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FOOTBALL: Mid-State 37 roundup for Week 8

Simeon Pincus
Courier News and Home News Tribune

Bound Brook 42, Dayton 0: Quarterback David LePoidevin threw for 195 yards and two touchdowns and ran for another, and five other players scored Friday night as Bound Brook clinched its second straight Mid-State 37 Union Division title with a 42-0 blanking of Dayton at Lamont Field. Nigel Wilson and Josh Ejiogu caught touchdown passes for the Crusaders (7-1), while Mason Horsburgh and Ahmad Campbell each ran one in and Kyle Frauenheim recovered a fumble in the end zone for Bound Brook. The Bulldogs are 1-7.

Bernards 27, Belvidere 26: Bernards’ Lucas Ritchie and Jackson Tantleff made a goal-line stop on a Belvidere 2-point conversion attempt with 1:20 left in the game and the Mountaineers wrapped up their regular season with a thrilling victory, improving to 2-7. Lofton Hoover finished with 176 passing and two touchdowns, running in another, while Joey Bilotti caught two touchdown passes for a total of 126 yards. Ethan Caldwell caught seven passes for 87 yards and touchdown in the victory. The County Seaters fall to 5-3.

Ridge 17, Elizabeth 14: RJ Milligan ran for 124 yards and two touchdowns and Christian Sweeney paced the defense, as Ridge earned a playoff berth with an inspired victory. Nolan Hughes chipped in a 37-yard field goal for the Red Devils (4-4), adding a pair of extra points. Quarterback Wesley Hudkins, making his first varsity start in relief of injured starter Brandon Radice, completed 8-of-14 passes for 146 yards in the victory.

FRIDAY: North Hunterdon falls at Phillipsburg, despite standout defensive effort

FRIDAY: Watchung Hills edges Hunterdon Central in OT to stay alive in playoff hunt

SATURDAY: Somerville tops Scotch Plains-Fanwood in super high-scoring affair

SATURDAY: Linden blanks Plainfield

SATURDAY: South Hunterdon falls at undefeated South River

Immaculata 17, Montgomery 6: Noah Stansbury scored on a 13-yard catch and Brian Santana scored on an one-yard run to lead Immaculata (5-3). Patrick Frauenheim, taking his first-ever varsity snaps at quarterback, completed 13-of-17 passes for 118 yards and a touchdown, tossing just one interception, and added 58 yards rushing. Zach Helleis connected on both extra points and kicked a 20-yard field goal. Steven Dwyer finished with 41 receiving yards and ran for 43 more. Shahkyle Matthews finished with 57 receiving yards while Santana had 43. Ryan Cashman caught a 19-yard pass from quarterback Ryan Furey and finished with 42 receiving yards for Montgomery (1-7).

Hillsborough 35, Franklin 14: Matt Moore threw for 259 yards and four touchdowns, and Jackson Parham caught seven passes for 168 yards and two scores to fuel Hillsborough (5-3).Justin Brown and Noah Quick also caught scoring passes for the Raiders, while Tyler Boatwright reached the end zone on a 60-yard run. JR Metallo connected on all five of his extra-point attempts in the victory. Tykey Reinberry caught a 27-yard touchdown pass from Tony Scott in the first quarter and Dalen Merricks, who rushed for 131 yards, got in on a seven-yard third-quarter run for Franklin (2-5).

Delaware Valley 28, Governor Livingston 6: Joey Beljan caught two touchdown passes, Tyler Neal rushed for another, and Lane McCarty returned an interception for a score as Delaware Valley improved to 4-4. Beljan also led the defense, notching 12 tackles and a sack. Justin Carney finished 4-for-4 kicking extra points in the victory. Matt Richel scored on a touchdown pass for Governor Livingston (1-6).

Manville 48, Sussex Tech 13: Nasir Peek rushed for 160 yards and two touchdowns and Nick Firth, Steven Garcia, RJ Thompson and Gabriel Van Buren all scored rushing touchdowns to lead Manville (6-1). Shane Demeter hit Matt Rosalski with a touchdown pass to cap the Mustangs scoring.

Bridgewater-Raritan 28, Union 13: Quarterback Greg Verano threw three touchdowns, including a pair to tight end Brandon Myers, as Bridgewater-Raritan improved to 6-2. Myers caught five passes for 102 yards, including scores of 31 and 42 yards, respectively. Justin Bryant added a 16-yard touchdown grab, while Anthony Goffe scored on an eight-yard run, finishing with 81 rushing yards. Nick Balliro was a perfect 4-for-4 on extra-point kicks, while Bryant and Chike Nwankwo each recorded 10 tackles to lead the defense, with Bryant adding two fumble recoveries and an interception.

Voorhees 34, Warren Hills 14: John Roncoroni scored a rushing touchdown, adding another on a 22-yard interception return, and Will Rodenberger scored on a 37-yard pass from George Eberle, reaching the end zone again on a 23-yard interception return, as Voorhees improved to 7-1. Colin Tong capped the scoring on a 32-yard TD run in the third quarter for the Vikings.

Brearley 29, New Providence 28: The Pioneers led 14-7 at halftime and 21-14 headed into the fourth quarter, but Brearley got a Mike Ramos two-yard touchdown run and then a Jordan Stewart-to-Ramos completion on the 2-point conversion to deny New Providence its first victory. The Pioneers fell to 0-7, while the Bears improve to 4-4.

AL Johnson 40, North Plainfield 20: Xamir Underwood, Edgardo Villafane and Bayshell Ujageer all scored touchdowns, but North Plainfield fell to 0-7. The Crusaders are 6-1.

Summit 34, Rahway 14: Jackson Tyler caught two touchdown passes from Skyler Schluter and ran in two more to power Summit (6-2). Luca Curran also scored on a 26-yard interception return for the Hilltoppers.

Cranford 34, Hillside 14: Anthony Araujo scored two rushing touchdowns and Valentino Ambrosio connected on a pair of field goals as Cranford rolled. Josh Cadet scored on an 80-yard kickoff return and Jake Bradford caught a four-yard TD pass from Dan Curren for the Cougars (5-3). Nahree Biggins scored twice for Hillside (5-3).

SATURDAY

Pingry 27, Riverdale Country Day (NY) 8: Obi Nnaeto rushed for 166 yards and three touchdowns as Pingry improved to 5-3.