The Hunterdon/Warren/Sussex Tournament seeds have been announced prior to the preliminary round on Saturday, Sept. 24. Warren Hills, which has won the tournament for the past three years, was award…
Source: Lion Athletic News Field Hockey: Warren Hills earns the top seed in the 2016 Hunterdon/Warren/Sussex Tournament Field Hockey: Warren Hills earns the top seed in the 2016 Hunterdon/Warren/Sussex Tournament

Congratulations to the Boys’ Cross Country team for capturing the Skyland Conference Delaware Divisional title yesterday at Natirar Park.  Great team effort.

Carter Altman scored the game winning goal to help lift Hillsborough to a 1-0 victory over North Hunterdon in Annandale.
Zurab Bedoshvili had the assist, while goalkeeper Nick Burd made five saves for Hillsborough. Goalkeeper Tyler Peragallo made five saves for North Hunterdon.
Source: Lion Athletic News Hillsborough (1) at North Hunterdon (0) – Boys Soccer Hillsborough (1) at North Hunterdon (0) – Boys Soccer

Amelia Curtis scored the only goal in Hillsborough’s 1-0 win over North Hunterdon in Hillsborough.
Olivia Bandola made six saves in the shutout. Olivia Ripnyak made eight saves for North Hunterdon.
Source: Lion Athletic News North Hunterdon (0) at Hillsborough (1) – Girls Soccer North Hunterdon (0) at Hillsborough (1) – Girls Soccer

Amanda Celli scored two goals to help Pingry earn a 5-0 victory over North Hunterdon in Basking Ridge.
Pingry scored three goals in the first half, adding two more in the second.
Mary Pagano contributed two goals, while Josie Jahng added a goal. Myla Stovall and Mackinley Taylor each had an assist for Pingry. Goalkeeper Wesley Taylor made eight saves …
Source: Lion Athletic News North Hunterdon (0) at Pingry (5) – Field Hockey North Hunterdon (0) at Pingry (5) – Field Hockey

NJ Defensive MVP – Erik Dehkes

Dehkes racked up 14 tackles against the Blue Streaks. It was a big week for standout performances, but we’ve narrowed it down.
Source: Lion Athletic News2 See who took home our Week 4 high school football honors See who took home our Week 4 high school football honors

NORTH HUNTEDON HUNTERDON CENTRAL The Red Devils, No.7 on the NJ.com Top 20 started its season with a close 1-0 loss to No. 2 Ridge, but have reeled off three straight wins since. That includes an i…
Source: Lion Athletic News Hunterdon County girls soccer notebook, Sept. 19 Hunterdon County girls soccer notebook, Sept. 19

It may have taken the North Hunterdon football team some time to get into gear with its up-tempo offensive attack and aggressive defensive style this season, but things appear on track as the Lions…
Source: Lion Athletic News Hunterdon County football notebook: North Hunterdon is back on track Hunterdon County football notebook: North Hunterdon is back on track

PLAYER, SCHOOL, GOALSJafeth Reyes, Summit, 4Jake Hoffman, South Plainfield, 3Cole Bosch, Bergen Catholic, 3Felipe Burbano, Sussex Tech, 3Peter Livanis, Old Tappan, 3Tommy Falus, Livingston, 3Nick Saint-Juste, Doane Academy, 3Oscar Dominguez, New Brunswick, 3Nicephore Wesley, LEAP Academy, 3Nik Polizos, Vernon, 2Nate Race, Bridgewater-Raritan, 2Matt Mischler, Monroe, 2Brendan Hueth, St. Rose, 2James Petagna, Robbinsville, 2Noah Jefferies, Ridge, 2Anthony Nagy, Dayton, 2Gennaro Vittorioso …
Source: Lion Athletic News Boys Soccer: Statewide stat leaders for Saturday, Sept. 17 Boys Soccer: Statewide stat leaders for Saturday, Sept. 17

Liberty starts at the top after winning the Parkland Invitational.
Source: Lion Athletic News2 Girls volleyball rankings: New season, new No. 1 Girls volleyball rankings: New season, new No. 1

Teams across the stated produces several upsets last week and there were a bunch of squads that made their case to earn a spot in the NJ.com Top 20. There could be more to come this week though wit…
Source: Lion Athletic News Girls Soccer: Games to Watch the week of Sept. 19 Girls Soccer: Games to Watch the week of Sept. 19

North Hunterdon’s Gavin Richards won the freshman race.
Source: Lion Athletic News2 Voorhees’ Romero second at Magee cross country junior class meet Voorhees’ Romero second at Magee cross country junior class meet

Nina Bussanich and Rebecca Fluchel each scored for North Hunterdon in a 2-0 victory over Warren Hills in Washington.
Olivia Ripnyak recorded the assist for North Hunterdon.
Source: Lion Athletic News North Hunterdon (2) at Warren Hills (0) – Girls Soccer North Hunterdon (2) at Warren Hills (0) – Girls Soccer

The Lions won the senior and sophomore races. Phillipsburg’s Rachel Herrman took sixth in the junior race.
Source: Lion Athletic News2 North Hunterdon girls dominate Bernie Magee class meet North Hunterdon girls dominate Bernie Magee class meet

Dylan Ottinger scored a goal and had two assists for North Hunterdon in a 4-0 victory over Warren Hills in Washington.
Chris Bortuzzo, Dominick Rusillo and Jordan Sawaged all had a goal for North Hunterdon.
Source: Lion Athletic News North Hunterdon (4) at Warren Hills (0) – Boys Soccer North Hunterdon (4) at Warren Hills (0) – Boys Soccer

North Hunterdon 38, Warren Hills 20 — Football Rapid Recap

The North Hunterdon football team found its rhythm in the second quarter, coming from behind to roll to a 38-20 Mid-State Raritan Division road victory over Warren Hills on Friday night at Warren Hills Regional School District Stadium.

Turning point: It was all North Hunterdon after Warren Hills’ initial possession of the game. The Blue Streaks took the opening kickoff and scored to make it 8-0 early on. It didn’t take long for the Lions to take control of the game, scoring four straight touchdowns to take a 28-8 lead into halftime.

Top performers: Matt Busher and Mitchell Finnegan. Busher threw for 156 yards and a touchdown and rushed for two scores and Finnegan rushed 17 times for 105 yards and a touchdown and played a stellar game at defensive back.
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Source-LehighValleyLive: North Hunterdon heats up in 2nd quarter to beat Warren Hills

Source-LehighValleyLive: North Hunterdon football dominates Warren Hills for 1st win

Source-LehighValleyLive: Here are 11 statistical studs from Friday night’s football action

Source-NJ.com: North Hunterdon football comes back to beat Warren Hills, 38-20

Some might consider it absurd to use a seven-game sample set to seed a high school tournament.
But given the parameters and limitations of a varsity soccer season, that is exactly what is going to happen when the Hunterdon/Warren/Sussex Tournament bracket is released in another couple weeks.
Because the high school season is only two months long and …
Source: Lion Athletic News Hunterdon County Democrat boys soccer update for Sept. 16 Hunterdon County Democrat boys soccer update for Sept. 16

After reaching the North Jersey, Section 2, Group 4 sectional final a year ago, the Hunterdon Central field hockey team has had an up-and-down beginning to its 2016 campaign.It opened up the season with a 5-3 win over Pingry before dropping two in a row, to reigning Group 3 champion Warren Hills and Skyland Conference rival Ridge. Central rebounded …
Source: Lion Athletic News Field Hockey: Hunterdon County Democrat notebook Field Hockey: Hunterdon County Democrat notebook

Julia Lytle and Addison Reilly each scored a first-half goal and Jezlyn Jimenez tallied two assists to lead Bridgewater-Raritan, No. 17 in the NJ.com Top 20, to a 2-0 victory over North Hunterdon in Annandale.
Marissa Cook had six saves for Bridgewater-Raritan.
Olivia Ripnyak had 12 saves for North Hunterdon.
Source: Lion Athletic News Bridgewater-Raritan (2) at North Hunterdon (0) – Girls Soccer Bridgewater-Raritan (2) at North Hunterdon (0) – Girls Soccer

Grace French – Class of 2017

Senior Athlete: Gymnastics

Current Team stats:  1:1

2016 -2017 marks Grace French’s fourth year as a dedicated athlete and leader on the North HHS Gymnastics team. She is a second-year captain of a small but extremely talented and motivated team. Although each athlete competes individually on each of four events per meet, Grace thrives when seeing her teammates support each other during practice and competitions. She whole-heartedly believes her strong team will earn a high division ranking this year.

