The Phillipsburg High School football team had given up just 20 points in its first three games of 2025.

In the Stateliners’ Big Central Conference American Silver Division matchup at Hillsborough Friday night, the Raiders matched that point total, but Phillipsburg had more than enough offense to earn a high-scoring victory.

The Stateliners rushed for 425 yards and six touchdowns and sophomore quarterback Dominic Bracco passed for two more scores in a 59-20 win at David A. Noonan Field.

Turning point: Hillsborough senior running back Jayden Carter broke several tackles on his way to an 83-yard touchdown run down the home sideline in the final minute of the first quarter.

On fourth-and-4 from the Raiders’ 38, P’burg senior Sam Dech was stopped for a gain of one and Hillsborough took ov

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