Union Moves into Top 10 for First Time Since 2021
In preparation for Week 4, Big Central Gridiron put together its latest top ten following Week 3 play. Ridge climbs to No. 2 after a solid effort in defeat to top-ranked Phillipsburg two weeks ago, and then a 28-7 victory over Hillsborough last week.
Three teams from the always-tough BCC American Silver Division make up the BCG Top Five (Phillipsburg, Ridge, and Hunterdon Central) and four teams in that division are ranked in BCG’s Top Seven. Meanwhile, Union of the American Gold Division of the BCC moves into the Top 10 for the first time since the end of the 2021 season. Latest record in parenthesis:
- Phillipsburg (3-0)
- Ridge (2-1)
- Watchung Hills (4-0)
- Montgomery (4-0)
- Hunterdon Central (4-0)
- St. Thomas Aquinas (4-0)
- Hillsborough (3-1)
- Union (3-1)
- North Brunswick (3-0)
- Bernards (4-0)
Other Teams Considered: Sayreville (3-1), Summit (2-1), Linden (3-1), Plainfield (2-1), Cranford (2-1), Piscataway (2-2), Woodbridge (2-2), Colonia (2-2), Plainfield (2-1), Carteret (3-1), Hillside (2-1), Bridgewater-Raritan (1-3), St. Joseph’s (1-2), Edison (1-3), New Providence (3-1), and Governor Livingston (3-1).