Senior quarterback Jonathan Gosk rushed for two touchdowns and threw for two more as Manville defeated arch-rival Bound Brook, 35-7, in the Big Central Conference Freedom Silver Division opener for both teams.
Click below to listen to Mike Pavlichko and Vin Ebenau call all the play-by-play live from Ned Panfile Stadium in Manville, NJ, on September 11, 2026:
Chase Rizzo scored all three touchdowns – on a 57-yard pass play and runs of one and 59 yards – to get fourth-ranked Old Bridge past South Brunswick, 21-0 in the Big Central Conference National Gold Division opener for both teams.
Click below to listen to Mike Pavlichko and Alec Crouthamel call all the play-by-play live from Mike Elko Field in Monmouth Junction, NJ, on September 10, 2026:
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”:
Senior runningback Zaire Young ran for three touchdowns, going for 268 yards – the fifth-best single-game performance in school history – to help No. 3 Piscataway top No. 5 Somerville, 28-14, in a Big Central Conference crossover game, the first meeting between the schools since 1987.
Click below to listen to Mike Pavlichko and Nick Hart call all the play-by-play live from Kenny Armwood Stadium in Piscataway, NJ, on September 4, 2026:
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.
Highland Park QB Marcus Smith ran for two touchdowns, while going 8-of-97 passing for 97 yards, and the Owls defense registered its first shutout in 15 years with a 29-0 season-opening win over visiting New Brunswick.
Click below to listen to Alec Crouthamel and Chris Tsakonas call all the play-by-play live from Jay Dakelman Field in Highland Park, NJ, on August 28, 2026:
Sophomore J.B. Baxter threw for 253 yards and three touchdowns in his varsity debut, helping No. 6 Bridgewater-Raritan to a 28-7 road win at No. 8 Woodbridge in the season opener for both schools.
Click below to listen to Mike Pavlichko and Justin Sontupe call all the play-by-play live from Nicholas A. Priscoe Stadium in Woodbridge, NJ, on August 28, 2026:
It’s time for the 2026 high school football season in New Jersey to kickoff, and it’s time to talk about it with Marcus Borden!
But we begin the show talking about the new NJSIAA football classifications for the next two seasons, which have eight teams finding new sections, moving up or down based on enrollment and a balancing of the number of teams in each section.
Then we get into the games, with the majority of Big Central Conference teams opening up this weekend. That includes our two Bellamy & Son Paving Big Central Game of the Week broadcasts: Thursday at 6 pm as 2025 North 2, Group 5 champion Bridgewater-Raritan travels to Woodbridge, and Friday at 7 when New Brunswick visits Highland Park. Then we talk about the games Coach Borden will cover, including Thursday night’s tussle in Alexandria between North Hunterdon and host Delaware Valley, as well as Friday afternoon’s “Battle at the Beach” game in Ocean City, featuring 2025 Central Jersey Group 5 finalist Old Bridge facing Shawnee.
We also look at some other intriguing early season matchups, and talk our favorite stadiums in the Big Central. What’s yours?
Click below to listen to the Week Zero 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.
School’s out for summer, but the Central Jersey Sports Radio crew is in! There are just six more weeks until preseason camp begins, and there’s a ton to talk about, so let’s finish what we started with CJSR analyst Marcus Borden!
In Part One – which can be found here – Mike and Marcus begin with taking a look at the huge recent news that Gridiron New Jersey has been shut down by creator Jon Fass. The site was a resource for every high school coach around the state for playoff standings, records, and playoff history. They also talk the “new” snaking procedure being back in the playoff formula.
In Part Two – found below – Mike and Marcus move on to discuss all the coaching changes in the Big Central this year – 25 of 59 schools have new coaches in just the last two years – and take a quick look ahead to the upcoming season, with Borden set to begin his third season of “Camp Caravan” during the second week of August.
Click below to listen to Part Two of our Summer 2026 edition of “Gameday with Marcus Borden”:
School’s out for summer, but the Central Jersey Sports Radio crew is in! There are just six more weeks until preseason camp begins, and there’s a ton to talk about, so let’s do it with CJSR analyst Marcus Borden!
Mike and Marcus begin with taking a look at the huge recent news that Gridiron New Jersey has been shut down by creator Jon Fass. The site was a resource for every high school coach around the state for playoff standings, records, and playoff history. They also talk the “new” snaking procedure being back in the playoff formula.
This episode is broken down into two parts. The second will drop on Thursday, with Mike and Marcus talking about all the coaching changes in the Big Central this year – 25 of 59 schools have new coaches in just the last two years – and take a quick look ahead to the upcoming season, with Borden set to begin his third season of “Camp Caravan” during the second week of August.
Click below to listen to Part One of our Summer 2026 edition of “Gameday with Marcus Borden”:
