Covering High School Football in the Big Central Conference
On Friday night, South Plainfield travels over to Krausche Field in North Plainfield to take on the Canucks in their annual rivalry game. This will be the 51st meeting all-time between the Tigers and the Canucks with North Plainfield leading the series 31-18-1.
Bernards looks to continue its winning ways when it travels to Tap Webb Field in Alexandria to take on Delaware Valley in a huge early-season showdown in the BCC Patriot Gold Division on Friday night.
North Brunswick looks to get back on the right track when it hosts St. Thomas Aquinas in a key Big Central Conference National Silver Division showdown at Libro Field on Friday night.
On Friday night, Piscataway heads down to DeMarco Stadium at Lombardi Field behind Carl Sandburg Middle School in Old Bridge to take on the Knights. This will be the 31st meeting all-time between the Chiefs and the Knights with Piscataway leading the series 24-6.
Recently, the 1994 Somerville Pioneers Football team was honored at a Week 0 football game between Somerville and Hillsborough at Brooks Field. The 1994 Somerville Pioneers finished 8-3 and won the CJ Group 2 Championship.
New Providence huddles up at mid-field before last year’s game versus Delaware Valley. The Pioneers host Governor Livingston in the 43rd edition of their rivalry game at Lieder Field on Friday night.
Middlesex and Roselle Park were also in Week 1 action on Thursday night. The Blue Jays rebounded nicely from its opening week loss at Metuchen with a 42-8 victory over the Panthers.
On Friday night, Governor Livingston travels to nearby Lieder Field in New Providence to take on the Pioneers. The Week 1 meeting between the Highlanders and the Pioneers will be the 43rd meeting between the two schools since 1969. New Providence leads the series 32-8-2.
Perth Amboy and Carteret will be meeting for the 97th time at The Pit in Carteret on Friday night. The Ramblers will be looking to win their third straight in the series. Perth Amboy leads the all time series 50-44-2.
For the first time since 2017, the South Brunswick Vikings defeated North Brunswick. The Raiders had a five-game winning streak against the Vikes entering their Week 1 clash at Steve Libro Field on Thursday night. North Brunswick still leads the series 27-21-1.
