North 2, Group 4 champion Phillipsburg came up one win short in its quest to claim its first-ever state championship – and the Big Central Conference’s – falling in the Group 4 title game to Winslow Twp., 35-0
Click below to listen to Mike Pavlichko and Dom Savino call all the play-by-play live from Rutgers University’s SHI Stadium in Piscataway on December 4, 2024:
The Somerville Pioneers took their first loss of the season in the Group 3 semifinals, rallying from a 28-14 second half deficit to send the game to overtime, but they fell 36-35 in overtime to Mainland. Somerville finishes the season at 12-1, Central Jersey Group 3 champions.
Click below to listen to Mike Pavlichko and Nick Kosko call all the play-by-play live from Brooks Field in Somerville on November 22, 2024:
The top-seeded Somerville Pioneers won their ninth sectional championship – and first since 2017 – with a 24-6 victory over seventh-seed Delsea in the Central Jersey Group 3 final. Brendan Pacheco threw for two touchdowns in the win, as the Pioneer defense was stellar against the challenging Wing-T run by the Crusaders.
Click below to listen to Mike Pavlichko and Chris Tsakonas call all the play-by-play live from Brooks Field in Somerville on November 15, 2024:
For the second week in a row, New Providence got three touchdown runs from senior quarterback T.J. Munn, as the second-seeded Pioneers beat third-seed Hasbrouck Heights 21-14 in the North 2, Group 1 sectional semifinals. New Providence will visit top-seed Cedar Grove next Friday night in its first trip to a sectional title game since 2010.
Click below to listen to Mike Pavlichko and Max Scheiner call all the play-by-play live from Leiber Field in New Providence on November 8, 2024:
Middlesex got two second-half touchdown catches from Ricky Fittin to give them their first lead of the game in the fourth quarter, but the third-seeded Blue Jays fell to sixth-seed Woodbury, 35-28, in the opening round of the Central Jersey Group 1 playoffs.
Click below to listen to Mike Pavlichko and Justin Sontupe call all the play-by-play live from Mountainview Park in Middlesex, on November 1, 2024:
Old Bridge rallied from a 14-2 halftime deficit, then scored twice in overtime en route to a 36-29 double-OT win against Colonia on Cutoff Weekend. The Knights scored 20 straight points in the second half, forcing the Patriots to score late in the fourth to force overtime.
Click below to listen to Mike Pavlichko and Chris Tsakonas call all the play-by-play live from Colonia, NJ, on October 25, 2024:
Four second half touchdowns – two by Chu Odoh – helped third-ranked St. Thomas Aquinas pick up its first win ever over St. Joseph-Metuchen, as they beat the seventh-ranked Falcons 34-20 Saturday afternoon. The win extends the Trojans’ Big Central winning streak to a league record 30 games.
Click below to listen to Mike Pavlichko and Vin Ebenau call all the play-by-play live from Brenner Family field in Metuchen on October 19, 2024:
Spotswood got touchdown runs from Se’mir Tolbert Brimage and Sebastian Saracino – as well as a field goal from Gavin Pereira – en route to a 17-0 home on win Senior Night and Homecoming over visiting South Hunterdon. The win helped keep Spotswood’s playoff hopes alive, as they improved to 7-1.
Click below to listen to Mike Pavlichko and Alec Crouthamel call all the play-by-play live from Chargers Stadium in Spotswood on October 18, 2024:
Phillipsburg got six touchdowns from Felix Matos – five rushing and one on a scoop-and-score off a St. Joseph blocked field goal – as the 7th-ranked Stateliners rolled past the No. 5 Falcons 49-14 in a Big Central Conference crossover game. It was the first loss of the season for St. Joe’s.
Click below to listen to Mike Pavlichko and Chris Tsakons call all the play-by-play live from Maloney Stadium in Phillipsburg on October 11, 2024:
A late-game drive capped by a Terrence Hanratty touchdown run propelled No. 4 Bernards past Summit, 29-22, in a Big Central Conference crossover game. The win makes the Mountaineers 7-0 and extends their league winning streak to 21 games, the second best active streak in the conference.
Click below to listen to Mike Pavlichko and Alec Crouthamel call all the play-by-play live from Olcott Field in Bernardsville on October 10, 2024: