The goal coming into Friday night’s game against South Hunterdon was simple: slow down Ed Cooper.

The South Hunterdon senior has been responsible for the vast majority of his team’s yards this year, and Friday night was no exception. But two Eagle miscues in the first half proved costly, and the Chargers made them pay.

The first came on a carry by Kellan Healy on the opening possession of the game. He fumbled at the Spotswood 39.

The Chargers marched down field, and junior QB Se’mir Tolbert Brimage capped off a seven-play drive with a two-yard touchdown run.

In the second quarter, Stephen Henits blocked a South Hunterdon punt, and gave his Chargers primo field position. While they didn’t reach the end zone, Gavin Pereira put one through the uprights from 27 yards away to make it 10-0 with 3:51 to go before the half.

On Spotswood’s second possession of the third quarter, they scored again. Sebastian “Seb” Saracino scored on the Chargers’ longest drive of the night – 12 plays – running it in from one-yard out, giving his team a 17-0 lead with the PAT.

South Hunterdon tried mixing in a change of pace to open things up for Cooper, but Healy and McCade Cummings couldn’t get it open enough.

Spotswood improves to 7-1 and has won seven straight since a season-opening non-league loss at Wood-Ridge. It was their fourth shutout of the season, the others coming against Brearly, Bound Brook and arch-rival South River.

The Eagles fall to 3-4.

Click below for postgame reaction from Alec Crouthamel, presented by Sportsplex at Metuchen: