Tag: Manalapan High School

  • Braves top Mustangs, 64-59, on strength of comeback in fourth quarter

    Braves top Mustangs, 64-59, on strength of comeback in fourth quarter

    MARLBORO — There has been a whirlwind of excitement on the hardwood this week for the Manalapan High School boys basketball team. On Dec. 20, the Braves defeated Howell High School, 63-57, and they followed up that victory with a 64-59 win over Marlboro High School on Dec. 21 in Marlboro. The Braves stormed back…

  • Braves have sights set on winning hockey division crown in 2022-23

    Braves have sights set on winning hockey division crown in 2022-23

    MANALAPAN — In its return to a full season of action on the ice during the 2021-22 season, the Manalapan High School hockey team put together a strong 12-7-1 campaign. The Braves enter the 2022-23 season with the Shore Conference Central Division championship in their sights and they hope to host a Shore Conference Tournament…

  • News Transcript News Briefs, Nov. 16

    News Transcript News Briefs, Nov. 16

    The Manalapan Police Department has reported the following incidents which recently occurred in the community: On Oct. 27 at 8:12 a.m., employees of the Manalapan Department of Public Works reported that sometime between Oct. 25 and Oct. 27, unknown individuals vandalized a storage shed on township property. Damage to the shed was estimated at $430.…

  • Santiago’s winner in OT lifts Patriots to second straight state sectional crown

    Santiago’s winner in OT lifts Patriots to second straight state sectional crown

    The “redemption tour” that is the 2022 season for the Freehold Township High School girls soccer team checked off another box on Nov. 5 as the Patriots won their second consecutive state sectional tournament championship. The right foot of Hailey Santiago capped a thrilling comeback by the Patriots as the junior forward scored the game-winning…

  • Defense steers Jaguars to 10-7 victory over Manalapan in state playoffs

    Defense steers Jaguars to 10-7 victory over Manalapan in state playoffs

    JACKSON — The cliche that “defense wins championships” proved true for the Jackson Memorial High School football team in the Jaguars’ South Jersey Group IV state sectional playoff game against Manalapan High School on Oct. 28 in Jackson. No. 3 seed Jackson Memorial defeated No. 6 seed Manalapan, 10-7, to advance to the sectional semifinals…

  • Mustangs top Braves, 17-14, for first win in grid series since 1994

    Mustangs top Braves, 17-14, for first win in grid series since 1994

    MANALAPAN — What has become a new era of Marlboro High School football got even better on the night of Oct. 14 when the Mustangs snapped a 28-year losing streak to rival Manalapan High School with a thrilling 17-14 victory over the Braves. Marlboro (4-3) had not beaten Manalapan since 1994 during the team’s run…

  • Manalapan Soccer Club donates new uniforms to high school teams

    Manalapan Soccer Club donates new uniforms to high school teams

    MANALAPAN — Boys and girls soccer players at Manalapan High School are looking good in new uniforms this season, courtesy of the Manalapan Soccer Club. Manalapan Soccer Club officials said the high school players were wearing old uniforms and a decision was made to provide all six teams (freshman girls and boys, junior varsity girls…

  • Rumson rallies to defeat Manalapan, 14-10, in American Division showdown

    Rumson rallies to defeat Manalapan, 14-10, in American Division showdown

    MANALAPAN — A back and forth battle in a Shore Conference American Division football game between Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School and Manalapan High School was decided in the final minute on Sept. 23 in Manalapan. Sophomore quarterback Owen O’Toole drove the Bulldogs 85 yards and junior running back Alastair Orr plunged into the end…

  • Heckel leads Braves to 31-7 win over Patriots in grid season opener

    Heckel leads Braves to 31-7 win over Patriots in grid season opener

    FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — Manalapan High School senior quarterback Nicholas Heckel had a big night in his debut under center as he accounted for three touchdowns in the second half to help lead the Braves (1-0) to a 31-7 victory over Freehold Township High School (0-1) on Aug. 26 in the 2022 football season opener for…