Author: Matthew Rocco
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Mater Dei looks to make history in state football title game
By Matthew Rocco History is within reach for the Mater Dei Prep football team. The Seraphs have never won a state championship, but they will get their chance Dec. 3 in the NJSIAA Non-Public, Group II final against Holy Spirit High School. Mater Dei booked a ticket to the sectional championship game with a dominating…
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Blue Devils battle familiar foe with chance at 2nd outright state soccer title
By Matthew Rocco The Shore Regional High School girls’ soccer team won its first outright state championship in 2015. This past weekend, the Blue Devils got a shot at their second. Freshman Julia Eichenbaum provided another jolt of energy to Shore Regional’s offense in the NJSIAA Group I semifinals, scoring twice in a 3-1 victory…
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Rockets’ late-season surge ends in state playoff opener
By Matthew Rocco The Raritan High School football team needed five wins in five games to book a ticket to the state playoffs, and the Rockets delivered in the clutch. A sixth consecutive win proved elusive, though, as the Rockets’ attempt to defend their state title was brought to an abrupt end. One year ago,…
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Rumson-Fair Haven comes up short in state field hockey finals
By Matthew Rocco The Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School field hockey team’s postseason run ended in the NJSIAA Group II finals, but there’s likely more to come from these Bulldogs. Playing in the group championship held at Bordentown Regional High School, the Bulldogs were stuck in a 2-0 deficit at halftime, and West Essex High…
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Holmdel has another strong girls’ tennis campaign
By Matthew Rocco The 2016 season was more of the same for the title-winning Holmdel High School girls’ tennis team. For the fifth year in a row, the Hornets won the Shore Conference Tournament. For the third year in a row, the Hornets were NJSIAA Group II champions. But once again, for the third straight…
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Despite postseason losses, Blue Devils proud of field hockey campaign
By Matthew Rocco Although its postseason run was cut short, Shore Regional High School’s field hockey team is looking back on the 2016 season with pride. The Blue Devils, having dropped the Shore Conference Tournament championship to Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School in a 1-0 nail-biter, entered the state playoffs with a chance to erase…
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Rockets football team on a roll after turning season around
By Matthew Rocco Between the injuries and the challenging schedule, the first three weeks of the season weren’t kind to the Raritan High School football team. But that’s all changed, as the Rockets have kept their playoff hopes alive with four wins in a row. Raritan began the 2016 campaign being shut out by Rumson-Fair…
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Bulldogs narrowly defeat Blue Devils in defense of SCT field hockey title
By Matthew Rocco The Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School field hockey team is still tops in the Shore Conference after a nail-biter of a win over Shore Regional High School. The two rivals met in the Shore Conference Tournament finals Oct. 30, and the game lived up to the hype. An early goal on a deflection…
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Middletown South suffer first gridiron loss since 2014
By Matthew Rocco A showdown between two of the best football teams in the Shore Conference — and, for that matter, the entire state — didn’t go as planned for Middletown High School South. But there’s no doubt the Eagles remain a serious contender for a state title. In a highly anticipated matchup with Toms…
