We’re now officially at the mid-point of the high school football season, and things are heating up – from Hillsborough’s big upset of Phillipsburg at Rutgers to this week’s cash of titans between Watchung Hills and Montgomery, both of whom are 5-0.
CJSR veteran reporter Mike Pavlichko takes a closer look at all that and much more – on this week’s edition of “The Big Central in Two Minutes!”
Click below to listen to the Week Five edition of “The Big Central in Two Minutes”:
It’s Week Four – yes we’re almost halfway through the regular season for most teams – and time for another episode of “The Big Central in Two Minutes,” as veteran CJSR sportscaster Mike Pavlichko shares notes, stats, and observations on area high school football.
This week, we look at Sunday’s Rumble on the Raritan, Big Play Ray, the Phillipsburg/Montgomery game with almost four dozen penalties, top defenses, and a nearly 100-year-old rivalry played under the lights for the very first time.
Click below to listen to the Week Four edition of “The Big Central in Two Minutes”:
We’re back with our Week Three episode of “The Big Central in Two Minutes,” as veteran CJSR sportscaster Mike Pavlichko shares notes, stats, and observations on area high school football.
This week, a look at all 15 unbeatean teams in the league, Carteret’s historic start to the season, Highland Park’s scoring outburst, and lightning ends a Saturday game.
Click below to listen to the Week Three edition of “The Big Central in Two Minutes”:
We’re back with another episode of “The Big Central in Two Minutes,” as veteran CJSR sportscaster Mike Pavlichko shares notes, stats, and observations on area high school football.
This week, a look at Hunterdon Central’s first-ever appearance in our polls, Big Central win streaks, and the early dominance of Carteret.
Click below to listen to the Week Two edition of “The Big Central in Two Minutes”:
That’s right, it’s Season Two of “The Big Central in Two Minutes,” and veteran CJSR sportscaster Mike Pavlichko is back with his thoughts and observations on area high school football.
In our first edition of this 2023 season, Mike Pavlichko gives plaudits to the two coaches who got their first wins at their schools this past weekend, two big wins for Carteret and St. Thomas Aquinas over South Jersey parochial powers, a coach’s take on JP Stevens, and cramping issues.
Click below to listen to the Week Zero edition of “The Big Central in Two Minutes”:
Well, the Big Central has two sectional champions in 2022, just like it did in 2021, just the teams are different. Congratulations to Edison and North Hnterdon, Central 5 and North 2 Group4 trophy-winners, respectively! Veteran sportscaster Mike Pavlichko looks back at the sectional finals on “The Big Central in Two Minutes,” why schools like Edison and North Hunterdon have had success, and looks ahead to this weekend’s group semifinal matchups for the Eagles and Lions.
Click below to listen to the Group Semifinals Playoff edition of “The Big Central in 2 Minutes”:
It’s Championship Weekend in the public high school football playoffs. Or is it? Veteran sportscaster Mike Pavlichko rants about the snaking system on “The Big Central in Two Minutes,” then looks at each of the five Big Central teams left – Phillipsburg, Edison, North Hunterdon, Hillside and Brearley, and their chances at bringing home trophies Friday night.
Click below to listen to the Championship Weekend (?) Playoff edition of “The Big Central in 2 Minutes”:
After the opening round of the high school football state playoffs, just nine area teams remain. But as veteran sportscaster Mike Pavlichko explains in “The Big Central in Two Minutes,” any of them could win a title. And then there are the Non-Public brackets, with 8-1 St. Thomas Aquinas getting passed over for a top four seed, despite ranking No. 1, No. 4 and No. 3 in the NJSIAA’s metrics. What gives?
Click below to listen to the First Round Playoff edition of “The Big Central in 2 Minutes”:
Now that the playoffs are upon us, “The Big Central in Two Minutes” with veteran sportscaster Mike Pavlichko takes a look at teams that can do some damage in the postseason, the double-multiplier effect, and how we did with our preseason playoff projections.
Click below to listen to the Week Eight edition of “The Big Central in 2 Minutes”:
On this week’s trek around “The Big Central in Two Minutes,” we get veteran sportscaster Mike Pavlichko’s take on the coaching situation at Somerville, Piscataway being a contender again, and a winner take all game in Monmouth Junction Friday night!
Click below to listen to the Week Seven edition of “The Big Central in 2 Minutes”: