Tag: CJ Robinson

by Mike Pavlichko

North Hunterdon grabs first win of season – and first for CJ Robinson – on Senior Night vs. Montgomery behind Ramaci’s 5 TDs

It may have been Senior Night in Annandale Friday night, but the night belonged to a junior showing the promise of the North Hunterdon program.

Going 0-9 last year in CJ Robinson’s first season as head coach after a sectional title in 2022, the Lions started the season 0-3. But it finally turned around as Montgomery came to town.

Nick Ramaci threw a 47-yard touchdown pass to open the scoring in the first quarter, then ran for two more in the second of 15 and two yards, and caught three more touchdown passes in the fourth quarter en route to a 41-7 win.

The win snapped a 13-game skid going back to the 2022 North Group 4 semifinals, a 21-20 overtime loss to Northern Highlands. But it was the first for head coach CJ Robinson, who took over last year after Kevn Kley stepped down following their title run.

Decimated by graduation, it’s been a long road back, but with a junior leading the way, things are looking up for the Lions, who are 1-3 heading into a game at ranked Rahway next weekend.

Montgomery – hit hard by graduation in its own right after last season – falls to 0-4 and will visit Watchung Hills next week for the first of three straight road games.

Click below for postgame reaction from North Hunterdon head coach CJ Robinson:

by Mike Pavlichko

Marcus Borden’s 2024 GMC/BCC Camp Caravan: Gov. Livingston, North Hunterdon scrimmage

Central Jersey Sports Radio high school football analyst Marcus Borden continued his 2024 Camp Caravan tour of preseason practice with a visit to Berkeley Heights to catch a scrimmage between Governor Livingston and North Hunterdon.

You can find videos – including video highlights and interviews – from both teams below.

Governor Livingston: Head Coach Pete Ramiccio and seniors Lucciano Santamaria (QB), Jack Dally (RB/OLB, Dylan Landis (OL/DL)

North Hunterdon: Head Coach CJ Robinson and seniors Russell Hyland (LG) and Luke Testa (RT/DE) along with juniors Nick Ramaci (QB) and Dan Figurski (WR/S).

You can now watch all the 2024 Camp Caravan videos on YouTube by clicking this link!

by Mike Pavlichko

North Hunterdon returns few seniors in quest to defend title, but Lions are tight-knit group

If North Hunterdon is to repeat as a state sectional champion in 2023, it won’t be easy.

Certainly not impossible, but certainly not easy.

Luke Martini, Kente Edwards, Alex Uryniak, Danny DeLusant, Derek Vaddis, and even their head coach Kevin Kley are all gone. Kley was head coach for five seasons, and those other players were with him the whole time.

Now, there’s a new coach: C.J. Robinson comes over from Bernards, and he has only four returning seniors.

All of them – Tyler Anderson, Alex Moore, Brennan Zundel, and Michael Schroeck – were at Big Central Media Days this week at Hillsborough’s Iron Peak Sports & Events, and it was easy to see the camaraderie among them, and with their coach.

It’s a small division, the only one with four teams in the BCC Liberty Silver, with Montgomery, Plainfield and Somerville. Winning that title won’t be an easy task either, but one can expect North Hunterdon to be in the mix, for sure.

Click below to hear Mike Pavlickho with the North Hunterdon contingent at Big Central Media Days: