THIS WEEK IN FLHS GRIDIRON HISTORY – Week 6 – 2006

A WALK DOWN MEMORY LANE
By Dick Engelhardt

1946 – Frank Bennett’s CUTTERS went outside their Bergen-Passaic Interscholastic League (B-PIL) to take shut out the CARDINALS of Pompton Lakes 7-0. During 1945-50 Charlie Benson’s CARDS and Frank Bennett’s CUTTERS split their rivalry at 3-3 (.500).

1956 – Bennett’s CUTTERS shut out the brand new NORSEMEN of Northern Valley at Demarest 47-0 in the renamed Northern Bergen Interscholastic League (NBIL). Our CUTTERS lead the 1956-58 and 1990- present rivalry 12-8 (.600) including this year’s 6-0 NORSEMEN victory.

1966 – Frank Devens’ CUTTERS ambushed the HIGHWAYMEN of Teaneck 28-7 in Northern New Jersey Interscholastic League (NNJIL) action. It was game 13 of that great 24 game non-losing streak during 1964-66. During 1954-58 independently and 1959-82 in the NNJIL our CUTTERS went 17-11-1 (.607) over the HIGHWAYMEN.

1976 – Rich Szura’s CUTTERS were edged 20-16 by the INDIANS of Wayne Valley in NNJIL action. - During 1967-80 the INDIANS went 9-5 (.643) over our CUTTERS. They left the NNJIL for the Northern Hills Conference (NHC) Skyline Division in 1981 and Fair Lawn left the NNJIL to return to the Northern Bergen Interscholastic League (NBIL) in 1984.

1986 – Pete Natale’s CUTTERS edged the COWBOYS of Pascack Hills 15-14 in NBIL interdivisional action. During 1984-86 and 1994-98 our CUTTERS have gone 6-2 (.750) over the COWBOYS.

1996 – Mike Alberque’s CUTTERS edged the INDIANS of Pascack Valley 30-28 in NBIL interdivisional action. Pascack Valley leads the 1955-56, 1984-85 and 1988-present rivalry 11-10-1 (.524). The CUTTERS and INDIANS square off on October 21st at SASSO FIELD.