North HHS is Grace’s first experience with competitive gymnastics. She had been immersed in the sport recreationally for ten years prior and in middle school added sports such as Parkour, track, climbing, martial arts, and softball. In her sophomore year, Grace joined a competitive JOGA gymnastics team at her private gym, Shields Gymnastics, Flemington, NJ. By the end of her junior year, she earned a Division State Champion Title for the Floor Event.  Her favorite event has always been Vault, though she is challenging herself by learning new skills on Beam, so her current focus and motivation is competing on a new beam routine this season.

North HHS Pep Rallies, Homecoming, Regionals, and Team Banquets are some of her best memories, but Grace cannot wait to play again in the Powder Puff football game! She is also really looking forward to her second season of NHHS Spring Track! Grace is very grateful to have been scouted and to have earned this incredible cross-training experience at North with the Spring Track Team.

Grace hopes to continue athletics in college and pursue a major in sports medicine.

Josh Nabbie scored a goal to help Bridgewater-Raritan, No. 17 in the NJ.com Top 20, earn a 2-0 victory over North Hunterdon in Bridgewater.
Nate Race contributed a goal, while Joe Umana and Chris Rodriguez each had an assist. Goalkeepers Joe Davidi and Calum Erenborn each had two saves for Bridgewater-Raritan. Goalkeeper Tyler Peragallo made 10 saves for North …
Source: Lion Athletic News North Hunterdon (0) at Bridgewater-Raritan (2) – Boys Soccer North Hunterdon (0) at Bridgewater-Raritan (2) – Boys Soccer

Sarah Dimock and Ally Mastroianni each scored two goals to lead Bridgewater-Raritan, No. 7 in the NJ.com Top 20, to a 5-0 win over North Hunterdon in Annandalle.
Sadie Herman also scored a goal for Bridgewater-Raritan.
Source: Lion Athletic News Bridgewater-Raritan (5) at North Hunterdon (0) – Field Hockey Bridgewater-Raritan (5) at North Hunterdon (0) – Field Hockey

It’s a week full of key divisional games for locals.
Source: Lion Athletic News2 Brad Wilson's Week 2 New Jersey football forecast Brad Wilson's Week 2 New Jersey football forecast

North needs a better start, the Blue Streaks’ balance of offense, and more.
Source: Lion Athletic News2 7 storylines to watch in North Hunterdon at Warren Hills football 7 storylines to watch in North Hunterdon at Warren Hills football

SKYLAND CONFERENCE RANKINGS
1-Gill St. Bernard’s (1-1)2-Pingry (2-0)3-Hunterdon Central (2-0)4-Bridgewater-Raritan (2-0)5-Bernards (1-1)6-Montgomery (2-1)7-North Plainfield (2-0)8-Somerville (3-0)9-North Hunterdon (2-1)10-Watchung Hills (1-1)
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Source: Lion Athletic News Boys Soccer: Skyland Conference rankings for Thursday, Sept. 15 Boys Soccer: Skyland Conference rankings for Thursday, Sept. 15

The Lions picked up a 2-1 victory.
Source: Lion Athletic News2 Boys soccer: North Hunterdon defeats Franklin Boys soccer: North Hunterdon defeats Franklin

David Moreira and Michael Sabatella scored second half goals as North Hunterdon rallied to defeat Franklin, 2-1, in Annandale.
Tyler Peragallo made six saves for North Hunterdon. Ronaldo Ruiz-Camarillo scored a first half goal for Franklin.
Source: Lion Athletic News Franklin (1) at North Hunterdon (2) – Boys Soccer Franklin (1) at North Hunterdon (2) – Boys Soccer

Madeline Wolf had a big game for the Lions.
Source: Lion Athletic News2 Girls soccer: North Hunterdon beats Franklin Girls soccer: North Hunterdon beats Franklin

Madeline Wolf’s two goals and an assist powered North Hunterdon to a 4-1 victory over Franklin in Somerset.
Rebecca Flunchel had a goal and an assists while Nina Bussanich added a goal for North Hunterdon, which led led 2-0 at halftime. Olivia Ripnyak made 12 saves.
Franklin’s Brooke Sachau had nine saves and Kimmy Chavkin scored a second …
Source: Lion Athletic News North Hunterdon (4) at Franklin (1) – Girls Soccer North Hunterdon (4) at Franklin (1) – Girls Soccer

Baulee Gatzen scored two goals to lift Montgomery to a 5-1 win over North Hunterdon in Annandale.
Bella Van Mol, Trisha Dilmenton, and Kate Baldauf each netted a goal for Montgomery. Hannah Palahnuk scored the lone goal for North Hunterdon.
Colleen Hennessey made two saves for Montgomery, which led at the half, 3-1.
Source: Lion Athletic News Montgomery (5) at North Hunterdon (1) – Field Hockey Montgomery (5) at North Hunterdon (1) – Field Hockey

Becky Fluchel and Maddy Wolf scored in North Hunterdon’s 2-0 win over Voorhees in Annandale.
Fluchel opened the scoring in the fourth minute off an assist from Rebecca Fontana, and Wolf scored in the 55th minute off a feed from Kristina Harrel.
Source: Lion Athletic News Voorhees (0) at North Hunterdon (2) – Girls Soccer Voorhees (0) at North Hunterdon (2) – Girls Soccer

Big meets for North Hunterdon, Warren Hills and Parkland.
Source: Lion Athletic News2 Quick runs through the cross country weekend Quick runs through the cross country weekend

Congratulations to the Lady Lions Girls Volleyball team two-peating the Madison Invitational and capturing another title.

North Hunterdon 2, Voorhees 0: Maddy Wolf scored the game-winner in the 56th minute on an assist from Kristina Harell to lift North Hunterdon (2-0). Rebecca Fluchel also scored on an assist from Rebecca Fontana. Hannah Mitchell made six saves. Ali Best and Lexi Wolf each saved two shots for Voorhees (1-1).

Noor Kaur, Bea Behrins, Sydney Mahon, Laura Pavlosky and Emily Bassiacos all scored goals for Ridge in a 5-0 shutout of North Hunterdon in Basking Ridge.
Bassiacos, Ellen Mahoney and Maggie de Poortere had assists for Ridge, while goalie Brennan Eversen finished with three saves. North Hunterdon’s Wesley Taylor recorded 11 saves in net.
Source: Lion Athletic News North Hunterdon (0) at Ridge (5) – Field Hockey North Hunterdon (0) at Ridge (5) – Field Hockey

Congratulations to the North Hunterdon Boys Cross Country team for winning the boys A race with the fastest average of the meet at Friday’s Randolph Cross-Country Invitational. North Hunterdon averaged a meet best 16:55 as Austin Frank (16:54), Gavin Richards (17:12), Chris Fischer (17:13), Connor Berson (17:28), and Andrew Trapp (17:20) all ran personal best times for the Lions. Ray Sellaro was 2nd in 16:21.7, the 2nd fastest time of the day as he led North Hunterdon to the team title, 44-86, over Montgomery.

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Ottinger Dylan and Rusillo Dominick each scored a second-half goal to lift North Hunterdon to a 2-0 victory over West Windsor-Plainsboro North in Annandale.
Jordan Sawaged had an assist and Tyler Peragallo made six saves for North Hunterdon.
Source: Lion Athletic News West Windsor-Plainsboro North (0) at North Hunterdon (2) – Boys Soccer West Windsor-Plainsboro North (0) at North Hunterdon (2) – Boys Soccer

Summit scored 14 points in the first quarter in a 24-13 win over North Hunterdon in Annandale.
Quarterback Matt Busher accounted for both of North Hunterdon’s touchdowns, running 6 yards for a score in the second and throwing a 1-yard pass to Griffin Honthy in the fourth. Busher led the Lions with 165 yards rushing on 21 carries, and …
Source: Lion Athletic News Summit (24) at North Hunterdon (13) – Football Summit (24) at North Hunterdon (13) – Football

