High School Football

LONG BRANCH – Da’Von Craft smiled when asked to describe his running style. “I would say Marshawn (Lynch),” he said. “I always watched Marshawn.” The Long Branch senior went beast mode on Friday the 13th, smashing through tacklers on his way to 171 yards rushing and a pair of touchdowns to power a 31-2 win over Southern in a nondivisional game at Bresett Stadium. “He’s a powerful runner,” Long ...

Week 7 Shore Conference football picks from Bob Badders, Scott Stump, Scott Martin, Kevin Williams, John Carelli, and Dr. Stephen Bade from Elite Sports Physical Therapy.

Shore Conference football scores and recaps for Week 7 of the 2023 football season, Friday, Oct. 13 - Saturday, Oct. 14.

Manalapan head coach Dom Lepore and Freehold Township head coach Cory Davies join Bob Badders and Scott Stump on the Week 7 Varsity Link Coaches Corner.

The state playoffs haven’t started yet, but they basically did for Manalapan in Week Six. The Braves faced undefeated Point Boro, a team averaging 42.4 points per game and ranked fourth in the Shore Sports Network Shore 16 at the time. To t...

Led by its shutdown defense, Marlboro defeated Jackson Memorial, 11-2, to clinch the program's first division title since 1994 and earn the Week 6 Jersey Mike's Team of the Week award.

Three unbeaten teams move into the top six after a weekend of upsets and division titles.

Cast your votes for the Fans' Choice Week 6 Shore Conference Football Offensive and Defensive Players of the Week.

Shore Sports Network has selected overall Offensive, Defensive, and Special Teams Players of the Week for the conference plus all seven divisions. Additionally, the fans can vote for their picks for offensive and defensive Player of the Week.

Marlboro's defense shut down Jackson's potent rushing attack and the Mustangs secured an 11-2 victory to clinch a share of the program's first division title since 1994.

Senior quarterback Jimmy Alexander accounted for three touchdowns and Toms River South's defense delivered clutch stops to lead the Indians past Pinelands to clinch at least a share of the Liberty Division title.

HOLMDEL – A year ago at this time, Holmdel’s football team was 0-6 and missing its head coach on its way to a dismal one-win season. Turn the calendar forward 363 days, and the Hornets are 6-0 and just clinched at least a tie for their first division title in five years and the eighth in school history. The big...