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RidgewoodNorthern Highlands
MaroonsR
7
Highlanders
35

The Northern Highlands (Allendale, NJ) varsity football team won Thursday's home conference game against Ridgewood (NJ) by a score of 35-7.

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Ridgewood00077
Northern Highlands2870035
Final score provided by D. Cord.
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Game Stats

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Ridgewood (23-24)

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Northern Highlands (23-24)

Northern Highlands

Passing

#Athlete NameCAttYdsC%AvgTDIntLngQB Rate
Team Totals78104.87514.921127.1
2Nate Johnson (Jr)78104.87514.921127.1
Northern Highlands

Rushing

#Athlete NameCarYdsAvgLng100+TD
Team Totals291555.303
2Nate Johnson (Jr)5397.802
5Matt Boydell (Jr)3289.30
15Chase Calarco (So)9434.80
18J. O'callaghan (So)133.00
21Cole Stecker (Sr)11423.801
Northern Highlands

Receiving

#Athlete NameRecYdsAvgLngTD
Team Totals710414.92
1George O'keefe (Sr)166.01
3William Prince (Jr)23517.5
10D. Smiechowski (Sr)34615.31
17Freddie Kanning (Sr)11717.0
Northern Highlands

All Purpose Yards

#Athlete NameRushRecKRPRIRTotal
Team Totals15510438297
1George O'keefe (Sr)66
2Nate Johnson (Jr)3939
3William Prince (Jr)3535
5Matt Boydell (Jr)2828
10D. Smiechowski (Sr)4646
13Jeremiah Rivera (Jr)3838
15Chase Calarco (So)4343
17Freddie Kanning (Sr)1717
18J. O'callaghan (So)33
21Cole Stecker (Sr)4242
Northern Highlands

Total Yards

#Athlete NameRushPassRecTotal
Team Totals155104104259
1George O'keefe (Sr)66
2Nate Johnson (Jr)39104143
3William Prince (Jr)3535
5Matt Boydell (Jr)2828
10D. Smiechowski (Sr)4646
15Chase Calarco (So)4343
17Freddie Kanning (Sr)1717
18J. O'callaghan (So)33
21Cole Stecker (Sr)4242
Northern Highlands

Tackles

#Athlete NameSoloAsstTot TcklsTFL
Team Totals854.0
3William Prince (Jr)1
4Jr Walley (Sr)5
5Matt Boydell (Jr)4
6Jesse Denobile (Jr)51.0
7Charlie Dyrsten (Sr)12
8Finn Burns (Sr)2
10D. Smiechowski (Sr)5
11Tyler Hebner (Sr)31.0
13Jeremiah Rivera (Jr)2
14C. Saadi (Sr)2
15Chase Calarco (So)3
16Dylan Denobile (So)1
19Michael Danza (Sr)3
24Owen Stecker (So)3
27J. Aboussleman (Sr)8
29James Mcdermott (Sr)3
34Gavin Soares (Sr)6
35Hudson Bacalzo (So)2
43Paul Serrao (Sr)41.0
50Justin Barkan (Jr)11.0
52Liam Soares (So)3
60Blake Taranto (Sr)4
69David Barrantes (Sr)3
Northern Highlands

Sacks

#Athlete NameSacksYdlHurs
Team Totals1.0
7Charlie Dyrsten (Sr)1.0
Northern Highlands

Defensive Statistics

#Athlete NameIntInt YdsAvgPDFmb RecFR YdsCausBlk PntsBlk FGs
Team Totals13838.0311
5Matt Boydell (Jr)1
8Finn Burns (Sr)1
13Jeremiah Rivera (Jr)13838.0
15Chase Calarco (So)1
19Michael Danza (Sr)2
Northern Highlands

Points

#Athlete NameTDsTD PtsConvSKick PtsTot Pts
Team Totals530535
1George O'keefe (Sr)166
2Nate Johnson (Jr)21212
10D. Smiechowski (Sr)166
21Cole Stecker (Sr)166
33Joey Francica (Jr)55
Northern Highlands

