PHOTOS BY SCOTT FRIEDMAN Top: Freehold Township High School defender Jada Colbert, left, wins control of the ball from Ridge High School’s Chrissy Weyrauch during the NJSIAA Group IV championship Nov. 21 at Kean University in Union. The teams played to a 0-0 tie and were declared co-champions. Above: Freehold Township’s Nicole Whitley, right, gains control of the ball against Weyrauch. Left: Colts Neck High School goalie Lauren Feaster, left, punches the ball away from a pair of Northern Highlands Regional High School players who were looking to score on a corner kick during the NJSIAA Group III championship game at Kean Nov. 21. Thanks to saves like this and Frankie Tagliaferri’s penalty kick goal, the Cougars won the program’s first state championship with a 1-0 victory over the defending champion.
