The NJSIAA high school football playoffs are in full swing, with 12 teams remaining – ten public and two non-public – and it’s time to talk about it all with Central Jersey Sports Radio analyst Marcus Borden!

In the show’s opening segment, Mike Pavlichko and Coach Borden look at the weekend’s smaller school playoff matchups, beginning with the parochial schools, as St. Joseph of Metuchen travels to top-seed Don Bosco Prep in the Group A first round, and St. Thomas Aquinas visits Holy Spirit of Absecon in Group B’s opening round.

Then, it’s on to South Group 1, where Delaware Valley entertains Pennsville; North 2, Group 2, which has Bernards at Bayonne and New Providence at Waldwick/Midland Park; North 1 Group 3, which has Cranford hosting Shabazz, and North 2, Group 3, featuring Somerville at Wayne Hills.

After the break, it’s time to look at Group 5 sections, where half the remaining Big Central public schools reside. That includes Old Bridge and Williamstown facing off in Central 5, along with Sayreville travelling down to Rancocas Valley. In North 1, Piscataway visits West Orange. And in North 2, it’s Elizabeth hosting Passaic Tech to round out the Friday slate, and Phillipsburg at East Orange in the only Saturday playoff game involving a Big Central team.

The NJSIAA high school football playoffs open this weekend, and it’s time to break down the 27 games involving 29 Big Central teams with Central Jersey Sports Radio analyst Marcus Borden!

But before Mike Pavlichko and Coach Borden get to the postseason talk, there’s a discussion about this week’s big breaking story that Immaculata’s application to join the Big Central was denied by a 59-0 vote from the full league membership. They talk about what may have factored into the decision, and where the Spartan program goes from here.

Then, it’s on to the games, which begin with 27 involving BCC schools Friday night, including our live coverage of Bernards-Hanover Park in North 2, Group 2 (7:00 on CJSR; click here to listen); Borden’s live coverage on Twitter of Manville vs. Shore in South Jersey Group 1 (Follow Marcus here); and coverage of Summit at Morris Knolls from Chris Tsakonas (follow him on Twitter here) in North 1, Group 4 action. Then, Saturday, we’re back at it at noon for live play-by-play of Piscataway and Bayonne (click here to listen), in North 1, Group 5, with Marcus Borden providing video highlights and postgame reaction.

We’re down to the final two weeks of the high school football across New Jersey – and in the Big Central – 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 with a look at four key league games that will determine division titles, including Highland Park at Dayton, Bridgewater-Raritan at Phillipsburg, Cranford at Carteret and A.L. Johnson at Perth Amboy.

Then, after the break, Mike and Coach Borden take a look at the playoff picture for all the Big Central teams that are in the running for postseason berths.

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!

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.

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.

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”:

The high school football season is now in full swing as we enter Week Two, 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 Bound Brook at Dayton, Governor Livingston at Monroe, and Saturday’s huge clash between St. Joseph-Metuchen and Bridgewater-Raritan, while also delving into Piscataway’s solid defensive effort – and Zaire Young’s big rushing performance – in a Top Ten win over Somerville Thursday heard live on Central Jersey Sports Radio.

Then we look at this week’s destinations for Coach Borden. That includes an intriguing matchup Thursday night between JP Stevens and Highland Park – both 2-0 for the first time in the same season since 2002 – as well as Friday’s Belvidere-Dunellen tussle.

Click below to listen to the Week One edition of “Gameday with Marcus Borden”:

The 2026 high school football season is underway, with Week Zero in the books, 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 visit to Alexandria to see Delaware Valley and North Hunterdon, and our Bellamy & Son Paving Game of the Week, Bridgewater-Raritan at Woodbridge. They also talked about big opening weekend wins by Piscataway and Summit.

After an engaging discussion on Week Zero, and whether we’re starting football too early – or getting enough practice before the season starts – Mike and Marcus look at this weekend’s games, including Coach’s coverage of Bound Brook at Dayton Thursday, Governor Livingston at Monroe Friday, and Bridgewater-Raritan at St. Joseph-Metuchen Saturday afternoon, as well as our Game of the Week in Piscataway between the Chiefs and Somerville.

Click below to listen to the Week One edition of “Gameday with Marcus Borden”:

Note: This podcast was recorded before some football games – including the ones mentioned in the show – were rescheduled to Friday. For a complete list of Thursday’s postponements, updated as more come in, click here.