September begins with more great Week 1 action around the Garden State!
Brick Memorial 21 Middletown North 17 | Shore Conference
Connor Dietz’s relentless run from 11-yards out with 2:23 to go in the fourth quarter was the game-winner in a great back and forth game. The Brick Memorial quarterback busted open a 34-yard run to set the stage for his game winning run. Dietz escaped a number of North defenders inside the five and plowed into the end zone. Dietz finished the game with 162 yards on the ground and two touchdowns.
JSZ’s Rich Chrampanis has the highlights and post-game reaction from Brick:
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North Brunswick 38 South Brunswick 6 | Big Central Conference
North Brunswick (1-0) begins the year with a dominating 38-6 win over rival South Brunswick (0-2) for their fifth straight victory in the match up. The game began with fireworks as former New Brunswick running back Samaad Hicks returned the opening kick for an 88 yard touchdown. The Raiders would go ahead 31-6 at halftime as junior Jack Garbolino ended the evening with two receiving touchdowns and a rushing score.
JSZ’s Nery Rodriguez has the highlights from Monmouth Junction:
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Bishop McDevitt (PA) 46 DePaul Catholic 42 | Non-Conference Game
Two championship-level programs from Pennsylvania and New Jersey combined to score 88 points in a wild shootout. Kentucky quarterback commit Stone Saunders provided the juice for Bishop McDevitt (2-0) to erase a 15-point halftime deficit and lock up the win. Saunders accounted for four total touchdowns in the come-from-behind victory. Star wideout Dez Jones exploded for eight receptions, 175 yards and two touchdown grabs for DePaul (0-1) in their season-opening loss. The Spartans go on the road next Saturday night to face St. Peter’s Prep.
JSZ’s Jay Cook has the highlights from Wayne:
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Mainland 35 Ocean City 0 | West Jersey Football League
The Mustangs blanked the archrival Red Raiders to snap a five-game losing streak in the series. Stephen Ordille rushed for a pair of touchdowns to lead the way for Mainland (2-0). Rocco DeBiaso and Cohen Cook also rushed for scores, while John Franchini threw a TD pass to Liam Kennedy. Kennedy and Villanova commit Jamie Tyson led the charge defensively with a forced fumble and an interception, respectively. Duke Guenther rushed for over 100 yards for OC (1-1) in the loss.
JSZ’s Mike Frankel has the highlights from Linwood:
Kingsway 28 Williamstown 0 | West Jersey Football League
The Dragons rode a big night on the ground from Neumann Rojas and a stout defensive effort to pick up their second-straight win to open the season. Rojas rushed for four touchdowns to lead the way offensively in the win. Brady Williams and Kyle Nordone had interceptions as Kingsway (2-0) has now pitched back-to-back shutouts. Williamstown (0-2) will host Millville next week.
JSZ’s James Mooney has the highlights from Swedesboro:
