JSZ serves up a healthy serving football highlights to celebrate Thanksgiving! Holy Spirit goes for its seventh-straight win against rival Atlantic City, while Middletown South and Middletown North write the latest chapter of their rivalry. Enjoy the highlights!
Middletown South 32 Middletown North 22 | Shore Conference
Justin Rosato and Brendan Sliva each had a pair of rushing touchdowns to lead the Eagles to another win against their crosstown rival on Thanksgiving. Middletown South has dominated the series matchup but came into the 2024 Thanksgiving game as a rare underdog after the Lions went 8-0 before losing in the second round of the state playoffs. Middletown South (4-7) ran out to a 19-0 lead highlighted by an 83-yard pick six by Mike Mueller. The Lions (8-2) stormed back and got within 25-22 after Dan Sigler’s second long touchdown catch of the day but the Eagles put the game away with Sliva’s second TD run.
JSZ’s Rich Chrampanis has the highlights and post-game reaction from Middletown:
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Holy Spirit 37 Atlantic City 8 | West Jersey Football League
Emir Hicks rushed for 73 yards and a pair of touchdowns as the Spartans retained the Boyd-Marczyk Memorial trophy and clinched the WJFL Constitution Division title. Jahcere Ward closed out his career with 155 yards and a touchdown on the ground for Holy Spirit (10-2). Jeremiah Williams had a 36-yard fumble return touchdown in the loss for Atlantic City (8-4). The Spartans have now won seven-straight in this series and 17 out of the last 22 meetings in a rivalry that dates back to 1926.
JSZ’s James Mooney has the highlights from Absecon:
Easton (PA) 17 Phillipsburg 14 (OT) | 117th Thanksgiving Game
The Red Rovers rallied from a 14-0 halftime deficit to force overtime and Noah Borluca’s 20-yard field goal was Easton’s first made field goal of the year to snap a two game losing skid to the Stateliners on Thanksgiving. Sam Dech and Jett Geneovese scored in the second quarter for P’Burg. The Stateliners (11-2) now turn their attention to the Group 4 state championship against Winslow Township on December 4th at Rutgers.
JSZ’s Rich Chrampanis has the highlights from Lafayette College (video courtesy WFMZ-TV)
