Tag: Football
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Patriots, Braves, Rebels open football season with victories
By Tim Morris The depth that the Freehold Township High School football team has developed in the last year was never more of a factor that it was in its season-opening contest. One of the last things Patriots head football coach Cory Davies reminded his players before they took the field against their arch rivals…
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Vikings, Raiders start football seasons with losses
By Warren Rappleyea Both the South Brunswick High School and North Brunswick Township High School football teams opened their seasons with losses, and both teams look to rebound this weekend. For South Brunswick, which dropped a 31-28 decision at home to Greater Middlesex Conference (GMC) Red Division rival Old Bridge High School, it was a…
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Millstone’s Palladino continues to shine at Muhlenberg
Muhlenberg College senior quarterback Nick Palladino of Millstone was named Centennial Conference offensive player of the week for the fifth time in his collegiate career. Palladino accounted for four touchdowns and tied a school record with his eighth career 300-yard passing game in the Mules’ 35-19 victory over Franklin & Marshall College at the Mules’…
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Redbirds look to handle pressure as field hockey season begins
By Wayne Witkowski Defender Melanie Scibilia, a cornerstone to Allentown High School’s drive to the field hockey NJSIAA Group III state championship game last fall, is off to a collegiate career at Penn State University as one of nine graduated players from last year’s Redbirds — seven of them starters. Also graduated is Kayla Peterson,…
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J.P. Stevens seeks better gridiron results in White Division
By Jimmy Allinder J.P. Stevens It’s been exactly one decade since the John P. Stevens High School football team has appeared in the NJSIAA playoffs. The postseason competition was instituted in 1974, and the Greater Middlesex Conference (GMC) Red Division team qualified 12 times, appeared in eight championship games and won six titles. In the…
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Barrons top Colonia behind Henry, Ellington to open season
By Jeff Appelblatt Just weeks before the 2016 high school football season began, Woodbridge High School head coach Kevin Coleman wasn’t sure who he’d have running things at quarterback. Last year’s quarterback, Tracy Fudge, graduated before the summer started, and Coleman found himself debating whether a sophomore was ready to fill the critical position or…
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Lancers focusing on winning ground game on gridiron
By Matthew Rocco St. John Vianney High School was on the losing end of last year’s NJSIAA Non-Public, Group III final, but the 2016 football season isn’t about avenging that heartbreaking end to 2015. The Lancers are remaking their identity. As head coach Derek Sininsky explains it, the Lancers are bringing old-school football to the…
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Chargers, Rams to open football season in clash of rivals
By Jimmy Allinder The Spotswood High School football team (7-3) is a two-time defending Greater Middlesex Conference (GMC) Blue Division champion and hopes to extend that streak in 2016. The Chargers will have no trouble getting up for their season opener, which is Sept. 10 at South River High School. The teams have been rivals…
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Bears, Falcons look to depth, experience on football field
By Jimmy Allinder As the East Brunswick High School and Monroe Township High School football teams prepare to kick off the season, they possess more depth and experience than they’ve had in quite a few years. Whether those elements are enough to make them competitive in the Greater Middlesex Conference Red Division — one of…
