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Franklin Lakes NJ, in a Friday night showdown in the Super Football Conference, Ridgewood found themselves down 10-0 at halftime against Ramapo. But instead of relying on tactical adjustments, the Maroons turned inward. Senior running back Colin Burns took that challenge to heart, leading his team to a thrilling 29-17 victory with three second-half touchdowns.
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Ridgewood’s 2023 home opener may have been spoiled by Clifton’s 28-21 victory, but the Maroons got their revenge in a big way this year. On Friday afternoon in Paramus, Ridgewood cruised to a commanding 35-0 shutout victory over their North Jersey rivals, kicking off the 2024 season in style.
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Ridgewood NJ, Ridgewood football’s 2023 season came to a disappointing close on Friday, Oct 27, 2023. The Ridgewood Varsity Boys Football team lost their game against Union High School by a score of 30-35.
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Ridgewood NJ, the No. 4 Ridgewood girls soccer team toped No. 3 Watchung Hills, and advances their 1st state final. The 2-1 win at home over No. 3 Watchung Hills booked the Maroons a spot in their first-ever Group 4 championship game. At 20-0 moving on to the State Final the Ridgewood Girls are the only undefeated team in the State.
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Ridgewood NJ, Longtime Ridgewood football coach Chuck Johnson is set to return to the head coach position this fall. Ridgewood Class of 1970, has been reinstated as the head football coach for the Maroons. Johnson, retired as a teacher at Ridgewood in May of 2020 and will now just focus on football . Feeling rejuvenated and healthy, the 68 year old Johnson has spent the better part of the last 16 months recovering from a serious illness caused by an infection that ended up putting him in intensive care in October 2019, days after the Maroons moved to 5-0 with a victory over Paramus.
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Ridgewood NJ, Ridgewood Maroons got the better of a fumble exchange in the fourth quarter to overcome a 13-10 deficit and pull out a 24-13 win over Passaic Tech. The win was the 270th win for Ridgewood coach Chuck Johnson’s 41-year career (235th at Ridgewood) and the Maroons improved their record to 2-1 on the season and also picked up their first division win after playing two independent games. eer Wins as Ridgewood will look to get a third straight win next Friday when they head to Bauerle Field in Paterson to take on Eastside.
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Sean Farrell , Staff Writer, @seanfarrell927:49 p.m. ET April 1, 2017
RIDGEWOOD – The captain needed a moment.
The emotions hit Hannah Cermack in the huddle when her turn came to offer closing remarks on one of the most meaningful wins of her career.
An opening week victory felt more like a playoff one for Ridgewood. The top-ranked Maroons (2-0) knocked off the team that ended their last two seasons. They passed their first early test with a hard-fought 7-4 win over Summit on Saturday.
AUGUST 23, 2015 LAST UPDATED: SUNDAY, AUGUST 23, 2015, 1:20 AM
BY JIM MCCONVILLE
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RIDGEWOOD – There is a very different feel to the Ridgewood football team as it embarks on the 2015 campaign. The first thing that pops out is the filled-out bodies, especially among the linemen.
There is also a different intensity, one likely borne out of the disappointing way the Maroons ended the 2014 season. After starting 5-0 and outscoring opponents 220-24, they fell prey to their success.
A 35-0 loss to Paramus, a defeat that head coach Chuck Johnson called, “one of the most embarrassing moments in my 30 years here,” started a five-game losing streak.
Senior Mike Kendrick probably said it best when he recalled, “we basically got smacked in the mouth and didn’t react.”
That memory is what drives Kendrick and the rest of the seniors. You can see it in practice, as there is an extra spark to every drill.
“We’re learning from the mistakes of last year,” said Kendrick, the left tackle and only returning starter on the offensive line. “We know we have to be better than last year. We’re watching every film to see where it went wrong and focusing on being better and working on getting stronger to be able to go up against the better linemen.”
Johnson was proud that six of his players bench pressed more than 300 pounds this spring, a sign that the Maroons have bought into the work ethic.
The linemen, offensively and defensively, average an extra 20 pounds per man. How strength translates to blocking schemes is still a big question.
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