The Big Central Football Conference is a football-only athletic league of high schools in Central New Jersey. The 60-team league was formed in 2020.[1]

History

The Big Central consists of the members of the former Mid-State 38 Conference and the football programs from the Greater Middlesex Conference, including public and private high school football teams in Hunterdon, Middlesex, Somerset, Union and Warren counties.[2]

Divisions

For the 2021 season, there are a total of ten divisions of the Big Central Football Conference, with teams divided by size and location;[3]

Division 1A
Division 1B
Division 2A
Division 2B
Division 3
Division 4
Division 5A
Division 5B
Division 5C
Division 5D

References

  1. ^ Kinney, Mike. "Big Central revises 2020 football schedule for its shortened inaugural season", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, August 12, 2020. Accessed April 18, 2021. "The newly formed Big Central Football Conference has released a revised 2020 schedule for its inaugural season. The BCFC - the merged product of the Mid-State and Greater Middlesex conferences - has devised a six-game regular season from Oct. 2 through Nov. 6 that complies with the abbreviated fall sports calendar issued last month by the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association, and also attempts to limit travel distance within reason.... the BCFC is comprised of schools from Middlesex, Union, Somerset, Hunterdon and Warren counties. The schedule was compiled for only 59 teams because Carteret announced the cancellation of its entire fall season in July."
  2. ^ Kinney, Mike. "The latest football super-conference proves there really is a Central Jersey", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, November 25, 2019. Accessed April 18, 2021. "The newly formed Big Central Football Conference - the merged product of the Greater Middlesex Conference and Mid-State 38 - has released its division alignments for the inaugural 2020 season and for 2021, as well. In all, 61 members make up this newest super-conference which encompasses Union, Middlesex, Somerset, Hunterdon and Warren counties."
  3. ^ Kinney, Mike. "Football in the air as Big Central Conference releases full 2021 schedule", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, January 21, 2021. Accessed April 18, 2021.


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