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The New Jersey Spartans was founded in 2007, by owners Kevin

and Charmaine Moss in Newark, NJ. It was then that our Jour-ney officially began. In 2008, we joined the Regional American

Football League, RAFL, where we completed our first football season. We ended the season with a 7-3 record and made it to the 1st Round of the Play-Offs. Ranking 12th out of the 32 teams

in our league, we were voted the Best New Team in the State of

NJ and in the RAFL.

In 2009, our hunger for football grew and we needed to provide

our players with more opportunities to perfect their talent. We participated in the Gridiron Elite Tournament, which gave us Five

Spring Football games, prior to our Summer Season. We also hosted the 1st Annual Spartan Bowl in June, where we competed against the NY Spartans for the actual “Spartan Bowl” and were named the First Spartan Bowl Champion. It was in that

year we decided to expand our outreach and efforts within the local communities and made the

choice of being an organization about more than just football.

In 2010, we adopted the motto “Raising the Bar” and moved our Home Base to Belleville,

NJ. We grew to not only include an Adult Football Team, but added the Rising Spartans Youth Football Program, which hosts several local Youth Football Camps throughout the year. We also added the Lady Spartans Dance and Fitness Program, which participated in a Poll for the #1

Dance Team in the League. Several new additions would also include a High School Scholarship Funding Program, College Internships, and participation in numerous Community Service activi-

ties. With all the new add-ons, we were able to give back to the residents of our local commu-nity. We agreed to be an organization that promotes sports, exercise, good health, family fun, and community giving. It was in this year that we made the decision to join the Big North East

Football Federation, BNEFF, and took on a new scope of competition on the field.

In 2011, realizing that our efforts to Raise the Bar were not merely enough, we took on the slo-gan “Return to Glory,” which was designed to perfect the talent level of the football team. We

remained with the BNEFF as they initiated the Major League Football organization, MLF. We put our organization in full gear and took on the challenge of making our Game Nights an Enter-

taining Event. Adding Pre-Game Festivities, a fully-operating Concession Stand, a Game Day Announcer, and Musical Entertainment, Belleville NJ was the place to be on a Saturday Night. Our following increased and our Spartan TV episodes took over the web. Once again,

the Spartans made it to the 1st Round of the Play-Offs and ended their 4th year with the Annual

Season Banquet.

2012 brings a lot of new changes for the New Jersey Spartans organization. We added more

football by playing in a Spring League, the East Coast Football Association, ECFA. We also joined a well-organized and established Summer League, the New England Football League, NEFL. By taking these two steps, the New Jersey Spartans can enjoy new competition in new

areas. These steps also bring more football for our players, supporters, and fans.

This Fall, the NJ Spartans will take the field with the newly established North Jersey Collegiate Football Club, CFC. The CFC is designed to allow college students to continue their football ca-

reer, while pursuing their college degree. The team is geared towards students of local com-

munity colleges that do not offer football as an athletic program.

Stay tuned for more from your Green, Black, and White.

AaaHhhOoo!!!

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The N.E.F.L. was founded in 1994 on the basic principles of promoting this level of football in a controlled and structured environment while still maintaining a grass roots approach by making participation as cost effective as possi-ble, controlling travel through scheduling geo-graphically by a teams location, and creating a competitive balance through various levels of competition. This concept has proven to be the right one for the N.E.F.L. Over the past sixteen years, this approach has been the main reason for the leagues growth and success, along with all of the many outstanding and dedicated play-ers, coaches and administrators that tirelessly commit themselves every year to their organi-

zations because of their love for the game. The NEFL currently has 42 teams

throughout the New England and Tri-State Area. www.newenglandfootballleague.com

4

CHARMAINE MOSS GENERAL MANAGER

KEVIN MOSS HEAD COACH

RICHARD BISSET ASSISTANT COACH

MS. COOKIE TOM WILKINS HOWARD GABER CONCESSIONS ANNOUNCER VIDEO AND STATS

SPECIAL THANK YOU TO EVERYONE ELSE WHO ASSISTS IN THE SUCCESS OF THE ORGANIZATION

OUR STAFF

STEVEN RAMOS ASST. GEN. MANAGER

ASSISTANT COACH

DR NICK CHIROPRACTOR

ERIC ENGELHARDT CERTIFIED EMT

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Let’s Get Em’ Emtertainment PRESENTS

“GARDEN STATE GOSPEL GALA”“GARDEN STATE GOSPEL GALA”“GARDEN STATE GOSPEL GALA”

Let us plan your next event. Every event we launch is unique. We are a professional, full service, and affordable events

planning business servicing the tri-state area and beyond.

Don’t compromise perfection, let us make your next event memorable!.

For more information contact :

Trendsetter “Lady T” 973-979-4213.

Her response was “Definitely.” She shared how being a part of these organizations help her to reflect on the good times she shared with those who loss the fight and are still fighting against cancer. The special ceremonies give her the oppor-tunity to be with family, hold hands, and remember. So, af-

ter all that she has gone through, what does Towanda want to share with those who are scared to face cancer… “Don’t ignore the signals. Don’t think it’s just ok. It’s Cancer, it’s serious.” Cancer can bring fear to anyone who encounters it, but face your fear and fight. There is so much more to To-

wanda’s story, but this is just a brief introduction into her fight against cancer. Stay tuned for part 2 of the Battle off the field as we go deeper into To-wanda’s story and how she was told she wasn’t going to make it either.

Written by, Charmaine Moss

(Continued from page 7)

5

Phone: (201) 796-5273

Fax: (201) 796-8645

Phone: (973) 661-0500

Fax: (973) 661-0562

Visit Dr. Stabile online at

WWW.STABILECHIRO.COM Also, located in Elmwood Park, New Jersey

DR. NICHOLAS STABILE

OFFICIAL CHIROPRACTOR OF THE NEW JERSEY SPARTANS

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A behind the scenes

look into the Fight

Against Cancer...

I was first invited to participate in Relay for Life when I met To-wanda Edwards at Career Day at Rosa Parks Community School, in Orange, NJ, this past April. She told me she was working with American Cancer Society and they are going to have an event to help fight against cancer. The way she spoke about Relay for Life, I had to learn more about it, I had to learn more about her. I signed up to volunteer and at-tended the Kick-Off event at the YMCA in May. That was when I found out why she was so passionate about cancer. Here’s just an insight into her story… Towanda Edwards was intro-duced to cancer when her grandmother was diagnosed with breast cancer when To-wanda and her sister were just teenagers. I asked, “What was the first thing that came to your mind?” Towanda responded, “I was scared. I didn’t know what it all meant.” Seeing her

grandmother, who was her pri-mary caregiver at the time, go back and forth in the hospital, she was devastated. At such a young age, what do you do when the person who takes care of you every day becomes severely ill? After having a breast removed, her grand-mother was able to fight against the ugly disease and still lives to this day. She is now 86 years old. Her experi-ence brought hope to Towanda and her sister, who will have to face cancer again… Almost 20 years later, Towanda is faced with yet another can-cer experience. Now dealing with her sister, who witnessed her grandmother’s fight as well, Towanda was asked to go with her sister to a doctor’s appoint-ment. Not knowing what to ex-pect, the doctor explained to her sister that she was diag-nosed with Stomach Cancer.

“For me, that was scarier then my grandmother. Knowing she was so young and in the 3

rd

stage, I honestly went into shock” Towanda explained. She watched her sister go into a state of denial until the pain was severe to the point she couldn’t take it anymore. Here sister often wondered why she was the one who had to deal with cancer. “My sister and the family were just angry. We were angry at the fact that she had cancer and angry at the fact that she had 3 children.”

“If you could go back in time, w o u l d y o u change any-thing?”

“I feel if I was a little more per-sistent…” Towanda and her sister took the train to John Hopkins Hospital in Maryland. They couldn’t even stay in the hotel, because the pain was too severe. They slept in the

(Continued on page 7)

“There is nothing

else they can do.”

11

NOT

PICTURED

#72 WILLIAM KRIEGER

OFFENSIVE LINEMAN 6’3”, 300 LBS

SAYREVILLE, NJ

#73 DOUG COMBS

OFFENSIVE LINEMAN 6’1”, 320 LBS COLONIA, NJ

#74 KEVON CUPITT

OFFENSIVE LINEMAN 5’11”, 310 LBS NEWARK, NJ

#75 JAMES PAGANO

OFFENSIVE LINEMAN 6’0”, 270 LBS KEARNY, NJ

#80 ALEXANDER MONKS

WIDE RECEIVER 6’2”, 165 LBS

CHATHAM, NJ

#81 KEVIN BROWN


JERSEY CITY, NJ

For Products

&

Business Opportunities

Contact:

Chevalier Bookhart

(201) 247-5490

www.facebook.com/njcountrycomfort


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#39 CHRIS TURNER RUNNING BACK 5’10”, 245 LBS

WEST ORANGE, NJ

#43 KI-YUAN RIGSBY

FREE SAFETY 5’7”, 170 LBS NEWARK, NJ

#50 REMIE ALVAREZ


UNION, NJ

#51 PHIL LIPSKI


N. ARLINGTON, NJ

#52 RAMON AGUIRRE

DEFENSIVE LINEMAN 5’9”, 278 LBS

BLOOMFIELD, NJ

#53 WILLIE MORRIS

DEFENSIVE LINEMAN 5’11”, 235 LBS NEWARK, NJ

#55 EDDIE PORTER


IRVINGTON, NJ

#56 NICK NAPURANO

DEFENSIVE LINEMAN 6’6”, 250 LBS EDISON, NJ

#57 MICHAEL VELA


HOPATCONG, NJ

#59 DAVID GINORIO

LINEBACKER 5’3”, 178 LBS NEWARK, NJ

#67 J CORREA


#69 JULIO RIVERA


ELIZABETH, NJ

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lobby of the hospital, waiting to see the doctor. After a 12-hour surgery, she was instructed to take chemotherapy and radia-tion at the same time, due to the aggression of the cancer. Unfortunately, she didn’t begin the process immediately. To-wanda received phone calls about her sister being seen on the side of the road, throwing up. “My immedi-ate reaction was, it’s back!” Re-membering how her sister was unable to keep her food down, Towanda saw the signs once again. Towanda tried to rea-son with her sister about going to chemotherapy, but by then, it was too late. Taking her for her follow up treatments, To-wanda was called into the con-ference room, once again, and was given the news that there was nothing else they can do. The only thing, now, was make her comfortable. Just a few months later, her sister loss the fight to cancer. Towanda’s sister had three children, 2 sons and 1 daugh-ter. Being an awesome auntie, Towanda tried to be there for her nephews and niece. Throughout the process, she encouraged them to continue to do the right thing, spend as much time with your Mom as possible, and she is still watch-ing over you.

Seeming like cancer was out of Towanda’s life after the loss of her sister, she was then faced with yet another encounter, her son’s grandmother. Being the first grandchild, Towanda’s son and grandmother were like best friends. Never missing a football game or school event,

his grand-mother was his go-to-person. It was during his Senior year of high school,

his grandmother had made plans to take him and his friend on a trip to Miami Beach for Easter break as a graduation present. After trying to call his grandmother to confirm plans for the big trip, Towanda re-ceived a call from her son, who expressed that he couldn’t reach his grandmother. Being a concerned parent, Towanda reached out to her, but was saddened by the response she received when she spoke to her son’s grandmother. She knew she had been crying and asked what’s wrong. She r e s p o n d e d , “I’m not going to be here for my grandson’s graduat ion. ” Thinking that there may have been another trip planned, Towanda was given the devastating news that her son’s grandmother

was diagnosed with liver can-cer. At this time, it was April and the graduation was in June. Towanda was thinking, with radiation and therapy, she would be ok. Hearing that it was already too late, Towanda immediately left work and went to make a visit. Shocked at what she saw, she walked into a dark house to find her son’s grandmother, on the floor, in tears. “It was like looking at a skeleton. I could not believe what I saw.” “Every day I went back, it was a drastic change. I just kept thinking, what is my son going to think when he sees her like this. I wanted to go against her wishes and tell him the news, but I couldn’t.” It was less than 3 weeks since the diagnosis that she lost the battle against cancer. I knew Towanda’s story was interesting, but I didn’t know it was as deep as it was. Going through three separate experi-ences, with three separate people, all close to her, you can’t help but know that the

s t r e n g t h she por-t r a y s c o m e s from the love she has for her family.

I asked Towanda if being a part of Cancer-related commu-nity organizations help her grieve.

“Every day I went

back, it was a

Drastic Change.”

“Don’t ignore the

signals. Don’t think

it’s just ok. It’s Cancer,

it’s serious”


8

#1 ADAM SAVAGE

STRONG SAFETY 6’0”, 178 LBS

EAST ORANGE, NJ

#2 TYREE CRAIG CORNERBACK 6’0”, 165 LBS NEWARK, NJ

#3 JAMES WRIGHT

STRONG SAFETY 6’0”, 160 LBS NEWARK, NJ

#4 WILLIAM WOODLEY

RUNNING BACK 5’9”, 220 LBS

BELLEVILLE, NJ

#5 DELANCY DOTSON

CORNERBACK 5’10”, 180 LBS NEWARK, NJ

#6 BRANDON MCFIELD

CORNERBACK 6’1”, 173 LBS

KENILWORTH, NJ

#7 SHAQUIL MURPHY


IRVINGTON, NJ

#8 EDDIE FELICIANO JR.


BELLEVILLE, NJ

#9 - WAYNELLE GRAVESANDE


IRVINGTON, NJ

#10 GIOVANNI JACKMAN


IRVINGTON, NJ

#11 JAMES COLSON WIDE RECEIVER

6’2”, 205 LBS BELLEVILLE, NJ

#13 HASSAN FRAZIER

FREE SAFETY 5’9”, 160 LBS

IRVINGTON, NJ

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#15 JIAM DIAZ

WIDE RECEIVER 5’8”, 162 LBS UNION, NJ

#16 RAZHON HESTER QUARTERBACK 5’11”, 230 LBS

IRVINGTON, NJ

#17 VINCENT MOORE

LINEBACKER 6’2”, 235 LBS

IRVINGTON, NJ

#18 JOHN JOHNSON QUARTERBACK

5’8”, 160 LBS JERSEY CITY, NJ

#19 RASHAD HECTOR

QUARTERBACK 5’11”, 180 LBS NEWARK, NJ

#23 JESSE MACKEY CORNERBACK 5’10”, 184 LBS NEWARK, NJ

#24 G. KONAH

LINEBACKER 5’8”, 190 LBS

IRVINGTON, NJ

#25 JIHAD TUTT

CORNERBACK 5’8”, 185 LBS

WEST ORANGE, NJ

#31 TRAVIS MACK LINEBACKER 6’1”, 240 LBS NEWARK, NJ

#35 JAVONN MCCLUNEY

STRONG SAFETY 5’11”, 170 LBS HILLSIDE, NJ

#36 CLEEVE PIERRE


#38 STEVEN ROBINSON

TIGHT END 5’11”, 205 LBS NEWARK NJ

NOT

PICTURED

NOT

PICTURED

NOT

PICTURED

NOT

PICTURED

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#39 CHRIS TURNER RUNNING BACK 5’10”, 245 LBS

WEST ORANGE, NJ

#43 KI-YUAN RIGSBY

FREE SAFETY 5’7”, 170 LBS NEWARK, NJ

#50 REMIE ALVAREZ


UNION, NJ

#51 PHIL LIPSKI


N. ARLINGTON, NJ

#52 RAMON AGUIRRE


BLOOMFIELD, NJ

#53 WILLIE MORRIS


#55 EDDIE PORTER


IRVINGTON, NJ

#56 NICK NAPURANO

DEFENSIVE LINEMAN 6’6”, 250 LBS EDISON, NJ

#57 MICHAEL VELA


HOPATCONG, NJ

#59 DAVID GINORIO

LINEBACKER 5’3”, 178 LBS NEWARK, NJ

#67 J CORREA


#69 JULIO RIVERA


ELIZABETH, NJ

NOT

PICTURED

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lobby of the hospital, waiting to see the doctor. After a 12-hour surgery, she was instructed to take chemotherapy and radia-tion at the same time, due to the aggression of the cancer. Unfortunately, she didn’t begin the process immediately. To-wanda received phone calls about her sister being seen on the side of the road, throwing up. “My immedi-ate reaction was, it’s back!” Re-membering how her sister was unable to keep her food down, Towanda saw the signs once again. Towanda tried to rea-son with her sister about going to chemotherapy, but by then, it was too late. Taking her for her follow up treatments, To-wanda was called into the con-ference room, once again, and was given the news that there was nothing else they can do. The only thing, now, was make her comfortable. Just a few months later, her sister loss the fight to cancer. Towanda’s sister had three children, 2 sons and 1 daugh-ter. Being an awesome auntie, Towanda tried to be there for her nephews and niece. Throughout the process, she encouraged them to continue to do the right thing, spend as much time with your Mom as possible, and she is still watch-ing over you.

Seeming like cancer was out of Towanda’s life after the loss of her sister, she was then faced with yet another encounter, her son’s grandmother. Being the first grandchild, Towanda’s son and grandmother were like best friends. Never missing a football game or school event,

his grand-mother was his go-to-person. It was during his Senior year of high school,

his grandmother had made plans to take him and his friend on a trip to Miami Beach for Easter break as a graduation present. After trying to call his grandmother to confirm plans for the big trip, Towanda re-ceived a call from her son, who expressed that he couldn’t reach his grandmother. Being a concerned parent, Towanda reached out to her, but was saddened by the response she received when she spoke to her son’s grandmother. She knew she had been crying and asked what’s wrong. She r e s p o n d e d , “I’m not going to be here for my grandson’s graduat ion. ” Thinking that there may have been another trip planned, Towanda was given the devastating news that her son’s grandmother

was diagnosed with liver can-cer. At this time, it was April and the graduation was in June. Towanda was thinking, with radiation and therapy, she would be ok. Hearing that it was already too late, Towanda immediately left work and went to make a visit. Shocked at what she saw, she walked into a dark house to find her son’s grandmother, on the floor, in tears. “It was like looking at a skeleton. I could not believe what I saw.” “Every day I went back, it was a drastic change. I just kept thinking, what is my son going to think when he sees her like this. I wanted to go against her wishes and tell him the news, but I couldn’t.” It was less than 3 weeks since the diagnosis that she lost the battle against cancer. I knew Towanda’s story was interesting, but I didn’t know it was as deep as it was. Going through three separate experi-ences, with three separate people, all close to her, you can’t help but know that the

s t r e n g t h she por-t r a y s c o m e s from the love she has for her family.

I asked Towanda if being a part of Cancer-related commu-nity organizations help her grieve.

“Every day I went

back, it was a

Drastic Change.”

“Don’t ignore the

signals. Don’t think

it’s just ok. It’s Cancer,

it’s serious”


6

A behind the scenes

look into the Fight

Against Cancer...

I was first invited to participate in Relay for Life when I met To-wanda Edwards at Career Day at Rosa Parks Community School, in Orange, NJ, this past April. She told me she was working with American Cancer Society and they are going to have an event to help fight against cancer. The way she spoke about Relay for Life, I had to learn more about it, I had to learn more about her. I signed up to volunteer and at-tended the Kick-Off event at the YMCA in May. That was when I found out why she was so passionate about cancer. Here’s just an insight into her story… Towanda Edwards was intro-duced to cancer when her grandmother was diagnosed with breast cancer when To-wanda and her sister were just teenagers. I asked, “What was the first thing that came to your mind?” Towanda responded, “I was scared. I didn’t know what it all meant.” Seeing her

