Bernards Junior wideout, Aidan Gribben hauls in a TD catch in the first half of the Mountaineers 42-7 victory at Governor Livingston on October 21st. The Mountaineers went coast to coast as BCG’s No. 1 Small School team in 2023.
Phillipsburg RB, John Wargo hurdles over an Easton defender during the Stateliners 47-12 victory over the Red Rovers on Thanksgiving. Phillipsburg ends the 2023 season as the No. 1 team in the final BCG Hunterdon-Warren County Top 10.
The Summit Hilltoppers were one of the highest scoring teams in the Big Central in 2023. Summit also reached the North Jersey Section 2 Group 3 semifinals, and finished No. 1 in Union County according to Big Central Gridiron.
Bernards had an historic season in 2023. The Mountaineers not only was the only Big Central school to win a sectional championship, but also won the most games in school history.
Senior RB Elijah Abass-Shereef was one of two 1,000 yard rushers at St. Thomas Aquinas this season. Abass-Shereef and fellow RB Chase Young led the Trojans to the top of the Middlesex County heap in 2023.