Colonia senior Jaeden Jones (in blue, tossing a beanbag) is not only a quarterback and defensive back. He can also fill in playing cornhole, if needed, as he displayed at Big Central Media Day on Auust 16, 2023 at Iron Peak Sports and Events in Hillsborough. (Photo: Mike Pavlichko)
In 2021, Josh Oluremi became the first quarterback to lead Middlesex County in rushing in goodness-knows-how-long. (Historical stats in high school football are a mixed bag.)
In 2022, Colonia head coach Tom Roarty handed the keys to the offense to a junior who had never played the position before. But Jaeden Jones used his point guard mentality to run the show not only with ease, but to slice and dice his way through opposing offenses to the tune of 1,661 yards and and 19 touchdowns while still throwing for over 1,000 yards.
This year? Well, his encore performance was pretty much on par: he rushed for 1,474 yards and 22 touchdowns – three more than last year, while throwing for 1,212 yards and 9 TDs.
For his efforts, Jones has been named the Central Jersey Sports Radio Offensive Player of the Year for 2023. Scroll down to see our Honorable Mentions.
Click below to Central Jersey Sports Radio’s Mike Pavlichko with Colonia senior Jaeden Jones:
HONORABLE MENTIONS:
- Zaimer Wright, Sayreville, RB: 1,800 yards rushing, 24 TDs
- Aleks Sitkowski, Watchung Hills, QB: 134-220 passing for 1,696 yards, 17 TD; rushed for 690 yards and 23 TD
- Carter Shallcross, Summit, RB: 1,483 yards and 15 TDs, two 200+ yard rushing games, only second Big Central player to rush for 100+ yards vs. St. Thomas Aquinas in last 3 seasons
- Matt D’Avino, Montgomery, WR: 67 catches for 1,051 yards, 16 TDs, averaged 15.7 yards/catch
- Chiekezie Ogbuewu, Dunellen, RB: 1,644 yards and 21 TDs, one TD reception
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