Tag: Football
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Middletown football teams shift focus to state playoff action
By Wayne Witkowski Standout running back Connor Welsh returned to the Middletown High School North football lineup, and it couldn’t come at a better time with the state playoffs beginning this weekend. Welsh made an immediate impact in his return not just in running the ball a bit, but also by catching a screen pass…
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Division champion Warriors pick up rare gridiron victory over Florence
By Wayne Witkowski Kurt Frimel was on the New Egypt High School football team the only time the Warriors beat Florence Township Memorial High School in 17 meetings before this season — a 21-14 victory in the NJSIAA Central Jersey, Group I playoffs in 2012. A year earlier, the Warriors won their only division championship. Both…
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Bulldogs, Blue Devils, Caseys shift focus to state football playoffs
By Warren Rappleyea Rumson-Fair Haven Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School’s football team is set to open the NJSIAA Central Jersey, Group III playoffs at home Nov. 11 against Cranford High School. The Bulldogs (6-2), who are coming off a 35-6 victory over Carteret High School Nov. 4, enter the tournament seeking a fourth successive state…
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Vikings riding five-game winning streak into state football playoffs
By Warren Rappleyea South Brunswick High School’s football team enters the NJSIAA Central Jersey, Group V playoffs with a five-game winning streak, including a solid 41-12 win against Monroe Township High School Nov. 4. The fifth-seeded Vikings (7-2) are set to visit fourth-seeded Freehold Township High School (7-2) Nov. 11 for an opening-round game. Coach…
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Barrons ride winning way into state football playoffs
By Jeff Appelblatt Heading into the playoffs, no team wants to change what’s been working for it. But sometimes, there is just no avoiding changes. An injury to a key player would always be one of the worst reasons to change things up. Just ask Woodbridge High School football coach Kevin Coleman. Things were finally…
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Rutgers’ football team trying to remain competitive
By Jimmy Allinder Either Rutgers University head football coach Chris Ash is an eternal optimist or he knows how to put on a good front in the face of the adversity his team is going through. The Scarlet Knights are 0-6 in the Big Ten Conference and 2-7 overall, and that is an accurate reflection…
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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…
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Braves silence Patriots to cap undefeated regular season
By Jeff Appelblatt Less than a week after one of its only true challenges of the year, Manalapan High School’s football team finished off the regular season on cruise control. Not much else was needed when Freehold Township High School sent its team to take on the undefeated Braves Nov. 4. It took solid defense…
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Millstone’s Palladino sets records in Muhlenberg gridiron victory
Senior quarterback Nick Palladino from Millstone tied one record and broke two others before leaving in the fourth quarter when Muhlenberg College’s football team rolled past Ursinus College, 49-7, Nov. 5. The win was the fifth straight for the Mules (8-1) and gave the senior class, who was honored before the game on Senior Day, a…
