Former East Brunswick coach Marcus Borden shows off his two state championship rings from 2004 and 2009.
Five years after East Brunswick beat Jackson to win its first state sectional title under Marcus Borden, the Bears were at it again.
In the snow at the College of New Jersey, they took home another Central Jersey Group IV title, beating Brick Memorial 9-0.
For a coach who remembers just about every play of every game he’s ever coached in (spend some time with him and you’ll see what I mean) that game especially sticks out.
With the NJSIAA membership voting Wednesday to allow public group championships by a large margin – 318-12, with six abstentions – some have worried it could make sectional titles less relevant.
Just don’t put Borden in that category. Listen below to his conversation with Central Jersey Sports Radio about the NJSIAA’s historic vote, and his own past efforts to get New Jersey to play to group titles: