Jersey Sports Zone's Beyond the Score Podcast

One season down - two more to go. That's where we're at in the NJ HS sports world now as the fall is officially over and the winter has arrived. Jay Cook is joined by James Mooney in this episode as we go through the gamut. The book is closed on the football season after Camden completed the South Jersey sweep, winning the Group 2 championship - James has the headlines from that final (02:20) . Th...

We're officially at the very end of the 2025 high school football season - so let's break down six of the seven state finals! Black Friday at MetLife Stadium was highlighted by the two Non-Public state championships and the guys have full breakdowns from St. Joe's and DePaul Catholic securing state titles (03:34) . James Mooney joins the show live to discuss the Groups 5, 4, 3 and 1 state champion...

Its...TIME! The last stage of the New Jersey high school football season has arrived and it's time to break it all down. Rich Chrampanis, Jay Cook and James Mooney go game by game previewing all seven state finals. They hit on the Group 5 state final (02:05) , the Group 4 state final (08:43) and the Group 3 state final (20:13) in the first segment. The second preview segment focuses on the small s...

Championship season has officially arrived in New Jersey and it's time to break it all down! Rich and Jay spotlight football sectional finals, including the latest installment of the Ramapo-Northern Highlands saga as well as Jack Cannon's historical day for Holmdel (02:20) . JSZ's James Mooney joins the show in studio to talk through some of the best football teams in South Jersey heading into the...

We've worked well through the football season and it's getting down to crunch time! The guys break down some of the top, notable games they saw from sectional semifinal weekend (03:01) . This week is sectional final weekend and we preview some of the top games with hardware on the line (20:30) . Glassboro's football team is going for a third-straight section title and 25th straight win this weeken...

A busy week around the state sets the stage for a loaded show! Playoff seeds for non-public football teams in New Jersey were decided over the weekend and the guys have instant reaction from both the Non-Public A and Non-Public B brackets (02:37) . We're now into the sectional semifinal round for public football playoffs and we look ahead to some of the top games this weekend (24:07) . The Paul VI...

Beyond The Score's first special episode is a MASSIVE guest - legendary NBA reporter Adrian "Woj" Wojnarowski. After retiring from a remarkable career in media, Woj has transitioned to a new role as the General Manager of the St. Bonaventure University Men's Basketball program. Woj and co-host Rich Chrampanis attended St. Bonaventure together in the early 90's before each going onto award-winning...

It's time to digest one of the most exciting weekends of NJ HS football in quite some time! JSZ's Jay Cook was on hand for the thrilling St. Joe's-Bergen Catholic overtime game over the weekend and goes behind the scenes to take us through how the Green Knights got it done (01:59) . In this week's Blast from the Past, we go back to 2019 to highlight the last time St. Joe's won this rivalry game (1...

Week Seven of the high school football season was a bad time to be an undefeated team in the state! Rich and Jay kick off this week's show by breaking down the big final scores from Friday and Saturday ( 2:13 ). Week Eight brings a whole other set of challenges and notable games which the guys go through in detail ( 18:41 ). We welcome in a huge guest on this week's show - Bergen Catholic's senior...

This past week was one of the busiest weeks in the NJ HS sports world in quite some time! We kick the show off with a wall-to-wall recap of the overtime football thriller between Don Bosco vs. St. Joe's ( 2:00 ). The Week Seven football slate is absolutely loaded with great games and the guys break down where the team will be this weekend ( 16:47 ). In the latest Blast From The Past, we look back...

We kick off another week of New Jersey high school sports coverage with a behind-the-scenes look at our exclusive partnership with the New York Red Bulls, where the top goal scorers from September got to meet MLS players at practice and visit Sports Illustrated Stadium (01:07). We also go through the five NJ boys' and girls' soccer teams in the national rankings (06:18). Week Five of the high scho...

Week Four of the high school football season was one of the most anticipated and it left the guys with a lot to discuss. The biggest moment of the week was the 82nd edition of the Don Bosco Prep vs. Bergen Catholic rivalry, leaving us with a new No. 1 team in New Jersey (00:53). The other huge result from the weekend was St. Peter's Prep knocking off St. Joe's Mont. for the Marauders' biggest win...

The New Jersey high school football season is in full swing right now! The guys look back on the best of Week Three, highlighted by the Ramapo-Old Tappan showdown and Brick Memorial's last-second win over Toms River North ( 02:51 ). The 82nd edition of Bergen Catholic vs. Don Bosco is upon us and we preview the game with interviews from former Don Bosco QB and current Delaware QB Nick Minicucci (...

Week Two was one of the most anticipated week of the 2025 high school football season (02:25) and it's highlighted by a few big moments - Holmdel's huge upset of Rumson-Fair Haven and the seismic Bergen Catholic vs. Winslow showdown. JSZ's James Mooney talks over the big game in South Jersey. St. Joseph Regional head coach Augie Hoffmann joins the show to talk about the state of the Green Knights,...

Week 1 in the New Jersey high school football world was BUSY! Phillipsburg RB Sam Dech had a monster day where he rewrote school record books (02:47) and the matchup between Bergen County public powers Westwo30od and Pascack Valley lived up to the hype (04:56) . Holmdel quarterback Jack Cannon joined the show live (07:43) to talk about the Hornets' big win over Donovan Catholic and their upcoming...

The start of the 2025 high school football season in New Jersey is upon us and the guys take us through some of the biggest moments from Week 0. We hit on Bergen Catholic's heart-pounding win over East St. Louis (02:55) plus Winslow's impressive showing against IMG Academy at the Battle at the Beach (09:06) . Also, we focus in on Red Bank Catholic's youth movement on offense (14:35) and the thrill...