Spotswood’s final two games may be must-wins, starting with South Hunterdon Friday night

There was much fanfare and excitement last Saturday in Spotswood, where the Chargers got to play on their brand-new turf for the very first time.

They were hoping their permanent lights would be ready to go for this Friday night, too. But even though they’re installed, they’re not hooked up yet, and so the annual tradition of a game with temporary lights will take place this Friday, when South Hunterdon comes into town for a 7:00 game.

And it’s as big as they get right now for Spotswood.

You can hear our it on our “Big Central Game of the Week” presented by Bellamy & Son Paving, with pregame at 6:45, and Mike Pavlichko and Alec Crouthamel on the call. Click here to listen.

Spotswood has won six straight since dropping its opener, a non-conference game at Wood-Ridge. And in that span, the Chargers have pitched three shutouts – of Brearley, South River and Bound Brook – whole only allowed one team to score more than a dozen points, and that was Roselle back in Week Two. They’ve allowed just 19 points in the last five games, with only Highland Park and Bound Brook scoring on them.

Offensively, junior transfer Se’mir Tolbert-Brimage – who lives in Milltown and previously was at North Brunswick – leads the show. He’s thrown for 603 yards, but also loves to run the ball; he’s the second leading rusher on the team with 471 yards – behind Seb Saracino’s 502 – and has scored more touchdowns than anyone: nine on the ground, while also throwing eight TD passes. Ryan Foster and Vinny Young are his top two targets.

Click below to hear Spotswood head coach Chris Meagher talk about the Chargers’ and Friday night’s matchup with South Hunterdon: