THIS WEEK IN FLHS GRIDIRON HISTORY – 2013 Week 5

A WALK DOWN MEMORY LANE

By Dick Engelhardt

Fair Lawn High School opened September 13th, 1943. This history covers the years ending in “3.”

1943 – Marty Fischbein’s new team was shutout 7-0 by the BLUE TIDE of Harrison in independent action. The CUTTERS had gone 2-1 (.667) in JV action to get started and were now 1-1 (.500) in varsity play. Fair Lawn and Harrison went 1-1 (.500 against each other in 1943 and 1944. 

  

1953 – Frank Bennett’s Bergen-Passaic Interscholastic League (B-PIL) and co-State champion CUTTERS beat the RAMS of Ramsey 27-13 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.

1963 – Ed Sheehy’s CUTTERS were shut out 40-0 by the HIGHWAYMEN of Teaneck 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.

1973 – Al Reinoso’s CUTTERS were ambushed 21-18 by those HIGHWAYMEN in NNJIL action.

1983 – Pete Natale’s CUTTERS were beaten 33-13 by the HIGHLANDERS of West Milford in independent action. In 2009 in North Jersey Tri-County Conference (NJTCC) Division 3 action our CUTTERS edged the HIGHLANDERS 21-20 to even the record.

1993 – Alberque’s CUTTERS were beaten 49-13 by the GREEN RAIDERS of Ramapo in NBIL Division 1 action. Ramapo took the 1956-58 and 1984-2008 rivalry 17-11 (.607).

2003 – Greg Tanzer’s CUTTERS drew a BYE.