FAIR LAWN HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL 2014

 

By Dick Engelhardt 

Head Coach and Defensive Coordinator: Amir Sadaah

Assistant Coaches: Offensive Coordinator Billy Lynn, Brian Caiazzo, Scott Leathem, Anthony Tozzi and Brian Walis.

Freshman Coaches: Ed Guy and Andy Berninger 

Sat. 9/13          HOME   Fair Lawn      22        Clifton*                        0

Sat. 9/20          HOME   Fair Lawn        6        Ridgewood**             46

Sat. 9/27          HOME   Fair Lawn         8       Indian Hills**            45

Thurs. 10/2     AWAY    Fair Lawn       23        Eastside*                    44        

Fri. 10/10        AWAY   Fair Lawn         0         Passaic Tech*              48

Sat. 10/18        HOME  Fair Lawn          7        Hackensack**             21

Sat. 10/25        AWAY   Fair Lawn         6         St. Luke’s                    37                                

Sat. 11/1          HOME   Fair Lawn       39        Passaic**                      7

Fri. 11/7          AWAY   Fair Lawn          7        Kennedy**                  34

Thurs. 11/13   AWAY   Fair Lawn          0         Wayne Valley***         38

                                                             118                                           320 

*Big North Conference (BNC) Liberty Division Game

** BNC Crossover Game

*** State Consolation Game

BNC Liberty Division Record:                      1-2 (.333)

BNC Crossover Record:                                 1-4 (.200)

Independent Record:                                       0-2 (.000) St. Luke’s and Wayne Valley

Overall Record:                                               2-8 (.200)

Hoping for a good 72nd season, our CUTTERS got off with a bang shutting out the FIGHTING MUSTANGS of Clifton High 22-0. After 6 straight losses, they demolished the INDIANS of Passaic 39-7. The 39 points equaled those in the 39-38 playoff victory over Passaic in 2009, still the most thrilling game in FLHS history! The PALADINS of Paramus Catholic let Fair Lawn off the hook playing the HONEY BADGERS of Eastern Christian Academy in Elkton, Maryland instead. Our CUTTERS had to travel to New Canaan, Connecticut to play the STORM of St. Luke’s. No public school should be scheduled against the parochial behemoths unless it wants to.

  

In State Consolation action, our “never-say-die” CUTTERS were shutout 38-0 by the INDIANS of Wayne Valley closing out the season. Fair Lawn is 8-7 (.533) in Consolation Game action since these games began in 1998. The season brought Fair Lawn’s 1943-2014 record to 319-323-14 (.497) as our CUTTERS, with hard times in the 1970s, 90s, 2000s and 2010s, went below .500 for the first time ever. The losing season was the 30^th in FLHS Gridiron history!

Our heroes received their share of recognition. 1st Team All-BNC Liberty Division Offense honors with automatic All- Bergen County Honorable Mention went to Tarron Douglas (T) and Tyler Pollock (RB). 1^st Team Defense with automatic All-Bergen County Honorable Mention went to Mike Laboy (DL), Dan Morganstein (LB), Frank Ortoll (DB) and Ryan Rue (P). 2^nd Team Offense had Sefa Basci (G), Gal Harari (QB), Tyler Johnson (RB), Matt Phillips (T) and Deshawn Roberts (RB/WR). 2^nd Team Defense had Alex D’Angelo (LB), Dan Kutuzov (K/P) and Anthony Messina (DL). Honorable Mention was given Matt Forte and Jake Schwartz  

 

The Passaic game, the last regularly scheduled home game, was poignant as seniors soon to end their participation in the football program were honored and introduced with their escorts. We said goodbye and wished the best to: Joseph Compolo, Kutuzov, Messina, Morganstein, Phillips, Ortoll, Dillon Rinaldo, Roberts and Schwartz. With players coming back and freshmen moving up, our CUTTERS could be strong in 2015.