Beyond the Score is back from a holiday break! New episodes drop every Wednesday through the rest of the school year. We've got a full plate to kick off 2026:

• Beast of the East champ Santino Rodriguez of Don Bosco Prep talks about getting one of the biggest wins of his career
• Plainfield basketball coach Michael Gordon talks about Najai Hines heroics for Seton Hall and Micah Gordon's buzzer beater to beat Linden
• James Mooney joins Rich to break down a busy holiday season
• The Catholic Duals gives us top notch wrestling featuring five of the top six wrestling teams in NJ
• Outdoor hockey is a new tradition at Navesink Country Club
• Big recruiting news with Deron Rippey choosing Duke
• The Manasquan girls have the set groundwork in their quest to repeat as state champs
• NFL playof ...