The Mariners’ offense got back to their usual scoreboard-melting ways with 590 yards of offense and the defense made enough stops in the second half to give them their 21st straight win and send them back to Rowan University to defend their state title.
A 1-yard touchdown run by senior running Parker Day with 2:47 left in regulation snapped a 20-all tie and helped the Mariners (10-0) survive a scare from the Vikings (4-5).
Middletown South traveled to Wall on Friday and clinched at least a tie for the B North title and locked up the #1 seed in North 2 Group 4 with a 22-3 win.
The Shore Sports Network’s Game of the Week finds Middletown South looking to snap a two-game losing streak at Wall in what is a key “B North” contest with major playoff implications as well. Kevin Williams, Ed Sarluca and former Jackson and Wall coach Chris Barnes will have the live radio call on 1160 & 1310AM and shoresportsnetwork.com with kickoff at 7pm.
The 45th edition of what is commonly called the “Civil War” will took place on the football field at Toms River North as the Mariners looked to continue their recent domination over crosstown rival Toms River South.
It is one of the most talked-about regular season meetings in recent years as Friday at “The Swamp” the top two ranked teams in the T&T Coast Top Ten will collide head on for the bragging rights of the Shore Conference…at least for this week when Toms River North visits Middletown South. The game will be broadcast on the Shore Sports Networks 1160 & 1310AM and will stream live at www.shore
The Mariners (5-0, 4-0) fell behind early to the winless Raiders (0-5, 0-4) but got on track in the second half to win convincingly and remain perfect on the season.