Big weekend

Funny scene in the pressbox at Brooks Field Friday night while Immaculata and Hunterdon Central were battling.

Former Immaculata High slugger Jack Cust, now with the Oakland A's, briefly stepped in to say hello, but had to leave since the place was a bit too crowded. Actually, somebody told those not working that they had to clear out. I would say 99.999 percent of the time, nothing is ever said. I don't believe the gentleman who said it, knew who was in the pressbox.

Immaculata's 16-6 win can be looked at a couple of ways.

If you're an Immaculata fan: Theo Riddick was simply too dominant -- he had more than 200 yards, much of them picked up in small, but killer doses behind the Spartan's vaunted offensive line. Also, the Spartan secondary did a terrific job of shutting down the Central passing game. Brad McAdam, Rich Dupras and John Mack had second half picks.

If you're a Central fan: Third and goal from the one in the third quarter, the Red Devils trailing 10-6. A procedure call pushes the Central back to the six. Central doesn't score. Immaculata, however, goes the other way and scores on a Riddick touchdown, 16-6. Also, Central made six turnovers. If it does that again against Elizabeth Friday night in a North 2 Group IV quarterfinal, there will be no semifinal round.