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Cranford entered the Mountain Valley Conference last year in every sport but football. Next month, the Cougars begin their first football season in the MVC after spending years in the Watchung Conference.

We only have two schools we cover left in the MVC. Governor Livingston will be the one school that will play Cranford.

"Their football numbers are up, they have lights, night games and they put their games on television live," Governor Livingston coach Terry Hanratty said. "They are really putting it together."

It's a pretty solid league, the Mountain Valley Mountain Division. Rahway is supposed to be very good and A.L. Johnson has been good. And then there's Roselle, Hillside and now Cranford.

South Hunterdon coach Jim Meert is in his second year with the Eagles. South Hunterdon was 1-9 last year, but it might improve a bit this year. The Eagles have two solid players in quarterback/defensive back Brian Snell and fullback/linebacker Kyle Hart.

South Hunterdon went to Penn State during the summer where it competed in a 7-on-7 camp. The Eagles were probably the only team that came with seven players.

"I think we have six really good players," Meert said. "Kyle Hart could have played fullback for any team I've ever coached except when we had Mike Carr (at Hunterdon Central) and I think Brian can be a Division I defensive back."