Bernards’ Noah Ochab kicks his way to Week 3 Bellamy & Son Paving Player of Week Award

He doesn’t just play football in the fall, but we’ll get to that in a second.

On a Bernards team that graduated a slew of talent from last year, including Jonas Gonzalez, the CJSR Special Teams Player of the Year in 2023, Noah Ochab hasn’t missed a beat.

The Mountaineer players nominated every week are sometimes at a disadvantage against the competition, mainly because Bernards dominates often, and their starters only wind up playing one half of football. If they played the whole 48 minutes, they might have video game numbers.

But kickers kick, and rarely come out for a second-teamer.

So what did Ochab do in a 33-13 home win against Voorhees that clinched the team’s fifth straight division title?

Well, he set a school record for longest field goal, nailing a 48-yarder. He also landed a punt inside the one, and was 2-for-2 on PATs. He also ran in a fake two-point conversion, and had two kickoffs sail into the end zone for touchbacks.

And as if all that wasn’t enough, he won a golf tournament on Saturday. Ochab is one of the top amateur golfers in the state.

Bernards visits JP Stevens (1-2) for a divisional game in North Edison Friday night at 7:00.

Click below to hear Mike Pavlichko’s interview with Week Three Bellamy & Son Paving Player of the Week Noah Ochab of Bernards:

The Bellamy & Son Paving Player of the Week is chosen from nominees by Big Central coaches. At the end of the season, one player will be chosen to receive a $500 scholarship courtesy of Bellamy & Son Paving. As always, we will recognize selected “Honorable Mentions,” and recognize all other all nominees in our weekly story.

Honorable Mentions:

Jackson Jankowicz, Hillsborough: In a dominant 35-0 home win over Hillsborough on Friday, the senior runningback scored two rushing touchdowns (one and 27 yards) and had a 19-yard TD grab. He finished with 115 yards on 16 carries, and four catches for 59 yards. Playing in the secondary on defense, he also had one interception.
Brody Nugent, Old Bridge: The junior signal-caller threw for 131 yards and two touchdowns, while also rushing for 107 yards and a score in a 21-6 win over South Brunswick Friday night. The Knights will be featured Friday night on the “Big Central Game of the Week” presented by Bellamy & Son Paving, when East Brunswick comes to town for the Battle of Route 18.
Aidan Stieglitz, Ridge: The senior fullback had quite the game in a 28-21 home win over then-No. 1 Phillipsburg heard on Central Jersey Sports Radio. He rushed for 220 yards on 25 carries, with three touchdowns, his longest going for 60 yards. A six-yard score in the fourth quarter put the Red Devils ahead for good.
Terrell Mitchell, Somerville: The senior runningback accounted for every offensive point scored by the Pioneers in a 32-16 home win over Rahway on Friday. He carried 11 times for 119 yards and touchdowns of 44, 23 and three yards. He also returned a punt 74 yards for a touchdown and had four two point conversion runs.
Oscar Marx, Summit: In a 33-12 home win over Carteret Saturday afternoon, the senior strong safety had a 35-yard pick-six, and also returned a kickoff 70 yards for a score.

Other Notable Performances:

Dylan Tierney, Bridgewater-Raritan: The senior tight end caught two passes for 118 yards, both for touchdowns. He also recorded ten tackles and one sack from his linebacker position, helping the Panthers shut out Hunterdon Central in the second half of a 28-20 road win in Flemington Friday night.
Justin Kollmer, Delaware Valley: The senior linebacker recorded 11 tackles, with two for a loss, and an interception in a 17-0 win against JP Stevens Friday.
Jack Dally, Governor Livingston: In their annual Friday Night Lights game, a 41-12 home win over North Plainfield, the senior runningback carried 14 times for 150 yards and a touchdown. At linebacker, Dally had four tackles, one for a loss, and two blocked punts, returning one of them 40 yards for six.
Fiheem Howel, JFK: The junior runningback was the star of a 40-0 blanking of New Brunswick Friday night. he ran 18 times for 269 yards and four touchdowns. His scoring runs were from 47, 43, 35 and two yards out.
Logan Fotiadis, Monroe: In a 34-12 win Friday night at East Brunswick, the senior wide receiver scored three touchdowns, and had a fourth called back. Two were through the air, along with a 62-yarder on the ground. His last TD helped put the game away, while he also recorded nine tackles and a TFL from his outside linebacker position.
Mike Petses, New Providence: In a 22-0 win against previously unbeaten Metuchen Thursday night, the junior linebacker had ten tackles, a TFL, a safety and an interception that eventually resulted in a score, leading the defense to a shutout.
Tommy Koroma, North Brunswick: The senior safety had a couple of tackles on defense, but came up with a key pass deflection that helped the Raiders beat Edison, 20-13 Friday night. At QB, he was 3-of-6 for 54 yards, and rushed 14 times for 143 yards and two touchdowns. He also kicked two extra points.
Cole O’Connor, North Hunterdon: In a 41-7 home win over Montgomery that snapped a 13-game losing streak and got head coach CJ Robinson his first career win, the junior runningback rushed 16 times for 147 yards and three touchdowns. He also had two catches for 52 yards and another TD.
Sebastian Saracino, Spotswood: The junior runningback carried eight times for 73 yards and touchdowns of 50 and eight yards in a 35-0 win over South River Saturday afternoon. They were the first and second varsity touchdowns of his career.
Offensive Line, Watchung Hills: Yes, we’ve had coaches nominate their O-Lines before, but would you expect much different out of former New York Giant lineman and Super Bowl Champions Rich Seubert? Against Linden Friday in a 24-0 win, the line paved the way for a 206-yard, two touchdown rushing night on 34 carries.
Jahmir Beal, Woodbridge: The senior runningback continues his outstanding play, carrying 15 times for 197 yards and two touchdowns (of 80 and 52 yards) in a 42-39 road win at Colonia Saturday that also gave the Barrons their 500th all-time win as a program.