Both Somerville QB Brenden Pacheco and Phillipsburg QB Jett Genovese will be in action on Friday night as the Pioneers and Stateliners look to advance to their first-ever state championship game in football.
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ – On Friday night, the 2024 New Jersey High School Football continues with its slate of Week 12 contests involving teams from the Big Central Conference. Both games will be state semifinal games. The Big Central schools will be hosting these games.
Big Central Gridiron plans to cover one of these two state semifinal games this week. Somerville will be hosting Mainland Regional in the Group 3 State Semifinals at Brooks Field while Phillipsburg hosts Ramapo in the Group 4 State Semifinals on Friday night.
Below is the Big Central Conference Week 12 Schedule. Camera icons indicate that the game is being streamed. NFHS Network games require a subscription.
| Matchup | Time/Score | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|
 Phillipsburg |
 Ramapo |
NJSIAA North Jersey Group 4 Regional Final 35-6  |
Bellis Field @ Maloney Stadium |
 Somerville |
 Mainland Regional |
NJSIAA South Jersey Group 3 35-36 |
Brooks Field |
