Daquane Bland-Bennett

Since they were 10 years old, Neptune's Shakeem Richardson and Asbury Park's Daquane Bland-Bennett could count on the fact that every season they were either lining up on the same team or playing against one another. After flip-flopping from teammates to opponents throughout the years, they will once again be wearing the same jersey as part of the Monmouth County squad that will take on Ocean Coun

Twitter: @Scott_Stump LAKEWOOD - The countdown to the U.S. Army All-Shore Gridiron Classic on July 17 continued on Wednesday night when the players and coaches from Monmouth and Ocean counties were treated to picnic at FirstEnergy Park by the Lakewood BlueClaws during their game against the Hagerstown (Md...

*Updated Shore Conference college commitment list* A trio of Shore Conference standouts have made their college commitments with National Signing Day looming on Feb. 5. Toms River South senior wide receiver/defensive back Darrius Hart verbally committed to the University of Maine on Wednesday night, Lakewood defensive end Maurice Diawara verbally committed to Wagner on Thursday, and Asbury Park ru

By Art Gordon - Shore Sports Network Contributor ASBURY PARK - This time last year, Point Beach senior Zach McCartney was making saves for the Garnet Gulls' soccer team. On Friday night, his 22-yard field goal with 1:49 left in the game might have saved the Garnet Gulls' chances of repeating as Class B Central champs by giving them a 10-7 win over Asbury Park (2-2, 2-1) in a slugfest in the rain a