Category: Big Central Game of the Week

INSTANT REPLAY – Group 2 Semifinals (North): Westwood 17, Bernards 0

The Bernards Mountaineers were eliminated form the state playoffs in the Group 2 semifinals, with a 17-0 defeat at the hands of Westwood on November 17, 2023.

Click below to hear Mike Pavlickho and Justin Sontupe call all the play-by-play from Westwood Regional High School in Washington Twp., NJ.

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INSTANT REPLAY – North 2, Group 2 Final: (2) Bernards 23, (5) Lakeland 17 (OT)

Connor Laverty’s seven-yard touchdown run in overtime gave Bernards its first-ever state sectional title of the playoff era, with a 23-17 overtime win for the second-seeded Mountaineers (12-0) against fifth-seed Lakeland (8-4).

Click below to hear Mike Pavlichko and Dylan Allen call all the action live from Olcott Field in Bernardsville on Friday, November 10, 2023, including our extended pregame show.

Extended Pregame Show and First Half
Second Half and Overtime

INSTANT REPLAY – North 1, Group 4 First Round: (2) Ridge 42, (7) Woodbridge 14

The second-seeded Ridge football team got two touchdowns runs from Will Deady, a touchdown catch and a TD run by Ryan Turner, a touchdown run by Aidan Stieglitz and a punt return for a score by Matthew Bober to beat 7th seed Woodbridge 42-14 in a North Jersey, Section 1, Group 4 first round playoff game on Friday, October 27, 2023.

Click below to hear Mike Pavlichko and Dylan Allen call all the action live from Lee Field in Basking Ridge:

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INSTANT REPLAY: No. 9 Sayreville 24, Piscataway 16

Ninth-ranked Sayreville got three touchdowns from senior Zaimer Wright – and a goal line stand on defense – to win 24-16 at Piscataway in a Big Central Conference crossover game on Friday, October 13, 2023.

Click below to hear Mike Pavlichko and Dylan Allen call all the play-by-play live from Kenny Armwood Stadium in Piscataway:

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INSTANT REPLAY: Piscataway 54, East Brunswick 14

In a dominant performance, Piscataway got a punt return and a kick return for a touchdown from Deshaun Stephens and two touchdowns from Kiandre Dato-Snead in a 54-14 home win over East Brunswick on the Chiefs’ Senior Night.

Click below to listen to Mike Pavlichko and Alec Crouthamel call all the play-by-play from Kenny Armwood Stadium on October 6, 2023:

INSTANT REPLAY: No. 2 North Brunswick 21, No. 7 Sayreville 20

An interception by Tamir Gladden-Boone in the end zone on a two-point conversion pass by Sayreville helped No.2 North Brunswick hold on for a thrilling 21-20 win over the 7th-ranked Bombers in Game Two of the Rumble on the Raritan at Rutgers University’s SHI Stadium in Piscataway on Sunday.

Click below to hear Mike Pavlichko and Alec Crouthamel call all the play-by-play on September 24, 2023:

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INSTANT REPLAY: No. 8 Hillsborough 14, No. 1 Phillipsburg 13

In the opening game of Sunday’s Rumble on the Raritan action at Rutgers University’s SHI Stadium in Piscataway, 8th-ranked Hillsborough got solid defense and just enough offense to beat No. 1 and previously-unbeaten Phillipsburg, 14-13.

Click below to hear Mike Pavlichko and Justin Sontupe call all the action on Saturday, September 24, 2023:

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INSTANT REPLAY: Westfield 31, Scotch Plains-Fanwood 0

Quarterback Max Cho threw three touchdown passes and the Westfield defense held solid in a 31-0 road win at Scotch Plains-Fanwood on September 22nd, 2023. It was the 60th meeting between the schools, and the first matchup between the two under the lights. The Blue Devils lead the all-time series 44-13-3.

Click below to listen to Mike Pavlichko and Justin Sontupe call all the action live from Perry Tyson Field in Scotch Plains:

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