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1 week ago

New Providence three-point barrage dooms Bound Brook; Pioneers take second straight CJ1 title in 57-42 win It's not every day New Providence hits 12 three-pointers in a game - even if they have hit at least ten on four separate occasions this year, including 13 in an early January game against Fair Lawn - but they have that potential. Saturday at home in the Central Jersey Group 1 final, they needed to hit against second-seed Bound Brook, and that's exactly what the top-seeded Pioneers did, en route to a 57-42 victory that claimed their second straight sectional title, and third in the last four seasons.

FINAL! #NewProvidence three-point barrage dooms #BoundBrook; #Pioneers take second straight CJ1 title in 57-42 win. Game story and postgame reax presented by #Sportsplex at Metuchen at the link! #NJSIAA #NJHoops

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1 week ago

Three-peat! Montgomery overcomes raucous road crowd, stingy Hillsborough defense to win third straight CJ4 crown Every championship means something different, whether its the first ever, 20th, or third-in-a-row. For everyone on the Montgomery boys' basketball team, this one also will mean something different to each of them. For Ethan Lin, it will be his last at the high school level before he heads off to Penn. For Mike Simborski, it will mean he established himself (even more) as an offensive weapon.

Three-peat! #Montgomery overcomes raucous road crowd, stingy #Hillsborough defense to win third straight CJ4 crown! Story and postgame audio presented by #Sportsplex at Metuchen at the link! #NJSIAA #NJHoops

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1 week ago

In tale of two halves, Hillsborough pulls away from Jackson Twp. in third quarter, clinches first sectional final berth in 11 years with 73-44 win in CJ4 semifinals If you watched the first half of top-seed Hillsborough's Central Jersey Group 4 semifinal against fifth-seed Jackson Township Tuesday night, then left and looked at the final score later, you might wonder what in the world happened. Or think it was a typo. Well, it wasn't. In fact, for the Raiders, it was picture perfect and nearly flawless. The first half saw seven ties, at two, six, eight, ten, 12, 14, then - after Jackson took a six point lead and threatened to pull away - at 28-28 late in the half.

TO THE FINALS!! In tale of two halves, #Hillsborough pulls away from #Jackson Twp. in third quarter, clinches first sectional final berth in 11 years with 73-44 win in CJ4 semifinals! Recap and postgame reax at the link, presented by #Sportsplex at Metuchen! #NJHoops

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2 weeks ago

Perth Amboy’s season for the ages comes to an end with loss to Union in North 2, Group 4 quarters In its fourth season under head coach Donnie Reid, a Perth Amboy native who starred across the victory bridge at Cardinal McCarrick in South Amboy, the Panther basketball program reached heights it had not seen in a long time. They won the GMC White American Division title, going 12-0 in division play, for their first title in 23 years. They Thursday night, they won their first state tournament game since 2015.

RECAP w/ AUDIO: #PerthAmboy's season for the ages comes to an end with loss to #Union in North 2, Group 4 quarters. Recap and postgame audio w/ HC Donnie Reid at the link, presented by #Sportsplex at Metuchen. #NJHoops #Panthers #Farmers #GMC

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2 weeks ago

Bound Brook girls roll past Dayton, 54-26, in Central Jersey Group 1 first round First round matchups with high seeds aren't always tight matchups. The 15th-seeded Dayton girls' basketball team is young, with a new coach, with Marissa Liberty promoted from her assistant post in the off-season, in her first year leading a program. And they play in a brutally tough division in the Union Conference with the likes of Linden and Elizbaeth. On the other side, second-seed Bound Brook is led by veteran coach Jen Derevjanik, who has a solid core and an uber-freshman in Peytan Pugh, an excellent scorer averaging 18.5 points per game, but also leading the state with over 200 steals.

