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

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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The playoffs are here! Part Two of our first round, Big Central postseason preview, with a look at Groups 1 through 3 It's time for the playoffs! We got through opening weekend in the sweltering heat of the late dog days of August. We didn't really have much of a fall, but the weather mostly nice. And Cutoff Weekend last weekend saw some teams sweating it out, some disappointed, and others rewarded for their play during the season. Now, it's time to get it all going!

The #playoffs are here! Part Two of our first round, #BigCentral postseason #preview, with a look at Groups 1 through 3! Including #Cranford #Summit #Somerville #Bernards #Voorhees #Johnson #Brearley #NewProvidence #BoundBrook and #Manville! #NJFootball #NJSIAA

Workman’s effort, nearly 300 rushing yards from Somerville’s Aidan Vesuvio-Bush earn him Higgins Speed Lab “Speedster of the Week” honors for Week 7 As we've been doing all season long, Central Jersey Sports Radio is highlighting the high school football "Speedster of the Week" presented by Higgins Speed Lab in South Brunswick, recognizing the top runningbacks in the Big Central Conference every week. And the Week Seven winner is Somerville's Aidan Vesuvio-Bush! Back on Friday night, in a 40-28 win over Plainfield heard live on Central Jersey Sports Radio…

Workman's effort, nearly 300 rushing yards from #Somerville's Aidan #VesuvioBush earn him #HigginsSpeedLab "Speedster of the Week" honors for Week 7! Plus others from #Rahway #OldBridge #BRearley #Phillipsburg #Plainfield #Sayreville #Carteret #Ridge! #NJFootball #BigCentral

Cutoff Weekend Group 1 Playoff Update: New Providence still has good shot at No. 1 seed, but may need help; can Brearley make it with a win? It's Cutoff Weekend in New Jersey high school football, and we're taking a look at the playoff scenarios for every Big Central team in contention. This week, Strength Index values are locked in, and out-of-state opponent SI values also have been updated by Gridiron New Jersey, which does all the official calculations of the NJ UPR formula for the NJSIAA. And we've double- and triple-checked our own standings to make sure they match with Gridiron's.

Cutoff Weekend Group 1 #Playoff Update: #NewProvidence still has good shot at No. 1 seed, but may need help; can #Brearley make it with a win? Plus #Belvidere #BoundBrook #HighlandPark #Manville

Group 1 Playoff Chase for Week 7: New Providence in running for a top seed, Manville is in, while Bound Brook and Highland Park try to make their push With the NJSIAA's Cutoff Weekend for high school football next week in New Jersey, Central Jersey Sports Radio is taking a closer look at the race for the playoffs, including who's in the running for top seeds, who's in, who's jockeying for position, and who has some work to do just to get in, or stay in the hunt. We'll break down each supersection, with individual team analysis for all Big Central Conference schools.

Group 1 #Playoff Chase for Week 7: #NewProvidence in running for a top seed, #Manville is in, while #Brearley, #BoundBrook and #HighlandPark try to make their push. We break it down at the link! #NJFootball #NJSIAA #BigCentral

With personal best, Shaun Jackson of Sayreville and his 338 rush yards make him the Week 6 Higgins Speed Lab “Speedster of the Week” As we've been doing all season long, Central Jersey Sports Radio is highlighting the high school football "Speedster of the Week" presented by Higgins Speed Lab in South Brunswick, recognizing the top runningbacks in the Big Central Conference every week. And the Week Six winner is Sayreville's Shaun Jackson! Last week, Jackson carried 20 times for 338 yards and four touchdowns in a big 37-28 win over Franklin, that keeps Sayreville in the hunt for the top seed in Central Jersey Group 5, with Cutoff Weekend just two weeks away.

NEW! With personal best, Shaun #Jackson of #Sayreville and his 338 rush yards make him the Week 6 #HigginsSpeedLab "Speedster of the Week!" And see who else made the list from #Brearley #Woodbridge #Rahway #Spotswood #Somerville #Johnson #Union #Hillsborough and #BoundBrook! #BigCentral

UNOFFICIAL Playoff Standings Update: Group 1 While most high school football teams across New Jersey played Friday night, still more have to play Saturday. But with much of Week 6 in the books, here's a look at Central Jersey Sports Radio's projections on updated playoff standings. All our projections are unofficial and based on scores reported to Gridiron New Jersey - the official calculator of the NJSIAA's UPR formula - with additional scores gathered from various media sources.

UNOFFICIAL Playoff Standings Update: Group 1. #NewProvidence #Brearley #Roselle Park #Manville #BoundBrook #Middlesex #HighlandPark

Rinse, repeat! Rahway’s Andrew Avent takes “Speedster of the Week” honors, presented by Higgins Speed Lab in South Brunswick, for a second straight week with best BCC night of ’25 As we've been doing all season long, Central Jersey Sports Radio is highlighting the high school football "Speedster of the Week" presented by Higgins Speed Lab in South Brunswick, recognizing the top runningbacks in the Big Central Conference every week. And the Week Five winner is Andrew Avent of Rahway... again! Last week, Avent became the fifth different Big Central student-athlete to be honored as "Speedster of the Week" in the first five weeks of the season (Weeks 0 through 4).

Rinse, repeat! #Rahway's #Andrew Avent takes "#Speedster of the Week" honors, presented by #HigginsSpeedLab in South Brunswick, for a second straight week with best #BCC night of '25. Plus top 10 including #Carteret #Voorhees #Sayreville #Brearley #Metuchen #Woodbridge #SouthPlainfield and more!

