Late-hired Big Central coaches may need honeymoon period as they get to know their teams, assemble staffs with little time before camp

By the time the Fourth of July rolled around, eleven new football coaches had already been hired in the Big Central Conference for 2025, with one – Perth Amboy – on the way. That makes 25 coaching changes in the league in the last two seasons alone. And after the Panthers’ new skipper Evan Baubles…

Not so fast: One more Big Central hire, as new Dunellen AD Kyle Baach takes over Destroyers’ football program

Longtime Dunellen football coach Dave DeNapoli retired after the 2024 season – his 29th with the Destroyers – then handed the keys to veteran mentor Phlip McGuane before he retired as Coordinator of Athletics this past April. McGuane held both roles for a few months but now has ceded them to Kyle Baach, a native…

Perth Amboy hires Wall alum, ’25 Carteret assistant Evan Baubles to rejuvenate football program

The Perth Amboy Board of Education has approved a new coach for the Panthers’ football program, hiring Evan Baubles with an eye toward elevating the struggling program over the next few years. Baubles – who was approved at Thursday afternoon’s meeting – is a guidance counselor at South Amboy High School for juniors and seniors,…

Gameday with Marcus Borden: Summer 2026 Edition! (Part 2)

School’s out for summer, but the Central Jersey Sports Radio crew is in! There are just six more weeks until preseason camp begins, and there’s a ton to talk about, so let’s finish what we started with CJSR analyst Marcus Borden! In Part One – which can be found here – Mike and Marcus begin…

Gameday with Marcus Borden: Summer 2026 Edition! (Part 1)

School’s out for summer, but the Central Jersey Sports Radio crew is in! There are just six more weeks until preseason camp begins, and there’s a ton to talk about, so let’s do it with CJSR analyst Marcus Borden! Mike and Marcus begin with taking a look at the huge recent news that Gridiron New…

Your handy, all-in-one guide to all our Big Central Conference “early looks” for 2026, plus recent coverage

We are just six weeks from the first date high school football teams across New Jersey can practice in advance of the 2026 season, but many programs have been busy. Individuals are going to camps, teams and have been participating in 7-on-7s, trying to get an early glimpse of their situations before hitting the practice…

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