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           *Crowd cheering*... “Hike”... Another sack for Jefferson sophomore Michael Gould.         Two years later, Gould has built up a name for himself in Jefferson Township football and throughout Morris County and the state. Heading into his Senior year, all eyes will be on him as he has been the one that has been there before for Coach Venturino and looks to lead the team to another winning season.     Senior linebacker and running back Gould has earned the reputation of being a leader, high energy player,  hardest worker on the field and it shows - just watch him lift and train with his father Michael Gould and brother Christian Gould, a Freshman at Jefferson. When asked how he stayed ready for when the season would be given a green light to go, his response showed the true leadership.“It hasn't changed anything, I held workouts with my dad and we invited the whole team,...

  Two 3-0 teams game gets postponed after a few positive Covid-19 tests from the Tennessee Titans. Now the game will be kicked off on October 25th, 2020 at Nissan Stadium in Nashville, Tennessee. Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger had elbow surgery throughout the offseason and told reporters that this is the first season that he has not had elbow pain when throwing the football. This obviously is key to the Steelers and their success because Roethlisberger quarterbacking this offense is special and adding no elbow pain will only help this Pittsburgh offense. Mike Tomlin along with the rest of Pittsburgh were frustrated when hearing that their game against Tennessee was postponed to a later date. “I’m disappointed because we were planning to play and we’re not getting the opportunity to,” Tomlin says.   Expect to see Pittsburgh attack the ground game early and often in this game. When they are forced to throw the ball they will have to lean on the play of t...

  Jefferson Falcons takes a hot start to the 20-21 season as they defeat West Milford 21-0 with a lock down defense on 10/2/20.      The Falcons new starting quarterback Theo Fisher is a returning Junior as well as the successor to graduated Senior Matthew Johnson. The Falcons offense was running well on both sides of the ball. Fisher threw for two touchdown passes, one to Senior Joey Altumura and returning Junior Rory Coyle.      The Falcons defense managed to slow down West Milford momentum with three interceptions. Falcons took a sloppy start to their 3rd offensive drive as the Jefferson offense picked up two unsportsmanlike conduct penalties, one of which occurs on a 35 yard scramble touchdown from quarterback Theo Fisher.      West Milford punishes Falcons for their execution as they score with their enhanced field position.     When I asked Senior lineman Nick Morcos what he thought Jefferson's biggest advantage ...

  Photo by Coach Montgomery After spraining her left ankle twice Freshman year and missing her first high school season, Sarah Paz is stronger than ever and is ready to conquer all her Senior year. Paz had a trip down memory lane on a sunny Sunday, reminiscing all of her favorite high school soccer moments. “Enjoy it, have fun, before you know it, it’s Senior night and it’s all gone,” Paz said nostalgically.   Paz has been playing soccer since she has been able to walk. She says it is a way to connect with her family in Brazil, as to why it is so special to her. Soccer also has the power to make the team a family, nobody is ever alone and there is always a helping hand nearby. Paz described it as, “happy feeling, happy memories.”  After a two week delay, the Jefferson Township Falcons started their season off strong with a win at Morris Tech. Last season Jefferson beat MT 2-1, Paz said that they would be going into this game with a winning mindset to make sure they w...

          Photo taken by Scott Faytok, For Nj Advanced Media        The returning state sectional champions, Jefferson Township High School Varsity Boys Soccer, hope to break records this season with their new starting goalkeeper, Luke Hughen.       After some rough years, the 13 returning Seniors have really seemed to turn it around. From not having a banner in their school Freshman year, to winning a state final their Junior year really shows how far this program has come.       Interviewing the starting varsity goalkeeper, Luke Hughen, gave a great insight to what this team has done to turn the tables. Hughen sharess, “The hard work not only from the players, but the coaches as well has given everyone motivation to change the culture of this program.” Hughen and his team are satisfied with their season last year and trying to do it again this year.       The team has got the...

        Coming off of a good run in the Last Dance Tournament and with a couple of strong Seniors graduating, the Jefferson Falcons Boys Varsity Team still has high hopes for the 2021 season.        The Boys Varsity team looks to have a winning season with a possible conference title and a run in the state sectionals. Head Coach of the  Falcons, Jason Kalish, talks about the team and their strategies and challenges going into the 2021 season. “I expect nothing less than a  banner for the year and it is a very realistic opportunity if everyone stays healthy and plays how we are capable of playing,” Kalish states.      The 2019 season was a very exciting year for the Falcons. They had a bunch of big time players and good young players for that year. The Falcons were expecting to put up a banner and have a good state run. Unfortunately the season didn’t go how the team planned. The next season wa...

  The Jefferson Township Field hockey team lost a lot of key Seniors from the 2019 season. They have to work their way back on top and want to succeed in their 2020 season.       Junior Haley LaPlatte is a former three year player, with two years on Varsity. “Our team this year will face a lot of ups and downs and hard teams that we play during the fall season, even though our season is going through a very weird period of time, us girls always pull through at the end of the day and work hard,” LaPlatte said. The JTHS field hockey team is not cutting corners this year and will work hard no matter what type of challenges come  their way.      The JTHS field hockey team is not just a regular team, these girls really work on team bonding and getting to know each other so that it's not just a team on the field but a family. This is very good communication skills that everyone learns about each other. The more communication the...