The Phillipsburg student section cheers on the Stateliners in the Group 4 title game against Winslow Twp. at Rutgers on December 4, 2024. (Photo: Christian Sanchez)
Of all the excellent teams in the Big Central Conference in 2024, only one did what Phillipsburg did. And they’re the first to do it in league history.
The reached the state finals.
New Jersey only started playing to overall Group Champions in 2022, and in the third year, Phillipsburg became the first Big Central team to play in one of those title games.
And while they fell to a very good Winslow Twp. team at Rutgers last Wednesday night, the title game berth was historic. Coupled with an 11-3 season and the North Jersey, Section 2, Group 4 title, that makes Phillipsburg our Big Central Team of the Year in 2024.
They were also No. 1 in our final Top Ten rankings, which don’t always correlate to the Team of the Year. But this season, it did.
Click below to hear Central Jersey Sports Radio’s Mike Pavlichko talk with Phillipsburg head coach Frank Duffy about their 2024 season:
Discover more from Central Jersey Sports Radio
Subscribe to get the latest posts sent to your email.