With Two State Football Titles, Coach Liberato Steps Down A Champion

John Liberato, who has been at helm of Summit Football since 2007 and lead team to state playoffs every year since 2008, said "it's the right time" to leave his position.

John Liberato is stepping down as head coach of Summit Football on a high note. After leading the Hilltoppers to a 30-0 state sectional title over Palisades Park in early December of 2012, the second in his six years as head coach, Liberato told Patch Wednesday that “it’s the right time” to leave his position. “I just felt it was time to make that decision,” Liberato said. “I have the support of my family. The people here in Summit are tremendous; this has to be the best place to live in the world. Everybody here is very, very supportive and they’re very complimentary on everything that we’ve accomplished.” Liberato said he began telling his players individually about his decision on Monday, who were very supportive and thanked him for …

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Summit Set to Battle Del Valley on Friday

The two teams will meet 7 p.m. Friday night at Delaware Valley.

Summit Pounds Rahway in 'Friday Night Lights' Game

The Hilltoppers roll to a 39 - 20 win.

Summit Defeats North Plainfield

A.J. Iarussi ran for 96 yards on 12 carries and scored the game's opening touchdown.

Summit Defeats Clark 17-13

Hilltoppers have a perfect record to begin the 2012 season.

Summit scored on its first possession when Tyler Carbone hit Mike Badgley who went 73 yards for the score and the extra point.   At the start of the 2nd quarter a Summit drive stalled and Badgley kicked a 30 yard field goal to give Summit a 10-0 lead. For the rest of the half Johnson started to came alive and their running game began to dominate the game. While Summit’s passing and rushing game was sputtering. However, the half ended with Summit ahead 10-0.Beginning the 3rd quarter Johnson intercepted a Carbone pass at the Summit 42 and scored 6 plays later.  Read the rest at SummitNJFootball.com  Photo tweeted by Patrick Hurley  

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Union County Stars Set For North-South Football Classic

Summit coach Kevin Kostibos will work as an assistant offensive line coach. Ten Union County football players were selected to participate in the 2012 New Jersey North-South All-Star game.

Anthony Byers, Dave Barletta, Anthony Manganiello and Michael Kilmek were all selected to compete in the 34th annual North-South All-Star Football Classic today at Kean University. All of the directors, general managers, coaches and athletes were introduced to the press on Sunday at Piscataway High School. In addition to the game, all players participate in a four-day camp, which serves to help the athletes prepare for the game, and prepare for the responsibilities and rigorous schedule that comes along with being a collegiate athlete.  The game will carry a bit of extra significance for Barletta, as he will get one last opportunity to play for legendary New Providence Football Coach Frank Bottone, who retired after winning the 2010 …

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Brilliant Season Ends for Summit

Hilltoppers' football finishes 11-1 after loss in title game.

UNION -- When it comes to state tournament football there’s no shame in losing to good teams that have great players. The Hilltoppers had a terrific season but they had not come against a team as good as Madison and a player as talented as Justin Goodwin in some time. Madison’s junior tailback put on a show, rushing for 164 yards and two touchdowns and passing for another score to lift Madison to a 47-7 victory over Summit to capture the North 2, Group II state title on Friday night on the turf at Kean University. Summit completed its season at 11-1. A four-yard sweep by Kyr’e Negron with 6:26 left in the second quarter was the Hilltoppers only score. It made it a 19-7 game after Mike Badgley nailed the extra point. The second quarter …

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Live: Updates/Chat From North 2, Group II Final

We've got you covered as it happens as Summit and Madison battle for a state title.

You've waited all season, and it's time to crown this year's football champions. Tonight, we cover live the North 2, Group II football final between two undefeated teams: the Summit Hilltoppers and the Madison Dodgers. Madison is on a 24-game winning streak that includes last year's title. Summit lays claim to being the team that won it all the year before, as well as the last squad to take down the Dodgers on the way to that championship. Make sure to click the screen above to begin seeing our live updates. If you are at the game and want to let people know what you are seeing, tweet from your smartphone to take part in this live coverage. To do so, make sure to use the hashtag #PatchFootball. Tweets with that hashtag will show up in our …

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