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HIGH POINT-WALLKILL VALLEY-KITTATINNY Head coach: Jeremy Dearolf, first year Division: MCSSIHL- Haas/Charette Last year: High Point-Wallkill-Kittatinny had a strong season last year as it finished 12-8 with a 5-3 record in the Charette Division. It reached the Charette Cup final, where it fell, 7-3 to Newton-Lenape Valley. It qualified for the North, Public Co-op stateContinue reading “High Point-Wallkill Valley-Kittatinny 2024-25 preview”

POPE JOHN LIONS Head coach: Ryan Brown, 18th season (211-136-44 career record) Division: Gordon Conference-National Division; Egan Conference Last year: The Lions put together a really nice year in 2023-24, as it finished 17-7 with a 5-4 mark in the Gordon-National. It also won the Egan Cup with a 4-1 win over St. John Vianney.Continue reading “Pope John 2024-25 preview”

BERNARDS-SOMERVILLE-MIDDLESEX Head coach: Dan Spautz, first season Division: MCSSIHL-Mennen Last year: BSM finished 6-14-2 with a 4-4 mark in the Halvorsen Division. It qualified for the Halvorsen Cup, where it fell, 1-0 to Mendham in the semifinals. It also qualified for the South, Co-Op state tournament, where it fell to Brick Township-Memorial 4-3 in theContinue reading “Bernards-Somerville-Middlesex 2024-25 preview”

MORRISTOWN-BEARD CRIMSON Head coach: Bruce Driver, 24th season (357-92-23 career record) Division: NJIIHL-Librera Division Last year: For the first time since the NJSIAA began a girls state tournament, Morristown-Beard fell short of the title. The Crimson fell, 2-1, in overtime to eventual state champion Pingry in the state semifinals, to finish off a 16-5 season.Continue reading “Morristown-Beard girls 2024-25 preview”

PARK REGIONAL (Hanover Park/Whippany Park) Head coach: Tom Levis, 30th season Division: MCSSIHL-Halvorsen Last year: Park Regional went through an up-and-down 2023-24 season, in which it finished 11-11 overall with a 4-7 mark in the Haas division. It fell, 7-4 to West Morris in the Haas Cup semifinals, before reaching the Public Co-op first round,Continue reading “Park Regional 2024-25 preview”

MORRIS KNOLLS-HILLS Head coach: Tim Kepler, ninth season (108-63-19 career record) Division: MCSSIHL-Mennen Division Last year: There was one team in the Morris-Sussex area to capture a sectional and overall state championship, and it was none other than this Morris Knolls-Hills squad. After finishing the regular season with a sub-.500 record, Knolls-Hills went on aContinue reading “Morris Knolls-Hills 2024-25 preview”

CHATHAM COUGARS Head coach: Brendon Herr, 10th season (103-81-16 career record) Division: MCSSIHL-Mennen Last year: The Cougars had yet another strong season, finishing with a 16-9 overall record with a 4-4 mark in the Mennen Division. It reached the Mennen Cup final for the second-straight year, but was unable to defend its title as itContinue reading “Chatham boys 2024-25 preview”

PARSIPPANY REGIONAL (Parsippany Hills-Parsippany) Head coach: Anthony Egidio, ninth season Division: MCSSIHL- Haas-Charette Last year: Parsippany Regional had its best season in years as it went 7-11, which was the team’s first time winning more than six games in a season since it went 12-8-2 in 2016-17. It went 4-4 in the Charette Division andContinue reading “Parsippany Regional 2024-25 preview”

CHATHAM-MILLBURN GIRLS Head coach: Kayla Meneghin, second season (8-7-2 record) Division: NJIIHL-Cohen Last year: Chatham-Millburn put together its second-straight winning season, as it finished 8-7-2 overall in Meneghin’s first year at the helm. It went 4-3-1 in the NJIIHL-Cohen Division, and reached the semifinals of the Cohen Cup. It reached the NJSIAA Tournament where itContinue reading “Chatham-Millburn girls 2024-25 preview”

MOUNTAIN LAKES-BOONTON Head coach: Clint McDonough, eighth year Division: MCSSIHL-Haas Charette Last year: Mountain Lakes-Boonton finished 5-14-1, and did not qualify for the Haas Cup. However, it did make the NJSIAA North, Public Co-op tournament, where it lost to Park Regional in the play-in round. Key losses: It lost some key contributors to graduation fromContinue reading “Mountain Lakes-Boonton 2024-25 preview”