{"id":15285,"date":"2017-11-18T00:22:22","date_gmt":"2017-11-18T04:22:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nhvweb.net\/nhhs\/athletics\/2017\/11\/18\/sayreville-7-at-north-hunterdon-29-njsiaa-playoffs-semifinal-round-north-2-group-4-football\/"},"modified":"2017-11-18T01:20:20","modified_gmt":"2017-11-18T05:20:20","slug":"sayreville-7-at-north-hunterdon-29-njsiaa-playoffs-semifinal-round-north-2-group-4-football","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nhvweb.net\/nhhs\/athletics\/sayreville-7-at-north-hunterdon-29-njsiaa-playoffs-semifinal-round-north-2-group-4-football\/","title":{"rendered":"Sayreville (7) at North Hunterdon (29), NJSIAA Playoffs, Semifinal Round, North 2, Group 4 &#8211; Football"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 14pt\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nhvweb.net\/nhhs\/athletics\/files\/2017\/11\/Dehkes-11-17-17.jpg\" class=\"local-link\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-15294 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/www.nhvweb.net\/nhhs\/athletics\/files\/2017\/11\/Dehkes-11-17-17.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"221\" height=\"247\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nhvweb.net\/nhhs\/athletics\/files\/2017\/11\/Dehkes-11-17-17.jpg 791w, https:\/\/www.nhvweb.net\/nhhs\/athletics\/files\/2017\/11\/Dehkes-11-17-17-268x300.jpg 268w, https:\/\/www.nhvweb.net\/nhhs\/athletics\/files\/2017\/11\/Dehkes-11-17-17-768x858.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 221px) 100vw, 221px\" \/><\/a>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.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 14pt\">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 \u200bNorth 2 Group 4 \u200bsection championship on the weekend of Nov. 30th-Dec. 3<sup>rd<\/sup><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 14pt\">\u200bMatt Busher complet\u200bed 14 of 25 passes for 175 yards and a pair of touchdowns, \u200brushed for 11 yards and \u200bnotching his 17th and 18th TDs of the season, a new school record.\u200b\u200b<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 14pt\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nhvweb.net\/nhhs\/athletics\/files\/2017\/11\/JaredMcMahon2017.jpg\" class=\"local-link\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-15297\" src=\"http:\/\/www.nhvweb.net\/nhhs\/athletics\/files\/2017\/11\/JaredMcMahon2017-227x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"227\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nhvweb.net\/nhhs\/athletics\/files\/2017\/11\/JaredMcMahon2017-227x300.jpg 227w, https:\/\/www.nhvweb.net\/nhhs\/athletics\/files\/2017\/11\/JaredMcMahon2017.jpg 649w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 227px) 100vw, 227px\" \/><\/a>\u200bJared \u200bMcMahon, who reeled in nine passes\u200b for 125 yards\u200b, caught a 20-yard TD with 15 seconds left in the first half to put the Lions in front for good, 10-7.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 14pt\">Luke Ingenito hauled in a 42-yard TD strike on the Lions&#8217; 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.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 14pt\">John Spies booted a 36-yard field goal and was two-for-four on PAT kicks.\u200b<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 14pt\">Source: Lion Athletic News Sayreville (7) at North Hunterdon (29), NJSIAA Playoffs, Semifinal Round, North 2, Group 4 &#8211; Football <a href=\"http:\/\/highschoolsports.nj.com\/news\/article\/2190131368403225053\/sayreville-7-at-north-hunterdon-29-njsiaa-playoffs-semifinal-round-north-2-group-4-football\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" class=\"ext-link\" onclick=\"this.target=&#039;_blank&#039;;\">Sayreville (7) at North Hunterdon (29), NJSIAA Playoffs, Semifinal Round, North 2, Group 4 &#8211; Football<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 14pt\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nhvweb.net\/nhhs\/athletics\/files\/2013\/04\/animated_camera_flash.gif\" class=\"local-link\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-2750\" src=\"http:\/\/www.nhvweb.net\/nhhs\/athletics\/files\/2013\/04\/animated_camera_flash.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"80\" height=\"60\" \/><\/a>Click <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nj.com\/expo\/Dkky-2017\/11\/38b976876c3e562140e5\/index.html\" class=\"ext-link\" onclick=\"this.target=&#039;_blank&#039;;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><strong>HERE<\/strong><\/span><\/a> for Photogallery by\u00a0Nick Scalera | For NJ Advance Media.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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. 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