2023 Football Preview

Marquan Mutazz takes over as head coach of an Asbury Park team coming off a division title and a playoff berth but about to confront a challenging schedule.

Multiple returning starters and a new division has Jackson Liberty hoping to post the program's first winning season in a decade and compete for the division title.

Red Bank returns seven starters on each side of the ball as it looks to contend in the Colonial Division during the third year under head coach Shane Fallon.

Keansburg is looking to build upon a strong finish to the 2022 season but will have to do so with a vastly different starting group.

An experienced offensive line and a fast, physical defense will try to offset the graduation losses of several skill players and keep Ocean in contention for a division championship.

Coming off the program's best year in two decades, Marlboro has its sights set on a third straight winning season, contending for a division title, and returning to the NJSIAA playoffs.

Holmdel has been itching to get back on the field and prove that last year's one-win season was simply a bump in the road for a program that has made great strides in recent years.

Toms River South's lone 2022 win came in Week 1, which means this year's Hitting Indians squad is focused on getting off to another hot start and sustaining it this time around.

After authoring the program's winningest season in over 30 years, Pinelands is set on building on that success under second-year head coach John Tierney.

An inexperienced roster and a brutal schedule led to a 0-9 finish to Freehold Boro's 2022 season. Are the Colonials ready for a major bounce-back?

With nearly its entire defense back plus several offensive starters, Jackson enters the 2023 season as a contender for division and state sectional championships.

After missing out in each of the five seasons and making strides last year, Howell has an NJSIAA Playoff appearance in its sights in 2023.