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by Mike Pavlichko

Team effort, new QB spark Ridge to 33-14 win over No. 6, previously unbeaten Bridgewater

After three games and a 2-1 start – highly respectable considering the gauntlet that is the Big Central Conference American Silver Division – first-year Ridge head coach Jeff Sutherland was looking for a spark.

So, he changed quarterbacks for Friday night’s big home game with Bridgewater-Raritan, which came in 4-0 but without starting QB Declan Kurdyla, who’s out at least three weeks with a knee sprain.

Sawyer Paul got the nod against the Panthers, and he sure made Sutherland proud, considering he knew how difficult it would be after not getting the starting job for Game One. The kid stuck with it, and now, he has his team 2-2, sending one of the ten BCC teams without a loss heading into Week Four to their first defeat of the season, a 33-14 win for the Red Devils.

Paul was 10-of-17 for 174 yards and two touchdown passes, while six different Ridge players had multiple rushes in the game, with C.J. Griffith going 12 times for 101 yards and a score, and Nick Phenning caryring 13 times for 56 yards.

A tie game at 7-7 after one, the second quarter was the decisive one, as Ridge outscored the Panthers 20-7 in the period, to take a 27-14 lead into the locker room.

The only second-half score was a Greg Brown 39-yard touchdown reception. Lenny Paolillo scored twice in the second quarter, on a 25-yard run and an 18-yard pass from Paul. Griffith had an eleven-yard run in the period, while Stephen Coffey’s 11-yard run for Ridge came in the opening 12 minutes.

Ridge is now 2-2 heading into a Saturday game at Union (0-5) next week, while the Panthers drop to 4-1 with a home game next Friday night against Elizabeth (2-3).

Click below for postgame reaction from Ridge head coach Jeff Sutherland with Central Jersey Sports Radio’s Mike Pavlichko:

by Mike Pavlichko

More than four dozen NJ football teams remain undefeated as regular season reaches midpoint; Big Central has ten perfect squads left

They surely won’t all maintain their perfect records through the end of the regular season, as many will play each other in the coming weeks as we head toward Cutoff Weekend and the 2025 playoffs, but as we head into Week Four of play here in New Jersey, there were 49 teams still yet to see a blemish on their record. (There are now 48, as Dickinson of Jersey City took its first loss Thursday night.)

Ten of those teams are in the Big Central Conference, spanning small schools and big.

There are also now 18 undefeated teams in the Super Football Conference, as well as 13 in the West Jersey Football League, three in the Shore Conference and four in the NJIC. None of the handful of independents are undefeated.

Here’s a closer look at the undefeated teams in the Big Central, followed by a list of those remaining perfect, by division, around the rest of the state.

  • St. Joseph-Metuchen (3-0):  The Falcons are No. 8 in the Central Jersey Sports Radio/Bellamy & Son Paving Top Ten. They host Westfield (2-2) Friday night before going to North Brunswick, then facing perhaps the most challenging stretch of their season: Phillipsburg home October 11th (LIVE in CJSR at 1 pm), at St. Thomas Aquinas on the 17th, and home to Woodbridge the Saturday of Cutoff Weekend. The Stateliners and Barrons are both undefeated, while Aquinas is 3-1 and has won 33 straight Big Central Conference games. (Correction: A previous version of this story had the St Joe’s-Westfield game on Saturday. It is Friday night)
  • Phillipsburg (3-0): The BCC’s first-ever true state finalist hasn’t skipped a beat despite losing some significant parts to graduation, and the No. 1 ranking is theirs until they decide they don’t want it anymore. Right now, they’re the class of the Big Central, even though there are some very good teams behind them. The Stateliners visit struggling Hillsborough (1-3) Saturday, and their biggest two tests likely will be the aforementioned October 11th game at St. Joe’s, and a Friday Cutoff Weekend matchup at home against Bridgewater-Raritan, which could have QB Declan Kurdyla back from a knee sprain by then.
  • Bridgewater-Raritan (4-0): Obviously, both the No. 6 Panthers and Stateliners won’t be able to run the table, since they’re division mates and will meet in a few weeks, but Bridgewater has looked very good. They’ll be tested Friday night at Ridge (1-2) in their first full game without Kurdyla, who’s out at least three weeks before he’ll be re-evaluated, which also includes a home game with Elizabeth next week and a road trip to Hillsborough on October 10th. And their regular season closes out at Maloney Stadium on the Friday night of Cutoff Weekend.
  • Spotswood (5-0): The Chargers played Thursday night, and remained perfect with a 34-3 shutout win over Highland Park. Next week, they get a much-improved Bound Brook team (3-1) at home before heading to Dayton and South Hunterdon, before closing it out with Roselle Park. Spotswood sat in 17th place in the South 2 playoff standings before the win over the Owls, which will help them. But if they can finish unbeaten, they’ll automatically be in the playoffs, regardless of where they stand. That’s a distinct possibility.
  • Manville (4-0): The Mustangs’ toughest remaining game might be Highland Park or Bound Brook, the first of which is home, the second of which is on the road, in the regular season finale. This week, it’s a trip to South Hunterdon (0-3). The Mustangs have allowed just six points all season – a touchdown in their opener at Keyport – but since then have pitched three straight shutouts and the defense has logged 14 consecutive scoreless quarters.

