Tag: high school football
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Goerge ‘excited’ to return as South Brunswick football coach
SOUTH BRUNSWICK – After stepping away from the helm of the South Brunswick High School football team three years ago, Joe Goerge will return as head football coach of the Vikings in 2022. It was announced at the South Brunswick Township Board of Education Meeting on Jan. 6 that Goerge was hired to replace John…
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Hillsborough caps 13-0 season by winning South Jersey Group V regional championship
Legacies were made and milestones were set on Dec. 4 at SHI Stadium in Piscataway as the Hillsborough High School football team capped off its historic 2021 season by winning the NJSIAA South Jersey Group V regional championship. Hillsborough roared to a 28-7 victory over Kingsway Regional High School of Gloucester County in the regional…
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Caseys top DePaul, 13-8, to win state football championship
Red Bank Catholic High School senior quarterback Alex Brown and all of his teammates knew they had a guardian angel watching over them when they took the field on Nov. 26 at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford to face DePaul Catholic High School of Wayne in the NJSIAA Non-Public Group B state championship football game.…
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Eagles defeat Sayreville to clinch spot in state sectional title game
For the first time since 2015, the Middletown South High School football team will play for a state sectional championship. The Eagles raced to a 17-8 victory over Sayreville War Memorial High School in the semifinals of the NJSIAA North Jersey, Section II, Group IV state sectional tournament on Nov. 12 in Middletown to punch…
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Braves’ season ends with overtime loss to Edison in state playoff opener
Following a 6-2 regular season, the Manalapan High School football team entered the NJSIAA South Jersey Group V state playoffs as the No. 2 seed and hosted No. 7 seed Edison High School in the first round on Nov. 5. The teams were tied 20-20 at the end of four quarters and the game went…
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Sabio’s game-winning field goal in overtime helps Edison stun Manalapan in state football tournament
Upset. Drama. Excitement. The clash between No. 7 Edison and No. 2 Manalapan in the first round of the NJSIAA South Jersey, Group V football tournament had all that and more on Nov. 5 at Manalapan High School. The visiting Edison High School Eagles walked away in overtime with a 23-20 upset victory over the…
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Lions to face Point Boro with possible state playoff berth at stake
MIDDLETOWN – One goal down. One goal to go. The Middletown North High School Lions have already achieved their first goal of the 2021 football season by winning a share of the Shore Conference Independence Division crown. The co-championship marks the first time Middletown North has won a division title since 1983. Now the Lions…
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Jaguars defeat Lions, 27-0, to retain Connor Cup
The Connor Cup is staying at Jackson Memorial High School on Don Connor Boulevard in Jackson. The Jaguars (1-6) notched their third consecutive victory over crosstown football rival Jackson Liberty High School, 27-0, on Oct. 15. The game was played at Jack Munley Field on the Jackson Memorial campus. The Connor Cup is named for…
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Braves defeat Colonials, 39-7; eye South Jersey sectional playoff berth
The Manalapan High School football team is back to being the Braves of old this season. Manalapan improved to 5-1 in 2021 with a 39-7 victory over Freehold High School on Oct. 16 in Freehold Borough. The Colonials fell to 3-4 with the loss on their home field. Manalapan’s 5-1 mark is the best start…
