SOUTH PLAIINFIELD, NJ–On Friday night, GMC Gridiron plans to head down to Perth Amboy High School to see an early season showdown in the GMC White between South Plainfield, an upset winner over then fifth ranked Bishop Ahr and sixth ranked Perth Amboy winners of two straight, and looking to go 3-0 for the first time in school history. Here are the particulars for this game:
Current Weather Conditions–South Plainfield, New Jersey at 6:29 PM on Friday evening
- Sky Conditions: Cloudy
- Temperature: 71 degrees
- Humidity: 98 percent
- Dew Point: 71 degrees
- Barometer: 29.94 inches of Hg (Mercury) and Falling
- Winds: NW @ 1 mph with gusts up to 5 mph
- High Temperature: 72 degrees
- Low Temperature: 69 degrees
Weather Forecast–Perth Amboy at 7:00 PM EDT on Friday night
We have a slow moving cold front in the region, and it has provided an alleyway for a ton of tropical moisture to stream in from the south. Moisture coming from an upper level trough in the Western Atlantic. There could be heavy rain falling by game time. There has been a brief window of no rain or light rain here in Central Jersey. However, moderate to heavy rain is surging southward from Southeastern Pennsylvania. The heavy rain could last throughout the game, and not dissipate until after midnight. See more details on the latest weather in the GWC Blog and Journal.
The forecast for Friday night at Perth Amboy High School from the National Weather Service office in Mount Holly calls for mostly cloudy skies and chilly conditions. Low is expected to be around 68 degrees before a high of 77 on Saturday afternoon. So, it won’t be chilly, but bring the umbrella because there is going to be a lot of rain.
Weather information provided by Greg’s Weather Center.
Directions to Perth Amboy High School
Address: –300 Eagle Ave, Perth Amboy, NJ 08861
From Parkway South
- Take the US-9 exit- exit number 129- toward RT-440/WOODBRIDGE/I-287/PERTH AMBOY.
- Keep LEFT at the fork in the ramp
- Keep RIGHT at the fork in the ramp.
- Turn SLIGHT RIGHT onto CR-501/KING GEORGES RD. Continue to follow KING GEORGES RD.
- KING GEORGES RD becomes NJ-184.
- Turn SLIGHT LEFT to take the ramp toward AMBOY AVE.
- Stay straight to go onto PFEIFFER BLVD.
- Turn RIGHT onto CR-653/AMBOY AVE.
- Turn LEFT onto EAGLE AVE.
From Parkway North
- Take the RT-9 N/RT-440 exit- exit number 127- toward I-287/WOODBRIDGE/STATEN ISLAND.
- Take the RT-440 S/INDUSTRIAL AVE ramp toward I-287 N
- Take the RT-440 N ramp toward STATEN ISL.
- Merge onto NJ-440 E.
- Take the RT-184 exit toward RT-35/AMBOY AVE/PERTH AMBOY.
- Take the ramp toward AMBOY AVE.
- Stay straight to go onto PFEIFFER BLVD.
- Turn RIGHT onto CR-653/AMBOY AVE.
- Turn LEFT onto EAGLE AVE.
Game Outlook
This game wasn’t expected to be a very important one when the season began, but South Plainfield’s victory over Bishop Ahr last week at home changed all of that. The Tigers have been gradually improving since the end of the season last year. Led by head coach, Flip McGuane, the Tigers run the Wing-T offense with Brendan Wilson anchoring the team at QB. Quinn Cochrane is a player to watch in the defensive backfield for the Tigers. SPHS also has solid defensive lineman with Liam McDermott and Frank Malecki.
Meanwhile, Perth Amboy has a solid offense led by QB Fonzie Saucedo, who helped put the Panthers on the map last season with a victory over Bishop Ahr. He has talent around him with the likes of Amboy Tech hoops standout Rashad Adams at wideout and Ray Arce at running back. Amboy also has gotten solid efforts from Rodery Jimenez and Christian Pacheco. The Panthers will be at home, and the rain will give their passing game an edge.
See our pick in the GMC Football Week Three Capsules for Friday night.