THIS WEEK IN FLHS GRIDIRON HISTORY – 2012 Week 5

A WALK DOWN MEMORY LANE
By Dick Engelhardt

Fair Lawn High School opened September 13th, 1943. This 2012 history covers the years ending in “2.”

1952 – Fair Lawn High School opened September 13th, 1943. This 2012 history covers the years ending in “2.”

1952 – Frank Bennett’s Bergen-Passaic Interscholastic League (B-PIL) CUTTERS were shutout 28-0 by the RAMS of Ramsey in league action. - Fair Lawn took the 1945-58, 1984-99 and 2002-06 rivalry against the RAMS by an astounding 28 games to 7 (.800) in (B-PIL) and Northern Bergen Interscholastic League (NBIL) action!

1962 – Coach Ed Sheehy’s CUTTERS ambushed the HIGHWAYMEN of Teaneck 13-0 in Northern New Jersey Interscholastic League (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 3 action put our CUTTERS up 18-11-1 (.621) in the series.

1972 – Al Reinoso’s CUTTERS tied those HIGHWAYMEN of Teaneck 13-13.

1982 – Pete Natale’s CUTTERS were edged 21-14 by the COMETS of Hackensack in the NNJIL. During 1959-82 in NNJIL action the COMETS went 16-7-1 (.696) over our CUTTERS. In 1959, Fair Lawn’s maiden season in the league, our CUTTERS won 27-6 and yet saw Hackensack take the title by half a game. Frank Bennett’s 1953 B-PIL champs shared the North Jersey, Section 1, Group III State title with the COMETS. Mike Alberque’s 2000 CUTTERS put up a whale of a battle before losing 14-6 to the nationally ranked COMETS in the States. The 3-0 Hackensack lead in Big North Conference (BNC) crossover action in 2010 – 12 has the COMETS’ record against our CUTTERS 20-7-1 (.741).

1992 – Mike Alberque’s CUTTERS were beaten 30-7 by the GREEN RAIDERS of Ramapo in NBIL Division 1 action. Ramapo took the 1956-58 and 1984-2008 NBIL Division 1 rivalry 17-11 (.607).

2002 – Alberque’s CUTTERS drew a BYE.