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NorthJerseySports.comThe Ballgame! State Tournament Catch UpThe state tournament moves fast, especially when its schedule gets shuffled by the weather. We try to keep up with a wrap-up of the first round while Brad Forestieri is on the Felician bus to Chestnut Hill College for the CACC finale. It's The Ballgame! powered by northjerseysports.com.
2026-02-2847 min
NorthJerseySports.comThe Ballgame! State Tourney Predictions + Felician's Ivan LewisDelayed by weather, the state tournament is about to get underway in earnest on Thursday afternoon. We make our high-stakes championship predictions as Brad Forestieri, our co-host, does his first show as a newlywed. We also talk Felician University head coach Ivan Lewis, whose program is in the midst of a historic year in the CACC and beyond. For once, it is not snowing on The Ballgame! powered by northjerseysports.com.
2026-02-2647 min
NorthJerseySports.comThe Ballgame! State preview w/Vier, Carcich & MoscaMore snow, more hoops talk as we continue our state tournament preview. Ramapo's Nick Vier, Westwood's Rob Carcich and Lyndhurst's Perrin Mosca are all on the guest list between shifts of shoveling. Brad Forestieri is back in the co-host's chair as we go long on this episode of The Ballgame! powered by northjerseysports.com.
2026-02-241h 27
NorthJerseySports.comThe Ballgame! w/Emerson's ZiembaOriginally scheduled to be a part of the main show, we quickly realized that this interview with Emerson head coach John Ziemba had to stand on its own. We preview the state tournament and really go deep on Bergen County hoops with one of the best coaches to ever do it. It's a 2-for-1 this week on The Ballgame! with CACC winning assistant coach Brad Forestieri.
2026-02-1940 min
NorthJerseySports.comThe Ballgame! w/Hackensack's TaylorWe have a lot of ground to cover this week as we open our state tournament preview by talking to Hackensack head coach Aaron Taylor, whose team is the No. 2 seed in North 1, Group 4. We also wrap up the Jambo semifinals, touch on an all-public school final on the girls side and shoutout Chris Kasparian, who became Palisades Park's all-time leading boy basketball scorer. Oh, and that is just part one of this week's edition of The Ballgame! powered by northjerseysports.com
2026-02-1940 min
NorthJerseySports.comThe Ballgame! w/Koehler & GaccioneEither second-seeded Tenafly or No. 3 St. Mary is going to reach the Bergen County Jamboree final for the first time in program history. They will meet each other this weekend in the semifinals at Fairleigh Dickinson University. Sounds like the perfect time to talk to the head coaches, Tenafly's Jeff Koehler and St. Mary's Brian Gaccione. Our co-host, Brad Forestieri, also catches us up on what is turning into a historic season at Felician University on The Ballgame! powered by northjerseysports.com.
2026-02-121h 19
NorthJerseySports.comThe Ballgame! w/DBP's Diverio & Cresskill's EgorowWith the Jambo quarterfinals on tap this weekend we talk to two head coaches that will be involved. Don Bosco Prep head coach Kevin Diverio, whose team is the No. 7 seed, and Dan Egorow, in charge of 12th-seeded Cresskill, are the guests. Brad Forestieri shows his commitment to the program by doing half the show from the sidelines of his work convention at The Tropicana in AC. It's another jam-packed episode of The Ballgame! powered by northjerseysports.com and sponsored by verticalraise.com
2026-02-0453 min
NorthJerseySports.comThe Ballgame! Jambo Review & PreviewThis edition of the Bergen County Jamboree has lived up to expectations. Teaneck's Mickell Taylor dropped 47 in an overtime win over River Dell, undefeated Tenafly edged past upstart Lyndhurst, No. 12-seeded and Group 1 Cresskill is still kicking and the quarterfinals are set. We talk all about it all that + pass along salutations to and from the Jambo committee's new media liaison.
2026-02-0355 min
NorthJerseySports.comThe Ballgame! Jambo Preview w/Koehler, Gaskin, Gabriele & McBainWith no disc golf to be played and no long walks to be taken because of the great blizzard of 2026, what else was there to do besides break down the Bergen County Jamboree bracket from top to bottom? Head coaches Jeff Koehler of Tenafly, Chris Gaskin of Ridgefield Park, Pat Gabriele of NV/Demarest and Waldwick's Greg McBain are all on the guest list. We also make predictions and have some laughs on The Ballgame! powered by northjerseysports.com.
2026-01-261h 49
NorthJerseySports.comThe Ballgame! Jambo Bracket PredictionsIs Bosco in? If so, where should the Ironmen be seeded? How many NJIC teams make the cut and where do you put them? Is it the year of the publics? There is a lot to consider as the Bergen County Jamboree field is about to be selected, so we form a committee of our own and give our list of who should be in, where they should be slotted and whose bubble has burst. It's Brad from the victory bus and Vertical Raise as the sponsor on The Ballgame!
2026-01-2539 min
NorthJerseySports.comThe Ballgame! Season Debut -- Garfield's Mingo the guestWe are late to the basketball party, but we finally booted up the recording devices to re-launch The Ballgame! Brad Forestieri is back in the co-host's chair as we catch up on the local hoops scene and then talk to first year Garfield head coach Deon Mingo. We are off and running with the first episode of 2026!
2026-01-131h 09
NorthJerseySports.comThe Football Show! State Final WrapAll but one of the state finals were played this past weekend and Brian Carr, to no one's surprise, was at all of them. We wrap up the games and the 2025 high school football season on the latest episode of The Football Show!
2025-12-0352 min
NorthJerseySports.comThe Football Show! Interview with NVOT's DunnThe season did not end the way he would have liked, but it was still another banner year for Northern Valley/Old Tappan and head coach Brian Dunn. We look back at the 2025 season that ended in the state final for the third time in four years and about all things high school football in New Jersey. We cover a lot of ground with one of the state's top coaches in less than an hour on The Football Show! powered by northjerseysports.com.
2025-12-0245 min
NorthJerseySports.comThe Football Show! Old Tappan sound | State Tournament top to bottomFor the fourth straight week Old Tappan won a state playoff game with a running clock in the second half. We hear all about it from seniors Ekin Yucel and Devin Radoian and from head coach Brian Dunn. We break down the rest of the state semifinals and preview the penultimate weekend of the high school football season on the Football Show! powered by northjerseysports.com.
2025-11-2654 min
NorthJerseySports.comThe Football Show! Section finals in wordsWe have interviews from Old Tappan's win in the North 1, Group 3 final and Westwood's in North 1, Group 2. We go deep on Ramapo's win over Highlands in a championship classic, see how our predictions played out, make more and look ahead to this weekend's state semifinals. It's a jam-packed episode of The Football Show! powered by northjerseysports.com.
2025-11-181h 05
NorthJerseySports.comThe Football Show! Ramsey's Favata & Davis | PlayoffsThe matchups are all set for this weekend's state sectional finals and we are all over it. Brian Carr talks to Ramsey Favata and Davis about the Rams' spot in the North 1, Group 2 final and we go through all of the brackets on the latest episode of The Football Show! powered by northjerseysports.com
2025-11-111h 01
NorthJerseySports.comThe Football Show! Playoffs, playoffs, playoffs...There was a lot of chalk in the opening round of the state playoffs with the exception of North 2, Group 2 where Becton was an upset winner. We have sound from Rutherford after the Bulldog's tight win over previously unbeaten Hoboken and we break down the rest on the latest episode of The Football Show! powered by northjerseysports.com
2025-11-041h 03
NorthJerseySports.comThe Football Show! w/Hoboken's BorkowskiWe have an interview with Hoboken head coach Joe Borkowski, whose team just wrapped up an undefeated regular season heading into a first round playoff matchup up at Rutherford. We also wrap up the NJIC final won by Butler for the second straight year and then its all about state playoff previews and predictions on The Football Show!, presented by northjerseysports.com
2025-10-291h 23
NorthJerseySports.comThe Football Show! Season 13, Episode 8We talk NJIC semifinals, the Super Football Conference and even some Rutgers & Giants on what was a wild week of football in the state of New Jersey. Jimmy Avitabile and Brian Carr steer the ship.
