Covering High School Football in the Big Central Conference
St. Thomas Aquinas senior RB, Elijah Abass-Shereef rushed 20 times for 180 yards and 3 TDs while going over 1,000 yards for the 2023 season during the Trojans 42-14 victory over Immaculata at the Torpey Athletic Complex in Bridgewater on Thanksgiving Eve.
Phillipsburg’s senior RB, John Wargo rumbles to his third rushing TD of the game midway through the 4th quarter in the Stateliners 47-12 victory over Easton on Thanksgiving.
Junior QB Jett Genovese rushed for two TDs in Phillipsburg’s 47-12 victory over arch rival Easton on Thanksgiving.
Bernards finished its historic season at 12-1 following its loss to Westwood in the North Jersey Group 2 Regionaliz Championship last Friday. Six Big Central Conference schools will be in action in four games on Thanksgiving Eve and Thanksgiving Day.
Big Central Gridiron will be covering one of the oldest rivalries in New Jersey between arch rivals Phillipsburg and Easton for the first time ever on Thursday.
Bernards’ Jake Caldwell picks up one of his team high 11 total tackles in the game on this play late in the 2nd quarter versus Westwood in the North Jersey Group 2 Regional Championship on Friday night.
Bernards celebrates first sectional championship of the playoff era with a giant leap from Offensive Coordinator, Dave Carmon.
The Bernards Football team celebrates its first sectional championship of the playoff era after defeating Lakeland, 23-17 in overtime in the 2023 NJSIAA North Jersey Section 2 Group 2 Championship on Friday night.
Senior QB Connor Laverty will lead Bernards against Lakeland in the 2023 NJSIAA North Jersey Section 2 Group 2 Championship on Friday night. The Mountaineers will be attempting to win its first sectional title.
With No. 6 St. Joseph’s falling to Seton Hall Prep in the 2023 NJSIAA Non-Public A Playoffs last Saturday, only three BCC remain in the state playoffs: Bernards, St. Thomas Aquinas, and Phillipsburg.
