As we’ve been doing all season long, Central Jersey Sports Radio is highlighting the high school football “Speedster of the Week” presented by Higgins Speed Lab in South Brunswick, recognizing the top runningbacks in the Big Central Conference every week.
And the Week Eight winner is Rahway’s Andrew Avent!
Already the school’s career and single-season rushing leader, Avent wins the “Speedster of the Week” award for the third time this season for his 312-yard effort on 23 carries – with one touchdown – in a 28-7 home win over No. 3 Montgomery heard on Central Jersey Sports Radio back on Friday night.
Avent also won back-to-back in Weeks Five and Six. The first was for a 219-yard rushing game on just eleven carries, with two touchdowns, in a 33-0 win over North Hunterdon. The second was came on a 35-carry, 362-yard, five touchdown effort in a 43-41 loss at Cranford.
Scroll down for a list of the top ten rushing performances of Week Eight in the BCC!
Higgins Speed Lab in South Brunswick was founded by Kyle Higgins, son of longtime Piscataway head coach and NJFCA Hall of Famer Dan Higgins. Kyle grew up around the program and remains a Chiefs’ assistant coach to this day. At Higgins Speed Lab, Kyle has developed a system to help athletes increase speed while in a competitive small group environment of similar age and skill. Click here to listen to our interview with Kyle Higgins and learn more about Higgins Speed Lab!
They offer sport-specific training in football, lacrosse, soccer, basketball, baseball, golf, volleyball, track, gymnastics, and tennis. And “speed” isn’t their only focus. They’ll also work on proper running mechanics, plyometrics, acceleration/deceleration, top speed, linear and multi-directional speed, first-step quickness, endurance, strength, coordination, mobility and injury prevention.
Listen to Mike Pavlichko run down the Top Ten rushing performances in the Big Central for Week 8!
Here are the top ten rushing performances from Cutoff Weekend in the Big Central:
- Andrew Avent, Rahway: 23 carries for 312 yards and 1 TD in a 28-7 win over Montgomery
- Dominic Massaro, South Plainfield: 26 carries for 243 yards and 4 TDs in a 42-14 win over JFK
- Matteo Tramutola, Voorhees: 31 carries for 208 yards and 3 TD in a 27-7 win over North Hunterdon
- Logan Stevens, Bernards: 8 carries for 196 yards and 3 TD in a 22-0 win over Carteret
- Al-Naiquan Boseman, Carteret: 25 carries for 185 yards in a 22-0 loss at Bernards
- Kah’mori Cotto, South River: 24 carries for 185 yards and 3 TD in an 18-0 win over Highland Park
- Andrew Schwarz, Hillsborough: 18 carries for 178 yards in a 34-8 win at Hunterdon Central
- Jacob Quiros, Highland Park: 15 carries for 166 yards and 3 TD in an 18-0 loss at South River
- Sam Dech, Phillipsburg: 21 carries for 162 yards and 2 TD in a 36-13 win over Bridgewater-Raritan
- Aidan Vesuvio-Bush, Somerville: 17 carries for 155 yards and 3 TD in a 35-15 win at Watchung Hills
Disclaimer: All statistics are gathered from multiple public online sources. If someone is missing from this list, it likely means their coach has not updated statistics. All coaches are urged to do so no later than 11:59 pm on Sundays during the season.
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