Covering High School Football in the Big Central Conference
Middlesex and Roselle Park will play each other for the 33rd time on Thursday night at Mountain View Park in Middlesex. Middlesex has won the last 8 meetings in the series since 2004. The Blue Jays also maintain a 19-13 lead in the series.
Westfield begins its 2024 campaign with a very tough road game at Phillipsburg on Friday night. Every Big Central Conference school will be competing in Week 1 action.
QB Roman Blanks and St. Thomas Aquinas will be back in action against Lincoln of New York on Saturday night in Paterson, NJ. The Trojans lost their season opener to Mount St. Joseph of Baltimore last week.
Linden and Elizabeth played each other for the 71st time on Friday. The Minutemen defeated the Tigers, 35-28 in the season opener for both teams. Elizabeth now leads the series 44-25-2.
Somerville and Hillsborough played each other for the 24th time on opening night. The Pioneers upended the Raiders, 21-20 in the season opener for both teams at Brooks Field. The series is now tied at 12-12.
Hunterdon Central was the only Big Central Conference team with a win on Saturday in Week 0. The Red Devils won their season opener over North Hunterdon at Stewart Field, 42-14.
Cloudy and unsettled weather has greeted the start of the 2024 New Jersey High School Football Season. The clouds have kept temperatures down, but humidity levels up. Storms could threaten Saturday’s games.
The Franklin Township Warriors opened the season on the right foot with a come-from- behind 26-22 victory over Trenton in non-conference action on Friday night.
Phillipsburg senior QB Jett Genovese will look to lead the Stateliners to a sectional championship and more in 2024.
Middlesex and Metuchen played each other for the 34th time on Thursday. The Bulldogs defeated the Blue Jays, 14-6 in the season opener for both teams. Middlesex still leads the series 20-14.
