The Rutherford Senior Bulldogs (12-14 year olds) continued their winning ways with a 14-6 victory over the North Arlington Vikings. Most of the action in this game came in the first quarter with North Arlington getting on the board first with a 40 yard touchdown run from the QB. The extra point attempt was no good giving the Vikings a 6-0 lead. The Bulldogs (2-0) took the kickoff deep in their own territory, but Mason Colon took it to the house for his first touchdown of the season. The extra point attempt was no good and we were all tied up at 6-6.  The teams took turns turning the ball over on downs in the second quarter until Rutherford was able to punch in another score when Ryan Wilton ran it in from five yards out. Lucas Schmidt converted the extra point kick and that made the score 14-6. The Bulldog defense played great with a bend don’t break attitude and were led by Tyler Griffin, Ryan Wilton, Gavin Nimmo, Joey Urgola, Schmidt, Owen Byrne, Jake Barnes, Mason Colon, Frankie Wilton, Chase Kuenzle, and Brendan O’Rourke. Chase Kuenzle forced and recovered a fumble with four minutes to go in the game to end North Arlington’s chances of coming back to tie the game.  The Bulldogs were able to run out the clock and seal their second victory of the season. The Rutherford Junior Bulldogs (10-11 year olds) put on a clinic at Tryon Field Saturday night, delivering a crushing 38-0 shutout victory over the North Arlington Vikings to improve their record to 2-0 on the season. The Bulldogs wasted no time establishing control, scoring two touchdowns in the first four minutes of the game and never looking back. The offensive line, a powerful unit consisting of Kevin Farrell, Harrison Byrne, Jackson Condon, James Connallon and Harry Adams, opened up massive running lanes all night, allowing the Bulldogs' offense to move the ball at will. The ground game was particularly effective, with Rutherford running for an impressive five touchdowns. Luke Barnes was a standout, scoring twice on runs of 15 and 29 yards. Barnes also made a key special teams play, recovering a well-executed onside kick. The Bulldogs’ backfield depth was on full display with touchdowns from Kevin Calabrese (11 yards), Mark Gordon (25 yards) and Charlie Lagreca (16 yards). Kicker Brendan Caughey was nearly perfect, converting four of his five extra-point attempts. While the offense put up points in bunches, the Bulldogs' defense was arguably the star of the show. The unit was relentless, holding the North Arlington offense to negative total yardage for the entire game. Their dominance ensured the Vikings never posed a threat, allowing the Bulldogs to cruise to victory.

After a tough Week 1 loss, the Rutherford Pee Wee Bulldogs (8-9 year olds) came back home ready to make a statement against the North Arlington Vikings—and they did just that. The Bulldogs’ offensive line, anchored by Vincent Centrella, Kevin Byrne, Jeremiah Roman, Luke Ruffins, Jameson Bohn, Dean Dellafave, Tiago Serra, and Declan Barry, set the tone early with powerful blocking that opened lanes for the running backs. On the opening drive, David Zurla broke free for two big gains before quarterback Emmet Bohan capped it off with a touchdown run to put Rutherford on the board. The Bulldogs’ defense was relentless all game long, holding the Vikings to little or no yards. Linebackers Gregory Fletcher, Jameson Bohn, and Tommy Lagreca, along with defensive linemen Vincent Centrella and Jeremiah Roman, controlled the line of scrimmage and never let North Arlington find a rhythm. Midway through the second quarter, Tommy Lagreca powered his way into the end zone, extending the lead to 14–0 heading into halftime. The second half picked up right where the first left off. The Bulldogs defense shut down the Vikings’ opening drive, and the offense went back to work on the ground, dominating possession. The drive was finished off by a hard-nosed rushing touchdown from David Zurla to seal a 20–0 victory. The Bulldogs came out strong, played tough in all phases of the game, and walked away with an important bounce-back win. The Rutherford Mighty Mites (7 year olds) and Pee Wees (8 year olds) faced off in the town's Blue/White game on Saturday. Both teams played extremely hard in what was a very competitive and tight contest until late when the White team pulled away. The Blue squad was led offensively by the backfield of John Rocco DellaFave, Vinny Oszmanski, and Vincent Fuccilli who all moved the chains consistently throughout the day. Commanding the offense as always was quarterback Kaiser Day who along with Oszmanski scored touchdowns for the Blue Squad. The Peewee Dogs, led by Gianluca Caroprese, came ready to play. Caroprese sparked the offense with a big run, powering the white team down the field and into the end zone for the game’s opening score. On the defensive side, the Peewee Dogs showed grit and toughness, keeping the game close with several key stops. The defensive effort was anchored by Drew Bucey, Phoenix Blackwell, Xavion Evans, Joel Velasquez, Billy Cunningham, and Caroprese, who all played with relentless energy. Back on offense, the Pee Weeground game continued to shine. Behind strong blocking from an offensive line led by Marcelo Debari, both Xavion Evans and Billy Cunningham ripped off several big runs, capping off another scoring drive for the Peewee Dogs. Defensively the Mites fought throughout the day with great push up front with the Dline of Bryson Wilson, Sean Ryan, James Schmeding and Matias Leon who consistently made life difficult for the White Squad on the ground. Secondary was patrolled by Finn Innis and Kiaan Kachhadiya while Jordan Antiorio flew around making numerous tackles from the Linebacker position. Fellow Mites Tommy Rose, Stephen Rusignuolo, Bradley Rocha, and Paul Rood joined the on the fun. The RJF&C program will be on the road Saturday against divisional foe Secaucus.