Tag: Boys Cross-Country

  • Future bright for cross-country teams at New Egypt

    Future bright for cross-country teams at New Egypt

    By Wayne Witkowski New Egypt High School quietly ended its girls’ and boys’ cross-country seasons in the NJSIAA Central Jersey, Group I sectionals but enjoyed success during the season that bodes well for the future. Only two boys and one girl are seniors. The girls, fielding a full team for only the second year, finished…

  • Redbirds clinches division title, home field in state playoff opener

    Redbirds clinches division title, home field in state playoff opener

    By Wayne Witkowski It was the closest thing to a foregone conclusion and with it came a West Jersey Football League Patriot Division championship and a home-field seed in the sixth straight trip to the NJSIAA state football playoffs for Allentown High School’s team. Joe Mannino rushed for three touchdowns and Sadiki Queen caught two…

  • Freehold football team rolls to 5th straight win behind Worthy

    Freehold football team rolls to 5th straight win behind Worthy

    Colts Neck Colts Neck High School’s girls’ soccer team’s quarterfinals contest in the NJSIAA Central Jersey, Group IV tournament was a showdown between two conference champions from this autumn. The Cougars — the champion of the Shore Conference Tournament — faced East Brunswick, which won the Greater Middlesex Conference Tournament. Besides their local supremacy, each…

  • Winston returns to lead Redbirds to Homecoming victory

    Winston returns to lead Redbirds to Homecoming victory

    By Wayne Witkowski Quarterback Jordan Winston returned to the Allentown High School football team’s lineup after missing last week’s game to help the Redbirds hold off late-charging Trenton Central High School to win, 27-19, in their Homecoming game and clinched home field in their Nov. 11 opener in the NJSIAA Central Jersey, Group IV playoffs.…

  • Cougars’ girls take first place at county cross-country race

    Cougars’ girls take first place at county cross-country race

    Colts Neck The Colts Neck High School football team fell to 1-6 Oct. 22 when the host Cougars were defeated by Central Regional High School, 28-7. Colts Neck was led in the defeat by running back Carmen Catena, who rushed for 77 yards on 17 carries and scored the lone touchdown on a 7-yard run…

  • Allentown soccer teams focused on reaching state playoffs

    Allentown soccer teams focused on reaching state playoffs

    By Wayne Witkowski Allentown High School’s girls’ and boys’ soccer teams stayed in the hunt for state tournament berths last week. After losing to a resurgent Lawrence High School team, 2-1, in overtime Oct. 4, the Redbirds’ girls bounced back with victories over Hightstown High School, 4-1, Oct. 5 and Robbinsville High School, 2-0, Oct.…

  • Allentown football team looks to claim Patriot Division lead

    Allentown football team looks to claim Patriot Division lead

    By Wayne Witkowski Allentown High School’s football team hosts Pemberton Township High School at 7 p.m. Oct. 7 with the West Jersey Football League Patriot Division lead on the line. The Redbirds have a team that has looked much different the past couple of weeks than it did earlier in the season. Both teams are…

  • Colts Neck falls short in gridiron loss to Long Branch

    Colts Neck falls short in gridiron loss to Long Branch

    Colts Neck Colts Neck High School’s football team did not score until the third quarter and was unable to steal a road win against Long Branch High School Sept. 23, losing, 21-7. Colts Neck running back Carmen Catena had 101 yards and a touchdown on the ground. Catena also led Colts Neck in receiving yards…

  • Allentown runners prepare for Shore Coaches cross-country meet

    Allentown runners prepare for Shore Coaches cross-country meet

    By Wayne Witkowski Allentown High School’s girls’ cross-country team is keeping pace with another solid season behind junior Devon Hoernlein heading into the New Balance Shore Coaches Cross-Country Invitational Oct. 1 at Holmdel Park. “We were fourth last year in [NJSIAA] Central Jersey, Group III, and we’ve gotten even stronger,” Rick Smith, who coaches the…