1994 Somerville Pioneers Football

Thirtieth Anniversary of CJ Group 2 Champion Pioneers

The 2024 season marks the 30th anniversary of the 1994 Somerville Pioneers football team.  This tearm was recently honored when Somerville opened its season with a 21-20 victory over Hillsborough in Week 0. This edition of the Somerville Pioneers completed one of the biggest turnarounds in school history. 

Going from a winless 0-9 in 1993, the Pioneers not only finished 8-3 overall but also won the Raritan Division of the Skyland Conference with a 4-0 mark and the NJSIAA Central Jersey Group 2 Championship.  The sectional crown was the first for the Pioneers since 1986.  Take a look at the 1994 Somerville Pioneers season below.

1994 Somerville Pioneers Football Schedule

Date	Winner	Winning Score	Loser	Losing Score
9/23/94	Bridgewater-Raritan	14	Somerville	13
9/30/94	Somerville	34	Warren Hills	12
10/8/94	Somerville	34	Hackettstown	0
10/14/94	Somerville	37	Delaware Valley	20
10/22/94	Somerville	17	Franklin	14
10/28/94	Somerville	42	Voorhees	27
11/4/94	North Hunterdon	41	Somerville	7
11/11/94	Somerville	28	Watchung Hills	7
11/19/94	Somerville	29	Asbury Park	20
11/24/94	Hillsborough	29	Somerville	7
12/4/94	Somerville	21	Manasquan	14

Statistics

• Final Record:  8-3 – Central Jersey Group 2 Champions
• Division Record: 4-0 – Skyland Conference Raritan Division Champions
• Home:  3-2
• Away/Neutral:  5-1
• 1993 Record:  0-9
• Points For:  269
• Points Against:  198
• PPG:  24.5
• PAPG:  18.0
• Largest margin of victory:  34 points vs. Hackettstown
• Closest margin of victory:  3 points vs. Franklin
• Most points scored in a game: 42 vs. Voorhees
• Longest winning streak:  5 games (from September 30 to October 28)
• Shutouts:  One vs. Hackettstown
• Offensive firepower:  Six games where Somerville scored 28 points or more.
• Defensive grit:  Six games where Somerville held opponents to 17 points or less.

Head Coach

• Kevin Carty Sr. – 1st year

Key Players

• QB Kevin Carty Jr.
• RB/DB Tres Dorsey
• RB/DB Darnell Carter
• FB/LB Terrell Williams
• TE/LB Tatum Williams
• WR Steve Werts
• WR Dashawn Dorsey
• WR Ryan Gibson
• WR Sean Carty
• SS/TE Brent McGuiness
• DL/OL John VanDoren
• DL/OL Tom Camacho
• P/K Mike Buchanan

1994 Central Jersey Group 2 State Tournament

NOTE:  Back in 1994, the format for the state playoffs was much different.  There wasn’t a group state champion.  There wasn’t even a regional championship.  Only four teams qualified per section.  The way teams qualified for the state tournament was also different.  The 1994 season was the first time since 1981 that the NJSIAA football state championship games were played at Giants Stadium.