Jersey Sports Zone brings you another great crop of games from a tremendous Friday night on the gridiron. Get your JSZ All-Access Pass now to see all of the action!
Ridgewood 47 Ramapo 42
This Super Football Conference showdown between two perennial public powerhouses very well could go down as the Game of the Year in North Jersey. After getting shut out a week ago, the Maroons exploded for seven touchdowns and rode their imposing Wing-T offense to a statement win against the previously undefeated Raiders. Red Kossick led the way for Ridgewood (5-2) with two touchdown catches and another touchdown on the ground. Ramapo (7-1) was constantly brought back into the game thanks to junior QB Jack Grusser, who accounted for five total touchdowns.
JSZ’s Jay Cook has the highlights from a roller coaster ride in Ridgewood:
Scotch Plains-Fanwood 34 Woodbridge 33
Scotch Plains-Fanwood (5-4) defeated Woodbridge (6-2) 34-33 in a Big Central Conference upset thriller that was a scoring frenzy from start to finish. Locked into a tight 14-7 game at halftime, the fourth quarter is when things got hectic as the final two minutes of play saw three touchdowns. Trailing 34-33 with 58 seconds left in regulation, Woodbridge opted to go for a two point conversion, but was denied to subsequently end the game. Scotch Plains-Fanwood Running back Anthony Robinson rushed for three touchdowns and eclipsed the 1,000 yard mark. JSZ’s Nery Rodriguez has the highlights:
Delsea 42 Mainland 14
The Crusaders stay unbeaten on the season and clinched the WJFL Royal Division title on the strength of another dominant effort from its running game. Junior Jaedyn Stewart set the tone early, rushing for three first-half touchdowns in the win. Sophomore Wayne Adair added a pair of touchdowns in the second half for Delsea (8-0). Junior MJ Leslie scored two total touchdowns in the loss for Mainland (4-4).
JSZ’s James Mooney has the highlights from Linwood:
Red Bank Catholic 47 Manalapan 7
One week after an emotional win against Rumson-Fair Haven, the Caseys had no letdown against a Manalapan team that’s projected as the #2 seed in South Jersey Group 5. Alex Brown had three TD passes and a TD run and Alex Bauman had two TD catches to help the Caseys get to 8-0 on the season. JSZ’s Rich Chrampanis has the Shore Conference highlights from Manalapan:
