Tag: Dominic Labisi

by Mike Pavlichko

Governor Livingston’s Dominic Labisi works overtime to earn Week Two “Speedster of the Week” honors, presented by Higgins Speed Lab

In our newest feature this season, the Week One “Speedster of the Week” presented by Higgins Speed Lab in South Brunswick honors the top runningbacks in the Big Central Conference every week.

And the Week Two winner is Dominic Labisi of Governor Livingston!

A three-sport athlete who also plays basketball, and is an outfielder/pitcher on the state championship Highlander Baseball team – which became the first public school baseball team to go undefeated since Pennsville did it in 1981 – Labisi carried an eye-popping 40 times for 240 yards and five touchdowns. He also had two two-point conversions on the night, and in overtime of a 36-28 win at JFK Friday night, gained all 25 yards in their overtime period and ran in the two-point try. That wasn’t the plan, but with their long snapper and left tackle losing their helmets on the touchdown play, GL opted not to kick the PAT and ran it instead.

Scroll down for a list of the top ten rushing performances of Week One in the BCC!

Image of Dominic Labisi celebrating after a football play, with text highlighting his achievements: 40 carries, 240 yards, 5 touchdowns, and a 36-28 overtime win at JFK, presented by Higgins Speed Lab.

Higgins Speed Lab in South Brunswick was founded by Kyle Higgins, son of longtime Piscataway head coach and NJFCA Hall of Famer Dan Higgins. Kyle grew up around the program and remains a Chiefs’ assistant coach to this day. At Higgins Speed Lab, Kyle has developed a system to help athletes increase speed while in a competitive small group environment of similar age and skill.

Logo of Higgins Speed Lab, featuring bold lettering in black with a clean design.

They offer sport-specific training in football, lacrosse, soccer, basketball, baseball, golf, volleyball, track, gymnastics, and tennis. And “speed” isn’t their only focus. They’ll also work on proper running mechanics, plyometrics, acceleration/deceleration, top speed, linear and multi-directional speed, first-step quickness, endurance, strength, coordination, mobility and injury prevention.

Here are the top ten rushing performances this week in the Big Central:

  • Dominic Labisi, Governor Livingston: 40 carries, 240 yards, 5 TDs (including the go-ahead score in overtime) in a 36-28 OT win at JFK
  • Joshua Allen, Woodbridge: 28 carries, 228 yards and 4 TDs in a 27-18 win at Plainfield
  • Andrew Avent, Rahway: 11 carries, 175 yards and 3 TDs in a 43-8 win over Perth Amboy
  • A.J. Whitehead, New Providence: 16 carries, 158 yards and 4 TDs in a 37-14 win over Johnson
  • Tyler Fuscaldo, Dayton: 17 carries for 158 yards in a 26-14 loss at Highland Park
  • Shaun Jackson, Sayreville: 15 carries, 154 yards and 1 TD in a 46-14 win at Edison
  • Gabe Gutierrez, Scotch Plains-Fanwood: 14 carries, 150 yards and 1 TD in a 24-8 win over New Brunswick
  • Alex Schwark, Summit: 21 carries for 148 yards in a 35-20 win over Hillside
  • Jordan Walsh, Westfield: 17 carries, 142 yards and 3 TDs in a 36-29 OT loss at Elizabeth
  • Matteo Tramutola, Voorhees: 19 carries, 140 yards and 2 TDs in a 45-8 win at JP Stevens.

Disclaimer: All statistics are gathered from multiple public online sources. If someone is missing from this list, it likely means their coach has not updated statistics. All coaches are urged to do so no later than 11:59 pm on Sundays during the season.