Covering High School Football in the Big Central Conference
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ–There was some turmoil in the latest Big Central Gridiron Union County rankings, but not at the top where Union remains after its 49-7 victory over Hunterdon Central. Cranford remains close to the top at No. 2 following its hard fought, come from behind victory at Montgomery (26-14). However, with Rahway’s come from …
Panthers Host Seaters in BCC Crossover on Saturday Morning ROSELLE PARK, NJ—On Saturday morning, Big Central Gridiron will travel up to Roselle Park again to cover a BCC crossover between the Panthers and the visiting County Seaters of Belvidere from Warren County. Both teams are coming off Week 8 losses with Belvidere losing to neighborhood …
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Bombers and Knights Renew Acquaintances at DeMarco Stadium on Friday Night OLD BRIDGE, NJ—On Friday night, Big Central Gridiron will be paying a visit to Lombardi Field and DeMarco Stadium to see both the hometown Old Bridge Knights take on the Sayreville Bombers in a renewal of a neighborhood rivalry of old Greater Middlesex Conference …
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Bulldogs Face Bears in Renewal of Neighborhood Rivalry on Thursday Night KENILWORTH, NJ—On Thursday evening, Big Central Gridiron will be traveling up to Northern Union County to take in a BCC Crossover contest between two neighborhood rivals in David Brearley of Kenilworth and Jonathan Dayton of Springfield. The game, which was originally scheduled to be …
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For the second straight week, Union registered another impressive victory over Watchung Hills (42-7), which is much more competitive than its 1-7 record indicates. Consequently, Union has risen to the top of the Big Central Gridiron Strength Index. The Farmers’ only loss of the season was in Week 0 to Millville (31-28) of Cumberland County, …
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From One Big Storm to Another—Mid-Week Nor’easter Moves Out, But Another Storm Set for Friday SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ—For much of the month of October, the weather has been dry. Entering this week, there had been only 1.55 inches of rain at Greg’s Weather Center in South Plainfield, NJ. There had been a couple roller coaster …
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ—The final week of the regular season is here. Week 9 is upon us as we approach Halloween this Sunday, Election Day next Tuesday, and the opening round of the NJSIAA State Playoffs next weekend. Another big week is on tap for Big Central Gridiron. On Thursday evening, BCG will head over to …
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ–This week’s Big Central Gridiron Top 10 looks the same for spots 1 through 5, but Ridge moves up to No. 6 and Woodbridge drops to No. 7 after the Red Devils defeated Westfield (27-6) and Woodbridge was upset at Scotch Plains-Fanwood (34-33). The remainder of the poll stays the same. Current records …
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ–In this week’s Big Central Gridiron Small School Top 10, St. Thomas remains atop the poll thanks to its 59-0 victory over Governor Livingston while also picking up a forfeit win over South River. Bernards, Hillside, Delaware Valley, and New Providence remain in the top five. Brearley moves up to No. 6 after …
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ–Chaos continues in the BCG Hunterdon-Warren County Top 10. Following North Hunterdon’s loss to Colonia (17-12), Phillipsburg’s rout of Capital Prep Harbor (42-0), and Delaware Valley’s win over Roselle (43-7), the Stateliners and Terriers moved back up to No. 1 and No. 2 respectively while the Lions dropped to No. 3. South Hunterdon …