grandmother, who was her pri-mary caregiver at the time, go back and forth in the hospital, she was devastated. At such a young age, what do you do when the person who takes care of you every day becomes severely ill? After having a breast removed, her grand-mother was able to fight against the ugly disease and still lives to this day. She is now 86 years old. Her experi-ence brought hope to Towanda and her sister, who will have to face cancer again… Almost 20 years later, Towanda is faced with yet another can-cer experience. Now dealing with her sister, who witnessed her grandmother’s fight as well, Towanda was asked to go with her sister to a doctor’s appoint-ment. Not knowing what to ex-pect, the doctor explained to her sister that she was diag-nosed with Stomach Cancer.

“For me, that was scarier then my grandmother. Knowing she was so young and in the 3

rd

stage, I honestly went into shock” Towanda explained. She watched her sister go into a state of denial until the pain was severe to the point she couldn’t take it anymore. Here sister often wondered why she was the one who had to deal with cancer. “My sister and the family were just angry. We were angry at the fact that she had cancer and angry at the fact that she had 3 children.”

“If you could go back in time, w o u l d y o u change any-thing?”

“I feel if I was a little more per-sistent…” Towanda and her sister took the train to John Hopkins Hospital in Maryland. They couldn’t even stay in the hotel, because the pain was too severe. They slept in the


“There is nothing

else they can do.”

11

NOT

PICTURED

#72 WILLIAM KRIEGER


SAYREVILLE, NJ

#73 DOUG COMBS

OFFENSIVE LINEMAN 6’1”, 320 LBS COLONIA, NJ

#74 KEVON CUPITT


#75 JAMES PAGANO

OFFENSIVE LINEMAN 6’0”, 270 LBS KEARNY, NJ

#80 ALEXANDER MONKS


CHATHAM, NJ

#81 KEVIN BROWN


JERSEY CITY, NJ

For Products

&

Business Opportunities

Contact:

Chevalier Bookhart

(201) 247-5490

www.facebook.com/njcountrycomfort


12

Let’s Get Em’ Emtertainment PRESENTS

“GARDEN STATE GOSPEL GALA”“GARDEN STATE GOSPEL GALA”“GARDEN STATE GOSPEL GALA”

Let us plan your next event. Every event we launch is unique. We are a professional, full service, and affordable events

planning business servicing the tri-state area and beyond.

Don’t compromise perfection, let us make your next event memorable!.

For more information contact :

Trendsetter “Lady T” 973-979-4213.

Her response was “Definitely.” She shared how being a part of these organizations help her to reflect on the good times she shared with those who loss the fight and are still fighting against cancer. The special ceremonies give her the oppor-tunity to be with family, hold hands, and remember. So, af-

ter all that she has gone through, what does Towanda want to share with those who are scared to face cancer… “Don’t ignore the signals. Don’t think it’s just ok. It’s Cancer, it’s serious.” Cancer can bring fear to anyone who encounters it, but face your fear and fight. There is so much more to To-

wanda’s story, but this is just a brief introduction into her fight against cancer. Stay tuned for part 2 of the Battle off the field as we go deeper into To-wanda’s story and how she was told she wasn’t going to make it either.

Written by, Charmaine Moss

(Continued from page 7)

