Football Team Looking for Upset Victory Over Bosco

Ridgewood will have to be ready on Friday night when they square off against Don Bosco, considered by most to be the nation's top football team.

If the Maroons put down what they did against Bergen Tech, they might just have a shot.

Ridgewood's football team got off to a big start for the 2011 season with a 53-0 victory over Bergen Tech in the season opener. The Maroons had a bye week last weekend to prepare for Don Bosco.

The Maroons scored early and often against the Golden Knights, led by Blake Feagles' three touchdowns and 121 yards on the ground. Jason Canella added another touchdown and also 120 yards on the ground in the Sept. 10 Big North battle.

After only being up 7-0 on a Peter Reuter touchdown in the first quarter, the Maroons pulled away in the second quarter with four touchdowns and took a 34-0 lead at halftime.

Ridgewood also received touchdowns from Jason Cannella (4-yard run), Oliver Sippel (8-yard run), Jack Foresman (6-yard run) and a defensive touchdown, a 15-yard fumble return for a score by Dylan Logan.

Head out to RHS Stadium Field on Friday night to see how the Maroons fare.

Boys soccer

, the Ridgewood HS boys soccer team scored a decisive victory over one of the state's best, beating Don Bosco by a score of 4-1.

Ridgewood prepped well for Don Bosco this past Friday, shutting down Teaneck 4-0 in a Big North contest.

Ridgewood led 3-0 after the first half against the Highwaymen and contained Teaneck's offense in the second half.

Prior to that, the boys tallied a come-from-behind 4-2 win over Passaic Tech.

The Maroons goalie combo of Pete Goodman and Nick Tselios made four saves to get the shutout against Teaneck. Matt Steinberg notched a goal and two assists to lead Ridgewood. Zaprianov, Majors and Mike Henni added a goal each for the victory as the Maroons raised its record to 2-0-1.

In the victory over Passaic Tech, Ridgewood was down 2-0 at halftime, but four different Maroons scored in the second half to grab the Big North win on Wednesday at Somerville School. Steinberg, Cobb, Henni and Hamza notched a goal each against the Bulldogs.

Girls soccer

Ridgewood rebounded after a devastating 7-2 loss to Ramapo on Tuesday to take care of Passaic Tech on the road in the next contest.

The Lady Maroons scored four goals in the first half and never looked back for a 4-2 victory at Passaic Tech. It was the combination of Darby Kiernan and Courtney Tarleton that backed the Ridgewood attack. Kiernan notched two goals while Tarleton had a pair of assists. Tarleton also scored a goal as the Lady Maroons raised their mark to 2-1 in the early going of the season. Kelly McBrearty added the other goal in the Big North victory.

Before the loss to Ramapo, Ridgewood's girls soccer team broke out with a 6-1 victory over Hackensack in the season opener on Saturday in Hackensack highlighted by Beth Zrike.

Zrike assisted on four goals as both McBrearty and Kiernan scored two goals each.

Girls tennis

Like the girls soccer team, the Ridgewood tennis team rebounded after a loss to Ramapo. The Lady Maroons lost a 3-2 verdict at Ramapo in the season opener on Sept. 8. Ridgewood came back to shutout both Passaic Tech and Hackensack on Monday and Tuesday, respectively, with a 5-0 scores.

Girls volleyball

After a difficult start, Ridgewood has rebounded nicely with a pair of victories. The Lady Maroons swept both Passaic Tech and Teaneck to even its record at 2-2 in the early going.

In first two matches to start the season, Ridgewood lost a difficult three-set contest to Hackensack, 15-25, 25-16 and 13-25, on the Sept. 9 opener.

Then, last Monday, in a battle of two of the best teams in the Big North, the Lady Maroons came close in both sets but dropped a 25-22, 25-23 decision to Ramapo.

But behind the team's co-captains in seniors Rachel Kilinski and Stephanie Rudd came to win the last two matches, setting the stage for the next victories.

Ridgewood dispatched Teaneck, 2-0, last Friday with a straight set 25-10, 25-18. Rachel Kilinski led the way with six kills while Stephanie Rudd chipped in four assists and Sarah Johnson added five digs in the Big North battle.

Two days before the victory over Teaneck, the Lady Maroons battled against Passaic Tech on the road and came out on top, sweeping the Lady Bulldogs, 25-20, 25-21. Kilinski again had a half-dozen kills to head the Ridgewood attack while Rudd pitched in seven assists and two digs in the Big North battle.

Cross country

Both boys and girls cross country teams showed they are among the best teams in North Jersey. Both took care of their first two opponents in the Big North matches at Darlington in Mahwah.

Ridgewood girls defeated Paramus 15-46 on Sept. 10 as the Lady Maroons took the top five spots led by freshman Catherine Pagano with a time of 20:28 while sophomore Emily Fishbein and senior Hanako Shigenobu tied for second with a time of 20:47.

The Ridgewood boys took care of Paramus, 16-47, to make it a sweep for the boys and girls. The Maroons top runner, senior Levi Jennings, had the top time with 16:37.

Ridgewood had the top four spots at Darlington. Junior Nick Salamone came in second at 16:39 while senior Travis Spicer was third at 16:40 and junior Storm Dublirer was at 16:44.