Covering High School Football in the Big Central Conference
Somerville (7-0) Woodbridge (5-1) Phillipsburg (6-1) Cranford (6-2) North Brunswick (7-1) Ridge (6-2) Union (4-3) Rahway (5-1) Watchung Hills (5-2) Old Bridge (5-1) Also receiving consideration: St. Joseph’s, Monroe, Edison, South Brunswick, Hillsborough, Bernards, Bridgewater-Raritan, New Providence, Scotch Plains-Fanwood, Brearley, Delaware Valley, Governor Livingston, and Hillside.
Cranford (6-2) Union (4-3) Rahway (5-1) New Providence (8-1) Scotch Plains-Fanwood (5-2) Brearley (6-2) Governor Livingston (4-2) Hillside (4-2) Summit (2-3) Elizabeth (2-4) Other teams considered: Linden (1–4), Plainfield (2-3), A.L. Johnson (1-3), and Jonathan Dayton (1-2).
No Changes in BCC Division Alignments for 2023 SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ – The Big Central Conference heads into the opening day of its fourth year of competition with no changes to its division alignments. In each of the first three years of BCC, there were different alignments. No changes this time around for 2023 though. …
Brown Leads Blue Devils with 215 Total Yards, 3 TD Passes and INT WESTFIELD, NJ – Entering the annual Thanksgiving Day Game between Plainfield and Westfield, the question was could the high scoring Cardinals find a way to maintain its prolific offense against arch rival Westfield? A year ago, the Cardinals entered the holiday contest …
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Top Seeded Raiders Host Eighth Seeded Zebras in CJ Group 5 Opening Round HILLSBOROUGH, NJ—For the second time this season, Big Central Gridiron will be traveling down to David A. Noonan Memorial Field to take in the Hillsborough Raiders. The last time was in Week #1 when the Raiders hosted Phillipsburg in an OT classic …
Bears Have Already Matched Win Totals of Last Two Seasons EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ—It has been over a decade since the East Brunswick Bears won the Central Jersey Group 4 crown over Brick Memorial at The College of New Jersey. It has almost been as long since the Bears have enjoyed a winning season. Following its …
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After Sitting Out 2020 Due to COVID, Carteret Returns for Football this Fall CARTERET, NJ—Historically speaking, Carteret has one of the most proudest and tradition rich football programs in Middlesex County. It has one of the oldest rivalries in the state with Perth Amboy known as Battle of the Bayway. The Ramblers have won numerous …
Manville players taking a knee before taking the field against Jonathan Dayton in the 2021 season. The Mustangs are looking for their third straight against arch rival, Bound Brook.
Bernards, shown here celebrating a TD during its 14-7 victory over Hillside at the Rumble on the Raritan two years ago, is one of four undefeated teams left in the Big Central Conference.
Senior RB Carter Shallcross leads Summit’s potent rushing attack with over 1,000 yards this season.
