Tag: Football
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Lions gear up for football opener against Jaguars
By Wayne Witkowski Jackson Liberty High School and Jackson Memorial High School football players live in adjacent neighborhoods in some cases, but they’ve been much further apart in what they’ve achieved in recent years. Jackson Liberty players hope to narrow that difference when they host the Jaguars at 7 p.m. Sept. 9. Jackson Liberty has…
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Rockets to rely on experience as they defend state football title
By Matthew Rocco The Raritan High School football team is entering the 2016 season as the defending NJSIAA Central Jersey, Group II champions, a title that the Rockets earned with a last-second touchdown in last season’s finals. For any team, topping those postseason heroics would be a difficult task. The Rockets, who are tapping into…
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Remaining key healthy for Sayreville’s state playoff hopes
By Warren Rappleyea With several skill players back to key the offense, Sayreville War Memorial High School’s football team will look to make a return trip to the NJSIAA North Jersey, Section II, Group IV playoffs this fall. The Bombers were 5-5 a year ago, but coach Chris Beagan’s team scored impressive victories over East…
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Knights look to contend again for state, division football titles
By Warren Rappleyea Coming off an 8-4 season that included a trip to the NJSIAA Central Jersey, Group V finals, the Old Bridge High School football team returns many keys players as it looks to again compete for the sectional crown and challenge for the top spot in the competitive Greater Middlesex Conference (GMC) Red…
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Quarterback position up for grabs at Matawan
By Wayne Witkowski Matawan Regional High School’s football team will have a different look from the past two seasons when it opens Sept. 9 at 7 p.m. at Shore Conference A Central Division and local rival St. John Vianney High School, which reached the NJSIAA Non-Public, Group III finals last December. That different look depends…
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Cougars ready to put tough years behind them
By Tim Morris There’s a sense of urgency around the Colts Neck High School football team. “It’s been a tough, tough couple of years,” said Cougars head coach Darian Barnes, who starts his second season at the helm of the program. Fortunately, Barnes believes the Cougars have the tools to turn things around following a…
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Football season kicks off for district teams with rivalry games
By Tim Morris The 2016 high school football season kicks off Sept. 9-10 with rivalry week. That means that the six Freehold Regional High School District (FRHSD) teams play each other the first week of the season. Freehold High School travels to crosstown rival Freehold Township High School at 6:30 p.m. and Howell High School…
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Vikings strive to repeat as football champions on gridiron
By Warren Rappleyea South Brunswick High School’s football team is coming off an NJSIAA Central Jersey, Group V championship and with plenty of key players back, the Vikings look to repeat. After surrendering a 21-0 lead and then losing the season-opener to Middletown High School South, 41-21, South Brunswick reeled off 11 straight wins to…
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Green Wave football team looks to get back to winning form
By Matthew Rocco The 2015 football season was a tough one for Long Branch High School, which has long been a force to be reckoned with in the Shore Conference. With a new campaign about to begin, the Green Wave hope to regain that status with a roster that gained a lot of experience last…
