Category: The Big Central in 2 Minutes

by Mike Pavlichko

“The Big Central in 2 Minutes” – Championship Weekend!

After eleven weeks of football, we’ve finally reached Championship Weekend – well, the first one! Four Big Central Conference schools – Phillipsburg, Somerville, Bernards and New Providence, the middle two of whom are undefeated at 10-0 – will seek trophies this weekend in sectional finals. All but New Providence will be playing at home.

CJSR veteran reporter Mike Pavlichko takes a look at all four title games on this week’s edition of “The Big Central in Two Minutes!”

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“The Big Central in 2 Minutes” – The Playoffs!

The playoffs are underway! Just eleven public schools remain from the Big Central, with the two non-publics – St. Thomas Aquinas and St. Joseph-Metuchen – now seeded as well.

CJSR veteran reporter Mike Pavlichko takes a look back at the opening round, and a look ahead to the public sectional semifinals – on this week’s edition of “The Big Central in Two Minutes!”

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by Mike Pavlichko

“The Big Central in 2 Minutes” – The Playoffs!

It’s Playoff Time! There will be 28 Big Central Conference public schools in action this weekend in the postseason, and we take a look at key notes, favorites and more heading into the opening weekend of the sectional playoffs.

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!”

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by Mike Pavlichko

“The Big Central in 2 Minutes” – Cutoff Weekend!

It’s finally here, Cutoff Weekend! We’ve reached the end of the regular season – for those that don’t play on Thanksgiving – the NJSIAA playoff seedings will come out Sunday. Of course, we’ll have our own Playoff Projection Show hosted by Mike Pavlichko with analyst Marcus Borden, 6 pm Saturday on Central Jersey Sports Radio.

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!”

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“The Big Central in 2 Minutes” – Week 7: Closer and Closer to Cutoff Weekend!

We are just a week away from Cutoff Weekend – when the NJSIAA seeds the public school playoffs, and many games this week will go a long way to determining who gets top seeds, who gets home games, and who gets in the playoffs.

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!”

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“The Big Central in 2 Minutes” – Week 6: Elites emerge as we race toward the playoffs

With five weeks of high school football in the books, we’re starting to see the cream rise to the top in the Big Central Conference. Sure, Woodbridge is No. 1, but any number of teams could stake a claim, like St. Thomas Aquinas and Somerville, and maybe more.

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!”

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“The Big Central in 2 Minutes” – Week 5: Are Piscataway, Somerville, Woodbridge for real?

Believe it or not, it’s Week 5 of the regular season with just three more games left before Cutoff Weekend. And as we thing about playoff seeding, Woodbridge and Somerville are atop their respective sections, while Piscataway looks back in form. Can they all keep it up?

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!”

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“The Big Central in 2 Minutes” – Week 4: Was Ridge win a sign? Woodbridge aces tough schedule so far, and more

Hard to believe we’re at the halfway point of the regular season in New Jersey High School Football, but here we are, barreling into Week Four after some big wins in Week Three, with more big-implication games on tap this Friday and Saturday.

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!”

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“The Big Central in 2 Minutes” – Week 2: Small schools Metuchen, Highland Park earn big wins

Let’s show some small school love as we head into Week Three and the heart of the high school football season in New Jersey. With three teams having double-digit win streaks snapped in the opening weeks of the season, Metuchen now has the second-best winning streak in the state, while Highland Park has won three in a row after ending its 51-game skid in its 2023 season finale.

CJSR veteran reporter Mike Pavlichko takes a closer look at all that and much more – including a wild offensive stat line out of South Brunswick – on this week’s edition of “The Big Central in Two Minutes!”

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“The Big Central in 2 Minutes” – Week 2: Plenty of points, Owls go for three!

It was an eventful first full week of play in the Big Central, as we saw 100 points scored between Bridgewater-Raritan and Piscataway, and JP Stevens snap its 42-game losing streak. Meanwhile, Highland Park – which snapped its 51-game skid last year – now has won two straight going back to that win over Point Pleasant Beach! Can they make it three?

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!”

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