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1 week ago

Watchung Hills football coach Rich Seubert steps down after a decade leading the Warriors After retiring from football with the New York Giants in his mid-30s with a Super Bowl ring on his finger, Wisconsin native Rich Seubert and his family moved to California for a few years, where he coached a little football at the high school level. But eventually, he came back to the East Coast, returning to New Jersey, and started coaching the offensive line at Watchung Hills.

BIG BREAKING FOOTBALL NEWS: #WatchungHills coach Rich #Seubert steps down after a decade leading the #Warriors. Story at the link! #NJFootball #BigCentral

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1 month ago

Woodbridge alum Anthony Nyers leaves Westfield to become new JFK football coach Former Woodbridge standout Anthony Nyers is the new head coach of the JFK football program, after his hire was approved by the Woodbridge Board of Education last Thursday night. The Woodbridge Board of Ed oversees all three district high schools, including Kennedy, Colonia, and Woodbridge. Nyers had spent the past year working as the wide receivers' coach and Offensive Coordinator at Westfield under Matt Andzel, who just wrapped up his second season as the successor to Jim DeSarno.

BREAKING: #Woodbridge alum Anthony #Nyers leaves #Westfield to become new #JFK football coach. We have a one-on-one with him at the link! #NJFootball #BigCentral #Mustangs

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1 month ago

OPINION: When will we get stability – and common sense – in high school football? Don’t count on it any time soon. High school football is at it again. According to a report out Thursday from Shore Sports Insider (formerly Shore Sports Network), the NJSIAA's Leagues and Conferences committee has recommended that the NJSIAA move back to snaking playoff brackets in each section, rather than splitting them up geographically. Snaked brackets are intended to "balance" them. In that process, when the top 16 in North and South in each group are determined, teams are placed into sections with, for example, the top overall seed in Central, then seeds 2 and 3 in South, then 4 and 5 in Central, 6 and 7 in South, and so on.

OPINION: When will we get stability - and common sense - in #NJFootball? Don't count on it any time soon. #BigCentral #SFC #WJFL #ShoreConference #NJIC

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2 months ago

John Hack approved as new football coach at Mendham, after stepping down from Voorhees When John Hack took the head coaching job at Voorhees two years ago, he told his athletic director the only other job he'd ever take would be in the his own home district, where he and his family live, up at Mendham. Two years later, that's where he's headed. Hack was approved Monday night by the West Morris-Mendham Board of Education to be the new head football coach at Mendham, replacing Ethan Jeros, who was brought back following a 4-6 season.

BREAKING: John Hack approved as new football coach at #Mendham, after stepping down from #Voorhees. Story and interview at the link! #NJFootball #BigCentral #Vikings

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3 months ago

JFK football’s Mike Henderson steps down after four seasons leading Mustangs After three seasons leading the JFK football program, Mike Henderson handed in his resignation on Monday to spend more time with his family. Henderson confirmed the news to Central Jersey Sports Radio this week, saying it was a "difficult decision to make," but says he has two young children at home - two years old and nine months - and says he "didn't want to be absent for either responsibility," family or coaching.

NEW: #JFK football's Mike #Henderson steps down after four seasons leading #Mustangs. Story at the link! #NJFootball #BigCentral

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3 months ago

2025 NJFCA Super 100 All-State team unveiled: 23 honorees from the Big Central Conference The New Jersey Football Coaches Association has come out with the 2025 edition of its "Super 100" All-State team, with nearly two dozen Big Central Conference standouts being honored. The NJFCA Super 100 is chosen by coaches among its members, and 25 are recognized in each of four sections - Central, South, North 1 and North 2 - with non-publics included as well.

BREAKING: 2025 #NJFCA #Super100 #AllState team unveiled: 23 honorees from the #BigCentral Conference. See them all here! #NJFootball

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3 months ago

A look back at Central Jersey Sports Radio Award Winners through the years With the 2025 Central Jersey Sports Radio Big Central Awards Show in the books, we decided to take a look back at all the award winners we've had in the show's six years. So far, we've honored 111 different players and 34 of the Big Central's 59 teams, and that's not even counting all the Honorable Mentions in the various categories.

A look back at Central Jersey Sports Radio Award Winners through the years. A complete list since 2020 of who's won Player of the Year and Specialty Awards! #NJFootball #BigCentral

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3 months ago

Phillipsburg Stateliners repeat as sectional champs, No. 1 in Bellamy & Son Paving Top Ten in 2025… and once again are Central Jersey Sports Radio’s Big Central Team of the Year Everyone knows the Phillipsburg mystique, but Frank Duffy prefers to call it "the standard." The measuring stick by which all Stateliner teams are judged. That stick has 758 marks on it, one for every win the program has, the most in New Jersey history, spread across 120 years of football that sometimes has taken them to Pennsylvania, more often here at home in the Garden State, and - like next year - will see a mix of Pennsy and Jersey schools on the schedule.

FINAL AWARD! #Phillipsburg #Stateliners repeat as sectional champs, No. 1 in #Bellamy & Son Paving #TopTen in 2025... and once again are Central Jersey Sports Radio's #BigCentral #TeamoftheYear! Audio at the link! #NJFootball

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3 months ago

Voorhees’ Matteo Tramutola runs off with Bellamy & Son Paving Player of the Week Scholarship for 2025 As always, there were tons of great performances across the Big Central during the 202 high school football season, and it's not always easy choosing the Bellamy & Son Paving Player of the Week Award. But, of course, thanks to Central Jersey Sports Radio founding sponsor Joe Bellamy - without whom none of this would be possible - somehow, we figure it out.

WINNER! #Voorhees' Matteo #Tramutola runs off with #Bellamy & Son Paving #PlayeroftheWeek #Scholarship for 2025! Hear the interview and read about all the honorees at the link! #NJFootball #BigCentral

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3 months ago

Proving it was no hype, just reality, Brody Nugent of Old Bridge delivers for Knights, wins CJSR Offensive Player of the Year Award Before the season even started, before Marcus Borden's Camp Caravan, the ex-East Brunswick coach raved about Brody Nugent. He was a big fan, and predicted big things from the Old Bridge senior. He delivered on every one of them. Historic high school football stats are hard to come by in New Jersey. Around 2010 is the last year one can find somewhat reliable stats publicly available.

Proving it was no hype, just reality, Brody #Nugent of #Old Bridge delivers for #Knights, wins CJSR #Offensive #PlayeroftheYear Award! Plus HMs from #Colonia #Montgomery @Plainfield #Rahway #Sayreville #StJoseph #Aquinas #Woodbridge #BigCentral #NJFootball

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3 months ago

Phillipsburg’s disruptive Aedan Hywel is the Central Jersey Sports Radio Defensive Player of the Year for 2025 With a reputation for being one of the Big Central Conference's most physical football teams, having someone who's a ball-hawk all over the field is a nice touch. More than that, senior Aedan Hywel is not just a ball-hawk, he's a quarterback hawk. He is a major reason the Phillipsburg Stateliners shut out two teams, held two more to single digits, and - through the North 2 Group 4 championship game, were holding teams to an average of just 12.4 points per game, despite playing in perhaps the most challenging division in the league, top to bottom.

NEW! #Phillipsburg's disruptive Aedan #Hywel is the Central Jersey Sports Radio #Defensive #PlayeroftheYear for 2025! Plus HMs from #Bridgewater #Colonia #StJoseph #Aquinas #Summit and #Westfield! #BigCentral #NJFootball

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3 months ago

In split award, South Plainfield’s Dominic Massaro is CJSR Special Teams Returner of the Year, while Cooper Smoragiewicz of Summit’s clutch boots win him Kicker of the Year Sometimes, we just can't decide. Here we were, four members of the Central Jersey Sports Radio staff, gathered at a local watering hole to determine all our Player of the Year honorees, and we had an easier time picking appetizers. Then again, maybe that should have been a sign: We eventually settled on three of them. For the 2025 CJSR Special Teams award, we hemmed and hawed, then just decided to heck with it.

NEW! In split award, #SouthPlainfield's Dominic #Massaro is CJSR Special Teams #Returner of the Year, while Cooper #Smoragiewicz of #Summit's clutch boots win him #Kicker of the Year! Interviews and HMs from #Bernards #Manville #Montgomery #Spotswood and #Union at the link! #BigCentral

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3 months ago

Back again this year, Rahway’s Andrew Avent claims CJSR Three-Way Player of the Year in 2025 As many who have followed Central Jersey Sports Radio over the years know, beyond the typical Player of the Year winners, we often choose "specialty" awards, or put another way, find ways for more players than just a handful to be recognized. Over 50 Big Central student-athletes are being noted this year alone, whether they be the Player of the Year in a particular category, win a specialty award, or are Honorable Mentions in any of several categories.

