Tag: Girls Soccer
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Vikings riding five-game winning streak into state football playoffs
By Warren Rappleyea South Brunswick High School’s football team enters the NJSIAA Central Jersey, Group V playoffs with a five-game winning streak, including a solid 41-12 win against Monroe Township High School Nov. 4. The fifth-seeded Vikings (7-2) are set to visit fourth-seeded Freehold Township High School (7-2) Nov. 11 for an opening-round game. Coach…
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Redbirds clinches division title, home field in state playoff opener
By Wayne Witkowski It was the closest thing to a foregone conclusion and with it came a West Jersey Football League Patriot Division championship and a home-field seed in the sixth straight trip to the NJSIAA state football playoffs for Allentown High School’s team. Joe Mannino rushed for three touchdowns and Sadiki Queen caught two…
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Freehold football team rolls to 5th straight win behind Worthy
Colts Neck Colts Neck High School’s girls’ soccer team’s quarterfinals contest in the NJSIAA Central Jersey, Group IV tournament was a showdown between two conference champions from this autumn. The Cougars — the champion of the Shore Conference Tournament — faced East Brunswick, which won the Greater Middlesex Conference Tournament. Besides their local supremacy, each…
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Old Bridge looks for deep run in state boys’ soccer tourney
By Warren Rappleyea Old Bridge High School’s boys’ soccer team rebounded from its opening-round defeat in the Greater Middlesex Conference (GMC) Tournament to knock off New Brunswick High School, 3-2, in double overtime Oct. 31 in the first round of the NJSIAA Central Jersey, Group IV tournament. With the game about to go to penalty…
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East Brunswick reclaims GMC girls’ soccer championship
By Jimmy Allinder The East Brunswick High School girls’ soccer team has always believed the Greater Middlesex Conference (GMC) Tournament championship is its birthright. Ever since the then-Middlesex County Tournament was first played in 1979 (renamed the GMC Tournament in 1984), the Bears have claimed 29 titles and have tied for the crown three times.…
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Jackson soccer teams turn attention to postseason play
By Wayne Witkowski Jackson Memorial In an odd twist, Jackson Memorial High School’s soccer teams both lost by 2-1 scores in games that were decided after regulation on back-to-back days last week to Freehold Township High School in the Shore Conference Tournament quarterfinals. Both embarked on a new quest this week when they began play…
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Raiders top Vikings to claim GMC boys’ soccer crown
By Warren Rappleyea North Brunswick Township High School’s boys’ soccer team has relied on a stellar defense unit and some timely goals to post 16 wins this fall. That formula worked perfectly Oct. 29, as the Raiders upended South Brunswick High School to win the Greater Middlesex Conference (GMC) championship. The 10th-seeded Raiders and fifth-seeded…
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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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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.…