  • Woodbridge (4-0): The No. 2 Barrons lost a lot, too, but also seemingly haven’t missed a beat. They travel to Linden (1-3) this week for a Friday tilt, then host Perth Amboy, but the schedule gets decidedly tougher after that. They’ll be at No. 10 Montgomery, home to Summit (also considered for the Top Ten) and at No. 8 St. Joseph-Metuchen on Cutoff Weekend. They should be heading into that stretch at 6-0, but how will they come out of it?
  • Sayreville (4-0):  The Bombers have been very consistent all season. They scored between 26 and 28 points in three of their four games, and have allowed no more than 18 and no fewer than 14 points in that stretch, with wins over Colonia, Linden, Edison and Hillsborough. All but the Patriots are below .500 though, and after a home game with North Brunswick this week, the back-loaded schedule kicks in, with  trip to Piscatway next week (on CJSR) a road game at Franklin on October 10th, followed by home games the next two weeks against No. 10 Montgomery and No. 4 St. Thomas Aquinas.
  • Bernards (4-0): The Mountaineers lost all-world defensive end Thomas Diemar to a season-ending injury in the Delaware Valley game two weeks ago, but they still beat Voorhees in a battle of unbeatens on the road last week, 31-21. This week, it’s JP Stevens (0-4) at home, and their toughest matchup should come against a very good Summit team on the road, Saturday October 17th. The Hilltoppers have a mobile QB, and the test will be if the remaining healthy defensive players can limit Alex Schwark.
  • Summit (4-0): They’re not in the same division as Bernards, so, again, only one of these teams can finish undefeated since they face each other head-to-head. But the Hilltoppers’ remaining schedule is more challenging. After facing a tough Cranford team (2-2) this Friday night up in Union County, they host Somerville the week before Bernards comes to Tatlock Field, and then have a road game at Woodbridge the week after. Big tests.
  • New Providence (4-0): The Pioneers’ have looked very good this year, with a shutoout last week at Metuchen and a 42-7 win at Governor Livingston in Week 1. They get Roselle (1-2) at home this week, then visit Middlesex before an out-of-conference game against Verona, a home game with Bound Brook, and the regular season finale at Delaware Valley. Will that schedule – even if they go unbeaten – allow them to hold on to one of the two top seeds in the North 1 supersection? They have it now, but for how long?

Here’s a look at the rest of the leagues in the state, and their unbeaten teams:

Super Football Conference

  • 4-0 Teams (12): St. Peter’s Prep, High Point, Dumont, Hanover Park, Northern Highlands, West Morris, Kinnelon, Hoboken, Old Tappan, Wayne Hills, St. Joseph-Montvale, Bergen Catholic
  • 3-0 Teams (6): East Orange, Fort Lee*, Belleville*, Mount Olive, Boonton, Don Bosco Prep

West Jersey Football League

  • 5-0 Teams (3): West Deptford, Paulsboro, Cherry Hill East
  • 4-0 Teams (8): Washington Twp., Rancocas Valley, Glassboro, Burlington Twp., Delran, Burlington City, Sterling, Holy Cross
  • 3-0 Teams (2): St. Joseph-Hammonton, Bishop Eustace

North Jersey Interscholastic Conference

  • 4-0 Teams (2): Wood-Ridge, Glen Rock
  • 3-0- Teams (2): Butler, Rutherford

Shore Conference

  • 4-0 Teams (2): Red Bank Catholic, Southern
  • 3-0 Teams (1): Holmdel
by Mike Pavlichko

Gameday with Marcus Borden: Week 4

As we get set for Week Four of action in high school football – and, hard to believe, approach the midway point of the season – it’s time to talk about it all with Central Jersey Sports Radio analyst Marcus Borden!

Mike and Marcus look back at the week gone by, including Sayreville’s solid win over Hillsborough, Bridgewater-Raritan’s win over Hunterdon Central – and Panther QB Declan Kurdyla’s injury – as well as Franklin’s offensive outburst in a tough home loss to St. Thomas Aquinas.

Also on the show, Mike and Marcus examine a first look at how the NJSIAA state playoffs will shake out bracket-wise after another adjustment this year that sorts teams by geography rather than snaking balanced brackets, as well as this weekend’s games, including Friday’s “Big Central Game of the Week” presented by Bellamy & Son Paving – Franklin at Edison – and the game Marcus will be covering Friday, Elizabeth at St. Thomas!

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

by Mike Pavlichko

Six unbeaten teams make the Week 3 Bellamy & Son Paving Top Ten, with Phillipsburg, Woodbridge, Bernards still 1-2-3; Sayreville joins

It was back to a sense of stability in the top half of the Week Three Bellamy & Son Paving high school football rankings, with the top six teams all staying put, and teams eight and nine moving up after wins. Undefeated Sayreville joins the fray this week, too with eleven teams ranked again for the second week in a row.

Phillipsburg (3-0) remains No. 1 after a 28-6 home win over Ridge, behind another solid defensive effort. The Stateliners visit Hillsborough (1-3) this Friday.

Holding at No. 2 is Woodbridge (4-0), which won it’s bragging rights game with Colonia, 34-21 at home on Friday night. The Barrons – who have won 13 straight regular season games dating back to lsat season’s opener – go to Linden (1-3) this Friday night.

In third is Bernards (4-0), which remains there after a 31-21 win at Voorhees, as the Mountaineers adjust to life without Thomas Diemar, their all-time sack leader, who injured his ACL and meniscus a week ago Friday in a win over Delaware Valley. Winners of 29 straight regular season games – the best in the state – and 27 straight in Big Central play – second-best in the league – Bernards hosts JP Stevens (0-4) Friday night.

St. Thomas Aquinas (3-1) holds in fourth. A 57-45 shootout home win over Franklin Friday night extends their Big Central record win streak to 33 games heading into Friday’s home game with Elizabeth (2-2).

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Holding in fifth is Somerville (3-1), which rebounded from its first loss of the season last week to then-unranked Montgomery with a 20-7 victory at Rahway Saturday afternoon. The Pioneers come back home to host Hillside (1-2) at Brooks Field Friday evening.

At six again this week is Bridgewater-Raritan (4-0), which was a 43-7 winner over then-7th-ranked Hunterdon Central Friday night in the “Big Central Game of the Week” presented by Bellamy & Son Paving. But starting QB Declan Kurdyla went down in the game with a leg injury, and his status for next week is unknown. The Panthers travel to Ridge (1-2) Friday night.

The next two teams both moved up a spot.

Piscataway (3-1) is up to seventh after a 16-8 win Saturday afternoon over a very tough Ridgewood squad, which employs the Wing-T offense. The Chiefs are at South Brunswick (2-2) Friday, and will have two transfers from St. Thomas Aquinas ready to play, in Josiah Zayas and Mickeye Simmons, who had to sit out 30 days due to NJSIAA transfer rules.

Up one to No. 8 is St. Joseph-Metuchen (3-0). The Falcons are 3-0 for the third time in four seasons under head coach Bill Tracy, following a 41-20 win Saturday afternoon over Elizabeth at Brenner Family Field. They visit Westfield (2-2) Saturday afternoon.

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New this week at No. 9 is Sayreville (4-0), which has beaten Colonia, Linden, Edison, and – last week – Hillsborough, 28-14, the third straight game the Bombers have allowed just 14 points. The Bombers are back in action Friday night at War Memorial Stadium when North Brunswick (0-4) comes to town.

And again this week, two teams are tied for tenth. Montgomery (3-1) held after a 24-8 win over North Hunterdon. While the Lions are 0-4, it was their first loss this season by more than eight points. The Cougars host Watchung Hills (2-2) this Friday night at the newly-named Zoran Milich Field.

Old Bridge (3-1) is the other team in tenth with Monty, rebounding off a loss to Piscataway with authority, picking up a 45-7 win over South Brunswick. This Friday, they’re at East Brunswick (1-3), which just got its first win last week for new head coach Zack Gega, a 36-25 victory at Monroe.

Here’s the complete 2025 Bellamy & Son Paving Central Jersey Sports Radio Big Central Week Three Top Ten:

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Dropping out this week was previous No. 7 Hunterdon Central (2-2), which lost its second straight game Friday, falling 43-7 at No. 6 Bridgewater-Raritan.

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In the “Also Considered” category, Sayreville jumped into the Top Ten, while Voorhees (3-1) and Summit (4-0) remain, while New Providence is back in, too. The Vikings remain despite a loss to Bernards at home, 31-21 Friday, while the Hilltoppers won at Carteret Friday, 21-0, in the Ramblers first game back at Walt Overholt Stadium after summer renovations. New Providence (3-0) was a 30-0 winner at Metuchen on Saturday.

by Mike Pavlichko

INSTANT REPLAY:  No. 6 Bridgewater-Raritan 35, No. 7 Hunterdon Central 7

Senior runningback Denzel Amoafo rushed for two touchdowns while junior safety Nick Stark had an interception and a fumble recovery – two of four Panther takeaways – in a 35-7 win for No. 6 Bridgewater-Raritan over No. 7 Hunterdon Central Friday night.

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Click below to listen to Mike Pavlichko and Ben LaSala call all the play-by-play live from Basilone Field in Bridegwater, NJ, on September 19, 2025:

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2nd Half
by Mike Pavlichko

Bittersweet win for No. 6 Bridgewater-Raritan as Panthers top No. 7 Hunterdon Central, but Kurdyla goes down to injury

At the end of the day, the sixth-ranked Bridgewater-Raritan football team is 4-0, but the effects of this one are still to be determined.

The Panthers topped No. 7 Hunterdon Central 35-7 Friday night on the “Big Central Game of the Week” presented by Bellamy & Son Paving heard on Central Jersey Sports Radio, but senior quarterback Declan Kurdyla went down in the second quarter with some kind of knee injury, the severity of which was unknown immediately after the game.

It put a bit of a damper on what was a huge win for Bridgewater over their American Silver Division rivals, which saw them jump out to a quick 21-0 lead, scoring on their first three possessions, while the defense registered four takeaways, including two interceptions and two fumble recoveries. Senior safety Nick Stark had one of each.

Junior runningback Denzel Amoafo scored twice, from 37 yards out on the opening possession to make it 7-0, and late in the third quarter from 21 yards out to make it 35-0, and kick in the running clock.

Hunterdon Central got a one-yard touchdown run from QB Drew Cella to spoil the shutout late.

And the Red Devils had a key player go down, too. Junior runningback Reggie Osae-Aye suffered an ankle injury in the second quarter as well, going down before Kurdyla, and he didn’t come back either. Central coach Casey Ransone said after the game it’s likely an ankle sprain, and they think he’ll be ok.

Bridgewater also got a three-yard touchdown pass from Kurdyla to Evan Woodring, and Kurdyla ran one in from 32-yards out to stake his team to a 21-0 advantage after the first three possessions. Mikey Bratus also caught a 29-yard touchdown pass to make it 28-0 before the half.

The Panthers are 4-0, off to their best start since 2016, the second of two years they won their first eleven games, then fell to Westfield in the North 2, Group 5 finals for their only loss of the season. Bridgewater visits Ridge next Friday night.

Central falls to 2-2 after winning its first two, with both losses coming to ranked teams. They fell to No. 1 Phillipsburg last week, and are back in action at home against Union next Friday.

Click below for postgame reaction presented by Sportsplex at Metuchen:

Bridgewater-Raritan senior RB/CB Denzel Amoafo and senior safety Nick Stark
Bridgewater-Raritan head coach D.J. Catalano
by Mike Pavlichko

Off to 3-0 start, No. 6 Bridgewater-Raritan looks to keep it rolling when Hunterdon Central visits

Thanks to wins in its first three games, Bridgewater-Raritan appears to have clinched a playoff berth.

Yes, that statement sounds ridiculous having not even played Week Three of the season yet, but that’s how strong the Panthers’ schedule is, being in the American Silver Division, with out-of-conference matchups like Morris Knolls (a sectional finalist last year), and Big Central crossovers like Westfield and Elizabeth.

Our preseason projections said Bridgewater needed at least two wins to get in, three to make it a lock.

But please, don’t tell head coach D.J. Catalano or his players that.

Also, don’t tell them that this is their first 3-0 start since they won their first eleven games of the 2016 and 2025 seasons, in both of which they went to the North 2, Group 5 finals and lost to Westfield, which finished both years undefeated (and 2017, when they also beat the Panthers in the finals).

Don’t tell them any of that. Because they’re not looking back, nor ahead.

The sole focus this week is No. 7 Hunterdon Central, which visits Bridgewater’s Basilone Field Friday night at six for both teams’ division opener. It’s our “Big Central Game of the Week” presented by Bellamy & Son Paving. Pregame starts at 5:45 pm with Mike Pavlichko calling all the action, joined by guest analyst Ben LaSala, the Vice President of the Big Central Conference. Click here to listen.

The Panthers have plenty of talent back, including quarterback Declan Kurdyla and runningback Denzel Amoafo, but then there’s also Jahmir Black, who Catalano says has made a great jump up to the varsity level.

On the defensive side, he’s a big admirer of Hunterdon Central coach Casey Ransone, even to the point where after watching game film, he might even want to incorporate some of what the Red Devils do on offense.

Imitation, sincerest form of flattery, and all that.

Either way, this one should be a tremendous matchup. Last year’s game was a 28-20 win for the Panthers and a tale of two halves. After both teams lit up the scoreboard for 48 points in the first half, the final 24 minutes went scoreless in what turned out to be a defensive battle.

Click below to hear Bridgewater-Raritan head coach D.J. Catalano talk about the Panthers and their home game Friday night with Hunterdon Central:

by Mike Pavlichko

Happy with 2-1 start, Hunterdon Central focused on Kurdyla, battle at Bridgewater-Raritan

He can throw the ball. If he’s in trouble, he’ll run. And then he’ll still throw the ball.

That’s the short version of how ninth-year Hunterdon Central football coach Casey Ransone describes Declan Kurdyla, the shifty dual-threat quarterback who plays football for Bridgewater-Raritan, yet will be going to Rutgers on a lacrosse scholarship.

But that’s really all you need to know.

He’ll be a big focus for the defense Friday night when the No. 7 Red Devils travel to Bridgewater to play the No. 6 Panthers in the Big Central Game of the Week presented by Bellamy & Son Paving. Mike Pavlichko will call all the action with guest analyst Ben LaSala, the Vice President of the Big Central Conference. Click here to listen, with pregame at 5:45 pm, and kickoff at 6.

Hunterdon Central got the season underway in fine fashion, with wins over North Hunterdon and Monroe. They got humbled last week at home by No. 1 Phillipsburg, 55-14, but even though the Stateliners lost some starts, they’re still the defending state Group 4 finalist.

And while Ransone would love to be 3-0, he understands the reality of the league and division they’re in, and the teams they play. Every night is a battle when you face the ‘Liners, Panthers, Hillsborough and Ridge – and that’s just the American Silver Division.

So, on Friday, the big thing is to keep everyone’s eyes on Kurdyla. As the old ESPN catchphrase went, “You can’t stop him, you can only hope to contain him.”

For Central’s part, they have some really good players, too. James Mongno (the second “n” is silent) is a top receiver, and due to injury, a new runningback has emerged in Reggie Osae-Aye (pronounced “oh-SAY-eye”), who didn’t see a varsity snap until this year.

Ransone says he’s been a great addition, and he’s really transformed his game, something he knows isn’t easy when making the jump from jayvee to the big squad.

Click below to hear Hunterdon Central coach Casey Ransone talk about the Red Devils and Friday’s matchup at Bridgewater-Raritan with Central Jersey Sports Radio’s Mike Pavlichko:

by Mike Pavlichko

Gameday with Marcus Borden: Week 3

As the high school football season in New Jersey rolls on, the games – and the stakes – get bigger, so let’s talk about it all with Central Jersey Sports Radio analyst Marcus Borden!

Mike and Marcus look back at the week gone by, including No. 1 Phillipsburg’s continued success, Bernard’s loss of Thomas Diemar to a season-ending injury, and Roselle’s thrilling win over Metuchen on a wild TD catch by junior Raekwon Anderson.

