She describes herself as being a shy, quiet kid who was under-confident in the classroom, despite being fearless on the ball field; and how her confidence on the field helped her in those other areas of her life.  She shares a lot about her post athletic life as an educator for 10-years and now as a business owner of H.A.P. Learning where she helps people of all ages uncover their natural gifts and talents through meditation and mindfulness.

In this episode, Morris Sussex Sports interviews Dan Fulton, new head coach of the Hanover Park Hornet's football team.  Coach Fulton is part of the new breed of young coaches that brings a lot of energy, knowledge and relate-ability to today's high school football player.  He discusses his career as a high school player under State Champion winning coach Dave Albano at Par Hills, through his college playing days at Montclair State, then as a coach for Par Hills, Whippany Park and Hanover Park.  If you are a fan of high school football in Morris-Sussex, then this is the episode for you.  

In this episode, Morris Sussex Sports interviews Ryan Sudol to talk about his amazing high school career from his freshman year where all he wanted to do is bring more school spirit to his Morris Hill's sports teams, to becoming one of the most recognized faces in Morris-Sussex through his Football Fanatic's show.  Ryan discusses all of the wonderful memories and people he was able to meet through the last two years including snack shack ladies, cheer leaders, athletes, fans and coaches.  Listen to all of the hilarity as Ryan recounts all of these special moments.  Currently Ryan is a Senior Broadcaster & Analyst for Morris Sussex Sports and is attending William Paterson for broadcast journalism.  

In this episode, Morris Sussex Sports interviews Dr. Ferheen Shamim of the Orthopedic Institute of NJ to talk all about concussions.  Dr. Shamim shares candidly about the symptoms, treatments and ways athletes can prepare themselves to avoid concussions.  Dr. Shamim was a former athlete herself so she totally understands how emotional a concussion, or any injury for that matter, can be for a high school competitor.   Dr. Ferheen Shamim, MD is a sports medicine physician and is board certified by the American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.  Prior to her position at The Orthopedic Institute of New Jersey, Dr. Shamim served as a doctor for numerous triathlons, including the Carlsbad Ironman in 2015. Dr. Shamim completed her fellowship in sports medicine with a concentration in non-operative management of orthopedic conditions at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center in Torrance, CA. During her fellowship, she volunteered at Team-to-Win, a charitable program which provides free comprehensive orthopedic care

In this episode, we interview former West Morris Central runningback Kevin Saum. Kevin suffered a traumatic brain injury called Second Impact Syndrome (SIS) during a high school football game against Morris Knolls on October 5, 2007. SIS has a 50% mortality rate and nearly 100% morbidity rate, yet Kevin miraculously survived with full cognitive and physical abilities, but was no longer able to pursue his dream of playing college football. Although Kevin knew how fortunate he was, his transition to life after sports was trying. Despite his disappointment and depression, Kevin felt inspired to be the voice for those athletes who weren’t as lucky as he was and cannot share their story. Heads ‘N Tales was created to be a platform where athletes can share their tales of perseverance to help inspire anyone in their time of need. After graduating from Georgetown with a master’s degree in sports industry management and with hopes of raising concussion awareness and improving sports safety, Kevin Saum established the

Morris Sussex Sports' analysts Shane Connuck and Justin Scicchitano break down the 2018 State Baseball Tournament section-by-section and share how far each Morris-Sussex team will go and which local team will be hoisting up that NJSIAA trophy when all is said and done.  

In this episode, Morris Sussex Sports interviews Dr. Kevin White of the Orthopedic Institute of NJ to discuss everything from injuries in sports to the side effects of steroids and everything in-between. If you are an athlete or a parent of an athlete, this is a podcast you need to listen to. Dr. Kevin White is an orthopedic surgeon at The Orthopedic Institute of New Jersey. Board certified in orthopedic surgery, Dr. White has expertise in: Achilles disorders, Ankle and foot arthrodesis, Ankle/hindfoot arthroscopy, Bunions (hallux valgus), Charcot foot and ankle, Clawtoes, Equinus contractures, Flatfeet (pes planus), Foot and ankle arthritis, Forefoot deformities, Heel pain/plantar fasciitis, High arches (pes cavus), Ligament reconstruction, Lower extremity trauma, Total ankle replacement Prior to his position at The Orthopedic Institute of New Jersey, Dr. White served as Chief Resident during his senior year of residency for the School of Osteopathic Medicine at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of Ne

You don't have to be a football fan to be able to fall in love with this story.  In 2008, Livingston quarterback Mike Genovese led his Lancer team through a roller coaster season that took everyone who witnessed it through every emotion possible.   It started in the spring of Genovese's junior season when his close knit group of friends suffered the loss of their classmate and beloved friend Brielle who passed away due to a fast moving cancer.  After dedicating their senior football season to Brielle, it seemed like the wind was at their back as they were steam rolled past their competition.  However, things were about to take a turn for the worse. At 5-0, Livingston lost an overtime barn burner of a game against West Morris.  Not only did they lose the game, but they also lost their star player Genovese with a broken hand.  The following week they lost again to Roxbury and it seemed their playoff hopes where about to disappear without without the story book ending they had hoped for. But instead of feeling s

In this episode we host a thrilling interview with former West Morris Central QB Tyler Berntsen (class of '09). He talks about his amazing career that started as a peewee player for the Long Valley Raiders, through the Wolfpack program and on to a five year successful college career. Berntsen talks about his amazing senior high school season in 2008 in which his Wolfpack came one game away from playing for a championship and how that season set the table for multiple state titles afterward. He discusses how his team came together after losing junior runningback and current NFL fullback Michael Burton to injury to beat Livingston in a barn burner of a game in OT. After high school, Berntsen went on to college and was moved to tight end. However, he was not ready to give up the reigns at quarterback so he decided to follow his heart and transfer to a school where he could do so. Four years of playing QB and a Master Degree later, he knew he made the right choice. A few years after hanging up the cleats, he got

Welcome to Episode Number 9 of the Morris Sussex Sports Podcast. If you’ve been enjoying these podcast interviews, please don’t keep this a secret. Tell your friends and make sure you subscribe via iTunes if you have an iPhone or Stitcher and Google Play if you have an Android…that’s how you don’t miss any future episodes. Feel free to leave us a review if you feel so inspired too. I’m very excited to deliver this week’s interview because I don’t know if many of you listening even were aware of the football legend we have living right in our backyard in Morris County. John Giannantonio, or better known as Johnny G, from who spent his playing days at the now closed Netcong HS, holds several major national high school football records - including yards rushed in a season, yards rushed in a game and average yards rushed per game for the season. In 1950, Johnny G rushed for an amazing 4,756 yards and 41 touchdowns. Oh yeah, and that is only in an 8-game schedule. In case you are trying to do the math, that’s 594.

In this episode, we interview newly minted State Championship coach Matt Parzero of Newton High School. Parzero delves into this past season and talks about how a dedicated coaching staff, hard work from the players, support from the parents and a positive team culture were all big factors in getting this school it's first state championship in its 99 years of existence. Newton's 2017 Schedule / Results 09-09 @ Kittatinny Kittatinny HS W 34 - 0 09-15 Lenape Valley Newton HS W 20 - 7 09-22 @ Hopatcong Hopatcong HS W 47 - 13 09-29 Vernon Newton HS W 47 - 0 10-06 Lakeland Newton HS W 47 - 14 10-14 @ Chatham Cougar Field W 42 - 6 10-20 Hackettstown Newton HS W 28 - 7 10-28 @ Wallkill Valley Wallkill Valley HS W 42 - 6 11-02 North Warren Newton HS W 33 - 7 11-10 Pequannock Newton HS W 21 - 19 11-17 @ Westwood Westwood HS W 21 - 6 12-01 @ Lakeland Kean University W 28 - 14 Parzero talks about his amazing playing and coaching career which started at Lenape Valley as a player under legendary head coach Don Smolyn. Wh

In this podcast episode, Morris Sussex Sports interviews East Stroudsburg University Defensive Coordinator Chadd Braine as he discusses the college recruiting process from the coaches prospective.  Coach Braine talks about what he looks in an prospective athlete from grades, to what he does on the field, to the kind of person in general the recruit is. With 6.5% of high school football players moving on to the college level, Braine helps student-athletes looking to play at the next level by suggesting these five points during their decision process: Location Academics Social considerations (size of school, diversity, etc) Financials Football Coach Braine intentionally keeps football last on his list because most college players will not have the opportunity to play at the professional level.  He strongly urges athletes remember they are students first with the goal of graduating and getting into the career of their choice. Coach Braine also shares the role academics plays in the college recruiting process a

Don Brower of Garden State HS Wrestling joins us again for another riveting podcast episode as he analyzes every weight-break for the NJSIAA state championship tournament at Atlantic City. Brower weighs in on every single Morris-Sussex wrestler and let's us know who's the favorite at each weight, who's the dark horse and who he thinks can shock the world.   Follow Brower on his website:  www.gardenstatehswrestling.com And on Twitter at:  @MorrisCountyHSW

With the girls and boys basketball state playoff tournament starting on Monday, we interview writer Matt Bove from the New Jersey Herald to break down how every Morris-Sussex team will fair in their respective brackets.  Matt dissects each state section, analyzes all of the top players and predicts who he thinks will win their respective sections and move on to the Tournament of Champions.   You can follow Matt via Twitter at @mbovenjh.