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Here is a week-by-week schedule for the Big Central Conference, as well as our local non-conference teams in Immaculata and Pingry.
Game times subject to change.
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WEEK 0
Thursday, Aug. 29
Middlesex at Metuchen, 4 p.m.
Bernards at Monmouth, 6 p.m.
Perth Amboy at J.F. Kennedy, 6 p.m.
Voorhees at Rahway, 6 p.m.
Governor Livingston at Lakeland, 6:30 p.m.
South Plainfield at New Providence, 6:30 p.m.
Colonia at Sayreville, 7 p.m.
East Brunswick at Edison, 7 p.m.
Hillsborough at Somerville, 7 p.m.
Monroe at Scotch Plains-Fanwood, 7 p.m.
Woodbridge at Old Bridge, 7 p.m.
Friday, Aug. 30
Hillside at Snyder@Morristown, 3 p.m.
Belvidere at Boonton, 4:30 p.m.
Keyport at Manville, 5:30 p.m.
Montclair Kimberly at Dunellen, 5:30 p.m.
Bridgewater-Raritan at Notre Dame, 6 p.m.
Carteret at St. John Vianney, 6 p.m.
Delran at Roselle, 6 p.m.
Freehold Boro at New Brunswick, 6 p.m.
Linden at Elizabeth, 6 p.m.
Manalapan at Piscataway, 6 p.m.
Plainfield at Newark East Side, 6 p.m.
Trenton Central at Franklin, 6 p.m.
North Brunswick at Jackson, 6:30 p.m.
Hopewell Valley at Montgomery, 7 p.m.
Kellenberg(NY) at Immaculata, 7 p.m.
North Hunterdon at Hunterdon Central, 7 p.m.
South Brunswick at Robbinsville, 7 p.m.
Watchung Hills at Moorestown, 7 p.m.
Saturday, Aug. 31
Point Pleasant Beach at South River, noon
Union at Seton Hall Prep, 1 p.m.
St. Luke's (New Canaan, CT) at Pingry, 2:30 p.m.
St. Thomas Aquinas vs. Mount St. Joseph (MD) @Wilmington, DE, 4 p.m.
WEEK 1
Thursday, Sept. 5
Roselle Park at Middlesex, 7 p.m.
South Brunswick at North Brunswick, 7 p.m.
Friday, Sept. 6
A.L. Johnson at Brearley, 6 p.m.
Bound Brook at J.P. Stevens, 6 p.m.
Bridgewater-Raritan at Piscataway, 6 p.m.
Delaware Valley at South Plainfield, 6 p.m.
Franklin at Passaic, 6 p.m.
Hamilton West at East Brunswick, 6 p.m.
Scotch Plains-Fanwood at Rahway, 6 p.m.
Spotswood at Roselle, 6 p.m.
Watchung Hills at Woodbridge, 6 p.m.
Colonia at North Hunterdon, 7 p.m.
Edison at Old Bridge, 7 p.m.
Elizabeth at Bayonne, 7 p.m.
Governor Livingston at New Providence, 7 p.m.
Highland Park at Dunellen, 7 p.m.
Hillside at Bernards, 7 p.m.
Hopatcong at Manville, 7 p.m.
J.F. Kennedy at Voorhees, 7 p.m.
Monroe at Hunterdon Central, 7 p.m.
North Plainfield at Belvidere, 7 p.m.
Perth Amboy at Carteret, 7 p.m.
Plainfield at New Brunswick, 7 p.m.
Somerville at Cranford, 7 p.m.
South Hunterdon at Dayton, 7 p.m.
St. Thomas Aquinas vs. Lincoln (Bklyn, NY) @Hinchcliff Stadium, Paterson, 7 p.m.
Union at Hillsborough, 7 p.m.
Westfield at Phillipsburg, 7 p.m.
Saturday, Sept. 7
Montclair Kimberly at Pingry, noon
Montgomery at Summit, 1 p.m.
Ridge at St. Joseph, 1 p.m.
Sayreville at Linden, 1 p.m.
South River at Metuchen, 1 p.m.
WEEK 2
Friday, Sept. 13
Metuchen at Roselle, 6 p.m.
Plainfield at Woodbridge, 6 p.m.
Rahway at Perth Amboy, 6 p.m.
