Author: Jeff Appelblatt
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Woodbridge breaks offensive slump against rival JFK Memorial
By Jeff Appelblatt If someone guaranteed Woodbridge High School football coach Kevin Coleman that his club would give up 20 points to its crosstown rival from John F. Kennedy (JFK) Memorial High School, he would be worried. Woodbridge topped 15 points just once in its first four games, struggling on the offensive end in each…
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Manalapan stays unbeaten with rout over Colts Neck
By Jeff Appelblatt The football team from Colts Neck High School knew the offensive dominance it was going to face when it went to Manalapan High School Oct. 7. The Braves posted more than 36 points per game in their first four contests. When Manalapan took a 14-0 lead in the first quarter after Eli…
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Woodbridge looking for more points on gridiron
By Jeff Appelblatt Time and time again, Kevin Coleman has reiterated the need for his football team at Woodbridge High School to score. Last year, the Barrons scored more than 26 points per game, en route to six victories. The year before, Woodbridge averaged 24 points and won seven games. This year’s team put up…
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Woodbridge girls’ soccer team hopes to hit stride
By Jeff Appelblatt Girls’ soccer coach Daniel Mortensen is counting on his team at Woodbridge High School to regain its composure in time for October. The team opened up the season in September with two straight wins, but the Barrons have been unable to win back-to-back games since. Each victory has been followed up with…
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Barrons off to hot start with wins in first four volleyball matches
By Jeff Appelblatt The recent victory against North Brunswick Township High School advanced Woodbridge High School’s girls’ volleyball team to a perfect 4-0 start. The majority of opponents in the first four barely gave the Barrons any kind of challenge, losing to last year’s White Division Champions, 2-0. But it was the team’s Sept. 12…
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Barrons top Colonia behind Henry, Ellington to open season
By Jeff Appelblatt Just weeks before the 2016 high school football season began, Woodbridge High School head coach Kevin Coleman wasn’t sure who he’d have running things at quarterback. Last year’s quarterback, Tracy Fudge, graduated before the summer started, and Coleman found himself debating whether a sophomore was ready to fill the critical position or…
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Woodbridge boys soccer team looking for improvement
By Jeff Appelblatt Woodbridge High School’s boys soccer team looked like a true contender in the play-in game of last year’s Greater Middlesex Conference (GMC) Tournament. Only a sophomore at the time, Andrew Fuentes exploded for four goals against the Timothy Christian School, and the Barrons advanced with a 7-4 victory. But the preliminary-round showdown…
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Barrons’ girls soccer team takes aim at White Division title
By Jeff Appelblatt In the last two years at Woodbridge High School, Jordan Vazquez was known as an elite scorer. By now, every Woodbridge opponent knows she’s the top threat to look out for. Or so they thought. As the season nears, teams are starting to realize that the 33-goal scorer will no longer be…
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Woodbridge football team ready to move on to new season
By Jeff Appelblatt The start of the high school football season is one of the most anticipated events when the thought of a new school year approaches. All teams can’t deny they’re eager for the first kickoff of 2016. Every season is a chance for each student-athletes to show off the talent perhaps not shown…
