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JSZ brings you three more games from the New Jersey high school ice headlined by a top-10 showdown in West Orange between Seton Hall Prep and Morristown-Beard.  We’ve also got Morris Knolls and Madison along with a Wednesday night Shore Conference showdown between Manalapan and Red Bank Catholic. Seton Hall Prep 10 Morristown-Beard 4 Phil Feinberg had four goals and Thomas Colucci had a five point night on a goal and four assists as the Pirates broke a 3-3 tie with a 7-goal outburst in the third period at Codey Arena.   JSZ has the highlights of this top-10 battle:   Manalapan 4 Red Bank Catholic 2 Manalapan’s freshman goaltender John Fox stopped 29 of 31 shots as he protected the Braves in a 4-2 win against Red Bank Catholic at The Armory. Fox’s great performance was aided by Ryan Mazza and Andrew Rutherford, who both scored twice in this one. JSZ’s Jay Cook has the highlights: Sponsor Shoutout! Jersey Sports Zone’s coverage of all Red Bank Catholic athletics is brought to you by Playa Bowls of Red Bank.             Morris Knolls 3 Madison 2  Morris Knolls’ Jacob Walsh had himself a night with two goals and one assist. Four goals were scored in the first period, and the second period went on to be scoreless. However, Morris Knolls’ Sean Murray broke the tie in the third period on a power play. The Golden Eagles walked out of Mennen Arena with a 3-2 win. JSZ’s Madison Bess has the highlights and post-game reactions from Morris Knolls:  

Nothing like a pair of ties to start the week! Jersey Sports Zone has coverage of two games which ended in draws from Codey Arena and the Red Bank Armory as the third week of the hockey season rolls along. Millburn 1 Montclair 1 Talk about stellar goalie play. Millburn’s Eli Nadell and Montclair’s Lucas Podvey combined for 51 saves as the Millers and Mounties played to a draw in their second game against each other this season. Will Schiffenhaus put Montclair up 1-0 early in the 3rd period but Ryan Potechin scored the equalizer less than a minute later. JSZ’s Jay Cook has the highlights from West Orange: Marlboro 2 Rumson-Fair Haven 2 The Mustangs rally from 2-0 down early in the third period thanks to goals from Justin Solovey and Jack Werther to earn a tie against Rumson-Fair Haven.  RFH goalie Ronan Hickey was outstanding in net with 36 saves.  JSZ has the highlights from an exciting Monday night matchup at the Red Bank Armory: Thanks to Gold Coast Cadillac for supporting JSZ’s coverage of Rumson-Fair Haven High School

Hun 70 Soleburry (PA) 58  After a 4-19 record last season the Hun School of Princeton was looking towards a few new additions to help solve their problems. Luckily for them they made the right call getting Ocean Township graduate Andrew Seager. In Saturday’s Peddie School Invitational Tournament game against Solebury (PA), Seager stepped up big time with a 33 point performance that featured defense, a three point game and a couple dunks to help the Raiders walk away with a 70-58 victory. JSZ’s Nery Rodriguez has the highlights: Thank you to Princeton Orthopaedic Associates for sponsoring our Hun School coverage!

Jersey Sports Zone brings you back-to-back games from Morris County on Thursday as we have coverage of Morristown-Beard’s shutout over Chatham and a hard-fought win by a tough Morris Knolls squad, all at Mennen Arena. Morristown-Beard 5 Chatham 0 Seth Kaplan led the way for Morristown-Beard with a three-point game (2 G, 1 A) as the Crimson get back to their winning ways after a 13-2 loss to Princeton Day earlier this week. Connor Tartaglione and Nick Vantassell also lit the lamp. JSZ’s Jay Cook has the highlights: Morris Knolls 3 Jefferson (Sparta) 2  After having a three game win streak snapped to begin the season Morris Knolls bounced back with a victory against Jefferson (Sparta). The first period would be scoreless thanks to some physical play, however the Golden Eagles would strike in the second. Jason Kwestel scored to put the first goal on the board and following a Jefferson score Sean Murray would give Morris Knolls the lead once again. JSZ’s Nery Rodriguez has the highlights:   

Jersey Sports Zone had cameras at ice rinks Tuesday and has highlights from Delbarton and a statement win by St. Augustine. Delbarton 4 Gloucester Catholic 1 James Monahan stepped up for Delbarton as the Green Wave netted three goals in the second period to lock up a 4-1 win over fellow Gordon Conference team Gloucester Catholic. Delbarton has now won three-straight games after falling to Don Bosco Prep to open the 2018 season. JSZ’s Jay Cook has all the highlights from Randolph: Sponsor Shoutout! Jersey Sports Zone is able to bring you highlights from the Gloucester Catholic Rams thanks to our great sponsor, NJM Insurance!           St. Augustine 10 Princeton 2  After an upset loss to No. 6 Seton Hall Prep, No. 4 St. Augustine picked up its first win as they hand fellow Top 20 opponent No. 11 Princeton it’s first loss with 10-2 result. The Hermits were lead by senior Julian Boisclair who scored two first half goals. JSZ’s Nery Rodriguez has the highlights: Thank you to Princeton Orthopaedic Associates for sponsoring our Princeton coverage on Jersey Sports Zone!

JSZ is pleased to bring you coverage from the football “Bowl Game” Weekend at MetLife Stadium. We have extensive video highlights from the final four games of the 2018 season! Long Branch 20 Shawnee 17 – South Group 4 Bowl Championship The Green Wave rallied from a 17-0 halftime deficit to score 20 unanswered points and close out the 2018 football season with a thrilling come from behind victory.  Jermaine Corbett had two TD runs and topped 2,000 yards in his junior season.  Marc Dennis’ 21 yard TD pass to Matthew Clarke in the third quarter proved to be the game-winning score.  Long Branch produced three second-half turnovers.  Luke Arnold’s fumble recovery on a kickoff after Corbett’s second touchdown run set the stage for the Dennis-Clarke go-ahead score.  Devyn Blount and William Levy had two picks to preserve the win and a 12-1 mark for Long Branch.  JSZ has the full highlights and post-game reaction from the season finale for New Jersey high school football: Thank you Rosario Realty for sponsoring JSZ’s coverage of Long Branch High.  The Green Wave’s special moment at MetLife was made possible by our friends at Rosario Realty Rumson-Fair Haven 26 Woodrow Wilson 18 – South Group 3 Bowl Championship Collin Coles 21-yard TD pass to Jackson McCarthy with 1:15 remaining was the game-winner as RFH wins the South Group 3 championship in a hard fought game at MetLife Stadium.  Woodrow Wilson QB Nick Kargmann threw for 291 yards and 3 touchdowns to become NJ’s all-time single-season leading passer in a loss.  Rumson-Fair Haven ran the ball 51 times and threw just six, but made the most of their pass attempts.  Collin Coles threw two TD passes in the second half and Keegan Woods shined on defense with 11 tackles, a caused fumble and an interception.  JSZ has the highlights and post-game reaction from East Rutherford: Thanks to Gold Coast Cadillac for their support of JSZ’s Rumson-Fair Haven coverage.  Gold Coast Cadillac is the reason we can bring you this special moment for the Rumson-Fair Haven community! Piscataway 31 Ridgewood 21 – North Group 5 Bowl Championship Piscataway after capturing their second North 1 Group 5 Sectional Title in three years finished the season as the North Group 5 Bowl Game Champions. While star running back Juwon Jackson had 119 yards rushing Piscataway relied on its entire offense to make plays including offensive lineman Jordin Martell who scored on a 4-yard fumble recovery to give the Chiefs a 17-13 lead at the break. Senior Lord Jones stepped up as an emotional leader to accompany a 29-yard touchdown for Piscataway in their 31-21 victory. They become the first team in school history to go 13-0. JSZ’s Nery Rodriguez has the highlights: Haddonfield 17 Hillside 7 – South Group 2 Bowl Championship With dreams of an undefeated season in mind, it was the Haddonfield Bulldawgs who put together a complete four-quarter effort to capture the South Group 2 Bowl championship. The Haddons played nearly shutdown defense against a talented Hillside squad and both the offense and special teams pulled through with scores. JSZ’s Jay Cook has the highlights from MetLife Stadium:

High School Hockey is BACK! JSZ has highlights of Rumson-Fair Haven’s 2-1 win against Freehold Boro at the Red Bank Armory Rumson-Fair Haven 2 Freehold Boro 1 Sam Catalano’s goal with 3:05 to go in the third period was the game-winner as the Bulldogs open the season with a one-goal win.  Joe Crawford gave Freehold Boro a 1-0 lead early in the second period, but the advantage was short-lived thanks to Blake Lerner’s goal just 42 seconds later.  JSZ has highlights from opening night at the Red Bank Armory: Jersey Sports Zone brings you great high school hockey action thanks to our sponsors.  Thanks to Playa Bowls in the Freehold Raceway Mall (Freehold Boro ) and Gold Coast Cadillac (Rumson-Fair Haven) for their support!

