Four different players scored for Spotswood – including Vinny Young with a two-yard touchdown run and a 65-yard pick-six – as the Chargers blanked Roselle on the road, 35-0, in a Big Central Conference Patriot Silver Division contest.
Click below to listen to Mike Pavlichko and Justin Sontupe call all the play-by-play live from Arminio Field in Roselle, NJ, on October 9, 2026:
It’s really getting down to crunch time in high school football across New Jersey – and in the Big Central – with just three weeks left in the regular season. And, as we do every Thursday, it’s time to talk about it all with Central Jersey Sports Radio analyst Marcus Borden!
We open the show looking back at last week’s games, including Chase Rizzo’s big interception to seal an Old Bridge win over Sayreville, South Plainfield’s grind-out win over Scotch Plains-Fanwood, a final-play victory by Ridge over No. 1 Phillipsburg, and Dunellen nabbing its first win of the season – and first for new head coach Kyle Baach – in a Saturday matinee at South River.
We also look ahead to this weekend’s coverage on Central Jersey Sports Radio, including two games Marcus will be covering – Manville vs. Middlesex and South Brunswick vs. Edison – as well as our Bellamy & Son Paving Game of the Week as Spotswood visits Roselle!
Click below to listen to the Week Six edition of “Gameday with Marcus Borden”:
Quarterback Aiden Rios ran for a touchdown and threw one to Amari Alsbrook, and that was enough for third-ranked Old Bridge to beat No. 8 Sayreville 14-12 in a Big Central Conference crossover game. The Bombers got two field goals from Philip Sayouwah and a 52-yard touchdown run by Sherwin Appiah.
Click below to listen to Mike Pavlichko and Alec Crouthamel call all the play-by-play live from Lombardi Field in Old Bridge, NJ, on October 2, 2026:
We are now officially in the home stretch of the high school football regular season in New Jersey and the Big Central – with just four more weeks to play before the playoffs – and it’s time to talk about it all with Central Jersey Sports Radio analyst Marcus Borden!
We open the show looking back at last week’s games, including Cranford’s big win over Rahway in a battle of unbeatens, and Old Bridge coming from behind to beat Piscataway, then preview this Friday night’s Big Central Game of the Week presented by Bellamy & Son Paving between the Knights and Sayreville.
We look ahead to some big games this weekend, including Phillipsburg at Ridge, and preview Coach Borden’s coverage of South Plainfield and Scotch Plains-Fanwood Friday night.
Click below to listen to the Week Five edition of “Gameday with Marcus Borden”:
Jayden Brown scored on a 53-yard touchdown run just two plays into the game, then added a 13-yard scoring run in the third quarter for insurance, as South Plainfield won at Carteret, 14-6, in a Big Central Conference crossover game.
Click below to listen to Mike Pavlichko and Nick Hart call all the play-by-play live from Walt Overholt Stadium in Carteret, NJ, on September 25, 2026:
Senior QB Matt McKeever threw for 115 yards and a touchdown while senior runningback Gavin Schnall ran for 103 yards and a score to help Summit beat Edison, 20-0, in a Big Central Conference crossover game. Jackson Marx matched a season-high with a 37-yard field goal, going two-for-two with another 30-yarder as well.
Click below to listen to Mike Pavlichko and Chris Tsakonas call all the play-by-play live from Investors Bank Stadium at Tatlock Field in Summit, NJ, on September 24, 2026:
It’s Week 4 – and the halfway point of the high school football season in New Jersey and the Big Central – and it’s time to talk about it all with Central Jersey Sports Radio analyst Marcus Borden!
We open the show looking back at last week’s games, Elizabeth’s big win over St. Joseph and Old Bridge winning a battle at home against St. Thomas Aquinas.
We also took a look at some of the “resurgent” teams in the Big Central, including Elizabeth, Rahway, Hillside, Union, Highland Park, Perth Amboy, Piscataway and Monroe.
Then it’s into this week’s contests featured on CJSR, including Edison at Summit, Rahway at Cranford, South Plainfield at Carteret, and Phillipsburg at St. Joseph-Metuchen, as well as Friday night’s game between Piscataway and Old Bridge.
Click below to listen to the Week Four edition of “Gameday with Marcus Borden”:
Connor Jakubowski had a touchdown catch, touchdown run and and interception for a score to lead Governor Livingston past visiting JFK, 49-12, in a Big Central Conference United Silver Division game heard live on Central Jersey Sports Radio.
Click below to listen to Chris Tsakonas and Nick Hart call all the play-by-play live from Berkeley Heights, NJ, on September 19, 2026:
Senior quarterback A’rique Fleming threw for 378 yards and five touchdown passes – two each to Qua’Yon Williams and Eric Cespedes – as the No. 7 Elizabeth Minutemen knocked off No. 2 St. Joseph-Metuchen, 62-35, in a Big Central Conference American Gold Division game heard live on Central Jersey Sports Radio.
Click below to listen to Alec Crouthamel and Dylan Allen call all the play-by-play live from Williams Field in Elizabeth, NJ, on September 18, 2026:
High school football across the state – and in the Big Central – is in mid-season mode now, and it’s time to talk about it all with Central Jersey Sports Radio high school football analyst with Marcus Borden!
We open the show looking back at last week’s games, including Coach Borden’s trips to see Highland Park at JP Stevens Thursday and Belvidere at Dunellen on Friday.
Borden also shared recent observations on inconsistencies with application of the running clock rule, and then we moved on to breakdown the three Top Ten games in the Big Central this week, including No. 8 St. Thomas Aquinas at No. 4 Old Bridge – which he’ll be covering – as well as our Bellamy & Son Paving Game of the Week Friday between No. 7 Elizabeth and No. 2 St. Joseph-Metuchen, plus No. 9 Ridge and their visit to No. 5 Bridgewater-Raritan.
The episode concludes with “breaking news” that emerged during our Wednesday taping, that the NJSIAA would host all state finals at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, throwing some potential chaos into the mix for Thanksgiving Day teams that reach the state championships.
Click below to listen to the Week Three edition of “Gameday with Marcus Borden”:
