Tag: Football
-
Turnovers doom Lions in state football championship loss
By Wayne Witkowski Middletown High School North’s football team has thrived on the passing connection of quarterback Donald Glenn to receiver Brandon Kube — a collaboration that produced more than 1,000 yards for each the past two seasons. After a solid start in the first half when Middletown North took a 14-0 lead, Glenn could…
-
Bulldogs come from behind for 4th straight state football title
By Warren Rappleyea Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School’s victory in the NJSIAA Central Jersey, Group III championship was like a blockbuster sequel to a hit movie. After struggling early and falling behind, 14-0, Rumson-Fair Haven’s football team rallied to defeat South Plainfield High School, 27-22, to win the Central Jersey, Group III title Dec. 3…
-
Braves fall short of state championship, perfect season
By Jeff Appelblatt Piscataway Township High School outplayed Manalapan High School when the teams met in Piscataway Oct. 29. But Manalapan was able to overcome the deficit through three quarters and turn the game around. With a few fourth-quarter touchdowns, Manalapan walked away with a 21-10 victory. That win got the Braves to a perfect…
-
Late play secures state football championship for Mater Dei
By Matthew Rocco The NJSIAA Non-Public, Group II championship game between Mater Dei Prep and Holy Spirit High School came down to one final play. The Seraphs had the ball with 11 seconds left, and they still had half the field in front of them. But with one flick of the ball, the Mater Dei…
-
Sayreville to battle Middletown North for state football crown
By Warren Rappleyea Sayreville War Memorial High School football is back to where it wants to be: the finals of the NJSIAA North Jersey, Section II, Group IV tournament. The fifth-seeded Bombers will take on second-seeded Middletown High School North Dec. 3 for the crown at Rutgers University’s High Point Solutions Stadium. Both teams come…
-
Performers of the Week
Thanksgiving Day football rivalries capped the season for most of the area teams this past week. So it was a time when players delivered sparkling efforts that increased their appetite for what was to be served on the dinner table later that day. Shore Regional High School was bounced from the NJSIAA state football sectional…
-
Lions look to end state football championship drought
By Wayne Witkowski Donald Glenn and two-way standouts Brandon Kube and Dwight Wilkerson have been playing hard for four seasons as starters for this moment: the NJSIAA state sectional championship game. Middletown High School North, which takes on Sayreville War Memorial High School in the North Jersey, Section II, Group IV finale at Rutgers University’s…
-
Keyport hopes to cap win streak with state football title
By Matthew Rocco The Keyport High School football team is on an eight-game winning streak. If they make it nine in a row, the Red Raiders will be state champions for the first time in 14 years. With a late go-ahead touchdown, the Red Raiders knocked out Point Pleasant Beach High School, 27-14, in the…
-
Bulldogs aim for fourth straight state football crown
By Warren Rappleyea There was never any doubt prior to the season that the Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School football team’s goal was a fourth straight state sectional championship. The Bulldogs (8-3) are one win away from doing just that. Coach Jerry Schulte’s team earned the fourth seed for the NJSIAA Central Jersey, Group III…