Happy Thanksgiving from the Jersey Sports Zone team.  We’ve got six Thursday football rivalries including the 112th edition of Phillipsburg and Easton, the 96th round between Long Branch and Red Bank Regional, the Battle of Middletown, Perth Amboy/Carteret and two South Jersey traditions!  Watch our teaser that shows our statewide coverage and then scroll below for full highlights from each of our games: Easton 31 Phillipsburg 26 | 112th Annual Thanksgiving Game The tradition continued with this year’s annual Thanksgiving Day game between the Red Rovers and Stateliners. With dangerously cold temperatures amidst, Easton found a way to pull off another victory. This would be the 4th straight turkey day win for the Red Rovers who now hold a 65-42-5 record within the rivalry. Our MMJ Courtney DuPont has the full highlights for you. Check them out now: Sponsor Alert! Coverage of Phillipsburg is brought to you by the Garnet Booster Club! Long Branch 33 Red Bank Regional 14 | Green Wave win 96th round of Thanksgiving rivalry Marc Dennis threw three third-quarter touchdown passes, two to Matthew Clarke, as the Green Wave rallied from a 14-12 halftime deficit to avenge a loss to rival RBR last Thanksgiving eve.  The Green Wave are 11-1 and look to win the South Jersey Group 4 Bowl game next week against Shawnee to set a school record with 12 wins.  JSZ has the highlights and post-game reaction from the battle for the Ty Lewis Trophy: JSZ brings you this great rivarly game thanks to two great sponsors supporting their hometown team.  Thank you Rosario Realty (Long Branch) and Ryser’s Landscape Supply (Red Bank Regional)! Middletown South 10 Middletown North 7 | Eagles Win 30th Turkey Day Game In a hard-fought game with bitterly cold weather, Middletown South emerged from it’s 43rd Thanksgiving Day meeting with Middletown North as champions for the 30th time. Vinny Condito scored the Eagles’ lone touchdown in a game where points were as hard to come by as a second round of desserts. JSZ’s Jay Cook has the highlights from Middletown North: Sponsor Shoutout!  Thanks to Monmouth Building Center, Jersey Sports Zone is able to bring you great highlights from one of the best Thanksgiving Day rivalries in the state.             Perth Amboy 14 Carteret 13 | Fourth Quarter Thanksgiving Comeback! After being shut out for three quarters, Perth Amboy rallied back with two touchdowns in the fourth to take a 14-13 lead. Running back Kenneth Carrillo scored both for the Panthers with quarterback Tahjmere Oneal getting the go-ahead an eventual game winning two point conversion. JSZ’s Nery Rodriguez has the highlights: Thank you to Campozino for sponsoring our Carteret coverage! Vineland 26 Millville 6 | 147th Meeting Nahzir Broome had 12 carries for 131 yards including a 48 yard run on the game’s second play to lead Vineland to a third straight win on Thanksgiving against Millville in one of the nation’s oldest Turkey Day traditions.  SNJ Today’s Mike Frankel has the highlights: Highland 20 Triton 12 | Backyard Brawl Sophomore Johnny Martin had 29 carries for 268 yards and 2 TD’s and Kasim Randall-Dale’s 30 yard TD run was the game-winner as the Tartans win the Backyard Brawl. SNJ Today’s Mike Frankel has the highlights from South Jersey:

Jersey Sports Zone brings you highlights from two girls soccer state championship games held Sunday at Kean University — Eastern vs. Bridgewater-Raritan and Northern Highlands vs. Moorestown. Eastern 1 Bridgewater-Raritan 0 | Group 4 Championship Kelli McGroarty’s header in the 76th minute was the lone goal in Eastern’s riveting win against Bridgewater-Raritan, the consensus No. 1 ranked girls soccer team in New Jersey. Kelli helped Eastern secure their first state title in the last 12 years, and did so alongside her father, Jamie, Eastern’s head coach. JSZ’s Jay Cook has highlights and an emotional post-match interview with the McGroarty’s: Northern Highlands 1 Moorestown 0 – Group 3 Girls State Championship Sophomore Reagan Klarmann’s goal off a corner kick in the 16th minute was the only goal of the game as Northern Highlands does not give up a single goal in the post-season on the way to its 7th state title in the last 10 years.  JSZ has the highlights from the final state championship game of 2018 on the soccer pitch at Kean University: Jersey Sports Zone’s coverage of Moorestown High is brought to you by NJM Insurance

It’s championship Friday on JSZ!  Six sectional titles were handed out across the state and Jersey Sports Zone has highlights from every one of them. Coming up this weekend, we’ll have more sectional title action from Saturday as well as the Non-Public Group 4 semifinals featuring Bosco/Bergen and St. Peter’s/St. Joe-Montvale.  We’ll wrap things up on Sunday with three more sectional championship games that were postponed due to weather.  Click below to watch our teaser for our Friday night coverage and scroll below to watch all the highlights: Long Branch 21 Brick Township 14 | Central Jersey Group 4 Championship Jermaine Corbett had a 77-yard TD run on the second play from scrimmage and lineman Kevin Cerruti had a three-yard INT return for a TD off an Imir Durant tip in the opening minute of the third quarter that gave the Green Wave the lead for good as coach Dan George’s team won their second consecutive sectional title.  Brick Township tied the game at 7 after an Anthony Prato 24-yard TD pass to Cole Groschel in the second quarter.  Cerruti’s defensive TD gave Long Branch a 14-7 lead and Marc Dennis added a one-yard TD run to extend the lead to 21-7.  Brick Township cut the deficit to 21-14 late in the third quarter on a Jim Leblo three-yard TD run, but Long Branch’s defense was able to stand tall in the final 12 minutes.  JSZ has highlights and post-game reaction from Long Branch: Sponsor Shout Out! Thank you Rosario Realty for sponsoring JSZ’s coverage of Long Branch all year long!  Rosario Realty is the reason JSZ was able to capture this special moment for Long Branch High School Wayne Hills 20 Old Tappan 13 | North 1 Group 4 Championship It’s not often you see a defending champion be considered an underdog, but in Friday night’s North 1, Group 4 Sectional Final this was the case when second seed Old Tappan faced off with top seeded Wayne Hills. The Patriots after trailing by a touchdown at halftime rallied back to score twice thanks to running back Michael Joyce who would finish with 181 rushing yards and a touchdown. Late in the fourth with a 20-13 lead a sack from Gabe Dellechiaie secured the victory for the 10 time Champions. JSZ’s Nery Rodriguez has the call: Kittatinny 28 Newton 19 | North 1 Group 2 Championship  The Kittatinny Cougars rolled behind the fantastic play of junior tailback Jacob Mafaro (134 yards, 3 TD) as they plowed through Newton to capture their first state sectional football championship in school history. JSZ has the highlights from Newton: Willingboro 22 Paulsboro 14 | Central Jersey Group 1 Championship The Chimeras fell behind 6-0 early in the first quarter but rolled off 22 unanswered points on the way to its first sectional title in 33 years.  Quarterback Ah Shaun Davis was 16 of 22 for 198 yards and a TD pass.  Chris Long had 10 catches for 112 yards, a TD catch and a 2-point conversion.  JSZ has the highlights from Moorestown High: Haddonfield 23 Camden 12 | South Jersey Group 2 Championship  Haddonfield did not disappoint hundreds inside their jam packed stadium Friday night as the Bulldogs played stingy defense and scored on big plays to capture their second-straight South Jersey Group 2 title with a 23-12 win over Camden. Haddonfield’s Johnny Foley had a standout performance in the win. JSZ’s Mike Frankel has the highlights: Sponsor Shoutout! Thanks to great sponsors like NJM Insurance, Jersey Sports Zone was able to bring you top-notch highlights of this South Jersey football clash.         Shawnee 17 Clearview 14 (2OT) | South Jersey Group 4 Championship Joe Dalsey walked away from Shawnee’s second consecutive South Jersey Group 4 championship win as the hero after finding the endzone twice on touchdown runs and also kicking a field goal in double overtime. Shawnee’s story throughout the season was interesting — they finished only 2-6, yet came back and played impeccable football downs the stretch.  JSZ’s Mike Frankel has all the highlights and post-game reaction:

Everyone has their secrets — but is St. Benedict’s Prep’s? The consensus No. 1 ranked high school soccer team in America rolled through 2018 with arguably its best team in school history, but how did they get there? The answer is simple: sacrifice and family. Jersey Sports Zone has an inside look at the best high school team in the country and the formula they’ve used to be so successful. JSZ’s Jay Cook has the story:

