Keith Kirkwood

Time to Shine
Time to Shine
Time to Shine
Over the next 10 days, almost any time you flip on ESPN, there's a good chance a former Shore Conference football star will be suiting up for a college bowl game. It all leads up to the Rose Bowl on Jan. 2, when a Penn State team featuring five Shore alumni will try to cap a huge comeback season by beating USC in its backyard in Pasadena...
Conference Champs
Conference Champs
Conference Champs
It was an unforgettable weekend for a group of former Shore stars whose teams brought home conference titles at Penn State and Temple. Former Manalapan star Saeed Blacknall had the best game of his college career to bring home a Big Ten title for Penn State, while Neptune's Keith Kirkwood had a big day of his own as Temple captured a conference title of its own to hit the 10-win mark...
Alumni Update
Alumni Update
Alumni Update
Last-second heroics by Neptune's own Keith Kirkwood and a Player of the Week honor for Lakewood's Tyrice Beverette highlighted another banner weekend for former Shore football stars at the higher levels. Here is this week's alumni update...
Remembering a Friend
Remembering a Friend
Remembering a Friend
SSN contributor Tim "Nep84" McCollum remembers good friend and fellow diehard Neptune boys basketball fan Barry Auerbacher, a former employee at Neptune High School, who passed away at 63 years old on July 2.  It’s been a long time since I’ve been anonymous on the NJ...
Kirkwood Transfers
Kirkwood Transfers
Kirkwood Transfers
Neptune graduate Keith Kirkwood, who saw time at wide receiver as a true freshman at Hawaii, has transferred to Temple, which coach Matt Rhule announced to the media at practice on Saturday. Kirkwood, a big target at 6-foot-3 and 210 pounds, led the team in average yards per catch at 20...