Tag: Football
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Rumson looks to keep championship tradition going on gridiron
By Warren Rappleyea With a slew of key players returning from a team that won a third straight state sectional championship, expectations are understandably high for Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School’s football team this fall. After winning a pair of NJSIAA Central Jersey, Group II crowns in 2013 and 2014, the Bulldogs moved up to…
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Braves are poised to return to championship form
By Tim Morris There’s a lot for the 2016 Manalapan High School football team to look forward to this season. That’s saying a lot for a program that has placed itself among the elite in the state this decade and has a state championship (NJSIAA Central Jersey, Group V) to show for it. However, these…
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Improving defense a focus for Redbirds’ football team
By Wayne Witkowski Two returning rushers — quarterback Jordan Winston and running back Joe Mannino — who are both headed to NCAA Division I programs and a third starter also Division I-bound means things should bode well for Allentown High School’s football team. But the Redbirds broke in a new offensive line in the Sept.…
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Marlboro football finding a new identity with physical play
By Tim Morris Jason Dagato is upbeat about Marlboro High School’s 2016 prospects on the gridiron. Some may wonder why, considering the team’s 1-9 campaign in 2015. However, Dagato knows his team and has reasons to believe it can change the perception of Marlboro football. “Our expectations are high,” Dagato said. “We have a lot…
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Rebels have potential to be more explosive on offense this year
By Tim Morris Luke Sinkhorn is demonstrating that he is a flexible coach this season. Howell High School’s head football coach prefers a run-first, hard-nosed, physical brand of football, which he says is in his DNA. But he also knows that a team has to play to its strengths. “You have to adapt to your…
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Patriots are building on last year’s state playoff appearance
By Tim Morris The Freehold Township High School football team earned a state playoff berth in Cory Davies’ first year as head coach last season. This season, Davies wants to see his team back in the playoffs, making it a habit rather than a one-time blip. He also wants to secure a winning season, which…
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Colonials looking to continue, improve on playoff tradition
By Tim Morris Having established themselves as a playoff team, the Freehold High School football team players would like to do more than just be there. After back-to-back seasons with records of 7-3 and 6-4 and state playoff appearances that have put the Colonials back on the map, Freehold would like to take the next…
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Spotswood’s Szatkowski moves forward from tragedy
By Jimmy Allinder It’s one thing to boot a field goal with plenty of time left and quite another to kick the ball through the uprights with the score tied and just a few seconds on the clock. That’s exactly what Ryan Szatkowski did last November for Spotswood High School during the last regular-season football…
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Warriors focused on reaching state football championship
By Wayne Witkowski When New Egypt High School senior two-way lineman and team captain Julian Viera sat in a June meeting with new football coach Steve Fence, the “12 Mentality” stuck in his mind. “I remember how energized [Fence] was, so fired up and how he talked about the ’12 Mentality,’ how we should want…
