Tag: Football
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Edison Jets were mighty this football season
The Edison Jets Mitey Mite football team relied on a high-powered offense and a tenacious defense to steamroll to a 9-0 record during the 2016 season. These skilled players, who ranged from 7 to 9 years old, were a force during the fall in the Mitey Mite Division of the Central Jersey Pop Warner Division…
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Lamparelli, McDermott weight class winners at county meet
By Wayne Witkowski Freshman Joe Lamparelli continued to show the promise he brought into the season when he won the 106-pound weight class Jan. 28 as one of two Allentown High School’s wrestlers who prevailed in their weights when the Redbirds finished third in the team standings at the Mercer County Championships. Junior Liam McDermott…
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Sayreville’s Rayside selected to play in International Bowl
By Warren Rappleyea Fourteen-year-old Sayreville War Memorial High School freshman Jayvis Rayside was set to compete at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, this week for the 2017 U.S. Under 16 National football team in the 8th annual International Bowl. Rayside was selected after attending tryout camps during the fall. The 5-foot-9, 175-pounder, who resides in…
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Manalapan football team delivers toys to children’s hospital
By JESSICA HARDING Staff Writer MANALAPAN — The Manalapan High School varsity football players decided that they needed to spread some cheer this holiday season. The students ran a toy drive and delivered three carloads of toys to The Bristol-Myers Squibb Children’s Hospital at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick last month during the…
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Old Bridge’s Sitkowski announces transfer to IMG Academy
By Warren Rappleyea Old Bridge High School quarterback Artur Sitkowski announced on his Twitter account that he will be transferring to IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida, for his senior season. Sitkowski acknowledged that it was a difficult decision and added, “I want to thank Old Bridge High School’s administration, teachers and staff for three unforgettable…
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Manalapan youth football teams compete for national championships
By Jeff Appelblatt Many of the student-athletes from Manalapan High School’s football team got their start from the township’s youth league. And year by year, no matter who’s moved on, the young teams have continued to charge strong. While the high school team was flirting with perfection until a loss in the NJSIAA Central Jersey,…
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Sayreville comes back to capture state football crown
By Warren Rappleyea Sayreville War Memorial High School’s football team rallied from a 14-0 first-quarter deficit on the heels of an outstanding performance by running back Jaquae Roberts to win the NJSIAA North Jersey, Section II, Group IV championship Dec. 3 at Rutgers University’s High Point Solutions Stadium. The final score was 41-14, although most…
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Performers of the Week
The curtain closed on the 2016 scholastic season in sports this past weekend when 23 high schools were crowned NJSIAA state sectional football champions. Four of those state championships were obtained by local schools Dec. 3. Mater Dei Prep and Allentown High School each won their first state sectional playoff title, while Rumson-Fair Haven Regional…
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Keyport surrenders lead in fourth to drop state title game
By Matthew Rocco Keyport High School succumbed to three fourth-quarter touchdowns in an Asbury Park High School comeback in the NJSIAA Central Jersey, Group I football championship, handing the Red Raiders a crushing 26-17 defeat after holding an 11-point lead. The Red Raiders were ahead, 17-6, early in the fourth quarter when they attempted to…
