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by Mike Pavlichko

Voorhees’ Matteo Tramutola runs off with Week One “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 One winner is Matteo Tramutola of Voorhees!

The senior runningback is part of a balanced attack for the Vikings, who have been putting up some big numbers – not just this season, but last year as well. For Tramutola, who rushed for 1,258 yards and 17 touchdowns a year ago, he’s on a pace to shatter that, with 297 yards and five scores through just the first two games of the season. Back on Friday night, he rushed for 224 on 24 carries with four scores in a 43-14 win at JFK, tops in the Big Central Conference for Week One.

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

Graphic featuring Matteo Tramutola, a football player from Voorhees, highlighting his performance: 24 carries, 224 yards, 4 touchdowns, and a 43-14 win at JFK.

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:

  • Matteo Tramutola, Voorhees: 24 carries, 224 yards and 4 TDs in a 43-14 win at JFK
  • Sam Dech, Phillipsburg: 18 carries, 219 yards, 3 TD in a 28-0 win at Westfield
  • Alex Schwark, Summit: 24 carries, 201 yards, 4 TD in a 31-28 win at Montgomery (Week 0 winner)
  • Reggie Osae-Aye, Hunterdon Central: 15 carries, 197 yards, 4 TD in a 41-13 win at Monroe
  • Andrew Schwarz, Hillsborough: 23 carries, 190 yards, 2 TD in a 20-13 win at Union
  • Aidan Vesuvio-Bush, Somerville: 26 carries, 182 yards, 3 TD in a 28-12 home win over Cranford
  • Cole O’Connor, North Hunterdon: 27 carries, 173 yards, 1 TD in a 24-21 loss at Colonia
  • Evan Williams, Watchung Hills: 27 carries, 173 yards, 2 TD in a 26-23 loss to Woodbridge
  • Andrew Avent, Rahway: 19 carries, 171 yards, 3 TD in a 35-7 win at Scotch Plains-Fanwood
  • Jordan Burnett, North Plainfield: 22 carries, 167 yards, 2 TD in a 19-13 home win over Belvidere

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.

by Mike Pavlichko

Higgins Speed Lab presents the “Speedster of the Week,” honoring the top rushing performances in the Big Central Conference: Summit’s Alex Schwark is 2025’s first honoree!

Here’s one of our new features this season: the “Speedster of the Week,” presented by Higgins Speed Lab in South Brunswick! Each week, we’ll feature the top ten rushing performances in the Big Central Conference, with the top rusher being honored as the “Speedster of the Week.”

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.

We’ll have more with Kyle Higgins later this week, but in the meantime…

The Higgins “Speedster of the Week” for Week Zero is Alex Schwark of Summit! Alex is a senior quarterback who rushed for 247 yards and both of his team’s touchdowns on 14 carries to rally the Hilltoppers to a 14-11 season-opening win over Morristown back on Friday. His first score came from 43 yards out with 24 seconds left in the third quarter to cut an 11-0 deficit to four. He then scored from 46-yards out, giving his team the lead for good.

A senior quarterback, Alex Schwark, rushing with a football during a game. He has achieved 247 yards and 2 touchdowns in a 14-11 victory over Morristown.
Listen to the “Speedster of the Week” presented by Higgins Speed Lab!

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

  • Joshua Allen, Woodbridge: 182 yards and 2 TDs in a 14-0 win over Union
  • Brody Nugent, Old Bridge: 168 yards and 3 TDs in a 21-7 win over Cedar Creek in the Battle at the Beach at Rowan University
  • Reggie Osae-Aye, Hunterdon Central: 158 yards in a 36-28 win at North Hunterdon
  • Fiheem Howell, JFK: 157 yards and 1 TD in a 36-0 win over Perth Amboy
  • Shaun Jackson, Sayreville: 150 yards and 4 TDs in a 26-18 win at Colonia
  • Michai Coffee, New Brunswick: 142 yards and 1 TD in a 13-8 loss to Freehold Boro
  • Kamari Toney, South Brunswick: 133 yards and 1 TD in a 41-34 loss to Robbinsville
  • Josh D’Ambrosio, Manville: 123 yards and 2 TDs in a 19-6 win over Keyport
  • Aidan Bush, Somerville: 120 yards and 3 TD in a 34-17 win over Schalick

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.