2025-10-2152 min
NorthJerseySports.comThe Football Show! Rutherford's Dunn the guestRutherford has won the NJIC championship four times and it begins its Drive for 5 on Friday night in the semifinals against Wood-Ridge. Bulldogs head coach Steve Dunn joins us to talk about it and we go over the rest of the week that was on the latest episode of The Football Show!
2025-10-1459 min
NorthJerseySports.comThe Football Show! NJIC's Wild WeekIt was a wild week in the NJIC with three games decided by a single point, two others by on score and with Pal Park/Leonia picking up its first win of the season. We have sound from Bogota's crazy 61-60 triple overtime win over Weehawken and, in the Super Football Conference, we have an interview with Westwood's Stevie Klein after the Cardinals improved to 5-1 with a win over Weequahic. We talk Old Tappan, East Stroudsburg University Homecoming Weekend and a whole lot more on The Football Show!
2025-10-071h 05
NorthJerseySports.comThe Football Show! The Venerable One is backIt was a madhouse in Ramsey on Friday night when Don Bosco Prep beat Bergen Catholic for the first time since 2022 and our own illustrious panel of North Jersey football insiders were there to take it all in. We talk about the NJIC playoff race that is shaping up and a whole lot more on the latest episode of The Football Show! presented by northjerseysports.com.
2025-09-3054 min
NorthJerseySports.comThe Football Show! W-R's Carbone the guestWood-Ridge is off to a 4-0 start and the Blue Devils' first-year head coach Andrew Carbone joins us to talk about it. We also have audio from Old Tappan's 28-24 win over Ramapo in an instant classic. Juniors Shane Small and Zach Micelli and Golden Knights head coach Brian Dunn all chime in.It's a jam-packed episode of The Football Show! presented by northjerseysports.com.
2025-09-2558 min
NorthJerseySports.comThe Football Show! Dumont's Farrrington the guestDumont is off to a 3-0 start which makes for an interesting week here at the World Headquarters of northjerseysports.com. Head coach Mike Farrington is the guest and Brian Carr is, well...the Head Husky! And there was plenty more to talk about the week that was in North Jersey High School Football.
2025-09-1752 min
NorthJerseySports.comThe Football Show! Season 13, Ep. 2The first full week of the 2025-26 high school football season is in the books and already some teams have made statements. The Big Boys are winning on a national stage, Old Tappan is 2-0 again, Highlands is off and running and Westwood shocked Pascack Valley.There is plenty to talk about on the latest episode of The Football Show! presented by northjerseysports.com.
2025-09-0956 min
NorthJerseySports.comThe Football Show!: Season 13, Episode 1 (8/27/25)It's never too early to start a high school football season and it is never to early to get on a soapbox about the early start to the high school football season. We do that and preview some of the big games on tap as the season gets underway before the school year does. Jim Avitabile and Brian Carr are back as the co-hosts of northjerseysports.com's The Football Show!
2025-08-2838 min
NorthJerseySports.comTalkin' Baseball! NJSIAA Bashing; Season WrapEver wish you could hear someone talk about what you were thinking about the way the NJSIAA handled the baseball state playoffs? Well, you have come to the right place. And after we get done with that business, we move on to wrapping up the rest the 2025 high baseball season on Talkin' Baseball!Don't forget to listen to our interview with Midland Park head coach Frank Clark. We pulled the interview from the end of the show and made it a standalone. The link is below...
2025-06-1656 min
NorthJerseySports.comTalkin' Baseball: MP's Frank Clark InterviewOriginally a late add to the season finale of Talkin' Baseball, our Frank Clark interview was too good to be left at the one hour mark for the diehards only. Clark will lead Midland Park into the Group 1 state final on Monday and if you are not riding hard with the Panthers after listening here you are not a fan of pure high school baseball. Enjoy!
2025-06-1633 min
NorthJerseySports.comTalkin' Baseball! County & State Tourneys; WPU's Lauty & Ryan or MadduxIt's high time for high school baseball junkies as the Bergen County Tournament wrapped up over the weekend and the state tournament kicked off on Tuesday. We have a lot to talk about and add in an appearance by William Paterson University head coach Mike Lauterhahn, who lends his interesting perspective to the high school and local college scene. And then...Nolan Ryan or Greg Maddux? We are Talkin' Baseball!
2025-05-291h 31
NorthJerseySports.comTalkin' Baseball! Ramapo's Ward the guest; Benito Santiago?The Bergen County Baseball Tournament is down to its Final 4 and it has been a lot of fun getting to this point. Upsets, intrigue, close games...it all leads to what should be two marquee matchups at Demarest this Saturday. We talk about it with Ramapo head coach Garrison Ward.We also talk some BIT, throw in a couple of bleeps and then get down to the business of "Who Played it Best?" catcher edition on this episode of Talkin' Baseball!
2025-05-1441 min
NorthJerseySports.comTalkin' Baseball! PC's Lugones the guest; Eddie Murray the manThe first round of the Bergen County Tournament went off without a hitch and Paramus Catholic was amongst the winners for the first time since 2016. We talk to head coach Mario Lugones about the Paladins' rise. The second round is the issue. With the weather wreaking havoc it is a good thing that we have the Tournament Director in the co-host's chair on a brand new episode of northjerseysports.com's Talkin' Baseball.
2025-05-0754 min
NorthJerseySports.comTalkin' Baseball! Schmidt or Chipper? Rusty who?It's almost time to seed the Bergen County Tournament and we talk about that (a little). There is a 'Who Played It Better' third base edition, a couple of bleeps and the best names of a generation. We go off the rails a bit on a brand new episode of northjerseysports.com's Talkin' Baseball!
2025-04-291h 04
NorthJerseySports.comTalkin' Baseball: PV's Lynch & Griffey in RF?Reigning sectional champion Pascack Valley and its loaded roster is off to an 8-3 start against a grueling schedule that included a win at Old Tappan on Monday. We talk to head coach Will Lynch about the Panthers' promising season. We also choose Right Field for our 'Who Played It Best' feature and our co-host's answer might surprise you. We are Talkin' Baseball!
2025-04-2343 min
NorthJerseySports.comTalkin' Baseball! Kent or Morgan? Tiseo the guestBefore we talk to Passaic Valley head coach Jay Tiseo about his team's 6-0 start, we hit on the important stuff like the weather and the credentials of Jeff Kent vs. Joe Morgan. Oh...and stick around for Joey "Sunshine" Sutera's late show rant. Quiet in the dugouts, please...we are Talkin' Baseball!
2025-04-141h 06
NorthJerseySports.comTalkin' Baseball! Belle or Gwynn?The weather has made it tough to get out and cover games, so we have retreated to the World Headquarters of northjerseysports.com to talk about the first week-plus of the high school baseball season. Joey "Mike Brady" Sutera is back in the co-hosts chair as we debate who was better...Tony Gwynn or Albert Belle.
2025-04-0958 min
NorthJerseySports.comTalkin' Baseball w/W-R's CarcichIt ain't Spring until we are Talkin' Baseball, so we do just that with Mike Carcich, the Wood -Ridge head coach who recently spoke at the Bergen County Coaches Symposium. We talk program building at a Group 1 school, which he has done over his 15 years with the Blue Devils. Joey 'Parent' Sutera is back in the co-hosts chair as we dive into the new season.
2025-03-3157 min
NorthJerseySports.comThe Ballgame! State final wrap w/ForestieriThe 2024-25 high school hoops season is officially in the books. Bergen County had one champion, one finalist and a whole bunch of story lines. We look back at all of the state finals with Felician University assistant coach Brad Forestieri on the season finale of The Ballgame!
2025-03-1743 min
NorthJerseySports.comThe Ballgame! State Tourney round-up w/ForestieriThe kings of the sectional tournament have been crowned and we talk about all of them. Ramapo/Demarest...checkRidgewood/East Orange...checkGlen Rock/Vernon...checkPaterson Charter/Cresskill...checkNon-Publics...checkState Semifinal Previews...checkLots of Laughs...also checkFelician University assistant coach Brad Forestieri returns to the co-host chair fresh off his rejection from the North 1, Group 4 final. It's high time for hoops junkies and we ride the wave on the latest episode of The Ballgame!.
2025-03-1152 min
NorthJerseySports.comThe Ballgame! State Tourney Update w/ForestieriThe boys basketball tournament moves at breakneck pace and we attempt to keep up. Felician University assistant coach Brad Forestieri is back in the co-host chair as we recap the section semifinals and look forward to the championship games on The Ballgame!, northjerseysports.com's original multimedia series.
2025-03-0659 min
NorthJerseySports.comThe Ballgame! State Tourney Talk w/ForestieriThe boys basketball state tournament waits for no one so we keep pace. Felician University assistant coach Brad Forestieri returns as we recap Round 1 and preview the quarterfinals on a brand new episode of The Ballgame!
2025-03-011h 04
NorthJerseySports.comThe Ballgame! State Tourney Preview w/ForestieriBrad Forestieri is a northjerseysports.com OG, a player on Elmwood Park's 2003 state sectional championship team that almost upset Bloomfield Tech in the Group 1 semifinals. He is now an assistant coach at Felician University and he is the co-host as we preview this year's state tournament, which gets underway in a few hours.
2025-02-261h 23
NorthJerseySports.comIt's Hockey Night! Gold Cup Preview Pascack EditionThe Gold Cup final will be played on Thursday night at the Ice Vault and Pascack will be there. The upstarts will look to pick up a major trophy against defending state champion Northern Highlands. We talk to head coach Sean Cosgrove, and brothers Joey and Owen Dargan about the matchup.We have a Northern Highlands preview, too. Listen to them both on It's Hockey Night! on northjerseysports.com.
2025-02-1321 min
NorthJerseySports.comIt's Hockey Night! No. Highlands Gold Cup PreviewThe Gold Cup final will be played on Thursday night at the Ice Vault and Northern Highlands will be there. The defending state champions will look to pick up another trophy against Pascack. We talk to head coach Jayson Beswick, his son and star forward Brent Beswick and standout goalkeeper Quinn DeBruyn about the matchup.We have a Pascack preview, too. Listen to them both on It's Hockey Night! on northjerseysports.com.
2025-02-1327 min
NorthJerseySports.comThe Ballgame! Danny Brown the guestDanny Brown led Saddle River Day from the depths to the top of the mountain in Bergen County girls basketball as the head coach and athletic director. He is no longer in either of those positions but he is still a part of the game with SportifyU.org. We catch up with him on this episode of The Ballgame!
2025-01-3039 min
NorthJerseySports.comThe Ballgame! w/Wayne Hills Kevin GrimesIt's Tournament Time in North Jersey. Both Passaic County and Bergen County filled their tournament brackets on Monday. We will take deep dives into both on both the boys and girls side and we start with Wayne Hills boys coach Kevin Grimes, the guest on this episode of The Ballgame!, northjerseysports.com's original multimedia series.
2025-01-2821 min
NorthJerseySports.comThe Ballgame! Rutherford's Parnofiello the guest (1/15/25)Rutherford is off to a 10-1 start of the season, which includes a championship at the Herb Cohen Holiday Tournament in Wood-Ridge. The Bulldogs are one of the top teams in the NJIC and we catch up with head coach Jamie Parnofiello to talk all about it.
2025-01-1527 min
NorthJerseySports.comThe Ballgame! Waldwick's Rendzio the guest (1/15/24)Waldwick is off to an 8-3 start and has Andrew Del Ray, who dropped a 50-piece on Monday. Warriors head coach Ed "Rock" Rendzio is the first guest on a two-part episode of The Ballgame! as we talk NJIC hoops. Part two with Rutherford's Jamie Parnofiello is COMING SOON!
2025-01-1521 min
NorthJerseySports.comIt's Hockey Night! Bergen County Tourney Round 1 (1/9/25)With the host in the PUP list, Cory Robinson and Kevin Sabella pick up the slack by heading to the Ice Vault for the first round of the Bergen County Tournament. We have interviews from the upset wins by No. 7 Ramsey/Indian Hills and No. 5 Ridgewood.
