The scoreboard at Metuchen tells the story as the Bulldogs won their 2024 opener, 14-6, over visiting Middlesex. (Source: @metuchenhsfoot1 on Twitter)
A win is a win is a win, especially in the early part of the high school season, when most games tend to look like a late preseason camp scrimmage. You take the W and move on.
Metuchen needed two second-half touchdowns – one to take a 7-0 lead in the third quarter, and the other to give them some insurance after Middlesex got within a point at 7-6 – to come out with a 14-6 win over Middlesex in the opening game of the season for both schools.
After a scoreless first half, the Bulldogs scored on their first possession of the half. Switching to sophomore Ryan Toth at quarterback, he led a scoring drive that ended in a one-yard run by his brother, senior Evan Toth.
A couple possessions later, Jax Jarvis broke off a 43-yard touchdown run for the Blue Jays, but they went for two to take the lead and failed, leaving it 7-6 Metuchen.
In the fourth quarter, with Toth and the offense clicking a bit more, he put together another drive, and capped this one off himself with a two-yard run.
The win makes head coach Jordan Leitner 3-0 in season openers since he took over the Bulldog program in 2022.
Click below to hear Metuchen head coach Jordan Leitner talk about the season-opening win over Middlesex:
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