Big Central President Scott Miller opens up the league’s first-ever Media Days at Iron Peak Sports & Events in Hillsborough on August 15, 2023. (Photo: Mike Pavlichko)
Hard to believe: the Big Central Conference is about to begin its fourth season of play.
Through no fault of its own, Year One was an inauspicious start. Of course, everything looked good on paper as the calendar turned to its debut year, 2020. That is, until March, when the COVID-19 pandemic reached every square inch of the globe, shutting down schools, businesses, and, of course, sports.
No one even knew if there would be a football season, let alone a school year, as remote learners put away their laptops in June.
As it turned out, there was an abbreviated schedule, but no playoffs to be had. Too bad, because the fledgling league had some exciting teams. In one last dose of irony, a highly anticipated “pod playoff” matchup between 6-1 Phillipsburg and 7-0 Somerville – widely considered the best in the conference, especially after the Pioneers won a battle of unbeatens in Woodbridge the week prior – got cancelled due to COVID-related issues with both schools.
Now, the league is in Year Four. Tuesday, it ran its first ever Big Central Media Day – Part one of Two, with the second taking place today back at Iron Peak Sports & Events in Hillsborough. It’s all thanks to numerous sponsorships and partnerships. The Big Central is on Twitter (or “X,” for the few who choose to call it by its new name) at @big_central_nj. And there’s a website coming soon.
One of the key men behind it all is Scott Miller, the Brearley Athletic Director and former longtime football coach. We caught up with him at Iron Peak Tuesday to talk about the direction of the Big Central.
Click below to hear Mike Pavlichko’s interview with Big Central President Scott Miller:
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