You can forgive Cranford and Summit if they’re breathing a sigh of relief now that St. Thomas Aquinas has moved up in the Big Central Conference’s divisional alignment.
Then again, they might want to hold that breath again now that Hillside has joined the fray in the United Gold Division.
The Comets have been one of the more solid Big Central teams in the league’s first couple of years, but life doesn’t get any easier for them in the United Gold Division either. That’s because they’re playing some bigger schools than they’re used to.
Summit, Cranford, Scotch Plains-Fanwood and Carteret round out the division, which also sees Rahway leave. Summit has lost a good deal of talent, but the program has a good foundation, and the Hilltoppers will be competitive. Same for the Cougars and Ramblers, but Scotch Plains will be looking for some stability under first-year head coach Shawn Williams.
He’ll be their third coach in less than a year, as Austin Holman gave way to Robert Swercheck early last year, before he left to take over for Phlip McGuane at Middlesex. Can the Raiders work through the upheaval and put it together in ’24?
Click below to hear our preview of the United Gold Division from Big Central Conference Media Day:
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