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Peter Shaw, a former assistant Ferrum College in Virginia, was approved by the Board of Education as Colts Neck's new head football coach on Monday night. Shaw takes over for Greg LaCava, who stepped down this offseason after presiding over the most successful stretch in the history of Colts Neck's program during his five seasons...

Rising Barnegat senior outside linebacker Manny Bowen, one of the most highly-sought after recruits in New Jersey, announced on Twitter Saturday that he has verbally committed to Penn State. Bowen committed during a visit to Happy Valley on Saturday with his younger brother, Josh, a rising junior...

Follow Scott Stump on Twitter Monmouth Regional rising senior Isaiah Searight, a versatile talent for the Falcons on both sides of the ball, verbally committed to Fordham University on Wednesday. Searight played all over the field in Monmouth's spread offense during a 3-7 season for the Falcons in 2013...

Barnegat offensive lineman Sam Madden, one of the Shore Conference's top recruiting targets from the Class of 2015, verbally committed to Wisconsin on Sunday morning during a visit there. The 6-foot-7, 345-pound Madden, whose commitment was first reported by 247Sports, is one of three recruits from Barnegat's rising senior class who boast FBS offers...

Former New Egypt head coach and Shore Conference product Luke Sinkhorn is returning to his old stomping grounds as he was approved by the Freehold Regional District Board of Education as Howell's new head coach on Monday night. He is one of two recent hires in the Shore, as former assistant John Paczkowski has been hired to replace retired Hall of Famer Mike Ciccotelli as Keyport's new head coach.

Red Bank Catholic rising senior linebacker Jamie Gordinier announced on Twitter Tuesday night that he has verbally committed to play for the University of Miami under head coach Al Golden, who is an RBC graduate. Gordinier was one of the most highly-sought members of the Shore Conference Class of 2015 and had 20 other FBS offers from the likes of Michigan State, Virginia, West Virginia, Rutgers, N

*Follow Scott Stump on Twitter* Manasquan junior tight end/linebacker Tanner Cowley announced Tuesday that he has verbally committed to the University of Virginia heading into his senior season with the Warriors. "The combination of ACC football and the highest academics led me to a perfect fit at Virginia," Cowley said...

Greg LaCava, who has presided over a record-setting stretch of Colts Neck football, said Tuesday that he has resigned after five seasons with the Cougars. "It's just time for me to step down,'' LaCava said. Colts Neck won a school-record 10 games this past fall and reached its first NJSIAA sectional final in program history, losing to Brick in the Central Jersey Group IV championship game...

Some of the top returning football talent in the Shore Conference should be on display next month at the annual Shore's Best Football Camp in Toms River. The Shore's Best camp will be held from June 25-28 at Riverwood Park in Toms River, culminating in the fourth annual Chris Melvin Elite Recruits Day on June 28 and Special Teams Solutions camp on the same day...

Add another Shore Conference football vacancy to the list, as Derek Reichenbecher said Thursday that he has stepped down as the head coach at Howell after two seasons for personal reasons. Reichenbecher's teams went 5-15 in his two seasons with the Rebels, including a 4-6 season this past fall...

Gerard O'Donnell said Wednesday that he is stepping down for personal reasons after eight seasons at Manchester, where he led the Hawks to one of only two state playoff appearances in program history. O'Donnell's teams went 27-42 in his eight seasons, including 3-7 this past fall, reaching the state playoffs in 2010 for only the second time in team history during a 6-4 season...

One of the great careers in Shore Conference football has come to an end, as Hall of Famer Mike Ciccotelli has retired at Keyport after 36 seasons. "It's time,'' Ciccotelli said. "I spent 40 years of my life down there. It became my home...