Piscataway’s James Bodley criss-crosses the field for a 91-yard kick return for a touchdown against Bayonne on November 2, 2024. (Photo: Marcus Borden)
In the first half of Piscataway’s North 1, Group 5 first round playoff game Saturday afternoon at Kenny Armwood Stadium, the Chiefs threw the ball a little. They had a lead, but the offense wasn’t going as they’d like.
So, in the second half, they pounded the rock, running it, running it, and running it some more out of the I-formation.
The result? A 42-13 home win for the third-seeded Chiefs over visiting sixth-seed Bayonne.
That win – Piscataway’s first in the playoffs since 2018, when they finished 13-0 and won the North 5 regional bowl game – makes them 7-3, and puts them in the sectional semifinals Friday night at second-seed West Orange, a 28-21 winner Friday night over 7th-seed Linden.
Piscataway led 7-0 at halftime on a 40-yard touchdown run in the first quarter. After halftime, he blew up.
Bayonne fumbled the kick return to start the second half, and Bodley took it to the house to make it 14-0. After Bayonne scored to cut the lead in half, Bodley answered with a seven-yard run at 6:44 of the third to make it 21-7. Later in the fourth, with 1:19 to go, he capped his busy day with a 91-yard kickoff return for a touchdown.
Click below for postgame reaction from Marcus Borden in Piscataway, presented by Sportsplex at Metuchen:
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