Tag: Football
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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.…
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Football tryouts for national tournament Nov. 7 at Rutgers
The 2016 Football University (FBU) National Championship will hold its tryouts for sixth, seventh and eighth grades of the North New Jersey and South New Jersey all-star teams Nov. 7 under the lights at Rutgers University’s practice facility in Piscataway. The tryout is scheduled beginning at 6:30 p.m for registration. The tryouts then run from 7-8:30…
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Colts Neck girls’ soccer team crowned Shore Conference champion
Colts Neck The Colts Neck High School girls’ soccer team is the champion of the Shore Conference for a second straight season. Colts Neck successfully defended its Shore Conference Tournament (SCT) title when the Cougars, the fifth seed, defeated the No. 2 seed, Freehold Township High School, 3-0, in the final that was played Oct.…
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Bombers fall to Vikings on trick play late in fourth
By Warren Rappleyea Sayreville War Memorial High School’s football team played well at South Brunswick High School Oct. 21, but the Bombers nonetheless came out on the short end of a 26-20 score. In a tightly fought game, the Vikings used a trick play late in the fourth quarter to pull ahead. With less than…
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Former Ram Pearson returns for homecoming weekend
By Jimmy Allinder Former South River High School football great Drew Pearson returned to the borough for the annual homecoming weekend festivities Oct. 21 and 22. Pearson played for the Rams in the late 60s, was grand marshal for the homecoming parade and attended the East Brunswick High School game at Edison High School to…
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Spotswood looks to remain alive in state football playoff race
By Jimmy Allinder Following a crushing 46-30 loss to Bishop George Ahr High School Oct. 22, Spotswood High School’s football team (5-1 division, 5-2 overall) felt like its world had imploded. The Chargers are two-time defending Greater Middlesex Conference (GMC) Blue Division champions and were convinced their destiny was to capture a third title, which…
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Middletown South suffer first gridiron loss since 2014
By Matthew Rocco A showdown between two of the best football teams in the Shore Conference — and, for that matter, the entire state — didn’t go as planned for Middletown High School South. But there’s no doubt the Eagles remain a serious contender for a state title. In a highly anticipated matchup with Toms…
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Jaguars’ win keeps them in state playoff chase
Jackson Memorial High School’s football team is not about to abandon its shot for a three-peat in the NJSIAA Central Jersey, Group IV playoffs. After losing two straight games, the Jaguars bounced back into the chase for a playoff berth Oct. 21 with a 41-7 victory at home against winless Toms River High School East…
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Warriors return from bye week with convincing win
By Wayne Witkowski Kyle Frimel threw four touchdown passes as New Egypt High School’s football team, coming off a bye week, stayed in pursuit of a division title and an NJSIAA Central Jersey, Group I playoff berth with a 36-8 victory over a struggling Riverside High School team Oct. 22. Jake Kear caught two touchdown…