Back again this year, #Rahway's Andrew #Avent claims CJSR #ThreeWay Player of the Year in 2025! Read more at the link! #NJFootball #BigCentral

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3 months ago

A winner whichever side of the ball he’s on, Logan Stevens of Bernards is CJSR’s 2025 Two-Way Player of the Year There are the offensive numbers, and the defensive numbers. Then, there are the intangibles. Logan Stevens has all of them. He's the Central Jersey Sports Radio Two-Way Player of the Year, getting it done all over the field. It was another outstanding year for Stevens, who ran it 125 times for 1,100 yards even and 14 touchdowns, including five multiple touchdown games, one of which came in the playoffs.

NEW: A winner whichever side of the ball he's on, Logan #Stevens of #Bernards is CJSR's 2025 Two-Way Player of the Year! Plus HMs from #Brearley #JFK #NewProvidence #RosellePark #Woodbridge! #NJFootball #BigCentral

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3 months ago

Bridgewater-Raritan’s D.J. Catalano led Panthers to first title, is named 2025 Central Jersey Sports Radio Coach of the Year Being Coach of the Year isn't just about having the best team or the most skilled players. Well, you probably have to have most of them, or you're not playing for championships any time soon. But often, it's about something extra: overcoming some adversity, or simply making a key decision or two, more than the next guy. Sometimes, it's Xs and Os, sometimes it's something most don't see.

FINAL ROUND OF AWARDS!! #BridgewaterRaritan's D.J. #Catalano led #Panthers to first title, is named 2025 Central Jersey Sports Radio #CoachoftheYear! #NJFootball #BigCentral

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3 months ago

Central Jersey Sports Radio announces football “Specialty Awards” for 2025 Our goal at Central Jersey Sports Radio since our founding in 2020 has always been to bring attention to all the great things done by the many outstanding student-athletes in our area, both on and off the field. Even with Honorable Mentions in each category, just having one each of Offensive, Defensive Special Teams and Two-Way Player of the Year isn't quite enough to cover the massive 59-team Big Central Conference.

NEW! Central Jersey Sports Radio announces football "Specialty Awards" for 2025. Including players from #Phillipsburg #Colonia #Montgomery #Plainfield #Johnson #Piscataway #Bernards and #Summit, all at the link! #NJFootball #BigCentral

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3 months ago

Dre Garcia’s pick, handoff to Greg Brown, earns Ridge Red Devils the win for the 2025 Highlight Reel Play of the Year Seven nominees, seven really good highlights. But in the end, the fans must pick one. With nearly six thousand votes cast, the Ridge Red Devils nearly had a plurality, earning almost 29-hundred votes - and almost 48 percent of the total - in our fan balloting for the 2025 Highlight Reel Play of the Year. And like many nominees - and some past champions - it wasn't a play that was drawn up or routinely worked on at the end of practice.

WINNER in FAN VOTE! Dre #Garcia's pick, handoff to Greg #Brown, earns #Ridge #RedDevils the win for the 2025 #HighlightReel #PlayoftheYear! Plus HMs from #BoundBrook and #Cranford! #NJFootball #BigCentral

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3 months ago

New Brunswick breaks through, ends 32-game skid, and Zebras are honored with CJSR’s Perseverance Award for 2025 Losing streaks are tough to break. Just ask Highland Park and JP Stevens, who both broke losing streaks over the last couple of years, nearly back-to-back - the Owls at the end of 2023, and the Hawks to start 2024. New Brunswick - which won state titles as recently as 2003 and 2006 under John Quinn - has struggled with numbers for a Group 5 school, and it's shown in the results.

NEW! #NewBrunswick breaks through, ends 32-game skid, and #Zebras are honored with CJSR's #PerseveranceAward for 2025! With Zi'youn Brown, Nazir Pollard, Micheal Galindo and HC Geoff Chrisman at the link! #NJFootball #BigCentral

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3 months ago

“Mature beyond his age,” A’Arrow Andrewz of Woodbridge earns CJSR 2025 Leadership Award Joe Goerge has only been the head coach at Woodbridge for two seasons, but he's already seen enough to know the kind of young man A'Arrow Andrewz is. He's an "exceptional leader" and "mature beyond his age," Goerge says. And that's why he's the winner of Central Jersey Sports Radio's Leadership Award for 2025. It all begins with commitment to the Barron program.

"Mature beyond his age," A'Arrow #Andrewz of #Woodbridge earns CJSR 2025 #LeadershipAward! Plus HMs from #NewBrunswick #Colonia #NewProvidence #NJFootball #BigCentral

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3 months ago

From 1-9 in 2024 to sectional finals – for the first time ever – in 2025, Montgomery is the CJSR Turnaround Team of the Year A number of Big Central Conference football programs made big strides in 2025. Bound Brook increased its win total from 1-8 to 5-5. Brearley also got to .500 after going winless last season. Sayreville went from 4-6 to 9-2. But none increased their win total by as much as Montgomery did, with the Cougars going from 1-9 to 8-4, a plus-seven in the win column under first-year head coach Sean Carty, who took over the program - promoted from Offensive Coordinator - after Zoran Milich, the school's first and only coach, stepped down after the 2024 season.

OUR FIRST AWARD OF THE NIGHT! From 1-9 in 2024 to sectional finals - for the first time ever - in 2025, #Montgomery is the CJSR Turnaround Team of the Year! HC Sean Carty plus Jack Kristjanson, Trey McFadden, Mike Bellamy at the link! #NJFootball #BigCentral

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3 months ago

We’ve tallied up all the numbers, and it’s Rahway’s Andrew Avent who is the 2025 Higgins Speed Lab “Speedster of the Year” All season long, Central Jersey Sports Radio has been highlighting Big Central Conference's "Speedster of the Week" presented by Higgins Speed Lab in South Brunswick, recognizing the top runningbacks in the league every week of the 2025 season. Now, at the end of the year, we tallied up all the outstanding players who made the list - assigned them points, 10 for a first place finish, nine for second, etc.

We've tallied up all the numbers, and it's #Rahway's Andrew #Avent who is the 2025 #HigginsSpeedLab "#Speedster of the Year!" Plus Top 10 finishes from #Somerville, #Phillipsburg #Brearley #Summit #OldBridge #Voorhees #Carteret #Woodbridge #Sayreville #BigCentral #NJFootball

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4 months ago

Big Central Conference unveils divisional alignments for 2026, 2027, with big school divisions little changed, but more movement among mid-size, smaller schools The Big Central Conference has announced its divisional alignments and schedule for the next two-year scheduling cycle - which covers the 2026 and 2027 seasons - with very few major changes at the top levels. The American Gold was untouched, but Hunterdon Central moved out of the American Silver division, which was reduced to four members: defending champion Phillipsburg, Ridge, Hillsborough and Bridgewater-Raritan, two of whom - the Stateliners and the Panthers.

BREAKING: #BigCentral Conference unveils #divisional #alignments for 2026, 2027, with big school divisions little changed, but more movement among mid-size, smaller schools. See where teams moved AND CROSSOVERS at the link! #NJFootball

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4 months ago

Here are Coach Matt Bastardi’s Elite QB “Elite Performers of the Year” for 2025! It's been a long high school football season - starting in the heat and seemingly constant sunshine of summer, heading through whatever passes for fall in New Jersey, into the cold weather for the playoffs. And with the 2025 season officially in the rear view mirror, here are the "Elite Performers of the Year," brought to you by Elite QB Football Training Academy!

NEW! Here are Coach Matt Bastardi's Elite QB "Elite Performers of the Year" for 2025! Including players from #Montgomery #JFK #Pingry #Hightstown #ScotchPlainsFanwood #StPeters (SI) #Bernards #Princeton #HunterdonCentral and #Rahway! #NJFootball #BigCentral

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4 months ago

It’s time for you – the fans – to pick the Central Jersey Sports Radio 2025 “Highlight Reel Play of the Year!” Watch, then vote! Central Jersey Sports Radio is giving YOU the chance to weigh in on your favorite play of the 2025 high school football season, as submitted by Big Central Conference coaches! All our finalists are in the montage below... Watch the video below, then scroll down to vote for your favorite!!Voting ends at NOON on Monday, 8th. Remember: Vote early, vote often! The winner will be announced during our Big Central Conference Postseason Awards Show on Thursday, December 11 at 7 pm!

