Scores, details and updates from state final action.
Saturday
Central Jersey Group IV
At The College of New Jersey
(1) Brick vs. (3) Colts Neck, 4 p.m.
Central Jersey Group II
At Kean University
(1) Rumson-FH vs. (2) Weequahic, 7:30 p.m.
Central Jersey Group I
At The College
With each passing day leading up to Saturday’s Central Jersey Group I final, Point Beach head coach John Wagner gives his team another example of a squad that lost badly in the regular season and came back to beat that same opponent to win a state championship
Before any Barnegat player had ever gained a yard or made a tackle, Rob Davis was envisioning a day like this coming Saturday.
“I’m a dreamer, and it was my ultimate dream to go to a state championship game and win a state title,’’ Davis said
Last season, All-Shore linebacker Travis Clark was the headliner on Rumson-Fair Haven’s defense, and entering this year it was Rutgers-bound defensive end Donald Bedell.
Quietly doing his job in the middle of those two stars over the past two seasons has been senior Thomas Martello, who led the Bulldogs in tackles last year with 80 and has done it again this fall
It’s one of the most frustrating and powerless feelings in football, and Manalapan experienced it during the worst possible time last season.
The Braves were desperately trying to get the ball back in the second half in order to come from behind in last year’s NJSIAA Central Jersey Group V final against South Brunswick, but the Vikings’ punishing running game was bleeding the clock and moving the chains
As Colts Neck entered this season having to replace the most prolific single-season passer in school history, head coach Greg LaCava honestly had no idea who would be the Cougars’ new quarterback.
“I think that early on we were curious about who our starting quarterback would even be,’’ LaCava said
When Toms River North star quarterback Carmen Sclafani transferred to Brick this past summer, it was the type of move that could have either driven a talented team to new heights or blown it apart.
It’s clear to see how it all turned out, as top-seeded Brick (8-3) will play third-seeded Colts Neck (10-1) at 4 p
The 2013 soccer season is long behind us, which means it's time for the Shore Sports Network End of Season package. Click on the links below for each postseason feature.
Click Here for the All-Shore Teams in List Form
2013 All-Shore Team
First Team
Forwards
Eamon Kitson, Sr., Rumson-Fair Haven
The Shore Sports Network Player of the Year lived up to his billing this season, returning as a second-team All-Shore forward from a year ago and leading Rum
Teams selected by Matt Manley based on a conglomeration of games watched, discussions with area coaches and media, coaches all-division teams, and statistics reported to Shore Sports Network.
First T
Teams selected by Matt Manley based on a conglomeration of games watched, discussion with area coaches and media, coaches all-division selections and statistics reported to Shore Sports Network.
Class A
1. Manalapan (19-3-1, 11-2-1)
The 2013 Shore Conference Tournament champions had the best year of any Manalapan team since 2007, and even those Braves lost in the SCT final before winning a share of the NJSIAA Group IV championship. There is some t
