Ben Decore News Today

HOPEWELL TWP. — The brotherhood of the Hopewell Valley boys lacrosse program runs so deep that not even a broken hand was going to keep Ryan Foret out of the Mercer County Tournament championship game.The junior attackman fell on his hand two days earlier in the first minute of the semifinals against Hun, but he […]

Here are the 12th Man TD Club Players of the Week for Week Eight of the high school football season: Offensive Back of the Week, Ben DeCore, Hopewell Valley (Jr., RB): DeCore had 40 carries for 297 yards and 3 touchdowns in Bulldogs’ 35-34 loss to Notre Dame. Offensive Lineman of the Week, Sean Wilton, […]

With only one week to go until the cutoff for NJSIAA state tournament qualification, here are where things stand for the Trenton area football teams. Five schools are on track to make the playoffs: Allentown (No. 11 in South Group III), Hopewell Valley (No. 15 in South Group III), Northern Burlington (No. 16 in South […]

HAMILTON — After the Hopewell Valley Central High football team graduated 22 seniors from last year’s South Jersey Group III finalists — including standout quarterback Tim McKeown — not many people thought the Bulldogs would do much this year. Scoffers noted that their 3-0 start came against two winless teams and a two-win team, and […]

When the Steinert football team plays its second home game Saturday, the Spartans will aim to do something they haven’t done in eight years. Beat Nottingham. The Northstars have won six straight meetings by an average of 18 points including a 32-0 shutout last season. But it could go either way this time with both […]

When the Notre Dame High School football team hosts Ewing on Thursday evening, the Irish will officially have a Big Ten backfield. Michigan transfer running back/defensive end Gabe Winowich, who along with quarterback AJ Surace is committed to Rutgers, is eligible to play after a 22-day waiting period, per NJSIAA rules. Winowich starred at Detroit […]