Here are the Lions who are taking the field for the North Hunterdon High School football team in 2016.
Source: Lion Athletic News2 Meet the 2016 North Hunterdon football team Meet the 2016 North Hunterdon football team

North Hunterdon responded with two first-half goals after falling behind Montgomery 1-0 in the first 10 minutes of the game in Montgomery.
Senior Jeanie Lisanti scored the first goal of the game to give Montgomery that lead, knocking in a header off a corner kick from Gillian Stamats. Rebecca Fluchel and Madeline Wolf scored the two goals for North Hunterdon.
Source: Lion Athletic News North Hunterdon (2) at Montgomery (1) – Girls Soccer North Hunterdon (2) at Montgomery (1) – Girls Soccer

Voorhees, No. 17 in the NJ.com Top 20, scored all five of its goals in the second half in a 5-0 victory over North Hunterdon in Annandale.
Cassie Boyce, Lindsay Fritz and Laura Chen each had a goal and an assist for the Vikings.
The Vikings had 52 shots while the Lions had three. North Hunterdon goalie Wesley Taylor …
Source: Lion Athletic News North Hunterdon (0) at Voorhees (5) – Field Hockey North Hunterdon (0) at Voorhees (5) – Field Hockey

Rory Kemmerer tallied three goals and Kevin Cresti added two to lead Montgomery to a 6-1 victory over North Hunterdon in Annandale.
Christian Espana had a goal and Nick Millett made five saves for Montgomery, which led 5-0 at halftime.
Mark Winter scored a second-half goal off an assist from Jack Carroll and Tyler Peragallo had five saves for North …
Source: Lion Athletic News Montgomery (6) at North Hunterdon (1) – Boys Soccer Montgomery (6) at North Hunterdon (1) – Boys Soccer

A glance into the crystal ball.
Source: Lion Athletic News2 Brad Wilson's Week 1 New Jersey Football Forecast Brad Wilson's Week 1 New Jersey Football Forecast

The 2016 field hockey season gets underway on Thursday with plenty of great action on tap, including a total of 67 games. NJ.com will have you covered throughout the day with game coverage, as well…
Source: Lion Athletic News Field Hockey: What to watch for Thursday, Sept. 8 Field Hockey: What to watch for Thursday, Sept. 8

The best of the best will be determined at season’s end, but it’s never too early to start the conversation.
Source: Lion Athletic News Girls Soccer: Who's the best of the best? Preseason look at All-State mix in 2016 Girls Soccer: Who's the best of the best? Preseason look at All-State mix in 2016

Junior Ray Sellaro leads a strong pride of Lions.
Source: Lion Athletic News2 North Hunterdon looking strong | Boys cross country snapshot North Hunterdon looking strong | Boys cross country snapshot

HUNTERDON COUNTY PLAYERS TO WATCH IN 2016
Brad Apgar, Sr. DL/OL, Delaware Valley:Called maybe the team’s “best player, offensively and defensively,” by head coach Michael Haughey, Apgar is part of a strong class of seniors coming back from the Terriers’ 8-3 team of 2015. A First Team All-Defense selection in the Mid-State 38-Mountain Division last season, Apgar …
Source: Lion Athletic News Hunterdon County football season preview, 2016 Hunterdon County football season preview, 2016

For a team that has spent the better part of the last 10 years at or around .500, the North Hunterdon High football team could finally be ready to break out in 2016.
Finishing 5-5 in each of head coach Jared Mazzetta’s first two seasons, a senior-laden squad could be the one that finally pushes the Lions into the …
Source: Lion Athletic News North Hunterdon football looks to break through .500 North Hunterdon football looks to break through .500

A look at what to expect from Hunterdon County girls cross-country teams this fall:
DELAWARE VALLEYHere’s hoping the underclassmen who trained with since-graduated 2015 All-Stater Hannah Bonaguidi learned enough about leadership and competition to keep the Terriers’ program growing strong. Delaware Valley finished a respectable seventh in the Central Jersey, Group 2 meet at Thompson Park last fall and …
Source: Lion Athletic News Hunterdon County girls cross-country season preview, 2016 Hunterdon County girls cross-country season preview, 2016