2024 BCG Season Rewind – BCC Freedom Silver

SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ – Before we begin the 2025 New Jersey High School football season, let’s take a quick look back at the 2024 campaign.  Next stop on the tour is the Big Central Conference’s Freedom Silver Division, won by Belvidere followed by Middlesex and Manville.

The Seaters, led by the quartet of QB/LB Kyle Blew, RB/LB Brayden Stefan, WR/DB Mason Chamberlain, and WR/DB Elijah White, outlasted runner-up Middlesex in the season finale to win the division, en route to an 8-2 campaign.  Meanwhile, the Blue Jays ended up second while finishing 6-4 overall behind the play of QB Dom Parenti.  Manville, led by junior QB Josh D’Ambrosio and senior RB Naquavere Thomas, was the most improved team in the division with a 7-3 overall mark. 

2024 BCC Freedom Silver Division – Final Standings

Team	Wins	Losses	PCT	Div	Conf	GF	GA	GD	L5	Strk	Last	Next
Belvidere	8	2	0.800	5-0	7-0	279	94	185	4-1	L1	VERO L20-0	---
Middlesex	6	4	0.600	4-1	6-3	273	187	86	2-3	L2	BURY L35-28	---
Manville	7	3	0.700	3-2	5-2	272	149	123	4-1	L1	PAUL L34-9	---
South Hunterdon	4	4	0.500	2-3	4-4	146	122	24	2-3	W1	DUN W38-7	---
Bound Brook	1	8	0.111	1-4	1-8	117	305	-188	0-5	L7	NPHS L30-20	---
Dunellen	0	10	0.000	0-5	0-9	88	314	-226	0-5	L10	SRHS L29-0	---

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2024 BCC Freedom Silver Division – Results

2024-09-13

Matchup		Time/Score	Location
Bound Brook	Dunellen	BCC Freedom Silver 35-20	LaMonte Field
Belvidere	Manville	BCC Freedom Silver 21-0	Domenick Colangelo Field
South Hunterdon	Middlesex	BCC Freedom Silver 8-18	Samuel E. Jefferis Athletic Stadium

2024-09-19

Matchup		Time/Score	Location
Dunellen	Belvidere	BCC Freedom Silver 0-34	Brian O’Neill Sr. Memorial Field @ Columbia Park

2024-09-20

Matchup		Time/Score	Location
South Hunterdon	Bound Brook	BCC Freedom Silver 40-14	Samuel E. Jefferis Athletic Stadium
Middlesex	Manville	BCC Freedom Silver 21-14	Memorial Field

2024-09-27

Matchup		Time/Score	Location
Belvidere	Bound Brook	BCC Freedom Silver 41-0	Domenick Colangelo Field
Manville	South Hunterdon	BCC Freedom Silver 21-14	Ned Panfile Stadium
Middlesex	Dunellen	BCC Freedom Silver 36-6	Memorial Field

2024-10-10

Matchup		Time/Score	Location
South Hunterdon	Belvidere	BCC Freedom Silver 0-36	Samuel E. Jefferis Athletic Stadium

2024-10-11

Matchup		Time/Score	Location
Bound Brook	Middlesex	BCC Freedom Silver 10-41	LaMonte Field
Dunellen	Manville	BCC Freedom Silver 14-42	Brian O’Neill Sr. Memorial Field @ Columbia Park

2024-10-25

Matchup		Time/Score	Location
Manville	Bound Brook	BCC Freedom Silver 42-3	Ned Panfile Stadium
South Hunterdon	Dunellen	BCC Freedom Silver 38-7	Samuel E. Jefferis Athletic Stadium

2024-10-26

Matchup		Time/Score	Location
Belvidere	Middlesex	BCC Freedom Silver 34-26	Domenick Colangelo Field

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BCG Rankings

School	BCG Small School Rank	BCG Overall Rank
Belvidere (8-2)	6	30
Middlesex (6-4)	9	37
Manville (7-3)	10	46
South Hunterdon (4-4)	16	51
Bound Brook (1-8)	19	57
Dunellen (0-10)	21	59

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NJSIAA/Gridiron New Jersey Rankings

Team	Region	Strength Index	OSI	Power Points	UPR
Middlesex (6-4)	South Group 1	60.57	40.27	10.78	7.4
Belvidere (8-2)	North Group 1	68.14	41.44	11.89	10.2
Manville (7-3)	South Group 1	61.40	35.74	9.22	14.2
South Hunterdon (4-4)	South Group 1	49.19	32.73	6.88	21.6
Bound Brook (1-8)	South Group 1	35.19	29.28	4.75	25.2
Dunellen (0-10)	North Group 1	32.94	25.56	4	27.2

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BCC Freedom Silver Division – Team Stats

Team	Games	Points Scored	Points Allowed	Point Differential	PPG	PAPG	PDPG	Shutouts
Belvidere	10	279	94	185	27.9	9.4	18.5	5
Manville	10	272	149	123	27.2	14.9	12.3	1
Middlesex	10	273	187	86	27.3	18.7	8.6	0
South Hunterdon	8	146	122	24	18.3	15.3	3.0	1
Bound Brook	9	117	307	-190	13.0	34.1	-21.1	0
Dunellen	10	88	314	-226	8.8	31.4	-22.6	0

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BCC Freedom Silver Division – Offensive Yardage Stats

Team	Games	Yards Rushing	Yards Passing	Total Yards	YRPG	YPPG	TYPG
Middlesex	10	1893	1039	2932	189.3	103.9	293.2
Manville	10	2308	453	2761	230.8	45.3	276.1
Belvidere	10	1116	1323	2439	111.6	132.3	243.9
South Hunterdon	8	1732	44	1776	216.5	5.5	222.0
Bound Brook	9	1037	717	1754	115.2	79.7	194.9
Dunellen	10	1715	109	1824	171.5	10.9	182.4