THIS WEEK IN FLHS GRIDIRON HISTORY – Week 4 – 2006

A WALK DOWN MEMORY LANE
By Dick Engelhardt

1946 – Frank Bennett’s CUTTERS went outside the Bergen-Passaic Interscholastic League (B-PIL), where they were heading for a co-championship with the BUCCANEERS of Bogota, to shut out the HORNETS of Passaic Valley 7-0. During 1944-46 and 1966 independently and 1967- 81 and 83 in the Northern New Jersey Interscholastic League (NNJIL) the HORNETS went 13-6-2 (.684) over our CUTTERS.

1956 – Bennett’s CUTTERS scalped the INDIANS of Pascack Valley 27-13 in the renamed Northern Bergen Interscholastic League (NBIL). Pascack Valley leads the 1955-56, 1984-85 and 1988-present rivalry 11-10-1 (.524) including last year’s 25-7 PV win.

1966 – Frank Devens’ CUTTERS, on their way to a NNJIL championship, shut out the RED RAIDERS of Cliffside Park 34-0. It was the 11th game of that 24 game non-losing streak during 1964-66. Our CUTTERS took the 1959-66 rivalry against the RED RAIDERS 6-2 (.750) NNJIL action.

1976 – Rich Szura’s CUTTERS were beaten 44-8 by the FIGHTING MUSTANGS of Clifton High in NNJIL action. - During 1972-74 independently and 1975-81 in the NNJIL Clifton went 8-2-1 (.800) over Fair Lawn including a State playoff victory in 1979.

1986 – Pete Natale’s CUTTERS went outside the NBIL to beat the MAROON RAIDERS of Englewood, representing the Bergen County Scholastic League (BCSL) American Division, 39-13. In independent action 1945-46, 1957-58 and 1986-89 and in the NNJIL 1959-71, our CUTTERS have gone 14-7 (.667) over the MAROON RAIDERS.

1996 – Mike Alberque’s CUTTERS scalped the BRAVES of Indian Hills 27-6 in NBIL interdivisional action. Fair Lawn leads the 1984-97 and 2000-present rivalry against the BRAVES 12-8 (.600) including last year’s 25-17 Indian Hills’ victory.