"Win and get in." "Just win, baby." Those are two theories to ascribe to when it comes to qualifying for the postseason in any sport, at any level. If you're good enough, and you win enough, you'll make the playoffs, and have a chance to be a champion. That has not always been the case…
When the NJSIAA's Executive Committee approved on a first reading Wednesday a plan to drastically alter the state high school football playoffs and seeding, it paved the way for a formula that would not be available to the general public. Currently, power point rankings have been used exclusively to determine playoff seeds. But the new…
In its Executive Committee meeting Wednesday, the NJSIAA approved on first reading a high school football proposal which, at first glance, takes two steps forward, but three steps back in terms of the complicated process of seeding the state playoffs. It would leave more uncertainty as to what teams comprise each section, but also add…
While the NJSIAA back in December approved a plan to drastically alter the high school football playoffs for public schools, much is up in the air regarding how those teams will be ranked and seeded, according to NJSIAA Assistant Director Jack DuBois. Today, the NJSIAA's power ranking committee will meet to look at a number…
When the Greater Middlesex Conference and Mid-State 37 Conference finalized their 2018 schedules last week, the result revealed a number of intriguing crossover matchups thanks to the new scheduling agreement. Piscataway vs. Westfield and St. Joe's-Metuchen vs. Immaculata are just a couple of the highlights. Maybe there will be different crossovers in the future, but…
With the Greater Middlesex Conference ending its scheduling agreement with the Shore Conference, a new series of games will be popping up on schedules across Central Jersey this fall. The GMC is partnering with the Mid-State 37 Conference, which will mean some new - and maybe renewed - rivalries. Overall, there will be 14 meetings…
After three seasons as head coach at Immaculata, Tom Falato has decided to step down. The school announced Falato's resignation in a press release this afternoon, after he met with his team one final time. The 70-year-old Falato coached the Spartans for three seasons, going 20-13. His teams made the playoffs all three years, going…
In 2014, WCTC did a retrospective, "Top Ten Games of the Last 15 Years," looking back at the Top Ten High School Football games broadcast or covered by WCTC from 2000-2014. Number 8 on that list was East Brunswick's state title in 2009 on a snowy Saturday down at the College of New Jersey in…
For leading his team to the school's first state title since 1994, Somerville head coach Jeff Vanderbeek has been named WCTC's 2017 Coach of the Year. The second-seeded Pioneers beat top-seed Rumson-Fair Haven - which was seeking a fifth straight championship - 20-15 in the Central Jersey Group 3 Final at Rutgers Saturday night. The…
While Piscataway was the unanimous Number One team for much of the year, South Brunswick ended up as the top team in the final WCTC Top Ten of the 2017 Central Jersey High School Football season, making the Vikings our 2017 Team of the Year. South Brunswick finished 11-1, and won the Central Jersey Group…
