Quarterback Matt Busher passed for two touchdowns and ran for another as North Hunterdon scored 29 unanswered points while limiting Sayreville to 98 total yards of offense after that lone TD, and rolled to a 29-7 victory on Friday evening to earn its first state section championship game berth in 42 years.
North Hunterdon (10-1), which won Central Jersey, Group 3 in 1975 for its lone title and losing in the 1978 final, will face top-seeded Phillipsburg (10-0), for the North 2 Group 4 section championship on the weekend of Nov. 30th-Dec. 3rd
Matt Busher completed 14 of 25 passes for 175 yards and a pair of touchdowns, rushed for 11 yards and notching his 17th and 18th TDs of the season, a new school record.
Jared McMahon, who reeled in nine passes for 125 yards, caught a 20-yard TD with 15 seconds left in the first half to put the Lions in front for good, 10-7.
Luke Ingenito hauled in a 42-yard TD strike on the Lions’ first snap of the second half and Busher ran for a 3-yard score with 8:40 left in the game. Luke Wain rushed for 50 yards and a TD on 19 carries and is now 48 yards shy of 1,000 yards rushing for the season.
John Spies booted a 36-yard field goal and was two-for-four on PAT kicks.
Source: Lion Athletic News Sayreville (7) at North Hunterdon (29), NJSIAA Playoffs, Semifinal Round, North 2, Group 4 – Football Sayreville (7) at North Hunterdon (29), NJSIAA Playoffs, Semifinal Round, North 2, Group 4 – Football
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