Spotswood at Brearley, 6 p.m.
Bernards at Delaware Valley, 7 p.m.
Carteret at Cranford, 7 p.m.
Edison at Sayreville, 7 p.m.
Highland Park at Dayton, 7 p.m.
Hillsborough at Ridge, 7 p.m.
Hunterdon Central at Phillipsburg, 7 p.m.
Immaculata at Holy Trinity, 7 p.m.
J.P. Stevens at Voorhees, 7 p.m.
Manville at Belvidere, 7 p.m.
Middlesex at South Hunterdon, 7 p.m.
New Providence at A.L. Johnson, 7 p.m.
Newark Academy at Pingry, 7 p.m.
North Hunterdon at Watchung Hills, 7 p.m.
Piscataway at Old Bridge, 7 p.m.
Somerville at Montgomery, 7 p.m.
South Brunswick at Monroe, 7 p.m.
South Plainfield at North Plainfield, 7 p.m.
St. Thomas Aquinas at North Brunswick, 7 p.m.
Dunellen at Bound Brook, 7 p.m.
Saturday, Sept. 14
Bridgewater-Raritan at Morris Knolls, 1 p.m.
Colonia at Linden, 1 p.m.
Elizabeth at Westfield, 1 p.m.
J.F. Kennedy at Governor Livingston, 1 p.m.
Roselle Park at South River, 1 p.m.
Scotch Plains-Fanwood at New Brunswick, 1 p.m.
Summit at Hillside, 1 p.m.
Union at St. Joseph, 1 p.m.
East Brunswick at Franklin, 2:30 p.m.
WEEK 3
Thursday, Sept. 19
Belvidere at Dunellen, 6 p.m.
Metuchen at New Providence, 6 p.m.
Friday, Sept. 20
Cranford at South Plainfield, 6 p.m.
Franklin at St. Thomas Aquinas, 6 p.m.
Monroe at East Brunswick, 6 p.m.
St. Joseph at Elizabeth, 6 p.m.
Piscataway at Ridgewood, 6:30 p.m.
Bound Brook at South Hunterdon, 7 p.m.
Brearley at Highland Park, 7 p.m.
Bridgewater-Raritan at Hunterdon Central, 7 p.m.
Dayton at Roselle Park, 7 p.m.
Hillside at Scotch Plains-Fanwood, 7 p.m.
J.P. Stevens at Delaware Valley, 7 p.m.
Linden at Watchung Hills, 7 p.m.
Manville at Middlesex, 7 p.m.
Montgomery at North Hunterdon, 7 p.m.
New Brunswick at J.F. Kennedy, 7 p.m.
North Brunswick at Edison, 7 p.m.
North Plainfield at Governor Livingston, 7 p.m.
Old Bridge at South Brunswick, 7 p.m.
Perth Amboy at Plainfield, 7 p.m.
Phillipsburg at Ridge, 7 p.m.
Pingry at Hackley School, 7 p.m.
Rahway at Somerville, 7 p.m.
Roselle at A.L. Johnson, 7 p.m.
Sayreville at Hillsborough, 7 p.m.
Voorhees at Bernards, 7 p.m.
Weequahic at Immaculata, 7 p.m.
Westfield at Union, 7 p.m.
Saturday, Sept. 21
Carteret at Summit, 1 p.m.
South River at Spotswood, 1 p.m.
Woodbridge at Colonia, 1 p.m.
WEEK 4
Friday, Sept. 27
Edison at Franklin, 6 p.m.
Governor Livingston at South Plainfield, 6 p.m.
Linden at Woodbridge, 6 p.m.
North Hunterdon at Rahway, 6 p.m.
Perth Amboy at Colonia, 6 p.m.
South Brunswick at Piscataway, 6 p.m.
St. Thomas Aquinas at Elizabeth, 6 p.m.
A.L. Johnson at Metuchen, 7 p.m.
Bernards at J.P. Stevens, 7 p.m.
Bound Brook at Belvidere, 7 p.m.
Brearley at Roselle Park, 7 p.m.
Delaware Valley at Voorhees, 7 p.m.
Dunellen at Middlesex, 7 p.m.
East Brunswick at Old Bridge, 7 p.m.
Hillsborough at Phillipsburg, 7 p.m.
Hunterdon Central at Union, 7 p.m.
Immaculata at Shabazz, 7 p.m.
J.F. Kennedy at Monroe, 7 p.m.
Montgomery at Watchung Hills, 7 p.m.
New Brunswick at North Plainfield, 7 p.m.
New Providence at Roselle, 7 p.m.
Ridge at Bridgewater-Raritan, 7 p.m.
Sayreville at North Brunswick, 7 p.m.
Scotch Plains-Fanwood at Carteret, 7 p.m.
South Hunterdon at Manville, 7 p.m.
Spotswood at Highland Park, 7 p.m.
Saturday, Sept. 28
Cranford at Summit, 1 p.m.
Dayton at South River, 1 p.m.
Somerville at Hillside, 1 p.m.
St. Joseph at Westfield, 1 p.m.
Pingry at Morristown-Beard, 6:30 p.m.
WEEK 5
Friday, Oct. 4
Bridgewater-Raritan at Elizabeth, 6 p.m.
Plainfield at Franklin, 6 p.m.
Scotch Plains-Fanwood at J.F. Kennedy, 6 p.m.
South Hunterdon at Brearley, 6 p.m.
Woodbridge at Perth Amboy, 6 p.m.
Carteret at New Brunswick, 7 p.m.
Colonia at Edison, 7 p.m.
Cranford at Rahway, 7 p.m.
Hudson Catholic at Immaculata, 7 p.m.
J.P. Stevens at Manville, 7 p.m.
Middlesex at New Providence, 7 p.m.
Monroe at North Hunterdon, 7 p.m.
North Brunswick at St. Joseph, 7 p.m.
Phillipsburg at West Orange, 7 p.m.
Piscataway at Sayreville, 7 p.m.
Roselle Park at Dunellen, 7 p.m.
South Plainfield at Bernards, 7 p.m.
South River at Delaware Valley, 7 p.m.
Spotswood at Bound Brook, 7 p.m.
St. Thomas Aquinas at Paramus Catholic, 7 p.m.
Summit at Somerville, 7 p.m.
Voorhees at North Plainfield, 7 p.m.
Westfield at Hillsborough, 7 p.m.
Union at Ridge, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 5
Belvidere at Dayton, 1 p.m.
Montgomery at Linden, 1 p.m.
Roselle at Hillside, 1 p.m.
A.L. Johnson at Governor Livingston, 2 p.m.
East Brunswick at Hunterdon Central, 2 p.m.
Highland Park at Metuchen, 2 p.m.
Old Bridge at Morristown, 2:30 p.m.
Watchung Hills at South Brunswick, 3 p.m.
WEEK 6
Thursday, Oct. 10
Rye Country Day at Pingry, 3:30 p.m.
North Brunswick at Westfield, 4 p.m.
New Providence at Verona, 6 p.m.
North Plainfield at J.F. Kennedy, 6 p.m.
Piscataway at East Brunswick, 6 p.m.
Union at South Brunswick, 6:30 p.m.
Belvidere at South Hunterdon, 7 p.m.
Cranford at Scotch Plains-Fanwood, 7 p.m.
Elizabeth at Morristown, 7 p.m.
Governor Livingston at Voorhees, 7 p.m.
Hillsborough at Bridgewater-Raritan, 7 p.m.
Metuchen at J.P. Stevens, 7 p.m.
North Hunterdon at Somerville, 7 p.m.
Old Bridge at Monroe, 7 p.m.
Ridge at Hunterdon Central, 7 p.m.
Friday, Oct. 11
Edison at St. Thomas Aquinas, 6 p.m.
Linden at Perth Amboy, 6 p.m.
Newark Collegiate Acad. at Roselle, 6 p.m.
Plainfield at Colonia, 6 p.m.
Dayton at Spotswood, 7 p.m.
Delaware Valley at A.L. Johnson, 7 p.m.
Franklin at Sayreville, 7 p.m.
Highland Park at Roselle Park, 7 p.m.
Hillside at Carteret, 7 p.m.
Manville at Dunellen, 7 p.m.
Middlesex at Bound Brook, 7 p.m.
Montgomery at Woodbridge, 7 p.m.
New Brunswick at South Plainfield, 7 p.m.
