Phillipsburg quarterback Jett Genovese has unfinished business this season. (Photo: Mike Pavlichko)
After finishing 10-2 with a run to the sectional finals last season, Phillipsburg has picked up right where it left off this fall.
The Stateliners come into Friday’s matchup against Ridge with a 2-0 record after shutting out previously undefeated Hunterdon Central 35-0 last Friday – and that win came on the heels of a convincing 44-17 win over Westfield to kick off the season.
You can hear that game – our “Big Central Game of the Week” presented by Bellamy & Son Paving – on Central Jersey Sports Radio, with our pregame show hitting the airwaves at 6:45, kickoff at 7. Mike Pavlichko and Chris Tsakonas will be on the call; click here to listen.
It’s been a veteran group leading the way for Phillipsburg, led by a senior trio of starting quarterback Jett Genovese and receivers Matthew Scerbo, Jr., and Felix Matos. The run game has once again been a key part of the offense, as Sam Dech and Jah’quill Dooley have combined for 390 yards and four touchdowns on the ground.
The Stateliners have excelled at stopping the run, allowing just 73 yards of rushing offense last Friday against Hunterdon Central. Phillipsburg’ secondary trio of Scerbo, Matos and Jaysen Blacknail have also contained the passing attack, with an average of 98.5 yards per game allowed through the air.
Phillipsburg has had the upper hand against Ridge historically, as the Stateliners come into this one with a nine-game winning streak that dates back to 2009.
Click below to hear Phillipsburg head coach Frank Duffy talk about the Stateliners with Central Jersey Sports Radio’s Chris Tsakonas:
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