Bombers are too much for Hawks
Top-ranked Sayreville is more than up
to the challenge
BY DOUG McKENZIE
Staff Writer

VERONICA YANKOWSKI staff Sayreville’s Mark Poore wraps up J.P. Stevens’ Derrick Williams during Friday night’s game in Sayreville.

Somebody forgot to tell the Sayreville Bombers that Friday night’s game with J.P. Stevens was supposed to be a battle.

The top-ranked Bombers steam-rolled the Hawks, 45-0, leaving little question as to who the GMC’s top team is.

The Bombers amassed 425 total yards, and while running their wing-t offense to perfection, tallied 294 yards on the ground as senior running back Keith Simpkins led all rushers with 107 yards on eight carries.

The Bombers were just as lethal in the air as senior quarterback Mark Poore threw for 130 yards and two touchdowns.

The multi-faceted offense kept the Hawks on their heels all game as they never seemed to know from which direction or from which player the Bomber attack would come.

Meanwhile, the defense was simply dominant, holding one of the GMC’s top offenses to just 198 total yards, with 76 coming on the game’s final drive against Sayreville’s reserves.

"Sayreville played a great game," Stevens coach Frank Zarro said. "They had a great game plan and they outplayed us and out coached us. As great as we were last week [against Old Bridge], they were as great this week."

The Bombers, who should be the top seed in the North Jersey Section II Group III playoffs, face Piscataway on Friday in a game that was anticipated as the game of the year for much of the season. But recent Chief losses to Woodbridge and Old Bridge have given the Bombers the Red Division title once again, and taken the shine off the contest.

Old Bridge jumped out to a 14-0 lead on Piscataway on Friday, and added a third TD in the second to top the Chiefs, and improve to 5-2 on the year. Joel Scarano led the Knight attack, rushing for 149 first-half yards.

The win left Old Bridge third in power points in the Central Jersey Group IV playoff picture heading into Friday night’s game at South Brunswick. A win will guarantee a home game next weekend.

The Spotswood Chargers are in desperate need of a win against Monroe on Saturday if they hope to earn a playoff berth. After a 47-0 dismantling of Highland Park on Friday, the Chargers find themselves holding onto the eighth and final playoff spot in the Central Jersey Group II race, a single point ahead of Rumson-Fair Haven.

The South River Rams are in good shape for a playoff berth after their 41-7 win over Cardinal McCarrick on Friday.

The impressive win, in which QB J.J. Adelino was nearly perfect in going 9-for-10 for 180 yards and three touchdowns, left the Rams in the third slot in the CJ Group I playoff race behind Keyport and Florence.

A win over Carteret on Saturday will guarantee the Rams a home game next weekend.

The East Brunswick Bears got their third win of the year last weekend, knocking off South Brunswick, 28-0, but appear to be out of the crowded playoff race in CJ Group IV. With 22 power points heading into Friday’s game at Perth Amboy, the Bears sit in 13th place in the group, well behind Trenton, who is holding onto the eighth and final spot with 34 power points.

The Monroe Falcons made it a perfect weekend for local teams when they knocked off JFK, 28-0, on Saturday to improve to 2-5 on the year. Monroe will look to play the role of spoiler on Saturday, when they try to keep Spotswood from earning a playoff berth.