Author: Jeff Appelblatt
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Braves, Colonials face tough competition at state championships
By Jeff Appelblatt Manalapan Manalapan High School wrestling coach Scott Pressman expected to see his athletes have more success at Atlantic City’s Boardwalk Hall March 4 and 5 in the NJSIAA championships. And yet, at the same time, the coach also knew that the competition would be some of the toughest his student-athletes would ever…
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Cougars on wrong end of buzzer-beater in sectionals loss
By Jeff Appelblatt A few flips on the bracket, and it could have been Colts Neck High School’s boys’ basketball team preparing to face conference rival Freehold Township High School in the NJSIAA Central Jersey, Group IV championship game March 7, just like last season. Last year, Colts Neck defeated Freehold Township in the tournament’s…
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Patriots advance to state boys’ basketball championship game
By Jeff Appelblatt The second half of the NJSIAA Central Jersey, Group IV semifinals against Sayreville War Memorial High School could have only been reminding the players on Freehold Township High School’s boys’ basketball team of its previous game. In the prior round — a quarterfinals match with Trenton Central High School — the Patriots were…
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Barrons’ girls look to move past struggles in sectional play
By Jeff Appelblatt Woobridge High School’s girls’ basketball team not only won its first six games of the regular season, but it did so by an average of 27.5 points. Things just didn’t go as well the rest of the way. The Barrons lost five of their next six games and hovered around the .500…
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Patriots view hockey season as success despite playoff losses
By Jeff Appelblatt Freehold Township High School’s ice hockey season didn’t end like the team had hoped, but head coach Mike Celano hopes his team is able to focus on its accomplishments this year. The Patriots (18-5- 1) had their best season overall, and a few playoff losses didn’t lessen Celano’s pride in the team.…
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Cougars’ Brannan wins 2nd consecutive 3,200 crown at MOC
By Jeff Appelblatt The boys from Colts Neck High School weren’t able to take over the top three spots in the 3,200-meter run at the NJSIAA Meet of Champions (MOC) the way they were able to in the Group III championships. But when all was said and done Feb. 25 at the John Bennett Indoor…
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Manalapan sending three wrestlers to Atlantic City
By Jeff Appelblatt This is the time of the year that Manalapan High School wrestling coach Scott Pressman sits back and watches his top wrestlers try to build up their own résumés. As a team, Manalapan had a great season, which included a District 21 championship. But as February came to an end, the team’s…
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Mustangs make history with trip to conference tourney finals
By Jeff Appelblatt Each win was history for Marlboro High School’s boys’ basketball team, starting with its Shore Conference Tournament quarterfinals victory over Freehold Township High School. Never had the Mustangs made it to the tournament’s semifinals, but just a few days after beating the Patriots, Marlboro notched a semifinals win when it pulled out…
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Barrons look forward to matchup with Falcons in GMC Tournament
By Jeff Appelblatt Since Matt Gigliello took over as Woodbridge High School’s boys’ basketball coach in 2012, his teams have had an easy of it through the season en route to the quarterfinals of the Greater Middlesex Conference (GMC) Tournament. And so often, the team from Saint Joseph High School of Metuchen — a team…
