• Beyond The Score Podcast | Episode 14 | NJ Football State Finals Recaps!
    Dec 3 2025

    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 championship games that all had the same theme - South Jersey dominance. Washingtown Township, Winslow, Cedar Creek and Glassboro all won group titles and the guys go through each title game (27:42). This week's Blast from the Past profiles former Don Bosco Prep QB Nick Minicucci, who broke Joe Flacco's single season yards per game record at the University of Delaware (49:52). Then, Rich and Jay announce the finalists for the 2025 Zoneman Trophy, which is JSZ's annual statewide Player of the Year award. We highlight previous winners and discuss why we chose the seven finalists for this year's honor (51:57). Finally, we close out the show with a behind-the-scenes look at how we choose our All-Zone football team (01:16:19).

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    1 hr and 23 mins
  • Beyond The Score Podcast | Episode 13 | Previewing NJ Football State Finals!
    Nov 26 2025

    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 school championships, highlighted by Group 2 (30:30) and Group 1 (38:57). Then, Rich and Jay settle in to dissect the two Non-Public state championships clashes - Non-Public B (50:43) and Non-Public A (01:00:55). This week's Blast From The Past spotlights former Toms River North star QB Micah Ford, who's playing well right now at Stanford (01:16:34). The NJ high school soccer season has officially come to a close and the guys put the final bow on it after eight state championships over this past weekend (01:18:13). We close out this week's episode with a look into the RWJ Barnabas Health 'Field of Dreams' and how high school athletes are going the extra mile to help their special-needs classmates play football (01:24:20).

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    1 hr and 29 mins
  • Beyond The Score Podcast | Episode 12 | James Mooney + Tyler Mroz Join The Show!
    Nov 19 2025

    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 state semifinal round while the guys hit on some of the other North Jersey games we're covering this weekend (15:44). The Non-Public A semifinal round is finally upon us and it features the top-four teams in New Jersey - Rich and Jay break down those two games on Friday night (32:11). This week's Blast From The Past features Alabama wide receiver Lotzier Brooks, who is making an impact just a year after winning our annual Zoneman Trophy (44:31). JSZ's Tyler Mroz joins the show in studio to reflect on memorable seasons for national No. 1 soccer power Rutgers Prep and fellow national Top-10 program Paul VI, each of which won state championships on Sunday (46:03). We close out this week's show by going behind-the-scenes of the incredible St. Benedict's Prep goal Jay Cook captured last week that landed at No. 2 on SportsCenter's Top 10 Plays list (57:33).

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    1 hr and 15 mins
  • Beyond The Score Podcast | Episode 11 | Coach Timmy Breaker Joins The Show!
    Nov 12 2025

    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 weekend, so we welcome their head coach Timmy Breaker onto the show for a great interview (30:58). We stay in South Jersey for this week's Blast from the Past as we highlight former Mainland star Ja'briel Mace (42:21). New Jersey continues to stack up the big time wrestling commits and we talk the CBA trio who has recently all committed to powerhouse Iowa (43:59). We close out the show by talking through the tough decisions in this week's JSZ Top 10 Plays of the Week (50:59).

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    59 mins
  • Beyond The Score Podcast | Episode 10 | Emma McCarthy Joins The Show!
    Nov 5 2025

    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 girls' soccer team is fresh off their first South Jersey Coaches Cup title and star player Emma McCarthy joins the show to talk about the Eagles and her blended soccer and lacrosse careers (36:04). We put a bow on conference/county soccer season by going through the Essex and Union championships (47:16). This week's Blast From The Past is about Kentucky's Otega Oweh, who was named the SEC men's basketball Preseason Player of the Year (57:42). We wrap up the show with an alumni spotlight on Kyle Monangai and Davis Schneider (59:20).

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    1 hr and 7 mins
  • Beyond The Score Podcast | Adrian Wojnarowski Joins The Show! | Special Episode
    Oct 31 2025

    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 media careers.

    Rich Chrampanis and Jay Cook talk to Wojnarowski about his new role at his alma mater, the ongoing impact that the Hurley family has on New Jersey basketball and the new realities of college basketball in the 21st century with NIL and recruiting completely changing the game.

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    33 mins
  • Beyond The Score Podcast | Episode 9 | NJ Football Playoffs Are Here!
    Oct 29 2025

    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 (17:29). That SJR-Bergen Catholic game had us thinking...what are the best games we've ever covered? So we open that Pandora's Box and go into the vault to relive some of those incredible clashes (19:08). The public school playoff brackets are finally out and the guys go through the most interesting brackets throughout the state (41:48). The first round of county/conference soccer championships are done - so we break down which teams emerged as champions (55:37). We have a sneak peek into our first special guest - Naismith Basketball Hall of Famer Adrian "Woj" Wojnarowski, which airs in its entirety on Friday (01:01:32). In our final segment of the show, the guys pay their respects to the family and loved ones for New York Jets great and Delbarton asst. coach Nick Mangold (01:03:47).

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    1 hr and 11 mins
  • Beyond The Score Podcast | Episode 8 | Jordan Thomas Joins The Show!
    Oct 22 2025

    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 All-American and Ohio State football commit Jordan Thomas (33:32)! This week's Blast from the Past centers around Chicago Bears RB Kyle Monangai who scored his first NFL touchdown last week (40:44). The guys go through some of the notable conference/county championship games (44:32). Then, we close out the show with the final Wheel Spin of the fall season (50:49).

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    58 mins