Phillipsburg Football

Phillipsburg’s 34-28 Mid-State 38 Delaware Division football win over visiting Bridgewater-Raritan Friday night felt a bit like riding a pogo stick.

Up and down, up and down. A typically large and enthusiastic Maloney Stadium crowd never really had to...

Phillipsburg 34, Bridgewater-Raritan 28 - Mid-State 38 Delaware Division football

Joe Green conducted the Phillipsburg band in the postgame alma mater.

That was after he conducted the game.

The senior tailback ran for 213 yards on 31 yards, on touchdown...

On the whole, Tony Rivera would rather Phillipsburg stay on the ground in football.

“I wouldn’t say run blocking is easier, but I like it better than pass blocking,” said the Stateliner senior two-way tackle. “When you’re pass blocking, you have...

Union 34, Phillipsburg 24 - Mid-State 38 crossover football

A 1-yard touchdown run by Farmer quarterback Andrew Sanborn with 13 seconds in the game followed by a pick-6 on Phillipsburg’s final offensive play, gave the Farmers an come-from-behind win F...

Chris Gurneak put thoughts into action last Friday night.

And because he did, the Phillipsburg senior center enjoyed a night he will never forget.

“We talk about our DIG philosophy but you can’t just talk about it, you have to apply it,” said Gurn...

A back-and-forth backyard football brawl like Phillipsburg’s 28-14 defeat of Hunterdon Central Friday night in a Mid-State 38 Delaware Division game -- a game that really played out closer than the score showed -- will turn on some truly memorable mo...

Phillipsburg 28, Hunterdon Central 14 -- Mid-State 38 Delaware Division football

Charles Dickens could have written the script for this one.

Because it was a tale of two halves.

Tied at 14 at the half, and it clearly being anybody’s game as the hosts’ b...

Ray Stem has always found a way to be around the ball in his football career.

The Phillipsburg senior played center as a Pohatcong seventh grader. He was a quarterback in ninth grade. He’s been a stalwart at wide receiver for the Stateliners.

And...

The spotlight found a whole lot of Phillipsburg football players and units Friday night.

The Stateliners’ 49-0 thrashing of visiting Franklin in a Mid-State 38 Delaware Division game at Maloney Stadium shone a bright light on some new standouts and so...

Phillipsburg 49, Franklin 0

Mid-State 38 Delaware Division football -- Rapid Recap

Phillipsburg spread the wealth around Friday night in a resounding rout of an overmatched Warrior team in front of a delighted Youth Night crowd at Maloney Stadium.

In fr...