With a ton of skill players back, veteran-heavy Spotswood looks to get off on the right foot when Chargers host Middlesex in ’25 opener

Quarterback Se’mir Tolbert-Brimage has evolved in his role as a leader. Sebastian “Seb” Saracino will run the rock and act as one-man tackle machine on defense. And Gavin Pereira is virtually automatic on PATs, with good length on field goals.

Yes, Spotswood football – even after back-to-back division championships and 8-2 seasons – could be poised for even greater heights in 2025.

That all starts Thursday night, when the Chargers host Middlesex for the first time since the COVID season of 2020, and in their first game under their brand-new set of lights. You can hear the Bellamy & Son Paving Big Central Game of the Week on Central Jersey Sports Radio at 7 pm, with pregame set for 6:45. Mike Pavlichko will call all the action with guest color commentator Ben LaSala, the former AD and football coach at Colonia who has been the Vice President of the League since its beginning. Click here to listen.

Spotswood and Middlesex were frequent opponents in the days of Greater Middlesex Conference football. That changed with the advent of the Big Central Conference in 2020, and this Week Zero meeting will be their first since.

Chargers’ head coach Chris Meagher and Middlesex skipper Bobby Swercheck are good friends, having both coached together as assistants at North Brunswick. Not at the same time, but they were both teachers in the district for several years, and came to know each other that way.

Both were looking for a competitive game to open the season with, and it seemed like a perfect fit.

The Blue Jays have some question marks at some skill positions, but still should be competitive this season with a scrappy group of kids, some of whom also happen to play on the Middlesex baseball team, which won a state title in Group 1 this past Spring.

Click below to hear Spotswood head coach Chris Meagher talk about the Chargers’ season opener Thursday against Middlesex with Central Jersey Sports Radio’s Mike Pavlichko: