THIS WEEK IN FLHS GRIDIRON HISTORY – 2009 Week 8

A WALK DOWN MEMORY LANE
By Dick Engelhardt

1949 – Frank Bennett’s CUTTERS drew a bye.

1959 – Bennett’s CUTTERS shutout the BUCCANEERS of Bogota in Bergen-Passaic Interscholastic League (B-PIL) action. Fair Lawn and Bogota shared the 1946 B-PIL title and our CUTTERS took the 1945-55 rivalry 6-3-2 (.667).

1969 – Frank Devens’ CUTTERS were stung 34-8 by the HORNETS of Passaic Valley in Northern New Jersey Interscholastic League (NNJIL) action. During 1944-46 and 1966 independently and 1967- 81 and 83 in the NNJIL the HORNETS went 13-6-2 (.684) over our CUTTERS including a 20-0 shut out victory in the 1980 State playoff finals at GIANTS STADIUM after Fair Lawn had beaten the INDIANS of Passaic 27-18 in the first round. Fair Lawn had edged Passaic Valley 7-6 during the regular season.

1979 – Pete Natale’s CUTTERS ambushed the HIGHWAYMEN of Teaneck 28-0 in NNJIL action. During 1954-58 independently and 1959-82 in the NNJIL our CUTTERS went 17-11-1 (.607) over the HIGHWAYMEN. Fair Lawn’s 20-6 victory in 2009 in North Jersey Tri-County Conference (NJTCC) Division C action put our CUTTERS up 18-11-1 (.621) in the series.

1989 – Mike Alberque’s NBIL Division 1 champion CUTTERS were scalped 25-14 by the INDIANS of Pascack Valley in NBIL interdivisional 1 action. Pascack Valley leads the 1955-56, 1984-85 and 1988-2008 rivalry 14-10-1 (.583) and has won the last 5 games. Realignment has ended the rivalry for now.

1999 – Alberque’s CUTTERS were beaten 17-8 by those INDIANS of Pascack Valley in NBIL interdivisional action.