Old Bridge still No. 1 in Marcus Borden’s Week 7 Big Central Top Ten; plus rankings for BCC West, Middlesex and Union Counties
My Thursday night game in Middlesex against Manville was two offenses diametrically opposed to each other as the Blue Jays are an uptempo, NASCAR, no-huddle offense, while the Mustangs are a Wing-T offense that relies on grinding it out while using the play action pass to surprise their opponent’s defense. Middlesex would win the toss and defer to the second half. They would find themselves down 7-0 after the visitors would milk the clock on a nearly eight-minute drive with Elijah Bennett scoring on a one-yard run from the fullback spot as the Mustangs were without Sophomore Matthew Gorbatuk. Middlesex…
After big changes the past two weeks, some stability in the Week 7 Bellamy & Son Paving Big Central Top Ten
Yes, the last couple of weeks have been somewhat tumultuous in the Big Central Conference among its top teams, reflected in big changes in the Bellamy & Son Paving Top Ten, including a new No. 1 last week. That’s not quite the case this week., as the top seven all stayed the same, the bottom two shifted around, one team dropped out, and another rejoined the Top Ten after falling out two weeks ago. It all starts with Elizabeth (7-0), which continued its fantastic season with a 44-0 shutout of Hillsborough at home last Friday, to stay at No. 1.…
Where do the Big Central Conference division races stand? Some are settled, but we take a closer at the ones that aren’t
We’re down to the last two weeks of the high school football regular season, with this also being the final week of divisional play in the Big Central Conference, and there are still a number of division titles up for grabs. Some already have been decided, so we decided to take a look at who’s already been crowned, and which ones still are up for grabs. Divisional Champs… Eight of the 12 Big Central Divisions already have been decided, with two outright: Belvidere and Hillside. The other six are decided due to tiebreakers between the division leaders and the next…
Saturday Big Central Roundup: Dayton, Hillside cruise to easy wins on light slate, as Comets take Patriot Gold title
After a very busy Friday night in the Big Central Conference, there were just two games on the schedule Saturday afternoon, and both Dayton and Hillside cruised to victories in matinee affairs Read on more more recaps, links, scores, and more. Hillside takes Patriot Gold title with win over North Plainfield… In a stellar defensive effort, Hillside outgained North Plainfield 196-42, holding the Canuck rushing game to -5 yards, in a 26-0 win Saturday afternoon at Conant Street Park. It took the Comets a full half to really get going offensively, leading just 7-0 at halftime on a 40-yard touchdown…
INSTANT REPLAY: Spotswood 35, Roselle 0
Four different players scored for Spotswood – including Vinny Young with a two-yard touchdown run and a 65-yard pick-six – as the Chargers blanked Roselle on the road, 35-0, in a Big Central Conference Patriot Silver Division contest. Click below to listen to Mike Pavlichko and Justin Sontupe call all the play-by-play live from Arminio Field in Roselle, NJ, on October 9, 2026:
Friday Night Big Central Roundup: Elizabeth, Cranford, Highland Park remain undefeated, but Perth Amboy hands New Providence first loss; Piscataway deals St. Joseph fourth straight defeat and more on a busy night
Entertaining. That was the name of the game Friday night on an evening with 25 Big Central Conference football games on the docket. The biggest win of the night came in New Providence, where visiting Perth Amboy handed the Pioneers their first loss of the season, 39-34, giving the Panthers a shot at the division title next week when Johnson visits Waters Stadium, as Amboy seeks its first seven-win season since Lyndon B. Johnson was president. Elsewhere, Highland Park (7-0) blanked Brearley to stay undefeated, and set up a potential winner-take-all game for the Freedom Gold Division title next week…
South Brunswick rolls past East Brunswick, 45-22, as Vikings try and make late playoff push
If the South Brunswick football team was going to make the postseason for the first time in three years, the time to start was Friday night, on a trip to East Brunswick. One down, two to go. The Vikings beat the Bears 45-22 Friday night at Jay Doyle Stadium, scoring the game’s first 31 points before East Brunswick could even get on the board. They opened with some help from the defense, getting an interception barely three minutes into the game, then scoring on the ensuing drive, thanks to a 21-yard touchdown run from Jaylen Brundidge out of the wildcat.…
Highland Park’s amazing season continues with big shutout of Brearley, 35-0
Coming into Friday night’s penultimate regular season home game of the 2026 season, the Highland Park football team was staring down the barrel of clearly its toughest two-game stretch of the year: a home game against 5-1 Brearley, and a road game at Dayton, which is 4-2 heading into Saturday’s tilt at South River. As for the first test, the Owls passed with flying colors. They scored all kinds of ways, and the defense was in the same lock-down mode it’s been all season, as Highland Park came up with a 35-0 victory over the Bears to remain undefeated (7-0),…
Perth Amboy stuns New Providence as Peguero runs for six TDs to give Panthers 39-35 win, handing Pioneers their first loss
In what arguably was the biggest win of the night for a Big Central Conference football team, Perth Amboy got all six touchdowns from senior quarterback Amaris Peguero via the rush en route to a 39-35 road win at New Providence. The win bumped the Panthers’ record up to 6-1, 4-0 in the BCC Patriot Silver Division, and gives them a shot at the division title next week when they host Johnson (4-2) on homecoming next week at Waters’ Stadium, where Perth Amboy is a perfect 3-0 on the season. Amboy led most of the way, answering every time New…
Four different Chargers score as Spotswood handles Roselle, 35-0, to snap three-game skid
It’s back in the win column for the Spotswood football team, as the Chargers beat Roselle on the road Friday night in the Big Central Game of the Week presented by Bellamy & Son Paving on Central Jersey Sports Radio, 35-0. Spotswood got five touchdowns from four different players, including one each on offense and defense from Vinny Young, who got the Chargers on the board with 5:55 to go in the first – on their opening possession – with a two-yard touchdown run that capped an eight-play, 81-yard drive. Then, with 45 seconds left in the period, Malcolm Ballard…
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