Week Four in high school football across New Jersey – and in the Big Central – had some exciting games, but Friday night’s happenings were tempered by what happened in Union County Friday night, as St. Thomas Aquinas star runningback Chase Young collapsed in the third quarter of their game at Elizabeth.
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No. 6 Phillipsburg 42, Hillsborough 35
Senior quarterback Jett Genovese threw for 192 yards and two touchdowns on 10-of-13 passing while three different receivers caught touchdown passes – thanks to some trick plays – as the Stateliners rebounded from their first loss of the season last Friday night up at Ridge.
Senior Matthew Scerbo, Jr., caught one of those TD passes, and also caught one from the Hillsborough QB, a 75-yard pick six in a three-touchdown second quarter that gave Phillipsburg a 35-14 lead at the half.
Hillsborough made it interesting with a couple of fourth quarter touchdown passes, but P’burg hung on for the win.
No. 1 Woodbridge 42, Linden 12
The newly-minted top team in the Central Jersey Sports Radio Top Ten got three pick-sixes – including two from Bryan Anderson, a 40-yarder in the first quarter and a 97-yarder in the third – en route to another win, giving the Barrons a 5-0 start.
They won six in a row to start the 2021 season, finishing 7-3 under Joe LaSala with an opening round playoff loss to Ridge.
Jahmir Beal added touchdown runs of 40 and five yards, while Jeremiah Colon had the third interception return for a touchdown, coming in the thrird quarter.
The Barrons visit Perth Amboy (1-4) next week, while Linden (1-4) has lost three straight since a Week One shutout of Sayreville, and hosts winless Montgomery (0-5) next Saturday afternoon.
Other Friday Night Scores…
- No. 4 Bernards 35, JP Stevens 14
- No. 5 Ridge 47, Bridgewater-Raritan 10
- No. 7 Old Bridge 31, East Brunswick 7
- No. 10 Colonia 27, Perth Amboy 20
- Belvidere 41, Bound Brook 0
- Carteret 37, Scotch Plains-Fanwood 7
- St. Thomas Aquinas 25, Elizabeth 8 (game called in late 3rd quarter)
- Edison 27, Franklin 13
- Spotswood 23, Highland Park 12
- Manville 21, South Hunterdon 14
- Johnson 34, Metuchen 14
- Middlesex 36, Dunellen 6
- Monroe 20, JFK 13
- Sayreville 40, North Brunswick 29
- North Plainfield 28, New Brunswick 6
- Rahway 28, North Hunterdon 6
- New Providence 39, Roselle 6
- Roselle Park 24, Brearley 6
- Governor Livingston 28, South Plainfield 14
- Hunterdon Central 10, Union 7
- Delaware Valley 57, Voorhees 6
- Watchung Hills 17, Montgomery 0
Saturday’s Games…
- No. 3 Somerville (4-0) at Hillside (2-2), 1 pm
- #9 St. Joseph-Metuchen (3-0) at Westfield (2-1), 1 pm
- Dayton (0-3) at South River (1-3), 1 pm
- Cranford (2-1) at Summit (3-0), 1 pm
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