Football Recap: Hillsborough Drops Season-High Score on Westfield

After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Phillipsburg, Hillsborough was happy to have turned things around on Saturday. Everything went their way against the Westfield Blue Devils as they made off with a 42-21 win. The Raiders' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.

Andrew Schwarz

Rushing Touchdowns (Career)

10/04/25 @ Westfield	4
09/05/25 @ Union	2
09/26/25 vs Phillipsburg	1
09/19/25 @ Sayreville	1
10/25/24 vs Hunterdon Central	1

Hillsborough's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Andrew Schwarz, who rushed for 151 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 8.9 yards per carry. Those four rushing touchdowns gave Schwarz a new career-high. Shane Khurana was in the mix as well, providing Hillsborough with two scores.

Hillsborough didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Anthony Guerrero and Jayden Carter. Guerrero also made seven total tackles, which is notable because Hillsborough is 2-1 when he posts at least four total tackles, but 0-3 otherwise.

The win snapped Hillsborough's losing streak at three games and leaves them with a 2-4 record. As for Westfield, this is the second loss in a row for them and also nudges their season record down to 2-4.

Coming up, Hillsborough will take on Bridgewater-Raritan at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Westfield, they will face off against North Brunswick on Friday. The Blue Devils will be up against the North Brunswick Raiders' rather soft defense (which has allowed 32.83 points per contest), so fans could be in store for a big offensive performance.