From left to right, New Brunswick QB/DB Nazir Pollard, two-way lineman Micheal Gallindo, first-year head coach Geoff Chrisman, and RB/DB Zi’youn Brown pose in front of the trophy case at New Brunswick High School. (Photo: Mike Pavlichko)
Losing streaks are tough to break. Just ask Highland Park and JP Stevens, who both broke losing streaks over the last couple of years, nearly back-to-back – the Owls at the end of 2023, and the Hawks to start 2024.
New Brunswick – which won state titles as recently as 2003 and 2006 under John Quinn – has struggled with numbers for a Group 5 school, and it’s shown in the results. The Zebras hadn’t scored more than eight points in a game since late 2022, and had been shutout four times already in 2025 by the time Cutoff Weekend was through.
But like Highland Park did in 2023, the players and coaches decided they wanted to play one more game, and brought West Windsor-Plainsboro into Memorial Stadium. They’ve been struggling, too.
And boy, did the Zebras take out three or four years of frustration.
They exploded for 36 points in a 36-0 win, and even notched their first shutout since a 14-0 victory over Carteret – Quinn’s final year at the helm – on September 25th, 2009, at The Pit.
And now New Brunswick, when they open their 2026 season, will have a chance to make it two straight for the first time in eight years.
Click below to hear Mike Pavlichko talk with New Brunswick Players Nazir Pollard, Zi’youn Brown and Micheal Galindo, along with head coach Geoff Chrisman :
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