In 1962, juniors and seniors living in Old Bridge attended South River, Matawan, East Brunswick and Keyport high schools. The program played a JV schedule that year and finished 0-3-1, tying Shore and losing to Matawan, Raritan and now defunct St. THE BEGINNING Madison Township High School opened in 1962 with freshmen and sophomores only. Diving into old newspaper articles and interviewing the coaches who made it all happen, I hope to bring those magical memories back to life once again. I will also zero in on one magical season turned in by Madison Township, Madison Central and Cedar Ridge, which were all part of the rich football history which is known today as Old Bridge High School. So, are you ready to take a journey into the past, then lead into the present of Old Bridge football? The following will focus in on the overall history of the program, the monumental games and moments, the coaches and the best players. In 50 years, those are the only two unbeaten teams. * The 25th anniversary of the Madison Central unbeaten team of 1988. * The 40th anniversary of the Cedar Ridge unbeaten team of 1973. The Old Bridge Township football program, which has been comprised of Madison Township/Madison Central, Cedar Ridge and now Old Bridge High Schools, is celebrating three anniversaries in one in 2013: * The 50th season of varsity football in Old Bridge. Welcome to the history of Old Bridge football. 2 by The Star-Ledger, finishing behind Clifton. In 1973, Cedar Ridge put together a perfect season at 9-0 and wound up No. 1 team from Middlesex County to win that award, which began in 1966. 1 team in the state and are still the only No. The Spartans were awarded The Star-Ledger trophy as the No. In the 30-year history of Madison Township/Madison Central High School varsity football, the 1988 team was the only one to finish unbeaten/untied. You people will go as legends in Old Bridge,’' Twenty five years later he was right. 1 team in the state of New Jersey is right here baby. When Madison Central football coach Bob DeMarco stood in front of his team after winning the Central Jersey, Group 4 championship in 1988 to finish a magical 11-0 season, he gathered his thoughts and said: “You’re the finest team we’ve ever had here.
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