It's time for you - the fans - to pick the Central Jersey Sports Radio 2025 "Highlight Reel Play of the Year!" Watch, then vote! #BoundBrook #Cranford #Johnson #Metuchen #Montgomery #Ridge #Woodbridge! #BigCentral #NJFootball

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4 months ago

Winslow’s second straight Group 4 title gives Eagles top Strength Index rating in NJ in 2025 A win in the Group 4 title game over Ramapo makes Winslow Twp. the top-rated New Jersey high school football, according to the Strength Index, a major part of the NJSIAA's playoff formula. In Central Jersey Sports Radio's final unofficial calculations, the Eagles finished the year No. 1, with an SI value of 109.49 points. That's 4.63 points higher than Don Bosco Prep, which was upset by St.

NEW: #Winslow's second straight Group 4 title gives Eagles top #StrengthIndex rating in #NJFootball in 2025. Where did everyone end up? #Camden #CedarCreek #WashingtonTwp #Glassboro #SJR #DePaul #BigCentral #SFC #WJFL #NJIC #ShoreConference

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4 months ago

Big Central football standouts make their college picks official on National Signing Day It's the "early" National Letter of Intent Signing Day across the country, and many football players from the Big Central Conference will be submitting their letters, cementing their college choice. We'll be keeping track, school by school, player by player all day as those student-athletes make their announcements. This story will be updated throughout the day once those decisions become official.

NEW: #BigCentral #football standouts make their #college picks official on #NationalSigningDay! This story will be updated throughout the evening. #Sayreville #Union #Franklin #Aquinas #Colonia #StJoseph #BridgewaterRaritan #Piscataway

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4 months ago

Big Central Conference unveils 2025 All-Division football teams The Big Central Conference has announced its All-Division teams for 2025, honoring 420 student-athletes from all 59 schools across 12 divisions. The All-Division teams are chosen by the BCC coaches themselves, with teams that finish higher in the standings earning more representation. Here's a look, division by division. AMERICAN GOLD DIVISION First Team St. Joseph-Metuchen: Justin Scaramuzzo (QB/DB), Mike Wellet (ILB/FB), Brody Picariello (OL/DL), Tim Kwiatkowski (OL/DL), Reggie Bropleh (DB/HB), Jason Gross (DL/OL), Tom Myers (End/OLB), Joe Ketusky (DB/HB), Titan Larkin (OL/DL)

NEW: #BigCentral Conference unveils 2025 #AllDivision football teams. See who was chosen by the coaches at the link! #NJFootball #Awards

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4 months ago

It’s been a while since these teams have lost a Big Central football game, and they’ll go into 2026 with long winning streaks The Bernards football team began the 2025 season with a 23-game winning streak against the Big Central Conference. After winning the North 2, Group 2 title in 2023, then reaching the finals in 2024, this year's team suffered a first-round exit, falling to Madison at home, 22-21. These things happen, but Bernards will ride a 32-game win streak against league competition into the 2026 season, with a chance to set the Big Central record.

WRAPPING UP: It's been a while since these teams have lost a #BigCentral football game, and they'll go into 2026 with long winning streaks. More at the link! #Bernards #NewProvidence #Manville #StJoseph And whay about #Glassboro? #NJFootball

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4 months ago

OPINION: High School Football has a shiny new toy, but NJ coaches seem hell-bent on breaking it As the folks at Varsity Aces - Twitter home of the Bergen Record high school sports scribes - noted on Friday, conversation among reporters in the MetLife Stadium press box during the first four of seven state football championships centered around the seeding procedure for the state tournament. Specifically, it appeared to center around how the state divides up its "sections" on Cutoff Weekend.

OPINION: #HighSchool #Football has a shiny new toy, but NJ coaches seem hell-bent on breaking it. Because who's not up for Hammonton at Northern Highlands in the opening round in 2025? Read more at the link! #NJFootball #BigCentral #WJFL #SFC #NJIC #ShoreConference

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4 months ago

“The Big Central in 2 Minutes” – State Semifinals! Thanksgiving is here, but once that's done, that's it for Big Central football in 2025, and Mike Pavlichko takes a look back on this week's edition of "The Big Central in 2 Minutes!" On this week's episode, Mike looks back at tough state semifinal losses for Phillipsburg and Bridgewater-Raritan, while teasing the Stateliners' game against Easton on Turkey Day, and the final Thanksgiving Day game between Roselle and Roselle Park - of which, …

POD DROP: "The #BigCentral in 2 Minutes!" We look back at #Bridgewater and #Phillipsburg, ahead to #Thanksgiving, and look ahead to new #BCC alignments! #NJFootball #Roselle #RosellePark #OldBridge