Head coach Erik Rosenmeier, at helm of Cranford since 2005, going for win No. 100

When Erik Rosenmeier was hired in 2005 to succeed Cranford 1984 graduate Chris Hull as head coach of the Cougars, Cranford football was just on the heels of turning the corner. Cranford has just made the playoffs three years on a row for the first time in program history and came within a whisker of reaching a state championship game in 2003. Rosenmeier, now in his first stint as a head coach after assisting his high school mentor Steve Ciccotelli at Scotch Plains, dealt with the usual challenges of a newcomer and initially had to prepare the Cougars for the likes of Linden, Irvington and Shabazz on a regular basis. Click here for full story.