Category: Camp Caravan

by Mike Pavlichko

Marcus Borden’s 2025 Camp Caravan:  Montgomery on the clock, looking for bounceback season

Central Jersey Sports Radio analyst Marcus Borden continued his 2025 Camp Caravan – visiting more than a dozen Big Central Conference schools – with a trip to Montgomery on Tuesday morning. The Cougars have a new head coach in Sean Carty, who has been with the program as Offensive Coordinator since 2018, and he’s just the second football coach in the program’s history.

Watch Borden’s full coverage below, including clips from camp, and interviews with Carty, along with seniors Aidan Mireider (OL/DL), Brian Gimabra (WR/SS), Dragomir Georgiev (OL/LB), Jack Kristjianson (QB), Mike Bellamy (OG/DE) and Trey McFadden (WR/S).

Click below to watch Marcus Borden’s Camp Caravan visit to Montgomery!

by Mike Pavlichko

Marcus Borden’s 2025 Camp Caravan: Perth Amboy looks to continue improvement

Preseason practice for the 2025 high school football season opened Monday across New Jersey, and Central Jersey Sports Radio analyst Marcus Borden has kicked off his 2025 Camp Caravan – visiting more than a dozen Big Central Conference schools – with a trip to Perth Amboy.

Watch Borden’s full coverage below, including clips from camp, and interviews with head coach William Clark, along with seniors Cesar Marquez (OL/DL) and Tyler Pedrosa (OL/DL), and juniors Amaris Peguero (QB) and Ricardo Henriquez (RB-LB).

Click below to watch Marcus Borden’s Camp Caravan visit to Perth Amboy!

by Marcus Borden

Central Jersey Sports Radio’s Marcus Borden resumes his Big Central Conference Camp Caravan for 2025; Details and Week 1 Schedule

Central Jersey Sports Radio high school football analyst Marcus Borden resumes his thirteenth annual Camp Caravan tour of preseason practices of many of Middlesex County’s 24 members as well as several of the Big Central’s ten division programs beginning next week.

In addition, Borden will be covering scrimmages of GMC schools and select Big Central teams throughout the preseason.

During each Camp Caravan stop, Borden will conduct video interviews with coaches and top players, will post on X/Twitter (follow Marcus here) photos and video of drill work, along with some commentary. Stories will be posted on cjsportsradio.com each day, with links to Camp Caravan videos, all of which will be published on our Central Jersey Sports Radio YouTube channel.

To see all of Marcus Borden’s videos from last year, check out the 2024 Camp Caravan playlist on our YouTube Channel.

Borden’s Week One Camp Caravan schedule can be found below, with additional Week Two visits to be added to the schedule at a later date.

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Old Bridge (Photo: Marcus Borden)

Follow Borden on X/Twitter @bordenfb4ever for live updates with video clips, photos and insight from all practice sessions and scrimmages.

CJSR’s Mike Pavlichko and Borden are preparing an exhaustive GMC/BCC preview package, which will include:

  • Coverage of Big Central Media Day on August 7th
  • Marcus Borden’s Preseason GMC Top 10 team rankings
  • Preseason BCC Top 10 team rankings
  • Preseason features and news stories
  • Our Weekly “Gameday with Marcus Borden” Preview Show
  • And more

In addition, Borden will unveil his preseason All-BCC offensive and defensive selections by position, in advance of August’s season-openers. He’ll also be promoting the top players in the entire Big Cenrtral Conference with his “Borden’s Ballers” team and voting later in the season.

Borden’s Camp Caravan schedule – which will be updated daily with links to stories with video as they’re posted – features the teams below. The Week 2 Camp Caravan schedule is coming soon!

Camp Caravan – Week 1

Camp Caravan – Week 2

by Mike Pavlichko

Marcus Borden’s 2024 GMC/BCC Camp Caravan: Final stop of the preseason as Plainfield visits Sayreville in regular season tune-up

Central Jersey Sports Radio high school football analyst Marcus Borden wrapped up his 2024 Camp Caravan tour of preseason practice to the blue turf of Colonia Friday morning as the Patriots scrimmaged against Summit.

You can find videos – including video highlights and interviews – from both teams below.

Sayreville: Head Coach Mark Poore and seniors Nick Nunez (QB), Dariel Jerez (FB/LB), Preston Ditzel (G/DE), Bryce Bouchard (G/MLB), and Kevin Drass (RB/S)

Plainfield: Offensive Coordinator Al-Majid Hutchins and seniors Joel Cordoba (WR/DB), Ala-Meen Watkins (QB/DE), Ra’Qui Martin (LT/DT), Chance Fritz (G/DE), Darren Hester (FB/LB) and EJ Brown (RB/FS)

You can now watch all the 2024 Camp Caravan videos on YouTube by clicking this link!

by Mike Pavlichko

Marcus Borden’s 2024 GMC/BCC Camp Caravan: Colonia and Summit battle on the blue turf

Central Jersey Sports Radio high school football analyst Marcus Borden took his 2024 Camp Caravan tour of preseason practice to the blue turf of Colonia Friday morning as the Patriots scrimmaged against Summit.

You can find videos – including video highlights and interviews – from both teams below.

