Category: Sentinel-NBS Sports

  • Dec. 1 means playoff time in South River once again

    Staff Writer By richard jerome It’s a familiar scenario in South River – late autumn and the anticipation of another championship high school football game. As the Rams prepare to vie for their 24th sectional title, carrying eight decades of tradition into a match with Shore Regional of West Long Branch at Kean University, Union,…

  • Knights looking for eight straight and a state title

    Old Bridge to face J.P. Stevens on Saturday for CJ Group IV title By warren rappleyea Staff Writer With its last preliminary out of the way, the Old Bridge High School football team is concentrating on its NJSIAA Central Jersey Group IV championship game against J.P. Stevens of Edison. Game time is 11 a.m. Saturday…

  • Bears top Clifton 1-0 for a Group IV championship O’Reilly’s goal gives the East Brunswick girls first state title since 1996

    Staff Writer By richard jerome Bears top Clifton 1-0 for a Group IV championship O’Reilly’s goal gives the East Brunswick girls first state title since 1996 VERONICA YANKOWSKI East Brunswick’s Jenna Barbato tries to win a header against a Clifton defender during the Bears’ 1-0 Group IV final win at The College of New Jersey…

  • Old Bridge continues its run through CJ Group IV

    Knights to face unbeaten J.P. Stevens Dec. 1 for sectional crown By warren rappleyea Staff Writer Talk about peaking at the right time. That’s exactly what’s happening for the Old Bridge High School football team. The Knights, who stumbled to a 1-3 mark early in the season, are like a steam locomotive that slowly builds…

  • South River tops Keyport once again, 35-20

    Staff Writer By richard jerome JERRY WOLKOWITZ South River’s Zack Earvin tries to break a tackle during the Rams’ 35-20 win over Keyport in South River on Saturday. There’s not much but praise for Coach Rich Marchesi to bestow on his South River High School football team, which carries a 9-0 record into the Central…

  • Knights shock Freehold Township in Group IV play

    Staff Writer By doug mckenzie After winning their last four games in a row, the Old Bridge High School football team was ready to take on anyone on their opening-round CJ Group IV playoff game last week. The Knights went into Friday night’s game at 5-3, after playing in the very competitive Greater Middlesex Conference…

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    VERONICA YANKOWSKI South Brunswick’s Bryan Turner makes a diving effort to take down Middletown North’s Dan DeRisi during the teams’ state playoff consolation game in Middletown on Nov. 10. North won the game, 45-27.

  • Sport Shorts

    An alumni dinner titled "Remember the Spartans" will be held on Nov. 21 from 8-11 p.m. at the Friends of the Shillelagh in Old Bridge for any members of the Madison Central football team from 1974-1994. There will also be a ceremony honoring head coach Bob DeMarco, now in his 25th year as coach of…

  • Bears’ 3-0 loss to Shawnee ends championship season

    Staff Writer By richard jerome FARRAH MAFFAI East Brunswick’s Jared Pedowitz grabs the ball out of the air in front of Manalapan’s Pat Smith during their CJ Group IV semifinal game in East Brunswick on Nov. 9. A 3-0 loss to Shawnee in Tuesday’s State Group IV championships was certainly a letdown, but that doesn’t…