Football: Manalapan’s Chris Noesges Commits to Assumption

Manalapan senior linebacker Chris Noesges, the Shore Sports Network Defensive Player of the Year this past fall, has committed to Assumption College, according to Braves coach Ed Gurrieri.

The 2013 Shore Sports Network Defensive Player of the Year, Noesges was the leader of a defense that allowed nine points per game in an 11-1 season as he finished with 130 tackles (4th in the Shore) along with 14 tackles for a loss, an interception and two fumble recoveries.

Selected as the Class A North Defensive Player of the Year, Noesges finished his career as Manalapan’s all-time leading tackler. He had 11 tackles and two tackles for a loss in a win over Class A South champion Jackson Memorial, finished with 16 tackles and two tackles for a loss in a playoff win over Brick Memorial, followed that with 14 tackles and two tackles for a loss in the Central Jersey Group V semifinals against Sayreville and then had a season-high 18 tackles and an interception in a loss to Hunterdon Central in the state final.