THIS WEEK IN FLHS GRIDIRON HISTORY – Week 4

A WALK DOWN MEMORY LANE

By Dick Engelhardt

Fair Lawn High School opened September 13th, 1943. This record covers years ending in 4.

1944 - Marty Fischbein’s CUTTERS thrashed the TERRIERS of Holy Trinity High of Westfield 49-0. In the 1^st Thanksgiving Day game in 1943 Fair Lawn shut the TERRIERS out 19-0. The rivalry ended with Fair Lawn up 2-0 and ahead 62-0 in scoring!

1954 - Frank Bennett’s CUTTERS drew a BYE.

1964 - Ed Sheehy’s CUTTERS beat the RED RAIDERS of Cliffside Park 32-6 in Northern New Jersey Interscholastic League (NNJIL) action. - Our CUTTERS took the 1959-66 NNJIL rivalry against the RED RAIDERS 6-2 (.750).

1974 - Al Reinoso’s CUTTERS beat the BOILERMAKERS of Garfield 29-6 in NNJIL action. During 1971-75 Fair Lawn went 5-0 (1.000) over Garfield in the NNJIL. The record went to 6–0 (1.000) in 2005 when Greg Tanzer’s CUTTERS trounced the BOILERMAKERS 47–7 in a State Consolation game.    

1984 – On their way to a Northern Bergen Interscholastic League (NBIL) Division 1 title in their first season back in the league, Pete Natale’s CUTTERS were surprised 29-21 by the CARDINALS of Westwood in NBIL interdivisional action. During 1943-44 independently and 1984-85 in the NBIL, our CUTTERS went 3-1 (.750) against the CARDINALS.

1994 – Mike Alberque’s CUTTERS scalped the INDIANS of Pascack Valley 26-16 in NBIL interdivisional action. Pascack Valley took the 1955-56, 1984-85 and 1988-2008 NBIL rivalry 14-10-1 (.583).  

2004 - Greg Tanzer’s CUTTERS were beaten 21-14 by the HIGHLANDERS of Northern Highlands in NBIL action. Fair Lawn took the 1986-93 and 1998–2008 NBIL rivalry against the HIGHLANDERS 10-9 (.526).