Also on the show, Mike and Marcus discuss look ahead to key Week Three games, including Coach Borden’s visit to Sayreville Friday night – where the Bombers host a Hillsborough team that needs a win – and our “Big Central Game of the Week” presented by Bellamy & Son Paving, featuring No. 7 Hunterdon Central at No. 6 Bridgewater-Raritan, Plus, a look at the “bragging rights” game between Colonia and No. 2 Woodbridge, as well as No. 5 Somerville at Rahway!

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

by Mike Pavlichko

Week 2 upsets knock some teams down a peg, while Montgomery joins, Piscataway rejoins Bellamy & Son Paving Top Ten

Stability was the name of the game in the Bellamy & Son Paving Top Ten in the first two weeks of the season, Weeks Zero and One.

The third week, Week Two, was another story.

Big wins by Piscataway and Montgomery put both in the rankings this week, with the Chiefs returning after a one-week absence, and the Cougars making their debut this season.

Phillipsburg (2-0) remains in the top spot after dismantling Hunterdon Central Friday in Flemington, 55-7, for the 750th win in program history. The Stateliners are back in action Friday against Ridge (1-1) at Maloney Stadium. Ridge was the only team to beat P’burg last year as they went all the way to the state Group 4 final.

The next three teams all moved up a notch after Somerville’s loss to previously-unranked Montgomery. Woodbridge (3-0) moves up to second following a 27-18 win at Plainfield back on Friday. The Barrons play in their bragging rights game against Colonia (1-2) at home this Friday evening.

Bernards (3-0) moved up as well after a 43-7 home win over Delaware Valley. They’ll face another unbeaten team this week when they travel out to Glen Gardner to take on Voorhees (0-3).

And St. Thomas Aquinas (2-1) is up to No. 4 after getting back to its winning ways with a 50-8 rout of North Brunswick at home last Friday night. Franklin (2-1) hosts the Trojans this week.

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Somerville (2-1) falls to fifth with a 22-15 home loss to Montgomery, which joins the list further down. The defeat snapped an 11-game regular season win streak for the Pioneers, whose last loss had come to Hillsborough and Kevin Carty, Jr., a Somerville alum. The Cougars are coached by his brother Sean, who also played for Somerville. The Pioneers are back at it Saturday when they visit Rahway (2-1).

Checking in at No. 6 is Bridgewater-Raritan (2-1), which is up two spots after a 27-21 non-conference win Friday night at home over Morris Knolls. The Panthers are on the “Big Central Game of the Week” this Friday at 6 pm when they take on Hunterdon Central (2-1). The Red Devils took a 55-7 home defeat to Phillipsburg last week for their first loss of the season.

At No. 8, it’s Piscataway (2-1), which returns to the rankings in the same spot they left after Week Zero, following a huge upset win over then-No. 6 Old Bridge at home, 28-21. The Chiefs play a non-conference game this Saturday against Ridgewood out of the Super Football Conference. Ridgewood beat P’way at their place last year, 14-13, their first meeting since their 2018 clash in the North Group 5 Bowl Championship, which the Chiefs won to become the first Middlesesx County school to go 13-0, a feat none has matched since.

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St. Joseph-Metuchen (2-0) hold in ninth after a 28-21 win at Union Friday night. The Falcons will entertain Elizabeth Saturday afternoon.

And, we have a tie for tenth between Montgomery and Old Bridge, both of whom are 2-1 for different reasons. The Cougars upset previously-No. 2 Somerville, winning on the road, 22-15, while the Knights lost to previously-unranked Piscataway on the road, 28-21. Monty will host North Hunterdon (0-3) this Friday night, while the Knights host South Brunswick (2-1).

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Dropping out this week – on no fault of its own, mainly because of the upsets by Piscataway and Montgomery – was No. 10 New Providence. The Pioneers are 2-0, and beat Johnson 34-17 this week; they’ll visit Metuchen (1-2) this Saturday afternoon.

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In the “Also Considered” category, the same four teams remain: Sayreville, Voorhees, and Summit (all 3-0) along with Elizabeth (2-1). Sayreville has a big home game with Hillsborough (1-2) Friday, with a lot on the line for both squads. Voorhees hosts No. 4 Bernards (3-0) Friday, while Summit goes on the road to play Carteret (1-1) and Elizabeth meets No. 9 St. Joseph-Metuchen (2-0) Saturday afternoon.