RECAP w/ AUDIO! #BoundBrook girls roll past #Dayton, 54-26, in Central Jersey Group 1 first round! Recap and postgame reax presented by #Sportsplex at Metuchen at the link! #NJHoops

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2 weeks ago

Two late OT free throws by Dan Jennings send St. Thomas Aquinas past Immaculata, 77-76, in opening round of state tournament Unlike everyone else in New Jersey - all the public schools, anyway - St. Thomas Aquinas and Immaculata were always set to play Thursday night in the opening round of the NJSIAA state tournament. More than a week since their last game - a 63-51 loss to eventual GMC Tournament champion St. Joseph-Metuchen in the county semifinals - the Trojans got right back on the horse Thursday night.

ON TO THE NEXT!! Two late #OT free throws by Dan #Jennings send St. Thomas #Aquinas past #Immaculata, 77-76, in opening round of state tournament! Recap and postgame presented by #Sportsplex at Metuchen at the link! #Trojans #Spartans #NJHoops

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3 weeks ago

Make it seven straight for St. Thomas Aquinas: Trojans top East Brunswick, 62-41, to win yet another GMC Tourney title It never gets old for St. Thomas Aquinas. Having won six straight GMC Tournament titles coming in to Friday night's 40th championship game, second-seed East Brunswick hung around for a while. The Bears were down just six after one, and even had a chance to cut it to nine before the half, but missed a three and ended up down 12.

Make it seven straight for St. Thomas #Aquinas: #Trojans top #EastBrunswick, 62-41, to win yet another #GMC Tourney title. Story, and postgame reax at the link, presented by #Sportsplex at Metuchen! #NJHoops #GMCT

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3 weeks ago

St. Thomas Aquinas had opportunities, but St. Joseph-Metuchen prevails, 63-58, in GMC Tournament semis, as Taylor leads alma mater back to finals Mark Taylor won two GMC Tournament championships in his first go-round as the head coach at his alma mater. But right now he's a win away from what may be his masterpiece. St. Joseph-Metuchen hasn't been to the league's championship game since 2019 the last of a ten-year stretch in which they appeared every year, and won nine of ten titles, the first eight under Dave Turco, the second eight under Mike Thompson, a teammate of Taylor's with the Falcons in their playing days.

St. Thomas #Aquinas had opportunities, but #StJoseph-Metuchen prevails, 63-58, in #GMC Tournament semis, as #Taylor leads alma mater back to finals. Story and reax w/ Taylor and Aidan #Carter at the lik, presented by #Sportsplex at Metuchen! #NJHoops

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3 weeks ago

East Brunswick earns first trip back to GMC Tourney final since they won it all in 2016, with 52-38 semifinal victory over Piscataway The East Brunswick girls' basketball team last won the GMC Tournament title in 2016. Ten years later, that team could have another reason to celebrate. That's because the 2026-26 Lady Bears - the tournament's second-seed are going back to the finals for the first time since, after a 52-38 win over third-seed Piscataway in the semifinals at Monroe Twp. High School Tuesday night, heard live on Central Jersey Sports Radio.

TICKET PUNCHED! #EastBrunswick earns first trip back to #GMC Tourney final since they won it all in 2016, with 52-38 semifinal victory over #Piscataway. Postgame w/ Ava #Catanho and HC Travis #Retzlaff presented by #Sportsplex at Metuchen at the link!

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1 month ago

Defending champ Gill St. Bernard’s, Immaculata get set to tussle in Saturday’s final Somerset County Tournament semi With four Somerset County Tournament semifinal games on tap at Franklin High School this Saturday, it'll be defending champion and top-seed Gill St. Bernard's taking on fifth-seed Immaculata for a trip to the championship game next week at Montgomery in the last of the hoops extravaganza's four games. There was little doubt who the top-seed would be. The Knights are 22-2, their only losses coming to St.

PREVIEW: Defending champ #Gill St. Bernard's, #Immaculata get set to tussle in Saturday's final #Somerset County Tournament semi. Tips at 4 pm, Alec #Crouthamel has lilve updates on Twitter, postgame reax and recaps presented by #Sportsplex at Metuchen to follow at cjsportsradio.com! #NJHoops

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1 month ago

Strong 3rd quarter, Longo’s 20, solid “D” power Monroe past North Plainfield in GMCT round of 16 Even if they had no idea Layla Gutierrez scored 50 points Monday night in a GMC Tournament preliminary round game against New Brunswick, Monroe had every idea of her talents, having split a pair of regular season games against North Plainfield already this year. And while she finished with 19 Wednesday, Monroe did its job against her all game, throwing double- and triple-teams her way, trapping, and - most importantly - holding her scoreless in the third quarter.

RECAP w/ AUDIO: Strong 3rd quarter, #Longo's 20, solid "D" power #Monroe past #NorthPlainfield in #GMCT round of 16. Story and postgame reax presented by #Sportsplex at Metuchen at the link! #NJHoops #GMC #girlsbasketball #Falcons #Canucks

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1 month ago

Immaculata rallies from 13-point deficit to get past Pingry, 72-68, moving on to SCT semis for first time since 2020 The last time the Immaculata boys' basketball team was in the Somerset County Tournament semifinals, no one had any idea what a "coronavirus" was. But now, fir the first time since 2020, they're back in in, as the fifth-seeded Spartans beat four-seed Pingry up in basking RIdge Saturday afternoon, 74-68, in a game heard live on Central Jersey Sports Radio.

#SCT RECAP & AUDIO! #Immaculata rallies from 13-point deficit to get past #Pingry, 72-68, moving on to #SCT semis for first time since 2020. Story and audio presented by #Sportsplex at Metuchen! #NJHoops #Spartans #BigBlue

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1 month ago

Addy Platt’s career game boosts No. 3 Gill St. Bernard’s past No. 2 St. Thomas Aquinas, 67-62, in GMC-Skyland crossover In some ways, it was a tale of two halves. While the lead bounced back and forth between No. 2 St. Thomas Aquinas and No. 3 Gill St. Bernard's in Gladstone Tuesday night, it was the Trojans leading most of the way in a GMC-Skyland Conference crossover. That, despite the fact the game saw five first half lead changes. One more came in the third quarter, and Gill never looked back, en route to a 67-62 win heard live on Central Jersey Sports Radio.

RECAP w/ AUDIO: Addy #Platt's career game boosts No. 3 #Gill St. Bernard's past No. 2 St. Thomas #Aquinas, 67-62, in #GMC-#Skyland crossover. Story and postgame reax presented by #Sportsplex at Metuchen at the link! #NJHoops

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1 month ago

Middlesex defense again powers Jays in 42-32 GMC-Union crossover win against Dayton When you lose someone the caliber of Jess Divine - who scored 2,135 points in a four-year varsity career at Middlesex - who's going to pick up the points? For the Blue Jays, though, it's always been the defense fueling the offense, and that was on full display Saturday as they picked up a 42-32 win over visiting Dayton in a GMC-Union County crossover.

RECAP w/ AUDIO: #Middlesex defense again powers #Jays in 42-32 GMC-Union crossover win against #Dayton. POstgame with Alyssa #Young and HC Zakiya #Beckles at the link, presented by #Sportsplex at Metuchen! #NJHoops

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1 month ago

No. 4 Hillsborough tops No. 6 East Brunswick, 70-57, as Lady Raiders take Skyland-GMC battle It was the rematch of a sectional quarterfinal playoff game last year, one in which Hillsborough had cruised - winning by 34 over East Brunswick - en route to the Central Jersey Group 4 title and a state Group 4 championship, the first in program history. That Bears team finished 13-14, but this year's was much improved, coming into Thursday night's GMC vs.