It’s sectional semifinal Friday in New Jersey and the Jersey Sports Zone team braves the elements to bring you action all over the state.  We’ve got Irvington’s double-overtime thriller at Randolph, the Lenape/Rancocas Valley rematch, a sensational performance from Brick Township’s Jimmy Leblo at Middletown South, a Jean Alvarez outburst against Union and much more.  We’ll be posting our highlights throughout the night! Irvington 20 Randolph 17 | North 2 Group 4 Semifinals  After trailing Randolph 17-3 at halftime in the North 2 Group 4 Sectional Semifinal, the Irvington Blue Knights came out the other end with a victory. The Knights stepped up offensively in the second half and dominated defensively during both overtimes. Check out full highlights of this exciting game now:  Union City 46 Union 6 | North 2 Group 5 Semifinals Union City’s Jean Alvarez exploded for a season-high 195 yards along with four touchdowns to pace the Soaring  Eagles with a dominant win at “The Roof” at Roosevelt Stadium. Joel Jimenez and Devin Gonzalez also tallied touchdown in the win. JSZ’s Jay Cook has the highlights from Union City: North Brunswick 30 Edison 21 – Central Jersey Group 5 Semifinals Myles Bailey ran for 168 yards and three touchdowns (all three scores in the second half) and had a critical interception late in the first half to set up the go ahead field goal as the Raiders reach the sectional finals for the first time since 1979.  JSZ has the highlights from an exciting game at rainy North Brunswick: Brick Township 42 Middletown South 14 | Central Jersey Group 4 Semifinals Jimmy Leblo had five touchdowns in the first 15 minutes of the game in a sensational performance as the Green Dragons advance to the Central Jersey Group 4 finals thanks to a dominating effort in Middletown.  Leblo had four TD runs and a TD catch and the Green Dragons defense produced three first-half turnovers to race out to a 35-0 halftime lead.  JSZ has the highlights from the Leblo Show on a rainy night in Monmouth County: Jersey Sports Zone’s coverage of Middletown South is made possible by Monmouth Building Center in Shrewsbury Rancocas Valley 28 Lenape 7 | South Jersey Group 5 Semifinal One of the biggest rivalries in Burlington County saw the intensity dialed up even more as Lenape and Rancocas Valley squared up in a rematch of last year’s State Final. After falling in the game last year to Lenape, the Red Devils scored early thanks to quarterback Bryce Mangene and receiver Danny Kondras. Kondras would have three touchdowns in the semifinal as Rancocas Valley sits in the same position as last year with a chance to win the South Jersey Group 5 Championship. JSZ’s Nery Rodriguez has the highlights: Rutherford 26 Mountain Lakes 21 – North 2 Group 2 Semifinals Abellany Mendez had three TD runs and a jump pass TD to account for all of the Bulldogs offense as the top seed raced out to a 26-0 lead and held off a fierce comeback attempt by the herd.  JSZ has the highlights and Madison Bess has post-game reaction from Rutherford: Haddonfield 28 Pleasantville 6 | South Jersey Group 2 Semifinals The Haddons roared in the second half behind Davis Smith’s touchdown grab and a pick-six to lock up a win in the South Jersey Group 2 semifinals. Haddonfield is going back to the sectional title game for a second year in a row. JSZ’s Mike Frankel has the highlights: Sponsor Shoutout! Thanks to NJM Insurance, Jersey Sports Zone is able to bring you great highlights of Haddonfield football.         Woodrow Wilson 42 Delsea 14 | South Jersey Group 3 Semifinals Following two tough losses to Delsea in the last year, Woodrow Wilson turned back around Friday and returned the favor. The Tigers exploded for a six-touchdown performance behind the wheels of Muheem McCargo as they advance through the South Jersey bracket. JSZ’s Mike Frankel has all the highlights, courtesy of SNJ Today: Sponsor Shoutout! Jersey Sports Zone’s coverage of the Delsea Crusaders is proudly brought to you by NJM Insurance.         Shabazz 49 Cedar Grove 6 | North 2 Group 1 Semifinals The Shabazz defense produced a safety and two touchdowns in the first half as the Bulldogs avenged a 22-19 regular season defeat against Cedar Grove to advance to the North 2 Group 1 championship.  Shabazz will host Hasbrouck Heights next week in the championship game.  JSZ has the highlights from Newark:

Thanks to weather postponements, we have Wednesday state girls soccer playoffs.  We’ve got a dramatic finish courtesy of Old Bridge, a Saint Rose upset and dominating efforts by Red Bank Catholic and Moorestown. Red Bank Catholic 3 Mount Saint Mary 0 – Non-Public South “A” Semifinals Freshman Morgan Cupo got the scoring started in the first five minutes and seniors Casey Pavlick and Sofia Giamanco added second-half scores to put the Caseys in the Non-Public “A” South finals against Pingry on Thursday.  JSZ has the highlights from Red Bank: Jersey Sports Zone’s coverage of Red Bank Catholic is brought to you by Playa Bowls of Red Bank Old Bridge 1 Monroe 0 – Central Group 4 Semifinals Wednesday’s Central Group 4 Semifinal between Greater Middlesex Conference rivals 11th seed Monroe and second seed Old Bridge was a physical thrill ride that needed more than 80 minutes to play. With two minutes remaining in the first overtime sophomore Emmi DeNovellis scored the only goal of the game to send the Knights to their first sectional final in six years. They will face top seed Hunterdon Central on 11/9. JSZ’s Nery Rodriguez has the highlights: Thank you to Princeton Orthopaedic Associates for sponsoring our Monroe coverage! St. Rose 1 Rutgers Prep 0 | 2018 NJSIAA  Non-Public “B” South Semifinals The 3 seed takes out the 2 seed in the South Non-Public B Girls Tournament. St. Rose’s defense kept them in this one, while Gabrielle Hueth came in clutch with a late 2nd half goal for the win. Check out full highlights now: Moorestown 5 Ocean City 0 – NJSIAA South Jersey, Group 3 Tournament, Semifinal The Moorestown Quakers scored three times in the first half of their semifinal game against Ocean City on Wednesday. Less than six minutes into play, senior Isa Arvelo put the Quakers on the scoreboard with a beautiful kick that made it in the top left corner. Just nine minutes later, junior Ciara Imhotep took advantage of her good field position, as she put up the second goal for Moorestown. Maggie Brown and Rylee Brown also each scored a goal for the Quakers. Additionally, Imhotep scored the last goal for Moorestown, and the Quakers walked away with a 5-0 South Jersey Group 3 Semifinal win on Wednesday. JSZ has the highlights from Moorestown: Thank you to NJM Insurance for sponsoring our Moorestown coverage!  

It’s our final Top Play vote for the 2018 football season!  We’ve got 10 more great nominees from around the state.  We need your vote for the best of the best captured by JSZ cameras.  Our polls will stay open through Tuesday at 3:00 pm.  The winner will be presented with the Top Play belt at a mid-week practice.  Coming up in a couple of weeks, JSZ will post our Plays of the Year nominees with the winners receiving an invite to the second annual JSZ Football Banquet in December in Woodbridge.  Watch all of our nominees and cast your vote now! Take Our Poll Previous Top Play Winners          

Rickey Eng has been one of Pennington’s most reliable weapons in 2018. This season Rickey has racked up 11 touchdowns and 740 receiving yards on 32 receptions. Last week in the Red Raider’s 41-14 win over Point Beach Eng linked up with quarterback Brandon West on a long a touchdown catch. The fans have voted and Rickey Eng is our Week 8 Top play winner. Watch his ceremony below:  Take Our Poll

JSZ presented the Week 8 North Jersey Game Ball to Jacob Mafaro from Kittatinny Regional High School for 30 carries, 326 yards and 6 TDs during the game against Morris Catholic. Coach Joe Coltelli and the Kittatinny football team met on the practice field on Thursday afternoon to watch his ceremony:

RJ Thornton was nominated for Courtney’s Week 8 Game Ball after rushing for 132 yards and 3 touchdowns in Hunterdon Central 42-14 win over Franklin. Thornton won 56.67% of this week’s Mid-State votes. Check out his Game Ball Ceremony now: Total Votes: 24,930 Take Our Poll Last Week’s Game Ball Winner:  Charles Amissah   

