Big Central Gridiron’s Week 11 Picks

SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ—Week 11 brings another round of NJSIAA Regional Crossover games along with semifinal round playoff games except for the Non-Public tournaments, which begin play this week. It will be another big week of football coverage for Big Central Gridiron.

On Thursday evening, BCG will take a drive up to Morris County, and Mendham High School to take in the NJSIAA Regional Crossover between the Minutemen and Roselle. Then, on Friday, BCG will travel up to Memorial Field in Cranford to cover the North Jersey Section 2 Group 3 Semifinal between the Cougars and Pascack Valley.

Finally, on Saturday, Big Central Gridiron plans to head down to South Jersey to see two BCC teams in playoff action. First, BCG will head down to Egg Harbor City, and Cedar Creek High School to take in first half action in the much anticipated South Jersey Group 3 semifinal between the Pirates and 4th seeded Somerville.

Then, BCG will drive west on Route 30 over to Hammonton and Capella Field to see the Wildcats of St. Joe’s Hammonton host 6th seeded St. Thomas Aquinas in the opening round of the Non-Public Group B playoffs. There are a number of tough games to pick this week.

Below are BCG’s picks for Week 11:

NJSIAA Regional Crossover Games

Mendham over Roselle

Manchester Regional over Dunellen

Governor Livingston over Metuchen


NJSIAA Semifinal Round State Playoff Games

Cranford over Pascack Valley 

Cedar Creek over Somerville

St. Joseph’s Hammonton over St. Thomas Aquinas

Hillsborough over Williamstown

Union over Paterson Eastside

Bernards over Haddonfield

Cherokee over North Brunswick

Phillipsburg over Clifton

Point Pleasant Boro over New Providence

Ridge over Ramapo

Edison over Toms River North

Colonia over Irvington

Middletown South over Sayreville

Hillside over Raritan

NOTE: Last week, Big Central Gridiron was 32-12, and is now 248-59 overall on the season in its weekly picks.