Ridge and Westfield are an even 4-4 against one another since October of 2015, but not for long. The Red Devil are taking a road trip to square off against the Blue Devils at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Ridge will be looking to extend their current four-game winning streak.
Ridge is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat North Brunswick 57-20. With the Red Devil ahead 36-7 at the half, the game was all but over already.
C.J. Griffith
| 10/17/25 vs North Brunswick | 130 |
| 10/10/25 vs Hunterdon Central | 121 |
| 09/12/25 @ Hillsborough | 118 |
| 09/26/25 vs Bridgewater-Raritan | 101 |
| 10/04/25 @ Union | 52 |
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This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to C.J. Griffith and Nick Pfennig. Griffith rushed for 130 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 carries while Pfennig rushed for 111 yards and a pair of scores on only eight carries. Griffith has become a key player for Ridge: the team is undefeated when he posts at least 80 rushing yards, but 1-2 otherwise. Gregory Brown made the highlight reel by snagging an interception and taking it all the way to the house.
Ridge was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 343 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 215 rushing yards in three consecutive matchups.
One reason for the win was Ridge's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for four sacks. Anthony Valera was especially locked on to North Brunswick's QB and sacked him twice. Valera has been hot recently, having also posted five or more total tackles the last four times he's played. Brown got in on the action too, converting a pick into a touchdown.
The home team had won the previous five meetings between Westfield and Bridgewater-Raritan, and Bridgewater-Raritan kept the tradition alive. The Blue Devils came up short against the Panthers on Friday, falling 28-7. Having soared to a lofty 35 points in the game before, the Blue Devils couldn't push the score so high this time.
Westfield's loss dropped their record down to 3-5. As for Ridge, their win bumped their record up to 5-2.
Ridge strolled past Westfield when the teams last played back in October of 2024 by a score of 28-10. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Red Devil since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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