Colonia: Head Coach Tom Roarty, seniors Nick Stralie (FB/LB), Nygel Hill (WR/CB) and Roger Reyes (OT/DE), along with junior Dylan Chiera (QB)

Summit: Head Coach Kevin Kostibos and seniors Henrique Guicardi (RB), Ethan Lawton (RB/LB), Shane Walsh (RB/S), Samuel Morris (OL/DL/K/P) and Samuel Henry (G/DT)

You can now watch all the 2024 Camp Caravan videos on YouTube by clicking this link!

by Mike Pavlichko

Marcus Borden’s 2024 GMC/BCC Camp Caravan: Gov. Livingston, North Hunterdon scrimmage

Central Jersey Sports Radio high school football analyst Marcus Borden continued his 2024 Camp Caravan tour of preseason practice with a visit to Berkeley Heights to catch a scrimmage between Governor Livingston and North Hunterdon.

You can find videos – including video highlights and interviews – from both teams below.

Governor Livingston: Head Coach Pete Ramiccio and seniors Lucciano Santamaria (QB), Jack Dally (RB/OLB, Dylan Landis (OL/DL)

North Hunterdon: Head Coach CJ Robinson and seniors Russell Hyland (LG) and Luke Testa (RT/DE) along with juniors Nick Ramaci (QB) and Dan Figurski (WR/S).

You can now watch all the 2024 Camp Caravan videos on YouTube by clicking this link!

by Mike Pavlichko

Marcus Borden’s 2024 GMC/BCC Camp Caravan: Elizabeth looks to make strides in Fiore’s 3rd year

Central Jersey Sports Radio analyst Marcus Borden continued traveled up to Union County Thursday morning on his 2024 GMC/Big Central Conference Camp Caravan with a visit to see the Elizabeth Minutemen.

Watch Borden’s full coverage below, including clips from camp, and interviews with head coach John Fiore, along with seniors Tysheed Hawkins (OLB), Luis Cuero (TE/DE) and sophomores John Fiore, Jr. (WR/S) and Nahjae Smith (WR/S).

You can now watch all the 2024 Camp Caravan videos on YouTube by clicking this link!

by Mike Pavlichko

Marcus Borden’s 2024 GMC/BCC Camp Caravan: Manville, Metuchen, Spotswood hit the Shore for quad scrimmage at Point Pleasant Beach

Central Jersey Sports Radio high school football analyst Marcus Borden took advantage of the beautiful weather Tuesday morning to catch Manville, Metuchen and Spotswood in a quad scrimmage down at Point Pleasant Beach, as he continues his Camp Caravan tour in the 2024 preseason.

You can find videos – including video highlights and interviews – from all three teams below.

Manville: Head Coach Dave Markowitch, senior Armondo Lazzeri (G/DE), and juniors Josh D’Ambrosio (QB/S) and Isaiah Bennett (RB/LB)

Metuchen: Head Coach Jordan Leitner, senior Evan Toth (RB/LB and juniors Kyle McPartlan (QB), Cam Hayes-Durina (WR/S) and Justus Leitner (WR/CB)

Spotswood: Head Coach Chris Meagher, seniors John Wallace (OT/DT), Sebastian “Seb” Saracino (RB/LB), Stephen Henits (WR/OLB) and junior Se’mir Tolbert-Brimage (QB/DE)

You can now watch all the 2024 Camp Caravan videos on YouTube by clicking this link!

by Mike Pavlichko

Marcus Borden’s 2024 GMC/BCC Camp Caravan: Night scrimmage features Carteret at Rahway

Central Jersey Sports Radio high school football analyst Marcus Borden finished off a double-dip of coverage Monday, catching Carteret and Rahway’s get together at Rahway River Park.

You can find videos – including video highlights and interviews – from both teams below

Rahway: Head Coach Brian Russo; seniors Malachi Lowe (DE/RT), Donae Fish (G/DT), and Kevin Taylor (DE/OT); and junior Andrew Avent (RB/LB)

Carteret: Head Coach Kevin Freeman and seniors Ja’Kir Thomas (RB/FS), Eric Thompson (QB/DB), Jacob Bess (G/DE) and Yari Miranda (C/DT)

You can now watch all the 2024 Camp Caravan videos on YouTube by clicking this link!

by Mike Pavlichko

Marcus Borden’s 2024 GMC/BCC Camp Caravan: Monday Morning quad scrimmage kicks off Week Two with JFK, Dayton and New Providence

Central Jersey Sports Radio high school football analyst Marcus Borden opened up Week Two of coverage with a busy morning, visiting a quad scrimmage at JFK in Iselin that included the Mustangs, New Providence and Dayton, along with non-conference Lakewood out of the Shore Conference.

You can find videos – including video highlights and interviews – from all three participating Big Central Conference teams below:

JFK: Head Coach Mike Henderson and seniors Brenden Denti (C/DL), Manny Perez-Quijano (FB/NG), Dylan Driz (MLB/FB) and Lee Tobon (WR/DB)

New Providence: Head Coach Chet Parlevecchio, Jr., and seniors TJ Munn (QB/CB), Owen Silver (WR/S/Ret), Sam Sicolil (OT/DT), and Jameson Moore (RT/DT)

Dayton: Head Coach Nick Iannacone and seniors John DeSarno (QB) and James Walker (RB/MLB)