Sunday notes

North Hunterdon High School coach Dennis Haughey spent part of Sunday afternoon in front of the television in the Lions fieldhouse, breaking down Saturday's scrimmage with Delaware Valley.

The Lions did some good things, and bad. They were penalized a bit too much, but junior running back Ted Delia had some good runs.

The Lions will have a rugged start of the season. How's this. They open with defending Central Jersey Group IV champion Hunterdon Central Sept. 7, then has a bye week before their bye week. They come back to play defending state Non-Public Group III champion Immaculata Sept. 20, then play at Montgomery Sept. 28 before coming home Oct. 5 to play host to defending three-time Skyland Delaware East champ Phillipsburg. North played Phillipsburg twice last year -- in the regular season, and in the opening round of the North 2, Group IV playoffs.

Somerville junior running back Williams Watson is named after his uncle Jonathan Williams, the former Somerville High great back Jon Williams, who played at Penn State and the New England Patriots. So, if you see the name Williams in the newspaper, it's not a mistake. Williams' brother St. Claire Watson is a senior running back for the Pioneers.

The Pioneers had to scrimmage two times in three days this past week because of poor weather. Somerville had Warren Hills and Mount Olive. The Pioneers game scrimmage Thursday at Mahwah.

Nice job as usual by our friends at the Easton Express Times today with their football special section. Ours will run Sept. 7.