There’s a new look to the NJSIAA playoffs as we take one step closer to true state champions.  The sectional champions will get one more game in 2018 as North 1 and North 2 face-off in a bowl game and Central champions matchup against South in another bowl game.  When the dust settles, there will be three Non-Public state champions and two champs from each public group (10 total).  With the brackets revealed, Jersey Sports Zone has all the matchups plus a breakdown with a chance for you to watch our videos to get ready for post-season football in the Garden State! NON-PUBLIC Non- Public Group 4: (9) Paramus Catholic at (8) Seton Hall Prep – Sat. Nov 3, 2:00 pm, winner faces (1) Bergen Catholic on 11/10 (10) Notre Dame @ (7) St. Augustine Prep — Fri., Nov 2, 7:00 pm, winner faces (2) St. Joe-Montvale on 11/10 (6) St. Joseph-Metuchen at (3) St. Peter’s Prep on 11/9 (5) Delbarton at (4) Don Bosco Prep on 11/9 JSZ Notes It’s imperative for football teams to not look ahead especially during the post-season, but the semifinals of Non-Public Group 4 on November 17 will be a Super Saturday for New Jersey high school football.  If the brackets hold to form, we will get a St. Peter’s Prep-St. Joe Montvale rematch along with Don Bosco Prep-Bergen Catholic part two. Scouting Report Watch St. Joe-Montvale’s 16-7 win over St. Peter’s Prep on the final day of the regular season Watch Bergen Catholic’s 14-13 win over Don Bosco Prep on 9/22 Watch Don Bosco’s 59-28 win over DePaul on 10/20 Watch St. Peter’s Prep’s 34-7 win over Bergen Catholic on 9/15 Non-Public Group 3 (1) Red Bank Catholic — bye in 1st round (7) Bishop Ahr @ (2) DePaul – Fri., Nov. 2, 7:00 pm (6) Donovan Catholic @ (3) Mater Dei Prep – Sat., Nov. 3, 1:00 pm (5) Pope John (4) St. John Vianney — Fri., Nov 3, 7:00 pm JSZ Notes DePaul Catholic was a heavy favorite to be the #1 seed for the entire regular season, but things took a dramatic change when the Spartans lost Ronnie Hickman to a season-ending torn ACL and ended the season with two losses and the Caseys scored a dramatic win over public school power Rumson-Fair Haven to run the table and a perfect regular season.  Mater Dei Prep is stockpiled with talent and suffered their first loss in a 34-33 regular-season finale against Cheshire Academy out of Connecticut.   This was smart scheduling by the Seraphs as they were virtually unchallenged in their Shore Conference schedule and the out of state game was the perfect way to prepare for what’s to come over the next few weeks.  Pope John is not your typical one-win team.  The Lions beat Seton Hall Prep to get a boost of confidence heading into the playoffs and the Pope John/SJV game this Friday night has the potential to be a down to the wire game. The Shore is anxious to see how Mater Dei Prep and possibly RBC matchup with the traditional North Jersey superpower in Depaul. Scouting Report Watch Red Bank Catholic’s 14-13 win over Rumson-Fair Haven  Watch DePaul’s 16-13 win over St. Peter’s Prep Watch Mater Dei Prep’s 41-0 win over Manasquan Watch St. John Vianney’s 9-0 win over Middletown South  Watch Pope John’s 30-20 win over Seton Hall Prep Group 2: (8) Immaculate Conception @ (1) St. Joseph (Hamm.) – Sat., Nov. 3, 1:00 pm (7) Morris Catholic @ (2) Holy Spirit – Fri., Nov. 2, 7:00 pm (6) Gloucester Catholic @ (3) Hudson Catholic – Fri., Nov. 2, 7:00 pm (5) Holy Cross (4) Immaculata – TBD JSZ Notes St. Joe-Hammonton is the favorite as we got a likely preview of the Non-Public Group 2 finals in the final week of the regular season with St. Joe’s 28-14 win against Holy Spirit.  Jada Byers had 266 yards in a spectacular performance and needs to be in the conversation for JSZ’s Zoneman Trophy, given to the top high school football player in New Jersey. Scouting Report Watch St. Joe-Hammonton’s 28-14 win over Holy Spirit   GROUP 5 North 1: (8) West Orange @ (1) Montclair – Sat., Nov. 3, 1:00 pm (7) Passaic County Tech @ (2) Ridgewood – Fri., Nov. 2, 7:00 pm (6) Kennedy @ (3) Clifton – Fri., Nov. 2, 7:00 pm (5) North Bergen @ (4) Hackensack – Fri., Nov. 2, 7:00 pm JSZ Notes We’ve got a fascinating first round rematch as West Orange visits Montclair.  The Mounties were stunned on the road in Week 0.   Montclair earned the #1 seed with a 6-4 record and benefitted from playing a very tough schedule that garnered enough power points to get the top spot while West Orange suffered four straight losses by 7 points or less on the way to a 3-6 campaign.  Montclair ousted Ridgewood last year on the way to its sectional championship and we could see those teams tangle in the sectional finals in 2018. Scouting Report Watch West Orange’s 26-19 win over Montclair in Week 0  North 2: (8) Bridgewater-Raritan @ (1) Piscataway – Sat., Nov. 3, 1:00 pm (7) Westfield @ (2) Union City – Fri., Nov. 2, 7:00 pm (6) Elizabeth @ (3) Union – Fri., Nov. 2, 7:00 pm (5) East Orange @ (4) Ridge – Fri., Nov. 2, 7:00 pm JSZ Notes Bridgewater-Raritan showed how wide open this bracket can be when it upset Union 21-19 on the final week of the regular season.  Piscataway has been electric behind Juwon Jackson while Union City’s lone loss is to St. Peter’s Prep.  Elizabeth and Union is a rematch from Week 1 with the Minutemen getting a 28-14 win. Scouting Report Watch Piscataway’s 27-6 win over Sayreville Watch Union’s 34-24 win at Phillipsburg Watch Elizabeth’s 12-0 win at Westfield Central: (8) Hillsborough @ (1) Sayreville – Fri., Nov. 2, 7:00 pm (7) Trenton @ (2) North Brunswick – Fri., Nov. 2, 7:00 pm (6) Edison @ (3) South Brunswick – Fri., Nov. 2, 6:00 pm (5) Manalapan @ (4) Hunterdon Central – Fri., Nov. 2, 7:00 pm JSZ Notes Sayreville overcame its lone loss with a big 34-28 win over South Brunswick to lock up the #1 seed.  This is a deep field with teams like Edison and Trenton capable of leaning on their defenses.  The Manalapan at Hunterdon Central game has the potential to be a thriller.  The Braves did a great job of overcoming two heartbreaking losses in the first two weeks to get to 5-3 on the season.  North Brunswick’s lone loss is to Sayreville and they are a #3 seed at 8-1 while South Brunswick gets the #2 seed at 5-4 and accruing more power points.  This is going to be a fun bracket to watch over the next few weeks Scouting Report Watch Sayreville’s 13-12 win over Edison on game’s final play Watch North Brunswick’s 9-7 win over St. Joe-Metuchen in Week 0  Watch Edison’s 15-0 win at Plainfield in Week 8 South: (8) Washington Township @ (1) Williamstown – Fri., Nov. 2, 7:00 pm (7) Eastern @ (2) Rancocas Valley – Fri., Nov. 2, 7:00 pm (6) Kingsway @ (3) Lenape – Fri., Nov. 2, 7:00 pm (5) Toms River North @ (4) Vineland – Fri., Nov. 2, 7:00 p.m. JSZ Notes Williamstown is ranked #17 in the latest state polls and proved that they are worthy of being considered among New Jersey’s best after a 14-7 win over St. Augustine Prep to run the table in the regular season.  Rancocas Valley and Lenape had an amazing regular season game and it would be a treat to see them square off again in a rematch with a trip to the sectional finals on the line.  Toms River North has a sophomore gunslinger in Jake Kazanowsky and a solid defensive unit.  TRN at 3-5 Vineland should be a great game.  The Fighting Clan had a rugged schedule that will make them playoff ready. Scouting Report Watch Williamstown’s 14-7 win over St. Augustine Prep in Week 8 Watch Rancocas Valley’s 19-16 win over Lenape in Week 7 Watch Lenape’s 27-24 win over Allentown in Week 4 Watch Vineland’s 31-7 win over Washington Township in Week 7 Watch Toms River North’s 31-21 win over Southern Regional in Week 8 GROUP 4 North 1: (8) Mount Olive @ (1) Wayne Hills – Fri., Nov. 2, 7:00 pm (7) Passaic Valley @ (2) Old Tappan – Fri., Nov. 2, 6:00 pm (6) Wayne Valley @ (3) Morris Hills – Sat., Nov. 3, 1:00 pm (5) Northern Highlands @ (4) Morris Knolls – Sat., Nov. 3, 1:00 pm JSZ Notes Wayne Hills has been a fun team to watch with quarterback Tom Sharkey and the dynamic receiving duo of Charles Njoku and Jaaron Hayek.  Old Tappan bounced back from two straight losses to Wayne Hills and Ramapo to roll off four straight wins.  Congratulations to Bill Regan on his 250th career win at Morris Knolls.  That 12-7 victory against Northern Highlands secured a home playoff game as the two teams will play for the second time in as many weeks. Scouting Report Watch Wayne Hills’ 14-9 win over Wayne Valley in Week 1 North 2: (8) North Hunterdon @ (1) Phillipsburg – Fri., Nov. 2, 7:00 pm (7) Colonia @ (2) Randolph – Sat., Nov. 3, 7:00 pm (6) West Morris @ (3) Irvington – Fri., Nov. 2, 7:00 pm (5) Cranford @ (4) Linden – Fri., Nov. 2, 7:00 pm JSZ Notes Phillipsburg’s rolling with a four-game win streak and the no-doubt top seed in North 2 Group 4 with a 7-1 mark.  Irvington turned heads with back to back wins over Barringer and Montclair to close out the regular season. Linden’s BJ George is at 1472 yards rushing and could get to 2,000 if Linden can make a run in November.  And when it comes to stats, Colonia’s Antonio Alfano is the rare player who makes eye-popping headlines on defense.  Alfano had 6 sacks and 9 pancakes against Woodbridge.  Colonia is a dangerous #7 seed. Scouting Report Watch Phillipsburg’s 21-7 win over Ridge in Week 7 Watch Irvington’s 24-6 win over Barringer in Week 7 Watch Linden’s 14-3 win over Elizabeth in Week 2 Watch Colonia’s 46-8 win over Carteret in Week 4 Central: (8) Middletown North @ (1) Long Branch – Fri., Nov. 2, 7:00 pm (7) Northern Burlington @ (2) Middletown South – Fri., Nov. 2, 7:00 pm (6) Jackson Memorial @ (3) Brick Township – Fri., Nov. 2, 7:00 pm (5) Brick Memorial @ (4) Freehold Boro – Sat., Nov. 3, 1:00 pm JSZ Notes A Shore Conference-dominated bracket with 7 of the 8 teams calling the Jersey Shore home.  Long Branch has been fantastic and should be a Top 20 team if they run the table in the playoffs.  Middletown North put a scare into RBC last week and Steve Bush’s ability to gameplan cannot be overlooked.  Middletown South’s defense gave the Eagles a signature win over Rumson-Fair Haven.  The Eagles know that if they can follow the blueprint of the RFH stunner, they’re going to be in the mix.  Freehold Boro made the shift to Shy’Kim Shuler at quarterback and the Colonials have a tough offense to prepare for.  Brick Memorial lost to Boro 20-17 and gets a chance to avenge that loss. The Colonials and Green Wave could rematch in the semifinals.  Long Branch won the Central Jersey Group 4 championship at Rutgers on a two-point conversion in overtime. Scouting Report Watch Long Branch’s 26-0 win over Wall in Week 5 Watch Middletown South’s 14-7 win over RFH in Week 8 Watch Brick Township’s 34-15 win over Freehold Boro in Week 3 Watch Freehold Boro’s 42-7 win over Howell in Week 8 Watch Freehold Boro’s 20-17 win over Brick Memorial in Week 2 South: (8) Winslow Township @ (1) Millville – Fri., Nov. 2, 6:00 pm (7) Ocean City @ (2) Highland Regional – Fri., Nov. 2, 7:00 pm (6) Hammonton @ (3) Clearview – Fri., Nov. 2, 7:00 pm (5) Mainland @ (4) Shawnee – Fri., Nov. 2, 7:00 pm JSZ Notes Millville overcame a 0-3 start to roll of five straight wins and grab the #1 seed.  Strength of schedule served the Thunderbolts well.   We got a good look at Clearview in Week 8 and their Wing-T attack was impressive.  Hammonton got a dramatic win courtesy of the Vandever twins in Week 6 and will try and write a similar script on the road in round one. Scouting Report Watch Clearview’s 23-9 win over Moorestown in Week 8 Watch Hammonton’s 20-14 win over Winslow in Week 6 GROUP 3 North 1: (8) Demarest @ (1) Ramapo – Fri., Nov. 2, 6:30 pm (7) West Milford @ (2) Paramus – Fri., Nov. 2, 6:00 pm (6) Pascack Valley @ (3) River Dell – Fri., Nov. 2, 6:00 pm (5) Lakeland @ (4) Sparta – Sat., Nov. 3, 1:00 pm JSZ Notes Ramapo’s regular-season finale win over Randolph served notice that the Green Raiders are one of the best public schools in New Jersey.   #3 seed took Ramapo to overtime in the regular season.  Paramus is a perfect 9-0 with an OT win over Ridgewood highlighting their incredible 2018. Scouting Report Watch Ramapo’s 42-0 win over Randolph in Week 8  North 2: (8) Voorhees @ (1) Summit – Sat., Nov. 3, 1:00 pm (7) South Plainfield  @ (2) West Essex – Fri., Nov. 2, 7:00 pm (6) Parsippany Hills @ (3) Rahway – Fri., Nov. 2, 7:00 pm (5) Warren Hills @ (4) Montville – Fri., Nov. 2, 7:00 pm JSZ Notes Summit had a hiccup against Cranford but has been dominant in 2018.  Rahway rolled seven straight wins after losing their opener to Somerville.  West Essex sits at #3 with a perfect 8-0 mark.   Rahway/West Essex is going to be a must-see game if they can win their first-round games.  Montville with a 7-2 record shows how deep this bracket is. Scouting Report Watch Summit’s 36-6 win over Colonia in Week 5 Watch Rahway’s 22-0 win over Cranford in Week 3 Central: (8) Raritan @ (1) Somerville – Fri., Nov. 2, 7:00 pm (7) Ocean Township @ (2) Rumson Fair-Haven – Fri., Nov. 2, 7:00 pm (6) Allentown @ (3) Red Bank – Fri., Nov. 2, 7:00 pm (5) Nottingham @ (4) Holmdel – Fri., Nov. 2, 7:00 pm JSZ Notes Somerville is the favorite here and has served notice as one of the best public school teams in New Jersey.  Jalahn Dabney will be in our Player of the Year conversation for sure.  Rumson-Fair Haven ends the regular season on a two-game skid and has star running back Alex Maldjian banged up, but RFH is hungry for a rematch with Somerville in the sectional finals.   We have two fascinating Mercer/Monmouth matchups in round one.  Red Bank Regional is one of the most improved teams in the state.  No one would have booked them for a home playoff game in August.  They are the #3 seed thanks to their stunner of Holmdel earlier in the regular season.  Holmdel’s only loss is to RBR and coach Jeff Rainess and his team is going to be a tough out.   Nottingham and their six player running attack at the Hornets is another game with great potential to go down to the very end. Scouting Report Watch Somerville’s 58-27 win over Delaware Valley in Week 8 Watch Rumson-Fair Haven’s 47-7 win over Lakewood in Week 6 Watch Red Bank Regional’s 28-25 win over Holmdel in Week 2 Watch Holmdel’s 31-0 win over Raritan in Week 8 Watch Nottingham’s 26-24 win over Allentown in Week 8 South: (8) Oakcrest @ (1) Burlington Township – Fri., Nov. 2, 7:00 pm (7) Deptford @ (2) Delsea – Fri., Nov. 2, 7:00 pm (6) Triton @ (3) Woodrow Wilson – Sat., Nov. 3, 1:00 pm (5) Timber Creek @ (4) Wall – Fri., Nov. 2, 7:00 pm JSZ Notes Burlington Township closed out the regular season with back-to-back one-point wins to get to 8-0.  We’ve got great star power in this bracket with Delsea running back Aidan Borguet and Woodrow Wilson quarterback Nick Kargman along with teammate Stanley King (Louisville).  Delsea lost to Burlington Township 22-8 earlier in the regular season. Scouting Report Watch Burlington Township’s 41-7 win at Allentown in Week 6 Watch Delsea’s 38-16 win over Cedar Creek in Week 6 Watch Woodrow Wilson’s 59-37 win over Cedar Creek in Week 3 GROUP 2 North 1: (8) Pequannock @ (1) Newton – Fri., Nov. 2, 7:00 pm (7) Glen Rock @ (2) Westwood – Fri., Nov. 2, 7:00 pm (6) Mahwah @ (3) Kittatinny – Sat., Nov. 3, 1:00 pm (5) High Point @ (4) Ramsey – Fri., Nov. 2, 7:00 pm JSZ Notes Newton’s lone loss was a one point defeat at Walkill Valley.  #3 seed Kittatinny is 7-2 and lost at Newton 28-17.  6-3 Ramsey rolls into the playoffs on a 5 game win streak. North 2: (8) Newark Central @ (1) Rutherford – Fri., Nov. 2, 7:00 pm (7) Dumont @ (2) Verona – Fri., Nov. 2, 7:00 pm (6) Hanover Park @ (3) Lyndhurst – Fri., Nov. 2, 7:00 pm (5) Mountain Lakes @ (4) Hawthorne – Fri., Nov. 2, 7:00 pm JSZ Notes Rutherford’s 7-game win streak was snapped by Hasbrouck Heights over the weekend.  Verona lost back-to-back weeks to Shabazz and Weequahic, but has won three straight heading into the playoffs.  #3 seed Lyndhurst’s lone loss was a 14-7 defeat against New Milford in double overtime. Central: (8) South River @ (1) Hillside – Sat., Nov. 3, 1:00 pm (7) Delaware Valley @ (2) Manasquan – Sat., Nov. 3, 2:00 pm (6) Shore @ (3) Cinnaminson – Fri., Nov. 2, 7:00 pm (5) Bernards @ (4) Lincoln – Sat., Nov. 3, 1:00 pm JSZ Notes Hillside opened with six straight road wins and is the #1 seed in Central Jersey Group 2 with an 8-0 mark.  Whenever our cameras pay a visit to the Comets, there’s plenty of highlights to be had.  Manasquan plays disciplined hard-nosed football and will get a test from Del Val.  Cinnaminson gets the 3-seed at 6-2 and gets Shore Regional who has moved up from Group 1 to Group 2 in 2018. Scouting Report Watch Hillside’s 39-10 win over Cranford in Week 8         Watch Cinnaminson’s 28-13 win over Ewing in Week 7 South: (8) Sterling @ (1) Haddonfield – Fri., Nov. 2, 7:00 pm (7) Collingswood @ (2) Camden – Sat., Nov. 3, 3:00 pm (6) Barnegat @ (3) West Deptford – Fri., Nov. 2, 7:00 pm (5) Cedar Creek @ (4) Pleasantville – Fri., Nov. 2, 7:00 pm JSZ Notes This is an exciting bracket.  Haddonfield’s 8-0 resume is highlighted by wins over St. Joe-Hammonton and West Deptford.  Camden has a ton of talent.  West Deptford at Camden in the semifinals would be a war.  That is one game we’ll circle on our calendar for sure. Scouting Report Watch Haddonfield’s 22-15 win over St. Joe-Hammonton in Week 4 Watch Camden’s 45-15 win over Delsea in Week 3 Watch West Deptford’s 28-21 win over Deptford in Week 7 GROUP 1 North 1: (8) Pompton Lakes @ (1) Butler – Fri., Nov. 2, 7:00 pm (7) Cresskill @ (2) Park Ridge – Fri., Nov. 2, 7:00 pm (6) Emerson @ (3) Boonton – Fri., Nov. 2, 7:00 pm (5) Wallkill Valley @ (4) New Milford – Fri., Nov. 2, 7:00 pm JSZ Notes Butler earns the one seed with a 7-1 mark with its lone loss coming to Hasbrouck Heights.  Park Ridge is also 7-1 and brings a high powered offense to the post-season.  Boonton overcame an 0-2 start to win six straight and grab the third seed.  On the other side, New Milford started 6-0, but drops to the 4-seed after two straight losses. North 2: (8) Bound Brook @ (1) Shabazz – Fri., Nov. 2, 7:00 pm (7) New Providence @ (2) Hasbrouck Heights – Fri., Nov. 2, 7:00 pm (6) Hoboken @ (3) Weequahic – Fri., Nov. 2, 7:00 pm (5) Newark West Side @ (4) Cedar Grove – Fri., Nov. 2, 7:00 pm JSZ Notes Shabazz is the defending sectional champ and will be tested in a tough bracket.  Hasbrouck Heights is a perfect 8-0 and has yet to be challenged in 2018.  Weequahic is also unblemished and we all saw what Tyler Phillips did in Week 0 (viral video courtesy of JSZ!).  Weequahic against Hasbrouck Heights is a potential must see game in the semifinals. Scouting Report Watch Weequahic’s 33-0 win over Morris Catholic in Week 0 Central: (8) Keyport @ (1) Willingboro – Fri., Nov. 2, 7:00 pm (7) Maple Shade @ (2) Paulsboro – Sat., Nov. 3, 1:00 pm (6) Asbury Park @ (3) Woodbury – Sat., Nov. 3, 10:30 am (5) Middlesex @ (4) Florence – Fri., Nov. 2, 7:00 pm JSZ Notes The Chimeras raised eyebrows around the state when they topped Cinnaminson and Woodrow Wilson.  A tough schedule is rewarded with the #1 seed.  While Willingboro is 4-4, Paulsboro at 6-2 and 5-2 Woodbury take the next two slots in this bracket.  This “Central” bracket is South Jersey heavy, an example of the changes to the way the playoffs are built. Scouting Report Watch Willingboro’s 14-12 win over Cinnaminson in Week 4 Watch Paulsboro’s 37-0 win over Woodbury in Week 5 Watch Woodbury’s 20-6 win over Audubon in Week 1 South: (8) Woodstown @ (1) Penns Grove – Sat., Nov. 3, 12:00 pm (7) Overbrook @ (2) Salem – Sat., Nov. 3, 1:00 pm (6) Schalick @ (3) Gateway – Fri., Nov. 2, 7:00 pm (5) Glassboro @ (4) Buena – Fri., Nov. 2, 6:00 pm JSZ Notes Penns Grove’s 26-20 win over Salem in the regular season finale ultimately decided this bracket as Gateway and Buena look to play spoiler in what could be a great rematch in the sectional final. Scouting Report Watch Penns Grove’s 42-6 win over Glassboro in Week 7 Watch Salem’s 65-14 win over Burlington City in Week 2 Watch Gateway’s 27-20 win over Paulsboro in Week 8 Watch Buena’s 38-18 win over Gloucester Catholic in Week 8        

The regular season comes to a close in New Jersey high school football and JSZ brings you eight games of highlights in the rain and wind.  St. Peter’s Prep and St. Joe’s-Montvale battled for playoff positioning, the MAPL final between Peddie and Hun came down to the final play, plus we’ve got big regular-season finale wins for Delbarton and Edison. Watch JSZ’s Saturday Week 8 preview of our coverage and scroll down to watch highlights of all our games: St. Joe’s-Montvale 16 St. Peter’s Prep 7 Touchdowns from Audric Estime and Gavin Sharkey and nearly lockdown play from the Green Knights’ defense were the keys to St. Joe’s 16-7 victory over St. Peter’s Prep Saturday. The win puts St. Joe’s at 7-2 on the season and they’re in the driver’s seat to a top seed in the Non-Public Group 4 playoffs. JSZ’s Jay Cook has the highlights from Montvale: Hun 21 Peddie 16 After falling to MAPL rival Peddie 61-7 Hun pulled out an exciting 21-16 win. After trailing by nine at halftime the Raiders with the help of University of North Carolina commit Josh Henderson scored 21 straight points. As the Falcons staged a comeback trailing by five points and a goal line opportunity Malcolm Brunson grabbed a last second interception to secure the victory. JSZ’s Nery Rodriguez has the highlights: Thank you to Princeton Orthopaedic Associates for sponsoring both our Hun and Peddie coverage! Delbarton 23 Clifton 14 The defense in this game was insane, but in the end, it was Delbarton who capitalized for the homecoming win.  Michael Jarmolowich scored three touchdowns and teammate Jake Kopeld caused a safety leading the Green Wave to victory. Our MMJ Courtney DuPont has the highlights for you: Gateway 27 Paulsboro 20 Ready for a blast from the past? The Gateway Gators captured their first victory over Paulsboro in 33 years, dating all the way back to 1985 when Michael Jordan won Rookie of the Year with the Chicago Bulls and Ronald Reagan was President of the United States. JSZ’s Mike Frankel has the highlights from this historic South Jersey win:   Edison 15 Plainfield 0 Lucas Loffredo had a 49 yard TD run in the first quarter and the Edison defense held Plainfield to -20 yards rushing as the Eagles shutout Plainfield on a muddy field to get to 6-2.  JSZ has the highlights and post-game reaction from Edison’s playoff-clinching win: Ewing 14 Pemberton 0 Tywayne Reed stepped in for an injured Caleb Stokes at quarterback and delivered a pair of TD runs and the Ewing defense had five interceptions as the Blue Devils get a shutout win to reach 5-3 on the season.  JSZ has the highlights and post-game reaction from Madison Bess: Jersey Sports Zone’s coverage of Ewing is sponsored by Princeton Orthopaedic Associates Clearview 23 Moorestown 9  Troy Bentancur’s 67 yard TD run in the second quarter gave Clearview the lead for good as the Pioneers reach the 5-2 mark.  Mike Ancona added two TD runs from the Wing-T attack. Sponsor Shoutout! Jersey Sports Zone’s coverage of Moorestown is proudly brought to you by NJM Insurance.   Buena 38 Gloucester Catholic 18 Buena Regional continued their dominant style of football through Week 8 as the Chiefs have captured their first undefeated regular season since 2014. JSZ’s Mike Frankel has the highlights: Sponsor Shoutout! Jersey Sports Zone’s coverage of Gloucester Catholic is proudly brought to you by NJM Insurance.

JSZ’s county tournament coverage continues on the soccer pitch as we bring you the boys and girls title games from Mercer County along with the second-ranked team in the state looking for a spot in the Essex County championship game Pennington 2 West Windsor-Plainsboro South 0 – Mercer County Boys Soccer Tournament Finals Jack Borden scored on a volley in the first half and Ousmane Gueye made a magnificent strike for his 15th goal of the season to give Pennington its fourth consecutive Mercer County title.  Watch highlights of the Red Raiders 11th win of the season along with great post-match interviews: We’re able to capture great moments like Pennington’s Mercer County championship because of the support of Princeton Orthopaedic Associates Pennington 3 No. 1 Allentown 0 – Mercer County Girls Soccer Tournament  The Mercer County Tournament Girls Final featured top seed and No. 1 in the NJ Top 20 Allentown taking in fourth seed Pennington. The undefeated Red Birds in search of their first MCT title were derailed when St. Joseph University commit Jaydin Avery began the game with two electrifying scores to give Pennington a 2-0 lead at the break. In the final half Kelli Collins would add another score for the Red Raiders as they claim their first county championship in four years. JSZ’s Nery Rodriguez has the highlights: Thank you to Princeton Orthopaedic Associates for sponsoring both our Pennington and Allentown coverage. We look forward to bringing you more Red Raider and Red Birds highlights throughout the school year! No. 2 Montclair 1 No. 15 West Orange 0 | Essex County Boys Soccer Tournament Semifinals This was a must-see rematch! Earlier in the season, the Mounties took down the Mountaineers 3-0, but with a spot in the Essex County final on the line both teams turned it up a notch. This time the Mountaineers took Montclair into double overtime, but in the end, it was the Mounties who came away with their 16th win of the season. Check out full highlights of this exciting matchup brought to you by our MMJ Courtney DuPont:  

Undefeated Burlington Township has been has been on a scoring frenzy this season with their last 14-13 win over Highland being their only single possession victory of the year. In that game receiver Justin Johnson kicked off the game with a 78 yard touchdown, he would finish with four receptions for 139 yards to help the Falcons improve to 7-0 on the year. The people have voted and for this performance Justin is our NJM Insurance Week 7 Game Ball winner in the WJFL! JSZ’s Nery Rodriguez stopped by to practice for an acceptance ceremony: Take Our Poll Have a question? Ask Nery: nery@jerseysportszone.com

Jersey Sports Zone had cameras at seven boys and girls soccer games Tuesday for matches in the Mercer County Tournament and the Greater Middlesex Conference (GMC) Tournament. Check in throughout the evening to watch highlights from across these two conferences. West Windsor-Plainsboro South 1 Hopewell Valley 0 | Mercer County Tournament Boys Semifinals Three halves of soccer wasn’t enough for Tuesday afternoon’s Mercer County Tournament semifinal matchup between second seeded West Windsor-Plainsboro South and eighth seed Hopewell Valley. In double overtime following a controversial overruling of a penalty sophomore Suhith Nandyala landed the Golden Goal for the Pirates to send them to their third mercer County Tournament Final in four years. JSZ’s Nery Rodriguez has the call: Thank you to Princeton Orthopaedic Associates for sponsoring both our West Windsor-Plainsboro South and Hopewell Valley coverage! Pennington 2 Steinert 1 | Mercer County Tournament Boys Semifinals Pennington’s Ousmane Gueye and Babacar Niang lead the offensive for the Red Raiders in this victory. Gueye now has 14 goals and 3 assists this season, making his a key offensive factor for Pennington as they head into the Mercer County final against West Windsor. Check out full highlights now: Coverage of Pennington is brought to you by Princeton Ortho. Thank you Princeton Ortho for your continued support!! Allentown 3 Hopewell Valley 0 | Mercer County Tournament Girls Semifinals No. 1 in the NJ Top 20 Allentown is one step closer to capturing their first Mercer County Tournament crown. The top seeded Red Birds defeated fourth seed Hopewell Valley 3-0 off a pair of Emma Pascarella corner kicks headed by Alex Searing and Lauren Coiante. They will face second seed Pennington Oct. 25th at the College of New Jersey in the MCT Final. JSZ’s Nery Rodriguez has the call: Thank you to Princeton Orthopaedic Associates for sponsoring both our Allentown and Hopewell Valley coverage! Pennington 2 Princeton Day 0 | Mercer County Tournament Girls Semifinals The Pennington Red Raiders dominated possession and possession in this one, and sophomore midfielder Kylie Daigle lead the charge. She scored the first goal of the night and caught up with our MMJ Courtney DuPont after the game. Check out full highlights of this one now: Coverage of Pennington and Princeton Day is brought to you by Princeton Ortho. Thank you Princeton Ortho for your continued support!! South Brunswick 6 South Plainfield 1 | GMC Tournament Boys Quarterfinals South Brunswick forward Jake Stump had a career day by drilling four goals in a dominant performance as the Vikings took a 6-1 victory over South Plainfield. The Vikings now move onto the GMC semifinal round for a rematch of last year’s finals against Monroe set for Thursday night. JSZ has the highlights from South Brunswick: Monroe 3 North Brunswick 2 | GMC Tournament Boys Quarterfinals Brendan Deal had two goals and an assist in the first half as the Falcons raced out to a 3-0 halftime lead and held on to advance to the GMC semis.  JSZ has the highlights and post-match reaction from Monroe: Jersey Sports Zone’s coverage of Monroe is made possible by Princeton Orthopaedic Associates East Brunswick 2 Sayreville 0 | GMC Tournament Boys Quarterfinals Sean Joo had a first-half goal and assisted Poorav Desai’s score in the second half as the #2 seed is through to the semifinals and a showdown with #11 seed St. Joe’s-Metuchen.  JSZ has the highlights of the Bears 11th win of the season:

Jersey Sports Zone honors the top performers from Week Seven in high school football with our Jersey Sports Zone Game Balls.  We have ten nominees in four sections of the state.  The polls are open now through Tuesday at 3:00 pm.  We will stop by a midweek practice to present the winners with a JSZ Game Ball.  You can always nominate a player by emailing our team.  madison@jerseysportszone.com (North Jersey), courtney@jerseysportszone.com (Mid-State 38), nery@jerseysportszone.com (WJFL), rich@jerseysportszone.com (Shore Conference) Nery’s Game Ball – WJFL Take Our Poll Jersey Sports Zone’s South Jersey Game Balls are made possible by NJM Insurance Group North Jersey Take Our Poll Courtney’s Game Ball – Mid-State 38 Take Our Poll Shore Conference  Take Our Poll Missed our Weekend Highlights? Click HERE to watch JSZ’s Friday Week 7 Highlights Click HERE to watch JSZ’s Saturday Week 7 Highlights

Ronnie Hickman is one of the most explosive players in New Jersey and talent evaluators around the country have taken notice. Hickman, a two-way star for DePaul Catholic and an Ohio State commit, was presented his 2019 All-American Bowl jersey during a pep rally Friday afternoon. DePaul Catholic football head coach John McKenna was also announced as an assistant coach for the East squad. Watch the presentation here: Hickman, a four-star recruit, projects to play safety for head coach Urban Meyer and defensive coordinator Greg Schiano when heads to Ohio State next year. Hickman rounds out the four New Jersey players selected to play in the 2019 All-American Bowl, scheduled for Jan. 5, 2019 in San Antonio, Texas. The others are Caedan Wallace, a Penn State offensive line commit from Hun School; Antonio Alfano, an Alabama commit and Colonia defensive lineman; and Joe Shimko, a long snapper from Wall High School committed to play at N.C. State.

We’re now well into the county tournament season and JSZ has highlights from three different counties: Essex, Mercer and Monmouth. Check in throughout the night to follow along with our high school soccer coverage. #9 Columbia 0 (5)  #8 Glen Ridge 0 (3) – Essex County Boys Quarterfinals After 100 minutes of scoreless soccer, Columbia came out on top 5-3 with PKs against Glen Ridge. Senior keeper Sam Maidenberg was the star in this one. Not only did he make a big-time save during penalty kicks, but he actually scored one himself to give his team the edge. Full highlights of this exciting Essex County matchup now: #5 West Windsor-Plainsboro South 2  #12 Hun 0 – Mercer County Boys First Round Connor Staples and Ryan Grund found the net and James Mattson made eight saves to get WWPS into the quarterfinals and a matchup with fourth seed Notre Dame.  JSZ has the highlights from the battle of the Raiders: Thanks to Princeton Orthopaedic Associates for allowing us to capture great Mercer County moments all year long and sponsoring both West Windsor-Plainsboro South and the Hun School #5 Toms River North 2 vs. #4 Shore 0 – Shore Conference Girls Quarterfinals Marisa Tava and Alexa Peto both scored for the second consecutive game to give Toms River North a Shore Conference Tournament quarterfinal round win over the Shore Blue Devils. This was a rematch from last year’s SCT quarterfinals with the Mariners winning that one, 3-1. JSZ’s Jay Cook has the highlights from a commanding win in West Long Branch. Thanks to CJA Construction for sponsoring JSZ’s coverage of Toms River North!

