BCG Game Preview – Morristown at Old Bridge – October 3, 2025

SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ – On Friday night, Big Central Gridiron will travel out to DeMarco Stadium at Lombardi Field in Old Bridge for the first time in four years for a non-conference match-up between Old Bridge and Morristown.  This is the second of a home-and-home series between the two schools.  Morristown won last year’s game held in Morris County.

Both teams are battling for playoff position in their respective sections.  Old Bridge is currently ranked 6th in South Group 5, while Morristown is ranked 11th in North Group 5.  If the regular season ended today, the Knights would likely be a 3rd seed in Central Jersey Group 5 or South Jersey Group 5.  Morristown would be either a 5th or a 6th seed in North Jersey Section 1 or 2.

The Knights have a potent attack led by senior QB Brody Nugent, who can beat you with both his arm and his legs.  Nugent has thrown for 925 yards and rushed for another 354 to lead the team in both passing and rushing while accounting for 73 percent of the scoring and 75 percent of the offensive yardage. 

Junior RB Chase Rizzo (17 rushes for 166 yards and 2 TDs and 13 receptions for 263 yards and 2 TDs) and Amari Alsbrook (21 receptions for 379 yards and 5 TDs) are two key weapons at Nugent’s disposal, while basketball standout, Cam Olivencia is the Knights’ third leading receiver (9 receptions for 128 yards and a TD).  

Meanwhile, Morristown is led by the trio of junior QB Weston Elms (40 of 67 for 465 yards and a TD), sophomore RB Kenneth Sharperson (70 carries for 428 yards and 3 TDs), and senior wideout Jasaiah Brown (23 receptions for 362 yards and a TD). 

Over his three-year varsity career, Brown has caught 67 passes for 1,185 yards and 10 TDs.  The Colonials are looking to get back up to .500 and get a quality win heading down the stretch.  Let’s take a closer look at tonight’s match-up.

Big Central Gridiron’s Friday Night Match-Up

Date	Opponent	Time/Score	Location	Media
Fri, 3 Oct	Morristown	Non-Conference W 24-0	DeMarco Stadium @ Lombardi Field	PDF Sports Network

Venue

Venue	Address	Map (Click for larger view.)
DeMarco Stadium @ Lombardi Field	3439 County Rd 516 Old Bridge, NJ 08857

Media Coverage

Watch Live via PDF Sports Network at https://www.youtube.com/live/nwXrl45eyEY?si=8Y7qFql55FAUiiDm

Follow via Twitter @bcnjgridiron

Last Meeting

October 5th, 2024 at Morristown High School – Morristown won, 14-7.

Game Particulars

• View the 2025 Old Bridge Schedule
• View the Old Bridge Knights History
• View the 2025 Big Central Conference National Gold Division Schedule
• View the 2024 BCG Season Rewind – BCC National Gold
• View the Latest BCG Group 5 Top Ten
• View the Latest BCG Middlesex County Top Ten
• View the Latest BCG 1 to 59 Rankings
• View Big Central Conference Schedule for Week 5
• View the Big Central Gridiron Weather Report for October 3, 2025

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2025 BCC National Gold Standings

Team	Wins	Losses	PCT	Div	Conf	GF	GA	GD	L5	Strk	Last	Next
Piscataway	8	3	0.727	4-0	6-2	286	167	119	4-1	L1	BAY L27-13	---
Old Bridge	10	2	0.833	3-1	6-1	382	195	187	4-1	L1	WTWP L38-7	---
South Brunswick	4	6	0.400	2-2	4-4	187	231	-44	2-3	L1	LEN L27-14	---
East Brunswick	3	7	0.300	1-3	2-6	149	285	-136	2-3	W1	PAHS W35-12	---
Monroe	1	8	0.111	0-4	0-8	143	280	-137	0-5	L8	PHS L36-0	---

2025 BCC National Gold Results through Week 4

2025-09-12

Matchup		Time/Score	Location
Piscataway	Old Bridge	BCC National Gold 28-21	Kenny Armwood Stadium
South Brunswick	Monroe	BCC National Gold 31-17	Mike Elko Field

2025-09-19

Matchup		Time/Score	Location
Old Bridge	South Brunswick	BCC National Gold 45-7	DeMarco Stadium @ Lombardi Field
Monroe	East Brunswick	BCC National Gold 25-36	Hugh P. Walsh Stadium

2025-09-26

Matchup		Time/Score	Location
South Brunswick	Piscataway	BCC National Gold 0-28	Mike Elko Field
East Brunswick	Old Bridge	BCC National Gold 0-48	Jay Doyle Field

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BCG’s Tale of the Tape – Old Bridge vs. Morristown – October 3, 2025

School
Mascot	Knights	Colonials
BCC Division	Big Central Conference – National Gold Division	Super Football Conference – Liberty White Division
Head Coach	Matt Donahue (4th Year)	Casey Flynn (2nd Year)
Career Record	19-16	6-7
Record	4-1	2-3
Conference Record	3-1	2-2
Division Record	2-1	1-2
Place in Division	2nd in BCC National Gold	Tied for 4th in SFC Liberty White
Section	South Group 5	North Group 5
Rank in Section	6th	11th
BCG Group Rank	4th in Group	N/A
BCG County Rank	6th	N/A
Points Per Game	32.6	13.2
Points Allowed Per Game	9.6	20.0
Shutouts	1	1
Point Differential	23.0	-6.8
Largest Margin of Victory	48 points (Defeated East Brunswick 48-0 on 9/26/2025)	10 points (Defeated Randolph 24-14 on 9/5/2025)
Strength Index	77.75	61.39
Power Points	10.40	5.20
OSI	51.13	44.17
UPR	6.6	11.0
Yards Rushing Per Game	152.0	128.2
Yards Passing Per Game	190.0	116.8
Total Yards Per Game	342.0	245.0
Run/Pass Ratio	53.6% Run / 46.4% Pass	57.5% Run / 42.5% Pass
W-L Record in one-score games	0-1	1-1
W-L Record vs. teams .500 or better	1-1	0-3
Common Opponents	None.	None.  Played Summit in Week 0, and lost 14-11.

Outlook

This is the second of a home-and-home series between the Knights and Colonials.  The two teams played a year ago at Morristown High School, with the Colonials coming away with a 14-7 victory.  This is also the second non-conference game of the season for the two schools.  

Both played out-of-conference foes in their season openers, with Old Bridge defeating Cedar Creek (21-7) in the Battle at the Beach held at Rowan University, while Morristown fell to Summit at home (14-11).  Cedar Creek enters this week at 4-1 overall.  The Colonials have another non-conference game next week when they visit Elizabeth at Williams Stadium.  

Last year, Morristown played Elizabeth twice, including an opening round game in the state playoffs, and lost both contests by a combined total of just three points.  Old Bridge has only lost one game this season, and it was on the road at Piscataway (28-21).  Morristown has won its two games against opponents with a combined record of 0-9.  The Colonials have lost their three games to foes with a combined record of 14-0.  

Old Bridge’s four wins have come at the expense of opponents with a combined mark of 8-12 while its lone defeat came against a 4-1 Chiefs team.  For many decades, the Knights and the Madison Central Spartans before them ran the triple-option under the direction of long-time head coach Bob DeMarco and his prized pupil, Anthony Lanzafama, who took over the program in 2010.

Current Knights head coach Matt Donaghue took over the program in 2022 and transformed the offense into the spread, and over the past two seasons, Old Bridge has begun to thrive with QB Nugent at the controls.  Old Bridge enters the contest averaging 32.6 points per game and 342.0 total yards per contest.  The Knights have outscored their foes by 23 points per game. while Morristown has been outscored by a margin of just under a touchdown per game.

BCG’s Prediction:  Old Bridge wins 35-14.