SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ—The final week of the regular season is here. Week 9 is upon us as we approach Halloween this Sunday, Election Day next Tuesday, and the opening round of the NJSIAA State Playoffs next weekend. Another big week is on tap for Big Central Gridiron.
On Thursday evening, BCG will head over to Avery Ward Field in Kenilworth to take in the BCC Crossover between two neighborhood rivals playing in Division 1A and 1B, David Brearley and Jonathan Dayton. Weather permitting, we’ll be at Tiger Stadium at Cooper Field in Linden on Friday afternoon to take in the Division 4 Freshmen contest between Linden and Woodbridge.
Following the Freshmen Game on Friday, BCG will travel down Route 9 to Lombari Field and DeMarco Stadium in Old Bridge to see a neighborhood clash between two old GMC Red foes, Old Bridge and Sayreville in a BCC Division 5 crossover. Then, on Saturday, BCG will have a BCC Doubleheader.
First, Big Central Gridiron will travel over to Herm Shaw Field in Roselle Park on Saturday morning to take in another BCC Small School Crossover between the hometown Panthers and Belvidere of Warren County. Afterwards, we will head west on Route 28 to Plainfield High School and Hub Stine Field to see the Cardinals in action versus Perth Amboy.
Below are BCG’s picks for Week 9:
David Brearley vs. Jonathan Dayton
Sayreville over Old Bridge
Belvidere over Roselle Park
Plainfield over Perth Amboy
St. Thomas Aquinas over Delaware Valley
Colonia over Scotch Plains-Fanwood
Somerville over Summit
Piscataway over Carteret
Hillsborough over North Brunswick
Bridgewater-Raritan over South Brunswick
Edison over Watchung Hills
Union over Hunterdon Central
Ridge over Elizabeth
Phillipsburg over Westfield
Warren Hills over Hackettstown
Bernards over Middlesex
Roselle over Bound Brook
South Hunterdon over Morrisville (PA)
North Plainfield over South River
New Providence over Spotswood
Manville over Metuchen
J.F. Kennedy over J.P. Stevens
Woodbridge over Linden
Cranford over Montgomery
North Hunterdon over Voorhees
Monroe over New Brunswick
East Brunswick over Franklin
Governor Livingston over A.L. Johnson
Hillside over Rahway