RECAP w/ AUDIO: No. 4 #Hillsborough tops No. 6 #EastBrunswick, 70-57, as Lady #Raiders take #Skyland-#GMC battle. Postgame w/ Coach Tierney and junior Alexa Gaspar at the link, presented by #Sportsplex at Metuchen! #NJHoops

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1 month ago

No. 7 Immaculata reigns as Spartans rain 3s down on No. 10 Somerville for 83-51 victory, 11th straight against Pioneers Twice this week - on Monday against Vernon and Tuesday against Hunterdon Central - No. 7 Immaculata dropped eleven threes in a game. What would be the odds they'd do it again? Pretty good, as it turns out. The seventh-ranked Spartans hit eleven times from downtown Saturday afternoon, en route to an 83-51 home win over No. 10 Somerville in the annual Mayor's Trophy game.

MAYOR'S TROPHY TO 'LATA! No. 7 #Immaculata reigns as #Spartans rain 3s down on No. 10 #Somerville for 83-51 victory, 11th straight against #Pioneers. Story and postgame audio presented by #Sportsplex at Metuchen at the link! #Spartans #NJHoops #boysbasketball

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1 month ago

No. 7 Bernards girls take first loss of season, falling 67-52 to Roselle Park The task was a tall one. Bernards knew that coming in. The 7th-ranked Mountaineer girls basketball team was a perfect 10-for-10 in 2025-26 heading into Saturday afternoon's non-conference home game with Roselle Park and the state's top scorer, Sidney Smith. And it would be a good test against a solid squad not from their league, a chance to see how they stacked up.

RECAP w/ AUDIO: No. 7 #Bernards girls take first loss of season, falling 67-52 to #RosellePark. Postgame reax presented by #Sportsplex at Metuchen at the link! #NJHoops #girlsbasketball

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1 month ago

Big third quarter run, masterful defense, send Manville past Bound Brook a second time, 58-41 After a game, win or lose, coaches will show their team the game film to look at all the things they can improve upon and the things they need to work on. So, if at any other point this season, Manville is struggling defensively, head coach Bill Rooney will want to put on the tape of Thursday night's home game against Bound Brook, starting with about five minutes left in the third quarter.

BIG RALLY! Big third quarter run, masterful defense, send #Manville past #BoundBrook a second time, 58-41. Finished the game on a 37-12 run. Postgame w/ senior Collin Shimp and HC Bill Rooney presented by #Sportsplex at Metuchen at the link! #NJHoops #Crusaders #Mustangs

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2 months ago

No. 6 Colonia remains perfect as Patriots top Middlesex on the road, 46-37 After a seven-win season a year ago with some key injuries, the Colonia girls' basketball team has gone from the wounded hunter to the hunted. And so far this season, they've been able to avoid everyone's best shot. The sixth-ranked Patriots picked up a 46-37 win at Middlesex in GMC Red National Division action Tuesday evening, in a game heard on Central Jersey Sports Radio, a game that was a little tougher this time around.

RECAP w/ AUDIO: No. 6 #Colonia remains perfect as #Patriots top #Middlesex on the road, 46-37. recap and audio presented by #Sportsplex at Metcuhen at the link! #NJHoops #GMC #BlueJays

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2 months ago

Late rally sends No. 7 East Brunswick past Sayreville, 48-47, on key Mikulka FTs, as Bears sweep season series from Bombers The all-time leading scorer in East Brunswick boys' basketball history already had 24 points when he headed to the free throw line for the first time in the game with under a minute to go in a tight game at Sayreville. But down the stretch, he made two of four - including the winner with 2.9 ticks left on the clock - to help the Bears rally from an 11-point halftime deficit for a 48-47 GMC Red National Division game in Parlin, heard live on Central Jersey Sports Radio.

WILD FINISH! Late rally sends No. 7 #EastBrunswick past #Sayreville, 48-47, on key #Mikulka FTs, as #Bears sweep season series from #Bombers. Recap and postgame audio presented by #Sportsplex at Metuchen at the link! #NJHoops #GMC

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2 months ago

No. 8 South Plainfield gets outstanding D, scoring from Vaca, Bena in first win over Colonia since 2005, snapping 23-game skid It was mid-fourth quarter. South Plainfield's Justin Vaca was looking to make a pass, and he lobbed the ball with his right hand toward the basket. Was it an alley-op? A pass to someone cutting in the back door? It ended up going through the basket, a three-pointer to boot. That wasn't the intent, but that's kind of the way things went for the 8th-ranked Tigers Tuesday night, in a 56-42 win over visiting Colonia in a GMC crossover game heard live on Central Jersey Sports Radio..

HISTORIC WIN! No. 8 #SouthPlainfield gets outstanding D, scoring from #Vaca, #Bena in first win over #Colonia since 2005, snapping 23-game skid! Story and postgame reax presented by #Sportsplex at Metuchen at the link! #NJHoops #GMC

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2 months ago

Shots stop falling for No. 4 Piscataway, and No. 5 St. Joseph-Metuchen takes down Chiefs in OT There were a couple of ways this one could have gone at halftime, when No. 4 Piscataway took an 18-point lead into the home locker room at halftime over visiting No. 5 St. Joseph-Metuchen on Saturday afternoon. It wasn't likely to stay that way. It felt like had the Chiefs kept the momentum going they'd come out with a huge home win, pulling further away.

OVERTIME! Shots stop falling for No. 4 #Piscataway, and No. 5 #StJoseph-Metuchen takes down #Chiefs in OT. POstgame with Alijah #Murphy, Andrew #Kretkowski and HC Mark Taylor presented by #Sportsplex at Metuchen at the link! #NJHoops #GMC

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2 months ago

No. 4 Piscataway takes down No. 8 Colonia in double OT for first win over Patriots in 13 years It was almost 13 years to the day - 13 years and two days, to be exact - so it seemed to make some cosmic sense that this would would take an extra eight minutes. No. 4 Piscataway would need two overtimes, but the Chiefs topped No. 8 Colonia on the road Monday night, 75-73, for their first win over the Patriots since December 20, 2012 - in a contest heard live on Central Jersey Sports Radio - ending an eleven-game losing streak in the series.

THRILLER! No. 4 #Piscataway takes down No. 8 #Colonia in double OT for first win over #Patriots in 13 years. Recap, postgame presented by #Sportsplex at Metuchen, and video of the final sequence at the link! #Chiefs #NJHoops #GMC

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2 months ago

Shorthanded Ridge hangs tight, ultimately falls to Delbarton in Rose City Classic at FDU-Madison The Ridge boys' basketball team was shorthanded again Saturday - down some key players - but they hung in tight against an unbeaten Delbarton team in the opener of the Rose City Classic up at FDU-Madison Sunday afternoon. Despite a career high from junior Gabe Kielb - who had 22 points, including a pair of treys - Ridge dropped to 0-4 on the season with a 50-47 loss that came right down to the wire at the Ferguson Recreation Center.

RECAP w/ AUDIO: Shorthanded #Ridge hangs tight, ultimately falls to #Delbarton in #RoseCityClassic at FDU-Madison. Story and postgame reax presented by #Sportsplex at Metuchen at the link! #NJHoops

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2 months ago

Lauber joins 1,000 point club, hits 11 straight late free throws for No. 6 Somerville to cement 52-41 win at in-town rival Immaculata Scoring 1,000 points in a career is a milestone. Reaching a new career high is another great accomplishment. But in a game where neither team could seed to hit a free throw late - Immaculata to get closer or Somerville to pull away - senior Kaylee Lauber took over, and hit 11 of 12 free throws down the stretch, including 11 in a row, to give the No.

RECAP w/ AUDIO! Kalyee #Lauber joins 1,000 point club, hits 11 straight late free throws for No. 6 #Somerville to cement 52-41 win at in-town rival #Immaculata. Postgame presented by #Sportsplex at Metuchen at the link! #NJHoops

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3 months ago

No. 2 Montgomery pours it on in second half, knocks off North Jersey power Don Bosco Prep, 66-47 in NJBCA Tip-Off Classic For a team that went to the Group 4 final in 2025 to have its top scorer limited to five first half points might be a disaster for most teams in their opening game of the season. Montgomery's Ethan Lin didn't score much in the first half, but he didn't have to, as No. 2 Montgomery - ranked No. 9 in the state - knocked off state No.

BIG WIN!! No. 2 #Montgomery pours it on in second half, knocks off North Jersey power #DonBosco Prep, 66-47 in #NJBCA Tip-Off Classic. Postgame presented by #Sportsplex at Metuchen at the link! #NJHoops

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3 months ago

Ramapo’s Revenge: Phillipsburg falls in Group 4 semis rematch to Raiders, 41-20 As soon as the Ramapo football team stepped onto Bellis Field at Maloney Stadium in Phillipsburg Friday night, the Raiders huddled up, and psyched themselves up even more for Friday night's game, if that was even possible. The sting of a 35-6 defeat here last year was fresh, and one of the captains shouted "We want revenge! Let's get 'em!"

ONE MORE LEFT: #Ramapo's Revenge: #Phillipsburg falls in Group 4 semis rematch to Raiders, 41-20. #Stateliners will battle #Easton on #Thanksgiving looking to end season on high note. Postgame reax and recap at the link, presented by #Sportsplex at Metuchen. #NJSIAA #playoffs #BigCentral

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4 months ago

Late mistakes cost Piscataway shot at North 2, Group 5 finals appearance; Chiefs fall 27-13 to Bayonne in sectional semis Points left on the board, late game mistakes. Those spelled doom for the Piscataway football team Saturday afternoon, which was eliminated from the North Jersey, Section 2 Group 5 playoffs with a 27-13 loss to sixth-seed Bayonne, in the "Big Central Game of the Week" presented by Bellamy & Son Paving on Central Jersey Sports Radio. The second-seeded Chiefs had the ball down by a touchdown, 20-13, but with 4:08 to go, and all their skill players involved in the offense.

RECAP w/ AUDIO! Late mistakes cost #Piscataway shot at North 2, Group 5 finals appearance; #Chiefs fall 27-13 to #Bayonne in sectional semis. Story and reax from HC Dan #Higgins presented by #Sportsplex at Metuchen at the link. #NJSIAA #playoffs #NJFootball #BigCentral

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4 months ago

Perfection! Manville caps first undefeated regular season since 1968 with 49-7 win at Bound Brook; Mustangs claim Freedom Silver title It was all there laid out for the Manville football team this week. A chance to clinch their first perfect regular season since 1968, and a chance to win the Freedom Silver Division title in the Big Central Conference. They took those chances, and ran with it. And threw it. And scored a bunch in a 49-7 road win at Bound Brook, which has put together a nice five-win regular season, and may still have a chance at making the playoffs with some help.

Perfection! #Manville caps first #undefeated regular season since 1968 with 49-7 win at #BoundBrook; #Mustangs claim Freedom Silver title in the BCC. Marcus #Borden has postgame at the link, presented by #Sportsplex at Metuchen! #NJFootball #BigCentral

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5 months ago

No. 6 St. Joseph-Metuchen dominates second half, stuns No. 1 Phillipsburg with 21-0 shutout, as head coach Bill Tracy earns 150th career win Most people would not have been surprised whoever won Saturday afternoon's game between Phillipsburg and St. Joseph-Metuchen. But few probably figured the No. 1 Stateliners and No. 6 Falcons would have been scoreless at the half, and probably fewer would have predicted a shutout in either direction. But stout play up front on both sides of the ball was the decisive edge, and the Falcons came out with a 21-0 win at Brenner Family Field on the "Big Central Game of the Week" presented by Bellamy & Son Paving, one that will send ripples throughout all the media rankings, including Central Jersey Sports Radio.

FINAL! No. 6 #StJoseph-Metuchen dominates second half, stuns No. 1 #Phillipsburg with 21-0 shutout, as head coach Bill #Tracy earns 150th career win. Postgame reax presented by #Sportsplex at Metuchen at the link! #BigCentral