Wednesday’s high school soccer schedule was highlighted by the Shore Conference Boys Tournament Second Round.  JSZ brings you highlights from CBA’s win over Lakewood CBA 2 Lakewood 1 – SCT Second Round Luke Pascarella’s second-half goal proved to be the game winner as the #3 seed Colts was able to hold off the #19 seed to advance in the Shore Conference Tournament.  Michael Casper gave CBA a 1-0 lead from 20 yards out in the 25th minute.  In the second half, Lakewood keeper Moises Galvan made some high quality saves before Pascarella broke through.  Christian Jiminez got Lakewood on the board with just under 11 minutes to go, but the Piners could not draw even.  JSZ has the highlights from Lincroft: Shore Conference Boys Soccer Tournament Quarterfinals – Friday #8 Southern Regional at #1 Holmdel #21 Raritan at #4 Ocean Township #11 Manasquan at #3 CBA #7 Manalapan at #2 Jackson Memorial Jersey Sports Zone brings you great coverage of New Jersey high school sports because of our sponsor support.  Thanks to Inzelbuch Law for sponsoring Jersey Sports Zone’s coverage of Lakewood

Woodbridge High School senior Jose Leon came to play Friday night and was a key factor to the Barrons’ crosstown win against JFK Iselin. With only nine seconds left on the clock, Leon caught a 16-yard pass and bullied his way into the endzone to give Woodbridge a last-second, 26-21 win. Leon also tallied 89 yards on the ground and a rushing touchdown earlier in the game. Thanks to voters from around the state, Leon was awarded JSZ’s Week 6 North Jersey game ball! Watch the presentation here: Take Our Poll

Monday soccer from JSZ features two state-ranked showdowns and the start of conference tournament play. St. Peter’s Prep 2 Kearny 1 – Boys Soccer Both the Marauders and Kardinals fought it out to a tie nearly four weeks ago, but these two Hudson County squads gave it their all again in another thrilling matchup. Goal from Antonio Callegari and Kyle Hess along with stellar keeper play from Ulises Rodriguez helped St. Peter’s Prep notch a big win with the playoffs around the corner. JSZ has the highlights from these two Top 20 teams in Jersey City: No. 9 Watchung Hills 3 No. 10 Somerville 1 |  Girls Soccer Top Ten Battle With Watchung Hills ranked ninth in the state, and Somerville ranked 10th, this game was a can’t miss. The Warriors made a statement in the first half when they scored three unanswered goals, and although Somerville shutdown the Watchung offense in the second half, they were unable to produce much offense themselves. Watchung Hills took the “W” 3-1. Check out full highlights now: Notre Dame 4 Robbinsville 2 – Boys Soccer With county tournament time right around the corner Notre Dame continues to make an impressive resume in the home stretch of their regular season schedule. After trailing 1-0 at the break the Irish bounced back with four goals in the final half to take down Robbinsville 4-2. Both the Ravens and Notre Dame are favorites to make a deep run for Mercer County. Watch the highlights:  Thank you to Princeton Orthopaedic Associates for sponsoring both our Robbinsville and Notre Dame coverage on JSZ. We look forward to bringing you more Ravens and Irish athletics all year long! South River 7 South Amboy 0 – GMC Boys Soccer Tournament The Rams had six different goal scorers to advance to the Round of 32 in the GMC Boys Soccer Tournament.  South River will face #13 seed Wardlaw-Hartridge on Wednesday.  JSZ has the highlights of South River’s fifth win of the season: Jersey Sports Zone’s coverage of South River is made possible by Campozino Restaurant Point Pleasant Beach 4 Manasquan 1 The Garnet Gulls had four different goal scorers and raced out to a 3-0 halftime lead to improve to 12-1 on the season.  JSZ has the highlights of Monday afternoon girls soccer highlights out of the Shore Conference: Thanks to Ryne Olsen and Peak Coaching for Success for sponsoring JSZ’s coverage of Point Pleasant Beach  

Week Six comes to a close with nine more games of highlights from around New Jersey.  We get our first look at Peddie and Alabama commit John Metchie, a much anticipated rematch between South River and Hillside, plus Delbarton steps up at home against Seton Hall Prep and Mater Dei Prep makes a statement over Manasquan in a battle of unbeatens.   Watch our teaser video and then scroll down to watch all our highlights.   Don’t forget to come back to JSZ on Sunday to vote for Top Play and Game Balls from around the state! Delbarton 33 Seton Hall Prep 17 Michael Jarmolowich stepped up with a huge game for Delbarton with an 89-yard fumble return touchdown and a wild 10-yard touchdown catch to help the Green Wave wash out Seton Hall Prep. This week marked the fourth consecutive game Jarmolowich has scored a defensive touchdown. JSZ’s Jay Cook was in Morristown and has the highlights: West Deptford 51 St. Joseph (Hamm.) 0 Days after legendary coach Paul Sacco was suspended after St. Joseph’s school leadership learned about racially charged comments made by their students, the Wildcats had to hit the field and play football. But it wasn’t going to come easy as West Deptford came in and steamrolled St. Joseph’s to the tune of 51-0. West Deptford held St. Joseph’s to only 75 yards of offense on the day. JSZ’s Mike Frankel has the highlights from South Jersey: Hillside 40 South River 13 It was the rematch we have all been waiting for! After Hillside eliminated South River last year in the first round of the playoffs, ending their undefeated season as well, the Rams were looking forward to redemption during Week 6. Hillside though, had the edge once again over South River and remain undefeated. Check out full highlights now: Sponsor Alert!! Coverage of South River is brought to you by Campozino Restaurant. Thank you Campozino for the continued support! Mater Dei Prep 41 Manasquan 0 Malik Ingram ran for 170 yards and three touchdowns and Rob McCoy threw two TD passes to Isaiah Alston as the Seraphs improve to 6-0 with a statement win over previously unbeaten Manasquan.  JSZ has the highlights from Middletown: Rumson-Fair Haven 47 Lakewood 7 Alex Maldjian had three TD runs in the first quarter and John Volker added two scores on a TD run and a punt return to lead RFH to a 6-0 mark.  JSZ has the highlights and post-game reaction from the Shore Conference: Jersey Sports Zone’s coverage of Rumson-Fair Haven is sponsored by Gold Coast Cadillac Peddie 53 Lawrenceville 6  After two straight losses Peddie has bounced back with a pair of wins. In their latest 53-6 victory over Lawrenceville, University of Alabama commit John Metchie and freshman running back Patrick Smith combined for 5 scores. JSZ’s Nery Rodriguez has the highlights:  Thank you to Princeton Orthopaedic Associates for sponsoring both our Lawrenceville and Peddie coverage on JSZ! Delsea 56 Woodrow Wilson 14 Harvard commit Aidan Borguet rushed for 271 yards and three touchdowns as Delsea made a South Jersey statement with a big win over Woodrow Wilson. JSZ’s Mike Frankel has the highlights: Sponsor Shoutout! Thanks to NJM Insurance, JSZ will be able to bring you great highlights from Delsea and other South Jersey high schools.           Nottingham 27 Hamilton West 0 The Northstars cranked out 252 yards on the ground using a stable of runners to pick up its third straight win.  Ja’ier Nelson sparked Nottingham with an 84-yard run in the second quarter to start the scoring.  The Northstars defense has given up just seven points over the last three weeks.  JSZ has highlights of Nottingham reaching the 5-1 mark: Jersey Sports Zone’s coverage of Nottingham and Hamilton West is brought to you by Princeton Orhtopaedic Associates Steinert 27 Lawrence 3 Nick Wright had two TD passes to Miles Smith and added a TD run as the Spartans pick up their first win of the season.  JSZ has the highlights from the WJFL: JSZ’s coverage of Steinert and Lawrence is brought to you by Princeton Orthopaedic Associates

Lacey’s Donovan Bacchetta is the Top Play winner for Week 5 after his TD catch against a double team in the Lions win against Lakewood.  Thanks to everyone for voting each and every week.  You can watch Donovan’s acceptance speech below: In case you missed it, check out the best plays captured by our camera in Week Five: Take Our Poll

JSZ presented Shore’s Week 5 Game Ball to Dylan Richey from Wall High School. Richey was presented the Game Ball for his 3 Passing TDs and 3 Rushing TDs during the game against Southern. Coach Grandinetti and the rest of Dylan’s teammates were there after practice on Wednesday evening for his full ceremony:

Liva Helt might be the most interesting high school kicker in New Jersey you’ve never heard of. The 16-year-old from Little Silver is soft-spoken yet determined, and that combination inspired her to step out of her comfort zone on the pitch and line up seven yards behind center. As a native of Denmark who bounced around Europe and California before permanently landing in New Jersey, Liva is a world class soccer player. She’s a member of Denmark’s Youth National team and as a junior is already committed to play Division I soccer at Columbia University. But instead of lacing up her cleats for her high school team, she decided to try something new and kick for the football team — the Red Bank Regional Buccaneers. JSZ’s Jay Cook takes us through her decision to try out, a very special varsity moment from this past weekend and how two months of high school football has impacted her life:   Sponsor Shoutout!  Jersey Sports Zone is built on telling fantastic stories about remarkable student athletes throughout the state, and we could not do that without help from our great sponsors. Thanks to Ryser’s Landscape Supply in Little Silver for supporting coverage of Red Bank Regional athletics throughout the next school year!          

JSZ presented Shore’s Week 4 Game Ball to Anthony Albanese from Brick Memorial High School. Albanese was presented the Game Ball for his go ahead TD during the game against St. John Vianney. Coach Currie and the rest of Anthony’s teammates are so proud of his accomplishment: