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The Newark Collegiate Academy (Newark, NJ) varsity football team lost Saturday's home conference game against Cedar Grove (NJ) by a score of 48-12.

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Cedar Grove	21	20	0	7	48
NCA	6	0	0	6	12

Final score provided by R. Gogerty.

Recap
Box Score
Matchup Info

Box Score Stats

Cedar Grove (25-26)		N Newark Collegiate Academy (25-26)
39	Total Plays	33
9	First Downs	7
4	Penalties	7
40	Penalty Yards	45

Game Stats

Cedar Grove (25-26)

Cedar Grove

Passing

#	Athlete Name	C	Att	Yds	C%	Avg	TD	Lng	QB Rate
	Team Totals	12	12	260	1.000	21.7	2	55	177.1
7	Nick Testa (Sr)	6	6	62	1.000	10.3	1	27	168.1
12	Pierce Asfalg (Sr)	6	6	198	1.000	33.0	1	55	177.1

Cedar Grove

Rushing

#	Athlete Name	Car	Yds	Avg	Lng	TD
	Team Totals	27	93	3.4	12	2
4	Jerry Targia (Sr)	5	12	2.4	5	1
5	Chris Miller (So)	2	16	8.0	12
7	Nick Testa (Sr)	2	0	0.0	1
11	J. Catanzarite (Jr)	2	11	5.5	8
12	Pierce Asfalg (Sr)	1	7	7.0	7
13	D. Catanzarite (So)	2	-1	-0.5	1
22	Julian Cruz (Jr)	1	4	4.0	4
30	John Kukuch (Jr)	4	8	2.0	12
32	James Policano (Jr)	4	23	5.8	10	1
34	John Policano (Jr)	2	4	2.0	4
44	T. Cannataro (Sr)	2	9	4.5	8

Cedar Grove

Receiving

#	Athlete Name	Rec	Yds	Avg	Lng	TD
	Team Totals	12	260	21.7	55	4
4	Jerry Targia (Sr)	3	100	33.3	55
5	Chris Miller (So)	1	15	15.0	15	1
6	M. Ruggiano (Sr)	1	54	54.0	54	1
15	S. Florio (So)	1	7	7.0	7
20	Drew Turi (Jr)	2	12	6.0	11	1
21	Xavier Andujar (Sr)	1	29	29.0	29	1
22	Julian Cruz (Jr)	1	27	27.0	27
30	John Kukuch (Jr)	2	16	8.0	13

Cedar Grove

All Purpose Yards

#	Athlete Name	Rush	Rec	KR	PR	Total
	Team Totals	93	260	63	18	434
4	Jerry Targia (Sr)	12	100			112
5	Chris Miller (So)	16	15			31
6	M. Ruggiano (Sr)		54			54
11	J. Catanzarite (Jr)	11		40		51
12	Pierce Asfalg (Sr)	7				7
13	D. Catanzarite (So)	-1				-1
15	S. Florio (So)		7			7
20	Drew Turi (Jr)		12			12
21	Xavier Andujar (Sr)		29	23	18	70
22	Julian Cruz (Jr)	4	27			31
30	John Kukuch (Jr)	8	16			24
32	James Policano (Jr)	23				23
34	John Policano (Jr)	4				4
44	T. Cannataro (Sr)	9				9

Cedar Grove

Total Yards

#	Athlete Name	Rush	Pass	Rec	Total
	Team Totals	93	260	260	353
4	Jerry Targia (Sr)	12		100	112
5	Chris Miller (So)	16		15	31
6	M. Ruggiano (Sr)			54	54
7	Nick Testa (Sr)	0	62		62
11	J. Catanzarite (Jr)	11			11
12	Pierce Asfalg (Sr)	7	198		205
13	D. Catanzarite (So)	-1			-1
15	S. Florio (So)			7	7
20	Drew Turi (Jr)			12	12
21	Xavier Andujar (Sr)			29	29
22	Julian Cruz (Jr)	4		27	31
30	John Kukuch (Jr)	8		16	24
32	James Policano (Jr)	23			23
34	John Policano (Jr)	4			4
44	T. Cannataro (Sr)	9			9

Cedar Grove

Tackles

#	Athlete Name	Solo	Asst	Tot Tckls	TFL
	Team Totals	28	14	42	4.0
2	Jerry Dalessio (Sr)	0	1	1
3	S. Kovacs (Sr)	1	0	1
10	Jack Velonas (Jr)	2	1	3
11	J. Catanzarite (Jr)	1	1	2
13	D. Catanzarite (So)	3	0	3	1.0
18	Gavin Velonas (Sr)	1	1	2
20	Drew Turi (Jr)	0	2	2
22	Julian Cruz (Jr)	1	0	1
28	Andrew Sodano (Jr)	1	0	1
30	John Kukuch (Jr)	2	1	3
31	George Dakar (Sr)	2		2
32	James Policano (Jr)	1	2	3	1.0
34	John Policano (Jr)	3	3	6	1.0
40	Charles Zajack (Fr)	1	0	1
44	T. Cannataro (Sr)	2	2	4
55	Michael Leno (Sr)	3	0	3	1.0
72	C. Ferrera (Sr)	1	0	1
85	A. Zajack (Jr)	3	0	3

Cedar Grove

Sacks

#	Athlete Name	Sacks	Ydl
	Team Totals	2.0	5
34	John Policano (Jr)	1.0
55	Michael Leno (Sr)	1.0	5

Cedar Grove

Defensive Statistics

#	Athlete Name	PD	Fmb Rec	FR Yds	Caus
	Team Totals	1	2	10	1
22	Julian Cruz (Jr)	1
31	George Dakar (Sr)		1	10
40	Charles Zajack (Fr)				1
85	A. Zajack (Jr)		1

Cedar Grove

Kickoffs

#	Athlete Name	KO	Yds	Avg	Lng	TB
	Team Totals	8	473	59.1	60	6
3	S. Kovacs (Sr)	8	473	59.1	60	6

Cedar Grove

Kickoff and Punt Returns

#	Athlete Name	KO Rets	Yds	Avg	Lng	P Rets	Yds	Avg	Lng	FC	KR Yds
	Team Totals	2	63	31.5	40	1	18	18.0	18	0	81
11	J. Catanzarite (Jr)	1	40	40.0	40						40
21	Xavier Andujar (Sr)	1	23	23.0	23	1	18	18.0	18	0	41

Cedar Grove

Points

#	Athlete Name	TDs	TD Pts	Kick Pts	Tot Pts
	Team Totals	7	42	6	6
3	S. Kovacs (Sr)			6	6
4	Jerry Targia (Sr)	1	6
5	Chris Miller (So)	1	6
6	M. Ruggiano (Sr)	1	6
20	Drew Turi (Jr)	1	6
21	Xavier Andujar (Sr)	1	6
31	George Dakar (Sr)	1	6
32	James Policano (Jr)	1	6

Cedar Grove

PATs and Field Goals

#	Athlete Name	PAT	Att	%	FG	Att	%	Lng	Tot Pts
	Team Totals	6	6	1.0	0	1	.0		6
3	S. Kovacs (Sr)	6	6	1.0	0	1	.0		6

Cedar Grove

Touchdowns

#	Athlete Name	TD Rush	TD Rec	TD FR	Total
	Team Totals	2	4	1	7
4	Jerry Targia (Sr)	1			1
5	Chris Miller (So)		1		1
6	M. Ruggiano (Sr)		1		1
20	Drew Turi (Jr)		1		1
21	Xavier Andujar (Sr)		1		1
31	George Dakar (Sr)			1	1
32	James Policano (Jr)	1			1

Newark Collegiate Academy (25-26)

Newark Collegiate Academy has not entered stats for this game.

Game Story

New Jersey High School Football - Newark Collegiate Academy sneaks past Cedar Grove

September 27, 2025: Newark, NJ 07103

In Saturday's league match, the host Newark Collegiate Academy Panthers football squad scored a close 65-59 triumph over the Cedar Grove Panthers.

The Panthers (1-3) will now prepare for their match against Glen Ridge (Glen Ridge, NJ). The Ridgers come into the Super - National Red match with a 2-2 record. In their last match, Glen Ridge was nudged by Hoboken (Hoboken, NJ), 21-14, in a league match.

Coming up next, the Panthers meet the Caldwell Chiefs (West Caldwell, NJ) in a non-league match, on Friday, October 3. Cedar Grove will attempt to upgrade on its 3-2 season record. The Chiefs come into the match with a 1-3 record after their 35-0 league loss to Wayne Hills (Wayne, NJ).

Cedar Grove @ NCA Football Game Info

Sat., Sep. 27, 2025 @ 1p

The Newark Collegiate Academy (Newark, NJ) varsity football team lost Saturday's home conference game against Cedar Grove (NJ) by a score of 48-12.

Rankings & Records

Cedar Grove (25-26)

NJ	Div.
80	2

Overall	League	Home	Away	Win %	League %	PF	PA
7-3	3-1	3-2	4-1	.700	.750	339	201

Newark Collegiate Academy (25-26)

NJ	Div.
273	25

Overall	League	Home	Away	Win %	League %	PF	PA
1-7	0-5	1-3	0-4	.125	.000	74	252

Team Scoring Averages

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Cedar Grove	7.8	9.8	6.8	8.8	33.9
Newark Collegiate Academy	1.2	0	0	2.4	9.3

Team Stat Comparison

Cedar Grove		Newark Collegiate Academy
164.7	Rushing Yards Per Game	-
222.4	Passing Yards Per Game	-
222.4	Receiving Yards Per Game	-
387.1	Total Yards Per Game	-
58.8	Tackles Per Game	-
1.2	Sacks Per Game	-
2.0	Points Per Game	-
0	Pancake Blocks	-

Team Leaders

Cedar Grove		Newark Collegiate Academy	National Avg.
#12 Pierce Asfalg71.5	Rushing Yards Per Game	-	11.7
#12 Pierce Asfalg210.2	Passing Yards Per Game	-	11.7
#21 Xavier Andujar73.5	Receiving Yards Per Game	-	9.3
#12 Pierce Asfalg281.7	Total Yards Per Game	-	25.6
#8 Michael Cantarelli8.8	Tackles Per Game	-	2.6
#55 Michael Leno0.6	Sacks Per Game	-	0.2
#3 Sebastian Kovacs2.2	Points Per Game	-	2.0
#12 Pierce Asfalg0	Pancake Blocks	-	5

Common Opponents

School	Common Opp. Rec.		School	Common Opp. Rec.
Cedar Grove	3-1		Newark Collegiate Academy	0-3

Date	Away	Home	Result	Date	Away	Home	Result
9/12/25	Cedar Grove	Verona	(W) 41-7	9/20/25	Verona	Newark Collegiate Academy	(L) 34-0
10/11/25	Cedar Grove	Glen Ridge	(W) 42-34	10/4/25	Newark Collegiate Academy	Glen Ridge	(L) 33-0
10/31/25	Glen Ridge	Cedar Grove	(W) 35-20
10/17/25	Newark Central	Cedar Grove	(L) 20-16	10/25/25	Newark Collegiate Academy	Newark Central	(L) 39-18

Record Breakdown

Cedar Grove (25-26)		N Newark Collegiate Academy (25-26)
7-3	Overall	1-7
3-1	League	0-5
3-2	Non-League	1-2
1-0	Head to Head	0-1
3-1	Common Opponent	0-3
3-2	Home	1-3
4-1	Away	0-4
0-0	Neutral	0-0
1-0	Playoff	0-0
7-3	In-State	1-7
0-0	Out-of-State	0-0