Streaking through the Big Central: Aquinas, Bernards, Metuchen, Phillipsburg continue to roll

There are still a few Saturday afternoon games to be played in Week 2, but the teams with the four longest Big Central Conference winning streaks continue to pile up the wins.

The longest league winning streak belongs to No. 2 St. Thomas Aquinas, which tacked one more on the board to make it 27 with a 42-6 win at North Brunswick Friday night. The Trojans (2-1) are on a two-game streak overall, having won last week over Lincoln (NY) after dropping their opener to Mount St. Joseph (MD). Aquinas entertains Franklin next week; the Warriors are 2-0 and play East Brunswick at home this afternoon.

After that, it’s Bernards, checking in with 17 straight wins against league competition. The No. 6 Mountaineers (3-0) took the Mountain Valley Trophy Friday night with a 7-0 win at Delaware Valley. Bernards welcomes Voorhees (2-1) to Olcott Field Friday night.

Next up are Metuchen and Phillipsburg, both at seven games.

The top-ranked Stateliners Phillipsburg (2-0) shut out Hunterdon Central Friday night, 25-0, and will be at Ridge (2-1) next Friday in a game you can hear live on Central Jersey Sports Radio with a 7 pm kickoff.

The Bulldogs are 3-0 on the season, and have the longest active win streak in the Big Central overall, now at seven games after a 35-28 win at Roselle Friday night. They visit New Providence (2-1) next Friday night.

St. Joseph-Metuchen (1-0) has won five straight BCC contests. The Falcons host Union (0-2) Saturday afternoon.

As for overall winning streaks, everyone is at least a few wins away from their current mark of seven. The next closest is Elizabeth, which is 2-0, and won its last two games of last season. The Minutemen are at Westfield (0-1) today in the first game with Austin Holman as interim head coach, following this week’s sacking of John Fiore.

Several other BCC teams have won three straight overall, including Bernards, Highland Park, Phillipsburg, Rahway, Somerville, South Brunswick, and Woodbridge. All those except the Owls and Stateliners are 3-0 this season, while HP and P’burg’s streaks date back to last season.