2025-01-1020 min
NorthJerseySports.comThe Ballgame! w/ Dumont's Matt ButlerMatt Butler is in his first season as Dumont's head boys basketball coach and is currently in the midst of his first-ever 3-game winning streak. The son of a Bergen County coaching legend, the son is carving his own path with the Huskies and he joins us on The Ballgame! to talk all about it.
2025-01-0919 min
NorthJerseySports.comThe Ballgame! NVD's Jurjevic the guestThe winter season is now officially up and running and we tried to get to a gym, but instead wound up in an AD's office with one of North Jersey's top girls basketball coaches. Our first hoops coverage of the season is a pregame conversation with NV/Demarest's Jenny Jurjevic on the season debut of The Ballgame!
2024-12-2011 min
NorthJerseySports.comIt's Hockey Night! Frey & Santosuosso the guestsBoth Passaic Tech and Clifton United are off to hot starts this season so we catch up with both head coaches. PCT's Andrew Frey and Clifton's Mike Santosuosso join us what turns into Passaic County night on this episode of It's Hockey Night! presented by northjerseysports.com. Cory Robinson still on the PUP list.
2024-12-1932 min
NorthJerseySports.comIt's Hockey Night! Crouch & Scarpa the guestsThe puck has dropped on the 2024-25 high school hockey season and we dive right in, even while skating a man down. With co-host Cory Robinson on the shelf, we bring on Wayne head coach Nick Crouch and new West Milford head coach Chris Scarpa to fill the gaps. The Maeven is in his customary co-host chair on It's Hockey Night!
2024-12-1139 min
NorthJerseySports.comThe Football Show! Vivino the guestWe wrap up the 2024 high school football season the right way, with Westwood athletic director and Super Football Conference exec Dan Vivino. We talk about what is going right and wrong with the current scheduling format, tweaks on the horizon and the overall state of the game with one of those in North Jersey who knows it best.
2024-12-1056 min
NorthJerseySports.comIt's Hockey Night! Mahurter & Portas the guestsIt's Hockey Night! is back from hiatus and just in time for the new season. We talk to two coaches that are switching places as Larry Mahurter goes from St. Joseph to Lakeland and Dean Portas goes from Glen Rock to Bergen Catholic and the Gordon Division. Cory Robinson & Kevin 'The Maeven' Sabella are back in the co-host chairs as we talk all things North Jersey hockey.
2024-12-0435 min
NorthJerseySports.comThe Football Show! BC's Campanile the guestBergen Catholic just won its fourth straight Non-Public A state championship and head coach Vito Campanile joins us in his usual late season spot to talk all about it. We also go deep on Old Tappan's Group 3 'chip and wrap up the rest of the state finals on The Football Show! presented by northjerseysports.com.
2024-12-0349 min
NorthJerseySports.comThe Football Show! Bernards' Simoneau the guestWe talk about last weekend's the State semifinals, which included NV Old Tappan's win at Pascack Valley, Bergen Catholic's overtime victory over SJR and the end of the road for Ramapo, which saw its 8-game win streak end in Phillipsburg. Then we talk to Bernards head coach Jon Simoneau about retaining and recruiting in present day high school football.
2024-11-2653 min
NorthJerseySports.comThe Football Show! NVOT's Brian Dunn the guest (11/19/24)The section finals are in the books and we go deep. We talk about Ramapo's 35-28 classic victory over Morris Knolls and we talk to NV/Old Tappan head coach Brian Dunn about football and a whole lot more. Playoff football...we are all over it on The Football Show!
2024-11-191h 07
NorthJerseySports.comThe Football Show! PV's Cusumano the guestPascack Valley will host the North 1, Group 3 state sectional final on Friday night when River Dell visits Hillsdale. Panthers head coach Len Cusumano joins us to talk about PV's postseason run. We also go deep on the rest of the section finals coming up this weekend.
2024-11-1249 min
NorthJerseySports.comThe Football Show! RD's Nimphius the guestAcross 10 groups in the North Jersey public school state football playoffs there were only three "upsets" according to the seeds. Two #5s beat two #4s and one #7 kept its season alive. River Dell, which got a two-point conversion in overtime to down Mendham. Hawks head coach DJ Nimphius joins us to talk about it and much, much, much more on The Football Show! from NorthJerseySports.com
2024-11-061h 04