2013 Shore Conference football

By Art Gordon – Shore Sports Network contributor LAKEWOOD – Coming into the Shore Conference’s longest continuous Thanksgiving rivalry game against Lakewood on Thursday, Toms River South was still stinging from its heartbreaking four-point loss to Shawnee in the NJSIAA South Jersey Group IV semifinals a week earlier...

MIDDLETOWN - With Middletown South in the midst of its first non-winning season in 29 years and Middletown North ending a four-year drought of state playoff appearances, there was some buzz that this might be the first time in more than a decade that the Lions would challenge Middletown South's supremacy in their annual Thanksgiving showdown...

The Manasquan Warriors (8-3) beat the Crimson Knights of Wall  (3-7) for the second time this season 17-7 as senior tailback Joe Murphy had touchdown runs of four and 30 yards to give him five in two games against Wall in their annual Thanksgiving Day matchup  in the Sonny’s Recycling Shore Sports Network High School Football Game of the Week.  Listen to the game audio.

Tyler Fischer is no stranger to major surgeries, so it was unnerving when he woke up in a hospital bed this past summer to see tubes protruding from his chest and hear a faint ticking sound. On July 15, Fischer went to Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital in New York City thinking he would undergo a heart procedure that would fix him up for football season, where he was projected to be Holmdel’s sta

It’s time for my annual rant against Thanksgiving games as the majority of the Shore Conference gets ready to wrap up the season. In short, they have to go. They have become the primary roadblock to a legitimate playoff system that crowns Group champions rather than having 24 teams say they are state champions...

Welcome to the latest edition of the Shore Sports Network’s top plays, highlighting the most dazzling and exciting moments from Shore Conference football action. This week we take a look at the top clips from the semifinals of the NJSIAA playoffs...

Week 11 *All selections are made by managing editor Scott Stump except for Fans’ choice, which is from the voting in the weekly poll. Fans’ choice: 1. Rumson-Fair Haven RB Charlie Volker – 46% of the vote 2. Brick QB Carmen Sclafani - 36% 3...

With two weeks to go, there are plenty of interesting debates looming for the final Shore Sports Network Top 10. Rather than go crazy with scenarios just yet, let things play out first. Last year, we were having the same discussion about whether Manalapan would jump Red Bank Catholic if it went 12-0 and the Caseys finished 10-1 with a loss to St...

Get your votes in for the top performer from Shore Conference football in the semifinal round of the NJSIAA playoffs. The winner will be posted on Tuesday along with the Player of the Week selections from Shore Sports Network. Voting closes at noon on Tuesday...

By Art Gordon – Shore Sports Network contributor HAMILTON - The challenge was issued two weeks ago at their first practice as Colts Neck prepared to face a very athletic Neptune team in the NJSIAA Central Jersey Group IV quarterfinals, and it was repeated this week as the Cougars prepared to face defending Central Jersey Group III champion Nottingham in the semifinals...

Follow Bob Badders on Twitter at @Bob_Badders TOMS RIVER — Through one half of football on Saturday afternoon at Detwiler Stadium, Toms River South was nearly flawless. The Indians had a three-score lead on visiting Shawnee in the NJSIAA South Jersey Group IV semifinals...

MANASQUAN - A swarming Delsea defense and a grinding, physical running game put an end to top-seeded Manasquan's playoff hopes on Saturday afternoon by fueling a 27-10 victory at Vic Kubu Warrior Field in the NJSIAA South Jersey Group III semifinals...