Snyder at Immaculata, 7 p.m.
St. Joseph at Phillipsburg, 7 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 12
Brearley at South River, 1 p.m.
Rahway at Watchung Hills, 7 p.m.
Summit at Bernards, 7 p.m.
WEEK 7
Friday, Oct. 18
Hillsborough at Piscataway, 6 p.m.
New Brunswick at Rahway, 6 p.m.
North Plainfield at A.L. Johnson, 6 p.m.
Perth Amboy at Scotch Plains-Fanwood, 6 p.m.
Watchung Hills at Elizabeth, 6 p.m.
Colonia at Cranford, 7 p.m.
Dunellen at Dayton, 7 p.m.
Franklin at Monroe, 7 p.m.
Hunterdon Central at Old Bridge, 7 p.m.
J.F. Kennedy at Middlesex, 7 p.m.
Manville at Highland Park, 7 p.m.
New Providence at Bound Brook, 7 p.m.
North Hunterdon at East Brunswick, 7 p.m.
Phillipsburg at Union, 7 p.m.
Ridge at North Brunswick, 7 p.m.
Roselle at Delaware Valley, 7 p.m.
Roselle Park at J.P. Stevens, 7 p.m.
Sayreville at Montgomery, 7 p.m.
Somerville at Plainfield, 7 p.m.
South Brunswick at Edison, 7 p.m.
South Hunterdon at Spotswood, 7 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 19
Bernards at Governor Livingston, 1 p.m.
Brearley at Metuchen, 1 p.m.
Bridgewater-Raritan at Westfield, 1 p.m.
Carteret at Linden, 1 p.m.
Immaculata at Lincoln, 1 p.m.
South Plainfield at South River, 1 p.m.
St. Thomas Aquinas at St. Joseph, 1 p.m.
Voorhees at Hillside, 1 p.m.
Woodbridge at Summit, 1 p.m.
Belvidere at North Warren, 3 p.m.
Capital Prep Harbor at Pingry, 3 p.m.
WEEK 8
Thursday, Oct. 24
Dayton at Brearley, 6 p.m.
Paterson-Eastside at Edison, 7 p.m.
Friday, Oct. 25
A.L. Johnson at Perth Amboy, 6 p.m.
East Brunswick at South Brunswick, 6 p.m.
Metuchen at North Plainfield, 6 p.m.
Monroe at Piscataway, 6 p.m.
North Brunswick at Franklin, 6 p.m.
Old Bridge at Colonia, 6 p.m.
Sayreville at St. Thomas Aquinas, 6 p.m.
St. Joseph at Woodbridge, 6 p.m.
Bernards at Carteret, 7 p.m.
Bound Brook at Manville, 7 p.m.
Delaware Valley at New Providence, 7 p.m.
Dunellen at South Hunterdon, 7 p.m.
Elizabeth at Union, 7 p.m.
Governor Livingston at New Brunswick, 7 p.m.
Hillside at Cranford, 7 p.m.
Hunterdon Central at Hillsborough, 7 p.m.
J.P. Stevens at Roselle, 7 p.m.
Linden at Plainfield, 7 p.m.
Phillipsburg at Bridgewater-Raritan, 7 p.m.
Rahway at Montgomery, 7 p.m.
South River at Highland Park, 7 p.m.
Spotswood at Roselle Park, 7 p.m.
Summit at Scotch Plains-Fanwood, 7 p.m.
Voorhees at North Hunterdon, 7 p.m.
Watchung Hills at Somerville, 7 p.m.
Westfield at Ridge, 7 p.m.
Westside at Immaculata, 7 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 26
South Plainfield at J.F. Kennedy, 1 p.m.
Middlesex at Belvidere, 1:30 p.m.
WEEK 9
Saturday, Nov. 2
Immaculata at St. Mary's-Rutherford, 1 p.m.
St. John Vianney at St. Joseph, 1 p.m.
WEEK 13 – THANKSGIVING
Wednesday, Nov. 27
Roselle Park at Roselle, 6 p.m.
Thursday, Nov. 28
Easton at Phillipsburg, 10:30 a.m.
Plainfield at Westfield, 11 a.m.
This article originally appeared on MyCentralJersey.com: NJ Football: Big Central Conference and area week-by-week schedule
