Tuesday Night Quarterback

After two plays, it looked like the ninth edition of the Gunnery Sergeant John Basilone Bowl might have a score in the 30s or 40s. Jay Mazuera of Hillsborough hit Owen Bill of Hunterdon Central for a 65-yard touchdown strike to put the Devil Dogs up 6-0, plus the PAT by South Hunterdon's Trevor McLoughlan, […]

The 2021 finale of “This Week in the Big Central,” driven by Mark Montenero and his team at the world-famous Autoland, is our postseason awards show. We've got the typical – Offensive, Defensive Player of the Year and the like – but also our Specialty Awards and the Highlight Reel Play of the Year, as […]

There's just one more team left! On Episode 15 of “This Week in the Big Central,” driven by Mark Montenero and his team at the world-famous Autoland – our final regular weekly show – Mike Pavlichko takes a quick look back at Cranford's loss in the North 3 regional championship, then has a full-on preview […]

We're off to the Meadowlands! On Episode 14 of “This Week in the Big Central,” driven by Mark Montenero and his team at the world-famous Autoland, Mike Pavlichko has a look back at Hillsborough and Cranford's state title wins, with postgame reaction from players and coaches. Then it's on to preview the North Jersey Group […]

It's time to crown some champions! On Episode 13 of “This Week in the Big Central,” driven by Mark Montenero and his team at the world-famous Autoland, we've got complete previews of the three conference teams vying for championships this weekend. Mike Pavlichko is joined by Dom Savino for quick look back at the semifinals, […]

On Episode 11 of “This Week in the Big Central,” driven by Mark Montenero and his team at the world-famous Autoland, it's the most in-depth look you'll find anywhere on the 14 conference teams still alive in the state playoffs Mike Pavlichko is joined by Dom Savino for quick look back at the first round, […]

On Episode 11 of “This Week in the Big Central,” driven by Mark Montenero and his team at the world-famous Autoland, it's wall-to-wall playoffs Mike Pavlichko is joined by Dom Savino for an overview of the upcoming postseason, the first NJSIAA playoffs in two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic. We hear from founding sponsor […]

Episode 10 of “This Week in the Big Central,” driven by Mark Montenero and his team at the world-famous Autoland, is all about Cutoff Weekend. Who's in? Who's not? Who's on the bubble? Who's getting that top seed. Mike Pavlichko takes a quick look at the week gone by and explains the playoff snafu this […]

Episode 9 of “This Week in the Big Central,” driven by Mark Montenero and his team at the world-famous Autoland, focuses on the push to the playoffs just one week out from Cutoff Weekend. Mike Pavlichko looks back at the week gone by and the playoff implications of some of the Week Seven games, then […]

Episode 8 of “This Week in the Big Central,” driven by Mark Montenero and his team at the world-famous Autoland, is highlighted by a trio of top ten games, as the regular season enters its final three weeks. Mike Pavlichko and Dom Savino talk about two breaking stories out Wednesday: the NJSIAA warning teams not […]

Half the regular season is in the books in high school football across New Jersey, and we talk about it on Episode 7 of “This Week in the Big Central,” driven by Mark Montenero and his team at the world-famous Autoland! Mike Pavlichko starts the show with a look at the playoff standings – interrupted […]

Episode 6 of “This Week in the Big Central,” driven by Mark Montenero and his team at the world-famous Autoland finds us on the road – where else – at Autoland Chrysler Jeep Dodge Ram on Rt. 22 East! Mike Pavlichko previews Friday night's Big Central Game of the Week driven by Autoland, featuring Westfield […]

Two Big Central Games of the Week highlight Episode 5 of “This Week in the Big Central,” driven by Mark Montenero and his team at the world-famous Autoland. We take a closer look at Sayreville's upset of top-ranked and undefeated North Brunswick, and look at the hot start by Cranford. Dom Savino catches up with […]

A pair of big wins for a pair of Raiders, and the Big Man in Old Bridge. Those are some of the highlights of Episode 4 of “This Week in the Big Central,” driven by Mark Montenero and his team at the world-famous Autoland. We take a closer look at the top-ranked North Brunswick's big […]

This year was supposed to be about getting back to normal in New Jersey High School Football. Week One was anything but. In Episode 3 of “This Week in the Big Central,” driven by Mark Montenero and his team at the world-famous Autoland, we look at how the remnants of Hurricane Ida – and the […]

Week Zero is in the books, and the bulk of the Big Central opens up this weekend on Week One, unless Ida's aftermath has anything to say about it. Either way, it's time for Episode 2 of “This Week in the Big Central,” driven by Mark Montenero and his team at the world-famous Autoland. This […]

With the season opener just over 24 hours away, it's time for the debut of “This Week in the Big Central,” driven by Mark Montenero and his team at the world-famous Autoland. Every week, TWiBC – as we're affectionately calling it for short – will be hosted by Mike Pavlichko with contributions by Dom Savino […]

There have been five state titles in baseball in Middlesex High School's history. Three of them have come in the last eight years. And there's a chance to add one more Saturday when the Blue Jays – the Central Jersey Group 1 champions – take North 2 champ New Providence down at Veterans' Park in […]

New Providence has won three straight North Jersey, Section 2, Group 1 titles. But for all their success, there's one feather they haven't been able to put in their proverbial ball caps for quite some time. The distinction of winning a state championship. The Pioneers hope that will change Saturday when they take on Middlesex […]

On a special edition of the “Tuesday Night Quarterback,” Mike Pavlichko takes a deeper dive into Wednesday’s historic landslide vote to remove language from the NJSIAA’s constitution that prohibited state championships in football. The move paves the way for public school group champions to be crowned by way of a five-week playoff season as early […]

Listen back to the entire 2020 Big Central Football Awards Show, hosted by Mike Pavlichko and Dom Savino. Segment 1 includes a brief look back at the season, as well as the Turnaround Team of the Year, Leadership Award, Longevity Award and Two-Way Player of the Year. Segment 2 includes the “Specialty Awards,” including the […]

The “Tuesday Night Quarterback” wraps up its debut season with host Mike Pavlichko. Following a look at the Thanksgiving Eve games – and how many teams managed to get in at least 7 or 8 games this year, with a couple even playing nine – high school football analyst Marcus Borden of mycentraljersey.com recaps the […]

The “Tuesday Night Quarterback” caps off the second week of the postseason with a look at Week 8 results, and a recap of one of the most thrilling high school football games of the season. First, St. Joseph-Metuchen coach Rich Hilliard joins host Mike Pavlichko live to talk about the Falcons’ upset of third-ranked Cranford. […]

The “Tuesday Night Quarterback” is headlined by a look at No. 2 Somerville’s win over No. 1 Woodbridge, in a battle of undefeated teams, 36-29 at Priscoe Field on the “Big Central Game of the Week” powered by Bellamy & Son Paving. Host Mike Pavlichko takes a closer look via his postgame conversations with Somerville […]

The “Tuesday Night Quarterback” is back at what would normally be the cutoff for the high school football playoffs. Instead, New Jersey is playing two weeks of “postseason” matchups, with some impressive contests on tap. Host Mike Pavlichko looks at how the Top Ten fared, recapping the Friday and Saturday versions of the “Big Central […]

It’s another debut on “Tuesday Night Quarterback,” as Mike Pavlichko returns with a brand-new segment. First up is a look at how the Top Ten fared and the rest of the results from Week 5 play. Student correspondents Ryan Durstewitz and Matt Lesnik cover a battle of undefeated conference teams in Old Bridge and South […]

On an outsized, nearly-two hour “Tuesday Night Quarterback,” Mike Pavlichko returns with some big interviews. A look at how the Top Ten fared includes postgame reaction from Watchung Hills’ comeback win over Phillipsburg, their first-ever win over the Liners, 21-20, with Cornell-bound quarterback Chad Martini and receiver John Bechtle, as well as head coach Rich […]

Mike Pavlichko is back with another episode of “Tuesday Night Quarterback,” recapping Week Three action, and looking ahead to key matchups coming up in Week 4 as we begin the second half of the regular season. Featured on the show this week are a pair of sophomore quarterbacks – Vince Jairdullo of South Brunswick and […]

Mike Pavlichko returns with another episode of “Tuesday Night Quarterback,” recapping Week Two action, and looking ahead to Top Ten teams in action in Week Two. The story of the week was the upset of co-No. 1 Union by Bridgewater-Raritan. Panthers’ head coach Scott Bray talks about the effort, along with postgame reaction from wins […]

Mike Pavlichko is back with another episode of “Tuesday Night Quarterback,” recapping Week One action, and looking ahead to key matchups in Week Two. Dom Savino reports on the fans attending games on opening weekend, and how they feel about seeing their son or daughter play football, march in the color guard, band, or perform […]

The “Tuesday Night Podcast” bears down to get the very latest on the 2020 season, just weeks before it kicks off, on Tuesday, September 29, 2020. Host Mike Pavlichko is joined by play-by-play partner Dom Savino as they preview the season. Mike visits Somerville and Woodbridge preseason camp, and reports from St. Joseph-Metuchen’s scrimmage against […]