PATs and Field Goals

#Athlete NamePATAtt%FGAtt%LngTot Pts
Team Totals551.05
33Joey Francica (Jr)551.05
Northern Highlands

Touchdowns

#Athlete NameTD RushTD RecTD FRTD IRTD PRTD KORTotal
Team Totals325
1George O'keefe (Sr)11
2Nate Johnson (Jr)22
10D. Smiechowski (Sr)11
21Cole Stecker (Sr)11

Game Story

New Jersey High School Football - Northern Highlands topples Ridgewood

September 14, 2023: Allendale, NJ 07401

The Northern Highlands Highlanders (Allendale, NJ) football defeated the visiting Ridgewood Maroons (Ridgewood, NJ), 35-7 in Thursday's league bout.

In their next game, the Highlanders face the Pascack Valley Panthers (Hillsdale, NJ) in a non-league bout, on Friday, September 22. Northern Highlands will attempt to move on its 3-1 season record. The Panthers enter the bout with a 2-1 record after their 38-6 league loss to NV - Old Tappan (Old Tappan, NJ).

The Maroons (1-2) will now prepare for their bout against Passaic County Tech (Wayne, NJ). The Bulldogs come into the non-league game with a 4-0 record. In their last game, Passaic County Tech toppled West Orange (West Orange, NJ), 43-19, in a non-league game.

Rankings & Records

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Ridgewood (23-24)

NJDiv.
969
OverallLeagueHomeAwayNeutralWin %League %PFPA
4-52-21-32-21-0.444.500177166

Northern Highlands (23-24)

NJDiv.
273
OverallLeagueHomeAwayNeutralWin %League %PFPA
9-33-14-25-00-1.750.750338194

Team Scoring Averages

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Ridgewood0007.019.7
Northern Highlands		9.65.61.45.628.2

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Team Stat Comparison

RidgewoodNorthern Highlands
49.6Rushing Yards Per Game137.9
1.7Passing Yards Per Game180.7
51.2Total Yards Per Game318.6
-Tackles Per Game83.0
-Sacks Per Game1.5
4.2Points Per Game27.8

Team Leaders

RidgewoodNorthern HighlandsNational Avg.
#33 Bobby Kuenzler216.0Rushing Yards Per Game#2 Nate Johnson62.320.6
#15 Hudson Feeney15.0Passing Yards Per Game#2 Nate Johnson171.250.5
#33 Bobby Kuenzler216.0Total Yards Per Game#2 Nate Johnson233.536.9
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Tackles Per Game#34 Gavin Soares8.92.7
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Sacks Per Game#34 Gavin Soares0.50.2
#33 Bobby Kuenzler20.0Points Per Game#20 Peter Vafiadis5.72.1

Common Opponents

SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.
Ridgewood2-2Northern Highlands3-2
DateAwayHomeResultDateAwayHomeResult
9/2/23HackensackRidgewood(W) 21-710/6/23Northern HighlandsHackensack(W) 35-0
9/8/23CliftonRidgewood(L) 28-2110/13/23Northern HighlandsClifton(W) 35-7
10/6/23RidgewoodWayne Hills(W) 27-010/20/23Wayne HillsNorthern Highlands(W) 35-7
10/20/23RamapoRidgewood(L) 28-79/29/23RamapoNorthern Highlands(L) 34-33
11/10/23RamapoNorthern Highlands(L) 14-10

Record Breakdown

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Ridgewood (23-24)

Northern Highlands (23-24)
4-5
Overall
9-3
2-2
League
3-1
2-2
Non-League
4-1
0-1
Head to Head
1-0
2-2
Common Opponent
3-2
1-3
Home
4-2
2-2
Away
5-0
1-0
Neutral
0-1
0-1
Playoff
2-1
4-5
In-State
9-3
0-0
Out-of-State
0-0