The West Carteret Patriots will kick their season off against the North Brunswick Scorpions on Friday. Kickoff is scheduled at 7:00 p.m.
North Brunswick is coming home in high spirits after they had to open their season on the road against East Bladen. North Brunswick's defense stepped up to hand East Bladen a 48-0 shutout on Friday. The contest was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Scorpions had established a 41 point advantage.
Their win bumped their record up to 1-0. As for West Carteret, they've got a clean slate. Last year, they finished on the right side of .500 (6-5), and they're hoping to kick off an even more successful campaign this year.
West Carteret was dealt a bruising 61-26 defeat at the hands of North Brunswick in their previous matchup back in August of 2023. Thankfully for West Carteret, Tarron Green (who rushed for 92 yards and two touchdowns on only six carries, and also threw for 131 yards and a touchdown) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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