Summit ends two-game skid with huge upset win at No. 7 Woodbridge to keep Hilltoppers in the chase for a top seed in the playoffs

Alex Schwark became the Summit quarterback due to injury, and missing him the last two weeks to one of his own definitely had an effect on the Hilltoppers. They started the year 5-0, but found themselves heading into Week Seven having dropped two straight, including a three-point home defeat last Saturday at the hands of Bernards.

But with Schwark back Friday night, Summit was close to whole again, and they pulled off a 10-7 upset of No. 2 Woodbridge – on the road, mind you – to stay in the case for a top-seed in the playoffs in Group 3.

For the Barrons, it ended their undefeated season, leaving them 7-1, ending their 16-game regular season winning streak – fifth best in the state – and 17-game Big Central winning streak, which was third-best in the league.

Summit got on the board first with a 25-yard field goal from Cooper Smoagiewicz with 4:50 to go in the first quarter, then added a five-yard touchdown run by Matt McKeever – getting a lead block from Schwark off the left side – to make it 10-0 Hilltoppers with 8:11 to go before half.

Woodbridge answered with 2:11 left in the second quarter, on a two-yard pitch play to Kyle Campos.

But that’s when the scoring spigot turned off, and a defensive battle took place in the second half, with neither team getting on the board.

Click below to hear postgame reaction from Summit head coach Kevin Kostibos:

Summit (6-2) will finish up the regular season next Saturday with a home game against Scotch Plains-Fanwood (2-5), which lost at Perth Amboy Friday night. The Barrons visit No. 1 St. Joseph-Metuchen (7-0), which ended another huge streak Friday night with a 41-19 win over St. Thomas Aquinas that ended the Trojans 35-game Big Central Conference win streak, a league record.

Bernards (8-0) now has the longest at 32, after a 35-7 win over Governor Livingston at home Friday night.