The Hunterdon Central offense drills during the first week of preseason camp in Flemington on August 15, 2025. (Photo: Marcus Borden)
The Hunterdon Central Football team had a sizable fourth-quarter lead at 29-6, and things were looking good for the Red Devils.
Head coach Casey Ransone says his team played “three-and-a-half quarters” of solid football. It was the last half of the last quarter that almost tripped them up.
But hey, there are no style points here.
Ultimately, Central hung on for a 36-28 win at North Hunterdon Thursday in the season opener for both schools, piling up 442 yards of offense in quite the balanced attack: 224 on the ground and 214 through the air.
Senior QB Drew Cella went 17-for-21 with four touchdown passes, all to fellow senior James Mongno, who caught eleven passes overall for 161 yards. Junior Reggie Osae-Aye rushed 21 times for 158 yards, with a long of 48.
And defensively, the Red Devils logged four sacks.
It was a win in as critical a game as you could play in an early season Big Central crossover game, considering the level of competition they’ll face in the American Silver Division, with the likes of Bridgewater-Raritan, Phillipsburg, Ridge and Hillsborough all yet to come down the pike.
Click below to hear Hunterdon Central head coach Casey Ransone talk about the Red Devils’ season opening win at North Hunterdon:
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