2023 Shore Conference Football Division Alignment

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The Shore Conference released the updated division alignment for the 2023 football season on Tuesday morning.

The big change is in the American Division where Toms River North will move up from the Colonial Division and compete with the likes of Red Bank Catholic, Rumson-Fair Haven, Middletown South, Donovan Catholic, and Wall. Toms River North is currently 13-0, ranked No. 3 in New Jersey, and playing in the Group 5 state championship game.

Point Boro makes a big jump up three divisions from the Independence Division to the Colonial Division, as does Raritan. Point Boro has gone 19-3 the last two seasons with one sectional title and Raritan has reached two straight sectional championship games.

Asbury Park also moves up from the small-school Patriot Division to compete in the Constitution Division with schools in the Group 2 and Group 3 range.

Three of the divisions are complete changes with six new teams in each, and one division has five new teams.

Here is the complete realignment for the 2023 season.

2023 Shore Conference Football Divisions

AMERICAN DIVISION 

Donovan Catholic

Middletown South

Red Bank Catholic

Rumson-Fair Haven

Toms River North

Wall

In: Toms River North; Out: Manalapan

COLONIAL DIVISION

Colts Neck

Long Branch

Manalapan

Point Boro

Raritan

Red Bank

In: Everyone but Long Branch; Out: Toms River North, Middletown North, Lacey, Southern, Central.

CONSTITUTION DIVISION

Asbury Park

Holmdel

Manasquan

Ocean

Shore

St. John Vianney

In: All new

FREEDOM DIVISION

Howell

Jackson Memorial

Lacey

Marlboro

Middletown North

Southern

In: All new

INDEPENDENCE DIVISION

Barnegat

Brick Memorial

Brick

Freehold Boro

Freehold Township

Matawan

In: All new

LIBERTY DIVISION

Central

Monmouth

Neptune

Pinelands

Toms River East

Toms River South

In: Central, Monmouth, Neptune, Toms River South; Out: Matawan, Barnegat, Jackson Liberty, Manchester.

PATRIOT DIVISION

Jackson Liberty

Keansburg

Keyport

Lakewood

Manchester

Point Beach

In: Jackson Liberty, Manchester; Out: Asbury Park, Shore.