Dom Parenti of Middlesex (#2 in blue) beats one last defender for a 91-yard touchdown run in the first quarter against Roselle Park on September 5, 2024. (Photo: Marcus Borden)
Coming off a tough 14-6 loss at Metuchen in its opening game of the season, Middlesex used a steady diet of Dom Parenti and Jax Jarvis to cruise to a 42-8 home win over Roselle Park Thursday night, earning new head coach Robert Swercheck his first victory with the Blue Jays.
Middlesex scored early and often. Parenti scored on touchdown runs of 91 yards and one yard, while throwing a TD pass to Sean Downes, to make it 20-0 Jays after one quarter.
In the second, the third time was a charm for Jarvis – who had had two touchdowns called back – as he picked up a 50-yard TD reception on a screen pass, and a two-point conversion made it 28-0. Then Parenti threw another TD strike to make it 35-0, putting the running clock in play for the second half.
New this year is a change to the NJSIAA running clock rule, which no longer goes back to normal, no matter how close the game gets.
It didn’t get much closer. Jarvis ran for another score from nine yards out with 4:36 to go in the third to make it 42-0, while Roselle Park added a late score and two-point conversion to make the final 42-8.
Middlesex improves to 1-1, while Roselle Park dropped its season-opener.
Click below for postgame reaction from Marcus Borden with the victorious Middlesex Blue Jays, presented by Sportsplex at Metuchen:
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