Brearley pulls away from South Hunterdon for 21-0 road win, third straight victory Following an 0-10 season, Brearley made a football coaching change for 2025, bringing in alum Elliot Platt. And after three losses to start the season, making it 15 straight defeats going back to the final game of 2023, all of a sudden the Bears have figured it out and won three straight. The latest came Friday night all the way out in Lambertville against South Hunterdon, a 21-0 victory that evened their record at 3-3, with winnable games down the stretch against South River, Metuchen and Dayton.

FINAL! #Brearley pulls away from #SouthHunterdon for 21-0 road win, third straight victory! Marcus Borden has video reaction from the HC, plus seniors Matthew Resende and Joe Squillari! #BigCentral #NJFootball

Friday Night Big Central Roundup: Bridgewater takes first loss, but eight other unbeatens remain perfect, plus Spotswood after Thursday win, while Brearley and Bound Brook make strides It was nearly a perfect 10-for-10 for the Big Central Conference teams that entered Week 4 undefeated. Spotswood kicked things off in fine fashion with a solid 34-3 win over a good Highland Park team Thursday night, behind 108 rushing yards from Sebastian "Sebby" Saracino, and two TD runs from Se'mir Tolbert-Brimage, who also scored on defense with a pick-six.

Friday Night #BigCentral Roundup: #Bridgewater takes first loss, but eight other unbeatens remain perfect, plus #Spotswood after Thursday win, while #Brearley and #Bound Brook make strides. Recaps, links, notes, scores and sked at the link! #NJFootball

Brody Nugent sets Old Bridge single-game passing record, earns Week 3 Bellamy & Son Paving Player of the Week nod One of the big names people were talking about in the preseason - in the context of who could have a really big year - was Brody Nugent of Old Bridge. The senior quarterback had 2,170 passing yards and 1,831 career rushing yards coming into the season, and with a host of talent around him was expected to be the leader of an offense that had a lot of pieces back.

WINNER! Brody #Nugent sets #OldBridge single-game passing record, earns Week 3 #Bellamy & Son Paving #BigCentral #PlayeroftheWeek nod! Plus HMs from #Brearley #Woodbridge #StJoseph and #Sayreville! And other nominations! #NJFootball

“The Big Central in 2 Minutes” – Week 3 Edition: More first wins for new coaches The newest coaches in the Big Central Conference continue to get their first wins for their new schools, with four turning the trick this past week, including Zack Gega of East Brunswick, Elliot Platt of Brearley, Mark Ciccotelli at Linden and Isa Abdul-Quddus at Hillside. There was plenty more going on around the league, as reporter Mike Pavlichko takes a closer look at all that and much more - including a look at this Friday's Bellamy & Son paving Game of the Week and a peek at how the playoffs will look under the NJSIAA's newest tweak to the process for 2025 - on this week's edition of "The Big Central in Two Minutes!" Click below to listen to the Week 4 edition of "The Big Central in Two Minutes":

"The #BigCentral in 2 Minutes" - Week 3 Edition: More first wins for new coaches, including at #Brearley #EastBrunswick #Union and #Linden. Plus we talk about the new #playoff tweaks and more ... at the link! #NJFootball

2024 Big Central Preview: Freedom Gold Division Our final two divisions to preview in the Big Central Conference are the Freedom Divisions, a pair of six-team groupings including some of the smallest schools in the league. The Freedom Gold defending champion is Spotswood, which was 8-2 a year ago, but lost a big senior group. North Brunswick transfer Se'mir Tolbert-Brimage will take over at quarterback. Brearley and Roselle Park are expected to challenge.

Our final day of #BigCentral division previews starts with the Freedom Gold. Defending champ is #Spotswood, plus #Brearley #Dayton #RosellePark #HighlandPark and #SouthRiver. Listen at the link! #BCC #NJFootball

2025 Big Central Preview: Freedom Gold Division Since we worked our way from the Group 5 schools down to the Group 1 last year, Central Jersey Sports Radio will start our 2025 division previews with the some small school love, beginning with the Freedom Gold and Silver, then the Patriot, and running all the way up to the Group 5 divisions. In the Freedom Gold, Spotswood is coming off its second straight 8-2 season, and second straight division title under head coach Chris Meagher, whose team should again, at the very least, compete for the title.

Our first of the preseason! CJSR's 2025 #BigCentral Preview: Freedom Gold Division. A closer look at #Spotswood #HighlandPark #Dayton #RosellePark #SouthRiver and #Brearley! #NJFootball

Early look at Big Central Football 2025: Crowded Freedom Gold returns with GMC stalwarts Spotswood, Highland Park leading the way Based on recent success, Spotswood's sweep of the Freedom Gold Division in 2024 didn't come as a shock to anyone who follows Big Central Football, but boy was Highland Park a pleasant surprise after breaking the state's longest active losing streak of 51 games in 2023. The Owls finished second in the six team division, going 6-3 overall, 4-1 in the division - their only loss to the Chargers - en route to their best season since going 6-4 in 2016, the last time they'd won a game until they closed their season two years ago with…

Early look at #BigCentral Football 2025: Crowded Freedom Gold returns with #GMC stalwarts #Spotswood, #HighlandPark leading the way! Plus #Dayton #RosellePark #Brearley and #SouthRiver! #NJFootball

#ChristianPorter the barrister defending #Cassius ‘s murderer #Brearley , leaves the court with his lawyer wife after sentencing. Brearley was given life. Lost yet another case?