Hunterdon Central fell victim to Phillipsburg and their airtight defense on Friday. They were beaten by the Phillipsburg Stateliners 35-0. While losing is never fun, the Red Devils can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New Jersey football rankings (they are ranked 99th, while the Stateliners are ranked 16th).
A big part of the victory came down to the chemistry between Jett Genovese and his top target Matthew Scerbo Jr.. Genovese threw for 108 yards and two touchdowns while Scerbo Jr. picked up 89 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Having lost for the first time this season, Hunterdon Central fell to 2-1. As for Phillipsburg, their win bumped their record up to 2-0.
While Hunterdon Central had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 7:50 p.m. on Monday.
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