The Central Regional Golden Eagles will challenge the Northern Burlington Greyhounds at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Central Regional is coming into the contest hot, having won their last six games.
On Friday, Central Regional strolled past Ocean Township with points to spare, taking the game 29-14. Given the Golden Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' New Jersey football rankings (they are ranked 100th, while the Spartans are ranked 203rd) , the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Central Regional to victory, but perhaps none more so than Elijah Reeder, who rushed for 35 yards and three touchdowns. An impressive showing, but Reeder really ramped things up playing D: he picked up two sacks and made seven total tackles (4.0 for loss). The team also got some help courtesy of Jacob Halpin, who threw for 219 yards and one TD.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Northern Burlington, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Saturday. They walked away with a 28-17 win over Haddon Heights on Friday.
Central Regional's record is now 8-1. As for Northern Burlington, their record now sits at 6-3.
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