Carteret head coach Kevin Freeman addresses his team after a 40-7 win over South Plainfield at the Pit on Friday, September 8, 2023. (Source: @Ramblers_SC on Twitter)
To say Carteret came out to start the 2023 high school football season on fire would be disrespecting fire itself.
The Ramblers – who have played football since 1925 – did something they’ve never ever done in their history: score 40 or more points in three straight games.
Now, that run came to an end when they were held to a single touchdown in a 35-7 loss to much-improved Plainfield at Hub Stine Field two weeks ago, but they got right back on the horse and took it out on North Plainfield the following week, picking up a shutout win.
Now, a team led on offense by quarterback Tyrece Parrott and a disruptive defense led by Antwaun Jackson – a recent Bellamy & Son Paving Player of the Week honoree – is ready to keep it going in Week 5 as the Ramblers (4-1) take on JP Stevens (0-5) at The Pit Friday night.
It’s a game that can be heard on Central Jersey Sports Radio with pregame at 6:45 and kickoff at 7 as Mike Pavlichko and Justin Sontupe call all the action. Click here to listen.
JP Stevens comes in with a 36-game losing streak that dates to 2018 and is the second longest such streak in the state – behind only Highland Park, currently at 46 games and counting. But that doesn’t mean Carteret will take them lightly.
“We’re not satisfied,” says head coach Kevin Freeman, who believes the Plainfield loss helped his team take more accountability for its mistakes.
Click below to hear Mike Pavlichko talk with Carteret head coach Kevin Freeman about the Ramblers’ season and the matchup with JP Stevens Friday night: