OSG High: 7 Charged In Sayreville Hazing Case

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Matthew Stanmyre has been all over this disturbing case since the beginning and now we have the next step where 7 Sayreville (NJ) High players have now been charged as the hazing allegations have turned into detentions for 6 while one is still being sought.

And this is messy...

From the article:

According to Prosecutor Andrew Carey, three were charged with aggravated sexual assault, aggravated criminal sexual contact, conspiracy to commit aggravated criminal sexual contact, criminal restraint, and hazing for engaging in an act of sexual penetration upon one of the juvenile victims. One of those defendants and four others were charged with various counts including aggravated assault, conspiracy, aggravated criminal sexual contact, hazing and riot by participating in the attack of some of the victims.

According to the complaints filed in the matter, one or more of the players held victims against their will, while others improperly touched victims in a sexual manner. In one case, one of the victims was kicked during an attack, said the prosecutor's office.

Those found guilty would have to register as sexual offenders, but none of the player's names have been released since they're all under the age of 18. Jail time could be substantial- even for juveniles in the case and no coaches or school supervisors were charged yet.

Prevailing opinion is that head coach George Najjar did not know about the alleged hazing in the locker room. Regardless, Najjar may not survive as head coach because of the huge responsibility that goes with the head coaching title.

Asked about the scandal, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie said that “if these facts as alleged are true, then this is a nightmare for the parents of those young men and it tells us something about the attitude that was allowed to pervade in that program. And both of those things need to be addressed.”

Here's the latest from War Memorial High
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OSG High: Sayreville Parent Reveals Sexual Nature Of Hazing

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Matthew Stanmyre has been on top of this more disturbing-by the day story about the Sayreville (NJ) High football team and the reasons behind the suspension of the remainder of the 2014 high school football season.

One parent has spoken to Stanmyre, on the condition of anonymity for fear of reprisal within the community, and the information is beyond disgusting:

"...a freshman football player would be pinned to the locker room floor, his arms and feet held down by multiple upperclassmen. Then, the victim would be lifted to his feet while a finger was forced into his rectum. Sometimes, the same finger was then shoved into the freshman player’s mouth."

And, it apparently, happened almost every day in the fall...

Police are still investigating the allegations.

At a very heated school board meeting Tuesday evening, parents spoke out on the decision and what they heard from their children about the alleged hazing incidents...

Here's Madeline Thillet, a nother of one of the players...

OSG High: Sayreville High FB Season Cancelled Amid Bullying Scandal

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The HQ is (at the same time) disgusted, not surprised, and pretty pissed at what seems to be going down at Sayreville High In New Jersey at present.

The football team has won three titles in the last four years- but they won't win one this season since the school superintendent suspended the rest of their schedule (and the schedules of the middle school and junior varsity squads as well) after an investigation found:

"there was enough evidence to substantiate there were incidents of harassment, intimidation and bullying that took place on a pervasive level, on a wide-scale level, and at a level in which the players knew, tolerated and in general accepted."

Here's the latest from the high school


So we have alleged hazing that was out of control and, in a separate investigation, a coach resigned amid allegations of steroid possession.

Nice...

The investigation is ongoing and Sayreville's coaches and other school personnel are being told not to comment on a matter that is under review.

OSG High: Did NJ HS FB Coach Fix Grades To Keep Players Eligible...???

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Delsea Regional High School head football coach Sal Marchese just finished up his 21st season there, but he has been suspended and school officials are chasing accusations of academic irregularities to keep his football players eligible to play.

Delsea has won 11 South Jersey titles- four in the past six seasons- including last year’s season's win over Barnegat to finish 10-2 season and a second straight Group III championship.

Here's the semifinal win over Manasquan
((HT: NJ Shores Sports News/Video))


From the Times:

News of board action leaked through the rural South Jersey community after the board activity and a report of the board vote appeared in the weekly Sentinel of Gloucester County and elsewhere. The Philadelphia Inquirer reported Marchese has been placed on administrative leave pending a board of education investigation into possible academic misconduct.

At least one letter writer claiming to be a Delsea parent questioned the alleged testing impropriety and the district’s lack of transparency. News of the suspension swept through the school district and South Jersey football community, according to numerous sources.

The school board is not acknowledging who a suspended instructor is and will not go on record to say it is, in fact, Marchese. They do admit, however, that there is an instructor on paid leave and the situation surrounding that instructor is ongoing...

OSG High: 5 NJ High School Coaches Suspended For Allegations Of Verbal Abuse

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Matthew Stanmyre found out that 5 football coaches at Cedar Grove High School in New Jersey have been suspended various lengths after an investigation involving possible verbal abuse of one of their players.

Two coaches have been suspended for the entire 2013 season and the other three will serve suspensions of varying times. But the HQ doesn't know which ones have been suspended for which period of time...

In the last quarter century, the school has won five state sectional championships.

"All I can tell you is that our coaches and our players can get through this," head coach Ed Sadloch told Stanmyre. "That's all. That's all I can say, really."

Here's highlights of the Verona-Cedar Grove game from 2012
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OSG High: 4 NJ Teens Killed In Car Crash

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Four teens that play football for Mainland Regional high School in Linwood, New Jersey were remembered at their football stadium as a vigil was held to recall the lives lost when the van they were travelling in lost control on a highway. The teens were part of the team caravan heading to a team meal over the weekend.

a day after four high school football players were killed and four were injured when their SUV crashed on Garden State Parkway on their way to have brunch with some teammates.

Students, parents, community members, and football team players donned in game jerseys turned out to mourn their loss. Some of the survivors in the crash were among the more than 3,000 in attendance.

Photos of the four teens killed in the crash were placed at the center of the football field...

Cathy Gandolfo has the latest...


Sgt. Julian Castellanos, a New Jersey state police spokesman, said the driver, 17-year-old Casey Brenner, apparently lost control of the vehicle as it went around a crest on the parkway and came upon heavy traffic.

The vehicle overturned several times, ejecting two passengers, one of whom was struck by a passing car, Castellanos said.

The team's first game is scheduled for September 9, three days before the school year begins.