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POWER POINTS - Updated 11-8-2015

IMPORTANT NOTATION - POWER POINTS REGARDING NON-PUBLIC SCHOOLS

The NJSIAA has a "Non-Public to Public Equivalence for Football for 2015". Bishop Ahr is a group 3 high school, but their "Equivalence", only credits 2 points in the Power Point calculations for them.

St Joseph, Metuchen is a group 4 high school, and their "Equivalence" remains the same at 4 Power Points.

Colonia football falls to Phillipsburg in North 2 Group IV semifinal

Daniel LoGiudice, @danny_logiudice 10:36 p.m. EST November 20, 2015

PHILLIPSBURG - Boasting a one score lead as late as the third quarter, the Colonia football team fell apart and had its state playoff dreams come to an end on Friday evening.

The third-seeded Patriots lost to second-seeded Phillipsburg in the NJSIAA North 2 Group IV semifinals 28-13.

The Patriots started the game on a high note, recovering a Phillipsburg fumble on their own 47-yard line. To cap off the subsequent long, methodical drive, senior quarterback Chase Barneys ran into the end zone from four yards out, giving the Patriots a 6-0 lead.

“We knew we had to play from ahead,” Colonia head coach Tom Roarty said. “They control the clock and are a fundamentally sound team. When you do get a fumble, you have to take advantage.”

Colonia did concede a Phillipsburg touchdown late in the first half and went into halftime trailing 7-6 but was set to receive the ball after halftime.

On the opening drive of the third quarter, Colonia put together another methodical drive, leaning heavily on the running game. Bashir Lauderdale finishing off the drive with a two-yard touchdown run, giving the Patriots a 13-7 lead.

“We were feeling good,” Roarty said. “Our defense was bending, not breaking. We knew we had to play a perfect game tonight.”

After that, things fell apart for the Patriots. After taking a 14-13 lead late in the third quarter, Phillipsburg blocked a Colonia punt in Patriots territory and later scored on a JaQuan Jones touchdown run to extend the lead to 21-13. After intercepting Barneys late in the third, Phillipsburg scored again, this time on a Josh Burton touchdown run, extending the lead to 28-13.

“We let it get away from us tonight,” Roarty said. “That blocked punt was a big emotional swing for them. You can’t give teams like Phillipsburg a short field, you’re not going to win that way.”

Down a couple touchdowns, the Patriots kept fighting and drove the ball all the way down to the Phillipsburg five-yard line late in the fourth quarter. Unfortunately, time was working against them and they turned it over on downs with less than a minute left in the game.

Senior leads Tyler Santos and Chase and Bryce Barneys led their team down until the clock hit triple-zero.

“They’re not going to quit until there’s no time left on the clock,” Roarty said. “They keep fighting their tails off.”

Starting the season off 3-2, the Patriots clawed their way back and eventually won a very competitive GMC White Division. Making it to the second round two years in a row, Colonia should be considered a threat next season.

“It says a lot about these kids,” Roarty said. “They work tirelessly and I can’t ask for any more.”

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Phillipsburg beats Colonia, 28-13, in North 2, Group 4 semifinals

By The Star Ledger on November 20, 2015 10:36 PM

Manny Romero rushed for 153 yards and a touchdown on 17 carries and Ja'Quan Jones added 143 yards and two scores on 17 carries as second-seeded Phillipsburg pulled away in the second half on the way to a 28-13 victory over third-seeded Colonia in the semifinals of the North Jersey, Section 2, Group 4 playoffs in Phillipsburg.

Phillipsburg, No. 13 in the NJ.com Top 20, advanced to meet No. 1 Middletown South in the sectional final in two weeks. Middletown South defeated rival Middletown North in the other semifinal, 41-14.

Romero returned the ensuing kickoff 31 yards after Colonia took a 13-7 lead early in the third quarter. Phillipsburg proceeded to drive 59 yards on seven plays, capped by Garrett Boures' 1-yard touchdown run. Brendan Grube's PAT gave the Stateliners a 14-13 lead which they wouldn't relinquish.

Defensive back Voshawn Wilson had two interceptions for the Stateliners, including one that thwarted a Colonia drive immediately after Boures' TD.

Colonia finished its season 8-3.

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No. 1 Middletown South rolls past Middletown North in semis of North 2, Group 4 playoffs

By Brian Deakyne | For NJ Advance Media

on November 20, 2015 11:02 PM, updated November 20, 2015 11:12 PM

MIDDLETOWN – Middletown South's annual game against its crosstown rival came a week earlier than scheduled, but it seemed to matter little.

Top-seeded Middletown South, No. 1 in the NJ.com Top 20, rode four touchdown runs from tailback Cole Rogers and two TD passes from quarterback Matt Mosquera as it defeated fourth-seeded Middletown North, 41-14, to advance to the NJSIAA/Sports Care Institute North Jersey, Section 2, Group 4 sectional final on Friday night.

Middletown South, which forced four turnovers in the win, will host Middletown North again on Thanksgiving Day before facing Phillipsburg in the sectional final one week later.

"It was awesome, it was the first time these two teams ever played in a playoff game," Mosquera said. "We wanted this one real bad. It was our goal to get back to the state championship ever since we lost to Jackson in that heartbreaker (last season). To do it against these guys just makes it even more special."

After being forced to a three-and-out on its first possession of the game, Middletown South's offense went to work as it took a 20-0 halftime lead behind a 28-yard TD run from Rogers and a pair of TD passes from Mosquera.

With a 6-0 lead, Mosquera connected with Spencer Pereless for a 15-yard TD late in the first quarter and hit Tom Coffey for a 5-yard score just before halftime.

Rogers, one of the most effective running backs in the state, had 21 carries for 211 yards to go with his four scores, while Mosquera completed 10-of-11 passes for 165 yards and his two touchdowns. Pereless had five catches for 108 yards in the win.

After Rogers added a 1-yard TD to up Middletown South's lead to 27-0 early in the second half, Middletown North made a bid for a comeback as Chad Freshnock capped off a 14-play, 80-yard drive with a 1-yard TD.

The Lions recovered the ensuing onside kick, and 14 seconds later, quarterback Donald Glenn connected with Brandon Kube for a 45-yard TD strike, cutting South's lead to 27-14.

But Middletown South closed out the win as Rogers added rushing TDs of 33 and 3 yards. The Eagles have scored at least 41 points in seven of its 10 games this season.

"It's all about motivation and clicking with each other," Rogers said of his success on the ground. "We are the better team and they worked up front. I could have gone wherever I wanted to go. I just picked a hole and went."

Glenn completed 22-of-33 passing for 265 yards with one touchdown and two interceptions. Freshnock had 22 carries for 87 yards and one TD. Kube, Glenn's top target in the loss, hauled in 13 catches for 207 yards and one TD.

"The atmosphere was outstanding and everything that we wanted it to be," Middletown South coach Steve Antonucci said. "It was perfect. For us to play in this atmosphere, this is a historic night, and I'm proud of our kids for the job they did.

"I've been so blessed to be through this a few times and we've come away empty-handed the last few times. They're ready. This is what we wanted from day one. We walked off the field last December without anything. Now we fought back here, and we have 48 minutes to see if we could get one."

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