Tag: Football
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Eagles hoping to soar again as 2022 football season kicks off
MIDDLETOWN – Win, restock, repeat. That has been the recipe of success for the Middletown South High School football team for 24 seasons under the leadership of Coach Steve Antonucci. During that span, Antonucci’s teams have compiled a 206-61 record and won six state sectional playoff championships. Antonucci expects that success to continue in his…
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Heckel leads Braves to 31-7 win over Patriots in grid season opener
FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — Manalapan High School senior quarterback Nicholas Heckel had a big night in his debut under center as he accounted for three touchdowns in the second half to help lead the Braves (1-0) to a 31-7 victory over Freehold Township High School (0-1) on Aug. 26 in the 2022 football season opener for…
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Falcons ready to face challenges during 2022 football campaign
TINTON FALLS — The 2021 football season was a breakthrough year for the Monmouth Regional High School Falcons under the leadership of Coach Dan Wendel. In his third season at the helm, Wendel guided the Falcons to the program’s first winning season since 2017. Monmouth Regional finished 6-4 and played a game in the South…
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Raiders’ football ‘motivated’ to win state championship
NORTH BRUNSWICK – Close, but no cigar, has been the theme for the North Brunswick Township High School football team in its quest to win a state championship the past four years. The Raiders have made it to two state sectional finals since 2018, the last coming this past season when they lost to Hillsborough…
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Cougars prepare to make giant leap on the gridiron in 2022
MONTGOMERY – Following an impressive 8-2 season in 2019, the Montgomery High School football team has stubbled a bit on the gridiron the past two seasons and are coming off a 3-6 campaign in 2021. Coach Zoran Milich feels the tide can turn this year for his Cougars with the talent on the Montgomery roster,…
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Jaguars will kick off 2022 gridiron campaign against Brick Memorial
JACKSON – The first six games of the 2021 high school football season had their share of struggles and tough losses for the Jackson Memorial High School football team. However, after that initial adversity, Coach Vin Mistretta watched his Jaguars right the ship during their final three games to end the season with a 3-6…
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Braves excited to open grid season at Freehold Township on Aug. 26
The Manalapan High School Braves will open the 2022 football season with a short road trip to play the Freehold Township High School Patriots on Aug. 26. Coach Dominick Lepore said his players are prepared to kick off a new campaign. “We are ready to go,” Lepore said. “We have been preparing for this since…
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Mater Dei Prep appoints Fumando as new varsity football coach
MIDDLETOWN — Administrators at Mater Dei Prep have appointed Justin Fumando as the school’s new head varsity football coach. Fumando graduated from Kean University, Union, where he was a member of the varsity football team and earned the team’s Ironman Award, according to an April 28 press release from the school. He was named the…
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St. Thomas Aquinas mourns the loss of head football coach Brian Meeney
St. Thomas Aquinas High School Athletic Director Jerry Smith has known the Trojans’ head football Coach Brian Meeney for over 30 years. Smith got the chance to coach Meeney when he was a part of the J.F.K Memorial High School football team’s coaching staff in the Iselin section of Woodbridge during the early 1990s and…