5

Phone: (201) 796-5273

Fax: (201) 796-8645

Phone: (973) 661-0500

Fax: (973) 661-0562

Visit Dr. Stabile online at

WWW.STABILECHIRO.COM Also, located in Elmwood Park, New Jersey

DR. NICHOLAS STABILE

OFFICIAL CHIROPRACTOR OF THE NEW JERSEY SPARTANS


4

CHARMAINE MOSS GENERAL MANAGER

KEVIN MOSS HEAD COACH

RICHARD BISSET ASSISTANT COACH

MS. COOKIE TOM WILKINS HOWARD GABER CONCESSIONS ANNOUNCER VIDEO AND STATS

SPECIAL THANK YOU TO EVERYONE ELSE WHO ASSISTS IN THE SUCCESS OF THE ORGANIZATION

OUR STAFF

STEVEN RAMOS ASST. GEN. MANAGER

ASSISTANT COACH

DR NICK CHIROPRACTOR

ERIC ENGELHARDT CERTIFIED EMT

13

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The N.E.F.L. was founded in 1994 on the basic principles of promoting this level of football in a controlled and structured environment while still maintaining a grass roots approach by making participation as cost effective as possi-ble, controlling travel through scheduling geo-graphically by a teams location, and creating a competitive balance through various levels of competition. This concept has proven to be the right one for the N.E.F.L. Over the past sixteen years, this approach has been the main reason for the leagues growth and success, along with all of the many outstanding and dedicated play-ers, coaches and administrators that tirelessly commit themselves every year to their organi-

zations because of their love for the game. The NEFL currently has 42 teams

throughout the New England and Tri-State Area. www.newenglandfootballleague.com

2

The New Jersey Spartans was founded in 2007, by owners Kevin

and Charmaine Moss in Newark, NJ. It was then that our Jour-ney officially began. In 2008, we joined the Regional American

Football League, RAFL, where we completed our first football season. We ended the season with a 7-3 record and made it to the 1st Round of the Play-Offs. Ranking 12th out of the 32 teams

in our league, we were voted the Best New Team in the State of

NJ and in the RAFL.

In 2009, our hunger for football grew and we needed to provide

our players with more opportunities to perfect their talent. We participated in the Gridiron Elite Tournament, which gave us Five

Spring Football games, prior to our Summer Season. We also hosted the 1st Annual Spartan Bowl in June, where we competed against the NY Spartans for the actual “Spartan Bowl” and were named the First Spartan Bowl Champion. It was in that

year we decided to expand our outreach and efforts within the local communities and made the

choice of being an organization about more than just football.

In 2010, we adopted the motto “Raising the Bar” and moved our Home Base to Belleville,

NJ. We grew to not only include an Adult Football Team, but added the Rising Spartans Youth Football Program, which hosts several local Youth Football Camps throughout the year. We also added the Lady Spartans Dance and Fitness Program, which participated in a Poll for the #1

Dance Team in the League. Several new additions would also include a High School Scholarship Funding Program, College Internships, and participation in numerous Community Service activi-

ties. With all the new add-ons, we were able to give back to the residents of our local commu-nity. We agreed to be an organization that promotes sports, exercise, good health, family fun, and community giving. It was in this year that we made the decision to join the Big North East

Football Federation, BNEFF, and took on a new scope of competition on the field.

In 2011, realizing that our efforts to Raise the Bar were not merely enough, we took on the slo-gan “Return to Glory,” which was designed to perfect the talent level of the football team. We

remained with the BNEFF as they initiated the Major League Football organization, MLF. We put our organization in full gear and took on the challenge of making our Game Nights an Enter-

taining Event. Adding Pre-Game Festivities, a fully-operating Concession Stand, a Game Day Announcer, and Musical Entertainment, Belleville NJ was the place to be on a Saturday Night. Our following increased and our Spartan TV episodes took over the web. Once again,

the Spartans made it to the 1st Round of the Play-Offs and ended their 4th year with the Annual

Season Banquet.

2012 brings a lot of new changes for the New Jersey Spartans organization. We added more

football by playing in a Spring League, the East Coast Football Association, ECFA. We also joined a well-organized and established Summer League, the New England Football League, NEFL. By taking these two steps, the New Jersey Spartans can enjoy new competition in new

areas. These steps also bring more football for our players, supporters, and fans.

This Fall, the NJ Spartans will take the field with the newly established North Jersey Collegiate Football Club, CFC. The CFC is designed to allow college students to continue their football ca-

reer, while pursuing their college degree. The team is geared towards students of local com-

munity colleges that do not offer football as an athletic program.

Stay tuned for more from your Green, Black, and White.

AaaHhhOoo!!!

15

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